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The Morning Signal

September 14, 2026

Good morning. With the wire quiet today, the week's anchor is Bonhams' voluntary artist royalty program—a first for a U.S. auction house.

The Number

€20.8M

across 15 auctions this week

Signal of the Day

Phillips is betting big on provenance this week with three museum-quality works from Richter, Zao, and Zeng in Hong Kong.

The Week in Brief

The Pattern

Exhibition openings dominate the week with 31 of 73 stories, concentrated in New York and London. Auction results are secondary but include the notable Bonhams royalty announcement and Phillips' trio of high-provenance works.

Looking Ahead

Tomorrow, Gabriel Orozco opens at White Cube Bermondsey and Anish Kapoor presents 100 architectural models at Palazzo Manfrin in Venice; later this week, the Irving Penn retrospective opens at Bourse de Commerce in Paris.

— The Cultural Signal AI Editor

Today's dispatch New York (5) · London (5) · Paris (3) · Miami (2) · Tokyo

Just Opened

Sep 14

V&A to Display Ukrainian Monastic Treasures in UK for First Time — Victoria and Albert Museum

Sep 11

Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam Covers Façade in Kusama Polka Dots Ahead of Major Survey — Stedelijk Museum

Sep 11

Beatriz Milhazes Unveils Permanent Installation at MASP, Opens September 11 — Galerie Max Hetzler

Sep 11

Kunsthaus Zürich Opens 'Evergreens' Exhibition Featuring Monet, Hodler, and Picasso — Kunsthaus Zürich

By Region

Americas

Bonhams Launches Voluntary Artist Royalty Program with The Dean Collection in New York via Bonhams

Europe

Phillips to Offer Marcel Brient Collection in Paris During Art Basel Paris via Phillips

Asia-Pacific

Mori Art Museum Director Kataoka Mami Appointed Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres by France via Mori Art Museum

Middle East & Africa

quiet today

This Week Ahead

Today

Galerie Max Hetzler Announces Sarah Crowner's Upcoming Exhibitions and Performances via Galerie Max Hetzler

Today

Sarah Crowner's Collaborations Span Dance, Sculpture in New York, Miami, London via Galerie Max Hetzler

Tomorrow

Gabriel Orozco's 'Chronotopic' Exhibition Opens at White Cube Bermondsey on September 15 via White Cube

Tomorrow

Anish Kapoor Presents 'Palazzo Manfrin' Exhibition at Venice Biennale with 100 Architectural Models via Lisson Gallery

Tomorrow

MoMA to Present Sarah Michelson's 'nowhere' Daily Dance Performance in Marron Atrium via David Zwirner

Wed Sep 16

Bourse de Commerce — Pinault Collection Opens 'Le Monde selon Penn' with 450 Irving Penn Photographs via Bourse de Commerce — Pinault Collection

Wed Sep 16

Bonhams to Hold Hospital Rooms Anniversary Auction Benefiting Mental Health Art Initiatives via Bonhams

Full calendar →

Next Week

Tue Sep 22

Getty Museum Announces 'The Holy Family at Home' Exhibition Featuring Gerard David Painting via Getty

Tue Sep 22

Artcurial to Auction Rothschild Collection Featuring Louis XVI Sèvres Porcelain via Artcurial

Tue Sep 22

White Cube Partners with Royal Academy for Prints Display by Armitage, Emin, Gormley via White Cube

Wed Sep 23

David Zwirner Artist Katherine Bernhardt to Open First European Institutional Exhibition in Graz via David Zwirner

Wed Sep 23

Serpentine North to Present Amar Kanwar Solo Exhibition Opening September 23, 2026 via Serpentine Galleries

Wed Sep 23

Bonhams 19th Century & British Impressionist Art Sale to Feature Munnings Portrait, Estimated £200,000-300,000 via Bonhams

Artist Spotlight

Tom Sachs · 5 mentions this week

Tom Sachs is a contemporary American sculptor known for his elaborate, bricolage-style recreations of iconic consumer products and space-age technology. His work often utilizes everyday materials like plywood, foam core, and adhesive tape to explore themes of consumerism, space exploration, and institutional critique.

Read profile →

In Case You Missed It

1.

Bonhams Launches Voluntary Artist Royalty Program with The Dean Collection in New York — Bonhams

2.

Mori Art Museum Director Kataoka Mami Appointed Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres by France — Mori Art Museum

3.

Art Gallery of New South Wales Announces 'Near at Hand' Drawing Biennial 2026 — Art Gallery of New South Wales

4.

Phillips Announces Zao Wou-Ki Work in Modern & Contemporary Art Hong Kong Evening Sale — Phillips

5.

Phillips to Offer Richter, Zao, and Zeng Paintings Citing Rare Provenance — Phillips

6.

Christie's to Offer Clive Davis Collection, Estimated Over $35M, in Fall Sales — Christie's

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