London’s buzzing with fairs, shows, and pop-ups this week. Here’s what we’re most excited to see around town.
🎧 Peter Doig: House of Music — Serpentine Gallery
📅 10 Oct 2025 – 8 Feb 2026
🎟️ Free (book ahead) → serpentinegalleries.org
Painter Peter Doig swaps the studio for sound, turning the Serpentine into a hybrid listening lounge with vinyl, restored speakers, and public “sound service” sessions. One for your headphones and your eyes.
🌍 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair — Somerset House
📅 16 – 19 Oct 2025
🎟️ Tickets → 1-54.com
Back for its 13th edition, 1-54 gathers 50+ galleries spotlighting artists from across Africa and the diaspora. Expect standout works by rising stars, a courtyard commission, and talks worth sticking around for.
💫 Echo Soho — Artist’s House, Soho
📅 16 – 19 Oct 2025
đź“Ť 14 Manette Street, W1D
✨ Info → echosoho.com
A brand-new fair championing women-led galleries — think intimate booths, performance programming, and a fresh energy away from Regent’s Park’s mega-scale.
📸 Wolfgang Tillmans: Build From Here — Maureen Paley
📅 3 Oct – 20 Dec 2025
🎟️ Free → maureenpaley.com
Tillmans returns with new photography, video, and photocopy works spread across all three Maureen Paley spaces — from East London to Herald Street. Minimal, poetic, and typically brilliant.
🗺️ Art Week Route Tip: Start west at the Serpentine, loop to Somerset House for 1-54, drop into Soho for Echo, and end east at Maureen Paley. London art at every turn.
