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Ari Emanuel Acquires Frieze Art Group From Endeavor

The Hollywood superagent has agreed to buy one of the world’s most influential contemporary art organisations from newly private Endeavor Group Holdings Inc. for a reported $200 million.
A visitor studies an artwork by British artist Yinka Shonibare, "Wind Sculpture in Bronze (SG)", 2023, during the Frieze Art Fair at Regent's Park in London on October 9, 2024.
"Wind Sculpture in Bronze (SG)," 2023, by Yinka Shonibare, shown during the Frieze Art Fair at Regent's Park in London. (Getty Images)

Hollywood superagent Ari Emanuel agreed to buy Frieze, one of the world’s most influential contemporary art organisations, from Endeavor Group Holdings Inc., marking the first purchase by his new global events company.

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