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On August 10, 2026, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) announced "Textile Alchemy: The Art of Reiko Sudō & NUNO," the largest in-depth survey to date of the acclaimed Japanese designer and her textile collective.
The Mori Contemporary Art Foundation and Mori Art Museum will open a solo exhibition by Katayama Mari, winner of the inaugural Mori Art Award Grand Prize, on October 31, 2026, running through March 28, 2027, at the museum's Small Exhibition Gallery in Tokyo.
Artcurial announced on May 19, 2026, that it will auction five trial proofs of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec’s lithograph 'La Femme à la Fourrure' on May 20, 2026, at 5pm as part of its modern and contemporary art editions and multiples sale.
Tom Wesselmann's Cooper Square studio, where the artist worked from 1994 until his death in 2004, will host a collaboration with contemporary Japanese American artist Tomokazu Matsuyama this fall.
On July 28, 2026, Lempertz announced it has been entrusted with auctioning the Heinz and Else Kress collection of inrō, one of the most extensive and comprehensive collections of Japanese lacquer boxes in Europe.
Jenkin van Zyl's first major solo exhibition, 'Surrender,' has opened at Edel Assanti in London, featuring an immersive installation centered on Japanese love hotels and queer desire.
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