Frieze 2025: Visual highlights

Artwork from Frieze that inspired me, grouped by recurring core themes that I was drawn to.

Circles / Bindu

Alicia Kwade

Jorge Riveros, Viaje al color, 1978

Kwon Young-Woo, Ecriture No. 080628, 2008

Marina Apollonio, 1966

Quipu, Inca Culture, Circa 1400 AD

No record

Gunther Uecker, Lichtschelbe, 1994

Trisha Baga

Eduardo Terrazas, 14.25, from the series “Everyday Museum”, 1987

Lucio Fontana, 1962-1963

Julian Charriere, Midnight Zone – 173 Fathoms, 2025

Op Art

Bridget Riley, Untitled, 1962-1966

Marina Apollonio, 1966 – 1977

Marina Apollonio, 1966 – 1977

Marina Apollonio, 1966 – 1977

Marina Apollonio, 1966 – 1977

Marina Apollonio, 1966 – 1977

Victor Vasarely, YAK , 1983

Spiritual / Religious

Mandala of Shakya Simha, Tibet , Late 14th century

Scroll depicting chakras of subtle body according to system of Gorakhnath, Jaipur , 1753

Jain anthology of devotional texts, including Samavasarana Puja, Punjab , 1826 CE

No record

Textures, gradients & colour

Berta Fischer

Lee Bae

Irma Blank, Radical Writings, Abecedarium, 1991

Alice Adams, Latex Covered Foam Construction, 1970

Kenji Yoshida

Iria Leino

Do Ho Su, 2025

Manuel Felguerez, Mientras muere la tarde, 1982

Kenji Yoshida

Nicholas Galanin, Signal Disruption, American Prayer Rug, 2020

Yayoi Kusama, Nets 31, 1998

Enrico Castellani, Superficie in alluminio, 2008

Ithell Colquhoun, Crater’s Edge, 1970

Peter Sedgley, Study for Rhythms, 1980

Takako Yamaguchi, As it actually happened, 2000

Gianni Politi

Simon Hitchens, Baring Witness to Things Unseen, 2025

No Record

Geometric

Avtarjeet Dhanjal

Cornelia Parker, 2025

Istvan Nadler

Istvan Nadler

Josef Albers, Homage to the Square, 1961

Yaacov Agam, 1990-1991

Yaacov Agam, 1990-1991

Augustin Fernandez, Untitled, 1967

Ernesto Briel, Ash, Night and Gold, 1990

Victor Vasarely, Verselt, 1982

Lucio Fontana, Concetto Spaziale, Attese, 1964

Avtarjeet Dhanjal

Olaf Holzapfel, Gesteck, 2025