This year one of the most successful booths at Frieze London is that of the Tim Taylor gallery. Its owner, Timothy Taylor, has faith in the British market. “I don’t think it is slowing down. We are simply seeing a change of generation among the gallerists, accompanied by a renewed, also younger, audience.” His space is wallpapered with no less than 2537 little original drawings pinned to the walls.
They were made compulsively by the New York artist Eddie Martinez (born in 1977). These are not on sale but serve as a setting for larger, framed works. Presented between 10,000 and 40,000 dollars, the majority were sold on the first day. The painter who works between abstract and figurative can perhaps be seen as an heir to the combined styles of Jean-Michel Basquiat and Jean Dubuffet, plus a touch of cubism. At auction in 2019 one of his works sold for 1.8 million euros. “Artists shouldn’t take into account the prices on the secondary market,” emphasizes the gallerist.
