Contributing editor Max Andrews looks back on 2017, from turbulence in the Catalan capital to Pierre Huyghe’s masterwork in Münster
Artist Lawrence Abu Hamdan on the pivotal sounds and stories from 2017, from historical fiction to Vince Staples’s representation of race
Where the fight against reactionary conservative activism in Brazil stands ahead of the 2018 presidential elections
From Brisbane to Melbourne, Hobart’s ‘Hobiennale’ and ‘The National’ in Sydney, the year in review down under
From debates around colonial histories to resonant conversations around precariousness, a year of questioning long-held convictions
A year marked by new visualizations, both controversial and celebrated, of the black body
With the recent razing of suburban slums, tightening censorship and the sad passing of Geng Jianyi, a year of reflection in the Chinese capital
At once stagnant and dynamic, politically tense and blissfully buoyant, the French capital was a strange place to be living this year
From the exhibitions attempting to formulate ‘an acerbic language that speaks to our present epoch’, curator Samuel Leuenberger's highlights
Margaret Lee thanks those who have helped her gain a deeper understanding of how to be more empathetic in difficult times
From Hannah Black to Not Surprised, the changes demanded by today’s letter writers are still a long way from being assured
The little things that stood out in 2012
Biennials, new commercial galleries and the reopening of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney
frieze invited 15 artists and writers to discuss some of the significant musicians and releases of the last 20 years
What have you been watching? 26 artists and writers respond to the last two decades
We invited frieze contributors to discuss the writers and publications they consider to be the most significant of the last 20 years
We invited 20 artists who have been on the cover of frieze to nominate a contemporary artist whose work inspires them
The Cure, Damien Hirst and beyond: the evolution of the British cultural landscape
The best motion pictures and moving images of 2010
Peter Saville’s England football kit and avant-garde toys; a MacArthur Award for typographer Matthew Carter and a farewell to three design legends
