Frieze London 2025
News
‘We’re in it for the long term’: Frieze chief discusses Abu Dhabi Art fair takeover
The evolution of Abu Dhabi’s art ecosystem has been “many years in the making”
London edition of Dallas Invitational set to open at former US embassy in 2026
The Eero Saarinen-designed building will host around 15 galleries during next year's Frieze week
Christie’s and Sotheby’s auctions offer some solace, but market remains wary
Peter Doig’s ‘Ski Jacket’ soared over its estimate to achieve £106.9m at Christie’s, but overall lower estimates and price corrections revealed a mixed picture
Double-edged sword: arms and armour play a small—but mighty—role at Frieze Masters
Quirky items, from crossbows to Bronze Age spearheads, can be found at the fair
Shifting the dial: new fair Echo Soho celebrates women-run galleries
The inaugural edition, taking place in Soho Revue's residency space, features 12 gallerists
In the frame: photography comes to the fore at Frieze London and beyond
A medium once marginalised in the art world finds new momentum at the fair and in exhibitions across the capital
From fossils to fine art: top sales at Frieze Masters London
The fair makes headway with the sale of a Triceratops skull on opening night
Solidarity and shared optimism take centre stage at 1-54 fair in London
As excitement builds around the opening of the Museum of West African Art, Nigerian galleries are making the most of the moment—while under-represented voices are highlighted across the event
‘It was the cheapest possible art form I could imagine’: Sophia Al-Maria performs stand-up for Frieze London
As the winner of this year’s Frieze London Artist Award, the artist will perform daily this week
Diamonds as old as Earth itself go on show at Frieze Masters
The 3.5 billion-year-old gemstones are part of a display from the diamond company De Beers
‘Greater balance and fairness’ in stand pricing brings diverse galleries to Frieze London
The new pricing structure, introduced in last year in 2024, continues to encourage growth and participation
‘Quality always rules’: VIP day sales at Frieze London 2025
According to gallerists, collectors are taking longer to make decisions this year—but they are still showing up to buy
U-Haul Gallery—briefly—brings art to the streets during Frieze London
The mobile gallery has been showing art from parking spots for over a year, but its stay at Regent's Park was short lived
Frieze London's Artist-to-Artist section highlights talent emerging amid political tensions
While leaders around the world are placing a great deal of focus on people's differences, here unity and collectivity come to the fore
Everyone’s a winner, baby: prizes abound during Frieze London
We take stock of who has won what, from the Tate Frieze Fund to the Circa 2025 prize
The Art Newspaper and L'OFFICIEL to launch Frieze week pop-up at historic London newsagent
Join us this weekend at Shreeji, Marylebone, for complimentary drinks, and to grab your free copy of all our Frieze daily editions
Palestinian artist ‘cancelled’ by US museum comes to Frieze Masters
Samia Halaby’s retrospective at the Eskenazi Museum of Art was cancelled last year, but she's in London with a message of optimism
Features
Young at art: inside Frieze London's Focus section
Our pick of the best stands in the section devoted to galleries up to 12 years old
‘Like a carefully choreographed performance’: meet the logistics professionals who bring art fairs to life
From re-assembling a baby T. rex skeleton and digging a hole in Regent’s Park to wrangling a kinetic credit-card snaffler, no challenge is too great
Embracing independence: meet the artists giving galleries a swerve
A growing number of emerging and mid-tier artists are building their own networks, and using new channels to sell directly to collectors
Thinking bigger: gallery stalwarts Sadie Coles, Maureen Paley and Stuart Shave on why they're expanding to new London spaces
Amid a challenging art market, the gallerists remain positive about London's resilience as an international hub
At Frieze London, a new section explores the flow of cultural influence between Africa and Brazil
Across eight galleries featuring ten artists, ‘Echoes in the Present’ is curated by the Nigerian art historian Jareh Das
Interviews
Tanoa Sasraku: ‘I don’t see that the work needs to live forever’
The multimedia artist has been experimenting with techniques, including using a sunbed, to create works that change and decay at a pace that mirrors human ageing
‘Wear layers and chic waterproof shoes’: Cherry Cheng on the art she collects, the London food she loves and how she survives Frieze week
The perfumer who began her career in the art world describes two very different dining experiences and why she keeps returning to a portrait in the Musée d’Orsay
Michelangelo Pistoletto: ‘AI will not destroy humanity, we are doing it ourselves’
Now in his 90s, the Arte Povera artist shows no signs of slowing down, with a new show that places his work in dialogue with Picasso—and a recent nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize
‘We are in a very special situation as collectors’: Petr Pudil on opening the Kunsthalle Praha in Prague, and the art he collects
Alongside catching London’s museum shows, the co-founder of the Pudil Family Foundation likes to jog along the Thames and head out for a curry
Joy Gregory: ‘It’s about translation and trying to understand’
The British artist, whose work addresses identity in often maligned Indigenous communities from Africa to Australia, has just opened her first institutional survey in London
‘There is always something else to discover’: Glenn Brown on the art he collects and why
The artist known for his reinterpretations of others’ works explains why he treasures an early Hockney drawing and why he’ll be steering clear of Frieze week parties
'I want to show the real deal': property developer Rajan Bijlani on his Modernist design collection
Few collectors are as well positioned for Frieze as Rajan Bijlani, whose home, a former pottery studio, is a ten-minute stroll across Regent’s Park
Máret Ánne Sara: ‘art became necessary since nothing else helped’
The Sámi-Norwegian artist integrates the key motifs of a reindeer herder community with the wider ecological crisis in her Turbine Hall commission
Diary
Frieze London diary: art historical speed dating and frozen faeces
Plus: Tracey Emin and Nicholas Cullinan get confessional and Kate Bush gets artists running up that hill
Frieze London diary: hair at the fair, art takes the streets and dreamers hit the sheets
Plus: the surprising benefits of reindeer pelts and where to take selfies with nudes in socks
Frieze London diary: a Mick Jagger meeting, a movie night and punk fair style
Plus: an artist generates intrigue with distinctive face tattoos
Frieze London diary: a boozy gallery bar, head-turning headlines and talking mice
Plus: artworks with ectoplasm
Opinion
Comment | Galleries are looking to merch to keep spirits up—it's a joyful move in challenging times
Playful events such as Lyndsey Ingram’s ‘Bourdon Street Chippy’ are a gateway to higher spending, writes Melanie Gerlis
Comment | Frieze galleries have committed to climate donations—now it's time for the art world to pack in its private jets
A new initiative will see some galleries donate a percentage of their sales to the Gallery Climate Coalition, but when it comes to environmental action there is still much to be done, writes Louisa Buck
Comment | Why it's time to increase UK's art export threshold
Alexander Herman argues that rules set up three-quarters of a century ago may no longer be fit for purpose
Exhibitions
Sound and vision: artists take to the decks for Peter Doig’s Serpentine show
The painter’s latest exhibition includes a vintage sound system, through which Doig and a roster of his famous friends, including Brian Eno and David Byrne, will play their favourite tracks
At London's Barbican, Lucy Raven chronicles the destruction of a California dam
The artist’s video installation explores devastating impacts on the environment and Indigenous communities
Comic strips look to the future at the Cartoon Museum in London
From Dan Dare to Judge Dredd, comics illustrate insights into our present and beyond
Freedom of expression: Tate exhibition offers an overdue showcase of Nigeria’s Modernist artists
The show’s 300 works reveal how the country’s artists celebrated their culture and challenged colonialism
Wayne Thiebaud’s first UK show reveals the hidden depths of his deceptively simple paintings
At the Courtauld Gallery, the artist's pastel-coloured works are clearly shown to be still lifes with bite
In pictures
In pictures: demand is high at the Pavilion of Art and Design
Strong sales at the show signal the design sector’s good health
In pictures: p(art)y people at the Frieze London VIP preview
Celebrities and art world glitterati descended on Regent’s Park today for the fair's VIP preview
Louvre heist: the fallout, RoseLee Goldberg on the Performa Biennial, Wayne McGregor on his new installation—podcast
Ben Luke analyses the political impact of the headline-grabbing theft, explores Goldberg's updated classic book, and discusses the acclaimed choreographer's work ahead of his latest exhibition at Somerset House
Is Art Basel Paris set to consume the original Swiss fair?
There is no doubt Paris is on a high, writes Georgina Adam, but there are several things that continue to make Basel distinctive
Frieze in London, Hypha Studios and a Renoir drawing for ‘The Great Bathers’—podcast
Ben Luke discusses the mood at Frieze with The Art Newspaper's art market editor, Kabir Jhala, explores the parallel art world that exists for unrepresented artists and catches up with the curator of a new Renoir show in New York
Almine Rech reopens in London with downsized gallery
The new venue is around a quarter of the size of Rech’s former London gallery, which closed in August
A tale of two philanthropies: why private foundations differ in London and Paris
While the new Fondation Cartier exemplifies the heft of corporate giving in Paris, the additions of YDP and Ibraaz bring London greater diversity
Frieze Sculpture brings shade—and light—to Regent's Park
Fatoş Üstek, the curator of this year's outdoor section, explains why shadows matter

















































