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The Mori Art Museum in Tokyo will present a solo exhibition by Katayama Mari, winner of the first-ever Mori Art Award Grand Prize, from October 31, 2026, to March 28, 2027.
On July 24, 2026, Zona Maco announced its fifth edition, featuring new curated sections and an expanded programme that connects the global art world to Asia.
Lisson Gallery has presented a new iteration of 'Zanzibar' (1999-2023), a collaborative mixed-media installation by Lubaina Himid and Magda Stawarska, as part of the Lisson Street programme.
On June 2, 2026, Christie's announced that its Paris jewelry sale, held on June 29, 2026, achieved a total of €10,505,948, doubling its pre-sale estimate.
On June 27, 2026, Thaddaeus Ropac announced a group exhibition examining Pablo Picasso's influence on artists who carry his legacy into the next millennium.
Louvre Abu Dhabi has published a press release providing contact information for visitor inquiries, commercial questions, recruitment, press requests, and tourism.
Louvre Abu Dhabi, operated by the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi, has published an updated cookie policy on its website.
On July 16, 2026, Thaddaeus Ropac announced the 1st edition of Bienal Del Agua, The Traces of Water, taking place in Cascais, Portugal, from July 16 to September 6, 2026, with a public opening on July 18.
Tom Wesselmann's Cooper Square studio, where the artist worked from 1994 until his death in 2004, will host a collaboration with contemporary Japanese American artist Tomokazu Matsuyama this fall.
Goodwood Art Foundation has unveiled the first outdoor installation in Europe by Brazilian artist Hélio Oiticica (1937-1980), a maze-like structure titled Magic Square #3 (1978/2026).
Eva Helene Pade, a Danish-born painter based in London and Paris, will be the subject of a museum exhibition at Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo in Turin, Italy. Her solo presentation with Thaddaeus Ropac at TEFAF New York last spring sold out immediately.
On July 30, 2026, Thaddaeus Ropac announced the opening of Fonds Bustamante, a new foundation by French artist Jean-Marc Bustamante, in the 12th-century Église Sainte-Croix in central Arles.
On July 30, 2026, Gagosian announced that Ellen Gallagher has been selected as the cover artist for the forty-second edition of the London Underground pocket Tube map.
Kathleen Ryan has been invited to submit a proposal for the seventh and eighth High Line Plinth commissions, to be installed in 2029 and 2030 in New York.
The Whitney Museum of American Art has announced 'artport: A History of Internet Art,' an exhibition celebrating the 25th anniversary of its online gallery space for net art commissions, which launched in 2001.
The Whitney Museum of American Art will open 'Roy Lichtenstein: 1997' on September 5, a focused exhibition highlighting rarely seen works from the last year of the Pop artist's life.
The Whitney Museum of American Art announced its first solo museum show in New York for Indigenous artist Sonya Kelliher-Combs.
The Whitney Museum of American Art is presenting 'Farah Al Qasimi: TAILSPIN,' a solo exhibition centered on the artist's video work of the same name.
Lisson Gallery announced that three of its represented artists—Kelly Akashi, Ryan Gander, and Laure Prouvost—are among the 62 submissions under consideration for the seventh and eighth Plinth commissions on the High Line in New York City.
The Whitney Museum of American Art will present 'The Lost World: The Art of Minnie Evans,' a touring exhibition reexamining the self-taught artist's career, organized by the High Museum of Art, Atlanta.
On July 24, 2026, Thaddaeus Ropac announced two summer exhibitions: a solo show of new abstract paintings by Sean Scully at the gallery's Mirabellplatz space in Salzburg, and a presentation of surreal self-portraits by Swiss artist Not Vital at the gallery's location in Sam, Switzerland.
Thaddaeus Ropac gallery in Salzburg has opened the exhibition 'To Feel' featuring works by Irish-born painter Sean Scully.
On July 30, 2026, Galerie Max Hetzler announced a conversation between artists Walton Ford and Glenn Brown, to be held at 6:30 p.m. on September 16, 2026, at the gallery's location at 41 Dover Street, London. The event coincides with Ford's solo exhibition at the gallery.
Lisson Gallery announced an exhibition of new paintings by Liu Xiaodong (born 1963) at its Los Angeles location, marking the artist's first show at the gallery's LA space.
On July 30, 2026, Galerie Max Hetzler announced that Thomas Struth has been awarded the Soane Honors Award for Photography. Struth's work is also featured in 'MATERIA.
Glenn Ligon, the celebrated American conceptual artist, has opened 'Black Moons,' his first solo exhibition in South Korea, at the Amorepacific Headquarters in Seoul.
Yvonne Jordan, a teacher and lead practitioner at Central Foundation Girls’ School in Tower Hamlets, London, has been named the inaugural recipient of the Slade Director’s Studio Summer Residency.
Bonhams|Cars has announced its Greenwich Auction, scheduled for May 31, featuring a 1991 Lamborghini Diablo estimated at $300,000–350,000 and a selection of rare Porsche 356 models.
On July 29, 2026, Galerie Max Hetzler announced that Friedrich Kunath's work is included in "On Landscape: Between Escapism and Disenchantment," a group exhibition at Haus Am Lützowplatz in Berlin.
On July 29, 2026, MALBA announced the inauguration of 'Latinoamérica en Expansión', a new exhibition from the Malba—Costantini Collection, held on the afternoon of April 30 with 1,000 visitors in attendance.
Thaddaeus Ropac has opened an exhibition of works by Oliver Beer at its Mayfair gallery, featuring the artist's Resonance Paintings (all 2026) alongside a continuous sound installation.
Tony Cragg has been awarded the European Culture Prize 2026, recognizing his profound international impact on contemporary sculpture.
On July 28, 2026, Lempertz announced it has been entrusted with auctioning the Heinz and Else Kress collection of inrō, one of the most extensive and comprehensive collections of Japanese lacquer boxes in Europe.
Bonhams|Cars reported a total sale value of $5,256,664 from its National Automobile Museum Auction in Reno, Nevada, with 100% of lots sold.
The New Museum in New York announced that 'Arrivederci, Piggies!' will open on September 24, 2026, alongside 'Arthur Jafa: I Am Tony' and 'The Bowery: Devil’s Mile'.
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.
On July 28, 2026, White Cube announced a new site-responsive installation by artist Marguerite Humeau at Kistefos museum and sculpture park in Jevnaker, Norway. Titled 'The Garden of Resuscitation' (2026), the work opens August 20, 2026 and unfolds across sculpture, ecology, ritual and time.
A rare 1957 Porsche 356A Carrera GT in factory-correct Aquamarine Blue sold for $511,000 including premium at Bonhams|Cars Greenwich Auction, against an estimate of $500,000–$700,000.
On July 28, 2026, Lisson Gallery announced its return to Frieze Seoul with a presentation of new and historic works by artists including Olga de Amaral, Huguette Caland, Ryan Gander, Hugh Hayden, Leiko Ikemura, Anish Kapoor, Julian Opie, Dalton Paula, and Hiroshi Sugimoto.
On July 28, 2026, the Victoria and Albert Museum and Burberry announced 'The Burberry Trench: Crafting an Icon', a free display at V&A South Kensington running from September 21, 2026 to January 3, 2027.
On July 28, 2026, the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi announced that Guggenheim Abu Dhabi will open on December 11, 2026, in the Saadiyat Cultural District.
On July 28, 2026, White Cube announced a retrospective of Georg Baselitz (1938–2026) at the Sehwa Museum of Art in Seoul, running from August 13 to December 27, 2026. This is the first exhibition of the artist's work in South Korea since his death earlier this year.
Tate Modern will open "Light & Magic: The Birth of Art Photography" on October 14, 2026, marking the first major exhibition to explore Pictorialism as a global photographic movement.
Laura Lamiel has created a group of works for the Passage display cases at the Bourse de Commerce – Pinault Collection in Paris, on view through September 21, 2026.
On July 17, 2026, Thaddaeus Ropac gallery announced that artist Marc Brandenburg has selected seven objects from his personal collection for a feature in Sleek magazine.
Kelly Akashi's work 'Aspen Daisy Chain' (2026) will be featured in the Aspen Art Museum's ArtCrush 2026 Live Auction on July 31, 2026. The piece continues Akashi's exploration of time, impermanence, and the relationship between human and natural worlds, employing glass, metal, and cast elements.
The Thaddaeus Ropac gallery announced the death of Austrian artist VALIE EXPORT on July 24, 2026. EXPORT died on May 14, 2026, at the age of 85. The gallery published a tribute written by Michael Loebenstein, director of the Österreichisches Filmmuseum in Vienna, reflecting on her legacy.
Lisson Gallery announced that Ryan Gander's exhibition 'One Hundred Things Twice' opened July 25, 2026 at Salzburger Kunstverein in Salzburg, Austria. The exhibition, part of the institution's annual CAPTCHA Realism program, runs through September 20, 2026.
On July 24, 2026, M+ and Centre Pompidou announced a multi-year strategic partnership, building on a 2024 MoU.
On July 25, 2026, the Uffizi Galleries announced the opening of three new rooms on the second floor dedicated to Andrea del Sarto, Fra Bartolomeo, and their circle of painters active in Florence in the first two decades of the 16th century.
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