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On October 21, 2026, TEFAF announced museum acquisitions made at its 2026 Maastricht and New York fairs, led by the Art Institute of Chicago's purchase of Lavinia Fontana's 'Christ Expelling the Merchants from the Temple,' offered by Trinity Fine Art and the first Fontana painting to enter that c.
On October 21, 2026, TEFAF announced major museum acquisitions from its 2026 fairs in Maastricht (March 14–19) and New York (May 15–19). The fairs, covering 7,000 years of art, attracted over 600 museum directors and 130 patron groups.
On October 20, 2026, the Philadelphia Museum of Art announced the appointment of Dr. Chassica “Chaz” Kirchhoff as the J. J. Medveckis Curator of Arms and Armor.
Frieze Masters 2024 opens in London's Regent's Park from October 14 to 18, featuring over 140 galleries from 30 countries. The fair presents works spanning millennia, including ancient civilizations, old master paintings, sculpture, decorative arts, and 20th-century art.
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.
On October 14, 2026, Galerie Max Hetzler announced a series of Eddie Martinez projects in the US and Austria. At Boston Seaport, Martinez installed two site-specific commissions, "Seaport Bouquet" (2025) and "Seaport Shuffle" (2025–2026), alongside a temporary exhibition of paintings.
On October 13, 2026, Galerie Max Hetzler announced a wave of milestones for Danielle Mckinney.
On October 5, 2026, Christie's announced 'Heroes and Lovers,' a private collection of nine masterpieces spanning 500 years, estimated at approximately $100 million. The collection includes works by Pablo Picasso, Tilman Riemenschneider, Cornelis Cornelisz.
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 September 21, 2026, the J.
Danielle Mckinney has been named to the inaugural TIME100 Art 2026 list, which recognizes the most influential figures shaping the global art landscape. The announcement was made on September 22, 2026.
On August 27, 2026, Getty Publications announced the forthcoming book 'Cassatt Reconsidered' by Mary G. Morton, which challenges over a century of misconceptions about Impressionist artist Mary Cassatt.
On September 1, 2026, The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced that Liu Wei will create the 2026 Genesis Façade Commission, the seventh installment in the series.
On September 1, 2026, Lisson Gallery announced that El Museo Del Barrio and KMEC Books will co-publish "Tony Bechara," the first monograph dedicated to the New York artist, posthumously.
On August 18, 2026, the Getty Conservation Institute announced ongoing conservation of an 18th-century French commode by Bernard II van Risenburgh that incorporates Japanese lacquer panels.
Artcurial will hold its first auction dedicated entirely to ceramics on October 23, 2026, in Paris.
Hauser & Wirth has announced representation of artist Leonardo Drew.
Bonhams will stage the live auction MORE THAN RED: A Single Owner Collection of Exceptional Works by Yayoi Kusama on 28 March 2026 and the selling exhibition Hsiao Chin: Great Ego in Infinity from 18 March to 9 April 2026 in Hong Kong.
Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr presents two landmark fashion sales in Paris.
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