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London Galleries Open 16 Must-See Shows for Frieze Week 2026

exhibition · 2026-09-17

In October 2026, during Frieze Week, various galleries across London's Mayfair, St James's, Bermondsey, Fitzrovia, Islington, and Bethnal Green will present impressive fall exhibitions. Gagosian Mayfair will showcase new pieces by Cady Noland and reintroduce her book "The Clip-On Method" from October 12 to December 19, in addition to "This Is Still Not a Pipe," running from September 24 to December 12. Thaddaeus Ropac will feature Georg Baselitz's "Heroes" from October 13 to December 18, while Hauser & Wirth will highlight Cindy Sherman and Lorna Simpson from October 13 to December 23. White Cube Bermondsey will present Gabriel Orozco's "Chronotopic" from September 16 to November 8, along with works by Jonathan Gardner, Glenn Ligon, Firenze Lai, Louis Fratino, Lucy Dodd, Kylie Manning, Rirkrit Tiravanija, Marcin Dudek, Khalif Tahir Thompson, Rebecca Warren, and Graham Little.

Key facts

  • Gagosian Mayfair presents Cady Noland's new work and the relaunch of her two-volume, 600-page book "The Clip-On Method," first published in 2021, from October 12–December 19, 2026.
  • "This Is Still Not a Pipe: The Afterlife of Magritte" at Gagosian, curated by Jasper Sharp and Bernard Lagrange with the Fondation Magritte, runs September 24–December 12, 2026, marking ninety years since the 1936 International Surrealist Exhibition.
  • Thaddaeus Ropac gives Georg Baselitz's "Heroes" their first UK exhibition from October 13–December 18, 2026, with loans from Tate, the Berlinische Galerie, Museum Frieder Burda, and MKM Museum Küppersmühle, Duisburg.
  • Hauser & Wirth opens two solo exhibitions: Cindy Sherman's "Fabric Matrons" using Chanel archive textiles and Lorna Simpson's first UK show in eight years, from October 13–December 23, 2026.
  • White Cube Bermondsey presents Gabriel Orozco's survey "Chronotopic," curated by Briony Fer, with approximately 200 works, from September 16–November 8, 2026.
  • Firenze Lai's first UK solo exhibition at White Cube Mason's Yard runs October 13–November 14, 2026.
  • Louis Fratino's first London solo at David Zwirner runs September 18–October 31, 2026, following "Fratino and Matisse" at the Baltimore Museum of Art.
  • Rirkrit Tiravanija's fifth solo show with Pilar Corrias, "(situational awareness)," runs October 9–November 14, 2026, in a building long associated with military tailor Gieves & Hawkes.

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Locations

  • London
  • United Kingdom
  • Mayfair
  • St James's
  • Bermondsey
  • Fitzrovia
  • Islington
  • Bethnal Green
  • New Burlington Galleries
  • Berlin
  • Germany
  • Duisburg
  • Scotland
  • Moray Coast
  • Findhorn River
  • Dava Moor
  • Hampshire
  • Thames
  • Kraków
  • Poland
  • Brooklyn
  • New York
  • United States
  • Brussels
  • Belgium
  • Austria
  • Strand
  • City of London
  • Whitechapel
  • Southwark
  • Lambeth
  • Millbank
  • Regent's Park
  • West Berlin
  • Chile
  • East End
  • Stepney Green
  • Neulobeda
  • Paris
  • France
  • Salzburg
  • Milan
  • Italy
  • Seoul
  • South Korea
  • Beirut
  • Lebanon
  • Bankside
  • Trafalgar Square
  • Kensington
  • Ottawa
  • Canada
  • Dublin
  • Ireland
  • Madrid
  • Spain
  • Pakistan
  • Santiago
  • Kampala
  • Uganda
  • Buganda
  • Coventry
  • East Germany
  • Bougival
  • Los Angeles
  • Peruvian Amazon
  • Peru
  • Venice
  • Miami
  • San Francisco
  • Gunnersbury Park
  • West London
  • South Bank
  • Grosvenor Hill
  • China
  • Europe

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