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Saturday, June 27, 2026 · No. 177

Public Art

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

17 stories across Public Art, Contemporary, London, and Installation. Latest: Tate Modern's 'Frida: The Making of an Icon' Opens as Highest Pre-Selling Exhibition in Museum's History.

Tate Modern's 'Frida: The Making of an Icon' Opens as Highest Pre-Selling Exhibition in Museum's History

Tate Modern's 'Frida: The Making of an Icon' Opens as Highest Pre-Selling Exhibition in Museum's History

Tate Modern opened 'Frida: The Making of an Icon' on June 25, 2026, becoming the highest pre-selling exhibition in the museum's history with more than 50,000 tickets sold.

ExhibitionContemporaryLondonPublic Art
Tate Modern Unveils Six Frida Kahlo Murals in Bankside as Exhibition Tickets Exceed 35,000

Tate Modern Unveils Six Frida Kahlo Murals in Bankside as Exhibition Tickets Exceed 35,000

On June 15, 2026, Tate Modern announced a city-wide programme of public art coinciding with its exhibition Frida: The Making of an Icon.

ExhibitionModernLondonPublic Art
Sadie Coles HQ: Ugo Rondinone Flags Installed on Bond Street for Art in Mayfair

Sadie Coles HQ: Ugo Rondinone Flags Installed on Bond Street for Art in Mayfair

On June 15, 2026, Sadie Coles HQ reported that Ugo Rondinone has created fifty-four flags titled LIGHT for the ninth season of Art in Mayfair.

ExhibitionContemporaryLondonPublic Art
Whitechapel Gallery Announces Inaugural Backyard Biennial: East Festival in London

Whitechapel Gallery Announces Inaugural Backyard Biennial: East Festival in London

Whitechapel Gallery has initiated Backyard Biennial: East, an 8-week free summer arts festival in collaboration with more than 40 local partners across East London.

ExhibitionContemporaryLondonPublic Art

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Ibrahim Mahama to Debut Site-Specific Commission 'Labyrinths' at MAPS in Denmark

Ibrahim Mahama to Debut Site-Specific Commission 'Labyrinths' at MAPS in Denmark

On May 27, 2026, White Cube announced that Ibrahim Mahama presents 'Labyrinths' at MAPS in Køge, Denmark, as part of the museum’s new programme series, 'Tomorrow’s Public Art'.

ExhibitionContemporaryDenmarkInstallation
Gladstone Gallery Announces Carrie Mae Weems Installation for Obama Presidential Center Opening

Gladstone Gallery Announces Carrie Mae Weems Installation for Obama Presidential Center Opening

The Obama Presidential Center in Chicago will present Carrie Mae Weems' The Cool Blue Wind opening June 19, 2026. The work is a photographic collage printed on silver and gold metallic paper accompanied by original music.

ExhibitionContemporaryPhotographyChicago
Galleria Continua and JR to Present 'Inside Out' Project at Milan's Piscina Cozzi

Galleria Continua and JR to Present 'Inside Out' Project at Milan's Piscina Cozzi

A solo show curated by Sabato De Sarno and presented by Vanity Fair runs at Piscina Cozzi, Viale Tunisia 35, Milano, Italy. The exhibition occupies the historic swimming pool venue from April 21, 2026 to April 26, 2026.

ExhibitionContemporaryMilanPhotography
Serpentine Galleries Installs Monumental Giuseppe Penone Sculpture in Kensington Gardens Through 2026

Serpentine Galleries Installs Monumental Giuseppe Penone Sculpture in Kensington Gardens Through 2026

Serpentine Galleries is presenting the outdoor monumental sculpture Albero folgorato (Thunderstruck Tree, 2012) by Giuseppe Penone on the plinth opposite Serpentine South.

ExhibitionContemporaryLondonPublic Art
LACMA Acquires Monumental Jeff Koons Sculpture 'Split-Rocker' for New Public Park

LACMA Acquires Monumental Jeff Koons Sculpture 'Split-Rocker' for New Public Park

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.

AcquisitionContemporaryLos AngelesPublic Art
Perrotin Announces Global Exhibition History and Public Installations for Jean-Michel Othoniel

Perrotin Announces Global Exhibition History and Public Installations for Jean-Michel Othoniel

The press release from Perrotin details a series of exhibition and installation sites beginning February 11, 2019.

ExhibitionContemporaryParisPublic Art
Whitney Museum and Hudson River Park Debut Permanent Public Installation by David Hammons

Whitney Museum and Hudson River Park Debut Permanent Public Installation by David Hammons

The Whitney Museum, in collaboration with Hudson River Park, has developed a permanent public art project with New York-based artist David Hammons.

ExhibitionContemporaryNew YorkPublic Art
Whitney Museum Opens New Dining Spaces Featuring Commissions by Rashid Johnson and Dyani White Hawk

Whitney Museum Opens New Dining Spaces Featuring Commissions by Rashid Johnson and Dyani White Hawk

The Whitney Museum opened a new flagship Frenchette Bakery location in its redesigned ground-floor restaurant space in November 2023 as part of a reimagined food and beverage program.

OtherContemporaryNew YorkMuseum Commission
Tate Modern Announces Major Tracey Emin Exhibition and London-Wide Neon Billboard Campaign

Tate Modern Announces Major Tracey Emin Exhibition and London-Wide Neon Billboard Campaign

Tracey Emin’s neon works appear on buildings and billboards at 22 locations across 11 London boroughs until 9 March. The free campaign marks the opening of her exhibition A Second Life at Tate Modern. Texts include I Whisper to My Past do I Have Another Choice and I can Feel You Everywhere.

ExhibitionContemporaryLondonNew Media