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Gallery Girl's 2014 Frieze Week Wishlist: From Accelerationist Reader to Ai Weiwei's Remote Exhibition

opinion-review · 2026-04-20

A Gallery Girl wishlist for October 2014's Frieze week highlights several art-related items and events. First is '#ACCELERATE: The Accelerationist Reader,' a publication exploring neoliberal productive forces. Ryan Gander designed Adidas 7x 750 trainers with handcrafted mud, intended for wearing to Frieze Masters to create the impression of sprinting to Jhaveri Contemporary's stand, which features Lionel Wendt's photographs of young Sri Lankan men. The 'Late Turner Umbrella – Snow Storm,' available at the Tate Shop, pays homage to J.M.W. Turner's proto-impressionist imagery for warding off showers. A Pluï Rain Cloud toy from New York's MoMA Store, priced at $12, can be filled and squirted for conversational openers at VIP breakfasts. A Canon Vixia HF R52 camera would be used to record video art at Tate Britain's Turner Prize exhibition, with plans to watch it at high speed on the Oxford Tube coach en route to Blenheim Palace for Ai Weiwei's show. Weiwei assembled his entire exhibition remotely using 3D plans because the Chinese government withheld his passport. Finally, a limited edition silkscreen titled 'Working/Resting' by Camille Henrot, who recently won the Nam June Paik award, is available in an edition of 60 from Chisenhale Gallery for £300, intended for hanging above a shoe rack storing the Gander trainers. The online exclusive was published on 6 October 2014.

Key facts

  • The wishlist includes '#ACCELERATE: The Accelerationist Reader' for exploring neoliberal forces.
  • Ryan Gander designed Adidas 7x 750 trainers with handcrafted mud for Frieze Masters.
  • Jhaveri Contemporary's stand at Frieze Masters features Lionel Wendt's photographs of young Sri Lankan men.
  • The 'Late Turner Umbrella – Snow Storm' is available at the Tate Shop as a homage to J.M.W. Turner.
  • A Pluï Rain Cloud toy from MoMA Store in New York costs $12 and can be squirted for conversation.
  • A Canon Vixia HF R52 camera would record Turner Prize video art at Tate Britain for high-speed viewing.
  • Ai Weiwei's show at Blenheim Palace was assembled remotely using 3D plans due to passport issues.
  • Camille Henrot's silkscreen 'Working/Resting' is available from Chisenhale Gallery for £300 in an edition of 60.

Entities

Artists

  • Ryan Gander
  • Lionel Wendt
  • J.M.W. Turner
  • Ai Weiwei
  • Camille Henrot
  • Nam June Paik

Institutions

  • Frieze Masters
  • Jhaveri Contemporary
  • Tate Shop
  • Tate Britain
  • MoMA Store
  • Blenheim Palace
  • Chisenhale Gallery
  • ArtReview

Locations

  • London
  • United Kingdom
  • New York
  • United States
  • Sri Lanka
  • China

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