36 stories on The Cultural Signal
On October 15, 2026, Judd Foundation announced a book signing for the second edition of "Donald Judd Spaces" at the Broken Arm in Paris on October 23, 2026, from 5 to 7 p.m. The event will feature Flavin Judd, artistic director of Judd Foundation, and is free to attend.
On October 14, 2026, the Centre Pompidou published a feature on Olivier Mourgue's Djinn seating family, noting that the French designer died on October 5, 2026, at age 87.
On October 14, 2026, Galerie Max Hetzler announced that Rebecca Warren's works "Vingt-Cinq" (2006) and "The Lovers" (2003) have entered the collection of the Musée d'Art Moderne, Paris, and are currently on view.
On October 13, 2026, Sadie Coles HQ announced that artist Sarah Lucas will be featured in 'Across Epochs: Gursky, Lucas, Miró, Warhol and the Art of the Long 19th Century' at the Alte Nationalgalerie in Berlin.
On October 13, 2026, Sadie Coles HQ announced that Alex Da Corte's 'Hot Dog with Ketchup' (2026) is now on view on the facade of the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, facing Gansevoort Street and the High Line.
On October 12, 2026, Lisson Gallery released a feature from Frieze magazine in which writer Lynne Tillman reflects on her decades-long friendship with the late artist Susan Hiller. Tillman recalls meeting Hiller in the early 1970s in London, where they discussed art, film, and literature.
The Queen Elizabeth Hall at Southbank Centre in London will host a series of performances from October 9 to November 29, 2026.
On October 12, 2026, Lisson Gallery announced that Marina Abramović's 'Balkan Erotic Epic. The Stage Version' will open on October 13, 2026, at Haus der Berliner Festspiele, inaugurating the 2026/2027 Performing Arts Season.
On October 12, 2026, Lisson Gallery announced that Dana Awartani will be included in 'Nach Damaskus … Karl Ernst Osthaus und die islamischen Künste,' opening at Museum Folkwang in Essen, Germany, on November 6, 2026.
Aguttes announced its first auction dedicated to animation cels, drawings, and storyboards, led by its Pop Culture & Memorabilia department.
Aguttes will auction a René Lalique Art Nouveau brooch on October 29, originally designed as the central element of a dog collar necklace.
On October 8, 2026, French auction house Aguttes announced the private sale of a Torchic Gold Star PSA 10 Pokémon card from the EX Team Rocket Returns expansion.
Aguttes will auction a 19th-century silver plate for serving hot chestnuts, crafted by the renowned Parisian silversmith Odiot, on October 15, 2026, at its Gennevilliers saleroom. The plate, designed to imitate a folded napkin, features hinged compartments to keep chestnuts warm.
Aguttes announced the upcoming sale of a Jacques Boquay violin through its String Quartet Instruments & Bows department. The violin, made by the early 18th-century Parisian luthier, will be offered on November 30, 2026 at 3:30 p.m.
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 8, 2026, Aguttes announced it will auction a Giorgio de Chirico portrait of Ginetta Rondi Gariboldi, mother of film critic Gian Luigi Rondi, on November 28. The 1973 painting was created after a personal meeting in Sorrento and given by de Chirico to Rondi.
On October 7, 2026, White Cube announced an exhibition of Miroslaw Balka at the Museum of Contemporary Art of Montenegro in Podgorica. The exhibition, '1978/2026/Otwock+', runs from October 9, 2026 to January 18, 2027, across two venues: Petrović Castle and Perjanički Dom.
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) is presenting "The Brockman Gallery: Los Angeles, 1967–1990," the first large-scale exhibition dedicated to the history and impact of the Brockman Gallery.
Grisebach will offer Yves Klein's 'Untitled Shroud Anthropometry (ANT SU 30)' from 1960 in its 'Selected Works' sale on November 26, 2026, with an estimate of €2,000,000–3,000,000. The work is one of the few 'Anthropométries Suaires' still in private hands.
On October 6, 2026, Lisson Gallery announced that Yu Hong's 'Make a Wish' (2023) will be exhibited alongside Caravaggio's 'The Seven Works of Mercy' at Pio Monte della Misericordia in Naples.
The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi shared the architectural vision for Guggenheim Abu Dhabi, designed by the late Pritzker Prize-winning architect Frank Gehry. Located in the Saadiyat Cultural District, the museum is inspired by Abu Dhabi's landscape, climate and coastal setting.
The Bourse de Commerce — Pinault Collection in Paris is presenting the exhibition "Remember Me," which includes Nan Goldin's work "Syndrome de Stendhal." The piece is a slideshow juxtaposing classical masterpieces from the Renaissance and Baroque with portraits of Goldin's friends and lovers, acc.
On October 5, 2026, Lisson Gallery announced that Sir John Akomfrah's five-channel film installation, 'Arcadia' (2023), will premiere at the Natural History Museum, London, on November 5, 2026.
On September 30, 2026, Getty highlighted its podcast offerings across five series, including Recording Artists, OMMM, If Objects Could Talk, ReCurrent, and Art + Ideas. The institution launched its first podcast, Art + Ideas, in June 2016, and has since produced hundreds of episodes.
The Photographers' Gallery in London will present a major exhibition of William Eggleston's work, marking the 50th anniversary of his landmark exhibition and book 'William Eggleston's Guide' (1976).
On October 2, 2026, Gagosian announced that the University of Michigan Museum of Art will host a discussion with artist Rick Lowe on the occasion of his exhibition "Black Wall Street Journey: Re and De Imagining Black Progress".
On October 2, 2026, Lisson Gallery announced that Lee Ufan's 'Fragments of Infinity' will open at Casa e Parque de Serralves in Porto on October 16, 2026.
On October 2, 2026, Lyon & Turnbull announced that a rare lantern designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh for Miss Cranston's Ingram Street Tearooms in Glasgow will be offered in its two-day Design Since 1860 sale, with an estimate of £20,000–£30,000.
Lisson Gallery presents new paintings by Dalton Paula for his solo show at Frieze London 2026. The series draws inspiration from Luiz Gama, a 19th-century Brazilian lawyer who fought for the freedom of enslaved people.
On September 30, 2026, the Rijksmuseum and the Museo Nacional del Prado announced a joint research partnership focused on women in art and history.
On September 25, 2026, Galerie Max Hetzler announced that Elmgreen & Dragset's sculpture 'Eight', 2026, has been acquired by the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C.
Thaddaeus Ropac gallery in London has opened an exhibition of Georg Baselitz's "Heroes" series from 1965–66, marking the first U.K. show devoted solely to this body of work. The presentation includes loans from Tate and several major German museums, and comes months after the artist's death.
On September 30, 2026, the Van Gogh Museum announced a reorganization splitting its former Collections & Research Department into two separate departments effective August 1, 2026.
The Bourse de Commerce – Pinault Collection is screening Nan Goldin's 'Stendhal Syndrome' in its auditorium as part of the exhibition 'Remember Me.' The work, presented as a slideshow, juxtaposes masterpieces of ancient, classical, Renaissance, and Baroque art with Goldin's intimate portraits of .
In May 1976, '1 876: A Centennial Exhibition' opened at the Arts and Industries Building in Washington, D.C. The exhibition recreated the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition of 1876, part of the U.S. bicentennial celebrations.
The Musée d'Orsay announced the acquisition of 333 historical photographs from a private collection, featuring works by early photographers such as Robert Jefferson Bingham, Henri de La Blanchère, and Adolphe Hervier.
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