Frieze London and Frieze Masters highlights 2016

Over 160 galleries from across the world will come together under one roof for the gargantuan art fair at Frieze London. One newcomer is New York gallery Kayne Griffin Corcoran, who’ll be exhibiting a light installation by James Turrell. The organisers are getting all nostalgic this year, with a new section called ‘The 90s’ that recreates famous shows from that explosive decade. Another area, ‘Focus’, showcases young talent from up-and-coming galleries like Peckham-based Arcadia Missa. And it’s not all paintings and sculptures either: many exhibitors are showing performance-based and (gulp) participatory art. It’ll be chaos – beautiful chaos.

If the madness inside gets a bit overwhelming, you can always head outside to the Regent’s Park’s English Gardens for some fresh air and a dose of large-scale outdoor sculpture. Details of specific works will be revealed in September, but it’ll be a mix of large-scale works from both the main fair and Frieze Masters. And FYI: if the £35 standard day ticket to the fairs sounds too much, this is free of charge to explore.

While Frieze London focuses on art made after 2000, its sister fair Frieze Masters – now entering its sixth year – specialises in everything from antiquities (look out for an Ancient Egyptian mummy’s mask) to works of art from the twentieth-century artists like Eduardo Paolozzi. There will be some interesting collaborative displays from the 133 exhibiting galleries and some seriously big names from art history. It's not called 'Masters' for nothing.

Don’t think it’s all about the dollahs, there’s also the consistently excellent, not-for-profit Frieze Projects programme . Keep an eye out for a new installation by Brit artist Yuri Patterson, who wowed us with his recent Chisenhale show. There’s also Frieze Films, which has commissioned new works, such as Singaporean queer artist Ming Wong’s take on European cinema. And the talks programme looks strong too, with lectures by fashion icon Vivienne Westwood and ‘Generation X’ author Douglas Coupland.