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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 28, 2026, Sharjah Art Foundation announced that Oscar-nominated filmmaker Abderrahmane Sissako will be the Director in Focus for the ninth edition of Sharjah Film Platform (SFP9), running from October 30 to November 8, 2026.
On October 27, 2026, Lisson Gallery announced that the Hirshhorn Sculpture Garden in Washington, DC, reopens October 31, 2026, after a four-year revitalisation led by artist and architect Hiroshi Sugimoto.
On October 27, 2026, the National Gallery of Victoria announced Ben Quilty: The Unimpressionist, a world premiere exhibition opening March 25, 2027 at The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia at Fed Square.
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).
Fondation Louis Vuitton has launched a holiday program for its exhibition 'Gustave Fayet: Collector - Designer. Icons of Modern Art,' running from October 17 to November 1, 2026.
The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA) announced on October 21, 2026, that it is projecting Lydia Yakonowsky's digital artwork "Precarious Balance Theory" onto the facade of the Michal and Renata Hornstein Pavilion nightly until 11 p.m., through April 4, 2027.
On October 22, 2026, the Cleveland Museum of Art (CMA) announced the acquisition of "Soil Horizon(Cleveland)," a site-specific commissioned work by artist Teresita Fernández.
Tate St Ives opens a major retrospective of Wilhelmina Barns-Graham (1912–2004), the first exhibition to span the full breadth of her eight-decade career.
Galleria Continua presents 'Ars in Campania', a group exhibition featuring French artist Eva Jospin and Cameroonian artist Pascale Marthine Tayou, at Le Cellier, 4 bis rue de Mars, in Reims, France. The show opens October 24, 2026, and runs through February 28, 2027.
On October 22, 2026, Lisson Gallery announced that Richard Long: Gravity will open November 4, 2026, at the Yale Center for British Art.
On October 19, 2026, Thaddaeus Ropac published an essay by art historian Margherita Antoni examining Georg Baselitz's 'Heroes' series.
Bonhams has appointed Reg Brack as International Director of Watches, US, based in New York. Brack will lead the auction house's watches business across the United States, overseeing business development, client engagement, and strategic growth.
On October 19, 2026, Thaddaeus Ropac released a feature on Jordan Casteel ahead of her autumn exhibition "Winter Sun" at the gallery's Marais space in Paris.
On October 19, 2026, Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo and The Hour Glass announced the George Daniels 100 exhibition, a historic centenary showcase of 22 watches by the British watchmaker, to be held at IAMWATCH 2026 in Singapore from November 12–15, 2026.
On October 19, 2026, Thaddaeus Ropac published a feature by writer Dodie Kazanjian documenting a visit with painter Alex Katz at his summer home in Lincolnville, Maine. Katz, now 99, has summered there with his wife Ada since their marriage in 1958, though she no longer travels from New York.
Dataland, a museum of artificial intelligence arts co-founded by artist Refik Anadol and his wife Efsun Erkılıç, has opened in Los Angeles.
On October 16, 2026, Galerie Max Hetzler announced institutional presentations and a monograph for Rineke Dijkstra and Friedrich Kunath. Kunath's first U.S.
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.
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.
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