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October 09, 2026

 

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Good morning. 11 stories on the wire today — the lead comes via Bonhams.

THE LEAD

Bonhams to Auction Stanley Kubrick Personal Archive, Including Star Child Prop, in First Sale of Filmmaker's Collection

via Bonhams

Bonhams will offer the personal archive of filmmaker Stanley Kubrick in a live auction at its London saleroom on February 3, 2027, with an online auction ending February 4. The sale, drawn directly from the Stanley Kubrick Film Archives, includes iconic props, scripts, equipment, and personal possessions, such as the original Star Child prop from '2001: A Space Odyssey' (estimate £600,000-800,000), the Grady Sisters production-used costumes from 'The Shining' (estimate £40,000-60,000), and Kubrick's director's chair (estimate £8,000-12,000). A free public exhibition of the full sale will run at Bonhams New Bond Street from January 18 to February 3, 2027, with preview exhibitions in New York (October 16–23, 2026), Los Angeles (November 2–6, 2026), and Paris (November 16–24, 2026). Claire Tole-Moir, Head of Popular Culture at Bonhams, called the auction a landmark opportunity to explore Kubrick's creative process and acquire a piece of film history.

Auction Result

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The Number

€668.4M

across 8 auctions this week

Today's dispatch  Paris (11) · London (8) · Los Angeles (5) · Copenhagen (5) · New York (4)

Market Snapshot

11 stories today | 2 auction results | 4 exhibitions opening

This week · 63 stories · 8 auctions (€668.4M aggregate) · 36 exhibitions opening · most-active city: Paris

Sale highlight: Stanley Kubrick at Bonhams — £8,000-12,000

Just Opened
Oct 9 Fondation Louis Vuitton to Reopen With Gustave Fayet Modern Art Exhibition — Fondation Louis Vuitton
Oct 8 Tate Britain Opens 'The 90s: Art and Fashion' Exhibition Featuring Nearly 70 Artists — Tate
Oct 7 Louvre, National Gallery London, Art Institute of Chicago Join for Major Zurbarán Retrospective — Louvre

By Region
Americas LACMA Presents Paul R. Williams: Architect for Living, Largest Museum Presentation of Architect's Work via LACMA
Europe Thaddaeus Ropac London Presents First UK Exhibition of Georg Baselitz's Heroes Series via Thaddaeus Ropac
Asia-Pacific quiet today
Middle East & Africa quiet today

Featured
Art Basel and UBS Survey 2026: Gen Z Emerges as Highest-Spending Collector Generation

On October 8, 2026, Art Basel and UBS released the Survey of Global Collecting 2026, authored by Dr. Clare McAndrew of Arts Economics. Based on responses from 3,100 high-net-worth collectors across…

via Art Basel · Other


Van Gogh Museum Reaches Funding Deal for Renovation, Securing Future

On October 8, 2026, the Van Gogh Museum and the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science announced a settlement agreement to finance the renovation of the museum building in Amsterdam. The…

via Van Gogh Museum · Museum


V&A Appoints Jane Ellis as Deputy Director and Chief Operating Officer

On October 8, 2026, the Victoria and Albert Museum announced the appointment of Jane Ellis as its new Deputy Director and Chief Operating Officer. Ellis, who joined the V&A in 2019 as Director of…

via Victoria and Albert Museum · Appointment


Louisiana Museum Opens ‘Dreams Have No Title’ Collection Exhibition Curated by Director Poul Erik Tøjner

On October 6, 2026, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art announced a new collection exhibition, “Les rêves n’ont pas de titre – Dreams have no title,” curated by director Poul Erik Tøjner. The show…

via Louisiana Museum of Modern Art · Exhibition


This Week Ahead
Today Rijksmuseum Announces Kadir van Lohuizen 'New Energy' Photography Exhibition via Rijksmuseum
Today Bourse de Commerce – Pinault Collection Opens 'Remember Me' with 700 Works for Photography Bicentenary via Bourse de Commerce — Pinault Collection
Today Walker Art Center Presents Moriah Evans Dance Commission With Unsayable Title via Walker Art Center
Today Fondation Louis Vuitton Presents 'Gustave Fayet, Collector - Designer' with 250+ Works via Fondation Louis Vuitton

Full calendar →


Next Week
Sat Oct 17 Lisson Gallery Announces Susan Hiller Survey 'Bad Dreams' at KW Institute Berlin via Lisson Gallery
Sat Oct 17 Large Contemporary Art Center Opens on Île Seguin with 'Moteur Imaginaire' Exhibition Featuring Renault Collection via Thaddaeus Ropac
Sat Oct 17 Galleria Continua Presents Leila Alaoui in Group Exhibition at Île Seguin via Galleria Continua
Sat Oct 17 M+ Announces 'Myths and Monsters: The Art of Fantasy in Asia' Opening October 17, 2026 via M+
Sat Oct 17 Lisson Gallery Announces Josh Kline Conversation on Tehching Hsieh at Dia Beacon via Lisson Gallery
Sat Oct 17 Almine Rech to Host Conversation on Robert Indiana at Paris Gallery via Almine Rech

Trending Artists ▲ Vincent van Gogh (5) · ▲ Wolfgang Tillmans (5) · ▲ Tracey Emin (5) · ▲ Paul Cézanne (4) · ▲ Henri Matisse (4) · ▲ Edgar Degas (4) · ▲ Paul Gauguin (4)


Artist Spotlight
Vincent van Gogh · 5 mentions this week

Vincent van Gogh was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter renowned for his expressive, impulsive brushwork and bold use of color. His prolific output of over 2,000 artworks, created primarily in the final decade of his life, laid essential foundations for modern art.

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The Wire
1. Danh Vo Receives 13th Isamu Noguchi Award, White Cube Announces — White Cube
2. White Cube Announces Global Representation of Japanese Artist Shigeo Otake — White Cube
3. Getty Research Institute Collections Trace Six Centuries of Censorship and Forbidden Ideas — Getty
4. Aguttes to Auction Giorgio de Chirico Portrait of Ginetta Rondi Gariboldi — Aguttes
5. Thaddaeus Ropac Presents Nick Oberthaler's New Paintings at Pantin Space — Thaddaeus Ropac

In Case You Missed It
1. Phillips Announces Sale Series of Modern and Contemporary Prints by Dalí, Morandi, Warhol — Phillips
2. Thaddaeus Ropac London Presents First UK Exhibition of Georg Baselitz's Heroes Series — Thaddaeus Ropac
3. Louisiana Museum Presents C.B. Evans' 'Hyperlinks or It Didn't Happen' in Great Hall — Louisiana Museum of Modern Art
4. Grisebach Offers Yves Klein's 'Untitled Shroud Anthropometry' in Selected Works Sale, Est. €2–3M — Grisebach
5. Denzil Forrester Joins Thaddaeus Ropac Gallery Roster — Thaddaeus Ropac
6. LACMA Presents Paul R. Williams: Architect for Living, Largest Museum Presentation of Architect's Work — LACMA

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