
Art Basel 2026 Closes with Strong Sales as Basel Exclusive Launches and Zero 10 Debuts
On June 21, 2026, Art Basel closed its 2026 edition in Basel, reporting strong sales across established, mid-market and emerging artists.
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On June 21, 2026, Art Basel closed its 2026 edition in Basel, reporting strong sales across established, mid-market and emerging artists.

On June 2, 2026, White Cube announced that Tracey Emin’s exhibition ‘A Second Life’ opens at Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Denmark from 8 October 2026 to 18 April 2027. The show follows its debut at Tate Modern in London from 27 February to 31 August 2026.
On June 8, 2026, Phillips reported that its evening sale and online auction delivered strong results. The auctions established new records for Andy Warhol, Salvador Dalí, Tracey Emin and Damien Hirst, among others.
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 .
Tate Britain will stage the first exhibition to explore the art, photography and fashion of the 1990s from October 8, 2026 to February 14, 2027.
On June 1, 2026, White Cube returns to Art Basel in Basel, Switzerland, presenting installations by Tracey Emin and Theaster Gates at Unlimited during the 16–21 June 2026 fair.
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Tate Modern in London is organizing the exhibition Tracey Emin: A Second Life. The show surveys nearly 40 years of the British artist's practice in painting, drawing, sculpture, textile, film and installation, including the 1998 work My Bed that was nominated for the Turner Prize in 1999.

Tate Modern presents the largest ever survey of Dame Tracey Emin, titled Tracey Emin: A Second Life, opening February 27, 2026, and running through August 31, 2026, in the Eyal Ofer Galleries.

Tate has announced that Maria Balshaw, Director since 2017, will step down in the Spring of 2026 after nine years.

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.

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