On October 9th, Tate and the Arts Council Collection announced several acquisitions at Frieze London and Frieze Masters. This announcement coincided with the fair’s VIP Day at Regent’s Park, which was led by an $8.5 million Arshile Gorky painting. Both fairs will run through October 13th.
Meanwhile, the Arts Council Collection (which collects artwork to loan out to public venues nationally) acquired works by three U.K.-based artists. The acquisitions committee selected Libyan artist Nour Jaouda, German sculptor Nicole Wermers, and British artist Shaqúelle Whyte. In its second year, the Arts Council Collection Frieze Acquisitions Fund provided £40,000 ($52,000) to acquire work for the collection.
These works include:
Jaouda’s tapestry The Light in Between (2024), which was presented by Union Pacific at Frieze London.
Wermers’s sculpture Reclining Female #3 (2020), which was presented by Herald St at Frieze London.
Whyte’s oil painting Form i: Under the lonely sky (2024), which was presented by Pippy Houldsworth Gallery at Frieze London.
“In line with our founding principle to support artists at a critical junction in their artistic development, the Frieze Fund underlines our commitment to nurture contemporary practice across all mediums,” said Alona Pardo, director of the Arts Council Collection. “Under the guidance of our Acquisition Committee and with the support of our dedicated patrons, we are delighted to build on last year’s fund and look forward to seeing these significant works travel across the length and breadth of the U.K. in the coming years.”
