Art fair 'rejects Apprentice offer'

The Frieze Art Fair has rejected the offer to appear on next year's series of The Apprentice, it has been claimed.

Organisers of the event were asked if they wanted to feature on the show, with contestants selling pieces at their own stands, The Guardian reports.

A source told the newspaper that the international contemporary art fair did not want "some oik with a Hoxton fin grabbing Charles Saatchi from the aisles and trying to flog him stuff".

The 2009 Frieze Art Fair takes place from October 15 to 18 in Regent's Park, London. Advance tickets are on sale now.