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On August 31, 2026, M+ in Hong Kong announced the touring of three newly restored 4K films from its M+ Restored initiative: Jacob Cheung's 'Cageman' (1992), Allen Fong's 'Just Like Weather' (1986), and Tsui Hark's 'The Butterfly Murders' (1979).
Kunsthaus Zürich announced its 2024 exhibition programme on October 19, 2023, featuring reexaminations of canonical figures and cross-era dialogues.
The Luma Foundation has presented "STRIP TOWER (962)", a large-scale outdoor sculpture by Gerhard Richter, at Lake Silvaplana in Sils Maria, Engadin. On view from January 2026 for an initial period of three years, the work is part of the foundation's ongoing Elevation 1049 project.
MOCA Cleveland will present "Tishan Hsu: permeable surface" from August 28, 2026 through March 7, 2027. The exhibition spans Hsu's four-decade career, including his first and most recent video works: "Folds of Oil" (2005) and "emergent mesh" (2025).
On April 29, 2026, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam announced a collaboration with Samsung that puts 30 works from its collection on Samsung Frame TV through the Samsung Art Store.
Mori Art Museum in Tokyo will present the Mori Art Award 2026 Grand Prize Exhibition featuring Katayama Mari from Saturday, October 31, 2026, to Sunday, March 28, 2027.
The Whitney Museum will open "Roy Lichtenstein: 1997," a focused exhibition highlighting rarely seen works from the last year of the Pop artist's life. The exhibition runs in conjunction with the major exhibition "Roy Lichtenstein: Like New" on the museum's fifth floor.
The Whitney Museum of American Art announced an exhibition titled "artport: A History of Internet Art" to mark the 25th anniversary of its online gallery space artport, which launched in 2001.
Cory Arcangel has unveiled a new site-specific installation at Kappa FuturFestival in Turin, Italy, one of Europe's leading electronic music festivals.
Thaddaeus Ropac gallery has announced a new exhibition titled 'The Last Human Kiss,' which examines the cultural and emotional significance of the kiss across millennia.
The 9th Nam June Paik Prize has been awarded to Ryoji Ikeda, a Japanese composer and artist known for his precise mathematical explorations of sound and light. The prize is given by the Nam June Paik Art Center, directed by Namhee Park.
Sam Spiegel has been named Chief Operating Officer and Technology Principal at Heritage Auctions, where he oversees daily operations across all business units and leads the company's long-term technology strategy.
Heritage Auctions announced on August 25, 2026, the promotion of Aviva Lehmann to Deputy Chairman of Fine Art and Alissa to a senior leadership role in American and Western Art.
Katherine Bernhardt will have her first institutional exhibition in Europe at Halle Für Kunst Steiermark in Graz, Austria, from September 23, 2026, to January 2027.
The Musée d'Orsay in Paris has published the online record for Emile Bernard's 1887 watercolor, 'Bretonne en grande coiffe' (Breton Woman in a Large Headdress). The work, executed in watercolor, brown ink, India ink, brush, and pen, measures 20 by 15.2 centimeters.
The Musée d'Orsay has published a detailed online record for Henri Matisse's 1918 self-portrait, 'Autoportrait,' an oil-on-canvas work measuring 65 by 54 centimeters without its frame.
The fifth edition of Frieze fair connects the global art world to that of Asia, featuring new curated sections and an expanded programme.
Louvre Abu Dhabi has published a comprehensive privacy notice detailing how it collects and uses personal information from visitors to its digital channels, including its website, apps, social media, and free Wi-Fi service.
Louvre Abu Dhabi has launched a free mobile application offering audio guides, podcasts, and an interactive map to enhance visitor experience.
Louvre Abu Dhabi has launched a free mobile application offering guided tours, podcasts, and an AI-powered artifact scanner in seven languages: Arabic, English, French, Chinese, Russian, German, and Hindi.
The Ministry of Culture has launched the “Felicità” communication campaign for the National Museum System and the Musei Italiani app developed under the PNRR Accessibility initiative.
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