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On October 29, 2026, the Centre Pompidou published an interview with French artist Elsa Werth (b. 1985) tied to the online exhibition “Nos chimères sont-elles ce qui nous ressemble le mieux ?” (“Do Our Chimeras Most Resemble Us?”), co-organized with KADIST.
On October 30, 2026, the Mori Art Museum announced 'Mariko Mori: All That Shines,' Japan's first major retrospective of the artist since 2002. The exhibition runs from October 31, 2026, to March 28, 2027, at the museum in Roppongi Hills, Tokyo. Co-organized with the Solomon R.
The Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam will present 'Common Practice – Collaborations in Art and Design' from November 28, 2026, to April 4, 2027.
On October 28, 2026, White Cube announced that Beaverbrook Art Gallery in Fredericton, Canada, will present Christian Marclay's The Clock (2010) from November 28, 2026 through February 28, 2027.
Cory Arcangel, a leading figure in digital and Internet art, is profiled by Thaddaeus Ropac gallery. Arcangel first gained attention in 2002 by hacking a Super Mario game cassette to create video art, a move that helped elevate Internet-age technologies into the art world.
Ryoji Ikeda's 2018 video installation 'point of no return' has been acquired by the Fundação de Serralves in Porto, Portugal. The work, an edition of three, consists of a DLP video projector, computer, speaker, and HMI lamp with variable dimensions.
On October 22, 2026, the Victoria and Albert Museum announced a free costume trail, 'Freddie Mercury | Splendid Things', opening at its South Kensington location on October 24, 2026 and running through January 17, 2027.
On October 22, 2026, Lisson Gallery announced Cory Arcangel's first solo exhibition in Norway, 'Family Office,' opening at Stavanger Art Museum on November 14, 2026.
On October 20, 2026, the Getty Museum published a feature tracing the history of sleep and beds through its collection, from an ancient Greek kline on a 390–380 BCE vase to a French lit à la polonaise dating to about 1775–80.
The Bourse de Commerce in Paris presents "Community Sigh," a performance by American artist Christine Sun Kim, as part of the 2026 Festival d'Automne.
M+ will present 'Myths and Monsters: The Art of Fantasy in Asia' at its West Gallery in Hong Kong from October 17, 2026 to April 4, 2027.
Isabelle Frances McGuire, a Chicago-based sculptor known for her Whitney Biennial installation of witches and floating villagers, has opened the interactive solo show 'Joy is a Puppet' at Bel Ami in Los Angeles.
On October 13, 2026, Getty announced a new episode of its Close Looking video series, featuring Senior Curator of Paintings Davide Gasparotto discussing Parmigianino's "Virgin and Child with Saint John the Baptist and Mary Magdalene" (c. 1535–40).
On September 16, 2026, Sadie Coles HQ announced that Karimah Ashadu's 2024 video 'Machine Boys' is on view at the Art Institute of Chicago. The film examines the informal economy surrounding okadas—commercial motorcycles that serve as unofficial public transport in Lagos, Nigeria.
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