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Lifting the Fog on London’s Gallery Scene

In its sixth year, London Gallery Weekend isn’t just supporting nascent galleries and luring 50,000 art enthusiasts to town. It’s fortifying London’s place as a major art city.

Ab-Anbar Art Gallery, London
The Ab-Anbar gallery, London. Photo: Courtesy of Ab-Anbar/LGW
Marion Maneker
June 2, 2026

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Walking around Frieze this year, I got a note from art-world publicist Sarah Rustin asking to meet. So we stole half an hour in the Shed’s top-floor lounge, where she pitched me on London Gallery Weekend, which runs from Friday, June 5, to Sunday, June 7, and incorporates 122 galleries across a range of neighborhoods that dot the city. Rustin founded this event along with Jeremy Epstein, one of the two principals at the London gallery Edel Assanti, and one advantage of having a seasoned publicist at the top of an organization is that the P.R. pitch is laser-focused, fully formed, and heartfelt.