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Browse our reports from Frieze Art Fairs, watch event replays and gain insights from gallerists and collectors.

At Deutsche Bank, we believe that art has a positive impact, not only on our clients, visitors and staff but also on the communities around the world in which we operate. 

 

For over 40 years, we have been supporting contemporary art and artists through the Deutsche Bank Collection, which is on display in our offices, in international exhibitions and at the PalaisPopulaire, our state-of-the-art cultural centre in the heart of Berlin.

 

As Global Lead Partner of Frieze Art Fairs for two decades, this commitment to encouraging new and noteworthy artistic talents from across the globe continues with fairs in London, New York, Los Angeles and Seoul.
 

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Deutsche Bank x Frieze 20th anniversary

Tom Pope: performance with purpose

Whether he’s exposing photographs with water pistols or creating a membership club that only fits one person, performance artist Tom Pope's absurdly comic works always have a serious, existential side. We take a look at the work of the Deutsche Bank Award for Creative Enterprises (DBACE) 2011 winner.

Dec. 22, 2023


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Deutsche Bank x Frieze 20th anniversary

Yinka Shonibare CBE RA: navigating tangled histories

One of the artistic pioneers in postcolonial discourse, Yinka Shonibare CBE RA explores the tangled relationship between Africa and Europe and their economic and political histories. We take a look at his work as part of our series on 20 artists with whom we have collaborated and whose work features in the Deutsche Bank Collection.

Dec. 21, 2023


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Deutsche Bank x Frieze 20th anniversary

Tracey Emin: conveying personal experiences across media

One of Britain’s most famous contemporary artists, Tracey Emin is renowned for her autobiographical and deeply personal works spanning a variety of media. She has collaborated with Deutsche Bank in support of charity and her work features in the Deutsche Bank Collection.

Dec. 13, 2023


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Deutsche Bank x Frieze 20th anniversary

Kandis Williams: history and struggle

Williams's artistic practice is extraordinarily diverse. It includes collage, performance, video, assemblage and installation. We take a look at her work as part of our series on 20 artists with whom we have collaborated and whose work features in the Deutsche Bank Collection.

Dec. 01, 2023


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Deutsche Bank x Frieze 20th anniversary

Imran Qureshi: contemporary practice rooted in tradition

Drawing from the ancient art form of Moghul miniature painting, Imran Qureshi has created new means of expression that address universal themes: violence, suffering, spirituality – and hope. We take a look at Deutsche Bank's 2013 'Artist of the Year' as part of our series on 20 artists with whom we have collaborated and whose work features in the Deutsche Bank Collection.

Nov. 26, 2023


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Deutsche Bank x Frieze 20th anniversary

Anish Kapoor: adventures in space

Known for creating colour spaces out of pigment dust and rendering tonnes of steel immaterial, Anish Kapoor has revolutionised British sculpture since the 1980s. We take a look at Kapoor's work as part of our series on 20 artists with whom we have collaborated and whose work features in the Deutsche Bank Collection.

Oct. 27, 2023


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Art and Culture

A history of the Deutsche Bank Collection in the UK

It all began with a painting to mark the opening of Deutsche Bank’s London office in 1973. Today the work on display reflects a completely different global and digitalised art landscape. Learn more about the first piece acquired and the works displayed in our UK offices.

Oct. 26, 2023


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Frieze London & Frieze Masters 2023, Art:LIVE

Meet artists, gallerists and collectors on the opening days of Frieze London & Frieze Masters, and discover Frieze Sculpture, the display of outdoor work that bridges the two fairs.

Oct. 15, 2023


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The Art of Conversation at the National Gallery, Singapore

Deutsche Bank hosted world-renowned artist Adrian Villars Rojas in Singapore for the first ever Deutsche Bank x Frieze 'Art of Conversation' event in Asia.

Sep. 21, 2023


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Deutsche Bank x Frieze 20th anniversary

A creative alliance for twenty years: Deutsche Bank and Frieze

This year marks our 20th anniversary as Global Lead Partner of Frieze art fairs. To celebrate this landmark year, we look back at highlights from two decades of partnership as well as ahead to Frieze London & Frieze Masters 2023.

Sep. 20, 2023


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Deutsche Bank x Frieze 20th anniversary

Erin O'Keefe: spatial effects

Erin O'Keefe's colourful, abstract works are often mistaken for paintings. However, her works are in fact photographs, created by a multi-disciplinary practice. We take a look at O'Keefe's work as part of our series on 20 artists with whom we have collaborated and whose work features in the Deutsche Bank Collection.

Sep. 15, 2023


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Frieze Seoul 2023, Art:LIVE

Art:LIVE is your way to catch all the highlights from the fair online. Meet the artists and gallerists exhibiting at Frieze Seoul this year as Deutsche Bank marks the 20th anniversary of its global partnership with Frieze art fairs.

Sep. 09, 2023


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Deutsche Bank x Frieze 20th anniversary

Lada Nakonechna: between information and propaganda

In her drawings and collages, Ukrainian artist Lada Nakonechna deals with the situation in her homeland and the ideological power of images that tell of war. Today, her work is more urgent than ever.

Sep. 04, 2023


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Deutsche Bank x Frieze 20th anniversary

Teresa Margolles: reflecting marginalised communities

Mexican artist Teresa Margolles has always been intensely concerned with death – specifically with people who die as a result of poverty, violence, drugs and crime. We take a look at Margolles's unflinching work as part of our series on 20 artists with whom we have collaborated and whose work features in the Deutsche Bank Collection.

Aug. 30, 2023


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Deutsche Bank x Frieze 20th anniversary

Kapwani Kiwanga: illuminating power structures

Canadian artist Kapwani Kiwanga extends the practice of minimal and conceptual art for the digitised 21st century. We take a closer look at her work as part of our series on 20 artists with whom we have collaborated and whose work features in the Deutsche Bank Collection.

Aug. 15, 2023


Idris Khan portrait

Deutsche Bank x Frieze 20th anniversary

Idris Khan: layered with meaning

Idris Khan has been associated with Deutsche Bank's commitment to art for many years. As part of our series on 20 artists with whom we have collaborated and whose work features in the Deutsche Bank Collection, we take a closer look at his practice and influences.

Jul. 31, 2023


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Deutsche Bank x Frieze 20th anniversary

Lubaina Himid: art and activism

For a long time, Lubaina Himid was known only to art insiders. That changed in 2017, when she became the first black woman to receive the Turner Prize. We take a look at Himid's work as part of our series on 20 artists with whom we have collaborated and whose work features in the Deutsche Bank Collection.

Jul. 17, 2023


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Deutsche Bank x Frieze 20th anniversary

Victoria Fu: blurring visual boundaries

Victoria Fu's installations use light, technology and sculpture to create entirely new, immersive spatial experiences. As part of our series on 20 artists with whom we have collaborated and whose work features in the Deutsche Bank Collection, we take a look at Fu's work including the exhibition she produced for the Deutsche Bank Wealth Management Lounge at the first-ever Frieze Los Angeles.

Jul. 11, 2023


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Deutsche Bank x Frieze 20th anniversary

Jose Dávila: leading excursions into modernism

One of the most important Mexican sculptors working today, Jose Dávila's work is both a tribute to and a critique of the geometric, abstract art and architecture of modernism that has shaped our urban spaces and perceptions to this day.

Jun. 20, 2023


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Deutsche Bank x Frieze 20th anniversary

Sarnath Banerjee: exploring the art of storytelling

Credited with producing one of the first Indian graphic novels, Sarnath Banerjee is a graphic novelist, illustrator and publisher who transformed Deutsche Bank's Canary Wharf office into a walk-in graphic novel in 2016.

Jun. 12, 2023


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Deutsche Bank x Frieze 20th anniversary

Charles Avery: charting an imagined world

In 2004, artist Charles Avery began what was to become a lifelong project, The Islanders, a meticulous, penetrating examination of the structure and possibilities of another place. We take a look at Avery's work as part of our series on 20 artists with whom we have collaborated and whose work features in the Deutsche Bank Collection.

Jun. 05, 2023


Caline Aoun

Deutsche Bank x Frieze 20th anniversary

Caline Aoun: materialising the digital

Deutsche Bank's "Artist of the Year" in 2018, Caline Aoun is part of a generation of young Lebanese artists shaping the scene in the Middle East today. We take a look at Aoun's work as part of our series on 20 artists with whom we have collaborated and whose work features in the Deutsche Bank Collection.

May. 30, 2023


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Frieze New York 2023, Art:LIVE

This edition of Art:LIVE wanders the West side art scene, taking in cultural highlights along the High Line, before heading inside The Shed at Hudson Yards to meet the artists and gallerists exhibiting on Frieze New York's Preview Day.

May. 21, 2023


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Deutsche Bank x Frieze 20th anniversary

Sir John Akomfrah: creating new narratives from history and memory

For the first in a special series celebrating Deutsche Bank’s 20 years as Global Lead Partner of Frieze art fairs, we take a closer look at Sir John Akomfrah – one of 20 artists with whom we have collaborated and whose work features in the Deutsche Bank Collection.

May. 15, 2023


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Frieze New York 2023: the must-see fair returns as we mark 20 years of partnership

With our 20th anniversary as Global Lead Partner of Frieze well under way, the international art world turns its attention to New York City.

May. 15, 2023


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The Art of Conversation at Fondazione Rovati, Milan

Watch the fourth event in our 'The Art of Conversation' series, which centred on a discussion between the Italian artist Pietro Ruffo and Bartolomeo Pietromarchi, Director of MAXXI Arte, Rome’s National Museum of 21st Century Art.

May. 12, 2023


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Event report

The Deutsche Bank Frieze Los Angeles Film Award 2023

The winning films selected for the Jury Award and Audience Award were announced at a special ceremony held in the Deutsche Bank Wealth Management Lounge at Frieze Los Angeles 2023.

Feb. 24, 2023


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