Each September, the English Gardens at Regent’s Park turn into London’s most democratic gallery: Frieze Sculpture . This year’s edition runs 17 September–2 November 2025 , is free to visit , and is curated by Fatoş Üstek around the theme “In the Shadows,” a prompt to look for what’s hidden historically, ecologically, and personally amid the sunlit lawns. The showcase coincides with Frieze London and Frieze Masters in October, and is a pillar of London Sculpture Week later in the month.
What makes Frieze Sculpture sing is the mix of heavyweight names and sharply current ideas. A trio of life-size bronze Nymphs by David Altmejd brings myth into the present, bodies mid-metamorphosis as if caught between worlds. Elmgreen & Dragset float graphic, candy-hued “Life Rings” toying with rescue and display, while Erwin Wurm ’s spectral “Ghost (Substitutes)” extends his decades-long joke-that-isn’t about objects, bodies and the absurd. Assemble, the Turner Prize–winning London collective, march the park with “Fibredog,” part procession, part social sculpture.
Sound and memory ripple through Reena Saini Kallat’s “Requiem (The Last Call)” , while Lucía Pizzani ’s new performance-linked work threads care, ecology and myth. Others dig into site and material: Burçak Bingöl reportedly works with Regent’s Park clay , Henrique Oliveira ’s biomorphic forms push nature toward the uncanny, and Grace Schwindt , Andy Holden , Abdollah Nafisi , Timur Si-Qin and Simon Hitchens round out a genuinely international roster. Expect guided walks, activations and an audio guide on the Bloomberg Connects app to deepen the wander.
Practically speaking, it’s easy: head for the English Gardens (south end of The Broad Walk). You can dip in for 30 minutes between meetings or make a slow afternoon of it, either way, you’ll catch how Üstek’s “shadow” isn’t absence but a space of potential , a way to notice what public space usually edits out. Families, runners, art-worlders, dogs. It’s all part of the show.
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Dates & details: 17 Sep–2 Nov 2025, English Gardens, Regent’s Park; free. Program partners include Frieze London/Masters (15–19 Oct) and London Sculpture Week (late Sep). Check Frieze and Royal Parks pages for updates and the digital guide.
