I had never been before so was both surprised and impressed about how much work there was on show. We looked around for over three hours and still didn't get to see everything.
My main reason for going was to see the work of family friend Eloise Hawser who was exhibiting her sculptural pieces including a 3D scan of her father.
Personal highlights from the fair for me included Ron Mueck's hyper-real lady with a baby sculpture, a giant kitten hanging in a sock by Jeff Koons and ink illustrations by the continually witty David Shrigley.
This cartoon flower print by Takashi Murakami was instantly recognisable but I was also excited to see some of his sculptural work like the gold sleeping man with his dog above.
Jeff Koons' sculpture pieces definitely seem to be the biggest talking point of the show. I went to see his exhibition at the Brighton Royal Pavillion Museum and Gallery last month so it was good to see more of his work here too. I like how he makes solid pieces look so convincingly like inflatable toys. I'll also never forget the giant Floral Puppy he once made.
I got my younger sister Ellie to pose in front of William Boshoff's Flag I piece comprising of a Union Jack filled with toys that, on closer inspection, included Chuckie from the Rugrats and my old favourite, E.T.
My family and I were not expecting to see a piece from one of our favourite artists, hyper-realist Ron Mueck. We have been following his work ever since Dead Dad was exhibited at Saatchi gallery way over 10 years ago back when it was still at Boundary Road. His mother-in-law is also Paula Rego which always made sense to me as I think their work shares an odd similarity.
The stand I probably spent the most amount of time at was that of Glasgow artist David Shrigley's, mainly because I find his illustrations amazingly funny and there were so many to see. I have also bought some of his greetings cards for my friends so it was good to see his work in real life. My favourite print was probably the one above reading 'It's good to bury things' because the illustration of the man reminds me of Worzel Gummidge.
Unfortunately Frieze London has now finished but I would definitely recommend trying to go next year if you didn't get a chance this time. Although you'll have to be organised as tickets did sell out pretty fast this year.
