Welcome to Frieze London. After last year’s energising redesign, I’m delighted to present one of the most international editions of our flagship fair ever. Frieze London, like the city itself, is a convening of today’s most exciting artistic minds, a snapshot of what the global art world is thinking and producing right now. is year’s edition is more global than ever, with new galleries joining us from Tunisia, Japan and Brazil, reflecting the ever-expanding scope of the art world.
Focus, our section dedicated to young galleries and emerging artists, gathers an extraordinary cohort of talents shaping the discourse around contemporary art. Supported by Stone Island, the section once again welcomes some of the most interesting young spaces from around the world, including newcomers Kayokoyuki (Tokyo), Eli Kerr (Montreal), King’s Leap (New York) and London’s a.SQUIRE.
The spirit of community continues to be a driving force for the fair. Artist-to-Artist returns for a third year, with six solo presentations by new voices, chosen by some of the most renowned practitioners in contemporary art. Supported by Official Partner Tiffany & Co., the section presents a multi-generational community, from Mumbai to Mexico City. The spirit of convening extends to this year’s curated section, led by Dr Jareh Das, who is based between London and West Africa. Titled Echoes in the Present, it sees galleries from Angola, Brazil, Senegal, the UK and the US in an exploration of the ties between Africa, Latin America and their diasporas. Its eight presentations reaffirm Frieze London’s commitment to research, critical discussion and new positions, and building a global community.
Supporting our galleries and the artists they represent is of huge importance to me. This year, along-side Frieze London’s five returning acquisition funds and prizes, I’m delighted to announce the new Nicoletta Fiorucci Foundation Prize, awarded to artists working in unconventional formats and the galleries that exhibit them.
The winner of the Frieze Artist Award 2025 is the London-based Qatari American Sophia Al-Maria, who presented a performance at the fair back in 2014 and returns an internationally lauded artist. Her commission marks a bold new direction in her practice, as she stages a live comedy club within the fair. Elsewhere, the Frieze x Deutsche Bank Emerging Curators Fellowship continues into 2025–26, and I’m pleased to include projects by recent fellows Sophia Harari and Amrit Sanghera.
During Frieze Week, you’ll see how London’s art ecosystem continues to thrive, with galleries from Maureen Paley, Modern Art and Sadie Coles HQ to Rose Easton expanding their footprints, alongside the inauguration of new initiatives such as Yan Du Projects and Ibraaz.
There is always too much happening in London to mention in one go. Look out for me this Frieze Week and I’ll tell you about the rest.
- Eva Langret Director, Frieze EMEA
