Frieze London and its sister fair, Frieze Masters, are underway from 15 to 19 October 2025 at Regent’s Park, London, bringing together a mixture of established blue-chip galleries such as Thaddaeus Ropac, Pace Gallery, Lehmann Maupin, Gagosian, Perrotin or Almine Rech and emerging ones, with a particular emphasis on living artists and contemporary practice.
Robert Rauschenberg
Polls, 1987
Combined, the two fairs host more than 280 galleries from around 45 countries, with roughly 166 in Frieze London and 123 in Frieze Masters. The exhibitor lists span continents, reflecting global diversity—from Lagos to Beirut, Berlin to London.
William Monk, Sentry’s Gate, 2024-2025. Pace Gallery
This year’s layout is newly reconfigured by design firm A Studio Between, giving greater prominence to the curated sections (like Artist-to-Artist: an initiative to connect emerging artists with established mentors) and introducing a themed section called “Echoes in the Present”.
Coverage suggests that London’s nimble, emergent gallery community is being given more space this year, and the inclusion of galleries from diverse geographies (Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Latin America) emphasises cross-cultural conversation. Some of the most celebrated booths include a solo presentation by Samia Halaby (whose abstract works and long career have merited renewed attention) and select exhibitions by African galleries—both pushing boundaries of form and context.
Samia Halaby, Newness of Spring, 2025. Courtesy: the artist and Sfeir-Semler Gallery Beirut/Hamburg
Alongside the indoor fairs, the Frieze Sculpture program remains a beloved part of the art experience and is on display across the park through early November.
Frieze Week also spills beyond the tents: satellite shows, gallery openings, and themed exhibitions across London coincide with the fair. For instance, Carpenters Workshop Gallery runs Rust Never Sleeps (Rick Owens + Michele Lamy), and exhibitions by artists such as Wolfgang Tillmans are in the mix.
In a nutshell, Frieze London 2025 presents itself as a mature, ambitious edition: energetic but more grounded than some previous years. The new layout gives breathing room to curated sections and emphasises narrative over spectacle. In parallel, the fair’s commitment to emerging voices, global representation, and public art ensures that the event remains not just a marketplace, but a lens on current artistic currents.
