Private views and drinks in London

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Kylie Manning: The Mudlarkers — Opening Reception

6:00 PM

Pace

Manning's first London solo show: new paintings that mix Thames silt and London clay into the pigment. Runs 13 Oct–14 Nov. Entry: Reception; show free.

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Timur Si-Qin: Pristine, Part I — Opening

6:00 PM

Albion Jeune

The first chapter of new sculpture drawn from Si-Qin's long engagement with the Peruvian Amazon. Runs to 14 Nov.

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Glenn Ligon: Prompts — Private View

6:00 PM

Thomas Dane Gallery (11 Duke St)

Ligon's sixth show with the gallery sets earlier and new works against each other, including his 'AMERICA' neons and the templates behind them. Runs 13 Oct–19 Dec. Entry: Private view; show free.

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Paul Pfeiffer: Pasodoble — Private View

6:00 PM

Thomas Dane Gallery (3 Duke St)

Premiere of Pfeiffer's new video installation, filmed at a bull-breeding farm near Seville and a historic Bilbao bullring. Runs 13 Oct–19 Dec. Entry: Private view; show free.

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Phillips: Modern & Contemporary Art Preview Exhibition

7:00 PM

Phillips Auction House

An exclusive evening at Phillips celebrating modern & contemporary art. Enjoy drinks and a private view of exceptional pieces by masters of the 20th and 21st centuries – ahead of Phillips’ auction on October 15th.

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Sofía Bassi: Floating Between Earth and Sky — Private View

6:00 PM

Pippy Houldsworth Gallery

The first European solo show of the Mexican Surrealist, including one of her painted ostrich eggs. Runs to 14 Nov.

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Antony Gormley: Where — Opening Reception

6:00 PM

Cristea Roberts Gallery

More than twenty new works on paper by Gormley, with a catalogue conversation with astronomer Sera Markoff. Extended hours through Frieze Week. RSVP: [email protected].

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Rirkrit Tiravanija: (situational awareness) — Opening

6:00 PM

Pilar Corrias

Paintings of British imperial battle sites on Financial Times pages, while a tailor remakes 19th-century military jackets in the gallery. Runs to 14 Nov. Entry: Opening; show free.

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Cindy Sherman — Opening

6:00 PM

Hauser & Wirth London

Debut of Sherman's Fabric Matrons photographs, made with fabrics from Chanel's archives. Shares an opening with Lorna Simpson. Runs to 23 Dec. Entry: Opening; show free.

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Georg Baselitz: The Heroes 1965–66 — Opening

6:00 PM

Thaddaeus Ropac, Ely House

The first UK show devoted to Baselitz's breakthrough Hero paintings, with loans from Tate and the Berlinische Galerie. Runs to 18 Dec. Entry: Opening; show free.

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Marcel Broodthaers and Agnieszka Kurant — Opening Reception

6:00 PM

Belmacz

Works Broodthaers made for his 1975 ICA show Décor: A Conquest, shown with recent speculative sculpture by Kurant. Runs to 4 Dec.

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The Studio: Anna Freeman Bentley in dialogue with 20th Century Masters

6:00 PM

Nahmad Projects

Opening 14th October at Nahmad Projects, ‘The Studio’ presents a series of new works by Anna Freeman Bentley in dialogue with works by 20th Century Masters. The artist’s studio has long been more than a place of work. It is a theatre of the self; a space where the act of looking turns inward, where the world is examined and reimagined. Exhibited alongside the works of Braque, Dufy, de Chirico, Matisse and Picasso, Anna Freeman Bentley’s paintings of her own studio - and of the studios of fellow painters - ask quietly but insistently what it has meant, and continues to mean, to claim this space as an artist. Please join us for a private view of the exhibition on Tuesday 13th October from 6-8PM at Nahmad Projects, 2 Cork Street, W1S 3LB.

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Mario Schifano 1960s — Private View

6:00 PM

Sprovieri

Fourteen works made by the Italian Pop pioneer between 1960 and 1967. Runs to 18 Dec.

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Firenze Lai: North and True North — Private View

6:00 PM

White Cube Mason's Yard

New paintings made in Lai's London studio for her first UK show, timed by White Cube to Frieze London. Runs to 14 Nov. Entry: Preview; show free.

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Lorna Simpson: Previous & Ongoing — Opening

6:00 PM

Hauser & Wirth London

Simpson's first UK show in eight years: new paintings, multi-panel works and sculpture built on archival photography. Runs to 23 Dec. Entry: Opening; show free.

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The House Has A Body — Opening

6:00 PM

Gallery 44

Hayfa Algwaiz, Marisa Müsing and Monya Riachi show work through the rooms and garden of a lived-in Primrose Hill townhouse. Runs to 14 Nov. Entry: RSVP (registration now closed).

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SPOILED PROPAGANDA: grafting bio-futurism — Opening

7:00 PM

Hypha Studios HQ

PHYEIN Collective shows microbial pigments, mycelium and robot-made objects. Runs to 7 Nov. Entry: Free.

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Echo Soho Evening Drinks Reception

5:00 PM

Artists House

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Olaf Hajek: Nomads — Launch (USM x Design Anthology UK)

6:00 PM

USM showroom, Marylebone Square

Illustrator Olaf Hajek turns USM's showroom into domestic scenes; launch evening with a Q&A led by Design Anthology UK's Elizabeth Choppin. Entry: Free RSVP.

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Marcin Dudek: PAWILON — Opening Reception

6:00 PM

Edel Assanti

An installation built around the 'pawilon' supermarket on the Kraków estate where Dudek grew up, including finds from a dig behind the store. Runs to 12 Dec.

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Abdollah Nafisi: I Can't Meditate — Private View

7:00 PM

Staffordshire St

Debut solo show of tactile, interactive sculpture from natural materials and industrial waste. Runs to 1 Nov. Entry: Free.

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Solitary Light: Morphe Arts Residency — Opening Party

7:00 PM

St Barnabas Dalston

Closing show of the 2026 Morphe Arts London residency, curated by Karen David, with six resident artists. Runs to 24 Oct. Entry: Free RSVP.