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Luke Jerram's seven-metre-diameter floating Earth sculpture, Gaia, has been installed at the Royal Festival Hall in London, suspended above the stage and allowing visitors to walk beneath it.
Dataland, a museum of artificial intelligence arts co-founded by artist Refik Anadol and his wife Efsun Erkılıç, has opened in Los Angeles.
Isabelle Frances McGuire, a Chicago-based sculptor known for her Whitney Biennial installation of witches and floating villagers, has opened the interactive solo show 'Joy is a Puppet' at Bel Ami in Los Angeles.
On October 16, 2026, Gagosian announced a conversation between artist Richard Wright and Christine Riding, director of collections and research at the National Gallery, London, to mark the tenth anniversary of Wright's site-responsive work No Title (2016).
On October 16, 2026, Galerie Max Hetzler announced institutional presentations and a monograph for Rineke Dijkstra and Friedrich Kunath. Kunath's first U.S.
On October 12, 2026, Thaddaeus Ropac announced the presentation of Tom Sachs's '31 Rue Cambon,' an installation staged recently in the artist's SoHo studio in New York.
On October 14, 2026, The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced that Danh Vo will create the 2027 Genesis Facade Commission, the eighth in the series.
The Kunsthalle Würth will present the monographic exhibition “Anselm Kiefer – All That Is the Case” from October 16, 2026, marking the museum’s 25th anniversary.
On October 15, 2026, Galerie Max Hetzler announced a range of projects by artist and writer Edmund de Waal, headlined by a solo exhibition at The Huntington in Los Angeles opening October 18, 2026.
On October 14, 2026, Galerie Max Hetzler announced that Sarah Crowner's collaboration with choreographer Pam Tanowitz, "Messengers, Maidens and the End of Something Else," will premiere at Lincoln Center in New York on November 8, 14, and 20, 2026.
On October 14, 2026, Art Basel announced a partnership with Live Nation to present "GOD HATES SPACE," an immersive audiovisual installation by the interdisciplinary duo GENER8ION, formed by producer Surkin and filmmaker Romain Gavras.
The Ludwig Museum Koblenz is presenting 'Panorama', a retrospective of French artist Jean-Marc Bustamante. The exhibition surveys his career from the 1970s, encompassing photography, sculpture, installation, and painting.
On October 13, 2026, Sadie Coles HQ announced Monster Chetwynd's exhibition at Kunstraum Innsbruck, on view until November 21, 2026.
On October 5, 2026, Lisson Gallery published a profile of British artist Ryan Gander ahead of his exhibition 'Maybe', which opens at Towner Eastbourne next month.
Haegue Yang's solo exhibition 'Through' opens at Dia Beacon on October 10, 2026, and remains on view through June 12, 2028. It is Yang's first solo presentation with Dia Beacon and the first time an artist has conceived a new body of work spanning the museum's two stacked architectural levels.
On October 13, 2026, Galerie Max Hetzler announced that Friedrich Kunath's first solo museum exhibition in the United States, "I'll Romanticize This Later," will open at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami.
On October 13, 2026, Galerie Max Hetzler announced that Vivien Zhang is featured in two concurrent presentations in London.
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.
Artist and composer Tarek Atoui opens his Hyundai Commission "Hold" at Tate Modern's Turbine Hall on October 13, 2026, transforming the vast industrial space into an immersive sonic landscape.
On October 12, 2026, Lisson Gallery announced that Anish Kapoor has created Glow (2023), the tenth and final edition in Hospital Rooms' 10 Posters for 10 Years series.
On October 12, 2026, Lisson Gallery announced that Otobong Nkanga's exhibition 'I dreamt of you in colours' has opened at Malmö Konsthall in Sweden, on view through March 28, 2027.
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.
The Austrian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale offers an hourly performance centered on a giant bell. As the hour approaches, a gray, indefinable sound resonates through speakers. A nude woman wearing a belt with a metallic sphere climbs a rope to the bell, enters it, and hangs upside down.
On October 7, 2026, White Cube announced that Danh Vo has received the 13th annual Isamu Noguchi Award. Vo received the award alongside fashion designer Yohji Yamamoto at The Noguchi Museum's annual benefit in Long Island City, New York, on October 6, 2026.
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.
On October 6, 2026, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art announced a new collection exhibition, “Les rêves n’ont pas de titre – Dreams have no title,” curated by director Poul Erik Tøjner.
Kenny Scharf will lead Art Sundae, a free public art-making workshop presented by Art Production Fund, at Rockefeller Center in New York every Saturday in October starting October 10, 2026, from 10 am to 12 pm.
On October 7, 2026, Aguttes highlighted the renovated Maison Guimet at the Guimet Museum in Paris. The former Hôtel d’Heidelbach, built in 1913, reopened in May 2026 after extensive renovation.
On October 7, 2026, the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art announced the display of C.B. Evans' major work 'Hyperlinks or It Didn't Happen' in the museum's Great Hall.
On October 6, 2026, Lisson Gallery announced the opening of Richard Long's exhibition "ROCKS RIVER" at The Chinati Foundation in Marfa, Texas, on October 9, 2026.
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 October 5, 2026, Lisson Gallery announced that Ryan Gander's exhibition 'Maybe' will open at Towner Eastbourne next month. Gander's practice is characterized by a quizzical relationship to knowns and unknowns, often engaging with children's perspectives and pedagogical themes.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York will present "Felix Gonzalez-Torres: The Spaces Between," the first museum survey of the artist's work in the city in three decades.
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, Galerie Max Hetzler announced the acquisition of Elmgreen & Dragset's monumental sculpture 'Eight' (2026) by the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C.
On October 1, 2026, Lisson Gallery announced that artists Dana Awartani, Josh Kline, and Wael Shawky have been named to the inaugural TIME100 Art: The Most Influential People in Art of 2026, a list recognizing individuals shaping the art world.
On October 1, 2026, the Centre Pompidou announced the nominees for the 26th edition of the Prix Marcel Duchamp, France's most prestigious contemporary art prize.
On October 1, 2026, Centre Pompidou announced the finalists for the Marcel Duchamp Prize 2026, including the duo Brognon Rollin (Stéphanie Rollin and David Brognon).
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.
Tate St Ives presents "Those Who Remember Their Births," a new site-specific commission by Turkish artist Gözde İlkin, opening October 10, 2026, and running through January 17, 2027.
On September 28, 2026, Gagosian announced that Michael Craig-Martin's Music (2026), a monumental LED installation created in collaboration with the W1 Curates public art platform, will be on view from October 5 to November 4, 2026, on the exterior of the Flannels flagship store on Oxford Street, .
On September 25, 2026, Thaddaeus Ropac gallery announced Cory Arcangel's new work 'For X (2026)'. Arcangel, a key figure in postconceptual and digital art, has designed and constructed a carillon—a musical instrument composed of twelve bells—hanging within a cell phone tower.
On September 23, 2026, Thaddaeus Ropac announced Tom Sachs' latest project "31 Rue Cambon," a recreation of Chanel's Paris flagship boutique.
Barbara Kruger's exhibition 'The History of Tears' will open at the Bourse de Commerce – Pinault Collection in Paris on October 7, 2026, and run through January 2027.
On September 22, 2026, Galerie Max Hetzler announced Vivien Zhang's site-specific intervention 'Second Order' at The Arts Club, London. The exhibition transforms the club into an immersive environment extending Zhang's painting practice beyond the canvas.
Mandy El-Sayegh is among the commissioned artists for the Bangkok Art Biennale (BAB 2026), themed "Angels and Mara," which explores dialectical opposites between goodness and the undesirable.
On September 16, 2026, Sadie Coles HQ announced that Paloma Varga Weisz's work 'Stommelm' is on view at the Stommel Synagogue in Pulheim, Germany, until December 6, 2026.
A monumental installation by British sculptor Antony Gormley will be unveiled in spring 2027 on Wonpyeong Beach, Bigeum Island, Sinan County, South Jeolla province, South Korea.
On September 11, 2026, Thaddaeus Ropac announced Tom Sachs's new project, an ersatz Chanel store at 31 Rue Cambon on Centre Street in New York's SoHo neighborhood.
On September 11, 2026, the gallery announced that artist and designer Tom Sachs has opened “31 Rue Cambon,” a Chanel-inspired pop-up exhibition in a building on Centre Street in New York, a few blocks north of Canal Street.
Tom Sachs has installed "31 Rue Cambon" at his long-time SoHo studio, transforming the workspace into a fully immersive Chanel boutique.
On September 10, 2026, Gagosian announced a one-night-only event, 'emajendat,' by artist Lauren Halsey at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on September 29, 2026.
On September 10, 2026, Dia Art Foundation announced "Haegue Yang: Through," a major commission at Dia Beacon in Beacon, New York, opening October 10, 2026 and on long-term view through June 12, 2028.
On September 10, 2026, Thaddaeus Ropac announced '31 Rue Cambon,' Tom Sachs's recreation of Chanel's Paris flagship inside his SoHo studio, constructed from plywood, corrugated cardboard, diamanté, and Lego.
Tom Sachs will open '31 Rue Cambon' in his SoHo studio, a handmade replica of Chanel's Paris flagship. The installation features plywood sets, LEGO jewelry, cardboard fixtures, and a chandelier made from recycled bicycle reflectors.
On September 9, 2026, Thaddaeus Ropac gallery announced that American artist Tom Sachs has unveiled a homemade and unauthorized Chanel flagship in New York's Chinatown.
On September 2, 2026, the Whitney Museum of American Art announced Coumba Samba: Stars and Stripes, the first solo museum exhibition devoted to Senegalese American artist Coumba Samba.
On August 27, 2026, Galerie Max Hetzler announced that Edmund de Waal has been awarded the Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres by France and the Isamu Noguchi Award for 2023. De Waal's work is featured in "Sacred Splendor: Jewish Ritual Art and Christian Treasures from St.
On August 28, 2026, Galerie Max Hetzler announced that Matthew Barney's 1988 video work 'SCABACTION' is included in the 16th Gwangju Biennale, titled 'You Must Change Your Life,' inspired by Rainer Maria Rilke's poem.
Tate announced the death of Yayoi Kusama, one of the world's most renowned contemporary artists, whose career spanned seven decades.
On August 25, 2026, the Stedelijk Museum announced the seventh edition of its Post/No/Bills series, featuring a site-specific installation by artist Kexin Hao titled 'Anatomy of Obstruction'.
On August 19, 2026, the Chinati Foundation announced a capital campaign to restore the two artillery sheds that house Donald Judd's seminal installation, "100 untitled works in mill aluminum," in Marfa, Texas.
The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery in Toronto will present the first major solo exhibition in Ontario of Vancouver-born, UK-based artist Zadie Xa, in collaboration with artist Benito Mayor Vallejo, opening in October 2026.
On August 20, 2026, White Cube announced that Mona Hatoum has been commissioned to create a permanent installation for Le Bourget Aéroport station in Paris, part of the Grand Paris Express public art programme.
Oliver Beer presents his latest installation 'The Cave' at the Lyon Biennial, a multi-screen video and sound work that uses acoustic resonance from the Paleolithic Grotte de Font-de-Gaume in southwest France.
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.
June 3, 2026, Tate Modern unveiled gadzi, an original installation by nora chipaumire, recipient of the Infinities Commission 2026.
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