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On October 14, 2026, The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced that Danh Vo will create the 2027 Genesis Facade Commission, the eighth in the series.
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 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.
Kenny Scharf will lead Art Sundae, a free public art-making workshop presented by Art Production Fund, at Rockefeller Center in New York every Saturday in October starting October 10, 2026, from 10 am to 12 pm.
On September 29, 2026, Lisson Gallery announced that Ai Weiwei has unveiled 'Mushrooms', a major public artwork commissioned for the 2026 Neil Balnaves Tallawoladah Lawn Commission at the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia (MCA Australia) in Sydney.
On September 28, 2026, Gagosian announced that Michael Craig-Martin's Music (2026), a monumental LED installation created in collaboration with the W1 Curates public art platform, will be on view from October 5 to November 4, 2026, on the exterior of the Flannels flagship store on Oxford Street, .
On September 28, 2026, Gagosian announced a conversation between artist Michael Craig-Martin and art historian Ben Luke to celebrate Craig-Martin's digital installation "Music" (2026).
The High Line presents a billboard by Christopher Williams titled MODEL, on view from September through November 2026 at 18th Street and 10th Avenue in New York.
On September 14, 2026, M+, Asia's global museum of contemporary visual culture in Hong Kong, announced a new commission for its Facade: 'Winds of Hong Kong' (2026) by Turkish-American media artist Refik Anadol.
On September 22, 2026, Gagosian announced that the Metropolitan Opera has commissioned Anna Weyant to create a painting for the Gallery Met Banners project, celebrating the company's first new production of Giuseppe Verdi's Macbeth in nearly twenty years.
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.
Ugo Rondinone's new public sculpture, "The Sun," was unveiled at Auslandschweizerplatz in Brunnen, Switzerland, on September 16, 2026. The work, created specifically for the square, was commissioned by the Auslandschweizerplatz Brunnen Foundation and marks a new landmark visible from afar.
On September 16, 2026, Sadie Coles HQ announced the installation of Nicole Eisenman's monumental sculpture 'Stack' in the courtyard of the Royal Academy of Arts in London.
A monumental installation by British sculptor Antony Gormley will be unveiled in spring 2027 on Wonpyeong Beach, Bigeum Island, Sinan County, South Jeolla province, South Korea.
On September 1, 2026, Lisson Gallery published an interview with British artist Ryan Gander, conducted by Tom Faber for the Financial Times.
On August 28, 2026, High Line Art announced that artist 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.
On August 19, 2026, Galerie Max Hetzler announced a series of Eddie Martinez projects, led by a presentation at the Albertina Klosterneuburg pairing 350 works on paper by Martinez with drawings by Georg Baselitz, part of 'Donated with Love.' His debut monograph, 'Eddie Martinez: 20 Years of Paint.
On August 20, 2026, White Cube announced that Mona Hatoum has been commissioned to create a permanent installation for Le Bourget Aéroport station in Paris, part of the Grand Paris Express public art programme.
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.
Almine Rech announced that French-Lebanese artist Ali Cherri has been shortlisted for the High Line Plinth in New York.
Almine Rech announced that Malagasy artist Joël Andrianomearisoa has been selected among 62 artists who submitted proposals for the seventh and eighth commissions of the High Line Plinth in New York.
Internationally renowned artist Stephan Balkenhol has created an installation of figures from the world of opera, now on view at Residenzplatz and in the state-rooms of the DomQuartier Salzburg.
Joël Andrianomearisoa has created a permanent installation titled 'VERS LE VERT' for the Gratte-Ciel underground station in Villeurbanne, France, as part of the urban renewal of the Gratte-Ciel district.
Serpentine Galleries is presenting the outdoor monumental sculpture Albero folgorato (Thunderstruck Tree, 2012) by Giuseppe Penone on the plinth opposite Serpentine South.
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