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Zona MACO (México Arte Contemporaneo), Latin America's largest art fair, presented a mix of blue-chip names such as Alex Katz and Richard Prince alongside curated project booths in Mexico City. The fair devoted significant floor space to design wares, including furniture and high-end sunglasses.
Frieze Seoul 2026 will take place at COEX from September 2 to 5, 2026, with a citywide program of 10 exhibitions across major Seoul institutions.
On October 21, 2026, TEFAF announced that works by Pablo Picasso, Lucio Fontana, and Sonia Delaunay have been acquired by public museums, facilitated through its recent fairs in New York and Maastricht.
On October 20, 2026, The Frick Collection announced an installation of new paintings by Cree artist Kent Monkman, opening this fall in the museum's Cabinet Gallery. The series of five paintings reimagines Johannes Vermeer's Officer and Laughing Girl (ca.
On October 17, 2026, Phillips announced a Saturday Sale led by Georg Baselitz and Michelangelo Pistoletto, alongside a world auction record for Hassan Sharif. The announcement did not disclose a sale total, estimates, or individual hammer prices.
Phillips announced on October 15, 2026, that a 100%-sold auction was led by Gerhard Richter's 'Mathis' from the collection of Marcel Brient. The sale set new artist records for Joseph Yaeger and Eva Helene Pade.
On October 13, 2026, Phillips announced early highlights for its November sale, including headlining works by Amedeo Modigliani, David Hockney, Alexander Calder, Jackson Pollock, Helen Frankenthaler, and Derek Fordjour.
On October 12, 2026, Lisson Gallery announced that Anish Kapoor has created Glow (2023), the tenth and final edition in Hospital Rooms' 10 Posters for 10 Years series.
On September 11, 2026, Phillips announced a group of three exceptional paintings by Gerhard Richter, Zao Wou-Ki, and Zeng Fanzhi, describing the works as distinguished by prestigious provenance and rare compositions that mark defining moments in each artist's oeuvre.
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