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Thursday, June 25, 2026 · No. 175

Post War

All Post War news curated by The Cultural Signal — real-time press release coverage across the global art world.

48 stories across Post-War, Contemporary, Modern, and New York. Latest: Skira Publishes Posthumous Georg Baselitz Catalogue, Thaddaeus Ropac Gallery Announces.

Galerie Max Hetzler: Hans Josephsohn Sculpture Installed at Bibliothek Günther Förg

Galerie Max Hetzler: Hans Josephsohn Sculpture Installed at Bibliothek Günther Förg

On June 18, 2026, Galerie Max Hetzler announced the permanent installation of Hans Josephsohn's 1968 brass sculpture 'Untitled (Ruth)' at the Bibliothek Günther Förg, on view from July 2026. The half-figure work is based on the artist's longtime partner Ruth.

ExhibitionContemporarySculpturePermanent Installation
Thaddaeus Ropac Examines Duchamp and Sturtevant in Milan Exhibition

Thaddaeus Ropac Examines Duchamp and Sturtevant in Milan Exhibition

On June 20, 2026, Thaddaeus Ropac announced the exhibition Dialogues are mostly fried snowballs at its Milan gallery.

ExhibitionContemporaryMilanPost-War
Centre Pompidou Holds Major Works by Claude and François-Xavier Lalanne

Centre Pompidou Holds Major Works by Claude and François-Xavier Lalanne

On June 11, 2026, the Centre Pompidou highlighted its collection of major works by Claude Lalanne (1925–2019) and François-Xavier Lalanne (1927–2008).

ContemporarySculptureParisPost-War

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Bonhams to Offer 30 Bob Ross Paintings in Series of Sales Beginning November

Bonhams to Offer 30 Bob Ross Paintings in Series of Sales Beginning November

Bonhams will offer thirty original paintings by Bob Ross in collaboration with American Public Television throughout a series of sales beginning this November and through 2026.

Auction ResultPost-WarLos AngelesNew York
Thaddaeus Ropac Partners with Leoncillo Foundation for Milan Exhibition

Thaddaeus Ropac Partners with Leoncillo Foundation for Milan Exhibition

Thaddaeus Ropac has formed a collaboration with the newly established Leoncillo Foundation to represent sculptor Leoncillo Leonardi (1915–1968). The first project is an exhibition opening in September 2026 at the gallery's Milan location.

ExhibitionContemporaryMilanPost-War
Thaddaeus Ropac Shows Oskar Schlemmer Wire Sculpture at Art Basel Unlimited

Thaddaeus Ropac Shows Oskar Schlemmer Wire Sculpture at Art Basel Unlimited

On June 17, 2026, Thaddaeus Ropac presented details of its contribution to Art Basel Unlimited, the fair section devoted to large-scale works.

FairSculpturePost-WarContemporary
Lempertz Brussels Auction Offers Royal Ngongo Figure and Kuba Masterpieces

Lempertz Brussels Auction Offers Royal Ngongo Figure and Kuba Masterpieces

Lempertz will hold an auction of Central African art on July 1 in Brussels. The top lot is a 19th-century royal Ngongo figure from northern Kasai-Occidental in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, estimated at 120,000 to 150,000 euros.

OtherAfrican ArtAuction ResultBrussels
Thaddaeus Ropac to Present Memorial Exhibition of Georg Baselitz 'Hero' Paintings

Thaddaeus Ropac to Present Memorial Exhibition of Georg Baselitz 'Hero' Paintings

June 11, 2026. Thaddaeus Ropac will stage a memorial exhibition of Georg Baselitz's mid-1960s 'hero' paintings later this year. The announcement follows the artist's death a week before the opening of his exhibition Eroi d’Oro on San Giorgio Maggiore in Venice, which runs until September 27.

ExhibitionPost-WarContemporaryVenice
Galerie Max Hetzler Announces Karel Appel Painting Acquired by The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Galerie Max Hetzler Announces Karel Appel Painting Acquired by The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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.

AcquisitionPost-WarNew YorkAmsterdam
Artcurial to Auction Louis Grandchamp des Raux Collection in Geneva October 24

Artcurial to Auction Louis Grandchamp des Raux Collection in Geneva October 24

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.

Auction ResultModernImpressionistGeneva
Louisiana Museum of Modern Art Presents Dedicated Exhibition of Asger Jorn Paintings

Louisiana Museum of Modern Art Presents Dedicated Exhibition of Asger Jorn Paintings

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.

ExhibitionPost-WarModernDenmark
Gagosian Announces Programming and Extended Hours for London Gallery Weekend 2026

Gagosian Announces Programming and Extended Hours for London Gallery Weekend 2026

On May 31, 2026 Gagosian published details of its participation in London Gallery Weekend.

ExhibitionContemporaryLondonPost-War
Crystal Bridges to Host First Major Exhibition of Keith Haring’s Three-Dimensional Works

Crystal Bridges to Host First Major Exhibition of Keith Haring’s Three-Dimensional Works

Keith Haring in 3D opens June 6, 2026 at Crystal Bridges in Arkansas and continues through January 25, 2027.

ExhibitionContemporarySculptureBentonville
Art Basel Announces 2026 Flagship Edition Featuring 290 Galleries and New 'Basel Exclusive' Initiative
FairBaselMay 24

Art Basel Announces 2026 Flagship Edition Featuring 290 Galleries and New 'Basel Exclusive' Initiative

On May 24, 2026, Art Basel announced its 2026 flagship edition in Basel, bringing together 290 galleries from 43 countries and territories.

FairArt FairContemporaryModern
Hauser & Wirth Somerset Reports 2,600 Learners Engaged via 'Myths & Machines' Education Program

Hauser & Wirth Somerset Reports 2,600 Learners Engaged via 'Myths & Machines' Education Program

On December 16, 2025, Hauser & Wirth reported that its Education Lab at Somerset had hosted 2,603 learners across 101 visits since the May 17, 2025 opening of the exhibition ‘Niki de Saint Phalle & Jean Tinguely. Myths & Machines’.

ExhibitionContemporaryLondonModern
Artcurial Post-War and Modern Art Auctions Total €9.1 Million in Paris

Artcurial Post-War and Modern Art Auctions Total €9.1 Million in Paris

Artcurial auctions reached a total of €9,108,015. Nicolas de Staël’s 1949 work sold for €1,085,680. Rembrandt Bugatti’s Marabouts Centrepiece with six silver sculptures fetched €794,400.

Auction ResultPost-WarModernParis
Matthew Marks Gallery to Exhibit Ellsworth Kelly Multi-Panel Paintings Spanning 1953–2014

Matthew Marks Gallery to Exhibit Ellsworth Kelly Multi-Panel Paintings Spanning 1953–2014

Matthew Marks Gallery is exhibiting works by Ellsworth Kelly under the title The Naming of Colors. The presentation includes Red Yellow Blue White and Black from 1953, an oil on wood six-panel construction measuring 19¾ × 39 inches.

ExhibitionContemporaryPost-WarNew York
LACMA Announces Winter Exhibitions Featuring New Acquisitions by Monet and Van Gogh

LACMA Announces Winter Exhibitions Featuring New Acquisitions by Monet and Van Gogh

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art presents two winter exhibitions celebrating the layered histories of its Impressionist and Postimpressionist art holdings.

ExhibitionImpressionistPost-WarModern
Guggenheim Museum to Host Major Robert Rauschenberg Centennial Exhibition in New York

Guggenheim Museum to Host Major Robert Rauschenberg Centennial Exhibition in New York

The Guggenheim in New York is presenting the exhibition Robert Rauschenberg: Life Can’t Be Stopped from October 10, 2025 to April 5, 2026. The show features over a dozen seminal works from the museum’s collection together with key loans from the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation.

ExhibitionContemporaryPost-WarNew York
Art Basel Announces 290 Galleries for 2026 Flagship Show; Unveils New Public Commissions
FairBaselMar 28

Art Basel Announces 290 Galleries for 2026 Flagship Show; Unveils New Public Commissions

Art Basel has unveiled the 290 participating galleries, including 21 new joiners, for its 2026 flagship show in Basel. The edition adds gallery representation from Ivory Coast, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey.

FairArt FairContemporaryModern
Sprüth Magers Announces New Works by Anne Imhof, George Condo, and Andreas Gursky

Sprüth Magers Announces New Works by Anne Imhof, George Condo, and Andreas Gursky

Sprüth Magers presents new and recent works including Poppy Runner III (2025) by Anne Imhof, Abstract Human (2025) by George Condo, Noses & Ears, Etc.

ExhibitionContemporaryPhotographyNew York
Palazzo Reale to Host Robert Mapplethorpe Retrospective in Milan for 2026 Winter Olympics

Palazzo Reale to Host Robert Mapplethorpe Retrospective in Milan for 2026 Winter Olympics

The exhibition Robert Mapplethorpe. Le forme del desiderio presents a selection of iconic works by the American photographer at Palazzo Reale in Milan from January 29 to May 17 2026. Curated by Denis Curti the show forms the second part of a trilogy that began in Venice and continues in Rome.

ExhibitionContemporaryPhotographyMilan
Tate Britain to Open First Major Survey Exhibition of British Painter Hurvin Anderson in 2026

Tate Britain to Open First Major Survey Exhibition of British Painter Hurvin Anderson in 2026

Tate Britain has opened the first major survey exhibition of British artist Hurvin Anderson.

ExhibitionContemporaryLondonPost-War
Tate Britain to Premiere New Film Installation by Onyeka Igwe for Art Now Series

Tate Britain to Premiere New Film Installation by Onyeka Igwe for Art Now Series

Tate Britain will present the exhibition Art Now: Onyeka Igwe from September 19, 2025 to May 17, 2026. The show features a new film installation by the London-based artist that explores the University of Ibadan through its tropical modernist architecture and multiple contradictory histories.

ExhibitionContemporaryLondonNew Media
Tate Britain to Host Major Sonia Boyce Survey Exhibition in 2027, Hauser & Wirth Announces

Tate Britain to Host Major Sonia Boyce Survey Exhibition in 2027, Hauser & Wirth Announces

Tate Britain in London will present a major survey exhibition of works by Sonia Boyce DBE RA opening on 24 March 2027 and running through 22 August 2027.

ExhibitionContemporaryLondonPost-War
Contemporary Artist Pat Steir Dies at 87, Hauser & Wirth Announces

Contemporary Artist Pat Steir Dies at 87, Hauser & Wirth Announces

Hauser & Wirth announced the passing of New York-based artist Pat Steir shortly before her 88th birthday. Steir is survived by her husband Joost Elffers and niece Lily Sukoneck-Cohen.

OtherContemporaryPost-WarNew York
Artcurial to Auction Modern and Contemporary Works Including Gauguin and Condo in Paris

Artcurial to Auction Modern and Contemporary Works Including Gauguin and Condo in Paris

Artcurial will hold a series of Modern & Contemporary Art auctions in Paris on April 16 and 17, 2026.

Auction ResultModernContemporaryImpressionist
Bonhams Hong Kong Announces Yayoi Kusama Single-Owner Auction and Hsiao Chin Selling Exhibition

Bonhams Hong Kong Announces Yayoi Kusama Single-Owner Auction and Hsiao Chin Selling Exhibition

Bonhams will stage the live auction MORE THAN RED: A Single Owner Collection of Exceptional Works by Yayoi Kusama on 28 March 2026 and the selling exhibition Hsiao Chin: Great Ego in Infinity from 18 March to 9 April 2026 in Hong Kong.

Auction ResultPost-WarContemporaryExhibition