The Best of Frieze 2014

There’s truly something for everyone. Marian Goodman’s new gallery is opening on Tuesday with a selection of Gerhard Richter’s latest works, The Pace Gallery is showing a retrospective of the Arte Povera master Mario Merz, whilst Gagosian had to create a custom-made space to cope with the weight of Richard Serra’s four new steel works. Other highlights include Richard Tuttle at The Tate Modern, while a show about "a penniless, dead bloke” (to quote this week’s Sunday Times, and otherwise known as Rembrandt) will have queues around the block at the National Gallery.

A personal favourite (gallery space and artist) is the Wangechi Mutu artwork showing at Victoria Miro, as well as a smaller show at Frith Street Gallery entitled Silver. It celebrates the gallery’s first 25 years, and I would have willingly taken the Thomas Schütte home with me. Also to be recommended on the viewing hit list is Paula Rego’s new show at Marlborough Fine Art. There’s also a charming book available for children: Stone Soup – written by her daughter, and illustrated by Rego, which would make a rather nice addition to the holiday gift list.

Steve McQueen (dinner-party conversation – he took home the Turner Prize 1999, pipping Tracey Emin's bed to the post) is showing at Thomas Dane and is exhibiting sculpture for the very first time – made from Zimbabwe granite, it’s a long way from Hollywood. And we haven’t even started on the auction houses. £230 million pounds worth of art will be on view in Sotheby’s and Christie’s alone, including a beautiful Modigliani that I covet; however, “price on application” is never a good sign. And finishing touches were being put in place on Sunday.

And finally, Phillips is now open in its rather fantastic location on Berkeley Square, and the Schwarzenegger-style skybox (where you can bid without being seen) is the talk of London. Last but not least, one of the Frieze Art Fair highlights is the Hauser & Wirth Booth curated by Mark Wallinger. However, I thought White Cube‘s booth was best in memory. Overall, Frieze is infinitely better than last year and there is quite a lot available under the 8,000 euro point. My four favourite pieces at the fair were: a Thomas Ruff nude from the Konrad Fischer Gallerie, a hand by James Daunt, a beautiful Louise Bourgeois at Hauser & Wirth, and a Wolfgang Tillmans at Maureen Paley.”

Kate Gordon is the founder of London Art Studies.