Minor Attractions Returns to London for Fourth Edition at The Newman Hotel During Frieze Week
So, during Frieze Week, there was this cool event called Minor Attractions that kicked off its fourth edition at The Newman hotel on Newman Street in London. They had over seventy-five galleries showcasing art all over the first floor and even in some hotel rooms. This year, they moved from The Mandrake to The Newman to have more space. You can get in by making a donation. In Room 102, there’s a neat collaboration between Singapore’s Moses Tan and Philip Steele featuring Tan’s piece You Had Me at Hello and Goodbye (2026) along with Steele's sculptures. FRENCH PLACE is showing Marco Siciliano's photographs -3.40 and -1.95 (2026). Other standout works include Scarlett Griffiths's for forever albums (2026) and Benjamin Slinger's Empire (2026). Plus, they’re launching Major Futures to help independent curators and cultural programmers.
Key facts
- Minor Attractions held its fourth edition at The Newman hotel on Newman Street in London during Frieze Week
- More than seventy-five galleries from around the world participated
- The fair relocated from The Mandrake to The Newman, a newly opened hotel with Art Deco-inspired interiors
- Moses Tan and Philip Steele collaborated in a starch presentation in Room 102, shared with LAILA
- Marco Siciliano's -3.40 and -1.95 (both 2026) were presented by FRENCH PLACE in Room 101
- Benjamin Slinger's Empire (2026) lamps use vintage McDonald's and Burger King paper bags collected over about three decades
- Trespassing presented ETA (2026), a durational performance moving through the building without arrival
- Major Futures launched with beneficiaries Plicnik Space Initiative, Jean Watt, and FLATLINE CITY's Fiona Ye and Umi Ishihara
- Admission to the fair is by donation
- Fundraising included a September charity auction and visitor donations
Entities
Artists
- Moses Tan
- Philip Steele
- Marco Siciliano
- Scarlett Griffiths
- Benjamin Slinger
- Isamu Noguchi
- Jean Watt
- Fiona Ye
- Umi Ishihara
- Max King
- Sam Hutchinson
- Carmen Gray
Institutions
- Minor Attractions
- The Newman
- The Mandrake
- starch
- LAILA
- FRENCH PLACE
- KINDRED
- Slinger Copyright
- Trespassing
- Plicnik Space Initiative
- FLATLINE CITY
- Major Futures
- Frieze
Locations
- London
- United Kingdom
- Fitzrovia
- Newman Street
- Regent's Park
- Singapore
- Amsterdam
- Netherlands