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On October 20, 2026, Thaddaeus Ropac announced Jordan Casteel's solo exhibition 'Winter Sun', featuring large oil-on-canvas paintings of domestic scenes and family moments alongside images of the artist's garden in the Hudson Valley.
On October 22, 2026, the Victoria and Albert Museum announced that all its sites will be affected by industrial action on 29-30 October 2026.
Lisson Gallery announced on October 22, 2026, that Otobong Nkanga has created a new commission for the opening of Kanal – Centre Pompidou in Brussels. The installation centers on a series of wooden looms, inviting participants to weave personal and collective narratives into an evolving textile.
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 13, 2026, KM21 announced it will present the first major solo exhibition by British-Nigerian artist Karimah Ashadu in the Netherlands. The exhibition, running from October 24, 2026 to April 11, 2027, will feature two monumental moving-image works: MUSCLE (2025) and Plateau (2021–22).
On September 6, 2026, the Victoria and Albert Museum announced the closure of V&A East Museum and Storehouse, and Young V&A on September 4 and 5 due to planned industrial action by trade unions.
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