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Thaddaeus Ropac is presenting Georg Baselitz's final sculptural work, 'Stravinsky' (2026), in the foyer of the Großes Festspielhaus during the Salzburg Festival.
On July 15, 2026, Thaddaeus Ropac announced "FLO," a photographic-essayistic book project documenting the artistic development of Florentina Holzinger and her ensemble over eight years.
On July 13, 2026, White Cube announced an exhibition of works by Sara Flores at proyectoamil in Ardez, Switzerland, from July 25 to August 31, 2026.
The Barbican Centre announced that Japanese artist Yuko Mohri will present a major new exhibition, "In Concert," in The Curve from October 1, 2026, to January 24, 2027.
On May 29, 2026, Thaddaeus Ropac announced an exhibition of approximately 200 photographs by Robert Mapplethorpe (1946–1989). Titled "Robert Mapplethorpe.
Otobong Nkanga (born 1974, Kano, Nigeria) will receive the Sikkens Prize 2026 on October 26, 2026, the Sikkens Foundation announced July 10, 2026. The prize honors an artist or collective pioneering in the field of color.
On July 8, 2026, Thaddaeus Ropac gallery detailed the impact of choreographer and performance artist Florentina Holzinger’s work at the Venice Biennale.
Martha Jungwirth, the 84-year-old Austrian artist now represented by Thaddaeus Ropac, has major exhibitions at the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao and the Palazzo Cini Gallery in Venice.
Thaddaeus Ropac gallery announced that Erwin Wurm's exhibition 'Dreamers' is on view at Museo Fortuny in Venice during the 61st Venice Biennale. The show is installed within the 15th-century palazzo, among Mariano Fortuny's dresses, draped fabrics, and crumbling walls.
On June 22, 2026, Gagosian announced that Michael Craig-Martin has created the set design for the world premiere of Samuel Beckett's "How It Is" at Palazzo Diedo–Berggruen Arts & Culture in Venice.
The Musée d'Orsay has published a listing of works featuring urban and landscape views from the 19th and early 20th centuries, including photographs by Thomas Annan of Glasgow streets (circa 1868–1871) and views of Paris, Pau, and Venice by artists such as Adolphe Humbert de Molard and René Laliq.
On July 3, 2026, Galerie Max Hetzler announced a series of developments for artist Edmund de Waal, including a solo exhibition titled 'the eight directions of the wind' opening at The Huntington in Los Angeles on October 18, 2026.
On June 29, 2026, Thaddaeus Ropac gallery announced that Florentina Holzinger's site-specific installation and performance 'Seaworld Venice' will tour internationally.
On June 29, 2026, Thaddaeus Ropac announced an exhibition of works by Georg Baselitz titled "Hero" in Venice. The show takes its name from Baselitz's 1965 masterpiece and features paintings from his six-decade career.
On June 29, 2026, Florentina Holzinger, representing the Austrian Pavilion at the 2026 Venice Biennale, unveiled her site-specific series "Étude" as part of an opening performance.
Galleria Continua announced a group exhibition featuring artist Moataz Nasr at Berengo Studio's Ca' Tron in Venice and at Fondazione Berengo Art Space in Murano. The exhibition runs from July 12 to November 22, 2026.
On June 24, 2026, the Dicastery for Culture and Education of the Holy See announced the 24 artists participating in the Vatican Pavilion at the 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia.
On June 17, 2026, Fondazione Giorgio Cini in Venice opened Eroi d'Oro, an exhibition containing Georg Baselitz's final works. The artist died six days before the show opened at the age of 88.
Almine Rech will host Francesco Vezzoli signing his publication Museums of Tears on June 17, 2026, starting at 5 pm.
The Pinault Collection has introduced membership cards that provide unlimited and priority access to the Bourse de Commerce in Paris as well as Palazzo Grassi and Punta della Dogana in Venice.
Joseph Kosuth exhibition titled The-exchange-value-of-language-has-fallen-to-zero opens on March 28, 2026 at Casa dei Tre Oci in Venice.
Lisson Gallery announced that Otobong Nkanga has been invited to participate in the 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia by curator Koyo Kouoh. Nkanga’s multidisciplinary practice spans drawing, installation, performance, photography, textiles and sculpture.
Fondazione Querini Stampalia in Venice, Italy presents an exhibition from May 4, 2026 to September 13, 2026.
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