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50 stories across Modern, Contemporary, London, and Paris. Latest: Getty Research Institute Opens 'Stendahl’s World' Exhibition on Pre-Hispanic Art Market.
On June 23, 2026, the Getty Research Institute opened the exhibition “Stendahl’s World: Marketing Ancient Mexico and Modern Art in Los Angeles,” on view through October 18, 2026.
Kunsthaus Zürich will present the exhibition 'Vilhelm Hammershøi. The Eye That Listens' from July 3 to October 25, 2026. This is the first comprehensive museum exhibition in Switzerland devoted to the Danish artist Vilhelm Hammershøi (1864–1916).
The Getty Museum has published an article examining the use of white across art history, from Paleolithic cave drawings made with calcite and chalk to lead white pigment in European painting and modern photographic prints.
The Getty Conservation Institute's Fall 2025 issue of Conservation Perspectives examines efforts to conserve African American historic sites in Los Angeles, including 224 locations once listed in the Negro Motorist Green Book.
Tate Modern opens Frida: The Making of an Icon on June 25, 2026, in collaboration with the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
On June 19, 2026, Pace Gallery announced its global representation of the Constantin Brancusi Estate. The gallery’s first major project will be an exhibition in London this fall curated by Dr. Jérôme Neutres.
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The Zürcher Kunstgesellschaft, operator of Kunsthaus Zürich, has entered a settlement agreement with the Stiftung Sammlung E.G. Bührle and the Stifterfamilie covering permanent loan contracts for the Emil Bührle Collection dated 2012 and 2022.
On June 17, 2026, Phillips indicated a strategic move to broaden its Modern art offerings. The auction house is responding directly to sustained market demand for works in this sector.
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 15, 2026, Tate Modern announced a city-wide programme of public art coinciding with its exhibition Frida: The Making of an Icon.
Kunsthaus Zürich has implemented a new curatorial concept for its collection presentation following the opening of the David Chipperfield extension. The approach was developed by Director Christoph Becker with collection curator Philippe Büttner and curator Mirjam Varadinis.
Artcurial held its seventh auction in Marrakech on December 30, 2025, generating €2.2 million in sales before a crowd of 100 in-person attendees, 80 telephone bidders, and 120 registered live online bidders.
A presenter selects a tropical shirt paired with flared jeans designed to create an infinite legs effect that stylizes the silhouette. The look is positioned as suitable for both summer success and everyday wear.
On June 9, 2026, curators Matthew Affron, Michelle Kuo, and Ann Temkin join art historian Thierry de Duve for a conversation about the Marcel Duchamp exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. The event is part of the Brooklyn Rail’s online series New Social Environment.
Artcurial will offer the Louis Grandchamp des Raux collection at auction on October 24, 2026 at 4pm at Artcurial Beurret Bailly Widmer in Geneva. The sale brings together nearly seventy-five works by forty-four artists spanning Impressionism to Symbolism, the Nabis and the Pont-Aven School.
TEFAF New York has several primary-market exhibitors reporting sold-out booths during the preview. The fair appears to be undergoing a subtle shift in its positioning. Details on specific galleries and sales figures have not been disclosed in the release.
Bonhams will offer highlights from the estate of singer, songwriter and actress Marianne Faithfull in The Evening of the Day: The Estate of Marianne Faithfull, part of its Sound & Cinema auction.
TEFAF has released contact details for global press inquiries.
Tate Britain will present Vanessa Bell & Duncan Grant: Inside Bloomsbury, the first major exhibition to examine the five-decade creative partnership of the two artists.
The Museum of Modern Art has received a major gift from the Legacy Emilio Ambasz Foundation to establish the Ambasz-MoMA Annual Prize for Nature-Reconciled Architecture.
Tate Modern will stage free performances of Yvonne Rainer’s Trio A in the Turbine Hall on July 10 and 11, 2026, to mark the 60th anniversary of the work.
Louvre Abu Dhabi is presenting the monographic exhibition Picasso, the Figure. The show examines Pablo Picasso and his reinvention of the human form through a focused selection of works.
Louvre Abu Dhabi presents Picasso, the Figure, a major monographic exhibition of Pablo Picasso.
The Louisiana Museum of Modern Art presents a selection of Asger Jorn paintings in the high-ceilinged final room of the North Wing. The works on view include Die Gedanken sind frei (1970-1971) and Øjets blikstille (1971), both donated by The Merla Art Foundation.
Artcurial achieved the highest auction results of 2025 for Mohamed Melehi, Hassan El Glaoui, Jacques Majorelle, Alexandre Roubtzoff, José Cruz Herrera, Chaïbia, Aboudia, Otto Pilny, Céline Lepage and Pascale Marthine Tayou.
On June 3, 2026, Phillips reported that the most important Danish art collection in private hands achieved a white-glove result across its New York live auctions. Sixteen works from the collection were acquired by globally renowned institutions. New artist records were set for P. S.
Bonhams 20th and 21st Century Art Evening sale at New Bond Street in London includes a 15-foot bronze sculpture by Sarah Lucas titled Gold Cup Maradona.
Thaddaeus Ropac is staging a group exhibition that examines Pablo Picasso's influence on artists extending into the next millennium. The presentation brings together multiple artists whose work follows from Picasso.
June 2, 2026 — The Guggenheim New York unveils Guggenheim Pop: 1960 to Now on June 5.
The 45th edition of ARCOmadrid will take place from March 4, 2026 to March 8, 2026. The fair is set at the IFEMA Madrid exhibition centre. The venue is located at Recinto Ferial, Av. Partenón 5, 28042 Madrid.
May 27, 2026 TEFAF took place at the Park Avenue Armory in New York with participating galleries showing works by Mickalene Thomas, Seydou Keïta and Kehinde Wiley that address glamour, female beauty, emancipation and representation.
On May 31, 2026, Van Cleef & Arpels presented its Heritage collection at TEFAF Maastricht, featuring approximately 150 creations of jewelry, high jewelry and objects.
Tate Modern has released a statement from Interim Director Catherine Wood mourning the death of artist Julio Le Parc. Wood described Le Parc as the grandfather of interactive art and a pioneer of immersive practices through his kinetic sculptures and techniques with light and movement.
June 4, 2026, Art Basel released a series of artist interviews and studio visits.
May 29, 2026. Dia Beacon will present a conversation between artist Sterling Ruby and Dia Art Foundation senior adjunct curator Donna De Salvo on June 6, 2026, at 2pm to mark the closing of the long-term exhibition Andy Warhol: Shadows.
The Louisiana Museum of Modern Art maintains a large collection of original sculptures by Alberto Giacometti that interact with the architecture of the North Wing and Giacometti Gallery.
On May 27, 2026, Kunsthalle Krems opened the first Rauschenberg retrospective in Austria as the final European stop of the global tour marking the artist's 100th birthday.
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.
Art Basel has appointed Iraqi curator Wassan Al-Khudhairi as Artistic Director of the 2027 edition of Art Basel Qatar, presented in partnership with Qatar Sports Investments and QC+.
On May 24, 2026, Art Basel announced its 2026 flagship edition in Basel, bringing together 290 galleries from 43 countries and territories.
Thaddaeus Ropac is presenting a double-gallery exhibition conceived in two parts that explores the origins of Tarot in Renaissance Italy and its relevance as inspiration for artists in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.
On May 22, 2026, the Centre Pompidou announced a retrospective dedicated to filmmaker Céline Sciamma beginning June 3.
Artcurial's Asian Art department is inaugurating the curatorial cycle “Dialogues — Echoes of the Classical and Contemporary Perspectives” with an exhibition of twelve porcelain works by Chinese artist Liu Wenqi.
Bourse de Commerce — Pinault Collection presents the group exhibition 'Remember Me' featuring around 700 works by more than 70 artists.
Bourse de Commerce — Pinault Collection presents the exhibition 'Remember Me' featuring approximately 700 works by more than 70 artists.
The Stedelijk Museum and Stichting De Best Verzorgde Boeken present the annual selection of the most carefully designed Dutch publications of 2024.
An educational endowment fund based at the Musée Maillol is launching an annual series of Hypotheses and Demonstrations. The series invites museum professionals to share experiences, reflections and research with the public around a common theme.
The Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam appointed Behrang Mousavi as Head of Collection Management effective October 1, 2025. Mousavi had served as interim head since the start of the year and previously led the National Collection for Architecture and Urban Planning at Het Nieuwe Instituut.
The Louvre presented multiple exhibitions with dates including The Making of the Farnese Gallery from 5 November 2025 to 2 February 2026, Near Eastern Antiquities in Dialogue from 29 February 2024 to 14 December 2025, and The Adolphe Thiers Collection from 14 May to 25 August 2025.
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