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On February 5, 2025, Kunsthaus Zürich announced it recorded 513,162 visitors in 2024, one of the highest annual attendance figures in its history and up from 504,349 in 2023. The most popular exhibition of the year was 'Matthew Wong – Vincent van Gogh.
On July 14, 2026, Lisson Gallery announced that Sean Scully's painted stack "48" (2024) has been installed at LongHouse Reserve, where it will remain on view until December 24, 2028.
The Obama Presidential Center features commissioned art installations by Lisson Gallery artists Jack Pierson and Spencer Finch. Pierson's sculpture "HOPE" uses found letters to evoke Americana and echoes President Obama's campaign message.
On June 22, 2026, The Helis Foundation announced the inclusion of works by Julian Opie in the latest edition of the Poydras Corridor Sculpture Exhibition (PCSE).
On August 14, 2026, M+ museum in Hong Kong announced a major exhibition titled 'The World of Chinese Contemporary Art: 1978–2027', scheduled to open in early 2027.
The Kunsthaus Zürich will open 'Evergreens. Selected Works from the Collection' on September 11, 2026, running through January 10, 2027.
On August 29, 2025, Kunsthaus Zürich announced the appointment of Hendrik Folkerts as Chief Curator of Programme and Maja Wismer as Head of Collection and Research.
Kunsthaus Zürich attracted 539,953 visitors in 2025, ranking among the museum's most-visited years. The Marina Abramović retrospective drew 118,903 total attendees (59,490 in 2025), while the permanent collection logged 363,588 visits.
The Mori Contemporary Art Foundation and Mori Art Museum will present an exhibition of work by Katayama Mari, winner of the inaugural Mori Art Award Grand Prize, from October 31, 2026, to March 28, 2027, at the museum in Tokyo.
On June 29, 2026, Lisson Gallery announced that Leiko Ikemura will participate in the Bangkok Art Biennial.
On June 10, 2026, Art21 announced the premiere of 'Human Nature', the third episode of Season 12 of 'Art in the Twenty-First Century'.
On July 5, 2026, Thaddaeus Ropac announced that a selection of works by François Morellet (1926–2016) has been included in a museum’s collection exhibition to mark the centenary of the French artist’s birth.
On June 4, 2026, Pace Gallery published an Artists on Artists film in which Anicka Yi explores “Paul Thek: Dream of Vanishing,” on view at Pace in New York through August 14.
On July 16, 2026, organizers announced the inaugural edition of the Bienal Del Agua, "The Traces of Water," which runs July 16–September 6, 2026, in Cascais, Portugal, with the public opening on July 18.
On August 14, 2026, Artsy published a feature surveying artists about their summer reading, with Ali Banisadr among those sharing current selections.
Mori Art Museum, Tokyo, will present 'Mariko Mori: All That Shines', Japan's first major retrospective of the artist since 2002, running from October 31, 2026 to March 28, 2027. Organized in collaboration with the Solomon R.
On August 14, 2026, the Whitney Museum of American Art and Little Island announced a new midnight performance by comedian Julio Torres and artist Martine Gutierrez as part of the Whitney Biennial 2026.
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) announced a major expansion project, adding approximately 30,000 square feet of gallery space dedicated to its contemporary art collection.
Otobong Nkanga (born 1974, Kano, Nigeria) will receive the Sikkens Prize 2026 on October 26, 2026, the Lisson Gallery announced. The prize honors an artist or collective pioneering in the field of color.
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.
On June 24, 2026, Lisson Gallery announced a two-way space exchange with Guangzhou's Absent Gallery.
Leiko Ikemura has been announced as a participating artist for 'TOKYO ATLAS,' the first international art exhibition to be held in Tokyo's waterfront area.
On July 3, 2026, Lisson Gallery announced an exhibition of Tishan Hsu at the Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland (MOCA Cleveland) titled "permeable surface," opening August 28, 2026 and running through March 7, 2027.
The Hilti Art Foundation presents 'Abstract', an exhibition running until May 17, 2027, featuring some 60 works. At its core are three significant new acquisitions by Carmen Herrera, Wassily Kandinsky, and Mark Rothko, surrounded by paintings and sculptures from the museum's own collection.
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 14, 2026, Centre Pompidou announced "Cezanne et nous," an exhibition at the Grand Palais in Paris pairing works by Paul Cezanne (1839–1906) with paintings by Paul Gauguin, Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, Piet Mondrian, Joan Mitchell, Bridget Riley and Peter Doig.
On August 13, 2026, the Getty Villa released a panel discussion featuring staff members analyzing Christopher Nolan's film 'The Odyssey'.
Gladstone Gallery has organized an exhibition of works by Alighiero Boetti on long-term view at Dia Beacon in New York.
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.
Sean Scully, the renowned British painter, will join Martina Droth, Paul Mellon Director of the Yale Center for British Art (YCBA), for an intimate conversation on October 28, 2026, from 5–6 pm ET at the YCBA Lecture Hall in New Haven.
The Kunsthaus Zürich will open 'Maria Lassnig and Edvard Munch. Flow of Paint = Flow of Life' on October 2, 2026, running through February 21, 2027.
On August 12, 2026, Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (Zeitz MOCAA) announced the appointment of Elvira Dyangani Ose as Artistic Director, effective October 1, 2026.
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.
Bourse de Commerce — Pinault Collection in Paris will prepare its upcoming exhibition 'Remember Me' from August 26 to October 5, 2026, with reduced admission for all visitors during that period.
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.
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.
On August 11, 2026, Phillips announced a collaboration with the artist collective KidSuper to release an edition of 50 KidSuper Studio Cases, each containing a unique original artwork.
The Louvre will present a guest artist exhibition featuring Kader Attia and Elizabeth Peyton, running from September 24 to December 14, 2026, in the Salle de la Chapelle.
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 Bourse de Commerce — Pinault Collection in Paris is presenting approximately 50 photographs by Raymond Depardon from its own holdings, drawn from the photographer's long-running series "La France." The works are on view in Galerie 3 as part of the group exhibition "Remember Me." The show open.
The Pinault Collection is showing some fifty photographs by Raymond Depardon in Gallery 3 of the Bourse de Commerce in Paris, as part of the exhibition "Remember Me." The series "La France," created in the 1980s, documents small provincial towns and intermediary spaces across the country using a .
The Bourse de Commerce — Pinault Collection will begin a phased installation of the exhibition "Remember Me" on August 26, 2026, with the full opening scheduled for October 7.
Bourse de Commerce — Pinault Collection in Paris will open 'Le monde selon Penn' on September 16, 2026, presenting nearly 450 photographs by Irving Penn drawn from the Pinault Collection.
The Bourse de Commerce — Pinault Collection will open 'The World According to Penn,' an exhibition of nearly 450 photographs by Irving Penn (1917–2009) from the Pinault Collection, in Gallery 2 on September 16, 2026.
The Guggenheim New York announced a season of free and low-cost public programs running from August through December 2026, including a block party, teen events, and architecture tours.
On August 10, 2026, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) announced "Textile Alchemy: The Art of Reiko Sudō & NUNO," the largest in-depth survey to date of the acclaimed Japanese designer and her textile collective.
Bonhams will present a day of sales dedicated to Prints & Multiples at New Bond Street on June 23, 2026, featuring the largest single-owner collection of Jean Cocteau ceramics ever offered at auction.
Bonhams will present a series of three live auctions at its New Bond Street saleroom in London this May and June, featuring masterworks across Islamic and Indian Art (May 21, 2026), Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art (June 2, 2026), and Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern Art (June 4, 202.
Bonhams held a day of Prints & Multiples sales at New Bond Street on June 23, 2026, achieving a total of $2,278,475 (£1,731,180).
Hauser & Wirth has announced it will present two major exhibitions with American artist George Condo in 2027 at its Paris and Palo Alto locations.
Ahead of Zurich's Street Parade, Art Basel published a feature tracing a century of crossover between art and club culture, examining the current DJ-booth boom in the art world.
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