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From: aspendex Category: Art Date: 12 October 2006 Time: 04:11 PM Review: woman walks into tate bookshop, i am a frieze vip, can i have a dicount. cashier: no, are you a student? the opening was razzle dazzle, big walkway to walk in. inside jonathan meessy painting everywhere, some other paintings and photos, funny chaps at patrick painter, vips and celebs I missed in the melee. I like some mike kelly drawings, would buy if I were a vip collector. it wasnt so bad, I felt quite relaxed amidst the art worlds finest. no need to kill myself. low key, suppose repetition diminishes excitement. the endless hordes of euro-collectors in smart dress have not killed it, just it;s an art fair, merry and big and good for that, not all you want of course.