The exhibition will run from Wednesday 9 – Sunday 13 October 2024 in The Regent’s Park with over 270 galleries from more than 40 countries present. Gazelli Art House have announced the following about their attendance:

”We are thrilled to present a solo booth at Frieze Masters 2024 dedicated to the pioneering British painter Pauline Boty (1938–1966). This exclusive exhibition offers an unparalleled opportunity to engage with significant paintings from across Boty’s short but incendiary career, accompanied by an insightful selection of archival material. This presentation, Gazelli Art House’s first booth for Frieze Masters, reaffirms the gallery’s commitment to celebrating Boty’s effervescent life and her lasting impact on the art world. It follows the success of Pauline Boty: A Portrait at Gazelli Art House, London (1 December 2023–24 February 2024) which was Boty’s first posthumous solo exhibition in a decade.

A pivotal figure in the British Pop Art movement of the 1960s, Boty defied conventional norms with her fearless exploration of femininity, politics, and popular culture. Often overshadowed by her male peers during her lifetime – a life tragically cut short by her untimely death from cancer in 1966 at the age of 28 – Boty’s work is now rightfully recognised for its significant contribution to the cultural discourse of her time, and its enduring influence on subsequent generations. In the words of art historian and leading Boty expert Dr Sue Tate ‘Her work was so bold, so outrageous, so unusual, and she so shattered gender expectations that people couldn’t cope.’

Key pieces on display include Untitled (red yellow blue abstract) (1961), unseen by the public for over two decades, is one of only four abstract paintings Boty made and encapsulates the spirit and vibrancy of the ‘swinging’ sixties. Boty insightfully described the pop art movement as a “nostalgia for now”, and regularly incorporated contemporary subjects in her work, including Elvis Presley and Marilyn Monroe, and an Italian Mafia boss in the painting Big Jim Colosimo (c.1963).

Boty’s astute social commentary was bound up with the active role she herself played the cultural milieu of the era. Her illustrious career encompassed stage, screen, and radio, with standout performances in the film Alfie (1966) and Frank Hilton’s Day of the Prince (1963). Archival photographs included in the Frieze Masters presentation vividly capture Boty’s dynamic persona.

This exhibition not only honours Boty’s pioneering approach and feminist legacy but also celebrates the concerted efforts of many to secure her rightful place in art history. Gazelli Art House is proud to lead this significant moment, recognising and celebrating Pauline Boty’s impact. Boty enriched Pop Art by bringing together celebration and critique in a way no one had done before.”
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Further information
Gazell Art House,
39 Dover Street,
London W1S 4NN
Tel: +44 207 491 8816
Gallery website: [link]

FRIEZE MASTERS
October 9 – 13 2024
The Regent’s Park
Frieze Masters website: [link]
Tickets for Frieze Masters and Frieze London are available to buy here: [link]