Five London Exhibitions to See in October 2026: Cindy Sherman, Pia Camil, Al Diaz, and More

Key facts

• Frieze London takes place in Regent's Park in October 2026, with satellite fairs including the 14th edition of 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair, London Invitational, Fair Play Art Fair, and Minor Attractions.
• Cindy Sherman debuts Fabric Matrons at Hauser & Wirth from 13 October to 23 December 2026, featuring photographic works with draped fabric as costume and backdrop, incorporating Chanel fabrics and jewellery.
• Twilight Contemporary presents Gossamer, a duo exhibition by Ṣọlá Olúlòde and Cecilia Reeve, from 6 to 31 October 2026, exploring togetherness through dreamlike snapshots.
• Gillian Jason Gallery opens Searching for Berenice on 8 October 2026 (through 18 December), surveying Berenice Sydney's work from 1966 to 1983; Sydney represented Great Britain at the 1974 Biennale della Grafica d'Arte in Florence and her work is in over 100 collections.
• Al Diaz, co-creator of SAMO© with Jean-Michel Basquiat in 1978, makes his UK debut with SAMO: TRANSATLANTICATION at D'Stassi Art, opened 25 September 2026, including new works and a Shoreditch mural.
• Diaz met Basquiat at City-As-School in 1976; SAMO© is often misinterpreted as a tag or acronym for 'Same Old Shit', but Diaz says it was an invented brand without fixed meaning.
• Pia Camil's London solo debut, Bestia, runs at Elizabeth Xi Bauer from 9 October to 22 November 2026, featuring a monumental inflatable Lady Godiva sculpture, her first work in the medium.
• The Bestia exhibition explores the unstable line between looking and being looked at, proposing desire as resistance, and reclaims female sexuality as empowerment.