38 stories — exhibitions, auctions, galleries, museums, fairs.
Phillips has announced highlights for its 20th Century & Contemporary Art sales in New York, led by an Evening Sale on May 19 and followed by Day Sessions on May 21. The auctions will feature significant works by Lee Bontecou, Jean Dubuffet, Gerhard Richter, and Andy Warhol.
V&A East has announced a solo exhibition by artist Carrie Mae Weems titled 'The Long Goodbye,' scheduled to run from April 18 to October 18, 2026.
Art Basel has detailed the programming for its 2026 flagship fair in Basel, featuring 290 galleries from 43 countries and the launch of 'Basel Exclusive,' a program where exhibitors reserve major works for a first-time public unveiling at the VIP opening on June 16.
The Museum of Modern Art has established the Ambasz-MoMA Annual Prize for Nature-Reconciled Architecture, funded by a gift from the Legacy Emilio Ambasz Foundation.
Hauser & Wirth has announced that artist Angel Otero will participate in a residency at the gallery's Somerset location in 2026. The gallery also confirmed a survey exhibition for Sonia Boyce and noted that Zoe Leonard will be featured in the 2026 Venice Biennale.
Gagosian has announced the publication of 'Trading Beauty: Art Market Histories from the Altar to the Gallery' by Valentina Castellani. The book provides an illustrated survey of the Western art market's evolution from the medieval period to the contemporary era.
Artists Sean Scully and Tony Cragg will participate in a panel discussion on abstraction and materiality at TEFAF New York on May 17, 2026. Moderated by Apollo Magazine editor Ed Behrens, the talk coincides with a dual-artist presentation by Lisson Gallery at the fair.
Artist Julie Mehretu will be honored alongside Fern Kaye Tessler and Adam D. Weinberg at the 2026 Whitney Gala in New York on May 19, 2026.
The Grand Palais is presenting the first major monographic exhibition in France dedicated to Swedish artist Hilma af Klint, a pioneer of abstract art whose work predates that of Wassily Kandinsky.
The Pinacoteca de São Paulo will present a solo exhibition of works by Beatriz Milhazes from May 16, 2026, to March 14, 2027. Curated by Renato Menezes, the survey focuses on the artist's 23-year collaboration with Durham Press in New York.
The Getty Research Institute has released 'The Scores Project', an interactive digital and print publication documenting 11 experimental scores from the neo-avant-garde and Fluxus movements.
Tate Modern will present live performances of Yvonne Rainer’s seminal dance work 'Trio A' in the Turbine Hall on July 10 and 11, 2026, marking the piece's 60th anniversary.
Dia Art Foundation and SMAC Venice will co-present a major exhibition of work by Lee Ufan from May 9 to November 22, 2026, at the Procuratie Vecchie in Venice. The presentation spans eight galleries and includes historical paintings, large-scale installations, and a new site-specific commission.
The Institut Français has appointed artist Yto Barrada to represent France at the 61st Venice Biennale. The exhibition will be held at the French Pavilion in the Giardini from May 9 to November 22, 2026.
Artist Glenn Ligon collaborated with Artistic Noise, a nonprofit serving system-impacted youth, on a self-portrait printing project tied to his exhibition at Hauser & Wirth New York.
Artist Torkwase Dyson will present 'Quotidian Curve (The Long Emancipation)' at the Arsenale in Venice from May 9 to November 22, 2026.
Pace Gallery, Emmanuel Di Donna, and David Schrader have announced the formation of Pace Di Donna Schrader Galleries, a new venture focused on secondary market sales.
Phillips will hold a dedicated auction titled 'Duchamp & Company' on April 23 in New York, featuring over 100 editions by Marcel Duchamp and artists influenced by his practice. Curated by scholar Francis M.
The Pulitzer Arts Foundation and Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, will co-organize a major retrospective of Colombian artist Olga de Amaral opening September 10, 2026.
The Victoria and Albert Museum will present 'Schiaparelli: Fashion Becomes Art' from March 28 to November 8, 2026, marking the first UK exhibition dedicated to the fashion house.
Phillips has announced the auction debut of Lee Bontecou’s Plate 166 (1961) during its Modern & Contemporary Art Evening Sale in New York this May.
Lisson Gallery will feature a dual-artist presentation of works by Tony Cragg and Sean Scully at the 2026 edition of TEFAF New York.
Matthew Marks Gallery announces an exhibition of multi-panel paintings by Ellsworth Kelly, featuring works produced between 1953 and 2014.
The Whitney Museum of American Art will present 'Andy Warhol Family Album,' an exhibition featuring 732 Polaroid photographs dating primarily from 1972 to 1973.
Kunsthalle Tübingen has launched an exhibition of works by American artist Alex Katz, spanning his career from the late 1950s to the present.
Phillips has announced the sale of an oversized 1929 Patek Philippe wristwatch, signed by Tiffany & Co., as part of The New York Watch Auction: XIV.
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation has named Dr. Melissa Chiu as Director of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York, effective September 1, 2026. Dr.
MoMA PS1 has selected Nigerian-American artist Precious Okoyomon to launch its new Courtyard Commission series in July 2026. The site-specific installation will feature a living forest and a large-scale interactive bear sculpture designed in collaboration with the nursery issima.
Artcurial will present the exhibition 'Frida Kahlo & Leo Matiz. One Gaze, Two Souls' at its Milan location from April 15 to April 24, 2026.
The Guggenheim New York has appointed Patrick Rosal as its 2026 Poet-in-Residence, marking the fifth year of the program supported by Van Cleef & Arpels.
The Centre Pompidou is showcasing its collection of portraits of Lee Miller by Man Ray to illustrate her evolution from a Surrealist collaborator to an independent photographer.
The Nasher Sculpture Center will host a conversation between artist Giuseppe Penone and director Carlos Basualdo on April 11, 2026, to mark the installation of the sculpture 'Equivalenze e gesti vegetali'.
The Centre Pompidou and Ircam have announced a major exhibition of four monumental works by contemporary artist Anthony McCall as part of the ManiFeste-2026 festival in Paris.
The Whitney Museum of American Art has announced a forthcoming solo exhibition scheduled to open in 2026. The museum's press office released the preliminary schedule for the exhibition cycle, though specific programming details remain under development.
Museum Ludwig in Cologne presented 'Five Friends: John Cage, Merce Cunningham, Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg, Cy Twombly,' an exhibition exploring the personal and professional intersections of five major postwar figures.
MAXXI L'Aquila will present a major exhibition of Ai Weiwei’s work from April 29 to September 6, 2026, spanning five decades of the artist's career. The survey includes early 1980s New York works alongside new sculptures produced in Ukraine in 2025.
The Drawing Center will host a major survey of works on paper by the late artist Pope.L from June 26 to September 27, 2026. Titled 'Certainly an Act', the exhibition features over 200 works spanning from the early 1980s to 2023, including drawing-based films, writings, and archival materials.
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum will open a major exhibition in June 2026 exploring the evolution of Pop art from its 1960s origins to contemporary global practices.
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