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On September 8, 2026, Galerie Max Hetzler announced a series of events featuring artist Sarah Crowner, including a conversation at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York on September 14, 2026, as part of the Works & Process series.
Bonhams will present its biannual 19th Century & British Impressionist Art Sale on 23 September 2026 at its New Bond Street galleries.
Tabish Khan, the London-based art critic known as @LondonArtCritic, selected Erwin Wurm's exhibition 'Surrogates' at Thaddaeus Ropac as one of his top five art exhibitions to see in London in March.
On September 6, 2026, the Victoria and Albert Museum announced the closure of V&A East Museum and Storehouse, and Young V&A on September 4 and 5 due to planned industrial action by trade unions.
On September 3, 2026, Galerie Max Hetzler announced that artist Sarah Crowner will create the décor for 'Pastoral', a performance at the Barbican Theatre in London, featuring choreography by Pam Tanowitz and a score by Caroline Shaw. The performance reinterprets Beethoven's Symphony No.
On August 27, 2026, Getty Publications announced the forthcoming book 'Cassatt Reconsidered' by Mary G. Morton, which challenges over a century of misconceptions about Impressionist artist Mary Cassatt.
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On September 2, 2026, Galerie Max Hetzler announced a series of developments for Los Angeles-based sculptor Liz Larner, headlined by her first institutional solo exhibition in the UK, "A hard line to bend," at Camden Art Centre in London.
Serpentine Galleries announced the launch of the Future Art Ecosystems R&D Fellowship, a new flagship programme supported by a three-year partnership with Glass Castle.
On September 1, 2026, the Van Gogh Museum announced the appointment of Prof. Dr Christoph Grunenberg, Director of Kunsthalle Bremen, as a member of its Supervisory Board.
The Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam has covered its entire glass façade in multicolored polka dots designed by Yayoi Kusama Studio, ahead of the opening of a major survey of the artist's work on September 11, 2026.
On August 26, 2026, Christie's announced that Piet Mondrian's 'Composition III' (1920) will be a highlight of its 20th/21st Century: London Evening Sale on October 14, 2026, during Frieze Week.
On August 31, 2026, M+ in Hong Kong announced the touring of three newly restored 4K films from its M+ Restored initiative: Jacob Cheung's 'Cageman' (1992), Allen Fong's 'Just Like Weather' (1986), and Tsui Hark's 'The Butterfly Murders' (1979).
Bonhams' auction of props and costumes from the TV series 'Outlander' achieved a combined total of £729,395 across live and online sales on August 5 and 6, 2026. The 385 lots from all eight seasons were sold at Bonhams New Bond Street and on bonhams.com.
On August 30, 2026, Tate unveiled its first show garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show.
The Victoria and Albert Museum announced that V&A East Museum and Storehouse, and Young V&A will be closed on September 4 and 5, 2026, due to planned industrial action by trade unions.
Thaddaeus Ropac presents 'Night Sonnets', Raqib Shaw's first UK exhibition of new work since 2015, featuring a cycle of nocturnal paintings and a tapestry.
On August 28, 2026, Lisson Gallery announced an exhibition of works by Korean artist Ha Chong-Hyun, featuring his 'back-pressure method' paintings, to open in London in September.
Tate announced the death of Yayoi Kusama, one of the world's most renowned contemporary artists, whose career spanned seven decades.
On August 27, 2026, Galerie Max Hetzler announced that artist and writer Edmund de Waal has been awarded the medal of Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres by France.
On August 19, 2026, Galerie Max Hetzler announced that a recent reiteration of André Butzer's 'Frauenbildnisse' has entered the permanent collection of the Städel Museum in Frankfurt am Main.
Bonhams will offer the private collection of Scandinavian art formed by Norwegian collectors Iwona and Bjarne Rieber in a single-owner sale titled 'Northern Light: Important Works from the Bjarne & Iwona Rieber Collection' on Tuesday, October 27, at Bonhams New Bond Street in London.
V&A East Museum announced a new Thursday late-night programme running through the end of September, featuring DJ residencies, pop-up bars, after-hours exhibition access, and city views from its top-floor terrace.
Bonhams concluded its Asian Art Week in London, comprising live and online auctions that ran from 8–19 May 2026, with live sales on 11–12 May at Knightsbridge and 14 May at New Bond Street.
On August 25, 2026, the Victoria and Albert Museum announced that eight costumes worn by Freddie Mercury will go on display at V&A South Kensington from October 24, 2026 to January 17, 2027.
On August 24, 2026, Phillips announced a series of sales including an Editions Evening sale and an Editions Online sale, alongside London's first dedicated Modernism sale. The sales will feature a range of works spanning modern and contemporary art, with highlights yet to be detailed.
Lehmann Maupin announced on August 21, 2026, that it now represents New York-based artist Anna Park (b. 1996), who creates charcoal and ink drawings that blend abstraction and figuration.
On August 20, 2026, the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art announced a major retrospective of American artist Lynda Benglis, organized in collaboration with Kunstmuseum Basel and Tate Modern.
Bonhams will offer a rare portrait of an African soldier in its Islamic and Indian Art sale in London on March 30, 2026.
On August 19, 2026, the National Portrait Gallery in London announced a conversation between photographer Tyler Mitchell and curator Ekow Eshun, scheduled for September 4, 2026, from 7 to 8pm.
Bonhams will offer Marie Stillman's painting 'The Last Sight of Fiammetta' in its 19th Century and British Impressionist Art sale in London on Wednesday 21 September. The work, painted in 1876, has been in the same private collection for more than 50 years and is estimated at £70,000-100,000.
Bonhams will stage three landmark Chanel auctions across New York, Paris, and London in September 2026, celebrating the house's craftsmanship and legacy. The New York sale, 'Chanel: From the Vault II,' runs September 7–17 with an exhibition from August 17 to September 2 at Bonhams' U.S.
On August 15, 2026, Tate announced that Daisy Desrosiers has been appointed Britton Family Curator at Large, North America, succeeding Christine Y. Kim. Based in the USA, Desrosiers will focus on developing North American art in Tate's collection through research and acquisitions.
Hauser & Wirth and 303 Gallery have confirmed the death of artist Mary Heilmann, who passed away on August 14, 2026, on Long Island, New York, at the age of 86. She is survived by her nieces and nephew.
On August 13, 2026, the Victoria and Albert Museum announced 'Sacred Treasures from Kyiv', a display of seven 18th-century sacred objects on loan from Ukraine's National Preserve ‘Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra’, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Glenn Brown's works are the subject of a solo exhibition at Gainsborough's House, Suffolk, presenting paintings and drawings from the past ten years that explore the artist's engagement with the tree motif and layered portraits.
Georg Baselitz (1938–2026), the German painter and sculptor whose upside-down motifs and provocative political themes reshaped European art after World War II, has died. The gallery Thaddaeus Ropac, which represented him, announced the news alongside a new exhibition at Gl.
On August 12, 2026, White Cube announced a curatorial walkthrough led by Stéphanie Cottin to mark the opening of an exhibition of works by Franco-Colombian artist Emma Reyes (1919–2003) at its Mason’s Yard gallery in London.
Tate and the National Portrait Gallery have announced a national tour of William Dobson’s self-portrait (c.1635–40), jointly acquired in 2025.
White Cube announced on August 11, 2026, that 'The Hummingbird Paints Fragrant Songs', a documentary on Shipibo-Conibo artist Sara Flores, will have its world premiere at the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) as part of the TIFF Docs programme.
White Cube is returning to the fifth edition of Frieze Seoul, taking place from September 2 to September 5, 2026, with works by a roster of international artists including Mona Hatoum, El Anatsui, Georg Baselitz, Sara Flores, Theaster Gates, Marguerite Humeau, Park Seo-Bo, Tesfaye Urgessa, Marina.
Serpentine Galleries will open 'Change Ringing', the first UK institutional exhibition of new and recent works by Justin Caguiat, at Serpentine South from 8 October 2026 to 10 January 2027.
The Musée du Louvre in Paris is organizing a major retrospective of Spanish Baroque painter Francisco de Zurbarán, running from October 7, 2026 to January 25, 2027.
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