The Frieze London contemporary art fair and Frieze Masters – focusing on 20th-century works, old masters, and antiquities – will run concurrently in Regent's Park with the global participation of 280 galleries from 45 countries, the organizers announced online.
In this edition, Frieze London will present "Echoes in the Present," curated by Jareh Das, a new thematic section that explores the connections between artists from Brazil, Africa, and their diasporas.
"These ties are rooted in shared histories, marked by the forced movement of African peoples across the Atlantic, and sustained by ongoing cultural exchange," reads a text about the new section published on the fair's website.
In the new section, "the entangled histories of Brazil and West Africa reverberate to make us reconsider how things are remembered, how we engage with them in the present, and how they signal possible futures," the text adds.
A selection of ten artists — whose work addresses themes of transformation, colonial erasure, and belonging, in which land, memory, and material are intimately intertwined — will feature works from diverse practices, some of which will be presented by four galleries in Brazil and one in Angola.
Among the selected artists are Aline Mota (Mitre Galeria, Belo Horizonte, São Paulo, Brazil), Diambe (Galeria Simões de Assis, São Paulo, Curitiba, Balneário, and Camboriú), Tadáskía (Galeria Fortes D'Aloia & Gabriel, São Paulo, and Rio de Janeiro), Alberto Pitta (Galeria Nara Roesler, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, and New York), Sandra Poulson, and Lilianne Kiame (Galeria Jahmek Contemporary Art, Luanda, Angola).
Also participating in this new section are African artists Bunmi Agusto (Tafetá Gallery, London, UK), Serigne Mbaye Câmara (Atiss Gallery Dakar, Senegal), Mélinda Fourn, and Naomi Lulendo (Selebe Yoon Gallery, Dakar).
At Frieze London, among 160 contemporary art galleries, the Portuguese galleries Vera Cortês, Madragoa, and Pedro Cera, all based in Lisbon, will be present.
Gallery owner Vera Cortês will bring works by artists Carlos Bunga, Daniel Blaufuks, Gabriela Albergaria, Joana Escoval, João Louro, Daniel Gustav Cramer, and Susanne Themlitz, according to the gallery's website.
Madragoa Gallery will bring works by artist Luís Lázaro Matos to the "Focus" section – dedicated to supporting the work of emerging galleries less than 12 years old – which this year brings together approximately 40 participants.
The Pedro Cera Gallery's exhibition will feature works by artists Gil Heitor Cortesão, Bruno Pacheco, Monica Mays, Anna Hulacová, Antonio Ballester Moreno, and Beckhbaatar Enkhtur, the gallery owner said when contacted by Lusa.
A meeting point for collectors, curators, artists, and other cultural agents, the event also features Frieze Sculpture, a free public art initiative curated by Fatoş Üstek, which will run from September 17 to November 2, 2025, in the gardens of Regent's Park.
