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The Getty Research Institute holds the archive of architect Harry Gesner (1925–2022), whose homes—including the Scantlin House on the Getty Center property—define a distinctly Southern Californian modernism.
Lempertz's Evening Sale of Modern and Contemporary Art on June 5, 2026, in Cologne achieved total proceeds of over €10 million, led by a record price for a marble sculpture by Wilhelm Lehmbruck.
Thaddaeus Ropac announced on July 21, 2026, that Florentina Holzinger's performance "Seaworld Venice" at the Austrian Pavilion of the Venice Biennale has drawn an estimated 2,000 visitors daily since May.
Louvre Abu Dhabi has announced its 2026-2027 exhibition season, which includes a series of shows exploring cross-cultural artistic exchanges.
On July 9, 2026, Sadie Coles HQ announced that Paloma Varga Weisz is participating in the 31st edition of ROHKUNSTBAU at Schloss Altdöbern in Altdöbern, Germany. The exhibition, titled "die Kunst des Überschreitens" (The Art of Transgression), is on view until November 1, 2026.
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