FRIEZE LONDON 2026

Anchoring this year’s presentation is a large-scale sculpture by Madrid-based artist Teresa Solar Abboud, whose solo exhibition is concurrently on view at Lehmann Maupin’s London gallery. Over the past decade, Solar Abboud has developed a distinct practice rooted in the material properties of clay. Her sculptures and installations hypothesize the hidden forces and beings that form the Underground—the vast expanse of earth which we traverse daily but that remains fundamentally unknowable to us. The sculpture on view titled Self Portrait as Pregnant Woman (2025) delves into the strange dislocation between body and psyche triggered in host bodies during pregnancy. Based on her own experiences, Solar Abboud invites us to rethink ourselves as multiple beings intertwined with others rather than independent, self-contained entities. The presentation follows her recent outdoor installation, Mother Tongue, at the Hayward Gallery in London and her 2025 solo exhibitions at Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Turin, and at Kunstverein Hannover, Germany.

The booth will also feature new works by the gallery’s London-based artists, highlighting the range and diversity of the artists working within the gallery’s London program. The selection includes new paintings by Freya Douglas-Morris, following her sold-out London exhibition earlier this year and ahead of her debut New York exhibition in 2027; new paintings by Mandy El-Sayegh, following her presentation at Space K in Seoul this year; as well as new paintings by Billy Childish and Anna Freeman Bentley. These works offer a glimpse into the gallery’s ongoing engagement with the evolving landscape of contemporary art in London. The selection also serves as a preview of the gallery’s forthcoming London exhibition, marking its 30th anniversary and celebrating the longstanding relationships and enduring commitment that have shaped the gallery’s presence in the city.

Works by Kader Attia, Catherine Opie, Cecilia Vicuña, and Erwin Wurm will also be presented in conjunction with the artists’ major exhibitions across Europe. At London’s Whitechapel Gallery, Cecilia Vicuña: Living Threads marks the artist’s first major UK exhibition, with the booth featuring paintings that reflect her commitment to honoring Indigenous cultures in South America. Catherine Opie: To Be Seen, on view at the National Galleries of Scotland in partnership with the National Portrait Gallery, marks Opie’s first solo exhibition in Scotland. Lehmann Maupin will present Opie’s signature portraits, from her depictions of LGBTQ+ friends inspired by court painter Hans Holbein to her richly composed, Baroque-like portraits of artists. Works by Attia and Wurm will coincide with their presentations at the 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia. Attia is also featured in a two-person exhibition at the Louvre with Elizabeth Peyton showcasing works created during their two-year residency at the museum.

A focused section of the booth will also bring the works of Rana Begum, Teresita Fernández, and Shirazeh Houshiary into dialogue with one another. Their practices converge through a shared exploration of light, space, perception, and the transformation of physical materials. Rather than functioning as static objects, their works are activated by the viewer’s movement and relationship to the surrounding environment. The presentation coincides with Begum’s New York debut at Lehmann Maupin New York, on view through October 24, and precedes Houshiary’s forthcoming solo exhibition at Lehmann Maupin London and Fernández’s site-specific commission at the The Menil Collection, both opening in 2027.

Additional highlights include works by the gallery’s Korean artists Anna Park, Kim Yun Shin, and Do Ho Suh, coinciding with the British Museum’s Korea exhibition, which features works by several of the gallery’s artists. Works by McArthur Binion, Klara Kristalova, Arcmanoro Niles, and Robin Rhode will also be on view.