Frieze

The threads it sat in

The idea that connected each episode's stories, latest first.

• Fri 16 Oct 2026This year's architecture prizes favour understated buildings over showpieces
• Wed 14 Oct 2026Contraction forces a reckoning. Luxury talent votes with its feet
• Sat 5 Sep 2026Engineers took power. Taste will follow their instincts
• Thu 9 Jul 2026Spectacle peaked. Now craft takes over

Every episode

• Fri 16 Oct 2026 · Ep 228Smart curation keeps the outlook sunny at Frieze London and Masters art fairs.The fair is catching the eye of eager buyers, good news for exhibiting galleries.Via Monocle · Art and Photography
• Wed 14 Oct 2026 · Ep 226Frieze London 2026 draws brand activations despite persistent art market uncertaintyBrands at Frieze in a soft market are paying for cultural legitimacy rather than for audience reach.Via Vogue · Art and Photography
• Sat 5 Sep 2026 · Ep 193Asian art collectors under forty are blurring practice boundaries at Frieze Seoul.Younger Asian collectors do not separate gallery, store and studio, rewarding offers that cross all three.Via Monocle · Art and Photography
• Thu 9 Jul 2026 · Ep 135Theo Triantafyllidis brings a tactile, awkward 'Feral Metaverse' to Frieze London via a giant spider installation.Triantafyllidis' 'Feral Metaverse' signals that immersive digital experience now reads as unease rather than aspiration.Via Artnet · Art and Photography

How we count: an episode counts once for Frieze when Frieze is the subject of a headline or story title, or is one of the names the episode covers and is named in a story, in the thread that connects the stories or in the audio. Being cited as a source does not count.