#frieze

#frieze

When you are at the art fair, you push the fashion to be bold and experiment no black allowed, says Belma Gaudio, at the opening of Frieze art fair in London. Gaudio is the founder of fashion boutique Koibird and an art collector, and carries a bright green Hermes bag, and her own knitted co-ords with pictures of insects to make her point.

This is the market laid bare, with all of its champagne, ludicrous outfits and obscene excess on brazen display for anyone willing to fork out a wodge on a ticket. That's what reviews of Frieze generally complain about, all the greedy capitalistic knives being stabbed into the heart of their beloved, pure art. But Frieze, and the more refined Frieze Masters, isn't really about art.

I want to highlight America's descent into populist fascism in this piece, pointing to a trio of falling inflatable cherubs and a foreboding balloon tree sculpture.

Anderson Cooper expressed interest in acquiring contemporary pieces, particularly works by Lorna Simpson and Inka Essenhigh, reflecting his growing involvement in art collection.