The new editorial team have co-written the ‘State of the Art’ in the autumn issue. ‘Ghosting the Machine’ asks why do we yearn for fleeting forms of communication? Read it here and pick up the latest issue of frieze d/e in shops now.

About the Editors
After working in Berlin as a freelance writer and art critic for publications including Artforum, Spex, taz – die Tageszeitung, Die Zeit, Dominikus Müller joined frieze d/e as Associate Editor with issue 1 in 2011. Müller has also co-edited the book Terms of Exhibiting (from A to B) (Sternberg Press, 2013), co-ran the Berlin exhibition space Studio (2011–12) and has contributed to catalogues for Katarina Zdjelar, Susanne M. Winterling, Alexandra Leykauf and Michael E. Smith.

Pablo Larios has been based in Berlin since 2011 and has written for frieze and frieze d/e since 2012. He is also involved in collaborative projects with artists, such as co-writing plays at the artist-run New Theater, Berlin and hosting a radio show at Berlin Community Radio. In 2015, Larios was curatorial adviser for the New Museum Triennial (New York) and has contributed to magazines including Dis Magazine, Metropolis M, Spike Art Quarterly and Texte zur Kunst.

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With Sam Thorne, Fox has organised the Talks programme at the upcoming Frieze New York, which takes place on Randall’s Island 10–13 May 2013. Frieze Talks 2013 will include speakers such as Douglas Crimp, Lydia Davis, Joan Jonas and John Maus.

Fox has been writing regularly for frieze since 1999; most recently on the work of Michael Portnoy, Saul Steinberg and Laida Lertxundi. Fox has also written the introduction to the new digital publication frieze Interviews, which comprises 15 conversations with key artists and thinkers including: Clement Greenberg, Bridget Riley, Wolfgang Tillmans and JG Ballard.

Fox’s writing has appeared in numerous exhibition catalogues, and in publications as diverse as Bulletins of The Serving Library, Dot Dot Dot, Frozen Tears, and GQ magazine. Fox has also contributed to monographs on artists including: Andrea Büttner, Marc Camille Chaimowicz, Ryan Gander, Jessica Jackson Hutchins, Nathaniel Mellors, Matthew Monahan, David Noonan, Peter Peri, Peter Saville and Emily Wardill. Most recently Fox has contributed sleeve notes to the album ‘Desertshore/The Final Report’ (2012) by X-TG (Chris Carter, Peter Christopherson and Cosey Fanni Tutti), and two short essays for ‘You’re Human Like the Rest of Them: The Films of BS Johnson’, produced by the British Film Institute. Fox is also writing a book on pretentiousness.

‘I’m thrilled to join Jennifer and Jörg as co-editors of frieze magazine. I’ve come a long way since I started, making the tea and fielding phone calls about subscriptions. Over the years, as an editor I’ve had the privilege of working with some extraordinary artists, critics and thinkers, and as a writer been given the opportunity to engage with a huge range of ideas. New York has provided me with fresh perspectives on art, culture and criticism, and I am lucky to work alongside an exceptional editorial team. These are interesting times for magazines and publishing. The landscape is changing fast and I look forward to seeing what lies ahead.’

In addition, Fox is a visiting lecturer at the Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art, Oxford University. He has also co-run the music label Junior Aspirin Records, with Nathaniel Mellors and Andy Cooke, since 2002. Fox has recorded and performed with a range of bands and Junior Aspirin Records has been included in exhibitions at the ICA, London; the Centre Pompidou, Paris; Artists Space, and Performa ‘11, New York.
Fox’s solo music has included the film soundtrack for ‘The Maids’ by Marc Camille Chaimowicz; an audio essay for ‘True Mirror Double AA Side’ (DS al Coda, 2011); two settings of Florine Stettheimer’s poems for the compilation ‘Crystal Flowers’ (Mathew Records, Berlin, 2012); and an audio work for the ICA London group exhibition ‘Sound Works’ (2012).

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Editors’ Notes:

frieze magazine was set up in 1991 by Matthew Slotover, Amanda Sharp and the artist Tom Gidley. It is published eight times a year and contributors include today’s most forward-thinking writers, artists and curators.

The upcoming May issue of frieze features a specially commissioned cover by artist Helen Marten and features an interview with Venice Biennale curator Massimiliano Gioni.

Frieze Art Fair was established by the founders of frieze magazine in 2003, it is one of the world’s leading art fairs. It takes place every year in Regent’s Park, London during October. The first edition of Frieze New York took place 4 – 7 May 2012. The second edition of Frieze New York takes place on Randall’s Island, Manhattan 10–13 May 2013.

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Her winning entry was a review of ‘The Historical Box’ at Hauser & Wirth, London and can be read online at frieze.com/writersprize.

The judges this year were Bidoun editor Negar Azimi, writer Brian Dillon and _frieze_‘s associate editor Sam Thorne. Thorne remarked: ‘With the seventh annual Frieze Writer’s Prize, we were proud to continue our commitment to discovering and publishing new critical voices.’

Brian Dillon commented, ‘the short exhibition review is a fiendishly difficult form in which to excel; it demands resources in argument, background research, description, compression and writerly voice that are rare even among long- serving critics. Judging this prize, it was a pleasure to be able to reward writing with rare passion, rigour and style.’ Judge Negar Azimi added, ‘I was happy to see entries that discarded the tyranny of past forms and formats and simply did something new with language.’

frieze received more than 200 entries from around the world. This year’s runner- up is Huw Lemmy, and entries from Joseph Audeh, Jennifer Burris, Emma Jones and Nicola Cecilia Wright were all highly commended.

Frieze Writer’s Prize was established in 2006 and is presented annually. The aim of the prize is to discover, promote and encourage new critics from across the world, and many of the previous winners and commended entrants have gone on to contribute to frieze magazine.

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Editor’s Notes

frieze: One of the world’s leading magazines for contemporary art and culture, every issue of frieze includes essays, reviews and columns by today’s most forward-thinking writers, artists and curators.

Entrance conditions were as follows:
Entrants must submit one previously unpublished review of a recent contemporary art exhibition, approximately 700 words in length
Entries must be submitted in English, but may be a translation (this must be acknowledged)
Entrants must be over 18 years old
To qualify, entrants may only previously have had a maximum of three pieces of writing on art published in any national or regional newspaper or magazine
Previous online publication is permitted

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DIGITAL : To accompany the new look, frieze will now be available on the iPad. The May issue of the magazine will be published as a sampler version from 3 May; a full content edition will be available to purchase from the June–August issue onwards.

VIDEO: The digital formats of frieze include two specially commissioned films, which are also be available online at video.frieze.com. The first pair of these include:
an exploration of the art and architecture of London’s Olympic Park, including exclusive footage of the park itself; and a visual essay on the work of Moyra Davey, by Quinn Latimer.

The May issue introduces ‘Influences’, in which artists talk about the key images that have inspired their work; new approaches to the work of ‘Focus’ artists, including
case studies and studio visits; plus the re-introduction of the ‘Picture Piece’. Find the new frieze at Frieze New York 4 – 7 May, Randall’s Island, Manhattan or subscribe online today.

HIGHLIGHT S OF THE MAY ISSUE INCLUDE:

Jan Verwoert on the ‘Black Forest voodoo’ of Geoffrey Farmer’s mirages and micro events; The Olympic Park: Douglas Murphy considers the ArcelorMittal Orbit, while
Tom Morton looks at the conflicted legacy of the London 2012 Olympics; On the occasion of his 70th birthday, Dan Graham discusses sci-fi, dance, model-making and
the ‘just past’ with Turkish artist Can Altay.

Plus: one hundred years of John Cage by Rob Young and Sculptors Discuss Sculpture: Jennifer Higgie asks ten artists how meaning is controlled and conveyed in their
work. With: Leonor Antunes, Alice Channer, Thea Djordjadze, Christina Mackie, Karin Ruggaber, Kilian Rüthermann, Bojan Šarčević and Nicole Wermers.

Exhibition reviews: 41 reviews from 33 cities, which include: ‘The Ungovernables: 2012 New Museum Triennial’, New York; Robert Morris, Sprüth Magers, Berlin;
‘Spirits of Internationalism’, m hka & the Van Abbemuseum, Antwerp & Eindhoven; and Jeremy Deller, Hayward Gallery, London.

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EDITOR’ S NOTES

frieze magazine was set up in 1991 by Matthew Slotover, Amanda Sharp and the artist Tom Gidley. It is published eight times a year and includes essays, reviews and columns by today’s most forward-thinking writers, artists and curators.

frieze d/e was launched in April 2011. It is a bilingual magazine published four times a year in German and English, focusing on art in German-speaking regions.

Frieze London was established by the founders of frieze magazine in 2003, it is one of the world’s leading art fairs. It takes place every year in Regent’s Park, London during October and features over 175 of the world’s leading contemporary art galleries.

The first edition of Frieze New York will take place 4 – 7 May 2012 featuring over 180 of the world’s leading galleries. Frieze New York takes place on Randall’s Island, Manhattan.

BIOGRAPHIES

Sonya Dyakova, Art Director of frieze, grew up in the city of Novosibirsk, Siberia. After studying at the Academy of Art in San Francisco, California, she moved to London where she began her career as a graphic designer. In 2005, she joined Phaidon Press working closely with art director Alan Fletcher. At Phaidon, Dyakova was
responsible for the design of a wide range of books, from contemporary art and design to architecture and photography projects. Specializing in typography, she creates bespoke typefaces, such as Paper Alphabet, which has gathered international recognition and numerous awards. Dyakova took over at frieze in 2011.

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Frieze Writer’s Prize was established in 2006 and is presented annually. The aim of the prize is to discover, promote and encourage new critics from across the world, and many of the previous winners and commended entrants have gone on to contribute to frieze magazine.

The judges for 2012 will be editor of Bidoun, Negar Azimi; writer and critic, Brian Dillon and Associate Editor of frieze, Sam Thorne.

Aspiring writers are invited to submit an unpublished 700-word review in English of a recent contemporary art exhibition. Applicants must be over 18 years old and must not have had more than three pieces of writing on art published in a newspaper or magazine. The closing date for entries is 20 July 2012 and the winner of the prize will be announced in September.

The winner will be awarded £2,000 and commissioned to write a review for an upcoming issue of frieze.

Sam Thorne, Associate Editor of frieze commented: ‘With the seventh annual Frieze Writer’s Prize, we’re proud to continue our commitment to discovering and publishing new critical voices. This year I’m excited to be sharing judging duties with Negar Azimi and Brian Dillon, whose work as both editors and critics I admire. That so many previous Writer’s Prize entrants have gone on to become regular contributors to frieze, as well as to other publications, is testament to the initiative’s importance. I’m looking forward to the prospect of discovering new writing talent.’

Sign up to email updates at frieze.com, become a fan of frieze magazine on Facebook, follow @frieze_magazine on Twitter.

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Editor’s Notes

Entrants must submit one previously unpublished review of a recent contemporary art exhibition, approximately 700 words in length
Entries must be submitted in English, but may be a translation (this must be acknowledged)
Entrants must be over 18 years old
To qualify, entrants may only previously have had a maximum of three pieces of writing on art published in any national or regional newspaper or magazine
Previous online publication is permitted
The winning entrant will be commissioned to write a review for frieze and be awarded £2,000
Closing date is 20 July 2012
Entries should be emailed as a word attachment to writersprize@frieze.com.
Please do not send images
frieze magazine was set up in 1991. Published eight times a year, frieze includes essays, reviews and columns by today’s most forward-thinking writers, artists
and curators.

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The judges for 2011 were novelist Hari Kunzru; the art historian and critic Katy Siegel and senior editor of frieze, Dan Fox.

Hari Kunzru said of judging the prize, ‘It was fascinating to read the long-listed entries, partly because one realizes that the review is a very formal genre, and rewards tightness and clarity. It’s hard to make clear, confident judgments and to find a voice that is distinctive and free of jargon, while still being rigorous. I think our winners display these qualities.’

Katy Siegel added, ‘Reviewing the submissions – reading carefully, thinking about style, content, voice, judgment – made me realize how much I miss the feeling that criticism matters. And also that there’s no reason for it not to matter; stripped of its earlier modern gate-keeping function, there is a world of other things that art criticism can do, and other reasons I like to read and write it.’

frieze received more than 300 entries from around the world. James Cahill is the runner up, with his review of Pablo Bronstein at the ICA, London. Also highly commended are: Nicolas Linnert (US), Maria Marchenkova (US), Theo Reeves-Evison (UK) and Tessa Zettel (Australia).

Frieze Writer’s Prize was established in 2006 and is presented annually. Its aim is to promote and encourage new critics from around the world.

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Editors’ Notes

Entrance conditions were as follows:

• Entrants must submit one previously unpublished review of a recent contemporary art exhibition, approximately 700 words in length
• Entries must be submitted in English, but may be a translation (this must be acknowledged)
• Entrants must be over 18 years old
• To qualify, entrants may only previously have had a maximum of three pieces of writing on art published in any national or regional newspaper or magazine
• Previous online publication is permitted

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Since its launch in 1991, frieze has become known for its great writing, award- winning design and the ability to identify artists whose work is timely and provocative.

Following this tradition, the anniversary issue asks 20 artists whose work has been on the cover of frieze to nominate a contemporary artist whose work inspires them. The choices – by artists including Doug Aitken, Charles Atlas, Jeremy Deller, Tracey Emin, Louise Lawler, Richard Prince and Wolfgang Tillmans – give an overview of some the most exciting artists working today.

Also included are original contributions from writers Tom McCarthy on behalf of the International Necronautical Society, Mark von Schlegell and Bruce Sterling that all provide different visions of the future.

The anniversary issue surveys the most significant film and television, books and music of the past two decades, plus looks back at how art and its institutions have responded to developments in technology, philosophy and curatorial education.

Other highlights of the issue include: Michael Bracewell on the evolution of British cultural landscape since 1991, Francesco Bonami on the way taste has changed and a version of Raymond Williams’ 1976 Keywords, updated for today’s art world. Plus, 37 reviews of this summer’s must-see exhibitions, including the 54th Venice Biennale.

frieze is known for its reliable, unbiased criticism and analysis. The magazine continues to nurture new writing talent, through its annual Writer’s Prize, which it publishes alongside world-renowned writers, art historians and critics.

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Frieze Publishing freut sich, das Erscheinen der ersten Ausgabe von frieze d/e ankündigen zu können, einem durchgängig zweisprachigen, deutsch- englischen Magazin, das einen umfassenden Einblick in das zeitgenössische Kunstgeschehen in Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz bietet.

frieze d/e, das morgen parallel zum Gallery Weekend Berlin erscheinen wird, ist das erste neue Magazin, das Frieze Publishing in 20 Jahren herausgibt. Von einem eigenständigen, in Berlin ansässigen Redaktionsteam produziert, folgt frieze d/e der Tradition von frieze und veröffentlicht herausragende Texte internationaler Autoren über zeitgenössische Kunst und Kultur. Jennifer Allen, regelmäßige Autorin von frieze, ist Chefredakteurin, Mareike Dittmer und Jörg Heiser sind Herausgeber und Magdalena Magiera ist Chefin vom Dienst. Gestaltet wird frieze d/e von den in Stuttgart und London ansässigen Designern Brighten the Corners.

Die erste Ausgabe von frieze d/e beschäftigt sich damit, was es heißt, eine geografisch speziell zugeschnittene Zeitschrift zu machen. In ihrem ersten Editorial denkt Jennifer Allen über Provinzialismus in der Kunstwelt nach. „_frieze d/e_ bekennt sich zu jener dezentralen Perspektive, die lange Zeit charakteristisch für die deutsche Sprache war – zu einer global-lokalen Perspektive, die dazu geführt hat, dass Gegenwartskunst an vielen Orten blühen kann, an denen sie zwar zu Hause, aber eben doch nicht beheimatet ist. “Darüber hinaus diskutieren Maja Bajevic, Carson Chan, Annika Eriksson und Olaf Nicolai, wie Künstler sich zu Berlin verhalten, jener Stadt, die nicht aufhört, ein Magnet für Kunstschaffende aus aller Welt zu sein.

Ein Schwerpunkt des Magazins wird auf Künstlern liegen, die in den deutschsprachigen Ländern leben, arbeiten und ausstellen. Die erste Ausgabe beinhaltet monographische Texte über Henrik Olesen, Susanne Kriemann, Max Frisinger und Heimo Zobernig.

Mit Kolumnen, die ein breites Themenspektrum abdecken – von der seltsamen Hartnäckigkeit der Klassenunterschiede in der Kunst, über die Angst vor der digitalen Bastardisierung in der Musik, bis hin zu den Konflikten, die den nächsten Direktor oder die nächste Direktorin der Wiener Akademie der Künste erwarten oder die Veränderungen in der Kunstförderung der Schweiz – reflektiert frieze d/e die ganze Bandbreite der Debatten und die einzigartige Situation der Kunstwelt in Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz.
Mit der Webseite frieze-magazin.de verfügt frieze d/e über eine eigene digitale Präsenz.

frieze d/e wird in Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz erhältlich sein. Bestellen Sie ihr Exemplar jetzt oder abonnieren Sie online.

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*Kontakt Deutschland: *
Magdalena Magiera frieze.com tel: +49 30 2362 6506 magdalena@frieze.com

*Für Interviewanfragen: *
Rhiannon Pickles tel: +31 6158 21202 rhiannon@picklespr.com

*Angaben zum Herausgeber- und Redaktionsteam *

Jennifer Allen (Chefredakteurin frieze d/e)
Seit 2007 schreibt Jennifer Allen regelmäßig für frieze, 2009 erhielt sie den ADKV-Art Cologne Preis für Kunstkritik. Nachdem sie 1995 mit einem DAAD- Stipendium nach Berlin kam, hat sie für zahlreiche deutschsprachige Publikationen und internationale Magazine sowie für Ausstellungs- institutionen im europäischen Raum über zeitgenössische Kunst geschrieben. Sie hat an der Université de Montréal in Vergleichender Literaturwissenschaft mit dem Schwerpunkt Theorie und Epistemologie promoviert und war Lehrbeauftragte im Fachbereich Kulturwissenschaften der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Zuletzt hielt sie Vorträge bei IASPIS in Stockholm, an der Kunstuniversität Linz, der Rijksakademie in Amsterdam sowie bei Platform3 Räume für zeitgenössische Kunst München.

Mareike Dittmer (Herausgeberin frieze d/e, Anzeigenrepräsentantin frieze)
Mareike Dittmer eröffnete 1999 gemeinsam mit Jörg Heiser das Berliner Büro von frieze. Sie ist die Anzeigenrepräsentantin von frieze für Mitteleuropa, den Nahen Osten sowie Afrika. Sie hat mehrfach gemeinsam mit Künstlern an textbasierten Interventionen sowie für diverse Publikationen und Ausstellungsprojekte in institutionellen und privaten Ausstellungsräumen in Europa gearbeitet. Während sie ihre Tätigkeit für frieze fortsetzt, ist Dittmer gemeinsam mit Jörg Heiser Herausgeberin von frieze d/e, welches von ihr und Heiser entwickelt wurde und geleitet wird.

Jörg Heiser (Herausgeber frieze d/e, Co-Chefredakteur frieze)
Jörg Heiser ist seit 1998 Associate Editor und seit 2003 Co-Chefredakteur von frieze; gemeinsam mit Mareike Dittmer ist er Herausgeber von frieze d/e. Seine Ausstellung „Romantischer Konzeptualismus“, die auf einem in frieze erschienenen Artikel von 2002 basiert, war 2007 in der Kunsthalle Nürnberg sowie in der Bawag Foundation Wien zu sehen. Sein Buch Plötzlich diese Übersicht. Was zeitgenössische Kunst ausmacht (Ullstein/Claassen 2007) liegt in dritter Auflage vor. Heiser ist Gastprofessor an der Kunstuniversität Linz.

Jennifer Higgie (Co-Chefredakteurin frieze)
Jennifer Higgie ist Co-Chefredakteurin und Autorin von frieze. Sie hat für zahlreiche Publikationen und Kataloge geschrieben, zuletzt: 2011 Fotografie- Festival Krakau; Andreas Eriksson, Nordischer Pavillon der 54. Biennale von Venedig; „The Dark Monarch“, Tate St. Ives, Großbritannien; Maria Lassnig, Serpentine Gallery London; Mary Heilmann, Secession Wien; David Noonan, Chisenhale Gallery London sowie Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Melbourne. Sie ist Autorin des Romans Bedlam, der bei Sternberg Press erschienen ist und Herausgeberin von The Artist’s Joke, erschienen bei Whitechapel Gallery und MIT Press.

Magdalena Magiera (Chefin vom Dienst frieze d/e)
Magdalena Magiera absolvierte ihr Kunststudium in Lodz und Montréal und ist seit 2005 redaktionelle Mitarbeiterin des Interviewmagazins mono.kultur. Sie arbeitete als organisatorische Assistenz bei der ersten Lodz Biennale (2004) und war von 2006 bis 2009 maßgeblich an der Konzeption, Organisation und Durchführung der diskursiven Projekträume von e-flux, unitednationsplaza Berlin, unitednationsplaza Mexico City und The Building Berlin beteiligt. Im Sommer 2010 war sie (gemeinsam mit Antje Majewski, Juliane Solmsdorf und Dirk Peuker) Mitorganisatorin und Kuratorin des temporären Ausstellungsraums Splace im Berliner Fernsehturm. Magiera ist außerdem Co-Kuratorin der Ausstellung „Based in Berlin“, die zeitgenössische Kunst in Berlin zeigt und im Sommer 2011 eröffnet wird.

Anna Starling (Internationale Herausgeberin frieze d/e, Herausgeberin frieze)
Anna Starling arbeitet seit 2000 bei frieze und wurde 2005 Herausgeberin. Daneben ist sie seit 2003 Redakteurin des Frieze Art Fair Yearbook. Zuvor arbeitete Starling in öffentlichen Kunstinstitutionen wie dem Modern Art Oxford und der Photographers’ Gallery London.

English
Frieze Publishing is pleased to announce the publication of the first issue of frieze d/e, a fully bilingual German/English magazine that offers in-depth coverage of contemporary art throughout Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

frieze d/e is the first new magazine launched by Frieze Publishing for 20 years. Launched tomorrow, to coincide with Gallery Weekend Berlin, it is edited by regular frieze contributor Jennifer Allen, co-published by Mareike Dittmer and Jörg Heiser and managed by Magdalena Magiera. It is designed by Stuttgart and London-based graphic artist group Brighten the Corners. With its own Berlin-based editorial and production team frieze d/e follows the tradition of frieze by featuring the best international writing on contemporary art and culture.

The launch issue of frieze d/e engages with the question of what it means to produce a geographically specific publication; in her first editorial Jennifer Allen reflects on provincialism in the art world. ‘frieze d/e remains committed to the decentralized view that has long marked the German language – a global-local perspective that has allowed contemporary art to thrive in many homes away from home.’ Plus, in a roundtable discussion, Maja Bajevic, Carson Chan, Annika Eriksson and Olaf Nicolai discuss how artists relate to Berlin, a city that continues to be a magnet for artists from all over the world.

The magazine will focus on artists working, living and exhibiting in German- speaking countries; the launch issue includes monographs on Henrik Olesen, Susanne Kriemann, Max Frisinger and Heimo Zobernig.

With columns on a range of diverse subjects – from the persistence of class difference in art and the fear of digital bastardization in music, to the future conflicts for the next Director of Vienna’s Academy of Fine Arts and changes to the funding of art in Switzerland – frieze d/e reflects the depth of debate and unique situation of the art world throughout Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

frieze d/e has a digital presence in a dedicated website frieze-magazin.de
frieze d/e is widely distributed across Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Order your copy now or subscribe online.

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*Editors’ Notes *
Jennifer Allen (Editor, frieze d/e)
A recipient of Germany’s ADKV-Art Cologne Prize for Art Criticism in 2009, Jennifer Allen has been a regular contributor to frieze since 2007. Since moving to Berlin in 1995 with a DAAD scholarship, she has written about contemporary art for a host of German-language publications and international magazines as well as for exhibiting institutions across Europe. She holds a Ph.D. in literature specializing in theory and epistemology from the Université de Montréal and has lectured in Cultural Studies at the Humboldt-Universität in Berlin. Her most recent talks took place at IASPIS in Stockholm, the Kunstuniversität Linz, the Rijksakademie in Amsterdam and Platform3 Räume für zeitgenössische Kunst in Munich.

Mareike Dittmer (Co-publisher, frieze d/e; Advertising Representative, frieze)
Mareike Dittmer established the frieze Berlin office together with Jörg Heiser in 1999 and is the advertising representative of frieze for Central Europe, the Middle East and Africa. She has frequently collaborated with artists for text-based interventions and has contributed to publications as well as exhibition projects in various institutional and commercial spaces in Europe. While continuing her position with frieze, Dittmer joins Jörg Heiser as co- publisher of frieze d/e, which both have developed and will run together.

Jörg Heiser (Co-publisher, frieze d/e; Co-editor, frieze)
Jörg Heiser became the Berlin-based associate editor of frieze in 1998. Since 2003, he has been co-editor of frieze and will continue in this position; together with Mareike Dittmer he is co-publisher of frieze d/e. Based on an article that appeared in frieze in 2002, his exhibition ‘Romantic Conceptualism’ took place at Kunsthalle Nuremberg and Bawag Foundation Vienna in 2007. His book, All of a Sudden. Things that Matter in Contemporary Art, was published by Sternberg Press in 2008. Heiser is guest professor at Kunstuniversität Linz.

Jennifer Higgie (Co-editor, frieze)
Jennifer Higgie is co-editor and staff writer of frieze. She has written for numerous publications and catalogues, including, most recently: The 2011 Krakow Photography Festival; Andreas Eriksson, Nordic Pavilion, 54th Venice Biennale; ‘The Dark Monarch’ at Tate, St Ives; Maria Lassnig at the Serpentine Gallery, London; Mary Heilmann at the Secession, Vienna; and David Noonan at the Chisenhale Gallery, London and the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Melbourne. She is the author of the novel Bedlam, which is published by Sternberg Press and is the editor of The Artist’s Joke, published by the Whitechapel Gallery and MIT press.

Magdalena Magiera (Managing Editor, frieze d/e)
Magdalena Magiera is managing editor of frieze d/e. After studying fine art in Montreal and Lodz, she became co-editor of mono.kultur, a Berlin-based interview magazine, in 2005. From 2006–2009, she managed unitednationsplaza and unitednationsplaza Mexico City and co-organized ‘The Building in Berlin’ with Julieta Aranda and Anton Vidokle. In summer 2010 she organized together with Antje Majewski, Dirk Peuker and Juliane Solmsdorf the Berlin exhibition space SPLACE located in the Berlin TV Tower. Magiera was chosen to co-curate the exhibition ‘Based in Berlin’, a show about contemporary art in Berlin this summer.

Anna Starling (International Publisher, frieze d/e; Publisher, frieze)
Anna Starling joined frieze in 2000 and was appointed Publisher in 2005. In addition to publishing the magazine she has been Commissioning Editor of the Frieze Art Fair Yearbook since 2003. Previously, Starling had worked in public galleries holding roles at Modern Art Oxford and The Photographers’ Gallery, London.

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Frieze Writer’s Prize was established in 2006 and is presented annually. The aim of the prize is to promote and encourage new critics from across the world,
and many of the previous winners and commended entrants have gone on to contribute to frieze magazine.

The judges for 2011 will be novelist Hari Kunzru; the art historian and critic Katy Siegel and senior editor of frieze, Dan Fox.

Writers are invited to submit an unpublished 700-word review in English of a recent contemporary art exhibition. Applicants must be over 18-years old and must not have had more than three pieces of writing on art published in a newspaper or magazine. The closing date for entries is 27 June 2011 and the winner of the prize will be announced in September.

The winner will be awarded £2,000 and commissioned to write a review for the October issue of frieze.

Dan Fox, Senior Editor of frieze commented: ‘There are many awards for young artists and curators, but there is surprisingly little in the art world that exists to support critics in the difficult early stages of their careers. We are proud to say that this is now the sixth year of the Frieze Writer’s Prize, continuing our commitment to encourage new writing. I am honoured to be sharing the jury this year with Katy Siegel and Hari Kunzru, whose work I have great admiration for, and I am excited at the prospect of discovering new writing talent.’

The May issue of frieze is published on 27 April. Sign up to email updates at frieze.com, become a fan on Facebook, follow us on Twitter.

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Press Contact:
Richard Scott
Relative Mo
020 7749 4510
richard@relativemo.com

Frieze Contact:
Belinda Bowring
020 3372 6135
belinda@frieze.com

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Frieze Publishing, der Verlag des internationalen Kunst- und Kulturmagazins frieze, veröffentlicht im Frühjahr 2011 die erste Ausgabe einer neuen Zeitschrift: frieze d/e.

frieze d/e ist eine durchgängig zweisprachige Vierteljahreszeitschrift (d/e steht für „Deutsch“ und „Englisch“), die mit eigenen Inhalten von einem eigenständigen Redaktionsteam von Berlin aus produziert wird. Sie verschafft einen umfassenden Einblick in das zeitgenössische Kunst- und Kulturgeschehen in Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz und verfolgt aufmerksam die internationalisierte Künstlerszene, die sich im deutschsprachigen Raum entwickelt hat.

Chefredakteurin von frieze d/e ist Jennifer Allen, die seit 2007 regelmäßig für frieze schreibt. Mareike Dittmer und Jörg Heiser sind Herausgeber des Magazins. Magdalena Magiera ist Chefin vom Dienst. Die neue Publikation wird – wie man es von frieze seit zwanzig Jahren kennt – Texte herausragender internationaler Autoren zur zeitgenössischen Kunst und Kultur veröffentlichen, exklusive Künstlerprojekte vorstellen und Interviews präsentieren. Die grafische Gestaltung übernehmen die Designer Brighten the Corners, die in Stuttgart und London mit Büros vertreten sind.

frieze d/e ist das erste neue Magazin, das Frieze Publishing seit 1991, dem Gründungsjahr von frieze, herausgibt.

Die Gründer und Verleger von frieze, Matthew Slotover und Amanda Sharp, freuen sich auf das neue Projekt: „Das neue frieze d/e erinnert uns an unsere Anfänge, es spiegelt aber auch die Veränderungen wider, die es in den zwanzig Jahren seit der Gründung von frieze gegeben hat. Die Kunstwelt ist globaler und zugleich lokaler geworden – ganze Regionen, Metropolen, aber auch kleinere Zentren sind heute viel stärker internationaler vernetzt als damals. In Berlin haben wir bereits seit den 1990er Jahren ein Redaktionsbüro und beobachten seitdem den Zuzug ausländischer Künstler. Darüber hinaus besitzen Deutschland, Österreich und die Schweiz eine ausgesprochen breite Kunstlandschaft, die von Galerien, Museen, und Kunsthallen über Kunstvereine bis zu Privatsammlungen reicht. Viele der Künstler, Kritiker, Galeristen, Kuratoren, Sammler und Kunstbegeisterten, die in diesen Ländern leben und arbeiten, kommen aus ganz anderen Teilen der Welt. Angesichts dieser neuen
Öffentlichkeit widmet sich frieze d/e eingehend Themen, die auf regionaler Ebene diskutiert werden, behält jedoch zugleich die internationalen Einflüsse im Auge – eben das, was besonders für diese Leserschaft relevant ist. frieze wird weiterhin herausragende Texte über das Kunstgeschehen aus diesen Ländern veröffentlichen, während frieze d/e vor allem Debatten in der Region und ihre internationale Resonanz beleuchtet.“

Jennifer Allen, Chefredakteurin von frieze d/e: „Ich bin 1995 nach Berlin gezogen und habe aus nächster Nähe verfolgen können, wie die zeitgenössische Kunstszene gewachsen ist. Dadurch sind neue Verbindungen entstanden, die in nahegelegene Städte wie Köln, Basel oder Wien führen, aber auch in weiter entfernte Metropolen wie Moskau, Vancouver oder Mexico City. Auch wenn die Kunstszene in den deutschsprachigen Ländern international ist, so sind Deutsch und Englisch als Lingua Franca die Sprachen, mit denen man sich über die jeweiligen Hintergründe, Theorien und Auffassungen austauscht. In frieze d/e werden die deutschen und englischen Versionen der Texte nebeneinander in einem Magazin erscheinen – ganz so, wie auch die Gespräche auf Ausstellungseröffnungen in beiden
Sprachen geführt werden. frieze d/e will damit diesen Gruppenzusammenhängen neues Gehör verschaffen und zugleich das Aufeinandertreffen sehr unterschiedlicher zeitgenössischer Kunstpraktiken
an einem Ort thematisieren.“

Jörg Heiser, Chefredakteur von frieze und Mitherausgeber von frieze d/e: „Es gibt das Bedürfnis nach einer Publikation, welche die internationale Tragweite des Kunstdiskurses, wie er in frieze stattfindet, enger verknüpft mit der traditionell besonders starken Debattenkultur in den deutschsprachigen Ländern: Genau darum geht es bei frieze d/e. Als Mitherausgeber von frieze d/e werde ich weiterhin meine Aufgaben als Chefredakteur von frieze wahrnehmen, um dazu beizutragen, dass sich die beiden Magazine so ergänzen, dass die rege und starke Szene im deutschsprachigen Raum aus mehr als nur einer Perspektive beleuchtet wird. Man liest also am besten beide!“

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Angaben zum Herausgeber- und Redaktionsteam

Jennifer Allen (Chefredakteurin frieze d/e)
Seit 2007 schreibt Jennifer Allen regelmäßig für frieze, 2009 erhielt sie den ADKV-Art Cologne Preis für Kunstkritik. Nachdem sie 1995 mit einem DAAD-
Stipendium nach Berlin kam, hat sie für zahlreiche deutschsprachige Publikationen und internationale Magazine sowie für Ausstellungs-institutionen im europäischen Raum über zeitgenössische Kunst
geschrieben. Sie hat an der Université de Montréal in Vergleichender Literaturwissenschaft mit dem Schwerpunkt Theorie und Epistemologie promoviert und war Lehrbeauftragte im Fachbereich Kulturwissenschaften der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Zuletzt hielt sie Vorträge bei IASPIS in Stockholm, an der Kunstuniversität Linz, der Rijksakademie in Amsterdam sowie bei Platform3 Räume für zeitgenössische Kunst München.

Mareike Dittmer (Herausgeberin frieze d/e, Anzeigenrepräsentantin_ frieze_)
Mareike Dittmer eröffnete 1999 gemeinsam mit Jörg Heiser das Berliner Büro von frieze. Sie ist die Anzeigenrepräsentantin von frieze für Mitteleuropa, den Nahen Osten sowie Afrika. Sie hat mehrfach gemeinsam mit Künstlern an textbasierten Interventionen sowie für diverse Publikationen und Ausstellungsprojekte in institutionellen und privaten Ausstellungsräumen in Europa gearbeitet. Während sie ihre Tätigkeit für frieze fortsetzt, ist Dittmer gemeinsam mit Jörg Heiser Herausgeberin von frieze d/e, welches von ihr und Heiser entwickelt wurde und geleitet wird.

Jörg Heiser (Herausgeber frieze d/e, Co-Chefredakteur frieze)
Jörg Heiser ist seit 1998 Associate Editor und seit 2003 Co-Chefredakteur von frieze; gemeinsam mit Mareike Dittmer ist er Herausgeber von frieze d/e. Seine Ausstellung „Romantischer Konzeptualismus“, die auf einem in frieze erschienenen Artikel von 2002 basiert, war 2007 in der Kunsthalle Nürnberg sowie in der Bawag Foundation Wien zu sehen. Sein Buch Plötzlich diese Übersicht. Was zeitgenössische Kunst ausmacht (Ullstein/Claassen 2007) liegt in dritter Auflage vor. Heiser ist Gastprofessor an der Kunstuniversität Linz.

Jennifer Higgie (Co-Chefredakteurin frieze)
Jennifer Higgie ist Co-Chefredakteurin und Autorin von frieze. Sie hat für zahlreiche Publikationen und Kataloge geschrieben, zuletzt: 2011 Fotografie-Festival Krakau; Andreas Eriksson, Nordischer Pavillon der 54. Biennale von Venedig; „The Dark Monarch“, Tate St. Ives, Großbritannien; Maria Lassnig, Serpentine Gallery London; Mary Heilmann, Secession Wien; David Noonan, Chisenhale Gallery London sowie Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Melbourne. Sie ist Autorin des Romans Bedlam, der bei Sternberg Press erschienen ist und Herausgeberin von The Artist’s Joke, erschienen bei
Whitechapel Gallery und MIT Press.

Magdalena Magiera (Chefin vom Dienst frieze d/e)
Magdalena Magiera absolvierte ihr Kunststudium in Lodz und Montréal und ist seit 2005 redaktionelle Mitarbeiterin des Interviewmagazins mono.kultur. Sie arbeitete als organisatorische Assistenz bei der ersten Lodz Biennale (2004) und war von 2006 bis 2009 maßgeblich an der Konzeption, Organisation und Durchführung der diskursiven Projekträume von e-flux, unitednationsplaza Berlin, unitednationsplaza Mexico City und The Building Berlin beteiligt. Im Sommer 2010 war sie (gemeinsam mit Antje Majewski, Juliane Solmsdorf und Dirk Peuker) Mitorganisatorin und Kuratorin des temporären Ausstellungsraums Splace im Berliner Fernsehturm. Magiera ist außerdem Co-Kuratorin der Ausstellung „Based in Berlin“, die zeitgenössische Kunst in Berlin zeigt und im Sommer 2011 eröffnet wird.

Anna Starling (Internationale Herausgeberin frieze d/e, Herausgeberin frieze)
Anna Starling arbeitet seit 2000 bei frieze und wurde 2005 Herausgeberin. Daneben ist sie seit 2003 Redakteurin des Frieze Art Fair Yearbook. Zuvor arbeitete Starling in öffentlichen Kunstinstitutionen wie dem Modern Art Oxford und der Photographers’ Gallery London.

English

Frieze Publishing, the publishers of frieze the international contemporary art and culture magazine, is launching a new publication, frieze d/e, in Spring 2011.

frieze d/e – a fully bilingual German/English quarterly – is a separate publication with its own editorial team and independent content. d/e stands for ‘Deutsch’ and ‘English.’ With editing and production based in Berlin, the new magazine will offer in-depth coverage of contemporary art and culture throughout Germany, Austria and Switzerland while closely following the international artist communities in this region.

frieze d/e will be edited by regular frieze contributor Jennifer Allen. It will be co-published by Mareike Dittmer and Jörg Heiser and managed by Magdalena Magiera. Following the twenty-year tradition of frieze, the new magazine will feature the best international writing about contemporary art and culture along with artist projects and interviews – all in a unique design created by the Stuttgart and London-based graphic artist group Brighten the Corners.

This is the first new magazine Frieze Publishing has launched since the inception of frieze in 1991.

Co-founders and Publishing Directors of frieze Matthew Slotover and Amanda Sharp commented: ‘The new frieze d/e celebrates our roots while reflecting changes that have occurred since we first launched frieze 20 years ago. The art world is both more global and more local since regions, cities and even towns have become international hubs. Setting up an editorial base in Berlin in the 1990s gave us an understanding of the influx of foreign artists as well as the vast surrounding landscape of galleries, museums, Kunsthallen, Kunstvereine and private collections throughout Germany,
Austria and Switzerland. Many of the artists, critics, gallerists, curators, collectors and art enthusiasts living and working in these countries come from around the world. frieze d/e responds to this new public with a closer consideration of regional issues and foreign influences, which are relevant to these readers. While frieze continues to provide superb coverage of this region, frieze d/e will capture a local dialogue with a worldly resonance.’

Editor of frieze d/e Jennifer Allen added: ‘Since moving to Berlin in 1995, I have witnessed first-hand the expansion of the contemporary art community, which has created new links with cities as close as Cologne, Basel or Vienna and as far away as Moscow, Vancouver or Mexico City. While the art scene is international in the German-speaking countries, German and lingua franca English are the main languages used to share trajectories, theories and opinions. In frieze d/e German and English versions of the same texts will appear together, just as they mingle in conversations at exhibition openings. frieze d/e gives a new visibility to a collaborative community while following the encounters of very different contemporary art practices in one place.’

Jörg Heiser, Co-Editor of frieze and Co-Publisher of frieze d/e, commented: ‘There is a need for a publication that brings the international breadth of the art discourse reflected in frieze more closely in touch with the specific and strong tradition of debate in German-speaking countries: frieze d/e will do exactly that. While co-publishing frieze d/e, I will continue my commitment as co-editor of frieze, helping to make the two publications complement each other in such a way that the lively and strong scene in this region will be reflected from more than just one angle. It will be best to read both!’

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Frieze press contact:
Belinda Bowring
frieze.com
tel: +44 20 3372 6135
belinda@frieze.com

German contact:
Magdalena Magiera
frieze.com
tel: +49 30 2362 6506
magdalena@frieze.com

Editors’ Notes

Jennifer Allen (Editor, frieze d/e)
A recipient of Germany’s ADKV-Art Cologne Prize for Art Criticism in 2009, Jennifer Allen has been a regular contributor to frieze since 2007. Since moving to Berlin in 1995 with a DAAD scholarship, she has written about contemporary art for a host of German-language publications and international magazines as well as for exhibiting institutions across Europe. She holds a Ph.D. in literature specializing in theory and epistemology from the Université de Montréal and has lectured in Cultural Studies at the Humboldt-Universität in Berlin. Her most recent talks took place at IASPIS in Stockholm, the Kunstuniversität Linz, the Rijksakademie in Amsterdam and Platform3 Räume für zeitgenössische Kunst in Munich.

Mareike Dittmer (Co-publisher, frieze d/e; Advertising Representative, frieze)
Mareike Dittmer established the frieze Berlin office together with Jörg Heiser in 1999 and is the advertising representative of frieze for Central Europe, the Middle East and Africa. She has frequently collaborated with artists for text-based interventions and has contributed to publications as well as exhibition projects in various institutional and commercial spaces in Europe. While continuing her position with frieze, Dittmer joins Jörg Heiser as co-publisher of frieze d/e, which both have developed and will run together.

Jörg Heiser (Co-publisher, frieze d/e; Co-editor, frieze)
Jörg Heiser became the Berlin-based associate editor of frieze in 1998. Since 2003, he has been co-editor of frieze and will continue in this position; together with Mareike Dittmer he is co-publisher of frieze d/e. Based on an article that appeared in frieze in 2002, his exhibition ‘Romantic Conceptualism’ took place at Kunsthalle Nuremberg and Bawag Foundation Vienna in 2007. His book, All of a Sudden. Things that Matter in Contemporary Art, was published by Sternberg Press in 2008. Heiser is guest professor at Kunstuniversität Linz.

Jennifer Higgie (Co-editor,_ frieze_)
Jennifer Higgie is co-editor and staff writer of frieze. She has written for numerous publications and catalogues, including, most recently: The 2011 Krakow Photography Festival; Andreas Eriksson, Nordic Pavilion, 54th Venice Biennale; ‘The Dark Monarch’ at Tate, St Ives; Maria Lassnig at the Serpentine Gallery, London; Mary Heilmann at the Secession, Vienna; and David Noonan at the Chisenhale Gallery, London and the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Melbourne. She is the author of the novel Bedlam, which is published by Sternberg Press and is the editor of The Artist’s Joke, published by the Whitechapel Gallery and MIT press.

Magdalena Magiera (Managing Editor, frieze d/e)
Magdalena Magiera is managing editor of frieze d/e. After studying fine art in Montreal and Lodz, she became co-editor of mono.kultur, a Berlin-based interview magazine, in 2005. From 2006–2009, she managed unitednationsplaza and unitednationsplaza Mexico City and co-organized ‘The Building in Berlin’ with Julieta Aranda and Anton Vidokle. In summer 2010 she organized together with Antje Majewski, Dirk Peuker and Juliane Solmsdorf the Berlin exhibition space SPLACE located in the Berlin TV Tower. Magiera was chosen to co-curate the exhibition ‘Based in Berlin’, a show about contemporary art in Berlin this summer.

Anna Starling (International Publisher, frieze d/e; Publisher, frieze)
Anna Starling joined frieze in 2000 and was appointed Publisher in 2005. In addition to publishing the magazine she has been Commissioning Editor of the Frieze Art Fair Yearbook since 2003. Previously, Starling had worked in public galleries holding roles at Modern Art Oxford and The Photographers’ Gallery, London.

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