Art World Calendar
Auctions, exhibitions, fairs, and openings across the global art world. 24 scheduled events on the wire · Paris. Planning around fair week? See the art fair calendar for verified dates and tickets.
Today
- SatOct 17, 2026ExhibitionThaddaeus Ropac Presents Large's Inaugural Exhibition 'Moteur Imaginaire'
The new contemporary art center Large on Île Seguin opens its inaugural exhibition, "Moteur Imaginaire," on October 17, 2026, running through March 7, 2027.
- SatOct 17, 2026ExhibitionAlmine Rech to Host Conversation on Robert Indiana at Paris Gallery
Almine Rech will host a conversation on Robert Indiana at its Paris gallery on October 17, 2026.
This Week
- TueOct 20, 2026FairGalerie Max Hetzler Announces Rinus Van de Velde: Films and OFFSCREEN Paris Presentation
On October 14, 2026, Galerie Max Hetzler announced "Rinus Van de Velde: Films," the first publication devoted to the artist's film work since 2019. It includes film stills, drawings, sculptures, props, studio and exhibition views, and a vinyl pressing of Joachim Badenhorst's soundtracks.
- TueOct 20, 2026ExhibitionWhite Cube Announces Global Representation of Japanese Artist Shigeo Otake
White Cube has announced global representation of Japanese artist Shigeo Otake (b. 1955, Kobe).
- TueOct 20, 2026ExhibitionGalleria Continua to Exhibit at Chapelle Saint-Louis in Paris, Oct 20–25
Galleria Continua will present an exhibition at Chapelle Saint-Louis de la Salpêtrière in Paris from October 20 to October 25, 2026. The venue is located at 83 Bd de l’Hôpital.
- TueOct 20, 2026OpeningKader Attia to Speak at Lafayette Anticipations in Paris, Galleria Continua Says
Kader Attia will speak at the Auditorium Lafayette Anticipations in Paris on October 20, 2026, from 2 to 6 pm, in an event tied to Engadin Art Talks. Galleria Continua, the artist's gallery, provided the details.
- TueOct 20, 2026ExhibitionEngadin Art Talks Hosts Paris Satellite Event at Lafayette Anticipations
Engadin Art Talks will host a satellite event at Lafayette Anticipations in Paris on October 20, 2026, complementing its main gathering in Zuoz, Switzerland.
- WedOct 21, 2026ExhibitionGagosian Artists Feature in Palais Garnier Project 12, Sotheby's Auction December 3
On October 16, 2026, Gagosian announced Project 12, a residency launched in 2025 by the Opéra national de Paris and the Association pour le Rayonnement de l’Opéra national de Paris to mark the Palais Garnier's 150th anniversary.
- WedOct 21, 2026ExhibitionLafayette Anticipations to Stage Yu Nishimura's First French Institutional Solo
On October 13, 2026, Lafayette Anticipations announced “Towards a Sea”, the first institutional solo exhibition in France by Japanese painter Yu Nishimura.
- ThuOct 22, 2026FairArt Basel and Live Nation Present GENER8ION's 'GOD HATES SPACE' in Paris
On October 14, 2026, Art Basel announced a partnership with Live Nation to present "GOD HATES SPACE," an immersive audiovisual installation by the interdisciplinary duo GENER8ION, formed by producer Surkin and filmmaker Romain Gavras.
- ThuOct 22, 2026ExhibitionLaura Henno Among Nominees for 2026 Prix Marcel Duchamp, Shows Immersive Video at Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris
On October 1, 2026, the Centre Pompidou announced the nominees for the 26th edition of the Prix Marcel Duchamp, France's most prestigious contemporary art prize.
- ThuOct 22, 2026OpeningBrognon Rollin Named Finalist for Marcel Duchamp Prize 2026, Exhibition at Musée d'Art Moderne
On October 1, 2026, Centre Pompidou announced the finalists for the Marcel Duchamp Prize 2026, including the duo Brognon Rollin (Stéphanie Rollin and David Brognon).
- ThuOct 22, 2026ExhibitionJosèfa Ntjam Among Four Nominees for Prix Marcel Duchamp 2026, Centre Pompidou Announces
On October 1, 2026, Centre Pompidou announced that Josèfa Ntjam is one of four nominees for the 2026 Prix Marcel Duchamp, France's most prestigious contemporary art award. The winner will be revealed, during Paris Art Week.
- ThuOct 22, 2026ExhibitionCentre Pompidou Announces Marcel Duchamp Prize 2026 Nominees, Winner Oct 22
On October 1, 2026, Centre Pompidou announced the nominees for the 2026 Marcel Duchamp Prize, one of France's most prestigious contemporary art awards. The four nominees are Joël Andrianomearisoa, David Brognon & Stéphanie Rollin, Laura Henno, and Josèfa Ntjam.
- FriOct 23, 2026OpeningJudd Foundation Announces Paris Book Signing for Donald Judd Spaces Second Edition
On October 15, 2026, Judd Foundation announced a book signing for the second edition of "Donald Judd Spaces" at the Broken Arm in Paris on October 23, 2026, from 5 to 7 p.m. The event will feature Flavin Judd, artistic director of Judd Foundation, and is free to attend.
- FriOct 23, 2026
- SatOct 24, 2026AuctionArtcurial Modern & Contemporary Auction Features Redon, Caillebotte, Basquiat on Oct 24
Artcurial's October 24, 2026 auction features nearly 50 modern, post-war, and contemporary works.
This Month
Nothing further this month.
Upcoming
- ThuNov 12, 2026
- ThuNov 26, 2026AuctionGrisebach Offers Yves Klein's 'Untitled Shroud Anthropometry' in Selected Works Sale, Est. €2–3M
Grisebach will offer Yves Klein's 'Untitled Shroud Anthropometry (ANT SU 30)' from 1960 in its 'Selected Works' sale on November 26, 2026, with an estimate of €2,000,000–3,000,000. The work is one of the few 'Anthropométries Suaires' still in private hands.
- TueDec 1, 2026ExhibitionGalerie Max Hetzler Announces Kunath's First U.S. Museum Show, Dijkstra Acquisition
On October 16, 2026, Galerie Max Hetzler announced institutional presentations and a monograph for Rineke Dijkstra and Friedrich Kunath. Kunath's first U.S.
- TueDec 1, 2026AuctionArtcurial to Auction Marie-Claude Beaud Collection in Paris on December 1, 2026
Artcurial will auction the collection of Marie-Claude Beaud, the influential curator and former director of the Fondation Cartier, Mudam Luxembourg, and the Nouveau Musée National de Monaco, in Paris on December 1, 2026.
- WedDec 30, 2026AuctionArtcurial's 15th Marrakech Auction at La Mamounia Features Majorelle, Boutet de Monvel, and African Art
Artcurial will hold its 15th edition of the Marrakech auction at La Mamounia on December 30, 2026, offering over 20 works by Jacques Majorelle, including a circa 1930 mixed-media piece from his famous series, estimated at €80,000–120,000.
- MonJan 25, 2027ExhibitionNan Goldin's 'Stendhal Syndrome' Screened as Part of 'Remember Me' at Bourse de Commerce
The Bourse de Commerce – Pinault Collection is screening Nan Goldin's 'Stendhal Syndrome' in its auditorium as part of the exhibition 'Remember Me.' The work, presented as a slideshow, juxtaposes masterpieces of ancient, classical, Renaissance, and Baroque art with Goldin's intimate portraits of .
- WedFeb 3, 2027AuctionBonhams to Auction Stanley Kubrick Personal Archive, Including Star Child Prop, in First Sale of Filmmaker's Collection
Bonhams will offer the personal archive of filmmaker Stanley Kubrick in a live auction at its London saleroom on February 3, 2027, with an online auction ending February 4.
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