Frieze London Weighs a 1990s Revival as YBA Works and Overlooked Artists Hit the Market
Tate Britain is currently showcasing an exhibit titled The 90s: Fashion and Art, which highlights figures like Damien Hirst and Keith Piper, a founder of the BLK Art Group. During Frieze week, Christie's auctioned off £178 million worth of art from Peter Simon, the founder of Monsoon, featuring pieces by Mat Collishaw, Wolfgang Tillmans, and Hurvin Anderson. At Frieze London, three Tracey Emin neon editions sold for £95,000 each, as her show travels to Denmark’s Louisiana Museum. Sarah Lucas's 1990s self-portraits are displayed at Sadie Coles HQ. Meanwhile, Hazlitt Holland-Hibbert sold early Rachel Whiteread works for up to £60,000. Hollybush Gardens had a successful sale of Lubaina Himid pieces, while Lisa Panting critiques the nostalgia for the 90s as a constructed moment.
Key facts
- Tate Britain's The 90s: Fashion and Art features Damien Hirst and Keith Piper
- Christie's sold £178m from the Peter Simon collection, including Mat Collishaw, Wolfgang Tillmans and Hurvin Anderson
- Xavier Hufkens sold three Tracey Emin neon editions at £95,000 each
- Hazlitt Holland-Hibbert sold Rachel Whiteread 1990s works priced up to £60,000
- Two Gary Hume paintings at Frieze Masters remain unplaced
- Hollybush Gardens sold Lubaina Himid works at £45,000 to £120,000
- Yana Peel cited the Julia Rausing Trust's £150m National Gallery donation in an FT op-ed
- Lisa Panting called the Cool Britannia period a 'fabricated market moment'
Entities
Artists
- Matthew Slotover
- Amanda Sharp
- Damien Hirst
- Keith Piper
- Peter Simon
- Mat Collishaw
- Wolfgang Tillmans
- Hurvin Anderson
- Sarah Lucas
- Tracey Emin
- Lubaina Himid
- Rachel Whiteread
- Gary Hume
- James Holland-Hibbert
- Yana Peel
- Lisa Panting
- Tony Blair
- Margaret Thatcher
Institutions
- Frieze London
- Frieze Masters
- Tate Britain
- BLK Art Group
- Christie's
- Monsoon
- Xavier Hufkens
- Tate Modern
- Louisiana Museum of Modern Art
- Sadie Coles HQ
- Hollybush Gardens
- Hazlitt Holland-Hibbert
- Chanel Culture Fund
- National Gallery
- Julia Rausing Trust
- Financial Times
- The Art Newspaper
Locations
- London
- United Kingdom
- Denmark
- Venice
- Italy