Grids, Grit, and Generations: Experimenter’s Artful Disruption at Frieze London
A gallery from India, Experimenter, turned heads at Frieze London by clinching the coveted Stand Prize—an honor rarely snagged by South Asian spaces. Their winning exhibition, “Do You Know How to Start a Fire,” wasn’t just a showcase; it was a carefully woven conversation among seven women artists spanning generations and geographies.
Instead of a single narrative, the stand pulsed with overlapping perspectives: Ayesha Sultana’s monochrome grids mapped out ambiguous, in-between spaces, while Biraaj Dodiya and Radhika Khimji’s works blurred the lines between landscape and abstraction. The arrangement itself—artworks in rows, grids, and clusters—echoed the show’s fascination with structure and paradox.
Experimenter’s approach highlights how contemporary South Asian art isn’t just responding to tradition, but actively reshaping global dialogues. At Frieze, the grid became more than a pattern; it was a meeting ground for stories, power, and possibility.
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