Frieze London Focus Section Showcases Six Solo Stands by Emerging Galleries
Frieze London 2026's Focus section highlights solo exhibitions from galleries established within the last 12 years, featuring six carefully chosen for their diverse materials and concepts. Chemould CoLab from Mumbai showcases Jayeeta Chatterjee, who merges printmaking with nakshi kantha quilting using recycled saris. From New York, King’s Leap presents Isaiah Davis’s welded steel sculptures that explore themes of Black bodily vulnerability. London’s Rose Easton features Amanda Moström’s creations made from repurposed market items. Xxijra Hii displays Yuli Serfaty's headless hybrid sculpture, Who's a Good Girl? Meanwhile, Ehrlich Steinberg from Los Angeles showcases an installation by Ella Fleck centered on training materials. South Parade in London presents Tom Hardwick-Allan's Engine of Sickness and Light. This section prioritizes innovation and boldness, setting itself apart from other areas of the fair.
Key facts
- Frieze London's Focus section is dedicated to solo stands by galleries less than 12 years old.
- Six stands were selected for the 2026 edition, reflecting material and intellectual breadth.
- Jayeeta Chatterjee (Chemould CoLab, Mumbai) uses nakshi kantha quilting on used saris to explore women's labor.
- Isaiah Davis (King's Leap, New York) presents welded steel sculptures addressing Black bodily vulnerability, including Undertow (2026).
- Amanda Moström (Rose Easton, London) repurposes market objects with goat hide, transforming them into sensual art.
- Yuli Serfaty (Xxijra Hii, London) shows Who's a Good Girl?, featuring a headless hybrid being and a CGI video about surveillance and escape.
- Ella Fleck (Ehrlich Steinberg, Los Angeles) creates an installation from OnlyFans chatter scripts and data-center materials.
- Tom Hardwick-Allan (South Parade, London) exhibits Engine of Sickness and Light (2026), a plywood work depicting a baby in a womb, with a book collection wrapped in glassine.
Entities
Artists
- Jayeeta Chatterjee
- Isaiah Davis
- Amanda Moström
- Yuli Serfaty
- Ella Fleck
- Tom Hardwick-Allan
- Louise Bourgeois
- Don
- Jeff
- Sean
- Trump
- Epstein
- Coombs
- P-Diddy
Institutions
- Frieze London
- Chemould CoLab
- King's Leap
- Rose Easton
- Xxijra Hii
- Ehrlich Steinberg
- South Parade
- OnlyFans
Locations
- London
- United Kingdom
- Mumbai
- India
- New York
- United States
- Bengaluru
- West Bengal
- Los Angeles
- Rome
- Italy