# Paraíso Public Programme: Talks and Live Performances

A public programme of talks and live performances at Ambika P3 during Frieze Week. River Claure speaks with Gasworks and the Barbican, and a talk is titled *Institutional Gaze*. Rafael Escardo performs on Friday, Daniela Delatorre with Juanjose Rivas on Saturday. Entry requires a fair ticket.

- Type: Talk
- When: Friday 16 October 2026 until Oct 16 – 18
- Where: Ambika P3, 35 Marylebone Road, London NW1 5LS
- Artists: River Claure, Rafael Escardo, Daniela Delatorre, and Juanjose Rivas
- Part of: [Frieze Week 2026](https://artweekguide.com/weeks/frieze-week-2026)
- Event's own page: https://paraisofair.com/public-programme/
- On Art Week Guide: https://artweekguide.com/events/paraiso-public-programme-talks-and-live-performances

## From the organiser

Talks include River Claure with Gasworks and the Barbican (Fri 2:30pm) and 'Institutional Gaze' (Fri 3:45pm); performances by Rafael Escardo (Fri) and Daniela Delatorre with Juanjose Rivas (Sat). Hours: Talks from 12pm daily; live performances Fri & Sat 6pm. Entry: With fair ticket.

## Also on Friday 16 October

- **All day** · [FOCUS Art Fair London — Public Days](https://artweekguide.com/events/focus-art-fair-london-public-days) — Fair at Saatchi Gallery. A fair at the Saatchi Gallery during Frieze Week 2026, showing artists from Asia and the Asian diaspora. Work ranges from craft-based practice to digital and AI art. The Friday session continues into an evening late opening, and RSVP is required.
- **All day** · [Mr & Mrs Smith: To Seek, To Find](https://artweekguide.com/events/mr-mrs-smith-to-seek-to-find) — Show at Frieze No.9 Cork Street. A photography show at Frieze No.9 Cork Street during Frieze Week, and the first photography show from the Frieze Week partner. Curated by Brandei Estes, it features Tina Barney and a previously unseen work by Martin Parr. Print sales benefit the Human Dignity Trust.
- **All day** · [Celeste Rapone: How We're Doing — Exhibition Opens](https://artweekguide.com/events/celeste-rapone-how-we-re-doing-exhibition-opens) — Show at Josh Lilley. An exhibition at Josh Lilley for Frieze Week, the third the gallery has mounted with Chicago painter Celeste Rapone. It presents figurative paintings made without preparatory drawings or sitters. The show continues to 28 November.
- **All day** · [1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair — Public Days](https://artweekguide.com/events/1-54-contemporary-african-art-fair-public-days) — Fair at Somerset House. The 14th London edition of the contemporary African art fair, at Somerset House as part of Frieze Week, introduces a new Modernist spotlight. It also includes the exhibition *West Wind*, Hassan Hajjaj's *My London Rockstars* and a courtyard installation by Martin Wöllenstein. RSVP is required.