From pioneering women of Abstract Expressionism to the radical modernism of Morocco, an Ancient Egyptian head of the lion-headed goddess Sekhmet and a cosmic Buddha, Frieze Masters 2026 offers a compelling journey through overlooked histories, rediscovered artists and influential figures who reshaped twentieth-century art.  Culturalee Editor Lee Sharrock selects six standout presentations to discover at this year’s fair, from Anna Zemánková’s fantastical botanical drawings to Alice Neel’s explor

Frieze London 2026 returns to Regent’s Park from 14–18 October, bringing together 176 galleries from 43 countries and regions. From ambitious new paintings by Albert Oehlen and Marina Perez Simão to artist-led collaborations, experimental installations and a spotlight on emerging talent, the 24th edition explores the ideas shaping contemporary art today. Frieze London offers five days of exhibitions, international perspectives and encounters between contemporary practice and art history. The 24t

As Frieze Week kicks off in London, Tate Modern has unveiled a major new multisensory installation by artist and composer Tarek Atoui. Combining sculpture, performance, music, technology and social research, Atoui creates environments where sound is experienced not only through the ears, but through the whole body. Hyundai Commission: Tarek Atoui: Hold sees the artist transform the Turbine Hall into an immersive sonic landscape comprising custom-built wind instruments, percussion, electronics an

Tate Modern is staging the first major exhibition to explore pictorialism as a global movement. Light and Magic: The Birth of Art Photography explores how artists became pioneers of the darkroom, transforming our understanding of photography and image making. Featuring over 200 rare prints by over 80 artists from Seoul to Sydney, New York to Cape Town and Brazil to Singapore, this truly international exhibition takes a fresh and inclusive look at the history of photography. Never-before seen wor

For collector and patron Alya Entts, art is as much about curiosity and connection as it is about collecting. With a professional background in mathematics, finance and aviation, Entts discovered in art a space for emotion, intuition and a different way of seeing the world. Now, through Morus Art Group, her ambition is to build meaningful, long-term relationships between artists, collectors and audiences, championing emerging talent through patronage, mentorship and cultural exchange. Making its

Artist Victoria Yuan moves fluidly between painting and digital art in her accomplished practice, creating visionary worlds where bodies, landscapes and spirituality collide with technology.  Victoria Yuan’s multi-disciplinary oeuvre spans a wide range, from the candy-coloured Surrealism of digital image The Divine Entertainment Ltd. to the earthy palette and materiality of The Host Body series and cubist landscapes of And Then There Was Light, Yuan’s multidisciplinary practice explores the poro

From Renoir and Impressionism to 1990s art and fashion, Tim Walker’s Queer portraiture, Frieze Sculpture and Cecilia Vicuña, these are six of the best exhibitions to see in London this October. October marks the beginning of London’s peak art season, with the capital’s galleries and museums presenting a particularly rich programme of exhibitions spanning historic painting, contemporary art, photography, fashion, sculpture and textiles. From the National Gallery and Tate Britain to the National P

As the daughter of post-modern British artist Anthony Lawrence, Sara Lawrence has spent the years since his death in 2022 uncovering, cataloguing and bringing new audiences to an extraordinary artistic archive spanning decades. Now, Anthony Lawrence: A Practical Guide to Aesthetics, at St John’s Waterloo from 15–23 October 2026, brings together major bodies of work including Dante, Tannhäuser, The Damned Demoiselles, the Desert paintings, portraits, religious works and the newly restored A Pract

Sierra Merda speaks to Culturalee Editor and Women in Art Prize Judge Lee Sharrock about winning the Women in Art Prize 2026 Overseas Artist Prize for VVITCH, reclaiming the female figure from the male gaze, and transforming punk rebellion, art history and personal experience into powerful paintings of survival, resilience and self-possession. Lithuanian-born, London-trained and now based in New York, artist Sierra Merda has developed a distinctive practice that brings the technical discipline o

The Supervisory Board of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen has announced today that Stephanie Rosenthal will be appointed Artistic Director as of spring 2027. Rosenthal is currently Director of the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi Project appointed to guide the museum to its public opening on 11 December 2026 and responsible for developing its artistic vision and inaugural programme. Rosenthal’s approach to her work is rooted in care, collaboration and connection to people. At Guggenheim Abu Dhabi, alongside ar

As Royal Mail celebrates Duran Duran’s The Wedding Album and Oasis return to the global spotlight, the British artist and filmmaker behind defining imagery for both bands unveils unseen Oasis footage and new work in Soho ahead of Frieze Week From Duran Duran’s The Wedding Album and ‘Ordinary World’ to Oasis’s ‘Live Forever’, British artist, filmmaker and creative director Nick Egan helped create some of the defining imagery of British music culture. Now his work returns to the spotlight at a tim

From the rise of the Young British Artists and the birth of Britpop and acid house to the provocative fashion of Alexander McQueen, Hussein Chalayan and Vivienne Westwood, the 1990s transformed Britain’s cultural landscape. Now, Tate Britain is looking back at the decade with The 90s: Art and Fashion, the first major exhibition to explore the interconnected worlds of 1990s art, photography and fashion. The exhibition runs from 8 October 2026 to 14 February, 2027. Curated by Edward Enninful OBE w

Manship Artists Residency in Gloucester, Massachusetts presents Hockney Reproduction(s), an exhibition exploring David Hockney’s lifelong fascination with prints, posters, fax machines, photography and digital technologies David Hockney’s restless curiosity about how images can be created, reproduced and shared is the focus of Hockney Reproduction(s), a new exhibition at Manship Artists Residency (MARS) in Gloucester, Massachusetts. Supported by the David Hockney Foundation, the exhibition bring

Having sold over 150,000 tickets for its most successful Christmas programme ever last year, the Royal Albert Hall has announced its star-studded 2026 Christmas at the Hall season, with headline performances from the likes of Jamie Cullum, Trevor Nelson and Anna Lapwood. Boasting 16 different events and over 40 performances in the Hall’s auditorium throughout the month of December, the season includes a mix of classical, gospel, choral, jazz and R’n’B music, alongside an array of Films in Concer

Tate today marks a major milestone as Tate Collective, its free membership scheme for 16 to 25-year-olds, reaches a record 200,000 members, affirming its position as the world’s most popular arts membership scheme for young people. To celebrate, Tate has launched a landmark open call inviting Tate Collective members to create a new artwork for display in Tate Modern, the world’s most visited modern art museum. The selected artist will have their work shown on the gallery walls, alongside renowne

The National Gallery has named Mohammed Sami as its Artist in Residence for 2027. Celebrated for his powerful paintings of psychologically charged interiors and landscapes, Sami investigates both the possibilities and limits of painting as a means of evoking the memories of moments passed. His works often depict sites marked by conflict yet deliberately refrain from portraying acts of violence themselves. Instead, through nuanced painterly dexterity, he presents traces, fragments and remnants, c

Hattie Quigley talks painting, appetite, the body, Brazil and finding beauty in excess.

Classically Black returns to Kings Place, London, on Saturday 10 October 2026, bringing together leading musicians, composers and emerging talent for a day of performance, conversation, education and live music during Black History Month. Presented by Black Lives in Music (BLiM), the third edition of the pioneering festival follows two sold-out years and continues its mission to celebrate and amplify Black and global majority voices within classical music. More than a festival, Classically Black

Emil Wilson’s The Nightingales is a beautifully drawn graphic novel about an unlikely friendship between a teenage girl and a dying stranger, exploring family, mortality, compassion and the courage to imagine a life beyond the familiar. Set in small-town Oregon in the spring of 1985, The Nightingales begins with an unsettling disruption to family life. Seventeen-year-old Lou Miller is approaching the end of high school when her father, Donald, invites his coworker Jim to move into the family hom

Laia Garcia-Furtado’s Prada in the Nineties explores the decade when Miuccia Prada transformed a Milanese leather-goods company into one of fashion’s most influential cultural forces, and created a new vocabulary of ‘intellectual fashion’ along the way. What does it mean for a fashion label to become part of contemporary culture? And why, decades after they first appeared on the runway, are Prada’s nylon backpacks, minimalist silhouettes, capri trousers and deliberately awkward combinations stil