London Art Fair showcases global talent and British icons as it returns for its 37th year
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With galleries from 18 countries and works ranging from Francis Bacon to emerging European artists, the 2025 London Art Fair celebrated its most international edition yet. London Art Fair returned to the capital for its 37th year, welcoming 130 galleries from around the world to exhibit at Islington’s sprawling Business Design Centre.
A showcase of the very best in contemporary and modern art, visitors were greeted by the Fair’s most international show to date, featuring galleries from 18 countries outside the UK displaying work for sale. The best of British was well represented: Francis Bacon triptychs, Tracey Emin prints, sun-drenched David Hockney acrylics, and Terry O’Neill portraits of The Rolling Stones and David Bowie sat metres from works by emerging European artists.
Among them were etchings by Spanish artist Juan Escudero, a winner of 14 international awards, and pieces by French abstract painter Christine Ankaoual, who recently celebrated her 80th birthday and exhibited in London for the first time. “It’s a very fresh edition of the fair,” said director Sarah Monk of the differing notoriety of works on display. “We wanted to make sure it was a really accessible place for young emerging galleries to come and show in London.
“Whilst we have a very British focus, we want to celebrate London’s identity as a global centre for art,” she added, noting the selection committee’s growing interest in international curators. “This isn’t a regional fair.”. Norfolk’s Sainsbury Centre, known as the UK’s “most radical museum,” was this year’s London Art Fair official Museum Partner. Their ethos – that art should be treated as a “living entity” – permeated the entire event.
