# Thursday 15 October 33 art events on Thursday 15 October at Frieze Week 2026 London at Souvenir438Space Gallery, ANNEX By The Koppel Project and Berkeley Square and more: openings, fair previews, talks and parties, with times and a map. - Dates: October 12 – 18, 2026 - Where: London, UK - Times: local (BST) - Listed: 32 events, plus 1 exhibition on view - Page with map, search and favourites: https://artweekguide.com/weeks/frieze-week-2026/2026-10-15 - Part of: [Frieze Week 2026](https://artweekguide.com/weeks/frieze-week-2026) ## 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. ## On view - **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 - [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 --- 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.