After what has been a troubling few years for the art market (at home and abroad), Frieze London & Frieze Masters have brought a sense of unexpected joy and magic both in the art on the wall and in the sales that have followed. We’ve compiled a compact shopping list filled with all the art we can't stop thinking about….
Read MoreAs Frieze draws to a close, FLO London turns its attention across the Channel to the fairs unfolding alongside Paris Art Week, and to what this November’s Paris Photo has in store. Whether you’ve already planned your next trip on the Eurostar or need some convincing, we’re here to tell you Art Basel isn’t the only fair you should have on your radar…
Read MoreLondon has one of the largest collections of free museums and galleries in the world, and a lot of its most interesting shows cost nothing to see. Each month we pick two free exhibitions worth making time for. Here are our highlights for October.
Read MoreWith 172 exhibitors at Frieze London alone, that’s a lot of booths, and you only have so many hours to spend time in them all. Our top ten ranges from the heavyweight blue chips to younger galleries, and from big-ticket showstoppers to the stands that literally made us stop mid-sentence…
Read MoreYou have your Frieze Exhibitions Guide. You have your Frieze Music Nightlife Guide. But what about all the other collateral events and activations around the city? Lo and behold, there are many. Luckily for you, we’ve compiled a separate list of events to keep on your radar this Frieze Week, from a knit-and-sip crochet club to the Frieze London opening parties everyone is invited to.
Read MoreCelebrating its 21st edition in 2026 is Darbar Festival: the leading festival of Indian classical music in the UK. The five-day celebration of Hindustani and Carnatic music is themedThe Shock of the New, and will feature many artists never heard before in the UK…
Read MoreNothing beats London during Frieze Week. Every October, an infectious buzz settles over the city as galleries, institutions, brands and even bars and clubs all throw their weight behind art and culture. We wanted to whet your cultural appetite by drawing your attention to a variety of exhibitions to sink your teeth into that go far beyond the fair’s traditional white tent set-up.
Read MoreOctober seems to be the busiest time in London's art calendar. Four fairs land in a single week, 280 galleries pitch up in The Regent's Park, and that's before the museums have had their say. Renoir's Bal du moulin de la Galette lands in Britain for the very first time, Edward Enninful takes over Tate Britain to relive the decade when art and fashion became one…
Read MoreOctober is London's busiest month for culture, and this year the calendar is crowded with anniversaries. Frieze returns to The Regent's Park with almost 300 galleries, the BFI London Film Festival reaches its 70th edition, and Bloomsbury Festival turns 20 with more than 150 events across the neighbourhood…
Read MoreSince Frieze London arrived in 2003, white tented walls have become the standard backdrop for the creative industries and, by extension, for fairs at large. From the alternative to the traditional, here are the upcoming autumn art fair events promising to keep your diaries booked and busy…
Read MoreThere is no doubt the temporary loan of the Bayeux Tapestry to the British Museum is the once-in-a-lifetime experience to rule them all. Meticulously stitched by hand by talented women, the embroidery has never returned to English soil in over 900 years since its creation around the 1070s. Although many worried for its fragile condition, visitors lucky enough to bag the £33 ticket…
Read MoreOnce a year, museums, theatres, and concert halls across Denmark open up specifically for the country's youth, and this September, K7 Week is back for another round, now bigger than ever. The initiative began in Denmark in 2020 as a way to draw young people into cultural life…
Read MoreLondon Sculpture Week returns for its fifth edition from 19 to 27 September 2026, bringing together some of the capital’s leading public art programmes across a series of free and ticketed events…
Read MoreA key engine within the Surrealist movement was the collaborative nature between artists. During the late 1930s, Paris became an epicenter for contemporary artists and writers, many of whom co-created and lived together. Two couples exemplify this spirit of collaboration: Max Ernst and Leonora Carrington…
Read MoreLondon Design Festival 2026 returns from 12–20 September for its 24th edition. The festival takes place across London through a mix of Landmark Installations, Special Projects, exhibitions, talks and design fairs. These events are spread across 11 Design Districts, including Bankside, Chelsea, Mayfair, Shoreditch and the newly introduced Soho district…
Read MoreFrom surreal figures and textile landscapes to shipping containers, performance art and compelling photography, these are the artists we will be looking for at this year’s Enter Art Fair.
Read MoreIn Provence, there are wine estates, hotels and places you visit simply for the landscape. Château La Coste manages to be all three, and considerably more. Set among vineyards and woodland just outside Aix-en-Provence…
Read MoreFrom Louise Bourgeois’ iconic spider to Sophie Calle’s mysterious woodland tomb, these are six works worth seeking out at Château La Coste…
Read MoreChâteau La Coste is a place where architecture is woven into every part of the experience. Across the estate, some of the most celebrated architects of the past century have designed buildings that work in close relationship with the art, vineyards and surrounding landscape…
Read MoreSeptember is an especially good time to take in the breadth of Seoul’s art scene, with a programme that extends well beyond the fair itself. Here is our guide to the exhibitions to see during Seoul Art Week 2026…
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