Since the inaugural Frieze Art Fair in 2003, Frieze Projects has pursued an ambitious curatorial programme, inviting a selection of emerging and established artists to realise work responding specifically to the Fair context. Many artists -- including Martha Rosler, Lawrence Weiner, Andrea Zittel, Richard Wentworth, Paola Pivi, Liam Gillick, Aleksandra Mir, Gelitin, and Jeremy Deller -- have contributed work ranging from site-specific installations and 35 mm films to impromptu performances and print publications. The Frieze Talks programme, also organised by Frieze Projects, has brought such leading cultural figures as Thomas Crow, Zaha Hadid, Jacques Ranciere, Peter York, Linda Nochlin, David Adjaye and Roberta Smith to the podium.
'Frieze Projects: Artists Commissions and Talks 2003-2005' is the first record of these events, featuring texts from the lectures and panel discussions, and essays on the commissioned projects. It serves as both a valuable introduction and critical contribution to the most current debates in contemporary art.
