HIGHLIGHTS | Frieze Masters 2025 – Regent’s Park, London

Unlike previous editions, I decided to begin my Frieze itinerary with Frieze Masters instead this time. It’s always been my preferred fair for its mix of objects spanning the course of human existence.

As expected, the trend for collaborative stands between gallerists is here to stay. Including the Spotlight section, 11 booths use this approach, making up almost 9% of the total number of stands. It’s practical and offers endless variety with every edition, theoretically.

For 2025, a new Reflections section has been added to showcase decorative art and objects. The debut edition contains six presentations inspired by the collections of objects in Sir John Soane’s Museum, London, and Kettle’s Yard, Cambridge.

Meanwhile, the Studio section, now in its third iteration, continues to champion the work of living artists by presenting old and new work, and ephemera from the places where they make their art.

For my highlights, seek these out for yourself:

Glenn Brown at Gagosian (stand D9)

François-Xavier Lalanne, Mouton de Pierre Classique, 1977/1990⁠, epoxystone and bronze (Ben Brown Fine Arts, stand E13)

Robert Michel, das i, a, á – bildchen, 1920, gouache and pen and wash and India and coloured inks, heightened with white, on paper laid down on the artist’s mount (Annely Juda Fine Art, stand D4)

Helena Almeida at Galeria Francisco Fino (stand S24)

French School (Champagne), Saint Crispin, c.1520 (Sam Fogg, stand C1)

Venetian School, Four Studies of Venetian Galleys at the Battle of Lepanto: the Galea sottile ‘Angelo di Venezia’ captained by Onfrè Giustiniani and three Studies of a Galeazza from different Angles, 1572, pen and brown ink on light brown paper (Charles Beddington x Artur Ramon Art, stand E6)