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The new contemporary art center Large, located at Pointe des Arts on Île Seguin, opens with its inaugural exhibition 'Moteur Imaginaire,' curated by Cecilia Alemani.
The Musée d'Orsay in Paris holds a copper box by the House of Christofle & Cie, dating to circa 1910–1913, with a lotus-leaf decoration created through turned, patinated, acid-etched and gilded techniques. The box, measuring 5.8 cm high and 9.7 cm in diameter, was acquired by the museum in 2007.
On July 16, 2026, Gagosian announced that artist Nathaniel Mary Quinn has been commissioned to create the cover for the Rolling Stones' album 'Foreign Tongues,' released July 10, 2026, on Polydor/Universal Music.
On July 16, 2026, Frieze announced details of the fifth edition of Frieze Seoul, to be held September 2–5, 2026, at COEX in Gangnam. More than 125 galleries from 30 countries will participate, with over 70% based in the Asia-Pacific region and more than 50 operating permanent spaces in Seoul.
Thaddaeus Ropac is presenting Georg Baselitz's final sculptural work, 'Stravinsky' (2026), in the foyer of the Großes Festspielhaus during the Salzburg Festival.
On July 15, 2026, the Victoria and Albert Museum announced its 2027 exhibition programme spanning three sites: V&A South Kensington, V&A East Museum, and V&A Dundee.
Bonhams presented its Fine Jewellery, London sale on 8 July, with a David Morris cultured pearl and diamond necklace achieving £40,960 against a £25,000-35,000 estimate. A natural pearl necklace with diamond clasp sold for £39,680, more than tripling its £7,000-10,000 estimate.
On July 14, 2026, White Cube announced that the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts, will present 'Isamu Noguchi: “I am not a designer”', a major retrospective running from September 19, 2026 through January 3, 2027.
Louvre Abu Dhabi has launched a kayaking tour around its iconic dome and waterfront galleries, offering visitors a unique perspective on the museum's architecture from the Arabian Sea.
On July 2, 2026, ARCO Madrid announced a new call for architects, designers, and creative professionals to design the GUEST Lounge for the 2027 edition of the fair, which will take place from March 3–7, 2027, at IFEMA MADRID.
Serpentine Galleries announced a multi-year collaboration with Formafantasma, the research-based design studio led by Andrea Trimarchi and Simone Farresin, appointing them as Lead R&D Fellows, Ecology.
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, Art Basel announced a feature article in which four artists with current summer exhibitions discuss the books and writings that have shaped their artistic practice and thinking. The piece also reveals the titles each artist plans to read this summer.
Bonhams will auction a rare Émile Gallé 'Rose de France' vase, dating from circa 1903, as a highlight of its Modern Decorative Art & Design sale on December 16 at Bonhams Knightsbridge in London.
On July 6, 2026, Galerie Max Hetzler announced a new catalogue for artist duo Tursic & Mille, published by JBE Books on the occasion of their solo exhibition at Carré d’Art – Musée d’art contemporain in Nîmes.
On June 22, 2026, Gagosian announced that Michael Craig-Martin has created the set design for the world premiere of Samuel Beckett's "How It Is" at Palazzo Diedo–Berggruen Arts & Culture in Venice.
New Alternatives for Homeless LGBTQ+ Youth has partnered with sustainable fashion brand Everybody.World to launch a limited-edition artist T-shirt series, beginning with a design by Carol Bove. The initiative responds to reduced protections and public funding for queer and trans youth.
On June 29, 2026, the Centre Pompidou announced the acquisition of Wakamaru, a humanoid domestic robot designed by Toshiyuki Kita for Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, for its design collection.
Artcurial holds an auction of nearly 160 chairs from Werner Löffler's personal collection on March 4, 2026. The sale spans more than forty years of acquisitions and features historical pieces, prototypes, experimental models and iconic designs from ancient civilizations through the modern era.
Christian Louboutin’s L’Exhibition[niste], chapter II, redesigned by curator Olivier Gabet, Director of the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, will offer a new perspective after the 2020 exhibition at Palais de la Porte Dorée in Paris.
The Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam will open the exhibition Oltre Terra on February 15, 2025, running through July 13, 2025.
The Museum of Modern Art and Hyundai Card have opened MoMA Bookstore in the Dosan Park area of Seoul. The store stocks over 1,100 copies of more than 200 titles, including MoMA-published exhibition catalogues and books on art, design and architecture drawn from the museum's collection.
Artcurial will offer section no. 1 of the original spiral staircase from the Eiffel Tower in its May 21, 2026 sale.
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