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October 24, 2026

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Good morning. 6 stories on the wire today — the lead comes via Philadelphia Museum of Art.

THE LEAD

Philadelphia Museum of Art Receives $20M Brodsky Gift for Learning Center

via Philadelphia Museum of Art

On October 23, 2026, the Philadelphia Museum of Art announced a $20 million gift from Lois G. and Julian A. Brodsky to establish the Lois G. and Julian A. Brodsky Learning and Engagement Center in the museum’s north wing. The commitment is among the largest in the museum’s history and is its first major capital project since Frank Gehry’s Core Project, which reopened in May 2021. Initial plans call for a family learning center, art studios, a visitor orientation area, and a multipurpose community hub; MGA Partners is leading schematic design, with design expected by summer 2027. The museum serves about 36,000 students each year and admits visitors 18 and younger free.

Museum

The Number

€261.6M

across 8 auctions this week

Today's dispatch New York (4) · Paris (3) · Tokyo (2) · Los Angeles (2) · London (2)

Market Snapshot

6 stories today | 3 exhibitions opening

This week · 98 stories · 8 auctions (€261.6M aggregate) · 30 exhibitions opening · most-active city: London

Just Opened

Oct 21

Gagosian Artists Feature in Palais Garnier Project 12, Sotheby's Auction December 3 — Gagosian

By Region

Americas

Bonhams 'Hatfield' Apple-1 Computer Sells for $1.15M, Sets World Auction Record via Bonhams

Europe

Hayward Gallery to Stage Major Chris Ofili Survey, His Largest London Show Since 2010 via David Zwirner

Asia-Pacific

quiet today

Middle East & Africa

quiet today

Featured

Tate St Ives Opens Major Retrospective of Wilhelmina Barns-Graham, Spanning Eight Decades

Tate St Ives opens a major retrospective of Wilhelmina Barns-Graham (1912–2004), the first exhibition to span the full breadth of her eight-decade career. The exhibition brings together over 150…

via Tate · Exhibition

Thaddaeus Ropac Publishes David Salle Essay Arguing AI Cannot Replace Artists

On October 22, 2026, Thaddaeus Ropac published an essay by David Salle in which the artist argues that AI will not replace good artists. Salle calls apocalyptic scenarios far-fetched, describing the…

via Thaddaeus Ropac · Other

White Cube: Yoko Matsumoto's 'The Day I Saw the Evening Star' Opens in Kamakura

On October 23, 2026, White Cube announced that Yoko Matsumoto's touring exhibition 'The Day I Saw the Evening Star' will open at The Museum of Modern Art, Kamakura & Hayama on November 28, 2026, and…

via White Cube · Exhibition

This Week Ahead

Today

V&A Announces Freddie Mercury Costume Trail Opening October 24, 2026 via Victoria and Albert Museum

Today

Artcurial to Auction Louis Grandchamp des Raux Collection in Geneva October 24 via Artcurial

Today

Artcurial Modern & Contemporary Auction Features Redon, Caillebotte, Basquiat on Oct 24 via Artcurial

Today

KM21 in The Hague to Present First Major Dutch Solo Exhibition of Karimah Ashadu via Sadie Coles HQ

Today

Tate St Ives to Stage Major Wilhelmina Barns-Graham Retrospective This Autumn via Tate

Today

Artcurial to Offer Van Dongen Portrait of Brigitte Bardot, Hidden for 60 Years, Est. €800,000–1.2M via Artcurial

Tue Oct 27

Aguttes to Auction Nancy Varenne-Brunot Contemporary Collection in Neuilly-sur-Seine via Aguttes

Full calendar →

Next Week

Sun Nov 1

Stedelijk Museum Appoints Chris Dercon and Barbera Wolfensberger to Supervisory Board via Stedelijk Museum

Sun Nov 1

M+ Museum Fifth Anniversary: Restored Festival, RubberBand, Free Admission, 12.5M Visitors via M+

Sun Nov 1

Karimah Ashadu's 'Tendered' Opens at Renaissance Society, Chicago via Sadie Coles HQ

Sun Nov 1

Christie's Announces Landmark Auction in Abu Dhabi Marking 20 Years in UAE via Christie's

Wed Nov 4

Lisson Gallery Announces Richard Long Site-Specific Installation at Yale Center for British Art via Lisson Gallery

Wed Nov 4

Louvre to Present 'Louvre Photo' Exhibition Spanning History of Photography at the Museum via Louvre

Trending Institutions ▲ Thaddaeus Ropac (11) · ▲ Musée d'Orsay (9) · ▼ Galerie Max Hetzler (6) · ▲ Phillips (6) · ▼ Southbank Centre (6) · ▲ Bonhams (4) · ▲ Getty (4)

Artist Spotlight

Georg Baselitz · 5 mentions this week

Georg Baselitz is a German painter and sculptor best known for his expressive, figurative works and his signature technique of painting subjects upside down to emphasize the artifice of the medium.

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The Wire

1.

White Cube Announces US Premiere of Sara Flores Documentary at DOC NYC — White Cube

2.

Galleria Continua presents 'Ars in Campania' group show in Reims — Galleria Continua

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