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39 stories across Contemporary, Modern, Amsterdam, and Los Angeles. Latest: Gagosian: Theaster Gates Commissioned for Frieze at Obama Presidential Center.
On June 22, 2026, Gagosian announced that Theaster Gates has been commissioned to create a permanent installation for the Obama Presidential Center on Chicago’s South Side, scheduled to open in 2026.
The Getty Museum has acquired Young Mother Breastfeeding Her Child, a stoneware relief by French sculptor Alexandre Charpentier. The work, with a model date of 1882 and produced about 1895 by the Muller manufactory, measures 42 3/8 x 30 6/8 x 4 5/8 in.
On June 5, 2026, Galerie Max Hetzler reported that André Butzer’s works feature in the inaugural exhibition Abrir Abril at MUZEU in Braga and in the group show Visual Dialogue at Museum Pier in Bangkok.
Almine Rech announced that Keita Morimoto's painting Last Call from 2025 has entered the collection of the Peabody Essex Museum. The work is executed in acrylic and oil on linen and measures 116.7 x 91 x 2.8 cm.
Museo di Santa Giulia in Brescia, Italy has acquired Francesco Vezzoli’s sculpture Nike Metafisica. The 2019 work is executed in Vicenza stone from the 20th century and bronze.
On June 3, 2026, Galerie Max Hetzler announced that Karel Appel’s painting Beach Life, 1957, has entered the permanent collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
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The Los Angeles County Museum of Art has acquired Ryan Schneider’s sculpture Deep Dive for its permanent collection. Created in 2025, the work is executed in onyx on a redwood pedestal and measures 27.9 x 25.4 x 22.9 cm.
The Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh has acquired Thu-Van Tran's Colors of Grey from 2024. The acrylic on canvas measures 195 by 140 centimeters.
ARCOlisboa's ninth edition closed with 83 galleries from 17 countries participating at the Cordoaria Nacional in Lisbon. The fair drew more than 15,000 visitors, including free-admission days for those under 25 supported by the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport.
ARCOlisboa closed its eighth edition with 83 galleries from 17 countries reporting positive sales activity. The fair drew more than 14,000 visitors to the Cordoaria Nacional, aided by free admission for those under 25 provided by the Ministry of Culture.
The 45th edition of ARCOmadrid, organized by IFEMA MADRID, closed with 95,000 visitors and an estimated economic impact of €195 million for the city while supporting 1,475 jobs.
ARCOlisboa 2026 opened to the public from 2:00 pm to 9:00 pm at Cordoaria Nacional in Lisbon.
ARCOmadrid, in its 45th edition, has recorded significant acquisitions following its professional preview days.
The National Portrait Gallery in London has acquired the only known photographs of Ada Lovelace through a private treaty sale facilitated by Bonhams.
The Musée du Louvre received a donation of one hundred precious metalwork pieces from Michel Lacoste in November 2025. The works date from the 16th to 18th centuries, with one from the 20th century, and demonstrate French techniques in precious metalwork.
The National Portrait Gallery in London has acquired the only known photographs of Ada Lovelace through a private treaty sale facilitated by Bonhams.
The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam has added multiple works to its collection. Several pieces are on loan from the City of Amsterdam. Additional acquisitions were purchased with support from the Vereniging Rembrandt and the M.B.T. de Groot Family/Rijksmuseum Fonds.
The Louisiana Museum of Modern Art is presenting works from its collection in the South Wing under the title 'House Beautiful', drawn from Martha Rosler's photomontage series.
The Courtauld Gallery has received a gift of 20th-century drawings and watercolors that addresses gaps in its representation of draughtsmanship. The works include watercolors by Cézanne and drawings by Cy Twombly, Georg Baselitz, Joseph Beuys and Louis Soutter.
The Getty Center will temporarily close to the public from spring 2027 through spring 2028. The Getty Villa Museum will remain open with additional offerings during the period. The J.
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art presents two winter exhibitions celebrating the layered histories of its Impressionist and Postimpressionist art holdings.
The Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam will show Wael Shawky's video installation Drama 1882 from July 11, 2025, to October 26, 2025.
The Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam presents the exhibition Things I’ve Never Seen Before from August 2, 2025, to October 19, 2025.
The Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam has acquired Negroes Battling in a Cave (2016) by Ellen Gallagher, marking the first time a painting by the artist has entered a Dutch public collection.
The Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam has received Beach Scene (1961) and Hommage à H.M. (1971) from the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation. The donation marks the first time paintings by the American artist will enter a Dutch public collection. The works go on view at the museum starting September 22.
On February 4, 2025, the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam and the Rijksmuseum acquired photographs by Carrie Mae Weems from her 2021 series Painting the Town. The Stedelijk purchased Painting the Town #2 with support from the Leferink family and the Mondriaan Fund.
On February 3, 2025, the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam announced that Femke Herregraven has received the Theodora Niemeijer Prize.
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam has organized the exhibition Circulate, featuring works by 21 artists who use photography in innovative ways. The show, which runs until March 23, 2025, includes many newly created works on view for the first time.
The Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam announced on June 17, 2025, the donation of Untitled (Flower Work) (1974) by Bas Jan Ader. The gift from the artist’s brother Erik Ader marks the first work by Ader to enter the museum’s collection.
On October 8, 2025, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art announced a gift of more than 130 works of Austrian Expressionism from the family of Otto Kallir.
On September 9, 2025, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art announced the acquisition of Francis Bacon’s triptych Three Studies of Lucian Freud (1969) as a bequest from the late Elaine Wynn. Wynn was a philanthropist and co-chair of LACMA’s board of trustees.
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art acquired six works for its permanent collection during the 39th Collectors Committee fundraiser, including pieces by Max Beckmann, Manuel de Arellano, Chiura Obata, Miné Okubo, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Tokio Ueyama and Virginia Vezzi, as well as a group of 101 Indone.
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art announced the acquisition of Jeff Koons’s Split-Rocker (2000), a monumental sculpture adorned with living plants and flowers.
The Henry and Rose Pearlman Foundation announced on August 4, 2025, that its entire collection of Impressionist, Post-Impressionist and modern artworks will be gifted to the Brooklyn Museum, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and The Museum of Modern Art.
The Whitney Museum of American Art presents Ken Ohara: CONTACTS, the artist's first U.S. institutional solo exhibition.
Tate has acquired two works through the Frieze Tate Fund, supported by £150,000 in philanthropic donations.
Tate has received a donation of 36 works by artists from Africa and the African diaspora from collectors Jorge M. and Darlene Pérez.
Tate and the National Portrait Gallery have jointly acquired William Dobson’s Self-Portrait c.1635-40, one of the earliest known works by the artist widely considered Britain’s first great painter.
Tate has received the gift of Bridget Riley's Concerto I 2024, donated by the artist. The painting joins Tate's holdings of her work spanning six decades and premieres in a new display at Tate Britain running until 7 June 2026.
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