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Tate has acquired two works through the Frieze Tate Fund 2026, adding artists Michaela Yearwood-Dan and Luis Fernando Zapata to the national collection for the first time.
The Musée d'Orsay has published a detailed catalogue entry for Ernest Meissonier's oil-on-wood painting 'L'Empereur à la bataille de Solférino' (1863), which depicts Napoleon III at the 1859 Battle of Solferino.
Musée d'Orsay is presenting 'A Statue for Liberty,' an immersive virtual-reality experience devoted to Auguste Bartholdi's 'Liberty Enlightening the World,' on view until January 31, 2027.
The Musée d'Orsay holds Eugène Carrière's 1885 oil painting 'L'Enfant au verre' (The Child with a Glass), measuring 61.5 by 50.5 cm. The work was donated by Louis-Henri Devillez in 1930 and was previously housed at the Musée du Louvre before being transferred to the Musée d'Orsay in 1977.
On October 13, 2026, Getty announced a new episode of its Close Looking video series, featuring Senior Curator of Paintings Davide Gasparotto discussing Parmigianino's "Virgin and Child with Saint John the Baptist and Mary Magdalene" (c. 1535–40).
On October 13, 2026, Phillips announced early highlights for its November sale, including headlining works by Amedeo Modigliani, David Hockney, Alexander Calder, Jackson Pollock, Helen Frankenthaler, and Derek Fordjour.
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 14, 2026, Galerie Max Hetzler announced "Rinus Van de Velde: Films," the first publication devoted to the artist's film work since 2019. It includes film stills, drawings, sculptures, props, studio and exhibition views, and a vinyl pressing of Joachim Badenhorst's soundtracks.
An exhibition featuring paintings from the past five years, including new works that respond to Serpentine Galleries' location and architecture, has been mounted at the institution in London.
The Ludwig Museum Koblenz is presenting 'Panorama', a retrospective of French artist Jean-Marc Bustamante. The exhibition surveys his career from the 1970s, encompassing photography, sculpture, installation, and painting.
On October 13, 2026, Thaddaeus Ropac published an essay by critic Jonathan Jones on Georg Baselitz, the German painter who died this year, in connection with the London exhibition of his 'The Heroes' history paintings, which he helped plan.
On October 13, 2026, Galerie Max Hetzler highlighted Günther Förg across three museum and exhibition presentations.
On October 13, 2026, Galerie Max Hetzler announced that Friedrich Kunath's first solo museum exhibition in the United States, "I'll Romanticize This Later," will open at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami.
On October 13, 2026, Galerie Max Hetzler announced a wave of milestones for Danielle Mckinney.
On October 13, 2026, Galerie Max Hetzler announced that Vivien Zhang is featured in two concurrent presentations in London.
On October 12, 2026, White Cube announced that Louise Giovanelli is this year's recipient of the Robson Orr TenTen Award, with a commission for a new print for the Government Art Collection.
On October 13, 2026, Sadie Coles HQ announced the group exhibition “Do you dream of electric sleep?” at Le Château, Centre d’Art Contemporain et du Patrimoine d’Aubenas in Aubenas, France.
On October 13, 2026, Limbo Museum announced that Alvaro Barrington will be its next Artist-in-Residence, culminating in the artist's first solo presentation on the African continent.
On October 13, 2026, Lafayette Anticipations announced “Towards a Sea”, the first institutional solo exhibition in France by Japanese painter Yu Nishimura.
The MIT List Visual Arts Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts, will open "Uri Aran: Look How Hard They Work," the artist's first major institutional solo exhibition in the United States.
On October 13, 2026, Sadie Coles HQ announced that Alex Da Corte's 'Hot Dog with Ketchup' (2026) is now on view on the facade of the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, facing Gansevoort Street and the High Line.
On October 12, 2026, Lisson Gallery announced that Otobong Nkanga's exhibition 'I dreamt of you in colours' has opened at Malmö Konsthall in Sweden, on view through March 28, 2027.
Almine Rech announced that Jean-Baptiste Bernadet's 2023 painting Untitled (Fugue) has entered the corporate art collection of Société Générale. The gallery, which represents the French artist, said the work is now part of the bank's holdings; financial terms were not disclosed.
Bonhams will present its live American Art sale on November 3 in New York at its U.S. flagship galleries, 111 West 57th Street. The 107-lot auction spans 19th-century Hudson River School painting, the Ashcan School, and Modernism.
On October 8, 2026, Pace Gallery announced the exhibition 'In an Overcast Sky' by Kylie Manning at the B & M Theocharakis Foundation for the Fine Arts and Music in Athens.
On October 9, 2026, Thaddaeus Ropac published a statement featuring critic Jackie Wullschlager's description of Georg Baselitz's monumental single-figure paintings.
On October 9, 2026, Thaddaeus Ropac issued a press release by critic Jonathan Jones devoted to Georg Baselitz's series 'The Heroes.' Jones describes the body of work as 'perhaps the most powerful and unforgettable works' of the German artist, who died earlier in 2026.
On October 8, 2026, Aguttes announced it will auction a Giorgio de Chirico portrait of Ginetta Rondi Gariboldi, mother of film critic Gian Luigi Rondi, on November 28. The 1973 painting was created after a personal meeting in Sorrento and given by de Chirico to Rondi.
White Cube has announced global representation of Japanese artist Shigeo Otake (b. 1955, Kobe).
On October 8, 2026, Thaddaeus Ropac gallery announced a new solo exhibition of Austrian artist Nick Oberthaler (born 1981) at its Pantin space in Paris.
On October 8, 2026, Art Basel and UBS released the Survey of Global Collecting 2026, authored by Dr. Clare McAndrew of Arts Economics.
On October 7, 2026, Thaddaeus Ropac announced the first UK exhibition devoted exclusively to Georg Baselitz's Heroes series, which the artist created in 1965–66 at age 27.
On October 7, 2026, Phillips announced a sale series of modern and contemporary prints, featuring Salvador Dalí’s Surrealist Chess Set, masterworks by Giorgio Morandi, and a notable group of works by Andy Warhol.
On October 5, 2026, Thaddaeus Ropac gallery announced that Denzil Forrester, a painter known for capturing the energy of London's nightlife and the tensions of the 1981 Brixton Riots, has joined its roster.
Tate Britain has opened 'The 90s: Art and Fashion', the first exhibition to explore the art, photography and fashion of the 1990s in Britain.
On October 6, 2026, Lisson Gallery announced that Susan Hiller's work is the subject of 'Bad Dreams', a major survey opening at KW Institute for Contemporary Art in Berlin on October 17, 2026.
On September 30, 2026, Christie's announced its Hong Kong 20th/21st Century Evening Sale, held September 29, 2026, totaled HK$726.4 million ($92.6 million), up 28% year-on-year with 100% of lots sold.
On October 5, 2026, White Cube announced that paintings by Louise Giovanelli feature in British Art Show 10, 'A Chorus of Strangers', at the Mead Gallery in Coventry, where the exhibition opened on October 2, 2026 and runs through January 10, 2027.
The Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía in Madrid has opened "Marlene Dumas: Durmiendo con el enemigo / Sleeping with the Enemy," a thematic survey of around eighty works spanning the 1970s to the present.
On October 2, 2026, Gagosian announced that the University of Michigan Museum of Art will host a discussion with artist Rick Lowe on the occasion of his exhibition "Black Wall Street Journey: Re and De Imagining Black Progress".
On October 2, 2026, Lisson Gallery announced that Lee Ufan's 'Fragments of Infinity' will open at Casa e Parque de Serralves in Porto on October 16, 2026.
On October 2, 2026, the Art Gallery of New South Wales announced 'Nolan: Origins', the first major exhibition dedicated to Sidney Nolan's formative years in Australia.
On September 30, 2026, Pace Gallery announced Adam Pendleton's exhibition 'Some Wild Kind of Language,' opening at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam on October 10, 2026.
Lisson Gallery presents new paintings by Dalton Paula for his solo show at Frieze London 2026. The series draws inspiration from Luiz Gama, a 19th-century Brazilian lawyer who fought for the freedom of enslaved people.
Phillips has announced an auction featuring standout works by David Hockney from prestigious private collections. The sale includes a selection of paintings and works on paper.
On October 1, 2026, the Kunsthaus Zürich announced 'Maria Lassnig and Edvard Munch. Flow of Paint = Flow of Life', the first exhibition to directly relate the works of the Austrian painter Maria Lassnig (1919–2014) and the Norwegian artist Edvard Munch (1863–1944).
On September 28, 2026, White Cube announced that Fundació Catalunya La Pedrera will present "The Secret Life of Plants. Anselm Kiefer in the Grothe Collection", the first monographic exhibition dedicated to Anselm Kiefer in Barcelona.
On September 25, 2026, Galerie Max Hetzler announced that Elmgreen & Dragset's sculpture 'Eight', 2026, has been acquired by the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C.
Thaddaeus Ropac gallery in London has opened an exhibition of Georg Baselitz's "Heroes" series from 1965–66, marking the first U.K. show devoted solely to this body of work. The presentation includes loans from Tate and several major German museums, and comes months after the artist's death.
On September 30, 2026, the Van Gogh Museum announced a reorganization splitting its former Collections & Research Department into two separate departments effective August 1, 2026.
On September 28, 2026, White Cube announced that Tracey Emin (b. 1963, London) will have her debut solo exhibition at its Paris gallery, coinciding with Art Basel Paris 2026.
On September 28, 2026, White Cube announced a solo presentation of new paintings and works on paper by Ilana Savdie at Frieze London 2026.
Thaddaeus Ropac Gallery has opened 'Talisman', an exhibition of new works by Ali Banisadr, featuring five bronze sculptures alongside the artist's signature swirling, figure-filled paintings. The exhibition coincides with a presentation of Banisadr's works at the Gustave Moreau Museum in Paris.
Adrian Ghenie's new exhibition 'The Fear of NOW' opens at Thaddaeus Ropac London, featuring 20 new paintings and nine charcoal drawings.
On September 18, 2026, Gagosian announced that Ellen Gallagher has been selected as the cover artist for the 42nd edition of the London Underground pocket Tube map.
On September 16, 2026, White Cube announced that New York City Center has commissioned artist Sarah Morris to create a new site-specific painting for its Grand Tier Lobby.
Sean Scully has organized an installation for the cloister exhibition space at Kunstmuseum Magdeburg, drawing on works from his major series including Doric, Outside In, and Eleuthera.
On September 2, 2026, Thaddaeus Ropac gallery published an interview with artist Ali Banisadr, conducted by Margherita Artoni.
On September 2, 2026, Thaddaeus Ropac gallery announced the exhibition 'Ali Banisadr: Temple of the Mind' at the Buffalo AKG Art Museum. The show is co-curated by the artist and the museum's collectors curator Holly E.
On August 25, 2026, Thaddaeus Ropac gallery announced Anselm Kiefer's exhibition 'Nymphäum,' comprising 20 paintings including two large folding screens.
Thaddaeus Ropac presents 'Night Sonnets', Raqib Shaw's first UK exhibition of new work since 2015, featuring a cycle of nocturnal paintings and a tapestry.
Georg Baselitz, the 87-year-old German painter known for his upside-down compositions, has completed a new cycle of large-scale paintings featuring his wife Elke Kretzschmar and himself. The works, some over four meters high, are executed in black on gold or gold on black backgrounds.
Georg Baselitz, the German painter renowned for his upside-down motifs and provocative political imagery, has died at age 88. Thaddaeus Ropac gallery has organized an exhibition of his late works at Gl. Holtegaard in Holte, Denmark.
On August 21, 2026, Thaddaeus Ropac announced an exhibition of new works by Irish-American painter Sean Scully titled 'To Feel'.
Lafayette Anticipations in Paris will present "Towards a Sea," the first institutional solo exhibition in France by Japanese painter Yu Nishimura, running from October 21, 2026 to January 3, 2027.
WIELS in Brussels will present a solo exhibition of Zimbabwean artist Portia Zvavahera, featuring early paintings that explore womanhood and dreamlike imagery, alongside her first works in ceramics. The exhibition, curated by Sofia Dati, runs from October 31, 2026 to February 2, 2027.
On August 20, 2026, the J. Paul Getty Museum announced that paintings conservator Devi Ormond has completed the conservation of Edgar Degas's "Self-Portrait" (about 1857–58), a small oil-on-paper work measuring roughly eight by six inches.
Georg Baselitz, the German painter and sculptor whose provocative, often upside-down works directly confronted Germany's Nazi past, has died at age 88, Thaddaeus Ropac gallery confirmed. Born in 1938, Baselitz experienced both Nazi Germany and East German communism before crossing to the West.
On August 20, 2026, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art announced it will present "Matthew Wong – Interiors," an exhibition of more than 30 rarely seen works by the late Chinese-Canadian artist.
Thaddaeus Ropac London presents the UK debut of Polish artist Teresa Pągowska (1926–2007) in the exhibition 'Teresa Pągowska: Shadow Self', curated by Oona Doyle.
Gladstone Gallery presents 'The Vandals,' an exhibition organized by directors Alissa Bennett and Julian Ehrlich, which examines how desire, ownership, and spectatorship shape the perception of art.
Thaddaeus Ropac gallery has announced 'The Last Human Kiss', an exhibition examining the kiss as a symbol of love, intimacy, devotion, betrayal, and belonging across millennia.
Malta International Contemporary Art Space (MICAS) presents 'A New Life Force', a group exhibition featuring painters Nathanaëlle Herbelin, Kemi Onabulé, and Megan Rooney.
The Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh has acquired Thu-Van Tran's Colors of Grey from 2024. The acrylic on canvas measures 195 by 140 centimeters.
On June 2, 2026, Thaddaeus Ropac presented an exhibition of paintings by Alex Katz at its gallery in Seoul. The works on view date from the 1990s to the present and depict recurring subjects including friends, flowers and forests rendered as quick studies painted directly from observation.
The Louisiana Museum of Modern Art is presenting works from its collection in the South Wing under the title 'House Beautiful', drawn from Martha Rosler's photomontage series.
Thaddaeus Ropac is presenting an exhibition of paintings by Raqib Shaw.
The Louisiana Museum of Modern Art is presenting the exhibition ‘Lucian Freud – Drawing into Painting’, organised by the National Portrait Gallery, London, in collaboration with the Louisiana.
Tate Modern in London is organizing the exhibition Tracey Emin: A Second Life. The show surveys nearly 40 years of the British artist's practice in painting, drawing, sculpture, textile, film and installation, including the 1998 work My Bed that was nominated for the Turner Prize in 1999.
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