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Hayward Gallery at London's Southbank Centre has announced a major survey of Chris Ofili, the artist's largest London solo exhibition since 2010.
On October 22, 2026, Kunsthaus Zürich announced its 2027 programme, spanning Rembrandt, Alberto Giacometti, Judith Bernstein, Selma Selman and Ai Weiwei across its four buildings.
On October 22, 2026, Getty published a playlist tracing the no wave movement, timed to its October 23 screening of the documentary 'Nova '78'.
On October 22, 2026, the Victoria and Albert Museum announced that all its sites will be affected by industrial action on 29-30 October 2026.
On October 21, 2026, Thaddaeus Ropac announced the final performance of Florentina Holzinger's SEAWORLD VENICE at the Austrian Pavilion of the Venice Biennale.
Thaddaeus Ropac will open a new gallery in Milan at Palazzo Belgioioso, with Elena Bonanno di Linguaglossa serving as director. The first exhibition program for the space will be announced in June.
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On October 13, 2026, an interview with artists Gilbert and George revealed details about their upcoming 'SCREW PICTURES' series.
On October 21, 2026, TEFAF announced museum acquisitions made at its 2026 Maastricht and New York fairs, led by the Art Institute of Chicago's purchase of Lavinia Fontana's 'Christ Expelling the Merchants from the Temple,' offered by Trinity Fine Art and the first Fontana painting to enter that c.
On October 22, 2026, Galerie Max Hetzler announced multiple permanent-collection acquisitions for artist André Butzer.
On October 22, 2026, Galerie Max Hetzler announced a round-up of new Edmund de Waal projects. The artist's solo exhibition "the eight directions of the wind" opens at The Huntington in Los Angeles with new site-specific installations incorporating text and natural materials.
On October 22, 2026, the Victoria and Albert Museum announced a free costume trail, 'Freddie Mercury | Splendid Things', opening at its South Kensington location on October 24, 2026 and running through January 17, 2027.
On October 22, 2026, Galerie Max Hetzler announced that a recent reiteration of André Butzer's 'Frauenbildnisse' has entered the permanent collection of the Städel Museum in Frankfurt, and four works were acquired by the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart.
Lisson Gallery announced on October 22, 2026, that Otobong Nkanga has created a new commission for the opening of Kanal – Centre Pompidou in Brussels. The installation centers on a series of wooden looms, inviting participants to weave personal and collective narratives into an evolving textile.
Bonhams will offer the 'Somerset Hoard', a collection of seven veteran cars hidden away since World War II, at its Golden Age of Motoring Sale on Friday 30 October at New Bond Street, London.
The Musée d'Orsay has made available three architectural drawings by British architect John Turtle Wood recording his restitution of the Temple of Diana at Ephesus, executed around 1863.
The Closing Étude will conclude Florentina Holzinger's SEAWORLD VENICE, the Austrian Pavilion's contribution to the 61st International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia.
The Uffizi Galleries in Florence has acquired Luca Giordano's "Christ and the Samaritan Woman," a fresco tondo painted around 1685 on a portable wicker support known as a "paniera." The work, presented at TEFAF Maastricht 2026, was purchased and donated by the Amici degli Uffizi - Friends of the .
The Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam has appointed Chris Dercon and Barbera Wolfensberger to its Supervisory Board.
On October 21, 2026, Phillips announced results from a Paris auction led by Joan Miró's "Peinture" from the Collection of Marcel Brient. The sale set a new record for Chinese artist Liu Guofu, though the specific price was not disclosed.
Phillips London announced a selling exhibition of paintings by British multimedia artist Alexander James, accompanied by a documentary film exploring his creative process.
On October 19, 2026, Thaddaeus Ropac released a feature on Jordan Casteel ahead of her autumn exhibition "Winter Sun" at the gallery's Marais space in Paris.
Artcurial will present its first sale dedicated to contemporary Latin American art, titled Amazonia Dream, from the collection of Victor Barrios Llanos, a former mathematics professor.
On October 21, 2026, the Art Gallery of New South Wales announced the winners of the 28th Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship. Established in 1999, the scholarship received a record 239 entries this year.
Christie's announced the sale of Property from the Collection of Wilma (Billie) and Laurence Tisch, with the first works offered in London on October 21, 2026 and the majority sold in New York during its November Marquee Week.
On October 14, 2026, Christie's announced that its London 20/21 Evening Sales generated £218,603,400 ($289,430,902), a 103% increase year over year. The combined sales, held at King Street, achieved sell-through rates of 91% by lot and 96% by value.
The Southbank Centre will present 'Nan Goldin: You Never Did Anything Wrong' at the Hayward Gallery in London from November 24, 2026 to March 14, 2027.
The Serpentine, the Zaha Hadid Foundation, and the Architectural Association (AA) will co-present “89 Degrees of Zaha Hadid”, a two-day symposium exploring the architect’s life, work and influence.
On October 15, 2026, the Southbank Centre announced a Members' Private View for its Anish Kapoor exhibition at the Hayward Gallery in London. The exhibition fills the entire gallery building with immersive works that press against the walls and floors or descend from the ceiling.
Rae-Yen Song 宋瑞渊 (b. 1993, Edinburgh) is featured in British Art Show 10: A Chorus of Strangers, spotlighted by Southbank Centre, the UK's largest arts centre.
The Southbank Centre will present pianist Mitsuko Uchida performing Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 3 with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Vladimir Jurowski, on March 24, 2027 at the Royal Festival Hall.
The Musée du Louvre will open 'Louvre Photo', an exhibition exploring the museum's relationship with photography, running from November 4, 2026 to May 3, 2027.
On October 20, 2026, Centre Pompidou published a feature on Alexander Calder's former atelier in Saché, Touraine, tracing his French base from his 1953 arrival to the studio completed in 1963.
The Musée d'Orsay in Paris has published a detailed description of Paul Cézanne's 'Pommes et oranges' (Apples and Oranges), a still life from 1899 that the museum calls the most important such work from the artist's late 1890s.
The Bourse de Commerce in Paris presents "Community Sigh," a performance by American artist Christine Sun Kim, as part of the 2026 Festival d'Automne.
The National Portrait Gallery in London holds two portraits of Sir Henry Gage (1597-1645), the royalist soldier and Governor of Oxford during the English Civil War. A 1640s oil on canvas by the artist Weesop is on display at Lyme Park, Stockport, bearing inventory number NPG 2279.
On October 19, 2026, the Centre Pompidou published the first episode of 'L'art des lieux,' a series exploring historic artist communities, focusing on Paris’s Impasse Ronsin.
Luke Jerram's seven-metre-diameter floating Earth sculpture, Gaia, has been installed at the Royal Festival Hall in London, suspended above the stage and allowing visitors to walk beneath it.
The Musée d'Orsay has published a listing of works by Auguste Renoir, including paintings such as 'Bouquet de roses', 'La Liseuse verte', and 'Etude pour l'une des «Grandes baigneuses»', alongside an anonymous portrait from after 1868.
The Musée d'Orsay in Paris holds Aristide Maillol's painting "La Femme à l'ombrelle," created circa 1892. The museum acquired the work in 1955, as noted in its collection records.
Musée d'Orsay has released digital editions of two archival collections: Prosper Mérimée's 1845 'Notice sur les peintures murales de l'église de Saint-Savin' and the Charles Lameire fonds spanning 1805 to 1960.
The Musée d'Orsay has released a group of works from its holdings, including studies by Alphonse Osbert for the decor of the thermal establishment in Vichy, dated 1902, and photographs by Henri de La Blanchère depicting actress Rachel as Phèdre from 1859.
Lehmann Maupin artist Tammy Nguyen will debut her new aria "Timaeus and The Teacher: Foreword" as part of the closing program of the 61st Venice Biennale. The 45-minute performance, composed by Neely Bruce and choreographed by Jamal Jackson, features tenor Brian Vu.
Frieze Masters 2024 opens in London's Regent's Park from October 14 to 18, featuring over 140 galleries from 30 countries. The fair presents works spanning millennia, including ancient civilizations, old master paintings, sculpture, decorative arts, and 20th-century art.
Frieze has organized a London Gallery Walks program featuring East End Day on Sunday, October 11, 2026, from 11am to 6pm, coinciding with Frieze London and Frieze Masters (October 14–18) in The Regent's Park.
Bonhams will present '1910-2010, 100 years of Haute Couture' on 21 October 2026 in Paris, featuring vintage pieces from two European collections.
On October 16, 2026, Gagosian announced a conversation between artist Richard Wright and Christine Riding, director of collections and research at the National Gallery, London, to mark the tenth anniversary of Wright's site-responsive work No Title (2016).
On October 16, 2026, Gagosian announced Project 12, a residency launched in 2025 by the Opéra national de Paris and the Association pour le Rayonnement de l’Opéra national de Paris to mark the Palais Garnier's 150th anniversary.
Sean Scully will present an exhibition of large-scale paintings, works on paper, writing, and sculpture at Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery in autumn 2027.
On October 16, 2026, Galerie Max Hetzler announced institutional presentations and a monograph for Rineke Dijkstra and Friedrich Kunath. Kunath's first U.S.
On October 16, 2026, White Cube announced that its annual Frieze Week fundraiser, hosted by Founder and Chairman Jay Jopling and his wife Hikari Yokoyama on October 14 raised over £450,000 for Hope and Homes for Children and ClientEarth.
Comedian Tatty Macleod will perform her new show "Things My Mother Did" at Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall on March 13, 2027.
Artist and author Paul Wood reveals the story behind the London Plane tree, a species found on streets throughout London, in a feature presented by Southbank Centre.
On October 15, 2026, Judd Foundation announced a book signing for the second edition of "Donald Judd Spaces" at the Broken Arm in Paris on October 23, 2026, from 5 to 7 p.m. The event will feature Flavin Judd, artistic director of Judd Foundation, and is free to attend.
Tate has acquired two works through the Frieze Tate Fund 2026, adding artists Michaela Yearwood-Dan and Luis Fernando Zapata to the national collection for the first time.
On October 15, 2026, Galerie Max Hetzler announced extended opening hours for its Paris gallery during Art Basel Paris. The gallery will be open from 10am to 8pm on Monday, October 19, 2026, and from 11am to 7pm from Tuesday, October 20 through Saturday, October 24, 2026.
On October 15, 2026, Galerie Max Hetzler announced a range of projects by artist and writer Edmund de Waal, headlined by a solo exhibition at The Huntington in Los Angeles opening October 18, 2026.
On October 14, 2026, the Centre Pompidou published a feature on Olivier Mourgue's Djinn seating family, noting that the French designer died on October 5, 2026, at age 87.
The Musée d'Orsay has published a detailed catalogue entry for Ernest Meissonier's oil-on-wood painting 'L'Empereur à la bataille de Solférino' (1863), which depicts Napoleon III at the 1859 Battle of Solferino.
Musée d'Orsay is presenting 'A Statue for Liberty,' an immersive virtual-reality experience devoted to Auguste Bartholdi's 'Liberty Enlightening the World,' on view until January 31, 2027.
The Musée d'Orsay holds Eugène Carrière's 1885 oil painting 'L'Enfant au verre' (The Child with a Glass), measuring 61.5 by 50.5 cm. The work was donated by Louis-Henri Devillez in 1930 and was previously housed at the Musée du Louvre before being transferred to the Musée d'Orsay in 1977.
On October 14, 2026, Galerie Max Hetzler announced that Rebecca Warren's works "Vingt-Cinq" (2006) and "The Lovers" (2003) have entered the collection of the Musée d'Art Moderne, Paris, and are currently on view.
On October 14, 2026, Galerie Max Hetzler announced "Rinus Van de Velde: Films," the first publication devoted to the artist's film work since 2019. It includes film stills, drawings, sculptures, props, studio and exhibition views, and a vinyl pressing of Joachim Badenhorst's soundtracks.
An exhibition featuring paintings from the past five years, including new works that respond to Serpentine Galleries' location and architecture, has been mounted at the institution in London.
On October 14, 2026, Art Basel announced a partnership with Live Nation to present "GOD HATES SPACE," an immersive audiovisual installation by the interdisciplinary duo GENER8ION, formed by producer Surkin and filmmaker Romain Gavras.
On October 13, 2026, Centre Pompidou published a feature detailing nine instances of the building's influence on pop culture since its 1977 opening.
On October 13, 2026, Sadie Coles HQ announced that artist Sarah Lucas will be featured in 'Across Epochs: Gursky, Lucas, Miró, Warhol and the Art of the Long 19th Century' at the Alte Nationalgalerie in Berlin.
Artcurial will auction the collection of Marie-Claude Beaud, the influential curator and former director of the Fondation Cartier, Mudam Luxembourg, and the Nouveau Musée National de Monaco, in Paris on December 1, 2026.
On October 13, 2026, Thaddaeus Ropac published an essay by critic Jonathan Jones on Georg Baselitz, the German painter who died this year, in connection with the London exhibition of his 'The Heroes' history paintings, which he helped plan.
On October 13, 2026, Galerie Max Hetzler highlighted Günther Förg across three museum and exhibition presentations.
On October 5, 2026, Lisson Gallery published a profile of British artist Ryan Gander ahead of his exhibition 'Maybe', which opens at Towner Eastbourne next month.
On October 13, 2026, La Biennale di Venezia announced the final ten days programme for the 61st International Art Exhibition, In Minor Keys, curated by Koyo Kouoh, running from November 13 to November 22, 2026 at the Arsenale.
On October 13, 2026, Galerie Max Hetzler announced that Friedrich Kunath's first solo museum exhibition in the United States, "I'll Romanticize This Later," will open at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami.
On October 13, 2026, Galerie Max Hetzler announced a wave of milestones for Danielle Mckinney.
On October 13, 2026, Galerie Max Hetzler announced that Vivien Zhang is featured in two concurrent presentations in London.
On October 13, 2026, Galerie Max Hetzler announced a broad slate of Matthew Barney presentations across North America, Europe, and Asia. Barney was inducted as an honorary member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters at its annual ceremonial in May 2024.
On October 13, 2026, Galerie Max Hetzler announced a wave of Matthew Barney presentations, headlined by an eight-hour screening of 'River of Fundament' at Masonic Hall in New York with New People's Cinema Club and Unsound New York. The 2014 film gets its second New York outing.
On October 12, 2026, White Cube announced that Louise Giovanelli is this year's recipient of the Robson Orr TenTen Award, with a commission for a new print for the Government Art Collection.
On October 13, 2026, Lafayette Anticipations announced “Towards a Sea”, the first institutional solo exhibition in France by Japanese painter Yu Nishimura.
The MIT List Visual Arts Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts, will open "Uri Aran: Look How Hard They Work," the artist's first major institutional solo exhibition in the United States.
Artist and composer Tarek Atoui opens his Hyundai Commission "Hold" at Tate Modern's Turbine Hall on October 13, 2026, transforming the vast industrial space into an immersive sonic landscape.
Tate Modern opens "Light and Magic: The Birth of Art Photography," the first major exhibition to treat Pictorialism as a global movement.
Allied Editions will return to Frieze London, staged in Regent’s Park from October 14–18, 2026.
The new contemporary art center Large on Île Seguin opens its inaugural exhibition, "Moteur Imaginaire," on October 17, 2026, running through March 7, 2027.
Lawrence Power has been named a Southbank Centre Resident Artist ahead of the centre's Autumn/Winter 2024/25 programme.
On October 12, 2026, Lisson Gallery announced that Anish Kapoor has created Glow (2023), the tenth and final edition in Hospital Rooms' 10 Posters for 10 Years series.
The Southbank Centre, in partnership with Armenian Arts and Film London, presents 'Mixtape: An Evening of Poetry and Music from Beirut' on Saturday, October 3, 2026, at Bush Theatre in Shepherd's Bush, London. The event features poet Perla Kantarjian and sound artist Olivia Melkonian.
Southbank Centre will present a free family workshop titled 'Cardboard Citizens: The Meaning of Home' on October 30, 2026, at the Clore Ballroom in London.
Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall, a Grade I listed venue opened in 1951 as part of the Festival of Britain, is presenting a series of orchestral concerts.
Lawrence Power, Resident Artist at Southbank Centre, will present 'Lock-in' at the Purcell Room, a hybrid performance in which live music meets pre-recorded footage from his Lockdown Commission series.
Southbank Centre will present a free concert by London-based rapper JÉVON on November 5, 2026, at the Queen Elizabeth Hall.
The Queen Elizabeth Hall at Southbank Centre in London will host a series of performances from October 9 to November 29, 2026.
Almine Rech announced that Jean-Baptiste Bernadet's 2023 painting Untitled (Fugue) has entered the corporate art collection of Société Générale. The gallery, which represents the French artist, said the work is now part of the bank's holdings; financial terms were not disclosed.
Pianist and composer Olivia Belli will make her Southbank Centre debut at the Purcell Room in London with a program of earlier works and tracks from her new Sony Classical album 'Daimon'.
Pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii, joint winner of the 2009 Van Cliburn Competition, will perform a recital at Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall on December 6, 2026, at 3pm.
Bonhams will auction a single lot of 204 bottles (34 cases) of 31-Year-Old Springbank whisky, distilled in 1994 and bottled in November 2025, with an estimate of £90,000–120,000.
Bourse de Commerce — Pinault Collection has invited Super Cercle members to explore its exhibition 'Remember Me' through a free, participatory guided tour.
Manchester Collective will present 'Black Gold' at Southbank Centre's Purcell Room in London on December 6, 2026, at 6pm.
The Bourse de Commerce — Pinault Collection in Paris has organized a series of thematic guided tours for its members, conducted in French, delving into themes from its exhibitions.
Southbank Centre in London will host 'Koestler Arts: Rock, Paper, Scissors', a free exhibition running October 16 through November 29, 2026.
On October 12, 2026, Lisson Gallery announced that Marina Abramović's 'Balkan Erotic Epic. The Stage Version' will open on October 13, 2026, at Haus der Berliner Festspiele, inaugurating the 2026/2027 Performing Arts Season.
On October 12, 2026, Centre Pompidou announced that its new Centre Pompidou Francilien in Massy, Essonne, will open in March 2027 with the inaugural exhibition "150 000!", named for the 150,000 works of the Musée national d’art moderne collection it will house.
On October 6, 2026, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art announced "Dreams Have No Title" (Les rêves n’ont pas de titre), a comprehensive presentation of its permanent collection.
On October 5, 2026, Christie's announced its October 20/21 Marquee Week, a series of seven evening, day and online auctions taking place live at King Street in London from 14–16 October 2026 during Frieze Week, with online sales running from 1–21 October.
On October 5, 2026, Christie's announced 'Heroes and Lovers,' a private collection of nine masterpieces spanning 500 years, estimated at approximately $100 million. The collection includes works by Pablo Picasso, Tilman Riemenschneider, Cornelis Cornelisz.
Aguttes will auction a René Lalique Art Nouveau brooch on October 29, originally designed as the central element of a dog collar necklace.
On October 9, 2026, Aguttes announced its expanded presence in Spain's collector car and motorcycle market, highlighting sales including a 1974 Porsche 911 Carrera 3.0 RS for €1,020,000 and Mr. A.'s motorcycle collection for over €328,000.
On October 9, 2026, Maison Aguttes announced that its founder, auctioneer Claude Aguttes, will deliver a lecture at Collège Stanislas in Paris on October 15, 2026.
Aguttes announced that its October 15, 2026 "Arts de la table" sale will feature five lots by 19th-century Brussels silversmith Joseph Germain Dutalis (1780-1852), a major figure in European silverware who served monarchies including King William I of the Netherlands and King Leopold I of Belgium.
Phillips announced a live auction scheduled to take place in Paris on October 21. The sale will be held at the auction house's Paris location, though specific lots or estimates have not yet been disclosed.
On October 8, 2026, French auction house Aguttes announced the private sale of a Torchic Gold Star PSA 10 Pokémon card from the EX Team Rocket Returns expansion.
Aguttes announced the upcoming sale of a Jacques Boquay violin through its String Quartet Instruments & Bows department. The violin, made by the early 18th-century Parisian luthier, will be offered on November 30, 2026 at 3:30 p.m.
The Austrian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale offers an hourly performance centered on a giant bell. As the hour approaches, a gray, indefinable sound resonates through speakers. A nude woman wearing a belt with a metallic sphere climbs a rope to the bell, enters it, and hangs upside down.
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.
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