The Autumn Art Fair Season is about to start in London, with the British Art Fair 2024 once again held at the Saatchi Gallery. Artlyst has put together a comprehensive guide to this season’s events. Look out for the separate Artlyst comprehensive guide to Frieze Week coming soon.
British Art Fair 2024
26 – 29 September 2024
Saatchi Gallery
Presenting British art since 1988, the British Art Fair takes place once a year to showcase the finest modern and contemporary British art. Set within the iconic Saatchi Gallery in the heart of London’s vibrant Chelsea, leading dealers from across the UK exhibit a variety of exciting, ambitious and rare works from Britain’s most celebrated artists.
Tickets from £19
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StART KX 2024
7th-13th October
Camden Town Hall
StART has relocated to an iconic new space in the world-renowned creative and technology hub, King’s Cross St Pancras the vibrant district for innovative talent, now known simply as KX. St Pancras Square is the energetic home to the headquarters of industry-leading global giants, such as Google, LVMH and Facebook, and has firmly established itself as the most exciting location for progressive businesses in London.
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PAD London
8 -13 October 2024.
Berkeley Square
Founded in 2007 by fourth-generation Parisian antique dealer Patrick Perrin, PAD London is the only fair in the UK exclusively dedicated to 20th-century and contemporary Design. The week-long event takes place every October on Berkeley Square, in the heart of London’s affluent Mayfair district. PAD London is the sister fair to PAD Paris which was launched in 1998 and takes place every April in the Jardin des Tuileries.
A permanent fixture on the two capital’s vibrant art and design circuits, PAD fairs have become a byword for connoisseurship, exquisite taste and curatorial flair, showcasing the very best in modern and contemporary design and historical design from the world’s leading galleries. With their distinct approach to collecting, PAD fairs epitomise how artistic genres across time and periods interact to reveal astonishing combinations and create the most individual and striking interiors.
PAD fairs cultivate eclecticism, authenticity and connoisseurship with unparalleled passion and flair. Their refined setting is designed to inspire collectors, art consultants, museum curators, interior specialists, design practitioners and the public, making PAD the only event of its kind.
From £30
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Frieze London & Masters
9-13 October 2024.
Regent’s Park
The fairs return with redesigned spaces and artist-focused programming, including Studio under Sheena Wagstaff and Smoke curated by Pablo José Ramírez
Both fairs will put an emphasis on artists and discovery.
Frieze London will feature a ground-breaking new floorplan by design practice A Studio Between. The reconfigured layout and entrance give greater prominence to the fair’s curated sections, including Artist-to-Artist and this year’s themed section, Smoke. In addition, on entering the fair visitors will encounter a pair of stands, selected annually by the Frieze London committee, each showing an exceptional solo artist presentation. This initiative ensures that every year new voices benefit from increased visibility.
At Frieze Masters, an artist-centred approach will debut, with an expanded Studio section and a refined floorplan by Annabelle Selldorf to encourage visitors to draw connections between objects and works from different times and places.
The Frieze London and Frieze Masters programmes will include special projects and activations, including the return of the Frieze London Artist Award and Frieze Masters Talks, alongside collaborations with key UK arts organisations and public institutions. Frieze Sculpture, curated by Fatoş Üstek for the second year, will run 18 September – October 2024 in The Regent’s Park’s English Gardens.
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1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair London
10-13 October 2024
Somerset House
1-54 is the first and only international art fair dedicated to contemporary art from Africa and its diaspora.
With three editions per year—in London, New York and Marrakech—as well as an annual pop-up fair in Paris, 1-54 draws reference to the fifty-four countries that constitute the African continent
Returning to the iconic, neoclassical building of Somerset House, located in the very heart of the city and overlooking the River Thames, the fair will be held in the West, East, South and Embankment galleries. Once again, this twelfth edition of 1-54 London will coincide with Frieze London.
This year, more than 60 galleries have been carefully selected, showcasing the varied mediums and work of over 160 established and emerging artists hailing from the continent and global diasporas. The fair will be accompanied by special curated events, as well as a rich VIP and Public programme
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Women in Art Fair
9-12 October 202
The Mall Galleries
Women in Art Fair returns to Mall Galleries this year to provide a prominent platform for women artists, gallerists and curators during Frieze, London’s biggest annual arts week.
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The Other Art Fair
10-13 October
The Old Truman Brewery, Brick Lane
The Other Art Fair is a global gathering of creative thinkers, game changers and pleasure seekers sharing emerging talent and unforgettable experiences. Set against the backdrop of the world’s biggest cities, each of our fairs is different. We combine boundarypushing, yet always accessible artworks from over 100 independent artists with immersive installations, performances and a few curious encounters. The result is an inspiring, evocative, inclusive and fun event that reframes how art can be perceived and creates lasting connections between artists and art lovers. As the only global art event dedicated to representing independent artists since launching in 2011, The Other Art Fair has worked with over 3,000 artists from more than 20 countries, and now hosts 11 fairs each year across the UK, US and Australia.
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FOCUS London 2024
10-13 October 2024
Saatchi Gallery
FOCUS Art Fair is an international art fair offering diverse and rising artists a platform to bring their unique visions to life. Founded in 2017, the fair has hosted over 45 overseas exhibitions. The London fair will present a refreshing new showcase of sustainability, equality, and innovation.
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Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair
21 – 24 November 2024.
Woolwich Works, The Fireworks Factory, No.1 Street, Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, London, SE18 6HD
Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair presents a unique alternative model that is revolutionising the traditional art market, disrupting the elitist nature of art fairs, and pushing the boundaries of print.
The global art platform hosts 50% specialist galleries and 50% independent artists selected by industry experts from an international artist open call. These artists sit alongside celebrated names and ambitious works in our Curated Hang.
Together with creatives, collectors, visitors and the next generation of art lovers, Woolwich Contemporary amalgamates the best in international fairs while curating multiple access points for all audiences to enjoy an authentic fine art experience.
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London Art Fair
Business Design Centre, Islington
22-26 January 2025
Explore an exceptional line-up of Modern and Contemporary Art galleries from across the globe, and experience sensational live performances, and an inspiring programme of talks and tours
The Fair’s extensive gallery line up showcases a diverse cross-section of art from emerging talent to established art world favourites, alongside an inspiring programme of curated talks, panel discussions and artist insights.
Since 2014, London Art Fair has also selected a regional museum partner to work with each year to create a unique exhibition that enables our visitors to experience the heritage, quality and significance of regional collections. For 2025, LAF is partnering with The Sainsbury Centre, a world-class art museum on the campus of the University of East Anglia which has a unique perspective on how art can foster cultural dialogue and exchange.
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