# Private views and drinks in London 23 upcoming private views and drinks in London at Pace, Albion Jeune and Thomas Dane Gallery (11 Duke St) and more, with times, venues and a map. - City guide: London, UK, upcoming events - Times: local (BST) - Listed: 22 events, plus 1 exhibition on view - Page with map, search and favourites: https://artweekguide.com/london/private-views - Part of: [London](https://artweekguide.com/london) ## Monday 12 October 2026 - **6:00 PM** · [Kylie Manning: The Mudlarkers — Opening Reception](https://artweekguide.com/events/kylie-manning-the-mudlarkers-opening-reception) — Drinks at Pace. Opening reception at Pace for Kylie Manning's first solo show in London, part of Frieze Week 2026. It presents new paintings made with Thames silt and London clay mixed into the pigment. The exhibition continues until 14 November. - **6:00 PM** · [Timur Si-Qin: Pristine, Part I — Opening](https://artweekguide.com/events/timur-si-qin-pristine-part-i-opening) — Drinks at Albion Jeune. Opening drinks at Albion Jeune for *Pristine, Part I*, the first chapter of new sculpture by Timur Si-Qin. The work draws on his long engagement with the Peruvian Amazon. The exhibition continues until 14 November. - **6:00 PM** · [Glenn Ligon: Prompts — Private View](https://artweekguide.com/events/glenn-ligon-prompts-private-view) — Drinks at Thomas Dane Gallery (11 Duke St). A private view at Thomas Dane Gallery opening *Prompts*, Glenn Ligon's sixth show with the gallery. Earlier and new works are set against each other, including his 'AMERICA' neons and the templates behind them. The exhibition runs to 19 December, and the show itself is free. - **6:00 PM** · [Paul Pfeiffer: Pasodoble — Private View](https://artweekguide.com/events/paul-pfeiffer-pasodoble-private-view) — Drinks at Thomas Dane Gallery (3 Duke St). A private view at Thomas Dane Gallery for Paul Pfeiffer's new video installation *Pasodoble*, which is having its premiere. The work was filmed at a bull-breeding farm near Seville and in a historic Bilbao bullring. The show then runs from 13 October to 19 December. - **7:00 PM** · [Phillips: Modern & Contemporary Art Preview Exhibition](https://artweekguide.com/events/phillips-modern-contemporary-art-preview-exhibition) — Drinks at Phillips Auction House. Phillips hosts an evening drinks reception with a private view of modern and contemporary works by 20th and 21st-century artists. The pieces are on show ahead of the auction house's sale on 15 October, as part of Frieze Week 2026 in London. ## Tuesday 13 October 2026 - **6:00 PM** · [Sofía Bassi: Floating Between Earth and Sky — Private View](https://artweekguide.com/events/sofia-bassi-floating-between-earth-and-sky-private-view) — Drinks at Pippy Houldsworth Gallery. A private view at Pippy Houldsworth Gallery for the first European solo show by Mexican Surrealist Sofía Bassi. The exhibition includes one of her painted ostrich eggs and runs until 14 November. It is part of Frieze Week 2026 in London. - **6:00 PM** · [Antony Gormley: Where — Opening Reception](https://artweekguide.com/events/antony-gormley-where-opening-reception) — Drinks at Cristea Roberts Gallery. Cristea Roberts Gallery hosts the opening reception for *Where*, a show of more than twenty new works on paper by Antony Gormley. The astronomer Sera Markoff joins a conversation about the catalogue. The gallery keeps longer hours all week, and guests should RSVP to rsvp@cristearoberts.com. - **6:00 PM** · [Rirkrit Tiravanija: (situational awareness) — Opening](https://artweekguide.com/events/rirkrit-tiravanija-situational-awareness-opening) — Drinks at Pilar Corrias. Opening of Rirkrit Tiravanija's show *(situational awareness)* at Pilar Corrias, during Frieze Week. It features paintings of British imperial battle sites made on pages of the Financial Times, while a tailor remakes 19th-century military jackets inside the gallery. The show runs to 14 November. - **6:00 PM** · [Cindy Sherman — Opening](https://artweekguide.com/events/cindy-sherman-opening) — Drinks at Hauser & Wirth London. An opening at Hauser & Wirth London for Frieze Week, showing Cindy Sherman's *Fabric Matrons* photographs for the first time. The works were made using fabrics from Chanel's archives. Lorna Simpson's exhibition opens alongside it, and Sherman's show continues until 23 December. - **6:00 PM** · [Georg Baselitz: The Heroes 1965–66 — Opening](https://artweekguide.com/events/georg-baselitz-the-heroes-1965-66-opening) — Drinks at Thaddaeus Ropac, Ely House. Opening reception at Thaddaeus Ropac's Ely House gallery for Georg Baselitz's *The Heroes 1965–66*, part of Frieze Week. It is the first UK show devoted to his breakthrough Hero paintings, with loans from Tate and the Berlinische Galerie. The exhibition runs to 18 December. - **6:00 PM** · [Marcel Broodthaers and Agnieszka Kurant — Opening Reception](https://artweekguide.com/events/marcel-broodthaers-and-agnieszka-kurant-opening-reception) — Drinks at Belmacz. An opening reception at Belmacz, part of Frieze Week 2026, for a two-artist show. Works Marcel Broodthaers made for his 1975 ICA show *Décor: A Conquest* appear alongside recent speculative sculpture by Agnieszka Kurant. The exhibition runs to 4 December. - **6:00 PM** · [The Studio: Anna Freeman Bentley in dialogue with 20th Century Masters](https://artweekguide.com/events/the-studio-anna-freeman-bentley-in-dialogue-with-20th-century-masters) — Drinks at Nahmad Projects. A private view at Nahmad Projects for *The Studio*, which opens the following day. Anna Freeman Bentley shows new paintings of her own studio and those of fellow painters, hung alongside works by Braque, Dufy, de Chirico, Matisse and Picasso. - **6:00 PM** · [Mario Schifano 1960s — Private View](https://artweekguide.com/events/mario-schifano-1960s-private-view) — Drinks at Sprovieri. A private view at Sprovieri during Frieze Week, opening a show of fourteen works made between 1960 and 1967 by Mario Schifano, the Italian Pop pioneer. The exhibition continues until 18 December. - **6:00 PM** · [Firenze Lai: North and True North — Private View](https://artweekguide.com/events/firenze-lai-north-and-true-north-private-view) — Drinks at White Cube Mason's Yard. A private view at White Cube Mason's Yard for *North and True North*, Firenze Lai's first UK show. It presents new paintings made in her London studio and is timed to coincide with Frieze London. The exhibition continues to 14 November. - **6:00 PM** · [Lorna Simpson: Previous & Ongoing — Opening](https://artweekguide.com/events/lorna-simpson-previous-ongoing-opening) — Drinks at Hauser & Wirth London. An opening reception at Hauser & Wirth London for Lorna Simpson's first UK show in eight years. The exhibition brings together new paintings, multi-panel works and sculpture, all built on archival photography. It is part of Frieze Week 2026 and continues to 23 December. ## Wednesday 14 October 2026 - **6:00 PM** · [The House Has A Body — Opening](https://artweekguide.com/events/the-house-has-a-body-opening) — Drinks at Gallery 44. An opening for an exhibition by Hayfa Algwaiz, Marisa Müsing and Monya Riachi, with work placed through the rooms and garden of a lived-in Primrose Hill townhouse. The show runs to 14 November. Entry was by RSVP, and registration is now closed. - **7:00 PM** · [SPOILED PROPAGANDA: grafting bio-futurism — Opening](https://artweekguide.com/events/spoiled-propaganda-grafting-bio-futurism-opening) — Drinks at Hypha Studios HQ. An opening at Hypha Studios HQ for *SPOILED PROPAGANDA: grafting bio-futurism*, part of Frieze Week 2026. PHYEIN Collective presents microbial pigments, mycelium and objects made by robots. The show continues to 7 November, and entry is free. ## Thursday 15 October 2026 - **5:00 PM** · [Echo Soho Evening Drinks Reception](https://artweekguide.com/events/echo-soho-evening-drinks-reception) — Drinks at Artists House. A drinks reception at Artists House in Soho, held as part of Frieze Week 2026 in London. Guests need to RSVP to attend. - **6:00 PM** · [Olaf Hajek: Nomads — Launch (USM x Design Anthology UK)](https://artweekguide.com/events/olaf-hajek-nomads-launch-usm-x-design-anthology-uk) — Drinks at USM showroom, Marylebone Square. A launch evening for *Nomads*, in which illustrator Olaf Hajek turns the USM showroom into a series of domestic scenes. Design Anthology UK's Elizabeth Choppin leads a Q&A with the artist. It is part of Frieze Week, and guests need to RSVP. - **6:00 PM** · [Marcin Dudek: PAWILON — Opening Reception](https://artweekguide.com/events/marcin-dudek-pawilon-opening-reception) — Drinks at Edel Assanti. An opening reception at Edel Assanti for an installation by Marcin Dudek, centred on the "pawilon" supermarket on the Kraków estate where he grew up. It includes finds from a dig behind the store. The show runs to 12 December. - **7:00 PM** · [Abdollah Nafisi: I Can't Meditate — Private View](https://artweekguide.com/events/abdollah-nafisi-i-can-t-meditate-private-view) — Drinks at Staffordshire St. A private view at Staffordshire St for Abdollah Nafisi's debut solo show, *I Can't Meditate*. It presents tactile, interactive sculpture made from natural materials and industrial waste. The exhibition continues to 1 November, and entry is free. ## Friday 16 October 2026 - **7:00 PM** · [Solitary Light: Morphe Arts Residency — Opening Party](https://artweekguide.com/events/solitary-light-morphe-arts-residency-opening-party) — Drinks at St Barnabas Dalston. An opening party at St Barnabas Dalston for *Solitary Light*, the closing show of the 2026 Morphe Arts London residency, held during Frieze Week. Karen David curates work by the residency's six artists. The show continues to 24 October. Entry is free, with RSVP. ## On view - **Opens Thu, Oct 15 · until Oct 15** · [Natural Rhythm and Other Moral Panic — Opening](https://artweekguide.com/events/natural-rhythm-and-other-moral-panic-opening) — Drinks at SEAGER. Opening drinks at SEAGER for a group exhibition curated by Lucy Soni, as part of Frieze Week 2026 in London. The show brings together artists who work with digital processes while keeping the human hand visible in the work. Entry is free. --- From Art Week Guide (https://artweekguide.com/), a free, hand-picked guide to the events of art weeks and cities worldwide. Check each event's own page before you go.