Events to Catch in London During Frieze Week 2024
ByCarmen TenneyPhoto by Lyndon Douglas. Courtesy Frieze / Lyndon Douglas Photography.
One of the biggest contemporary art events is returning to Regent’s Park from 13 to 19 October 2024, featuring a selection of art exhibitions both at the fair and across London. The city will be bustling with art fairs and exhibitions that cater to every art enthusiast.
Here’s The Artling's ultimate guide to navigating Frieze Week 2024 to help you make the most of your art experience in London!
Fairs
Frieze London 2024. Photo by Linda Nylind. Courtesy Frieze / Linda Nylind.
When: 9 - 13 October 2024
Where: The Regent’s Park, NW1 4LL
Opening hours: Thursday Preview, 10 October: (Members and invitation only preview) 11am – 1pm. (General admission) 1pm - 5pm. Friday, 11 October: 11am - 7pm. Saturday, 12 October: 11am - 7pm. Sunday, 13 October: 11am - 6pm
Admission Fees: Check ticket prices here
At Frieze London 2024, you can expect numerous galleries and events showcasing the best in contemporary art. The redesigned fair features a new layout and curated zones, with emerging galleries highlighted in the Focus section at the entrance of the fair. Be sure to visit Frieze Sculpture, a free outdoor exhibition in Regent's Park’s English Gardens, running from 18 September to 27 October 2024, featuring works by 22 leading international artists.
Visitors at Frieze Masters 2024. Photo by Hugo Glendinning. Courtesy of Frieze and Hugo Glendinning.
When: 9 - 13 October 2024
Where: The Regent’s Park, Gloucester Green, NW1 4HA
Opening hours: Thursday Preview, 10 October: (Members and invitation only preview) 11am – 1pm. (General admission) 1pm - 7pm. Friday, 11 October: 11am - 7pm. Saturday, 12 October: 11am - 7pm. Sunday, 13 October: 11am - 6pm
Admission Fees: Check ticket prices here
While Frieze London's focus is on contemporary art, Frieze Masters highlights historical art and its influence on today's artists. Located at Gloucester Green at Regent's Park, Frieze Masters showcases artworks created before the year 2000, offering enthusiasts a deeper perspective on art history. The 'Spotlight' section returns for its sixth edition, and is dedicated to solo presentations of pioneering 20th-century artists. This year's fair features artists from the 1950s to 70s, including Judy Chicago, Balraj Khanna, Kulim Kim, Donald Locke, Nabil Nahas and Nil Yalter.
Naila Hazell, Chaos and Stillness, 2024, oil and acrylic on board. Image courtesy of the artist.
Ruth Swaine, Airing my Dirty Laundry, oil on wood. Image courtesy of Women in Art Fair.
When: 9 - 12 October 2024
Where: Mall Galleries, The Mall, London SW1
Opening hours: Wednesday 9 October, 12pm - 5pm. Thursday 10 October, 10am - 7pm. Friday 11 October, 10am - 6pm. Saturday 12 October, 10am - 4pm.
Admission Fees: £15 general admission, £10 concession
Jacqueline Harvey, the fair's founder explains: "It's not about excluding men." It's about advocating for change in the current system to support more women in the art community, she adds. The event will feature works by about 100 women and those identifying as women, with a spotlight section entitled "Women's Cycles", curated by Virgina Damtsa. This section explores the intimate and powerful rhythms of womanhood, delving into the biological, psychological and cultural cycles that shape the female experience.
Art fair dedicated to contemporary art from Africa and its diaspora. Image courtesy of 1-54.
When: 11 - 13 October 2024
Where: Somerset House at West, East, South and Embankment galleries. Strand, London. WC2R 1LA
Opening hours: Friday 11 October, 11am – 7pm. Saturday 12 October, 11am – 7pm. Sunday 13 October, 11am - 6pm.
This is an exhibition not to be missed, as it is the only international art fair dedicated to contemporary art from Africa and its diaspora, with other editions in New York and Marrakech. This year, more than 60 galleries have been selected, showcasing over 160 established and emerging artist from the continent and its global diasporas.
Laffanour Galerie Downtown booth. Image courtesy of PAD London.
When: 8 - 13 October 2024
Where: Berkeley Square, Mayfair, London W1
Opening hours: Thursday - Saturday 10 - 12 October ,11am – 8pm. Sunday 13 October, 11am – 6pm.
Admission fees: Adult: £30 / Student: £15 / Free under 15
PAD London is the UK's only art fair exclusively dedicated to 20th-century and contemporary design. Founded in 2007 by fourth-generation Parisian antique dealer Patrick Perrin, the week-long event showcases the best in modern and contemporary design from the world's leading galleries. The event is designed to inspire collectors, art consultants, museum experts, interior specialists alike.
Galleries
Eunsil Lee, Mind Full, 2024. Courtesy of An Chun Ho and the artist.
When: 4 - 19 October 2024
Where: 9 Cork Street, London, W1S 3LL
Opening hours: Tuesday to Saturday, 10am - 6pm
Admission fees: Free
Eunsil Lee’s solo exhibition Treachery Skin explores the psychological clash between suppressed desires and societal norms through architectural structures and the perspective of Korean paintings. In this exhibition, Lee examines vulnerability, revealing emotions like torpor, sorrow, and despair while meticulously scrutinizing unstable psychological states.
Frieze No. 9 Cork Street
Vadehra Art Gallery: Sudhir Patwardhan, Cities: Built, Broken
Sudhir Patwardhan, Just People, 2024. Courtesy of Vadehra Art Gallery and the artist.
When: 3 - 19 October 2024
Where: 9 Cork Street, London, W1S 3LL
Opening hours: Tuesday to Saturday, 10am - 6pm
Admission fees: Free
Leading Indian contemporary artist Sudhir Patwardhan's first solo show in London features a curation of recent works that delve into the complexities and shared experiences of the human condition, shaped by various environments. Presented by Vadehra Art Gallery, Patwardhan's oeuvre include India's cityscapes, its surprising green spaces and built spaces that reflect the lives of their inhabitants.
White Cube Gallery Bermondsey
Tracey Emin, I Followed You to the End
Installation of I Followed You To The End, 2024 by Tracey Emin. Image courtesy of White Cube.
When: 19 September – 10 November 2024
Where: White Cube Bermondsey, 144 – 152 Bermondsey Street. London SE1 3TQ
Opening hours: Tuesdays to Saturdays, 10am - 6pm. Sundays, 12 - 6pm. Closed on Mondays.
Admission fees: Free
Tracey Emin's solo exhibition I Followed You to the End showcases new paintings and sculptures that reflect the artist's journey through themes of love and loss, mortality and rebirth. Drawing from her recent transformative experiences, Emin continues to explore life's intense and intimate moments, inviting viewers to engage with her expressive painterly vocabulary.
Afeez Onakoya, Blaze of Passion, 2024. Image courtesy of 1897 Gallery.
When: 5 – 14 October 2024
Where: 32 Connaught Street, London, W2 2AF
Opening hours: Monday - Sunday, 12 - 6pm. (Show closes on 14 October, Monday)
Freedom in Multitudes is a group exhibition curated by Sosa Omorogbe, featuring artists Afeez Onakoya, Amanda Shingirai Mushate, Anne Adams, Nola Ayoola, Rachel Seidu, Roisin Jones, Sola Olulode, Ousmane Bâ, and Uthman Wahaab. The exhibition showcases a diverse range of artists from the African diaspora whose works seek to explore the multiplicity of “self”.
New Cadogan Gallery opening at Harriet Street, London. Image courtesy of Cadogan Gallery.
When: 3 October – 8 February 2025
Where: 7-9 Harriet St, London SW1X 9JS
Opening hours: Tuesday to Friday, 12 - 6pm. Saturday, 12 - 5pm
This group exhibition marks the opening of Cadogan Gallery's new flagship space on Harriet Street. As their largest exhibition to date, the gallery will present new works from 21 artists, telling stories of the past, present and future. The artworks on display primarily feature contemporary abstraction, alongside sculpture and textiles, offering visitors a diverse artistic experience.
Installation at Gagosian. © Jonas Wood. Photo courtesy of Maris Hutchinson.
When: 7 October – 23 November 2024
Where: 20 Grosvenor Hill, London W1K 3QD
Opening hours: Tuesday - Saturday, 10am - 6pm
New paintings by Jonas Wood will be showcased, highlighting his unmistakable style developed over two decades. Woods explores the dynamics of color, pattern, and space often featuring recurring subjects such as plants, family and interiors. Both exuberant and obsessive, intimate a imaginative, his artworks are based on the exploration of opposites and their relationships.
Pilar Corrias Conduit Street
Rirkrit Tiravanija: A Million Rabbit Holes
Rirkrit Tiravanija, A Million Rabbit Holes, 2024. Courtesy the artist and Pilar Corrias, London.
When: 4 October – 9 November 2024
Where: 51 Conduit Street, Gallery 2, London W1S 2YT
Opening hours: Tuesday - Friday, 10am - 6pm. Saturday, 11am - 6pm
A Million Rabbit Holes marks Rirkrit Tiravanija’s fourth solo exhibition with the gallery. Renowned for his installations that engage viewers in communal rituals and activities such as eating meals or playing ping pong, Tiravanija’s works invites viewers to interact and engage in open conversation. This immersive exhibition reflects the atmosphere of American politics in the lead up to another presidential election this autumn.
David Zwirner
Oscar Murillo: A balancing act between collapse and spirit
Oscar Murillo, Telegram, 2013–2024. Photo by Tim Bowditch and Reinis Lismanis. © Oscar Murillo.
When: 9 October – 16 November 2024
Where: 24 Grafton Street, London W1S 4EZ
Opening hours: Thursday 10am - 8pm. Friday - Saturday, 10am - 6pm.
Born in Colombia, Oscar Murillo is known for his inventive and diverse artistic practice, which includes paintings, drawings, sculptures, installations, live events, collaborative projects, and videos. His body of work highlights the importance of cultural exchange and explores how ideas, languages, and everyday items are shared, mixed, and transformed in our interconnected world.
Robert Longo, Untitled (Hunter), 2024. © Robert Longo, courtesy of the artist and Pace Gallery.
When: 9 October – 9 November 2024
Where: 5 Hanover Square, London W1S 1HQ
Opening hours: Tuesday - Saturday, 10am - 6pm. Closed on Sunday and Monday.
Searchers is a two-part exhibition of new works by Robert Longo, an American artist renowned for his scaled, hyperrealistic charcoal drawings. His works depict images from historical sources, protest, civil unrest, violence, war and social and political events. A key figure in the Pictures Generation of the 1970s and 80s, his works will be presented at both Pace Gallery and Thaddaeus Ropac Gallery, featuring a new five-panel multimedia wall piece that revisit his 1981-89 series of the same name.
Still from film by Yayoi Kusama, Infinity Mirrored Room – Beauty Described by a Spherical Heart, 2024. Courtesy the artist, Ota Fine Arts and Victoria Miro. © YAYOI KUSAMA. Film by Eva Herzog.
When: 25 September – 2 November 2024
Where: 16 Wharf Road, London N1 7RW
Opening hours: Tuesday - Saturday, 10am - 6pm. Closed on Sundays, Mondays and Public Holidays.
Admission fee: Free. Booking is required.
Yoyoi Kusama's Every Day I Pray for Love exhibition is a rare opportunity to experience the debut of Infinity Mirrored Room - Beauty Described by a Spherical Heart, which envelops visitors inside a pulsating, light-filled, hexagonal space. This marks Kusama's 14th solo exhibition with the gallery, featuring her new work that explores the interplay of spheres and reflective immersive spaces. The ceiling is created with colored flashing LED lights arranged in a concentric pattern, producing an infinite honeycomb effect.
Leiko Ikemura, Haruko, 2016, Tempera on jute © Leiko Ikemura. Image courtesy of Lisson Gallery.
When: 9 - 13 October 2024
Where: The Regent’s Park, NW1 4LL
Opening hours:
Wednesday Preview, 9 October: 11am - 7pm (invitation only)
Thursday Preview, 10 October: (Members and invitation only preview) 11am – 1pm, (General admission) 1pm - 5pm
Friday, 11 October: 11am - 7pm
Saturday, 12 October: 11am - 7pm
Sunday, 13 October: 11am - 6pm
Admission fee: List of ticket prices here.
The Berlin-based artist Leiko Ikemura's solo show at London Frieze 2024 marks the beginning of her representation by Lisson Gallery. Her works at the booth will feature new glass and bronze sculptures as well as tempera paintings, exploring themes that bridge the past and the present, and the personal and the universal. The Japanese-Swiss artist works are focused on cross-culturalism, the feminine experience, resilience and renewal, infusing her subjects and materials with an ethereal quality.
Fabienne Verdier in her studio, 2024. Photo Benjamin McMahon. Courtesy Waddington Custot.
When: 11 October – 9 November 2024
Where: 11 Cork Street, London W1S 3LT
Opening hours: Monday to Friday 10am –6pm. Saturday 11am - 6pm. Closed on Bank Holidays.
Retables is a presentation of new works by French painter Fabienne Verdier, where the artist breaks from the traditional canvas and reimages altarpieces outside of their religious context. This series features abstract motifs, created with her signature large-scale brushes, evoking the unique phenomena of the natural world.
Museums
Tate Modern's Turbine Hall
Hyundai Commission: Mire Lee: Open Wound
Hyundai Commission Mire Lee Open Wound, Installation View, Photo © Tate (Larina Fernandes).
When: 9 October 2024 – 16 March 2025
Where: Bankside, London SE1 9TG
Opening hours: Monday - Sunday 10am – 6pm
Admission fee: Free
Korean-born Mire Lee transforms Tate Modern's Turbine Hall with her hanging fabric sculptures and mechanical installations in Open Wound. This immersive installation invites visitors to explore the contradictory emotions such as awe and disgust, to compassion and love. Drawing inspiration from the museum's history as a power station, Lee reimagines the space as a living factory, using materials such as silicon and chains to challenge conventional ideas of beauty, perversity, provocation and desire.
Tate Britain. Photocredit: Rikard Osterlund
When: 25 September 2024 – 16 February 2025
Where: Millbank, London SW1P 4RG
Opening hours: Monday - Sunday 10am – 6pm
Admission fee: £14 / Free for Members
Named after the British painter JMW Turner, the Turner Prize is an annual award established in 1984 to celebrate innovative and thought-provoking contemporary art by British or UK-based artists. This year's four shortlisted artists—Pio Abad, Claudette Johnson, Jasleen Kaur and Delaine Le Bas—will showcase their work at Tate Britain, with the winner announced on 3 December 2024.
Serpentine Galleries (Serpentine South)
Lauren Halsey: emajendat
Lauren Halsey, land of the sunshine wherever we go II (detail), 2021, white cement, wood, and mixed media, 82 1/2 x 79 x 77 in. (209.6 x 200.7 x 195.6 cm). Courtesy Lauren Halsey.
When: 11 October 2024 – 2 March 2025
Where: Kensington Gardens, London W2 3XA
Opening hours: Tuesday - Sunday, 10am - 6pm
Admission fee: Free
Lauren Halsely's first UK exhibition, emajendat, will be on view at Serpentine South this October where the artist transforms the gallery into an immersive environment, responding to Serpentine's location in Kensington Gardens. Drawing from her roots in South Central Los Angeles, Halsey has developed a unique visual vocabulary through her maximalist installations and stand-alone objects.
Barbican Centre, The Curve
Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum: It Will End In Tears
Photo courtesy of Barbican Centre.
When: 19 September 2024 – 5 January 2025
Where: Silk Street, London, EC2Y 8DS
Opening hours: Monday - Friday, 8am - 11pm. Saturday, Sunday & Bank Holidays 9am - 11pm. Closed on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day (24 & 25 December)
Admission fee: Free for members
It Will End In Tears marks Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum's first major UK commission, where she delves into her interest in narrative world-building with a new series of paintings in a site-specific installation. This collection tells the story of Bettina, a new character in the artist's cast of alter egos, drawing inspired by the social and architectural history of the Barbican, as well as influences from film noir, theatrical set design and crime novels.
The Artling's ultimate guide to Frieze London 2024 highlights what we think are the must-see events and exhibitions that make the week a celebration of contemporary art and culture. The events that take place around London offer exceptional opportunities for collectors and art enthusiasts alike to engage with innovative works and experience the city's art scene. Don’t miss the chance to immerse yourself in the creative energy and inspiring dialogues during Frieze London 2024!
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