Annabel’s Debuts Wallace Chan Installation for Frieze London
LONDON — There’s a Frieze in the air at Annabel’s.
To ring in London’s celebrated art fair, the private member’s club will exhibit a series of sculptor and jeweler Wallace Chan’s latest works until Sunday.
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“I am excited to exhibit some of my newest works at Annabel’s during Frieze, where the confluence of creativity, art and culture is celebrated,” said Chan.
On display are a range of the artist’s bejeweled designs, including “Fish in Waves.” Inspired by those scaly vertebrates, Chan used an array of precious stones — tourmaline, yellow diamond, garnets — to create a magical multicolored figurine.
Other jewelry artworks include “The Grace of Life,” “Wallace Cut,” “Entrancing Love,” and “The Self,” all showing off the craftsman’s prowess with gems and jewels.
A series of sculptures titled “Petals” is also making its debut at the club. In it, oversized titanium petals are strung up from the ceiling, appearing to waft down the club’s grandiose staircase.
This is the fifth year that Annabel’s has showcased an artist’s work for Frieze. Past artists include Damien Hirst, Joseph Klibansky, Es Devlin and Conrad Shawcross.
Annabel’s is known for its extraordinary transformations, frequently changing its facades for holidays and charitable causes.
On Sept. 5, in honor of World Amazon Day, the club revealed an Indigenous headdress-inspired arch that paid homage to the Nukini community.
Made in collaboration with The Caring Family Foundation, one of the U.K.’s largest donors to Brazilian reforestation, the Nukini people are one of the communities that has received support from the TCFF.
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