AVOIDING OBLIVION The Preservation of Pharaonic Knowledge Created by Factum Foundation & Skene Catling de la Peña. Discovery has always been at the heart of Masterpiece London and the fair celebrates the diversity of artistic expression throughout time and across cultures. In this spirit, Masterpiece [Re]discovery is a new platform at the Fair that explores the impact of a cultural moment, uncovering how culture is continually rediscovered, reinterpreted and reappropriated by successive gene

Masterpiece Awards are awarded to those exhibits and stands that are judged to be outstanding - perhaps undiscovered, rare, provenanced, and of beauty. There are four types of award: Outstanding Display Rewards excellence and innovation that demonstrates an imaginative approach to the combination of design and superb works of art. Outstanding Exhibit Awarded to six works of art that are judged to be outstanding. The Philip Hewat-Jaboor Award Recognising an extraordinary and outstanding work o

This year’s Masterpiece Presents features two monumental light installations by Pakistani-American artist Anila Quayyum Agha, represented by Sundaram Tagore Gallery. The artist is known for her award-winning, immersive light installations, and has been the subject of three solo museum shows in the past year. For this special Masterpiece presentation, Agha has created an illuminated cube, fabricated from laser-cut steel into which she cuts elaborate patterns. Suspended and lit from within, the w

Our 2022 Sculpture Series, curated by Melanie Vandenbrouck, Curator of Sculpture at the V&A, showcases dynamic works from across history throughout the Fair. From the personal to the political and the universal, sculpture past and present has often reflected on identity, the human condition and societal changes. Exploring the multifaceted languages of modern and contemporary sculpture, this selection considers innovative investigations of form and matter, and how other disciplines may inform an