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On June 4, 2026, Lisson Gallery highlighted Leiko Ikemura's exhibition "Motherscape" at the Albertina in Vienna, featuring paintings, drawings, sculpture, and an animated film.
On June 30, 2026, the University of Cambridge announced that Rachel Whiteread is among eight nominees for honorary degrees in 2026, recognizing outstanding achievements in law, politics, science, the arts, and music.
Thaddaeus Ropac announced on July 21, 2026, that Florentina Holzinger's performance "Seaworld Venice" at the Austrian Pavilion of the Venice Biennale has drawn an estimated 2,000 visitors daily since May.
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 1, 2026, White Cube announced three limited-edition prints by El Anatsui—Male, Female, and Head—derived from his XOHANAMI safety curtain project for the Vienna State Opera's 2025/26 season.
On July 8, 2026, the Museum der Moderne Salzburg's Altstadt (Rupertinum) location announced an exhibition of new works by New York-based painter Georgia Gardner Gray (b. 1988).
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.
On July 3, 2026, Galerie Max Hetzler announced that KAWS will join artist Chris Ware and curator Mel Becker Solomon for a conversation on August 15, 2026, at The Art Institute of Chicago, tied to the exhibition 'Willem de Kooning Drawing'.
On June 29, 2026, Thaddaeus Ropac gallery announced that Florentina Holzinger's site-specific installation and performance 'Seaworld Venice' will tour internationally.
The ALBERTINA Museum in Vienna is presenting a major exhibition of works by New York-based artist Richard Prince. The show, on view until August 16, 2026, comprises some 150 works spanning the 1970s to the present, with an emphasis on his photographic oeuvre.
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