Frieze London and Frieze Masters 2026 return to The Regent’s Park from 14–18 October 2026, bringing together almost 300 galleries from 48 countries and regions to London. Spanning six continents, the 2026 editions bring contemporary practice and art history into direct conversation through presentations grounded in connoisseurship, research and expertise.
Together, the two fairs offer distinct but connected perspectives on art today. Frieze London puts discovery first, with solo presentations, young galleries, artist-led nominations and new curatorial perspectives creating clear pathways into new work. Frieze Masters brings together specialist expertise and new art-historical research, with Spotlight, Reflections and Queering Modernism opening up overlooked figures, collecting histories and alternative readings of the 20th century. Held concurrently, the fairs anchor a wider Frieze Week across London, connecting the energy of The Regent’s Park with exhibitions, public art, film and gallery programming across the city.
Global Lead Partner Deutsche Bank will support the fairs for the 23rd year, presenting a specially curated installation in its lounges by Studio Lenca that draws on personal memory and lived experience of migration through the lens of an undocumented, mixed Indigenous Central American artist.
Kristell Chadé, Executive Director of Fairs, Frieze said: ‘Frieze London and Frieze Masters are built around a shared idea: that contemporary practice and art history are most compelling in dialogue. This can be seen in new sections like The Code Universe at Frieze London and curatorial threads like Queering Modernism at Frieze Masters; both fairs will reveal new perspectives and striking discoveries across generations, disciplines and geographies, from the artists and galleries defining what comes next, to the specialists and curators bringing new research and overlooked histories into view. Together in The Regent’s Park, the two fairs make London the place where the international art world gathers each October.’
Eva Langret, Director, EMEA, Frieze, added: ‘What gives Frieze London and Frieze Masters their energy is the breadth of what comes together: galleries and artists from long-established centres alongside scenes gaining recognition further afield. At Frieze London that range is also an argument for greater equity: for giving space, visibility and serious attention to artists and galleries whose work is advancing contemporary practice, wherever they are based. The strongest presentations often come from artists, curators and galleries prepared to champion the work they believe in. Holding those perspectives in one place, across generations and geographies, is what the fairs do best.’
Emanuela Tarizzo, Director, Frieze Masters, said: ‘Frieze Masters has always resisted the idea of a single art history. The 2026 edition builds on that position, bringing together galleries and specialists whose work expands how art history is researched, understood and told. From ancient civilisations to the 20th century, the fair places rediscovery, rigorous scholarship and the expansion of the canon at the centre of the experience.’
FRIEZE LONDON
Frieze London 2026 is designed to put discovery first. This year’s edition opens with solo entrance stands by Márcia Falcão (Fortes d’Aloia & Gabriel) and Agata Ingarden (Berthold Pott) – a prime position open to exhibiting galleries through a proposal-led selection – alongside Focus, Artist-to-Artist and The Code Universe, positioning artists, younger galleries and curatorial voices at the front of the visitor experience. Leading International Galleries With 171 galleries operating in 42 countries and regions, Frieze London 2026 will bring together a wide range of international galleries. Leading galleries returning to the fair include Sadie Coles HQ, Gagosian, Hauser & Wirth, Galerie Max Hetzler, Xavier Hufkens, Kukje Gallery, Lehmann Maupin, Lisson, Victoria Miro, Pace Gallery, Perrotin, Thaddaeus Ropac, Esther Schipper, Sprüth Magers, White Cube and David Zwirner.
That international line-up is anchored by the strength of London’s own gallery scene, including The Approach, Arcadia Missa, Carlos/Ishikawa, Corvi-Mora, Thomas Dane Gallery, Edel Assanti, Emalin, Frith Street Gallery, Herald St, Pippy Houldsworth Gallery, Alison Jacques, Kate MacGarry, Maureen Paley, Timothy Taylor, alongside others.
Galleries from across Asia – South, East and West – and Africa continue to reflect the fair’s increasingly global reach. South Asia is represented by Experimenter, Jhaveri Contemporary, Nature Morte, Project 88 and Vadehra Art Gallery, while East Asia spans Gallery Baton, Don Gallery, G Gallery, Johyun Gallery and Taro Nasu, among others. West Asia includes representation by Athr, Carbon 12, Dastan and Sfeir-Semler Gallery. The African presence is led by South Africa’s blank, Southern Guild and Stevenson, joined by Gypsum from Egypt and Selma Feriani from Tunisia.
The fair will also see a strong contingent from Latin America, with a prominent Brazilian presence in Casa Triângulo, Nara Roesler and Simões de Assis, alongside OMR from Mexico and Proyectos Ultravioleta from Guatemala, among others. From the United States, a New York and Los Angeles contingent includes Matthew Brown, Company Gallery, Anat Ebgi, Alexander Gray Associates, Garth Greenan Gallery, Karma, Jane Lombard and Night Gallery, among others.
European galleries include Galerie Gisela Capitain, ChertLüdde, Contemporary Fine Arts and Société from Germany, Apalazzogallery, Galleria Franco Noero, Galleria Lorcan O’Neill, P420 and PM8 / Francisco Salas from Italy, mor charpentier, Galerie Poggi and Galerie Jocelyn Wolff from France, 1 Mira Madrid/2 Mira Archiv, Albarrán Bourdais and Casado Santapau from Spain, The Breeder and Kalfayan Galleries from Greece and Pedro Cera from Portugal.
Frieze London will also welcome first-time participants across the fair’s Galleries and curated sections, including acb Gallery, Alice Amati, Ames Yavuz, Bolanle Contemporary, Blouin Division, Embajada, Fort Gansevoort, G Gallery, Galeria Jaqueline Martins, Nonfrasa, Sargent’s Daughters, TINA, Trautwein Herleth, Valentine, Voloshyn Gallery and Galerie Jocelyn Wolff.
Artist-to-Artist
Now in its fourth edition, Artist-to-Artist returns with the support of Tiffany & Co., comprising seven solo presentations, each chosen by a leading international artist. The section places prominent artists in the role of nominator, inviting them to champion the work of a peer they believe deserves greater attention. Selection rests on the recognition of one artist by another, as established figures direct attention towards the artists they admire, giving important visibility to the next generation. The partnership extends Tiffany & Co.’s longstanding connection to the arts, carrying this recognition to a global audience. Artists who will be presented include:
- Jorge Gonzalez (Embajada), nominated by Gala Porras-Kim
- Eusung Lee (Cylinder), nominated by Ayoung Kim
- Eilen Itzel Mena (Bolanle Contemporary), nominated by Firelei Báez
- Jota Mombaça (Galeria Jaqueline Martins), nominated by Otobong Nkanga
- Unathi Mkonto (Goodman Gallery), nominated by Yinka Shonibare CBE RA
- Caroline Monnet (Blouin Division), nominated by Jeffrey Gibson
- Paul Robas (Alice Amati), nominated by Louise Giovanelli
The Code Universe
The Code Universe is a new curated section brought together by Carol Yinghua Lu, Director of the Inside-Out Art Museum, Beijing and co-curator of the 19th Istanbul Biennial (2027). The section will examine how artists respond to societal transformation through the prism of mass culture, from everyday objects and consumer goods to the imagery and information flows of mass media. Spanning the mid-1980s to the present, it will bring together a cross-generational group of artists, each interrogating the forces that shape popular culture and the ways in which it is produced, circulated and consumed. Solo presentations include:
- Karim Boumjimar (TINA)
- Nyoman Dharmawan (Nonfrasa)
- Nikita Kadan (Voloshyn Gallery)
- Carolyn Lazard (Trautwein Herleth)
- Shinro Ohtake (greengrassi & Take Ninagawa)
- Oototol (Valentine, comprised of ROH, LC Quiesser, Misako & Rosen)
- Selma Selman (acb Gallery)
- Payne Zhu (Spurs Gallery)
Focus
Focus returns with the support of Stone Island. Dedicated to international galleries founded within the last twelve years, the section is known for its experimental, ambitious solo presentations and for introducing many of the emerging names who go on to gain wider critical, curatorial and institutional recognition. Since 2023, Stone Island’s support has reached 136 galleries across 246 presentations.
The section will welcome a new group of galleries reflecting the vitality of the international young-gallery scene, among them 243 Luz & Co, Chemould CoLab, eastcontemporary, Ehrlich Steinberg, Galerina, Linseed and Theta. Focus also brings back a number of much-anticipated galleries including Ellie Rines Gallery, a. Squire, Brunette Coleman, Bukia Vakhania, Clima, Crisis, diez, Rose Easton, Franz Kaka, Gianni Manhattan, Ginny on Frederick, Harlesden High Street, Heidi, Eli Kerr, King’s Leap, Galerie Noah Klink, Llano, Marfa’, Nicoletti, palace enterprise, Public, Niru Ratnam, South Parade, Gallery Vacancy, Wschódand Xxijra Hii.
Focus is advised by Cédric Fauq (Chief Curator & Head of Projects, CAPC Musée d’art Contemporain de Bordeaux), Joumana Asseily (Founder, Marfa’) and Freddie Powell (Founder & Curator, Ginny on Frederick).
Editions
Now in its fifth year, Editions brings together leading international publishers and print studios, among them Borch Editions, Knust Kunz Gallery Editions, Paragon, Cristea Roberts Gallery and STPI. Their presentations of prints, editioned works and multiples by some of today’s most significant artists make collecting at this level more attainable, offering an approachable entry point for those at the beginning of their collecting journey.
FRIEZE MASTERS
With nearly 140 galleries representing 33 countries and regions, Frieze Masters 2026 spans ancient civilisations, Old Master paintings, sculpture and decorative arts, works on paper, modern British and post-war art, the historical arts of Asia and reassessed voices of the 20th century. The fair brings together specialist expertise, rigorous research and new curatorial perspectives, treating art history as a field of ongoing discovery rather than a single narrative. The return of Spotlight and Reflections is joined this year by Queering Modernism: Visual Languages of the 20th Century, a new curatorial thread that brings alternative readings of modernity into dialogue with the fair’s wider art-historical range.
The fair remains the world’s leading meeting point for specialist dealers, established collectors, international curators and new audiences, presenting fully vetted works of rare quality across millennia and disciplines. This year brings together a significant range of galleries including Hauser & Wirth, Hazlitt Holland-Hibbert, Annely Juda, Daniel Katz, Agnews, Adam Williams Fine Art and international newcomers Athr and Gallery Isabelle, among others.
Specialist galleries remain central to Frieze Masters’ identity, presenting rare and often overlooked works across a wide range of fields. Old Masters and decorative arts are represented by regular exhibitors Colnaghi, De Jonckheere, Johnny Van Haeften and Salomon Lilian, as well as newcomers Benappi Fine Art and Pelgrims de Bigard; sculpture by Modern Art specialists Willoughby Gerrish and Osborne Samuel Gallery and Tomasso, joined by new participant Kunsthandel S. Mehringer. Works on paper and prints feature strongly, with Stephen Ongpin Fine Art, Susan Sheehan Gallery, Daniel Crouch Rare Books and Shapero Rare Books. Ancient art specialists returning to the fair include David Aaron, ArtAncient, Galerie Chenel, Charles Ede and Rupert Wace, while returning Asian historical exhibitors include Afridi, Joost van den Bergh, Prahlad Bubbar, Michael Goedhuis, Rasti Fine Art, Carlton Rochell, Shibunkaku and Thomsen Gallery. A strong presence of British art galleries, among them Jonathan Clark Fine Art, Richard Green, Lyndsey Ingram, Osborne Samuel, Piano Nobile and Offer Waterman, reflects the fair’s longstanding commitment to modern British art.
This year’s line-up includes several first-time participants, among them British paintings dealers Patrick Bourne & Co., Modern and Contemporary galleries Crèvecoeur, Galerie Haas and Hales, and Asian historical art specialists Kent Antiques, Mohtashemi and Jacqueline Simcox. Galleries returning after a pause include Elmarsa Gallery, Tristan Hoare, Alison Jacques, Kunstkammer Georg Laue, Miles McEnery Gallery, among others.
Spotlight
Spotlight, a core feature of Frieze Masters since its inception in 2012, returns this year in its largest edition to date, with new curators Dr Devika Singh and Dr Sofia Gotti, both academics at the Courtauld Institute of Art. The curated section will bring together solo presentations of artists working in the 20th century, with a global focus on work of pioneering mid-century artists from South Asia, South America, Europe, North and West Africa and East Asia. Spotlight will explore new research into these figures, alongside significant early work from established artists produced between the 1950s and the late 1970s. Highlights include:
- Pacita Abad (Alison Jacques)
- Maliheh Afnan (Lawrie Shabibi)
- Jim Amaral (Lamb)
- Mahjoub Ben Bella (Elmarsa Gallery)
- Blanca Luz Brum (Cecilia Brunson Projects)
- Nihar Ranjan Chowdhury (Art Exposure)
- Fong Chung-Ray (Alisan Fine Arts)
- Roland Dorcely (Loeve&Co)
- Anna Esposito (Gramma_Epsilon Gallery)
- Adebisi Fabunmi (kó)
- Lamidi Fakeye (Tafeta)
- Ganesh Haloi (Akar Prakar)
- H. A. Karunaratne (Saskia Fernando Gallery)
- Ernest Mancoba (Galerie Mikael Andersen)
- María Martorell (Remota)
- Tilde Poli (10 A.M. Art)
- Emma Reyes (Crèvecoeur)
- Syed Sadequain (Grosvenor Gallery)
- Piraji Sagara (Akara Modern)
- Anwar Jalal Shemza (Jhaveri Contemporary)
- Luce Turnier (Harlesden High Street)
- Anna Zemánková (The Gallery of Everything)
Reflections
Abby Bangser (Founder and Creative Director, Object & Thing) will return as curator of Reflections for its second edition. The invitation-only section will draw inspiration from two iconic examples of domestic architecture: Casa Luis Barragán in Mexico City, the late architect’s former home and studio, designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site and The Cosmic House in London, the former home of designers and writers Charles and Maggie Jencks.
For both Barragán and the Jencks family, these were lifelong homes of roughly forty years, each serving as a living testament to the architectural and design principles that they championed. For Barragán, this meant a singular modernism rooted in Mexican vernacular tradition; for Charles Jencks, the ideas he set out in his landmark manifesto The Language of Post-Modern Architecture(1977).
Reflections will include works by artists and designers from the collections of both Barragán and the Jencks family, alongside pieces that speak to the distinct design and collecting sensibilities embodied by both houses. Participating galleries will include Ammann Gallery, Erskine, Hall & Coe, Tristan Hoare and Side Gallery.
Queering Modernism: Visual Languages of the 20th Century
Queering Modernism: Visual Languages of the 20th Century will debut at Frieze Masters 2026 as a curatorial thread conceived by German curator Anke Kempkes, who recently curated Queer Modernism 1900–1950 at K20 Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Düsseldorf, in 2025. Rather than occupying a single section, the presentations will be articulated across the fair, opening up unexpected encounters.
Revisiting and revising the canon of Modernist and Post-War art history, Queering Modernism foregrounds works that engage with queer experience and the representation of LGBTQIA+ subjects. Tracing a lineage from early modern experimentation to the postmodern art scene of the 1980s, it brings together radical visual languages shaped by desire, embodied experience and self-representation. These discoveries include work by:
- Ruth Bernhard (Galerie Albrecht)
- Claude Cahun and Judy Chicago (Alberta Pane Gallery)
- Lotte Laserstein and Glyn Philpot (Agnews)
- Bahman Mohasses (Ab-Anbar)
- Ismael Nery (Danielian)
- Luis Fernando Zapata (Elvira Moreno Gallery)
- Alice Neel (Victoria Miro and David Zwirner)
FRIEZE WEEK
Frieze’s year-round gallery space No.9 Cork Street will celebrate its fifth anniversary this October with two exhibitions, each marking its gallery’s first exhibition at the space. ‘No History of Shapes / لا تاريخ للأشكال’ by Jordan Nassar, presented by The Third Line (Dubai), will bring together new embroidery works and mosaics that recontextualise Palestinian aesthetic traditions. Alongside, ‘Act Natural’ by Robin F. Williams, presented by P·P·O·W (New York), will see new paintings and works on paper that fuse social media imagery with references from art history and popular culture, marking Williams’ first solo presentation in the UK.
During Frieze Week, major institutional exhibitions will take place throughout the city, drawing audiences from around the globe and extending the energy of the fairs across London. Highlights include ‘The 90s: Art and Fashion‘ at Tate Britain; ‘Hyundai Commission: Tarek Atoui‘, ‘Frida: The Making of an Icon‘ and ‘Ana Mendieta‘ at Tate Modern; ‘The Bayeux Tapestry‘ at the British Museum; ‘Richard Dadd Beyond Bedlam‘ and ‘Painting the French Riviera‘ at the Royal Academy of Arts; ‘Es Devlin‘ at the Design Museum; ‘Inji Efflatoun: The Poetics of Justice‘ and ‘Cecilia Vicuña‘ at Whitechapel Gallery; ‘Winifred Gill: A Bloomsbury Pioneer‘ and ‘Salman Toor: Someone Like You‘ at Courtauld Gallery; ‘Amar Kanwar‘ at Serpentine North; ‘Anish Kapoor‘ at The Hayward Gallery; ‘Liz Larner‘ at Camden Art Centre; ‘Renoir and Love‘ at the National Gallery; ‘Robert Ryman: The Real Thing‘ at Barbican Art Gallery; and ‘Monika Sosnowska‘ at South London Gallery.
Press release from Frieze
Image: Ibrahim El-Salahi. Untitled. Oil on masonite. Image courtesy Vigo Gallery
