25 stories on The Cultural Signal
The National Portrait Gallery in London features the Bluestocking circle, a sitter grouping of 33 individuals from the 18th century.
On November 3, 2026, Galerie Max Hetzler announced that Janaina Tschäpe will be in conversation with curator and poet Enrique Juncosa at its London gallery on November 25, 2026, at 6:30pm, tied to her solo exhibition 'the sky beneath my skin.' Tschäpe's work is included in 'La mer est ton miroir,.
M+, Asia’s global museum of contemporary visual culture in Hong Kong’s West Kowloon Cultural District, hosted its fundraising M+ Gala 2026 on October 30, 2026, in the museum’s Main Hall.
Almine Rech announced that Brian Calvin's painting Extra (2017) has entered the collection of the Consortium Museum in Dijon, France. The acrylic-on-canvas work measures 142.2 x 177.8 cm (56 x 70 in).
Almine Rech has announced that Brian Calvin's 2013 oil painting "End of Messages" is now part of the collection of the Consortium Museum in Dijon, France. Executed in oil on canvas, the work measures 152 x 123 cm (59 7/8 x 48 3/8 in).
MILLON RIVIERA in Nice will offer nearly 200 works from a family collection of Maurice Denis at auction on December 14, 2026. Spanning the late 1880s to the 1940s, the sale includes about fifty important paintings and a large group of drawings, studies and sketches.
On October 29, 2026, the Centre Pompidou published an interview with French artist Elsa Werth (b. 1985) tied to the online exhibition “Nos chimères sont-elles ce qui nous ressemble le mieux ?” (“Do Our Chimeras Most Resemble Us?”), co-organized with KADIST.
On October 21, 2026, Thaddaeus Ropac announced Jordan Casteel's exhibition 'Winter Sun', the artist's first solo show in France. The exhibition features a mix of portraits, landscapes, and botanical works inspired by the warmth and light of winter.
On October 29, 2026, Galerie Max Hetzler announced Edmund de Waal will appear with writer Max Porter at Conway Hall, London, on November 2, 2026, for The How To Academy.
On October 26, 2026, Thaddaeus Ropac gallery announced that Oliver Beer's 'Resonance Project: The Cave' will open at Kiasma in Helsinki on November 6, 2026, running through March 28, 2027.
Lempertz announced its Old Masters and 19th Century auction, scheduled for November 21, 2026. The sale will reunite two panels from a Johann Koerbecke altar wing that were separated in 1936: the Annunciation (est. €200,000–300,000) and the Vision of St Bernard (est. €200,000–300,000).
On October 26, 2026, Millon announced its solidarity auction program, MILLON Solidaire, which supports medical research, poverty alleviation, child protection, and press freedom.
On October 20, 2026, the Cleveland Museum of Art (CMA) announced 'Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier: Rococo Goldsmith in Focus,' the first exhibition to unite an extraordinary group of the artist's works.
On October 20, 2026, Galerie Max Hetzler announced that Sean Scully has been named an Officier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, one of France’s highest cultural honors, presented by Minister of Culture Catherine Pégard.
On October 20, 2026, Centre Pompidou published a feature on Alexander Calder's former atelier in Saché, Touraine, tracing his French base from his 1953 arrival to the studio completed in 1963.
On October 12, 2026, Centre Pompidou announced that its new Centre Pompidou Francilien in Massy, Essonne, will open in March 2027 with the inaugural exhibition "150 000!", named for the 150,000 works of the Musée national d’art moderne collection it will house.
On October 6, 2026, Aguttes announced it will offer Zinédine Zidane's No. 10 Adidas jersey from the 2006 World Cup final in an online sale running October 27–November 7, 2026.
On October 5, 2026, Aguttes announced that it will hold an on-site auction of the collection assembled by Nicolas Chenivesse at the Château de Charmes in the Drôme region on Saturday, October 10, 2026.
Aguttes announced an auction of 120 magnums of La Chablisienne's Chablis Les Vénérables 2017, which traveled aboard the schooner Persévérance between the North Pole and the South Pole.
On September 22, 2026, Sean Scully was awarded the grade of Officier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by Catherine Pégard, the French Minister of Culture, in recognition of his contribution to the arts.
Ibrahim Mahama has been honoured with the title of Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, one of France's most prestigious cultural distinctions. The award was presented to the artist by H.E.
On September 4, 2026, Aguttes announced that a rare Limoges champlevé enamel Gospel book cover sold for €104,000 at its Haute Époque auction on July 8, 2026, doubling its pre-sale estimate.
On September 1, 2026, Thaddaeus Ropac Gallery announced the opening of Fonds Bustamante, a new institution dedicated to the work of French artist Jean-Marc Bustamante, housed in the restored 12th-century Église Sainte-Croix in Arles.
Oliver Beer's film 'The Cave' was filmed in one of the best-preserved prehistoric caves in southwestern France, home to some of the world's earliest known artworks.
Joël Andrianomearisoa has created a permanent installation titled 'VERS LE VERT' for the Gratte-Ciel underground station in Villeurbanne, France, as part of the urban renewal of the Gratte-Ciel district.
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