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Thaddaeus Ropac presents 'Emergence and Dissolution', a major exhibition of Korean artist Lee Kang So at the LOTTE Museum of Art in Seoul, coinciding with Frieze Seoul.
On July 21, 2026, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art announced the opening of its first solo presentation in Scandinavia of Indian artist Nalini Malani. The exhibition centers on Malani's large immersive installation 'Of Woman Born', which premiered as a Collateral Event at the 61st Venice Biennale.
Oliver Beer presents his latest installation 'The Cave' at the Lyon Biennial, a multi-screen video and sound work that uses acoustic resonance from the Paleolithic Grotte de Font-de-Gaume in southwest France.
Serpentine Galleries has opened 'processing…', an open-access archive display in the Education Space at Serpentine South, running from July 20 to September 6, 2026.
On June 10, 2026, Art21 announced the premiere of the new episode "Human Nature," the third installment of Season 12 of its series "Art in the Twenty-First Century." The episode features four artists, including Josh Kline, who explore questions of humanity, environmental impact, social systems, a.
On July 16, 2026, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) announced 'Eileen Cowin: Between Panic and Paradise,' the Los Angeles–based artist's first major museum exhibition.
Frieze has released a series of features and videos in conjunction with Frieze New York 2026. The fair includes a special commission by an artist and photographer depicting Latinx and global diasporic women of New York City.
The California African American Museum (CAAM) has acquired two works for its permanent collection from Frieze Los Angeles.
The Getty Museum has released a new episode of its "Close Looking" video series, featuring a mechanical table made around 1760 by Jean-François Oeben, cabinetmaker to King Louis XV.
On July 13, 2026, White Cube announced that Christian Marclay's 24-hour video installation "The Clock" (2010) will be presented at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) from July 26 to August 23, 2026. This marks the first Los Angeles presentation of the work since 2015.
On July 2, 2026, the Getty Conservation Institute announced the release of its latest Artist Dialogues film, "Ofelia and Rosanna Esparza: Made to Remember." The film features Ofelia Esparza, born in East Los Angeles in 1932, and her daughter Rosanna Esparza Ahrens, who have spent decades building.
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