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On July 10, 2026, ARTnews published a survey of Robert Rauschenberg's career on the occasion of "Rauschenberg 100," a celebration of the artist's centennial year.
Sean Scully will present the complete Stack painting series, selected Cactus paintings, and his new Natured series of drawings at Château La Coste, France. The exhibition, curated by Michel Gauthier, opens August 23, 2026, and is organized by Thaddaeus Ropac gallery.
On July 8, 2026, Sadie Coles HQ announced that Matthew Barney will present a new large-scale sculpture, 'ZONE DEFENSE: Old Snowmass Parallax,' as part of AIR 2026 in Aspen, Colorado, running July 27–31.
On July 8, 2026, the Rijksmuseum announced "Willem de Kooning at Work," a major exhibition centered on the artist's drawn works, running from October 9, 2026, through January 17, 2027.
On July 8, 2026, Gagosian announced that Stanley Whitney has created a limited-edition print for RxART, a nonprofit that uses visual art to aid pediatric healing.
On July 8, 2026, Sadie Coles HQ announced an exhibition of works by Rudolf Stingel at Sant’Andrea de Scaphis, a deconsecrated church in Rome. The exhibition is on view through September 2026.
On July 1, 2026, Thaddaeus Ropac announced Mandy El-Sayegh's solo exhibition 'Jewel Tones', presenting silkscreen printing frames, vitrine objects, and her signature collaged and painted prints on canvas.
On July 3, 2026, Galerie Max Hetzler announced multiple developments for artist Ida Ekblad, including the acquisition of her painting BLUE SMOKE. THIN SMOKE. DIRTY SLOW ANGEL SPARKS. by the Henie Onstad Kunstsenter in Høvikodden.
On June 25, 2026, Kunstmuseum Basel announced the acquisition of Richard Hunt's 1965 chromed steel sculpture 'Opposed Forms'.
On June 30, 2026, Thaddaeus Ropac announced a new solo exhibition by Alex Katz focusing on the artist's preparatory works, including intimate, small-scale paintings such as "Study for Trees" (2025).
Tate St Ives will present a major retrospective of Wilhelmina Barns-Graham (1912–2004), a key figure in British modernism and the St Ives artistic community, from October 24, 2026 to May 3, 2027.
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