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See What Top Dealers Are Bringing to Frieze London 2015

In less than a month, the 13th edition of Frieze London will open the doors of its mega tent in Regent's Park, designed by Universal Design Studio following their successful layout redesign last year.

This is the first edition with Victoria Siddall as director of Frieze Fairs and, if the savoir-faire and chutzpah with which she launched the successful Frieze Masters in 2012 are anything go by, we could be in for a treat.

Over 160 leading galleries from 30 countries will bring their best works by their best artists, hoping to entice the horde of collectors that descend upon the British capital from all over the world.

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In the Studio with Jenny Holzer

Artist Jenny Holzer’s foreboding prose came to international attention in 1989 when she twisted her words around the Guggenheim museum’s rotunda in an epic LED installation. Almost 30 years later, lyrical snippets like “Abuse of power comes as no surprise” feel just as urgent. In 2004, the New York artist shifted her focus from writing to appropriating declassified government documents—as a way to bring the unsung atrocities of the Iraq war to the forefront of the American consciousness. Monumentalized in her signature mediums—LED signage, paint, and masonry—these found texts take on a haunting new life. This summer, Holzer’s new and old work come together at Hauser & Wirth’s Somerset compound in one ambitious retrospective. Here, the artist sheds some light onto her process.

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Jenny Holzer’s ‘Softer Targets’ is on view through November 1st at Hauser & Wirth Somerset.

Helmut Lang x Jenny Holzer...

Art Basel Hong Kong 2015 Recap

Back for the third year, Art Basel Hong Kong returned bigger and grander, following close behind its peers in Switzerland and the U.S. Taking place from March 15 to 17, the fair again took to Hong Kong’s Convention and Exhibition Center, a landmark which only months ago held camp for Occupy Central protesters.

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Jenny Holzer, Inflammatory Essays and Survival Tips