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On October 15, 2026, M+, the museum of contemporary visual culture in Hong Kong's West Kowloon Cultural District, announced its fifth anniversary celebrations. The museum, which opened in 2021, has welcomed over 12.5 million visitors.
On October 21, 2026, the Art Gallery of New South Wales announced the winners of the 28th Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship. Established in 1999, the scholarship received a record 239 entries this year.
The Southbank Centre will present 'Nan Goldin: You Never Did Anything Wrong' at the Hayward Gallery in London from November 24, 2026 to March 14, 2027.
On October 20, 2026, The Frick Collection announced an installation of new paintings by Cree artist Kent Monkman, opening this fall in the museum's Cabinet Gallery. The series of five paintings reimagines Johannes Vermeer's Officer and Laughing Girl (ca.
Rae-Yen Song 宋瑞渊 (b. 1993, Edinburgh) is featured in British Art Show 10: A Chorus of Strangers, spotlighted by Southbank Centre, the UK's largest arts centre.
On October 15, 2026, the Southbank Centre announced a Members' Private View for its Anish Kapoor exhibition at the Hayward Gallery in London. The exhibition fills the entire gallery building with immersive works that press against the walls and floors or descend from the ceiling.
On October 20, 2026, Galerie Max Hetzler announced that Sean Scully has been named an Officier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, one of France’s highest cultural honors, presented by Minister of Culture Catherine Pégard.
On October 20, 2026, Centre Pompidou published a feature on Alexander Calder's former atelier in Saché, Touraine, tracing his French base from his 1953 arrival to the studio completed in 1963.
The Musée du Louvre will open 'Louvre Photo', an exhibition exploring the museum's relationship with photography, running from November 4, 2026 to May 3, 2027.
The Bourse de Commerce in Paris presents "Community Sigh," a performance by American artist Christine Sun Kim, as part of the 2026 Festival d'Automne.
On October 19, 2026, Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo and The Hour Glass announced the George Daniels 100 exhibition, a historic centenary showcase of 22 watches by the British watchmaker, to be held at IAMWATCH 2026 in Singapore from November 12–15, 2026.
The Morgan Library & Museum in New York is presenting "Hujar:Contact," an exhibition of more than 110 contact sheets by photographer Peter Hujar. The show runs through October 25.
Luke Jerram's seven-metre-diameter floating Earth sculpture, Gaia, has been installed at the Royal Festival Hall in London, suspended above the stage and allowing visitors to walk beneath it.
The Musée d'Orsay has published a listing of works by Auguste Renoir, including paintings such as 'Bouquet de roses', 'La Liseuse verte', and 'Etude pour l'une des «Grandes baigneuses»', alongside an anonymous portrait from after 1868.
Isabelle Frances McGuire, a Chicago-based sculptor known for her Whitney Biennial installation of witches and floating villagers, has opened the interactive solo show 'Joy is a Puppet' at Bel Ami in Los Angeles.
Dataland, a museum of artificial intelligence arts co-founded by artist Refik Anadol and his wife Efsun Erkılıç, has opened in Los Angeles.
Lehmann Maupin artist Tammy Nguyen will debut her new aria "Timaeus and The Teacher: Foreword" as part of the closing program of the 61st Venice Biennale. The 45-minute performance, composed by Neely Bruce and choreographed by Jamal Jackson, features tenor Brian Vu.
Sean Scully will present an exhibition of large-scale paintings, works on paper, writing, and sculpture at Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery in autumn 2027.
On October 16, 2026, Galerie Max Hetzler announced institutional presentations and a monograph for Rineke Dijkstra and Friedrich Kunath. Kunath's first U.S.
On October 12, 2026, Thaddaeus Ropac announced the presentation of Tom Sachs's '31 Rue Cambon,' an installation staged recently in the artist's SoHo studio in New York.
On October 14, 2026, The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced that Danh Vo will create the 2027 Genesis Facade Commission, the eighth in the series.
On October 15, 2026, Galerie Max Hetzler announced a range of projects by artist and writer Edmund de Waal, headlined by a solo exhibition at The Huntington in Los Angeles opening October 18, 2026.
Musée d'Orsay is presenting 'A Statue for Liberty,' an immersive virtual-reality experience devoted to Auguste Bartholdi's 'Liberty Enlightening the World,' on view until January 31, 2027.
On October 14, 2026, Galerie Max Hetzler announced that Sarah Crowner's collaboration with choreographer Pam Tanowitz, "Messengers, Maidens and the End of Something Else," will premiere at Lincoln Center in New York on November 8, 14, and 20, 2026.
On October 14, 2026, Galerie Max Hetzler announced that Rebecca Warren's works "Vingt-Cinq" (2006) and "The Lovers" (2003) have entered the collection of the Musée d'Art Moderne, Paris, and are currently on view.
On October 14, 2026, Galerie Max Hetzler announced a series of Eddie Martinez projects in the US and Austria. At Boston Seaport, Martinez installed two site-specific commissions, "Seaport Bouquet" (2025) and "Seaport Shuffle" (2025–2026), alongside a temporary exhibition of paintings.
An exhibition featuring paintings from the past five years, including new works that respond to Serpentine Galleries' location and architecture, has been mounted at the institution in London.
The Whitney Museum will present 'artport: A History of Internet Art', a survey of net art marking the 25th anniversary of its online gallery space artport.
On October 13, 2026, Thaddaeus Ropac published an essay by critic Jonathan Jones on Georg Baselitz, the German painter who died this year, in connection with the London exhibition of his 'The Heroes' history paintings, which he helped plan.
The Ludwig Museum Koblenz is presenting 'Panorama', a retrospective of French artist Jean-Marc Bustamante. The exhibition surveys his career from the 1970s, encompassing photography, sculpture, installation, and painting.
On October 13, 2026, Sadie Coles HQ announced Monster Chetwynd's exhibition at Kunstraum Innsbruck, on view until November 21, 2026.
On October 13, 2026, Galerie Max Hetzler highlighted Günther Förg across three museum and exhibition presentations.
On October 5, 2026, Lisson Gallery published a profile of British artist Ryan Gander ahead of his exhibition 'Maybe', which opens at Towner Eastbourne next month.
On October 13, 2026, Galerie Max Hetzler announced that Friedrich Kunath's first solo museum exhibition in the United States, "I'll Romanticize This Later," will open at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami.
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 13, 2026, Galerie Max Hetzler announced a wave of milestones for Danielle Mckinney.
On October 13, 2026, Galerie Max Hetzler announced a broad slate of Matthew Barney presentations across North America, Europe, and Asia. Barney was inducted as an honorary member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters at its annual ceremonial in May 2024.
On October 13, 2026, Galerie Max Hetzler announced that Vivien Zhang is featured in two concurrent presentations in London.
On October 13, 2026, Galerie Max Hetzler announced a wave of Matthew Barney presentations, headlined by an eight-hour screening of 'River of Fundament' at Masonic Hall in New York with New People's Cinema Club and Unsound New York. The 2014 film gets its second New York outing.
On October 13, 2026, Limbo Museum announced that Alvaro Barrington will be its next Artist-in-Residence, culminating in the artist's first solo presentation on the African continent.
On October 12, 2026, Lisson Gallery announced "Lost and Found," a major survey of Susan Hiller's work opening at Zachęta – National Gallery of Art in Warsaw on October 29, 2026.
On October 12, 2026, Lisson Gallery announced that Otobong Nkanga's exhibition 'I dreamt of you in colours' has opened at Malmö Konsthall in Sweden, on view through March 28, 2027.
Bourse de Commerce — Pinault Collection has invited Super Cercle members to explore its exhibition 'Remember Me' through a free, participatory guided tour.
On October 12, 2026, Lisson Gallery announced that Dana Awartani will be included in 'Nach Damaskus … Karl Ernst Osthaus und die islamischen Künste,' opening at Museum Folkwang in Essen, Germany, on November 6, 2026.
On October 12, 2026, Lisson Gallery announced New Work: 2026, Tishan Hsu's first solo exhibition in Piraeus, Greece, presented with The Intermission.
On October 6, 2026, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art announced "Dreams Have No Title" (Les rêves n’ont pas de titre), a comprehensive presentation of its permanent collection.
On October 9, 2026, Thaddaeus Ropac published a statement featuring critic Jackie Wullschlager's description of Georg Baselitz's monumental single-figure paintings.
On October 9, 2026, Thaddaeus Ropac issued a press release by critic Jonathan Jones devoted to Georg Baselitz's series 'The Heroes.' Jones describes the body of work as 'perhaps the most powerful and unforgettable works' of the German artist, who died earlier in 2026.
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