The new contemporary art center Large on Île Seguin opens its inaugural exhibition, "Moteur Imaginaire," on October 17, 2026, running through March 7, 2027.

On October 6, 2026, Lisson Gallery announced that Susan Hiller's work is the subject of 'Bad Dreams', a major survey opening at KW Institute for Contemporary Art in Berlin on October 17, 2026.

Almine Rech will host a conversation on Robert Indiana at its Paris gallery on October 17, 2026.

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.

White Cube has announced global representation of Japanese artist Shigeo Otake (b. 1955, Kobe).

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.

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.

Engadin Art Talks will host a satellite event at Lafayette Anticipations in Paris on October 20, 2026, complementing its main gathering in Zuoz, Switzerland.

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.

On October 13, 2026, Lafayette Anticipations announced “Towards a Sea”, the first institutional solo exhibition in France by Japanese painter Yu Nishimura.

On October 16, 2026, Gagosian announced a conversation between artist Richard Wright and Christine Riding, director of collections and research at the National Gallery, London, to mark the tenth anniversary of Wright's site-responsive work No Title (2016).

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.

On October 13, 2026, Sadie Coles HQ announced that artist Sarah Lucas will be featured in 'Across Epochs: Gursky, Lucas, Miró, Warhol and the Art of the Long 19th Century' at the Alte Nationalgalerie in Berlin.

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.

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).

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.

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.

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.

The MIT List Visual Arts Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts, will open "Uri Aran: Look How Hard They Work," the artist's first major institutional solo exhibition in the United States.

October 23–25, 2026 · Grand Palais · Paris, France

Artcurial's October 24, 2026 auction features nearly 50 modern, post-war, and contemporary works.

Southbank Centre will present a free family workshop titled 'Cardboard Citizens: The Meaning of Home' on October 30, 2026, at the Clore Ballroom in London.

October 30 – November 1, 2026 · Oval Lingotto Fiere · Turin, Italy

On October 2, 2026, Galerie Max Hetzler announced the acquisition of Elmgreen & Dragset's monumental sculpture 'Eight' (2026) by the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C.

On September 25, 2026, Galerie Max Hetzler announced that Elmgreen & Dragset's sculpture 'Eight', 2026, has been acquired by the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C.

Southbank Centre will present a free concert by London-based rapper JÉVON on November 5, 2026, at the Queen Elizabeth Hall.

On October 5, 2026, Lisson Gallery announced that Sir John Akomfrah's five-channel film installation, 'Arcadia' (2023), will premiere at the Natural History Museum, London, on November 5, 2026.

November 5–8, 2026 · Koelnmesse · Cologne, Germany

November 12–15, 2026 · Grand Palais · Paris, France

On October 13, 2026, La Biennale di Venezia announced the final ten days programme for the 61st International Art Exhibition, In Minor Keys, curated by Koyo Kouoh, running from November 13 to November 22, 2026 at the Arsenale.

On October 1, 2026, Lisson Gallery announced that artists Dana Awartani, Josh Kline, and Wael Shawky have been named to the inaugural TIME100 Art: The Most Influential People in Art of 2026, a list recognizing individuals shaping the art world.

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.

On October 16, 2026, Galerie Max Hetzler announced institutional presentations and a monograph for Rineke Dijkstra and Friedrich Kunath. Kunath's first U.S.

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.

Pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii, joint winner of the 2009 Van Cliburn Competition, will perform a recital at Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall on December 6, 2026, at 3pm.

Manchester Collective will present 'Black Gold' at Southbank Centre's Purcell Room in London on December 6, 2026, at 6pm.

December 10–13, 2026 · Antwerp Expo · Antwerp, Belgium

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.

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 .

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.

March 3–7, 2027 · IFEMA Madrid · Madrid, Spain

Comedian Tatty Macleod will perform her new show "Things My Mother Did" at Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall on March 13, 2027.

March 19–21, 2027 · Rotterdam Ahoy · Rotterdam, Netherlands

April 9–11, 2027 · Allianz MiCo · Milan, Italy