TRIEZE returns during Frieze Week with Artist-Led Alternative
26 August 2026 • Mark Westall
TRIEZE returns for Frieze Week with five internationally recognised artists taking control of the exhibition — and the conversation around it.
Art News London
Art news London is where you can find all the cool art stuff: exhibitions, and events we have found coming out of London. Interviews and thought pieces.
FAD NEWS: Minor Attractions launches Major Futures to support emerging artists
26 August 2026 • Mark Westall
Minor Attractions launches Major Futures, a new charitable initiative helping fund opportunities across London’s emerging art scene.
Artist Laxmi Hussain becomes Create Patron
25 August 2026 • Mark Westall
Artist Laxmi Hussain joins Create as a Patron, championing creativity, accessibility and the transformative power of art.
FAD NEWS: Fair Play Art Fair reveals the 65 artists for inaugural London edition
19 August 2026 • Mark Westall
65 Artist revealed for Fair Play Art Fair 2026
FAD NEWS: Island Records + EMI turn King’s Cross HQ into an Art-filled spatial archive
18 August 2026 • Mark Westall
Island Records and EMI have unveiled their redesigned shared headquarters in King’s Cross
Return of The Art Car Boot Fair
17 August 2026 • Mark Westall
The Art Car Boot Fair returns to London this September
Central Saint Martins graduates take over Wembley with major new public art installation
17 August 2026 • Mark Westall
Two Central Saint Martins Fine Art graduates are bringing large-scale new works exploring men’s mental health and women’s freedom to… Read More
Barbican to celebrate Haruki Murakami with European Premiere & Rare Appearance.
12 August 2026 • Mark Westall
The Barbican is to celebrate Haruki Murakami this October with the European premiere of the first-ever stage adaptation of his… Read More
Two London Galleries announce closures within days of each other
12 August 2026 • Mark Westall
BEERS London and Sid Motion Gallery have announced their closures within days of each other
FAD NEWS: Winston Taylor Photo Portrait Prize 2026 Shortlist Revealed
10 August 2026 • mark westall
James Clifford Kent, Marcie Docherty, Katie Hitchcock-Smith and Max Pattenden have been shortlisted for the Winston Taylor Photo Portrait Prize 2026
FAD NEWS: £85,000 and counting: Removing Banksy from the Royal Courts of Justice
10 August 2026 • Mark Westall
More than £85,000 has been spent trying to remove Banksy’s mural from the Royal Courts of Justice,
FAD NEWS: Cakes, Rims & Dean’s Bottom its Gray Wielebinski for Frieze London 2026
6 August 2026 • Mark Westall
Forget blue-chip sales and VIP previews. The first details of Frieze 2026 have landed, and the headline commission involves cakes, rims and Dean’s Bottom.
Inside Out: Echoes at The Photographers’ Gallery | Free outdoor event with live music, film & photography
4 August 2026 • Mark Westall
The Photographers’ Gallery presents an outdoor afternoon of live music, film and photography in Soho Photography Quarter.
FAD NEWS: Rare Picasso, Monet & Hartley Works Arrive at the National Gallery this Summer
3 August 2026 • Mark Westall
Visitors to the National Gallery will have the chance to experience three exceptional paintings on loan this summer
National Portrait Gallery launches new contemporary programme with Issy Wood exhibition
30 July 2026 • Mark Westall
The National Portrait Gallery has launched Artist Focus, a new free programme championing contemporary portraiture
FAD NEWS: Refusés opens first permanent space
29 July 2026 • Mark Westall
Refusés is opening its first permanent space at Queensrollahouse, expanding its artist-led programme with a solo exhibition by Elspeth Vince.
FAD NEWS: Cass Art opens new concept store at Coal Drops Yard
29 July 2026 • Mark Westall
Introducing a redesigned retail format in one of London’s fastest-growing creative districts.
FAD NEWS: Mr Doodle transforms London’s West End with free public art trail
28 July 2026 • Mark Westall
Mr Doodle has taken over London’s West End
FAD NEWS: Luke Jerram’s GAIA to transform the Royal Festival Hall for BBC Concert Orchestra performances
27 July 2026 • Mark Westall
Luke Jerram’s seven-metre Earth artwork GAIA will transform the Royal Festival Hall during a weekend of BBC Concert Orchestra performances.
Jessica Morgan appointed Director of Tate
22 July 2026 • Mark Westall
Jessica Morgan will become the tenth Director of Tate in January 2027
FAD NEWS: National Portrait Gallery extends summer opening hours for Marilyn Monroe: A Portrait
22 July 2026 • Mark Westall
Due to popular demand, the National Portrait Gallery is extending Thursday opening hours for Marilyn Monroe: A Portrait
Frieze Sculpture unveils 2026 artist line-up for Regent’s Park
21 July 2026 • Mark Westall
Frieze Sculpture returns to London’s Regent’s Park this autumn with 11 international artists, new commissions and a programme of free public art.
Trent Park House of Secrets opens, revealing one of Britain’s greatest wartime intelligence operations
21 July 2026 • Mark Westall
A new museum in North London uncovers the hidden history of Trent Park
Serpentine opens its archive of art and advanced technologies
20 July 2026 • Mark Westall
Serpentine unveils processing…, a new archive display charting its pioneering work with AI, digital culture and advanced technologies