Lucia Pizzani’s portrait. Image courtesy Santiago de la Puente at Casa Wabi.

We are delighted to share that Jenn Ellis has been appointed the Frieze and Breguet curator for 2024-5.

Ellis will be curating a series of projects—one at each fair in New York, Seoul, London, and LA—rooted in emotion and evolutionary change. Each project is conceived as a chapter, linking global perspectives, and blending science, art, literature, and mechanics to craft four succinct and delicately poignant polyglot experiences.

For the last iteration of the programe Ellis will be presenting ‘Clay, Seeds and Other Ancestors’ – a sculptural installation by artist Lucia Pizzani, that conjures ethereal, spirit-like forms inspired by nature. Through her ceramic talismans and guardians, Pizzani weaves together human and botanical legacies. These creations preserve stories of migration—of plants, cultural traditions, and the artist’s own journey from Venezuela to London.

Born in Caracas and based in London, Lucia Pizzani’s expressive practice involves the body and self always informed by materiality. One of her core concerns is the interrelationship between narratives of women in history and processes of metamorphosis in the natural world. She works across a variety of media – including photography, ceramics, videos, drawings, performances and installations. Having worked as part of the environmental movement in Venezuela for many years, she has always incorporated ecological elements into her artwork. 

Her work is part of the TATE Collection, Magasin III Museum for Contemporary Art (Stockholm), Essex Collection for Art from Latin America ESCALA and the Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros (CPPC) amongst others. Recent exhibitions, residencies and commissions include SMOKE (curated section, Frieze London 2024), El Cercado Ceramic school (Isla de Margarita, Venezuela), the Harewood Biennial (Leeds, UK), Planet B Climate Change and the new sublime, curated by Nicolas Bourriaud at Palazzo Bolanni (Venice), Peckham24 (London), Casino Luxembourg (Luxemburg), TEA Museum (Tenerife), Casa Wabi and the Puerto Escondido Botanical Garden (Oaxaca, Mexico), LaunchPad Lab (Charente, France) and Hacienda La Trinidad Art Centre (Caracas). She is a studio artist at Gasworks (London).