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The fifth edition of the Reiffers Initiatives Prize exhibition, titled 'TRAFIQUER L'INCONNU', will feature work by eight emerging artists from the French contemporary art scene including Eva Helene Pade.
Art Basel has announced the recipients of its 2026 awards, naming Theaster Gates and Julie Mehretu as medallists in the Established Artists category. Howardena Pindell was selected as the medallist for the Icon Artists category.
Artcurial’s Old Master & 19th Century Art auctions held on March 25 and 26, 2026, achieved a combined total of €5,581,187.
Artcurial will present the exhibition 'Frida Kahlo & Leo Matiz. One Gaze, Two Souls' at its Milan location from April 15 to April 24, 2026.
The Centre Pompidou is showcasing its collection of portraits of Lee Miller by Man Ray to illustrate her evolution from a Surrealist collaborator to an independent photographer.
The Centre Pompidou and Ircam have announced a major exhibition of four monumental works by contemporary artist Anthony McCall as part of the ManiFeste-2026 festival in Paris.
Art Basel has launched a series of curated guides to Paris featuring recommendations from local experts across the culinary, fashion, and sports sectors. Contributors include Paris Saint-Germain football players, Thai chefs, and architects Wesley Ho and Charlotte Lafont-Hugo.
Art Basel has released its latest artist profiles and studio features ahead of the Art Basel Paris edition. The announcement highlights major upcoming projects, including a monumental commission at Tate Modern and participation in the 16th Sharjah Biennial.
Artcurial will offer a rare preparatory drawing by Antoine-Jean Gros depicting General Bonaparte at the Bridge of Arcole during its Old Master & 19th Century Drawings auction on March 25, 2026.
Perrotin has released a comprehensive list of major institutional exhibitions and public commissions for artist Jean-Michel Othoniel. Key locations include the Musée du Louvre and Institut de France in Paris, as well as the Miami Beach Convention Center and the Olympic Sculpture Park in Seoul.
The Centre Pompidou has released a retrospective analysis of seven pivotal works from its collection that initially sparked public scandal and institutional disruption.
Thaddaeus Ropac has secured representation of the estate of American painter Martha Diamond in collaboration with the Martha Diamond Trust and David Kordansky Gallery. The announcement precedes a major European retrospective at the Sara Hildén Museum in Finland scheduled for September 2024.
Perrotin has released a comprehensive schedule of museum exhibitions featuring its artists across twelve international institutions through May 2026.
Hauser & Wirth Menorca announced it welcomed 72,000 visitors and hosted 460 events in 2025 through partnerships with local and national cultural organizations.
The Grand Palais will host 'Laure Prouvost: Nous, frissons d’étoiles' from June 10 to July 26, 2026, featuring a multisensory installation based on two years of quantum computing research.
Fashion house Akris has announced a collaboration with Colombian textile artist Olga de Amaral for its Fall 2026 collection.
The Cantonal Museum of Fine Arts will present a major exhibition of work by Otobong Nkanga from April 3 to August 23, 2026.
Lisson Gallery has detailed an extensive autumn schedule featuring institutional exhibitions for Marina Abramović at Albertina Modern and John Akomfrah at Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza.
Thaddaeus Ropac has announced the representation of the Martha Diamond Trust, managing the estate of the late New York painter in partnership with David Kordansky Gallery. Diamond, who died in 2023, is known for her architectural cityscapes of Manhattan that bridge abstraction and figuration.
Thaddaeus Ropac gallery is hosting "Glass Slipper," the first solo exhibition in France by California-based artist Ariana Papademetropoulos, at its Marais location in Paris.
Perrotin has detailed a series of international institutional projects and public installations spanning Europe, North America, and Asia. Key locations include the Musée du Louvre and UNESCO in Paris, the Miami Beach Convention Center, and the Seoul Olympic Sculpture Park.
White Cube has released its international programming schedule for 2026, featuring exhibitions and fair appearances across Europe, Asia, and the Americas.
Hauser & Wirth will present an exhibition of works by Jean-Charles de Quillacq at its Paris gallery from March 19 through May 9, 2026.
Artcurial will hold a series of Modern and Contemporary Art auctions in Paris on April 16 and 17, 2026. The sales feature major works by Paul Gauguin, George Condo, and Rembrandt Bugatti, with high estimates reaching €850,000.
Artcurial Motorcars concluded the 'Renault Icons' auction featuring over 1,000 registered bidders and several million-euro results for historic racing vehicles.
Artcurial’s recent Impressionist, Modern, Post-War, and Contemporary art auctions achieved a combined total of €11,245,009 including fees. Top lots included a Francis Bacon oil on canvas which sold for €1,475,355 and a rediscovered 1889 panel by Paul Gauguin that reached €1,006,240.
Artcurial achieved total sales of €208.5 million in 2025, a 12% increase over the previous year, with 19 lots exceeding the €1 million threshold.
Artcurial has named Lucile Best as the new Head of its Fashion and Luxury Accessories department, where she will oversee biannual auctions in Paris and Monaco. Best previously held roles at Sotheby’s and specialized in luxury authentication and digital sales for e-commerce platforms.
Artcurial Motorcars realized a total of €15 million during its first 'Automobile Legends' sale held at The Peninsula Paris. A 1956 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL ‘Gullwing’ led the auction, selling for a record €4,407,800, while a Ferrari F92A Formula 1 car driven by Jean Alesi fetched €2,912,800.
Artcurial will auction the third and final part of the Jean Bourdel library collection in Paris on April 14, 2026, featuring rare 16th-century literature and French Gothic prints.
Artcurial will auction a 2.75-meter section of the original 1889 spiral staircase from the Eiffel Tower on May 21, 2026. The piece, known as section no. 1, formerly connected the second and third floors and was dismantled during modernization work in 1983.
Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr will host two landmark fashion auctions in Paris, beginning with an online-only sale dedicated to footwear from April 2 to 15, followed by a live haute couture auction on April 14, 2026.
Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr will host its Old Master and 19th Century Paintings sale in Paris on April 21, 2026, featuring Ivan Aivazovsky’s 'View of Capri' with an estimate of €250,000–350,000.
Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr will hold its Classics auction in Paris on April 22, featuring a private Asian collection of early Meissen porcelain and imperial silver masterworks.
Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr's Surrealist sale on March 26 in Paris achieved a total of €1,372,206, led by Salvador Dalí’s 1939 stage set 'Bacchanale' which sold for €254,400 to The Dalí Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida.
The Fondazione Giorgio Cini will host 'Georg Baselitz. Eroi d’Oro' in Venice from May 6 to September 27, 2026, coinciding with the 61st Venice Biennale.
The Centre Pompidou-Metz is showcasing the retrospective exhibition 'François Morellet.
The Centre Pompidou-Metz has opened 'François Morellet. 100 pour cent,' a major retrospective dedicated to the French pioneer of geometric abstraction and conceptual art.
The Grand Palais in Paris is hosting the exhibition 'Matisse, 1941-1954,' featuring the rare reunion of Henri Matisse’s four 'Blue Nude' gouache cut-outs from 1952.
The Centre Pompidou has announced a comprehensive retrospective of Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar’s cinematic works. The program features screenings of his entire filmography, spanning from the early Movida Madrileña period to his recent introspective projects.
The Centre Pompidou is highlighting Rineke Dijkstra’s 2009 video installation, 'I See a Woman Crying (Tate Liverpool)', which documents nine school children observing a Pablo Picasso painting.
Gagosian will host a discussion between artist Ellen Gallagher and UCLA historian Robin D. G. Kelley on March 28, 2026, at its rue de Ponthieu gallery in Paris.
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