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Art Basel Paris announced its fifth edition, taking place at the Grand Palais from October 23–25, 2026, with preview days on October 21 and 22.
On September 18, 2026, Gagosian announced that Ellen Gallagher has been selected as the cover artist for the 42nd edition of the London Underground pocket Tube map.
Mandy El-Sayegh is among the commissioned artists for the Bangkok Art Biennale (BAB 2026), themed "Angels and Mara," which explores dialectical opposites between goodness and the undesirable.
On September 16, 2026, White Cube announced that New York City Center has commissioned artist Sarah Morris to create a new site-specific painting for its Grand Tier Lobby.
On September 16, 2026, the Barbican Centre announced its 2027 visual arts programme, the institution's largest arts offering to date, spanning multiple spaces including the Art Gallery, The Curve, Lakeside Gallery, Sculpture Court, and Foyer.
On September 16, 2026, Sadie Coles HQ announced that Georgia Gardner Gray will present her performance 'Cookie' at The High Line in New York across three evenings: September 30, October 1, and October 2, 2026, at 7:30 pm.
On September 16, 2026, the New Museum announced it will present "Diego Marcon: Arrivederci, Piggies," the artist's first solo museum exhibition in New York City.
Ugo Rondinone's new public sculpture, "The Sun," was unveiled at Auslandschweizerplatz in Brunnen, Switzerland, on September 16, 2026. The work, created specifically for the square, was commissioned by the Auslandschweizerplatz Brunnen Foundation and marks a new landmark visible from afar.
On September 16, 2026, Sadie Coles HQ announced the installation of Nicole Eisenman's monumental sculpture 'Stack' in the courtyard of the Royal Academy of Arts in London.
Hauser & Wirth has announced worldwide representation of Los Angeles-based painter Lucy Bull, working in close collaboration with David Kordansky Gallery.
Beatriz Milhazes has unveiled Pietrolina (2026), a new site-specific painting at MASP – Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand, in São Paulo, Brazil.
Florentina Holzinger, the artist representing Austria at the 2026 Venice Biennale, opened her exhibition "Seaworld Venice" with a site-specific performance, "Étude," staged on a barge in the Venetian Lagoon.
On September 10, 2026, Dia Art Foundation announced "Haegue Yang: Through," a major commission at Dia Beacon in Beacon, New York, opening October 10, 2026 and on long-term view through June 12, 2028.
Gabriel Orozco's exhibition 'Chronotopic' opens at White Cube Bermondsey on September 15, 2026, with a public conversation between the artist and curator Briony Fer at 5:30 pm, followed by an exhibition preview at 6:30 pm.
On September 9, 2026, Galerie Max Hetzler announced that Beatriz Milhazes's permanent installation for the Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand (MASP), titled "Pietrolina," opens on September 11, 2026.
On September 2, 2026, Christie's announced a comprehensive renovation of its New York headquarters in Rockefeller Center, following a renewed 25-year commitment to the landmark site.
Sarah Crowner will participate in a Works & Process conversation at the Solomon R.
The Museum of Contemporary Art Australia (MCA) will present a solo exhibition of artist Ai Weiwei as part of the Neil Balnaves Tallawoladah Lawn Commission. The exhibition runs from September 25, 2026, through April 2027, on Tallawoladah Lawn at Circular Quay, Sydney.
On September 2, 2026, the Whitney Museum of American Art announced Coumba Samba: Stars and Stripes, the first solo museum exhibition devoted to Senegalese American artist Coumba Samba.
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.
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 Metropolitan Museum of Art announced that Liu Wei will create the 2026 Genesis Façade Commission, the seventh installment in the series.
On September 2, 2026, M+, Asia's global museum of contemporary visual culture in Hong Kong, announced its 2027 exhibition and moving image programmes and the launch of M+ Academy, a professional development initiative for cultural leaders in Asia.
Lisson Gallery announced that three of its represented artists—Kelly Akashi, Ryan Gander, and Laure Prouvost—are among the 62 submissions under consideration for the seventh and eighth Plinth commissions on the High Line in New York City.
Almine Rech announced that Malagasy artist Joël Andrianomearisoa has been selected among 62 artists who submitted proposals for the seventh and eighth commissions of the High Line Plinth in New York.
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