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On July 29, 2026, MALBA announced the inauguration of 'Latinoamérica en Expansión', a new exhibition from the Malba—Costantini Collection, held on the afternoon of April 30 with 1,000 visitors in attendance.
On July 29, 2026, Galerie Max Hetzler announced that Friedrich Kunath's work is included in "On Landscape: Between Escapism and Disenchantment," a group exhibition at Haus Am Lützowplatz in Berlin.
On July 28, 2026, White Cube announced a new site-responsive installation by artist Marguerite Humeau at Kistefos museum and sculpture park in Jevnaker, Norway. Titled 'The Garden of Resuscitation' (2026), the work opens August 20, 2026 and unfolds across sculpture, ecology, ritual and time.
Lisson Gallery announced that artists Jack Pierson and Spencer Finch have created commissioned installations for the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago. Pierson's sculpture "HOPE" (2025) uses found letters to spell the word, referencing President Obama's campaign message.
Lucy Raven and Deantoni Parks will present a film-performance of Raven's 'Murderers Bar' (2025) on July 28, 2026, at 8:30pm in a high alpine meadow at T-Lazy-7 Ranch in the Roaring Fork Valley, near Maroon Bells.
Ugo Rondinone has installed two bronze sculptures, 'sublime light' and 'blissful light,' at Allstonway, a new community space within Harvard University's Enterprise Research Campus in Boston, developed by Tishman Speyer.
Lisson Gallery announced that French contemporary artist Daniel Buren has been invited to create a site-specific installation at the Musée des impressionnismes Giverny, running from July 17 to November 1, 2026.
On July 17, 2026, Centre Pompidou announced a photographic series titled "The Great Sleep" by French photographer Romain Laprade (born 1988), commissioned exclusively for the museum.
On July 17, 2026, IFEMA MADRID announced that the ARCOmadrid and ARCOlisboa teams will continue under the leadership of Gonzalo Cabrera, Director of Culture and Education, and fair director Maribel López.
Marwan Bassiouni's series 'New Dutch Views', featuring photographs of Dutch landscapes framed by Islamic motifs, patterned walls and prayer rugs, is the subject of an exhibition at Fotomuseum Den Haag.
Frieze announced the fifth edition of its Seoul fair, which will once again connect the global art world to Asia with new curated sections and an expanded programme. The fair, which has been held annually since 2022, aims to strengthen ties between international and Asian art scenes.
LongHouse Reserve has installed a painted steel sculpture by Sean Scully titled '48' (2024) in its garden, on view from July 14, 2026, through December 24, 2028.
Tate Modern will open the UK's first major exhibition dedicated to multidisciplinary artist Ana Mendieta (1948-1985) in over a decade, running from July 15, 2026 to January 17, 2027.
Louvre Abu Dhabi has opened the Quantum Dome Project, a new collective virtual reality experience that transports visitors through historical landscapes spanning Imperial Rome, Medieval Baghdad, and Mughal India.
Otobong Nkanga (born 1974, Kano, Nigeria) will receive the Sikkens Prize 2026 on October 26, 2026, the Sikkens Foundation announced July 10, 2026. The prize honors an artist or collective pioneering in the field of color.
On July 8, 2026, Thaddaeus Ropac announced the opening of 'Nymphäum', a new exhibition by Anselm Kiefer at its Pantin gallery. The exhibition features large-scale, multi-sensory paintings that the artist describes as ophthalmic, haptic, immersive, and olfactory.
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