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On October 6, 2026, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art announced "Dreams Have No Title" (Les rêves n’ont pas de titre), a comprehensive presentation of its permanent collection.
On October 5, 2026, Christie's announced its October 20/21 Marquee Week, a series of seven evening, day and online auctions taking place live at King Street in London from 14–16 October 2026 during Frieze Week, with online sales running from 1–21 October.
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.
On October 6, 2026, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art announced a new collection exhibition, “Les rêves n’ont pas de titre – Dreams have no title,” curated by director Poul Erik Tøjner.
On September 30, 2026, the Maison Européenne de la Photographie (MEP) in Paris is marking its 30th anniversary with “Penn & Fashion,” an Irving Penn retrospective focused on his work for American Vogue.
Lyon & Turnbull will sell a pioneering print created by David Hockney on his iPad and signed in pencil in its inaugural Prints/Editions sale in London. The work, "Oranges (iPad Drawing No 643)", from Hockney's 2011 still life series, carries an estimate of £40,000 to £60,000.
On September 30, 2026, Phillips announced that works by Chinese video art pioneer Zhang Peili, Western post-war masters Pablo Picasso and Marc Chagall, and contemporary artists Atsushi Kaga and Lauren Quin achieved outstanding results in a recent sale.
On September 29, 2026, Lisson Gallery announced that its represented artists are participating in a series of inaugural exhibitions at the Suzhou Museum of Contemporary Art, which opened to the public in summer 2026.
Thaddaeus Ropac has announced a new exhibition section titled 'Picasso after Picasso: The Infinite Echo of a Master,' which brings together twenty-two artists and collectives from across the East and West.
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