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Good morning. 24 stories on the wire today — the lead comes via Mori Art Museum.

THE LEAD

Mori Art Museum to Stage Major Mariko Mori Retrospective 'All That Shines'

via Mori Art Museum

The Mori Art Museum in Tokyo will present 'Mariko Mori: All That Shines', Japan's first major retrospective of the artist since 2002. Organized in collaboration with the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, the exhibition opens October 31, 2026 and runs through March 28, 2027. It features approximately forty works spanning more than three decades, including performance-based photography, video, drawing, sculpture, and large-scale interactive installations such as 'Wave UFO' (1999–2002), the first artwork to use brainwave bio-feedback. The retrospective co-curated by Alexandra Munroe, Senior Curator at Large, Global Arts at the Guggenheim, and Kataoka Mami, Director of Mori Art Museum, traces Mori's evolution from her 'Cyborg' series of the 1990s to later metaphysical inquiries informed by Buddhist philosophy, astrophysics, and concepts of planetary interconnectedness.

Exhibition

The Number

€79.6M

across 6 auctions this week

Today's dispatch New York (14) · Seoul (11) · Amsterdam (8) · London (8) · Tokyo (7)

Market Snapshot

24 stories today | 1 auction result | 15 exhibitions opening

This week · 104 stories · 6 auctions (€79.6M aggregate) · 61 exhibitions opening · most-active city: Paris

Sale highlight: Zhang Daqian at Bonhams — US$30,000-40,000

By Region

Americas

Liu Xiaodong Debuts at Lisson Gallery Los Angeles With Detroit-Inspired Exhibition via Lisson Gallery

Europe

Tony Cragg Receives European Culture Prize 2026 via Lisson Gallery

Asia-Pacific

Lisson Gallery Returns to Frieze Seoul with Cross-Generational Booth via Lisson Gallery

Middle East & Africa

Zeitz MOCAA Presents Nolan Oswald Dennis at FNB Art Joburg, Debuting Monograph via Zeitz MOCAA

Featured

Holy See Pavilion Names 24 Artists for Venice Biennale, Inspired by Hildegard of Bingen

The Dicastery for Culture and Education of the Holy See announced on August 19, 2026, the 24 artists participating in the Holy See Pavilion at the 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di…

via Gladstone Gallery · Exhibition

Hend Samir Wins 14th ABN AMRO Art Award, Exhibition at Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam in 2027

Hend Samir, an Egyptian painter based in Amsterdam, has won the fourteenth edition of the ABN AMRO Art Award, the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam and ABN AMRO announced. The jury praised Samir's virtuosic…

via Stedelijk Museum · Award

Tate Unveils First RHS Chelsea Show Garden with Hepworth Sculpture

On August 30, 2026, Tate unveiled its first show garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. The Tate Britain Garden, designed by nine-time gold medal winner Tom Stuart-Smith, features Dame Barbara…

via Tate · Museum

Whitney Museum Presents Coumba Samba's First Solo Museum Show, 'Stars and Stripes'

Coumba Samba: Stars and Stripes, the first solo museum presentation devoted to Senegalese American artist Coumba Samba, will open at the Whitney Museum in New York. The exhibition features an…

via Whitney Museum · Exhibition

This Week Ahead

Today

Gladstone Gallery Expands in Seoul with New Hannam-dong Space Opening August 31 via Gladstone Gallery

Tomorrow

Sehwa Museum of Art Opens Georg Baselitz Retrospective in Korea via Thaddaeus Ropac

Wed Sep 2

White Cube Returns to Frieze Seoul With Hatoum, El Anatsui, Baselitz; Marina Rheingantz Solo Show Opens Concurrently via White Cube

Wed Sep 2

Frieze Seoul 2026 Returns with Expanded Programme, New Sections, and Over 125 Galleries via Frieze

Thu Sep 3

Hauser & Wirth Paris Opens Sixth Invite(s) Exhibition Featuring Arthur Gillet Through September 26 via Hauser & Wirth

Thu Sep 3

Zeitz MOCAA Presents Nolan Oswald Dennis at FNB Art Joburg, Debuting Monograph via Zeitz MOCAA

Thu Sep 3

White Cube Mason's Yard to Open Emma Reyes Exhibition with Curatorial Walkthrough on September 3 via White Cube

Fri Sep 4

National Portrait Gallery Announces Tyler Mitchell Conversation with Ekow Eshun on September 4 via Gagosian

Full calendar →

Next Week

Tue Sep 8

Lempertz and Artcurial to Auction Rotthier African and Oceanic Art Collection in Paris via Lempertz

Wed Sep 9

White Cube Announces Representation of Tesfaye Urgessa, Debut Exhibition in Hong Kong via White Cube

Wed Sep 9

Gustave Moreau Museum Invites Ali Banisadr for Bicentenary Carte Blanche Exhibition via Thaddaeus Ropac

Wed Sep 9

Works & Process Announces Fall 2026 Season at Guggenheim New York and Partner Venues via Guggenheim

Thu Sep 10

Lempertz to Auction Jansen Collection of Ludwigsburg Porcelain in Online Sale via Lempertz

Thu Sep 10

National Gallery of Art's National Gallery Nights Returns for 10th Anniversary This Fall via National Gallery of Art

Artist Spotlight

Yayoi Kusama · 8 mentions this week

Yayoi Kusama is a Japanese contemporary artist globally recognized for her immersive 'Infinity Mirror Room' installations and her signature use of repetitive polka-dot motifs. Her multidisciplinary practice spans sculpture, painting, and performance, bridging movements from minimalism and pop art to surrealism.

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The Wire

1.

Uffizi Opens Three New Rooms Dedicated to Andrea del Sarto and Fra Bartolomeo — Uffizi Galleries

2.

Otobong Nkanga Wins Sikkens Prize 2026, Singer Laren Exhibition Announced — Lisson Gallery

3.

MOCA Cleveland Presents First Major Tishan Hsu Survey — Lisson Gallery

4.

Mori Art Museum to Show Katayama Mari's Grand Prize Exhibition Starting Oct 31, 2026 — Mori Art Museum

5.

Kathleen Ryan Nominated for High Line Plinth Commissions in 2029 and 2030 — Gagosian

6.

Stedelijk Museum Opens Adam Pendleton Exhibition 'Some Wild Kind of Language' — Stedelijk Museum

7.

Kunsthaus Zürich Presents 'Evergreens' Exhibition Featuring Monet, Warhol, Picasso from Collection — Kunsthaus Zürich

8.

Bonhams New York Asia Week Auctions Offer Chinese, Himalayan, Japanese and Korean Art — Bonhams

9.

Luma Foundation Unveils Gerhard Richter's 'STRIP TOWER (962)' Outdoor Sculpture in Engadin — David Zwirner

10.

Uffizi Galleries and National Museum of Korea Sign Cultural Exchange Agreement — Uffizi Galleries

11.

Whitney Museum Announces First Solo Museum Show for Indigenous Artist Sonya Kelliher-Combs — Whitney Museum

12.

Whitney Museum's 'artport: A History of Internet Art' Marks 25 Years of Net Art Commissions — Whitney Museum

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