Today, Frieze revealed details of Frieze Sculpture 2025, the 13th edition of the much-celebrated free public art initiative in London’s Regent’s Park.
The exhibition is curated for a third year by London-based curator and writer Fato? Üstek, featuring work by leading international artists, sited throughout the Park’s historic English Gardens. Frieze Sculpture coincides with Frieze London and Frieze Masters which both take place in The Regent’s Park, 15 – 19 October 2025.
Frieze Sculpture will feature a dynamic programme of tours, activations and performances offering a deeper insight into the artworks and curatorial process, including a costumed procession by Assemble, drawing performances and workshops by Simon Hitchens, performances by Lucía Pizzani with Lucia Pietroiusti and curator-led walks by Fato? Üstek. For more details and to book tickets, visit frieze.com.
Frieze Sculpture 2025 introduces a connecting curatorial theme: In the Shadows. This year’s exhibition reimagines the shadow as a creative and generative space where memory, material, and myth intersect.
Fato? Üstek, Curator of Frieze Sculpture said:
In the Shadows offers a curatorial perspective that embraces the unknown, the concealed and the forgotten. Shadows are not mere voids. They are zones of potential, where stories unfold quietly yet powerfully, often out of sight. The artists this year reflect these tensions with profound insight: their works address ecological vulnerability, historical erasure, and human transformation. Darkness, in this context, is no conclusion, it is a threshold. My hope is that as visitors journey through Regent’s Park, they come to see that what resides in the shadows may contain the seeds of change.’
These fourteen international artists engage with shadows as an idea and in fact, exploring themes such as ecological absence, traces of ancestry, bodily imprints and sculptural metaphors. From Andy Holden’s bronze birdcalls and Reena Saini Kallat’s colossal sound sculptures to Jaune Quick-to-See Smith’s tribute to Indigenous memory, each piece transforms absence into presence and silence into expression.
Whether through Erwin Wurm’s spectral garments, Burcak Bingöl’s transformative use of clay soil from Regent’s Park or the regenerative visions of Henrique Oliveira and Grace Schwindt, the sculptures share a common urgency, inviting us to seek out what is hidden.
Bloomberg Connects returns as the Official Digital Guide for Frieze Sculpture. Available on the Bloomberg Connects app, the free guide comprising exclusive content and an audio tour narrated by Üstek will be accessible throughout the exhibition’s run, offering an innovative way for users to engage with the artworks from anywhere in the world. To access the free guide, download the Bloomberg Connects app from Google Play or the App Store.
Frieze Sculpture is delighted to be a key partner in London Sculpture Week (20th – 28th September), a city- wide celebration of public art that unites four major initiatives: Frieze Sculpture, the Fourth Plinth, Sculpture in the City, and The Line. Now in its fourth edition, London Sculpture Week underscores London’s vibrant role as a global cultural capital, providing innovative opportunities for the public to engage with contemporary sculpture in outdoor settings.
This year, Frieze Sculpture will enrich the London Sculpture Week programme with a conference at the Warburg Institute on 26th September. The full schedule, including details of talks, events, and tours, will be announced soon. Visitors can also explore all participating initiatives via the free Bloomberg Connects app, the Official Digital Guide for London Sculpture Week.
Frieze Sculpture 2025, 17th September – 2nd November, Regents Park frieze.com/frieze-sculpture
About
Fato? Üstek is a curator, writer and cultural leader developing a new institution grounded in the ideas of her acclaimed book The Art Institution of Tomorrow (2024). Formerly director of two major UK art institutions, she is co-founder and Managing Director of FRANK Fair Artist Pay, and curator of Frieze Sculpture, London. She serves on international award juries (Turner Prize 2020, Scottish Pavilion 2022 and Netherlands Pavilion 2022 & 2024 in Venice) and advisory panels (Istanbul Modern Collection, Fourth Plinth, Jarman Award), and mentors artists (Chanel Next Art Prize) and curators.
Frieze is a leading global contemporary art organization, renowned for its art fairs, publications and digital presence. Founded in 1991 with the launch of frieze magazine, the brand has grown to encompass seven of the most significant art fairs worldwide in cities including Chicago, London, Los Angeles, New York and Seoul. These events attract leading artists, galleries and collectors, fostering innovative dialogues and practices within the art community. frieze magazine continues to set the benchmark for insightful art criticism and commentary, while frieze.com serves as a vital online resource. Committed to expanding the reach and understanding of contemporary art, Frieze also hosts year-round curated programs and associated initiatives, such as Frieze House Seoul, No.9 Cork Street and Frieze Connect, that enrich the cultural landscape. With a dedicated team passionate about the arts, Frieze remains at the forefront of artistic exploration and cultural discourse, connecting diverse audiences with groundbreaking artists and their work. For more information, visit frieze.com.
