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50 stories across Contemporary, London, New Media, and Modern. Latest: M+ Names Heidi Lau and Wong Ping Joint Winners of the 2025 Sigg Prize.
M+ has awarded the 2025 Sigg Prize to artists Heidi Lau and Wong Ping, marking the first time the institution has selected joint winners for the honor. Each artist will receive a cash prize of HKD 300,000.
On June 12, 2026, Art Basel released a series of profiles and updates regarding international contemporary artists and their current institutional projects. The coverage includes Cecilia Vicuña’s installation at Tate Modern and a solo exhibition for a veteran sculptor at Kunstmuseum Bern.
The Royal Academy will present its Summer Exhibition from June 16 to August 23, 2026, featuring works by Christopher Le Brun, Richard Long and Bernard Piffaretti. Ryan Gander has been appointed coordinator of the 2026 edition.
On June 1, 2026, the National Gallery launched 'National Gallery Summertime', extending daily opening hours from 3 July until 31 August to 7pm and until 9pm on Fridays.
Tate Modern opens an exhibition dedicated to Julio Le Parc featuring over 60 works spanning the artist’s 70-year career.
On June 1, 2026, the National Gallery announced that Yinka Shonibare’s 'Mr. and Mrs. Andrews without their Heads' (1998) will go on display with Thomas Gainsborough’s Mr and Mrs Andrews (about 1750) from 15 October 2026 to 7 February 2027 in the H J Hyams Room.
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Bonhams will offer items from the estate of singer and actress Marianne Faithfull in an upcoming sale titled 'The evening of the day'. The auction will run from November 25 to December 3, 2026, on the firm's website, with highlights on view at Bonhams Knightsbridge.
Fundación ARCO has presented the 29th “A” Awards for Collecting, recognizing five collections: the Patricia Phelps de Cisneros Collection received the Honorary “A” Award, Fundació Sorigué the Corporate Collection award, the Juan Carlos Maldonado Collection the International Collecting award, the .
Art Basel has published an Art Market Insights article in which Vivienne Chow profiles art dealers ahead of London Gallery Weekend. The piece focuses on dealers described as betting big on the UK capital and beyond.
On May 27, 2026, M+ announced a multi-year strategic partnership with Centre Pompidou, formalizing a framework across joint curatorial research, exhibition development, co-commissions and collection exchange.
Gozo Yoshimasu has been named the inaugural recipient of the Serpentine x FLAG Art Foundation Prize. The award provides £200,000 to the artist and includes solo exhibitions at Serpentine North in autumn 2027 and The FLAG Art Foundation in spring 2028.
Tate Britain will present "Vanessa Bell & Duncan Grant: Inside Bloomsbury," an exhibition exploring the five-decade creative partnership between the two influential British artists.
Sadie Coles HQ will host 'Kindred', an exhibition featuring contributions from author Alayo Akinkugbe and model Lily McMenamy. The project is presented in collaboration with the publication BUTT.
Tate Britain will present 'Never the Same', a solo exhibition by London-based artist Mohammed Z. Rahman, as part of its 'Art Now' programme. The exhibition opens on June 5, 2026, and runs through November 8, 2026, featuring new paintings displayed within two timber pavilions.
Tate Britain will present 'The 90s: Art and Fashion', an exhibition examining the creative intersection of art, photography, and design during the 1990s.
Tate Modern will present live performances of Yvonne Rainer’s seminal 1966 dance work, Trio A, on July 10 and 11, 2026. The performances in the museum's Turbine Hall mark the 60th anniversary of the piece and represent its first live UK staging in 12 years.
Bonhams will host an auction titled 'The Mona Lisa of Pop: The Duffy Archive' featuring original photography and memorabilia from the collaboration between photographer Brian Duffy and David Bowie.
Bonhams Knightsbridge will hold 'The Art of Luxury: Hermès' on November 17, marking the auction house's first sale dedicated exclusively to the brand.
Thaddaeus Ropac is hosting a one-off screening of Oliver Beer's video opera The Cave during the artist's London exhibition The Sky in the Cave.
On June 4, 2026, Thaddaeus Ropac announced an upcoming exhibition by artist Oliver Beer at its London headquarters, Ely House.
On June 4, 2026, Thaddaeus Ropac announced an exhibition by Oliver Beer titled "The Sky in the Cave." The show features large-scale paintings, film, and an installation inspired by the artist's acoustic research in prehistoric caves in the Dordogne.
The Royal Academy of Arts will host an installation by artist Ugo Rondinone titled "The Song is You" in its courtyard. The work, which consists of a rainbow-themed structure, will be on view from June 16 through August 23, 2026.
The National Portrait Gallery in London has acquired the only known photographs of mathematician Ada Lovelace from Bonhams through a private treaty sale.
Lisson Gallery will participate in Art Basel 2026, featuring a diverse selection of painting, sculpture, textiles, and photography from its international roster. The gallery will present major projects by Ryan Gander and Wael Shawky at the fair's Art Unlimited sector.
On May 27, 2026, Thaddaeus Ropac announced a solo exhibition centered on the influence of Korean-American artist and writer Theresa Hak Kyung Cha. The exhibition explores themes of identity, language, and the body, drawing inspiration from Cha's seminal text, Dictee.
On June 3, 2026, Gagosian announced a public conversation between artist Es Devlin and Vladimir Yavachev of the Christo and Jeanne-Claude Foundation. The event will take place on June 22, 2026, at the gallery's Grosvenor Hill location in London.
Bonhams will hold its 20th and 21st Century Art Evening sale in London, featuring a monumental bronze sculpture by Sarah Lucas. The work, titled Gold Cup Maradona, carries an estimate of £300,000–400,000 and is appearing at auction for the first time.
Christie’s Private Sales will present “SLG Forever,” a fundraising exhibition for the South London Gallery, from June 5 to June 24, 2026, at its London location, with online viewing extended through September 30.
On June 3, 2026, Thaddaeus Ropac announced an exhibition by Oliver Beer at its Mayfair, London, gallery. The show, which foregrounds the artist’s investigations into the sonic resonance of objects and spaces, opens June 5, 2026, and runs through July 31, 2026.
On June 3, 2026, Tate Modern unveiled gadzi, an installation by Zimbabwe-born artist nora chipaumire in the museum's East Tank that combines sculpture, sound, and moving image.
Tate Modern announced the opening of 'gadzi', an immersive installation by Zimbabwean artist nora chipaumire, as the recipient of the 2026 Infinities Commission.
The National Portrait Gallery in London has acquired three rare daguerreotypes of mathematician and computing pioneer Ada Lovelace from Bonhams.
Whitechapel Gallery has launched Backyard Biennial: East, an eight-week summer arts festival featuring collaborations with over 40 local partners across East London.
Thaddaeus Ropac has opened an exhibition of new paintings and silkscreens by Mandy El-Sayegh at its London gallery on Dover Street. The works utilize a collage technique, layering newspaper reports of global turmoil with luxury fashion advertisements and paint.
Artist Mandy El-Sayegh and curator Shumon Basar will hold a public discussion regarding El-Sayegh’s mural commission, 'This is a Sign: Notes on Assembly', at The Showroom.
Artist Antony Gormley will join Kunsthaus Zürich director Ann Demeester for a public conversation at Art Basel Unlimited. The discussion focuses on Gormley's sculptural installation 'Here and Now' and his career-long investigation of the human body in space.
The Royal Academy of Arts has announced that its 2026 Summer Exhibition will center on the theme of 'Interconnectedness.' The annual open-submission exhibition will feature a range of mediums including painting, sculpture, photography, and architecture from both emerging artists and established R.
White Cube will participate in Art Basel 2026 from June 16–21, featuring installations by Tracey Emin and Art Basel Awards nominee Theaster Gates in the Unlimited sector. The gallery's main booth will showcase works by Julie Mehretu, Howardena Pindell, and 2025 award winner Ibrahim Mahama.
Sadie Coles HQ has scheduled a series of screenings and public programs at its London locations, including the launch of Monster Chetwynd's new publication and film. The program features screenings of Matthew Barney’s 2018 film Redoubt and a book launch for artist Seth Price.
Fotofestiwal will host an audio-visual installation featuring Sir John Akomfrah’s 'Listening All Night To The Rain' at the historic Karol Wilhelm Scheibler power station in Łódź from June 19 to 22, 2026.
Artist Anish Kapoor will appear in conversation with psychoanalyst Darian Leader at the Queen Elizabeth Hall on July 8, 2026. The event coincides with a major survey of Kapoor’s work at the Hayward Gallery, which spans the entire building and three outdoor terraces.
White Cube has announced the second cycle of its Early Careers in the Arts Internship Programme, offering eight-month placements in London and New York starting October 2026.
Artist Harland Miller will participate in a public conversation at the Nevill Holt Festival in Leicestershire on June 12, 2026. The event will take place in the festival chapel surrounded by a selection of Miller's paintings.
Sotheby's has announced the discovery and upcoming sale of love letters written by the poet John Keats. The documents will go on public view in London this June prior to the auction.
Gagosian will participate in London Gallery Weekend from June 5 to 7, 2026, with extended hours across its Grosvenor Hill and Burlington Arcade locations.
Tate Modern has announced the death of Julio Le Parc, a central figure in the kinetic and interactive art movements. The Argentine-born artist, who was based in Paris, was known for his pioneering use of light, movement, and geometric abstraction over a seven-decade career.
Art Basel has released a series of profiles on influential contemporary artists including Theaster Gates, Julie Mehretu, and Kiki Smith.
Sadie Coles HQ has detailed its upcoming schedule of exhibitions and screenings across its London locations. Key presentations include Diego Marcon's 'salut! hallo! hello!' and 'FORZA CANI', alongside Lawrence Lek's 'Guanyin II: The Caretaker'.
Sadie Coles HQ has launched GARGLE, an invitational program of monthly live events hosted across its gallery locations.
Sadie Coles HQ has detailed its upcoming schedule of exhibitions and projects across its London locations. The program includes solo presentations by Sarah Lucas, Diego Marcon, and Ugo Rondinone, alongside a collection of album covers curated from the Stefan Thull Collection.
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