This year ’s inaugural London art fair saw overt politics take a back seat , while female artists ’ work took prominence . The show ’s curated section , Social Work , was dedicated to women artists who challenged the market in the 1980s and 1990s . Work by artists such as robin Lucas , Helen burns and Berni Searle explored themes of women asserting dominance over their bodies , while in the main fair , a painting by activist Andrea Bowers featured a banner held by two men , depicting the words “ feminist Women ” .
This year’s Frieze London art fair saw overt politics take a back seat, while female artists’ work took prominence. The show’s curated section, Social Work, was dedicated to women artists who challenged the market in the 1980s and 1990s. Work by artists such as Sarah Lucas, Helen Chadwick and Berni Searle explored themes of women asserting control over their bodies, while in the main fair, a painting by activist Andrea Bowers showed a banner held by two men, depicting the words “Believe Women”.