# Frieze Week 2026 - Dates: October 12 – 18, 2026 - Where: London, UK - Times: local (BST) - Listed: 116 events, plus 1 exhibition on view - Page with map, search and favourites: https://artweekguide.com/weeks/frieze-week-2026 ## Sunday 11 October 2026 - **2:00 PM** · [The Gallery of Everything: ANNUAL FRIEZE WEEK ART PARTY](https://artweekguide.com/events/the-gallery-of-everything-annual-frieze-week-art-party) — Party at THE GALLERY OF EVERYTHING. Art party run by The Gallery of Everything across three Marylebone spaces, including Shreeji and Incubator. Its own show is *Sam Doyle: What I Paint Is History*, the first UK exhibition of paintings and sculptures by the self-taught artist Jean-Michel Basquiat backed. Food, drinks and live music; RSVP needed as space is limited. ## Monday 12 October 2026 - **All day** · [Cady Noland — Exhibition Opens](https://artweekguide.com/events/cady-noland-exhibition-opens) — Show at Gagosian, Davies Street. A solo exhibition of new work by Cady Noland opens at Gagosian's Davies Street gallery as part of Frieze Week. It coincides with a relaunch of her 600-page artist's book, *The Clip-On Method*. The show continues until 19 December. - **9:30 AM** · [Artist Salon - Laura Grinberga](https://artweekguide.com/events/artist-salon-laura-grinberga) — Other at 40 Great Russell st. An artist salon with Laura Grinberga, held at 40 Great Russell Street as part of Frieze Week 2026 in London. RSVP is required. - **11:00 AM** · [UNTITLED ASSEMBLY: An open, collective occupation of the ANNEX](https://artweekguide.com/events/untitled-assembly-an-open-collective-occupation-of-the-annex) — Show at ANNEX By The Koppel Project. A four-day collective occupation of The Koppel Project's ANNEX gallery in Elephant & Castle, open to the resident studio artists. They can install, alter or remove work in any medium, with no theme, selection or curator. There is no opening reception, and RSVP is needed. - **4:00 PM** · [Gabriel Orozco & Briony Fer: Conversation and Book Launch](https://artweekguide.com/events/gabriel-orozco-briony-fer-conversation-and-book-launch) — Talk at White Cube Bermondsey. At White Cube Bermondsey, Gabriel Orozco and curator Briony Fer talk and launch *Chronotopic*, a book on three decades of his practice, as part of Frieze Week. A signing with cocktails follows the conversation. The event is at capacity and registration has closed. - **5:00 PM** · [ROOM 13 London](https://artweekguide.com/events/room-13-london) — Party at Private Location. ROOM 13 hosts a party at a private location in London, held ahead of Frieze as part of Frieze Week 2026. Guests are fed and promised small surprises. The venue is a former stables, and the dress code suggests riding gear or unicorn outfits. RSVP is required; membership is the easiest route to entry. - **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. - **All day** · [Jonathan Gardner: The Studio — Exhibition Opens](https://artweekguide.com/events/jonathan-gardner-the-studio-exhibition-opens) — Show at MASSIMODECARLO. A solo exhibition at MASSIMODECARLO for Frieze Week 2026, showing the New York painter's flattened, collage-like still lifes and figures. The paintings draw on Matisse and Magritte. The show continues until 18 December. - **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** · [Chidirim Nwaubani: Notice of Reclamation Opening](https://artweekguide.com/events/chidirim-nwaubani-notice-of-reclamation-opening) — Show at Art'Otel Hoxton. The opening of *Notice of Reclamation*, the first solo show by Chidirim Nwaubani and LOOTY, takes place at Art'Otel Hoxton as part of Frieze Week 2026 in London. Guests need to RSVP to attend. - **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. - **All day** · [Mira Schendel: In Transit — Exhibition Opens](https://artweekguide.com/events/mira-schendel-in-transit-exhibition-opens) — Show at Luxembourg + Co.. An exhibition at Luxembourg + Co. on the material language of Mira Schendel, organised with the artist's estate and Gomide&Co. It runs alongside the gallery's stand at Frieze Masters and continues until 12 December, as part of Frieze Week in London. - **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** · [Evelyn Taocheng Wang: Artist Talk](https://artweekguide.com/events/evelyn-taocheng-wang-artist-talk) — Talk at Goldsmiths CCA. Evelyn Taocheng Wang discusses her exhibition *Being Poetic Ruins Life*, her first UK institutional show, in conversation with senior curator Natasha Hoare at Goldsmiths CCA. The exhibition is open beforehand. Part of Frieze Week 2026; RSVP is needed. - **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. - **7:00 PM** · [Autumn Knight: party pooper 1](https://artweekguide.com/events/autumn-knight-party-pooper-1) — Performance at ICA. New York artist Autumn Knight gives an improvised performance about group complaint at the ICA, running alongside her solo show there, *I Can't Complain*. A second performance follows on Thursday 15 October. Entry is ticketed. - **7:30 PM** · [Jeff Preiss: Screening and Q&A (Cell Project Space)](https://artweekguide.com/events/jeff-preiss-screening-and-q-a-cell-project-space) — Film at CLOSE-UP Cinema. Cell Project Space presents a programme of recent films by Jeff Preiss at CLOSE-UP Cinema, part of Frieze Week 2026. It includes *The Secret World*, made with Josiah McElheny. A Q&A with Dan Kidner follows the screening. RSVP is required. Still on from an earlier day: - **Until Oct 22** · [CONSUMED (Swallow The Sky) by Thomas Hjelm](https://artweekguide.com/events/consumed-swallow-the-sky-by-thomas-hjelm) — Other at Souvenir438Space Gallery. *CONSUMED (Swallow The Sky)* is a work by Thomas Hjelm, presented at Souvenir438Space Gallery as part of Frieze Week 2026 in London. An RSVP is needed to attend. ## Tuesday 13 October 2026 - **9:00 AM** · [Breakfast: Angel Otero in Conversation (Mount Street Arts Festival)](https://artweekguide.com/events/breakfast-angel-otero-in-conversation-mount-street-arts-festival) — Breakfast & Brunch at Hauser & Wirth Publishers Pop-Up. A breakfast talk at the Hauser & Wirth Publishers Pop-Up, during Frieze Week, with Angel Otero in conversation with Michaela Unterdörfer of Hauser & Wirth Publishers. Otero will sign copies of his new monograph. It forms part of A Vibe Called Tech's breakfast series, and an RSVP is required. - **10:00 AM** · [Minor Attractions Press and Curator Breakfast](https://artweekguide.com/events/minor-attractions-press-and-curator-breakfast) — Breakfast & Brunch at The Newman. A breakfast for press and curators at The Newman, held as part of Frieze Week 2026 in London and hosted under the Minor Attractions name. - **10:00 AM** · [Hyundai Commission: Tarek Atoui — Opening Day](https://artweekguide.com/events/hyundai-commission-tarek-atoui-opening-day) — Museum at Tate Modern, Turbine Hall. Tarek Atoui presents the eleventh Hyundai Commission in Tate Modern's Turbine Hall, opening during Frieze Week. The work combines sound, sculpture and performance, built around instruments made specially for the space. It continues until 11 April 2027, and entry is free. - **11:00 AM** · [PAD London — Collectors Preview](https://artweekguide.com/events/pad-london-collectors-preview) — Fair at PAD London marquee. The collectors preview opens the 18th PAD London, a fair in a marquee as part of Frieze Week 2026. Sixty-six galleries show 20th-century and contemporary design, decorative arts and jewellery. RSVP is required, and a VIP Opening follows the next day. - **11:00 AM** · [PAD London](https://artweekguide.com/events/pad-london) — Fair at Berkeley Square. PAD London is a design fair on Berkeley Square, part of Frieze Week 2026. It covers historical and contemporary design from leading galleries, and was founded in 2007 by Patrick Perrin. It is the sister fair to PAD Paris. RSVP is needed. - **12:00 PM** · [Minor Attractions VIP Day](https://artweekguide.com/events/minor-attractions-vip-day) — Fair at The Newman. A VIP day for the Minor Attractions fair at The Newman, held as part of Frieze Week 2026 in London. Entry is split into two access slots: one running from midday to 4pm and another from 4pm to 8pm. - **5:00 PM** · [Cimelium x CM Art Advisory: Private Studio Visit & Cocktails, Canapés](https://artweekguide.com/events/cimelium-x-cm-art-advisory-private-studio-visit-cocktails-canapes) — Studio Visit at a private location. A private studio visit near Holland Park, organised by Cimelium with CM Art Advisory as part of Frieze Week. Attendance needs approval. Afterwards, guests walk a short distance to a private restaurant for cocktails, wine and canapés, served until 7pm. - **5:00 PM** · [Reena Saini Kallat: Elsewhere is Already Here — In Conversation](https://artweekguide.com/events/reena-saini-kallat-elsewhere-is-already-here-in-conversation) — Talk at Richard Saltoun Gallery. Reena Saini Kallat speaks with Emily Butler at Richard Saltoun Gallery on the opening day of her first solo show in London. They will discuss water as a border that both divides and connects. Part of Frieze Week 2026; RSVP required. - **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** · [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. - **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** · [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** · [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** · [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** · [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** · [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** · [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** · [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. - **8:30 PM** · [Minor Attractions Opening Party](https://artweekguide.com/events/minor-attractions-opening-party) — Party at Electrowerkz. THE HANG is a new art world club night at Electrowerkz, curated by Ryan Lanji as the official after party for the opening of Minor Attractions. DJs Lucia Blayke, Jack Mudd and Joel Mignott play, with special guests. Part of Frieze Week 2026; RSVP needed. Still on from an earlier day: - **Last day** · [Artist Salon - Laura Grinberga](https://artweekguide.com/events/artist-salon-laura-grinberga) — Other at 40 Great Russell st. An artist salon with Laura Grinberga, held at 40 Great Russell Street as part of Frieze Week 2026 in London. RSVP is required. - **Until Thu** · [UNTITLED ASSEMBLY: An open, collective occupation of the ANNEX](https://artweekguide.com/events/untitled-assembly-an-open-collective-occupation-of-the-annex) — Show at ANNEX By The Koppel Project. A four-day collective occupation of The Koppel Project's ANNEX gallery in Elephant & Castle, open to the resident studio artists. They can install, alter or remove work in any medium, with no theme, selection or curator. There is no opening reception, and RSVP is needed. - **Until Oct 22** · [CONSUMED (Swallow The Sky) by Thomas Hjelm](https://artweekguide.com/events/consumed-swallow-the-sky-by-thomas-hjelm) — Other at Souvenir438Space Gallery. *CONSUMED (Swallow The Sky)* is a work by Thomas Hjelm, presented at Souvenir438Space Gallery as part of Frieze Week 2026 in London. An RSVP is needed to attend. ## Wednesday 14 October 2026 - **All day** · [The Photographers' Gallery Autumn Opening: William Eggleston, Sanlé Sory, Snap Happy!](https://artweekguide.com/events/the-photographers-gallery-autumn-opening-william-eggleston-sanle-sory-snap-happy) — Museum at The Photographers' Gallery. Three exhibitions open together at the gallery as part of Frieze Week. William Eggleston's dye-transfer prints mark fifty years since *William Eggleston's Guide*, alongside *Sanlé Sory: Colour Years* and *Snap Happy!*, a show about children and photography. Entry is ticketed. - **All day** · [Movana Chen: Questioning the Line](https://artweekguide.com/events/movana-chen-questioning-the-line) — Performance at The Coronet Theatre. Movana Chen stages a performance at The Coronet Theatre, with dancers working inside connected sculptures knitted from shredded maps. The piece takes territory and identity as its subject. It is presented with Flowers Gallery as part of Frieze Week 2026, and tickets cost £25. - **All day** · [William Crozier: Dance of the Living 1961–1974 — Exhibition Opens](https://artweekguide.com/events/william-crozier-dance-of-the-living-1961-1974-exhibition-opens) — Show at Flowers Gallery, Cork Street. An exhibition at Flowers Gallery on Cork Street, opening as part of Frieze Week 2026. It surveys work by William Crozier from 1961 to 1974, the years when he moved towards existentialist images of figure and landscape. The show runs to 14 November. - **10:00 AM** · [Breakfast: In Conversation at FoundRae (Mount Street Arts Festival)](https://artweekguide.com/events/breakfast-in-conversation-at-foundrae-mount-street-arts-festival) — Breakfast & Brunch at FoundRae. A morning breakfast conversation at the jewellery house FoundRae, taking in the symbols behind its collections. It belongs to A Vibe Called Tech's "art of rituals" breakfast series and forms part of the Mount Street Arts Festival. RSVP is required. - **11:00 AM** · [Frieze London VIP Preview](https://artweekguide.com/events/frieze-london-vip-preview-722e0081-a9c0-4aca-9a62-a19d1325745f) — Fair at The Regent's Park. A VIP preview of the Frieze London art fair, held in The Regent's Park as part of Frieze Week 2026 in London. - **11:00 AM** · [Frieze Masters VIP Preview](https://artweekguide.com/events/frieze-masters-vip-preview-2d1797db-ab74-4931-b5a0-912eb6f7bbcf) — Fair at The Regent's Park. A preview of the Frieze Masters fair in The Regent's Park, held as part of Frieze Week 2026 in London. - **4:00 PM** · [Sotheby's Modern British & Irish Art Evening Auction](https://artweekguide.com/events/sotheby-s-modern-british-irish-art-evening-auction) — Other at Sotheby's. An evening auction of Modern British and Irish art at Sotheby's, forming part of Frieze Week in London. It offers 33 lots, among them works by Hepworth, Auerbach, Moore, Kossoff, Lowry and Bridget Riley. A day sale follows on Thursday at 10:30am, and the auction can be watched online. - **5:00 PM** · [Affordable Art Fair Battersea — Private View](https://artweekguide.com/events/affordable-art-fair-battersea-private-view) — Fair at Evolution London, Battersea Park. This is the private view opening the autumn Affordable Art Fair at Evolution London in Battersea Park, as part of Frieze Week. More than 100 galleries take part, alongside a 7-metre installation by Charles Inge and the Graduates Exhibition. Tickets and an RSVP are required. - **5:00 PM** · [Frieze Masters Talk: 'Other Worlds' — Es Devlin and Tim Marlow](https://artweekguide.com/events/frieze-masters-talk-other-worlds-es-devlin-and-tim-marlow) — Talk at Frieze Masters. Es Devlin and Tim Marlow speak in *Other Worlds*, the opening session of the *Breaking the Mould* talks with dunhill at Frieze Masters, during Frieze Week 2026. Arturo Galansino moderates. Entry is by invitation only, as part of the VIP preview. - **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. - **6:00 PM** · [Frieze Week x Strobe Soundsystem: Live AV Artist Group Show](https://artweekguide.com/events/frieze-week-x-strobe-soundsystem-live-av-artist-group-show) — Party at Not For Sale Gallery. A Frieze Week party at Not For Sale Gallery in Hackney Wick, with live audio-visual performances from James Rail, Braden and ATLANTS, who work as designers and DJs. It is part of Frieze Week 2026. Tickets cost £10, and an RSVP is needed. - **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. - **All day** · [Christie's London Evening Sale: 20th/21st Century](https://artweekguide.com/events/christie-s-london-evening-sale-20th-21st-century) — Show at Christie's London. Christie's London is open for free viewing of its Frieze Week sales. On show are Mondrian's *Composition III*, Kandinsky's *Das bunte Leben* and *Monsoon: The Peter Simon Collection*. Day sales follow on Thursday 15 and Friday 16 October. - **7:30 PM** · [In the Round: L'Rain](https://artweekguide.com/events/in-the-round-l-rain) — Performance at ICA. A performance at the ICA by Taja Cheek's project L'Rain, played in 360° spatial sound. It is presented with FORM as part of the ICA's In the Round series, and forms part of Frieze Week 2026. Entry is ticketed. - **8:00 PM** · [EMBODIED LABOUR: Minor Attractions Performance Night](https://artweekguide.com/events/embodied-labour-minor-attractions-performance-night) — Performance at Stück. Minor Attractions' annual night of sound and performance, staged at Stück as part of Frieze Week 2026 in London. Vivienne Griffin, Afromerm, Allen-Golder Carpenter, Alexander Gallimore and Samra Mayanja (Personal Leisure Archive) are on the programme. RSVP is required. Still on from an earlier day: - **Until Thu** · [UNTITLED ASSEMBLY: An open, collective occupation of the ANNEX](https://artweekguide.com/events/untitled-assembly-an-open-collective-occupation-of-the-annex) — Show at ANNEX By The Koppel Project. A four-day collective occupation of The Koppel Project's ANNEX gallery in Elephant & Castle, open to the resident studio artists. They can install, alter or remove work in any medium, with no theme, selection or curator. There is no opening reception, and RSVP is needed. - **Until Sun** · [PAD London](https://artweekguide.com/events/pad-london) — Fair at Berkeley Square. PAD London is a design fair on Berkeley Square, part of Frieze Week 2026. It covers historical and contemporary design from leading galleries, and was founded in 2007 by Patrick Perrin. It is the sister fair to PAD Paris. RSVP is needed. - **Until Oct 22** · [CONSUMED (Swallow The Sky) by Thomas Hjelm](https://artweekguide.com/events/consumed-swallow-the-sky-by-thomas-hjelm) — Other at Souvenir438Space Gallery. *CONSUMED (Swallow The Sky)* is a work by Thomas Hjelm, presented at Souvenir438Space Gallery as part of Frieze Week 2026 in London. An RSVP is needed to attend. ## Thursday 15 October 2026 - **All day** · [Yinka Shonibare and Thomas Gainsborough: A Conversation — Display Opens](https://artweekguide.com/events/yinka-shonibare-and-thomas-gainsborough-a-conversation-display-opens) — Museum at National Gallery, Room 1. A display at the National Gallery's Room 1 pairs Yinka Shonibare's *Mr and Mrs Andrews without their Heads* with the Thomas Gainsborough painting that inspired it. It is the first time the two works have been shown side by side. The display runs to 7 February. - **All day** · [Frieze Masters — Public Days](https://artweekguide.com/events/frieze-masters-public-days) — Fair at Frieze Masters. A fair of about 140 galleries showing work from antiquity to the 20th century, held as part of Frieze Week 2026 in London. It adds a new thread, *Queering Modernism*, alongside the Spotlight and Reflections sections. Entry is ticketed and an RSVP is needed. - **8:30 AM** · [Passages: Breakfast Talk at Monologue](https://artweekguide.com/events/passages-breakfast-talk-at-monologue) — Breakfast & Brunch at Monologue Showroom. A design breakfast at Monologue Showroom, part of Frieze Week 2026, where Paraforma's José María Balmaceda, Simone Bossi and Valentina Grittini discuss memory and materials. Busola Evans moderates the conversation. Entry is free, with an RSVP required. - **9:30 AM** · [Breakfast: Georgie Hopton & Blanche Vaughan at Lyndsey Ingram](https://artweekguide.com/events/breakfast-georgie-hopton-blanche-vaughan-at-lyndsey-ingram) — Breakfast & Brunch at Lyndsey Ingram. Artist Georgie Hopton and food writer Blanche Vaughan discuss the ritual of food over breakfast at Lyndsey Ingram gallery. The event forms part of the Mount Street Arts Festival during Frieze Week in London. RSVP is required. - **11:00 AM** · [Paraíso VIP Preview](https://artweekguide.com/events/paraiso-vip-preview) — Fair at Ambika P3. VIP preview day for the first edition of Paraíso, a Latin American art fair, held at Ambika P3 as part of Frieze Week 2026. RSVP is needed. Public opening follows on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. - **11:00 AM** · [London Invitational Preview Day](https://artweekguide.com/events/london-invitational-preview-day) — Fair at The Chancery Rosewood. A VIP preview of the inaugural London Invitational, a fair held at The Chancery Rosewood as part of Frieze Week 2026. It is the first edition of the fair. RSVP is required to attend. - **All day** · [1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair: Preview & Press Day](https://artweekguide.com/events/1-54-contemporary-african-art-fair-preview-press-day) — Fair at Somerset House. The preview and press day of the 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair takes place at Somerset House in London. It is part of Frieze Week 2026. - **12:00 PM** · [Echo Soho Early Access](https://artweekguide.com/events/echo-soho-early-access) — Studio Visit at Artists House. A studio visit at Artists House, taking place as part of Frieze Week 2026 in London. Early access is offered, and guests need to RSVP to attend. - **12:00 PM** · [The Bright Eyes of Children](https://artweekguide.com/events/the-bright-eyes-of-children) — Show at Pollock's Theatrical Print Warehouse. OCD Gallery's pop-up for Frieze Week London shows sculpture, painting and print by six artists in a nineteenth-century Fitzrovia house that was once half of Pollock's Toy Museum. The show is about attention before interpretation, and the building's layered interiors replace white walls. - **1:00 PM** · [Maslow's Table: Building an Art Collection with Interrupted Art](https://artweekguide.com/events/maslow-s-table-building-an-art-collection-with-interrupted-art) — Networking at Maslow's Kensington. A sharing lunch at Maslow's Kensington, part of Frieze Week 2026, focused on building an art collection. Stephanie Crosland-Goss, co-founder of Interrupted Art and a former acquisitions lead at Tate, gives the collecting advice. Entry is by ticket, priced at £65.71. - **5:00 PM** · [Fair Play Art Fair VIP View](https://artweekguide.com/events/fair-play-art-fair-vip-view) — Fair at One Marylebone. A VIP view of Fair Play Art Fair, a new fair at One Marylebone during Frieze Week 2026. Around 70 artists are showing, and this preview gives the first opportunity to buy. Guests also get re-entry across the weekend, Friday to Sunday. RSVP is required. - **5:00 PM** · [Phillips Modern & Contemporary Art Evening Sale](https://artweekguide.com/events/phillips-modern-contemporary-art-evening-sale) — Other at Phillips. An evening auction of modern and contemporary art at Phillips, part of Frieze Week in London. It is led by Richter's *Mathis*, estimated at £6–8m and from the Marcel Brient collection, and Banksy's *Keep Ou T*. Four Hockneys and Cattelan's *Turisti* are also offered. Viewers can watch online free. - **5:00 PM** · [Topolski Studio: Open Studio & Residency Launch](https://artweekguide.com/events/topolski-studio-open-studio-residency-launch) — Studio Visit at Topolski Studio. An open studio at Feliks Topolski's former studio in Waterloo, marking the start of its second artist residency of 2026. Part of Frieze Week 2026 in London. RSVP is requested for entry. - **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** · [Allen Jones: In Town Tonight — Frieze Week Party](https://artweekguide.com/events/allen-jones-in-town-tonight-frieze-week-party) — Party at Gazelli Art House. A party and private view at Gazelli Art House during Frieze Week, marking Allen Jones's first show with the gallery. It brings together theatre-themed shaped canvases, catwalk sculptures and new Shadow Photographs. RSVP is required, through Eventbrite. - **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** · [FOCUS Art Fair London — VIP Preview & Ceremony](https://artweekguide.com/events/focus-art-fair-london-vip-preview-ceremony) — Fair at Saatchi Gallery. FOCUS opens at the Saatchi Gallery with a VIP preview and ceremony, part of Frieze Week 2026. The fair presents artists from Asia and the Asian diaspora under the 2026 theme "Cultural Dialogue". Entry is by VIP access or invitation, and an RSVP is needed. - **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. - **6:30 PM** · [Minor Attractions VIP Evening in collaboration with Simmons & Simmons](https://artweekguide.com/events/minor-attractions-vip-evening-in-collaboration-with-simmons-simmons) — Other at Tache. A Frieze Week evening at Tache, sponsored by law firm Simmons & Simmons. It begins with a VIP tour of the fair, followed by a panel discussion, *A Matter of Emergency: Collecting Emerging Art Today*. RSVP is needed. - **6:45 PM** · [Panel discussion — Where Does an Idea Begin?](https://artweekguide.com/events/panel-discussion-where-does-an-idea-begin) — Talk at Art'Otel Hoxton. A panel talk at Art'Otel Hoxton during Frieze Week, asking where ideas begin and how they become artworks, objects or solutions. Curator Rudi Minto de Wijs hosts, with speakers from art, design and culture. It belongs to a wider programme around Chidi Nwaubani's work, which is also on display. RSVP needed. - **6:45 PM** · [Where Does an Idea Begin? — The Future Awaits Your Return](https://artweekguide.com/events/where-does-an-idea-begin-the-future-awaits-your-return) — Talk at art'otel London Hoxton. A panel and evening at art'otel London Hoxton, part of Frieze Week 2026. Curator Rudi Minto de Wijs hosts a conversation with artist Chidi Nwaubani, Josh Proctor of The Beginning and Ruby Wight of Nothing. Entry is free, with tickets booked through Dice. - **7:00 PM** · [Autumn Knight: party pooper 2](https://artweekguide.com/events/autumn-knight-party-pooper-2) — Performance at ICA. Autumn Knight gives the second of her improvised performances on the theme of group complaint, at the ICA in London. It runs alongside her exhibition *I Can't Complain* at the institute and is part of Frieze Week 2026. Entry is by ticket. - **7:00 PM** · [Sotheby's Contemporary Evening Auction](https://artweekguide.com/events/sotheby-s-contemporary-evening-auction) — Other at Sotheby's. Sotheby's holds an evening sale of contemporary art during Frieze Week in London, offering 37 lots. De Kooning leads, estimated at £8–12m, alongside Richter's *Abstraktes Bild*, Warhol's *Four Marilyns*, and works by Rothko, Hockney and Freud. It can be watched online. - **7:00 PM** · [Michael Craig-Martin in Conversation with Ben Luke (W1 Curates x Gagosian)](https://artweekguide.com/events/michael-craig-martin-in-conversation-with-ben-luke-w1-curates-x-gagosian) — Talk at W1 Curates. Michael Craig-Martin speaks with broadcaster Ben Luke about his digital practice. The talk accompanies his exhibition at W1 Curates, presented with Gagosian as part of Frieze Week in London. Entry is free, but guests need to RSVP through Eventbrite. - **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. - **7:00 PM** · [Paraíso Opening Party](https://artweekguide.com/events/paraiso-opening-party) — Party at Ambika P3. A party at Ambika P3 marking the launch of the first edition of the Paraíso Latin American Art Fair, held as part of Frieze Week 2026 in London. Guests need to RSVP to attend. - **7:00 PM** · [Fair Play: A Table With…Carrie Scott](https://artweekguide.com/events/fair-play-a-table-with-carrie-scott) — Other at Portland Greenhouse, One Marylebone. A supper-club evening at Portland Greenhouse, part of Frieze Week 2026 in London, with Carrie Scott. The theme is *Who Gets to Play? An Art World Guess Who*. Seats are ticketed at £85 and include fair entry. RSVP is required. - **7:00 PM** · [Ana Mendieta: Film Programme](https://artweekguide.com/events/ana-mendieta-film-programme) — Film at Tate Modern. A screening of Ana Mendieta's films from the 1970s at Tate Modern, as part of Frieze Week 2026. Raquel Cecilia Mendieta introduces the works, then speaks with curator Elsa Collinson. The programme accompanies the museum's Mendieta exhibition. Tickets cost £15. Still on from an earlier day: - **Last day** · [UNTITLED ASSEMBLY: An open, collective occupation of the ANNEX](https://artweekguide.com/events/untitled-assembly-an-open-collective-occupation-of-the-annex) — Show at ANNEX By The Koppel Project. A four-day collective occupation of The Koppel Project's ANNEX gallery in Elephant & Castle, open to the resident studio artists. They can install, alter or remove work in any medium, with no theme, selection or curator. There is no opening reception, and RSVP is needed. - **Until Sat** · [Movana Chen: Questioning the Line](https://artweekguide.com/events/movana-chen-questioning-the-line) — Performance at The Coronet Theatre. Movana Chen stages a performance at The Coronet Theatre, with dancers working inside connected sculptures knitted from shredded maps. The piece takes territory and identity as its subject. It is presented with Flowers Gallery as part of Frieze Week 2026, and tickets cost £25. - **Until Sun** · [PAD London](https://artweekguide.com/events/pad-london) — Fair at Berkeley Square. PAD London is a design fair on Berkeley Square, part of Frieze Week 2026. It covers historical and contemporary design from leading galleries, and was founded in 2007 by Patrick Perrin. It is the sister fair to PAD Paris. RSVP is needed. - **Until Oct 22** · [CONSUMED (Swallow The Sky) by Thomas Hjelm](https://artweekguide.com/events/consumed-swallow-the-sky-by-thomas-hjelm) — Other at Souvenir438Space Gallery. *CONSUMED (Swallow The Sky)* is a work by Thomas Hjelm, presented at Souvenir438Space Gallery as part of Frieze Week 2026 in London. An RSVP is needed to attend. ## Friday 16 October 2026 - **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 Talks Programme](https://artweekguide.com/events/1-54-talks-programme) — Talk at Somerset House. A programme of 1-54 talks at Somerset House, part of Frieze Week 2026. Sessions include one marking ten years of Addis Fine Art with poet Lemn Sissay, one featuring Seyni Awa Camara, and a Christie's Education session on African art after the spotlight. Booking is required. - **All day** · [Paraíso Latin American Art Fair — Public Days](https://artweekguide.com/events/paraiso-latin-american-art-fair-public-days) — Fair at Ambika P3. A Latin American art fair at Ambika P3, held as part of Frieze Week 2026. This is its first edition, with Mexico as focus country. Twenty-two galleries and projects take part, showing work by Carlos Amorales, Felipe Ehrenberg and Pola Weiss. RSVP is needed. - **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. - **All day** · [Paraíso Public Programme: Talks and Live Performances](https://artweekguide.com/events/paraiso-public-programme-talks-and-live-performances) — Talk at Ambika P3. 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. - **All day** · [London Invitational — Public Days](https://artweekguide.com/events/london-invitational-public-days) — Fair at The Chancery Rosewood. The Dallas Invitational makes its first London appearance, with 12 galleries sharing one floor of the former US Embassy. Participants include François Ghebaly, Bel Ami and franklin parrasch. It runs as part of Frieze Week. An RSVP is required, and entry is by timed ticket. - **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** · [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. - **9:00 AM** · [Sofía Bassi: Frieze Week Champagne Brunch](https://artweekguide.com/events/sofia-bassi-frieze-week-champagne-brunch) — Breakfast & Brunch at Pippy Houldsworth Gallery. A champagne brunch held inside Pippy Houldsworth Gallery as part of Frieze Week 2026 in London. It takes place during the gallery's exhibition of work by Sofía Bassi, the Mexican Surrealist, which is her first solo show in Europe. - **11:30 AM** · [Sotheby's: The David Hockney Sale — 20 Flowers from Normandy](https://artweekguide.com/events/sotheby-s-the-david-hockney-sale-20-flowers-from-normandy) — Other at Sotheby's. A single-artist sale at Sotheby's during Frieze Week, offering 20 flower works David Hockney made in Normandy in 2021. The Contemporary Day Auction, with 165 lots, follows at noon. The sale can be watched online. - **1:00 PM** · [The Renoir Girls: Book Talk with Catherine Ostler and Christopher Riopelle](https://artweekguide.com/events/the-renoir-girls-book-talk-with-catherine-ostler-and-christopher-riopelle) — Talk at National Gallery, Pigott Theatre. A book talk in the National Gallery's Pigott Theatre, part of Frieze Week. Author Catherine Ostler and curator Christopher Riopelle discuss the Cahen d'Anvers sisters, whom Renoir painted. It runs alongside the exhibition *Renoir and Love*. Entry is by ticket, priced at £10. - **1:00 PM** · [Fair Play: A Table With…Samuel Pye (Echlin)](https://artweekguide.com/events/fair-play-a-table-with-samuel-pye-echlin) — Other at Portland Greenhouse, One Marylebone. A midday supper-club meal at Portland Greenhouse, One Marylebone, forming part of Frieze Week 2026 in London. Samuel Pye of Echlin is the host. Tickets are £85 and include admission to the fair. An RSVP is required. - **4:00 PM** · [Isabel Nolan in Conversation with Judith Carlton (Walking Talk)](https://artweekguide.com/events/isabel-nolan-in-conversation-with-judith-carlton-walking-talk) — Talk at Southwark Park Galleries. A walking talk at Southwark Park Galleries, moving across both gallery sites, in which Isabel Nolan discusses her UK survey *some fundamental forces* with Judith Carlton. Nolan is Ireland's artist at the 2026 Venice Biennale. Part of Frieze Week 2026; RSVP needed. - **4:30 PM** · [THE WEDDING: OONA & DAVID — 'Til the Cameras Do Us Part](https://artweekguide.com/events/the-wedding-oona-david-til-the-cameras-do-us-part) — Performance at Shoreditch Arts Club. At Shoreditch Arts Club, OONA stages a live "surveillance wedding" that closes her CCTV-based project *Dear David*. A talk follows the performance. The event marks ten years of HERVISIONS and is part of Frieze Connect within Frieze Week. RSVP is required. - **6:30 PM** · [Ambra Castagnetti: Notre-Dame de Paris / Invisible Bodies](https://artweekguide.com/events/ambra-castagnetti-notre-dame-de-paris-invisible-bodies) — Performance at STÜCK. An installation-performance at STÜCK during Frieze Week, in which five dancers wear sculptures made by Ambra Castagnetti. The work recasts the characters of Hugo's Notre-Dame de Paris through medical history and chronic illness. - **6:30 PM** · [Intimate Publics Zone](https://artweekguide.com/events/intimate-publics-zone) — Performance at The Horse Hospital. Tokyo's artist-led festival FLATLINE CITY 水平都市 brings an interdisciplinary performance takeover to The Horse Hospital, as part of Frieze Week 2026 in London. The programme is supported by Major Futures. RSVP is required. - **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. - **7:00 PM** · [Hyundai Commission: Tarek Atoui — Live Session 1](https://artweekguide.com/events/hyundai-commission-tarek-atoui-live-session-1) — Performance at Tate Modern, Turbine Hall. A live improvised performance in Tate Modern's Turbine Hall, part of Frieze Week 2026. Tarek Atoui, Emptyset, Mazen Kerbaj, Kenichi Iwasa and Aya Metwalli play inside the new Hyundai Commission, which serves as both instrument and sound system. RSVP is needed. - **7:00 PM** · [3 Evenings: Experiments in Performance and Technology — Night 1](https://artweekguide.com/events/3-evenings-experiments-in-performance-and-technology-night-1) — Performance at Wapping Hydraulic Power Station. The opening night of a three-evening performance series at Wapping Hydraulic Power Station, staged offsite to mark ten years of Somerset House Studios. The line-up is Gazelle Twin, Lawrence Lek, Jenkin van Zyl and Agnieszka Szczotka, and SERAFINE1369. Ticketed, 18+, and now sold out. - **7:00 PM** · [Fair Play: A Table With…Eric Underwood](https://artweekguide.com/events/fair-play-a-table-with-eric-underwood) — Other at Portland Greenhouse, One Marylebone. A dinner sitting at Portland Greenhouse as part of Frieze Week 2026, with Eric Underwood presenting *Stories from The Moth*. Each seat includes fair entry, and tickets cost £85. RSVP is required, and only a few seats remain. - **8:00 PM** · [Mutt Art Review Issue Lauch - Minor Attractions](https://artweekguide.com/events/mutt-art-review-issue-lauch-minor-attractions) — Other at The Newman. A launch for the latest issue of Mutt Art Review, titled Minor Attractions, held at The Newman as part of Frieze Week 2026 in London. RSVP is needed. Still on from an earlier day: - **Until Sat** · [Movana Chen: Questioning the Line](https://artweekguide.com/events/movana-chen-questioning-the-line) — Performance at The Coronet Theatre. Movana Chen stages a performance at The Coronet Theatre, with dancers working inside connected sculptures knitted from shredded maps. The piece takes territory and identity as its subject. It is presented with Flowers Gallery as part of Frieze Week 2026, and tickets cost £25. - **Until Sat** · [The Bright Eyes of Children](https://artweekguide.com/events/the-bright-eyes-of-children) — Show at Pollock's Theatrical Print Warehouse. OCD Gallery's pop-up for Frieze Week London shows sculpture, painting and print by six artists in a nineteenth-century Fitzrovia house that was once half of Pollock's Toy Museum. The show is about attention before interpretation, and the building's layered interiors replace white walls. - **Until Sun** · [PAD London](https://artweekguide.com/events/pad-london) — Fair at Berkeley Square. PAD London is a design fair on Berkeley Square, part of Frieze Week 2026. It covers historical and contemporary design from leading galleries, and was founded in 2007 by Patrick Perrin. It is the sister fair to PAD Paris. RSVP is needed. - **Until Sun** · [Frieze Masters — Public Days](https://artweekguide.com/events/frieze-masters-public-days) — Fair at Frieze Masters. A fair of about 140 galleries showing work from antiquity to the 20th century, held as part of Frieze Week 2026 in London. It adds a new thread, *Queering Modernism*, alongside the Spotlight and Reflections sections. Entry is ticketed and an RSVP is needed. - **Until Thu** · [CONSUMED (Swallow The Sky) by Thomas Hjelm](https://artweekguide.com/events/consumed-swallow-the-sky-by-thomas-hjelm) — Other at Souvenir438Space Gallery. *CONSUMED (Swallow The Sky)* is a work by Thomas Hjelm, presented at Souvenir438Space Gallery as part of Frieze Week 2026 in London. An RSVP is needed to attend. ## Saturday 17 October 2026 - **11:00 AM** · [A Coffee with Ben Okri and Rosemary Clunie](https://artweekguide.com/events/a-coffee-with-ben-okri-and-rosemary-clunie) — Talk at Royal Academy of Arts. A morning talk at the Royal Academy of Arts, part of Frieze Week 2026. Booker-winning writer Ben Okri and painter Rosemary Clunie discuss their joint book, *The True Artist Breaks Out of Jail*, over coffee. The event is ticketed. - **12:00 PM** · [Frieze Masters Talk: 'Narrative Threads: Textiles and Storytelling Beyond Bayeux'](https://artweekguide.com/events/frieze-masters-talk-narrative-threads-textiles-and-storytelling-beyond-bayeux) — Talk at Frieze Masters. A talk at Frieze Masters, part of Frieze Week 2026 in London, on how textiles carry stories. Goshka Macuga and Grant Watson speak, with Thomas Marks moderating. Entry is included with a Frieze Masters ticket. - **1:00 PM** · [Fair Play: A Table With…Christian Bense](https://artweekguide.com/events/fair-play-a-table-with-christian-bense) — Other at Portland Greenhouse, One Marylebone. A seated lunch with interior designer Christian Bense at Portland Greenhouse in One Marylebone, part of Frieze Week 2026. A seat includes entry to the fair. RSVP is required, and the sitting is ticketed. - **1:00 PM** · [Resonance Plane Performances](https://artweekguide.com/events/resonance-plane-performances) — Performance at hARTslane. Live sound performances at hARTslane as part of Frieze Week 2026, staged alongside the exhibition *Resonance Plane*. Ted Brunning, Guillaume Milochau and the duo of JP Guerrier and Nicholas Faris each perform. Entry is free, with an RSVP. - **2:00 PM** · [Orlan Ohtonen & Del LaGrace Volcano in Conversation](https://artweekguide.com/events/orlan-ohtonen-del-lagrace-volcano-in-conversation) — Talk at Auto Italia. A conversation at Auto Italia, part of Frieze Week 2026, between curator Orlan Ohtonen and artist Del LaGrace Volcano. They talk about *Sensual / Mutual*, Volcano's first major solo exhibition at a UK institution, which presents queer photography from the 1970s and 80s. Booking is required. - **2:00 PM** · [Zarastro Art: (no) Pause — Living Sculpture](https://artweekguide.com/events/zarastro-art-no-pause-living-sculpture) — Performance at Frieze Sculpture, English Gardens. A live performance in which Shuyi Alice Wang works inside a translucent geometric structure, staged as part of Frieze Sculpture during Frieze Week 2026 in London. It runs as four 30-minute sessions through the afternoon. Entry is free. - **2:00 PM** · [Beyond the Fair: A Frieze Week Open Studio Trail](https://artweekguide.com/events/beyond-the-fair-a-frieze-week-open-studio-trail) — Studio Visit at Studios across Hackney and Cambridge Heath. An open studio trail through working artists' studios in Hackney and Cambridge Heath, part of Frieze Week 2026. It is run by Nimi Collective with artist Alice Irwin. Booking is through Eventbrite. - **3:00 PM** · [Adeela Suleman: The Rising Crescendo of the Band Baja — Artist Walkthrough](https://artweekguide.com/events/adeela-suleman-the-rising-crescendo-of-the-band-baja-artist-walkthrough) — Talk at Grosvenor Gallery. Adeela Suleman, a Pakistani artist, leads a walkthrough of her new works at Grosvenor Gallery as part of Frieze Week 2026. The pieces place South Asian wedding bands in imagined forests. Canvas Gallery, Karachi, is involved. - **5:00 PM** · [Minor Attractions: Company of the Soul](https://artweekguide.com/events/minor-attractions-company-of-the-soul) — Performance at The Newman (Room 109). A performance at The Newman, in Room 109, that closes the readings programme of the Minor Attractions fair during Frieze Week 2026 in London. Entry is by RSVP only, and places are now sold out. - **6:30 PM** · [3 Evenings: Experiments in Performance and Technology — Night 2](https://artweekguide.com/events/3-evenings-experiments-in-performance-and-technology-night-2) — Performance at Wapping Hydraulic Power Station. The second night of the *3 Evenings* series on performance and technology, held at Wapping Hydraulic Power Station as part of Frieze Week 2026. Performances come from Holly Blakey and Tai Shani, Team Rolfes, and Gary Zhexi Zhang with Klara Kofen and Cameron Graham, alongside installations by Ayoung Kim and Keiken. Ticketed at £25, 18+. - **7:00 PM** · [Hyundai Commission: Tarek Atoui — Live Session 2](https://artweekguide.com/events/hyundai-commission-tarek-atoui-live-session-2) — Performance at Tate Modern, Turbine Hall. The second night of improvised performance within Tarek Atoui's Hyundai Commission in Tate Modern's Turbine Hall, part of Frieze Week. Atoui performs with Emptyset, Mazen Kerbaj, Kenichi Iwasa and Aya Metwalli. A ticket is required, so RSVP in advance. - **10:00 PM** · [Fair Play Lates](https://artweekguide.com/events/fair-play-lates) — Party at The Vaults. A late-night party at The Vaults, running as part of Frieze Week 2026 in London. Still on from an earlier day: - **Last day** · [Movana Chen: Questioning the Line](https://artweekguide.com/events/movana-chen-questioning-the-line) — Performance at The Coronet Theatre. Movana Chen stages a performance at The Coronet Theatre, with dancers working inside connected sculptures knitted from shredded maps. The piece takes territory and identity as its subject. It is presented with Flowers Gallery as part of Frieze Week 2026, and tickets cost £25. - **Last day** · [The Bright Eyes of Children](https://artweekguide.com/events/the-bright-eyes-of-children) — Show at Pollock's Theatrical Print Warehouse. OCD Gallery's pop-up for Frieze Week London shows sculpture, painting and print by six artists in a nineteenth-century Fitzrovia house that was once half of Pollock's Toy Museum. The show is about attention before interpretation, and the building's layered interiors replace white walls. - **Last day** · [1-54 Talks Programme](https://artweekguide.com/events/1-54-talks-programme) — Talk at Somerset House. A programme of 1-54 talks at Somerset House, part of Frieze Week 2026. Sessions include one marking ten years of Addis Fine Art with poet Lemn Sissay, one featuring Seyni Awa Camara, and a Christie's Education session on African art after the spotlight. Booking is required. - **Last 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. - **Until Sun** · [PAD London](https://artweekguide.com/events/pad-london) — Fair at Berkeley Square. PAD London is a design fair on Berkeley Square, part of Frieze Week 2026. It covers historical and contemporary design from leading galleries, and was founded in 2007 by Patrick Perrin. It is the sister fair to PAD Paris. RSVP is needed. - **Until Sun** · [Frieze Masters — Public Days](https://artweekguide.com/events/frieze-masters-public-days) — Fair at Frieze Masters. A fair of about 140 galleries showing work from antiquity to the 20th century, held as part of Frieze Week 2026 in London. It adds a new thread, *Queering Modernism*, alongside the Spotlight and Reflections sections. Entry is ticketed and an RSVP is needed. - **Until Sun** · [Paraíso Latin American Art Fair — Public Days](https://artweekguide.com/events/paraiso-latin-american-art-fair-public-days) — Fair at Ambika P3. A Latin American art fair at Ambika P3, held as part of Frieze Week 2026. This is its first edition, with Mexico as focus country. Twenty-two galleries and projects take part, showing work by Carlos Amorales, Felipe Ehrenberg and Pola Weiss. RSVP is needed. - **Until Sun** · [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. - **Until Sun** · [Paraíso Public Programme: Talks and Live Performances](https://artweekguide.com/events/paraiso-public-programme-talks-and-live-performances) — Talk at Ambika P3. 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. - **Until Sun** · [London Invitational — Public Days](https://artweekguide.com/events/london-invitational-public-days) — Fair at The Chancery Rosewood. The Dallas Invitational makes its first London appearance, with 12 galleries sharing one floor of the former US Embassy. Participants include François Ghebaly, Bel Ami and franklin parrasch. It runs as part of Frieze Week. An RSVP is required, and entry is by timed ticket. - **Until Sun** · [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. - **Until Thu** · [CONSUMED (Swallow The Sky) by Thomas Hjelm](https://artweekguide.com/events/consumed-swallow-the-sky-by-thomas-hjelm) — Other at Souvenir438Space Gallery. *CONSUMED (Swallow The Sky)* is a work by Thomas Hjelm, presented at Souvenir438Space Gallery as part of Frieze Week 2026 in London. An RSVP is needed to attend. ## Sunday 18 October 2026 - **2:00 PM** · [Frieze Sculpture: BSL Tour with Martin Glover](https://artweekguide.com/events/frieze-sculpture-bsl-tour-with-martin-glover) — Other at Frieze Sculpture, English Gardens. A one-hour walking tour of the Frieze Sculpture park in the English Gardens, given in British Sign Language and led by Deaf artist Martin Glover. It forms part of Frieze Week 2026 in London. Booking is essential, so reserve a place in advance. - **2:00 PM** · [Fair Play: A Table With...Edward Liddle](https://artweekguide.com/events/fair-play-a-table-with-edward-liddle) — Other at One Marylebone. A supper-club-style sitting from Fair Play and House Collective in the Portland Greenhouse, as part of Frieze Week. Artists, collectors, curators and chefs share a table around the theme of play. RSVP is needed and seats are strictly limited. The £85 ticket includes fair entry for that day. - **3:30 PM** · [3 Evenings: Experiments in Performance and Technology — Night 3](https://artweekguide.com/events/3-evenings-experiments-in-performance-and-technology-night-3) — Performance at Wapping Hydraulic Power Station. The third and final night of a three-evening programme of performance and technology, held at Wapping Hydraulic Power Station as part of Frieze Week 2026. Lynn Hershman Leeson, Ligia Lewis, Precious Renee Tucker and dmstfctn perform, with installations by Xin Liu and Louis Morlæ. Visitors must be 18 or over. Still on from an earlier day: - **Last day** · [PAD London](https://artweekguide.com/events/pad-london) — Fair at Berkeley Square. PAD London is a design fair on Berkeley Square, part of Frieze Week 2026. It covers historical and contemporary design from leading galleries, and was founded in 2007 by Patrick Perrin. It is the sister fair to PAD Paris. RSVP is needed. - **Last day** · [Frieze Masters — Public Days](https://artweekguide.com/events/frieze-masters-public-days) — Fair at Frieze Masters. A fair of about 140 galleries showing work from antiquity to the 20th century, held as part of Frieze Week 2026 in London. It adds a new thread, *Queering Modernism*, alongside the Spotlight and Reflections sections. Entry is ticketed and an RSVP is needed. - **Last day** · [Paraíso Latin American Art Fair — Public Days](https://artweekguide.com/events/paraiso-latin-american-art-fair-public-days) — Fair at Ambika P3. A Latin American art fair at Ambika P3, held as part of Frieze Week 2026. This is its first edition, with Mexico as focus country. Twenty-two galleries and projects take part, showing work by Carlos Amorales, Felipe Ehrenberg and Pola Weiss. RSVP is needed. - **Last 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. - **Last day** · [Paraíso Public Programme: Talks and Live Performances](https://artweekguide.com/events/paraiso-public-programme-talks-and-live-performances) — Talk at Ambika P3. 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. - **Last day** · [London Invitational — Public Days](https://artweekguide.com/events/london-invitational-public-days) — Fair at The Chancery Rosewood. The Dallas Invitational makes its first London appearance, with 12 galleries sharing one floor of the former US Embassy. Participants include François Ghebaly, Bel Ami and franklin parrasch. It runs as part of Frieze Week. An RSVP is required, and entry is by timed ticket. - **Last 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. - **Until Thu** · [CONSUMED (Swallow The Sky) by Thomas Hjelm](https://artweekguide.com/events/consumed-swallow-the-sky-by-thomas-hjelm) — Other at Souvenir438Space Gallery. *CONSUMED (Swallow The Sky)* is a work by Thomas Hjelm, presented at Souvenir438Space Gallery as part of Frieze Week 2026 in London. An RSVP is needed to attend. ## 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. ## Suggested walks - [Schendel to Duke Street](https://artweekguide.com/walks/4djn70xn) — Monday 12 October: 4 stops · 910 m · 13 min on foot, 5:00 – 7:45 PM - [Openings from Mayfair onwards](https://artweekguide.com/walks/l7hodnml) — Monday 12 October: 4 stops · 2.1 km · 28 min on foot, 6:00 – 9:00 PM - [Otero breakfast, then Minor Attractions](https://artweekguide.com/walks/3bohlghv) — Tuesday 13 October: 3 stops · 1.8 km · 25 min on foot, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM - [Talk, Baselitz, then PAD](https://artweekguide.com/walks/s3sg5rsy) — Tuesday 13 October: 3 stops · 520 m · 7 min on foot, 5:00 – 7:50 PM - [Auction viewings to photography](https://artweekguide.com/walks/h5xiuorm) — Wednesday 14 October: 4 stops · 1.5 km · 19 min on foot, 4:00 – 7:00 PM - [Frieze previews to Primrose Hill](https://artweekguide.com/walks/6almejmm) — Wednesday 14 October: 3 stops · 1.9 km · 25 min on foot, 4:00 – 7:00 PM - [Soho drinks to Dudek](https://artweekguide.com/walks/j4z8lg3p) — Thursday 15 October: 3 stops · 930 m · 13 min on foot, 5:00 – 8:00 PM - [Supper, private view, opening party](https://artweekguide.com/walks/agceuzjt) — Thursday 15 October: 3 stops · 1.1 km · 14 min on foot, 7:00 – 10:00 PM - [Brunch, Hockney and new paintings](https://artweekguide.com/walks/vxih7l91) — Friday 16 October: 4 stops · 1.8 km · 24 min on foot, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM - [Paraíso then dinner](https://artweekguide.com/walks/lagedqk9) — Friday 16 October: 3 stops · 940 m · 13 min on foot, 5:00 – 7:45 PM - [Paraíso then Marylebone lunch](https://artweekguide.com/walks/5hfrmnls) — Saturday 17 October: 3 stops · 940 m · 13 min on foot, 11:00 AM – 1:45 PM - [Photography, then 1-54](https://artweekguide.com/walks/vau3dvvg) — Saturday 17 October: 3 stops · 1.9 km · 25 min on foot, 4:00 – 6:40 PM - [Paraíso then supper club](https://artweekguide.com/walks/ht8xudei) — Sunday 18 October: 3 stops · 720 m · 10 min on foot, 12:00 – 2:45 PM ## By type - [Private views and drinks](https://artweekguide.com/weeks/frieze-week-2026/private-views) (23) - [Art fairs](https://artweekguide.com/weeks/frieze-week-2026/art-fairs) (16) - [Performances](https://artweekguide.com/weeks/frieze-week-2026/performances) (16) - [Talks](https://artweekguide.com/weeks/frieze-week-2026/talks) (15) - [Exhibitions and openings](https://artweekguide.com/weeks/frieze-week-2026/exhibitions) (10) - [Parties](https://artweekguide.com/weeks/frieze-week-2026/parties) (7) - [Breakfasts and brunches](https://artweekguide.com/weeks/frieze-week-2026/breakfasts) (6) - [Studio visits](https://artweekguide.com/weeks/frieze-week-2026/studio-visits) (4) - [Museum shows](https://artweekguide.com/weeks/frieze-week-2026/museum-shows) (3) - [Film screenings](https://artweekguide.com/weeks/frieze-week-2026/film-screenings) (2) ## By day - [Sunday 11 October](https://artweekguide.com/weeks/frieze-week-2026/2026-10-11) - [Monday 12 October](https://artweekguide.com/weeks/frieze-week-2026/2026-10-12) - [Tuesday 13 October](https://artweekguide.com/weeks/frieze-week-2026/2026-10-13) - [Wednesday 14 October](https://artweekguide.com/weeks/frieze-week-2026/2026-10-14) - [Thursday 15 October](https://artweekguide.com/weeks/frieze-week-2026/2026-10-15) - [Friday 16 October](https://artweekguide.com/weeks/frieze-week-2026/2026-10-16) - [Saturday 17 October](https://artweekguide.com/weeks/frieze-week-2026/2026-10-17) - [Sunday 18 October](https://artweekguide.com/weeks/frieze-week-2026/2026-10-18) --- From Art Week Guide (https://artweekguide.com/), a free, hand-picked guide to the events of art weeks and cities worldwide. 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