04-10-2017 19:19 via theguardian.com

Frieze 2017: Judas, Bourgeois and Mary Beard storm the hyper-capitalist hothouse

Regent’s Park, London
Jeff Koons rips off Giotto, Mary Beard opens a fake museum and Lucy and Jorge Orta peddle Antarctica passports. But is this Frieze fairground really the best in new art?The kiss of Judas is the first thing you see at Frieze. It is striking, this great image of the betrayer of Christ bringing his lips close to his leader’s as their eyes meet in a devastating moment of truth. But this is not exactly new art, having been painted by Giotto about 700 years ago. Have
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