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On September 8, 2026, Kataoka Mami, Director of the Mori Art Museum, was appointed Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French Republic.
On September 2, 2026, White Cube announced a survey exhibition of Yoko Matsumoto's career, titled 'The Day I Saw the Evening Star', at the Iwaki City Art Museum in Iwaki, Japan.
Hiroshi Sugimoto has guest edited the latest issue of Aperture magazine, focusing on the theme of stopping time through photography.
The Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam has covered its entire glass façade in multicolored polka dots designed by Yayoi Kusama Studio, ahead of the opening of a major survey of the artist's work on September 11, 2026.
On August 31, 2026, M+ in Hong Kong announced the touring of three newly restored 4K films from its M+ Restored initiative: Jacob Cheung's 'Cageman' (1992), Allen Fong's 'Just Like Weather' (1986), and Tsui Hark's 'The Butterfly Murders' (1979).
Yayoi Kusama, the Japanese avant-garde artist known for her polka dots and infinity mirror rooms, died in Tokyo on August 14, 2026, at age 97. The Centre Pompidou in Paris, which holds her 1964 work "Macaroni Dress" in its collection, published a tribute to the artist.
On August 27, 2026, the Centre Pompidou in Paris highlighted Yayoi Kusama's 1964 work 'Macaroni Dress' following the artist's death on August 14, 2026, at age 97 in Tokyo.
Mori Art Museum announced its fiscal year 2027 exhibition schedule, headlined by 'New Rules of Play: Art, Children, and Society,' running from April 29 to September 23, 2027.
Lehmann Maupin announced on August 21, 2026, that it now represents New York-based artist Anna Park (b. 1996), who creates charcoal and ink drawings that blend abstraction and figuration.
The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo presents a solo show at its location at 3-1 Kitanomaru Koen, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan. The exhibition runs from June 16, 2026 through September 13, 2026.
On June 3, 2026, Tokyo Node announced the exhibition 'Tony Oursler: Between Technology and Spiritual Knowledge - Magic, Media, and Art', which runs from July 3 to September 27, 2026.
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