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Cory Arcangel presented a new site-specific installation at Kappa FuturFestival in Turin, Italy, one of Europe's leading electronic music festivals. Titled "fulgura frango" (2026), the work is a custom-cast bronze bell installed on the festival's Lab Stage, adjacent to the DJ decks.
Lucy Raven and Deantoni Parks will present a live film-performance of Raven's 'Murderers Bar' (2025) on July 28, 2026, at T-Lazy-7 Ranch in the Roaring Fork Valley, Colorado, hosted by the Aspen Art Museum.
Bonhams will auction a rare Lotus 49B Formula 1 car, chassis number '49-R8', at its Festival of Speed sale on June 27. The car is the last Lotus to be sold from the collection of the late John Dawson-Damer and has never before been offered at auction.
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 11, 2026, Thaddaeus Ropac gallery announced it will present a solo exhibition of works by Austrian choreographer and performer Florentina Holzinger, marking her first solo show with the gallery.
The Whitney Museum of American Art announced West Side Fest will take place July 10–12, 2026, offering free admission and a range of special programs, performances, and activities for all ages.
Bonhams will offer the 1977 Porsche 911S driven by detective Saga Norén in the hit Scandi-noir series 'The Bridge' at its Festival of Speed Sale on July 13 at Goodwood, with proceeds donated to the charity WaterAid by the producers Filmlance International and Nimbus Film.
Lisson Gallery announced that Leiko Ikemura has been named a participating artist in 'TOKYO ATLAS', the inaugural international art exhibition in Tokyo's waterfront district.
The Musée d'Orsay features Claude Monet's painting 'La Rue Montorgueil, à Paris. Fête du 30 juin 1878' as a key work in its permanent collection.
Hauser & Wirth Menorca and global video channel NOWNESS will present a Summer Film Festival over five evenings in July and August.
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