Frieze London 2026: Wallpaper* Live Updates Include Heidi Gallery Opening, Cindy Sherman at Hauser & Wirth
Frieze London 2026, the centerpiece of the city's unofficial art week, is being covered live by Wallpaper*. The fair features a vibrant mix of performances, parties, club nights, and pop-up bars throughout the city. The Berlin-based gallery Heidi has opened its new London location on the third floor of 47 Maddox Street, debuting with Benjamin Lallier's presentation and an exhibition of Brook Hsu's Trout Fishing in America. At Hauser & Wirth, Christina Kimeze showcases paintings on suede, while Cindy Sherman explores themes of aging in her latest work featuring characters in Chanel. During the Mount Street Neighbourhood Arts Festival, Miles Aldridge invites attendees to take portraits with provided props. Corbin Shaw has transformed The Groucho Club's Dean Street awning, inspired by a William Blake proverb, and inside, the Feast of Fools exhibition celebrates emerging artists. Leading the coverage is Hannah Silver, Wallpaper*'s Head of Art & Culture, who has over 20 years of journalism experience and has interviewed numerous notable artists and designers. She authored the Wallpaper* Travel Guide to London and contributes to Phaidon books and Sotheby's panels.
Key facts
- Frieze London 2026 is taking place during London's unofficial art week.
- Berlin-based gallery Heidi opens a new London space on the third floor of 47 Maddox Street.
- Heidi's opening coincides with Benjamin Lallier's Frieze London presentation and an exhibition of Brook Hsu's Trout Fishing in America.
- Christina Kimeze paints directly on suede instead of traditional canvas, showing at Hauser & Wirth.
- Cindy Sherman's new show at Hauser & Wirth features characters dressed in Chanel and addresses ageing.
- Miles Aldridge invites the public to pose for portraits all week as part of the Mount Street Neighbourhood Arts Festival.
- Corbin Shaw reimagined The Groucho Club's Dean Street awning, inspired by William Blake, and presents Feast of Fools inside.
- Hannah Silver is Wallpaper*'s Head of Art & Culture and author of the Wallpaper* Travel Guide to London.
Entities
Artists
- Hannah Silver
- Maggi Hambling
- William Kentridge
- Jonathan Anderson
- Chantal Joffe
- Lubaina Himid
- Tilda Swinton
- Mickalene Thomas
- Benjamin Lallier
- Brook Hsu
- Christina Kimeze
- Miles Aldridge
- Corbin Shaw
- William Blake
- Cindy Sherman
Institutions
- Wallpaper*
- Frieze London
- Heidi
- Hauser & Wirth
- Mount Street Neighbourhood Arts Festival
- The Groucho Club
- Phaidon
- Sotheby's
Locations
- London
- United Kingdom
- Berlin
- Germany
- 47 Maddox Street
- Dean Street