Frieze London 2026 Closes After Showcasing Nearly 300 Galleries from 48 Countries

Frieze London and Frieze Masters ran concurrently from 14 to 18 October 2026 in The Regent's Park, London, marking the close of the city's most prestigious art-world week. Frieze London presented 172 galleries from around the world across five sections, including the emerging-talent strand Focus, the peer-nominated Artist-to-Artist section, and a new invitational wing, The Code Universe, curated by Carol Yinghua Lu and exploring global digital and conceptual practices. Frieze Masters ran alongside, featuring almost 130 galleries dealing in work spanning antiquity to the late 20th century; its curatorial thread "Queering Modernism," led by Anke Kempkes, reexamined overlooked LGBTQ+ figures in the modernist canon. Notable site-specific commissions included Gray Wielebinski's "Production (2026)," which transformed the fair's public facilities into a scent-based sculptural installation. A Frieze × ICA artists' film showcase spotlighted early-career talent, and a Reading Room hosted four non-profit organisations. Returning international heavyweights — Gagosian, Hauser & Wirth, White Cube, Pace, David Zwirner and Perrotin, among many others — filled the principal galleries. In total, almost 300 galleries from 48 countries and regions participated across both fairs, making the 2026 edition one of the most geographically expansive in the event's history.