Frieze London 2026

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‘Sometimes the works you do not acquire stay with you just as strongly as the ones you do’: collector Irene Y. Panagopoulos on what she has bought and why

The Greek collector who heads her family’s shipping firm is showing works from her collection at the Hellenic Centre during Frieze London that reflect on perceptions of Greece past and present

Frieze Masters presents Modernism, observed through a queer lens

A new curatorial thread at the 2026 edition of the fair presents a visual history of how LGBTQ+ artists across the globe, from Bahman Mohassess to Ruth Bernhard, contributed to Modern art

Salman Toor’s Courtauld Gallery exhibition runs the emotional gamut from convivial to fraught

The New York-based Pakistani artist’s first European solo exhibition includes his often joyful paintings of queer, brown men as well as works expressing loneliness and shame