Flying Frieze

An art magazine that holds shows in New York and London courts artists and collectors in China with the hope of doing the same here, someday. Lin Qi reports.

Matthew Slotover couldn't conceal his weariness due to jet lag on an evening in August. The founder of the London-based art magazine Frieze was attending a party hosted by Zhang Rui, a Beijing businessman and art collector, at his villa in northern Beijing.

Zhang and his wife had shown Slotover around their house, which has a big collection of art, mostly contemporary Chinese works. The paintings, sculptures, installations and videos decorate almost every corner including toilets and the ceiling.