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article news schedule Apr 24, 2026 visibility 50 link 16 artists, 5 galleries

Art Basel’s ‘Basel Exclusive’ Initiative Asks Galleries to Withhold at Least One Work from PDF Previews, and Other News.

Art Basel is launching a new initiative called "Basel Exclusive" for its June 2026 Switzerland fair, asking exhibitors to withhold at least one key work from pre-fair digital PDF previews to encourage in-person viewing. Around 170 of 232 exhibitors, including major galleries like Gagosian, Hauser & Wirth, Pace, and David Zwirner, have already adopted the program. Separately, Tate Britain announced the 2026 Turner Prize shortlist featuring artists Simeon Barclay, Tanoa Sasraku, Kira Freije, and Marguerite Humeau, with the exhibition opening at Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art (MIMA) in September. The Museum of Sonoma County will also commemorate the 50th anniversary of Christo and Jeanne-Claude's land art installation "Running Fence" with a major exhibition opening June 27.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 2, 2026 visibility 26 link 10 artists, 1 gallery

The most inspiring art exhibitions in Paris for April 2026

Paris is hosting a series of major exhibitions in April 2026, headlined by a significant Alexander Calder retrospective at the Fondation Louis Vuitton and the final weeks of the Art Deco centenary celebration at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs. The city's cultural landscape is further bolstered by permanent and long-term displays, including the archival fashion history at La Galerie Dior and the immersive Water Lilies cycle by Claude Monet at the Musée de l'Orangerie.

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museum exhibitions schedule Jan 30, 2026 visibility 29 link 19 artists, 1 gallery

Van Gogh and café culture: 'The absinthes and brandies would follow each other in quick succession'

An exhibition titled 'Café Society: Art and Sociability in Belle Epoque Paris' is opening, featuring over 50 paintings that explore the role of cafés in late 19th-century Parisian social and artistic life. The show will travel from the Ordrupgaard museum in Copenhagen to two venues in the United States: the Dixon Gallery and Gardens in Memphis and the Joslyn Art Museum in Omaha.

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museum exhibitions schedule Dec 18, 2025 visibility 18 link 39 artists, 5 galleries

The Best Miami Art Exhibitions of 2025

The article surveys the best art exhibitions in Miami during 2025, highlighting a diverse range of shows from major museums to underground galleries. Key exhibitions include "Art and Life in Rembrandt's Time" at the Norton Museum, featuring Dutch Golden Age masters like Rembrandt and Vermeer for the first time in Florida; "Black Mans Shadow Work" at Queue Gallery, a duo show with New York-based artists Torrance Hall and Karryl Eugene; and "Dreams Without Riders" at Homework Gallery, an immersive installation by German-Nicaraguan artist Brigette Hoffman. The piece also notes the ongoing influence of private collections and the role of alternative spaces like Tunnel Projects in shaping Miami's art scene.

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person people schedule Nov 28, 2025 visibility 20 link 17 artists, 4 galleries

Gagosian’s Kara Vander Weg On Shaping the Afterlife of an Artist’s Work

Gagosian debuted a show titled “Walter De Maria: The Singular Experience” at its Le Bourget gallery in Paris, featuring The Truck Trilogy—three vintage Chevrolet pickup trucks fitted with the artist’s signature stainless-steel rods. The exhibition is part of the gallery’s “Building a Legacy Program,” launched in 2017 after De Maria’s death without a will threw his estate into turmoil. The program, spearheaded by managing director Kara Vander Weg, aims to preserve and promote artists’ legacies through educational efforts, ambitious shows, symposia, and content in Gagosian Quarterly.

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trending_up market schedule Nov 22, 2025 visibility 21 link 2 artists, 5 galleries

Why Hong Kong is one of the greatest places in the world to buy art

Hong Kong has overtaken London to become the world's second-largest contemporary art auction market, according to ArtTactic. The city's commercial art scene is bolstered by outposts of top international galleries like Hauser & Wirth, Gagosian, Pace, and David Zwirner, as well as a successful annual Art Basel fair. Major auction houses including Sotheby's, Phillips, and Bonhams operate significant spaces there, with Sotheby's selling a Claude Monet for $65.5 million in Hong Kong in 2024. The city's art calendar peaks during March's Art Month, which hosts both Art Basel Hong Kong and Art Central.

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person people schedule Nov 13, 2025 visibility 24 link 10 artists, 4 galleries

K11 founder Adrian Cheng on Hong Kong’s art scene, the future of collecting and the creative potential of AI

Adrian Cheng, founder of the K11 property business and a prominent figure in Hong Kong's art scene, discusses his two-decade role in shaping the city's cultural landscape. He founded K11 in 2008 to integrate museum-quality art with retail, developed the Victoria Dockside district and K11 MUSEA, and established the K11 Art Foundation and K11 Craft & Guild Foundation. Cheng has launched new ventures including K11 by AC and the ALMAD Group, and his foundations have partnered with major institutions like the Palais de Tokyo, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Serpentine Galleries. He also initiated a regular salon series focused on art and technology, held during events like Frieze Seoul and Asia Now.

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museum exhibitions schedule Sep 3, 2025 visibility 24 link 36 artists, 2 galleries

Best art exhibitions in late 2025: Asia-Pacific

The article highlights the most exciting art exhibitions across the Asia-Pacific region in late 2025. Key shows include a survey of women photographers in Melbourne, a Lee Bul retrospective in Seoul, a Robert Rauschenberg exhibition in Hong Kong, and a Lucie Rie ceramics show in Kanazawa, Japan. Additionally, a new museum opens in Taiwan, and the National Palace Museum in Taiwan hosts a loan exhibition of 81 works from the Robert Lehman Collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, featuring artists like Cézanne, Gauguin, and Renoir. Other notable events include 'Prism of the Real' at the National Crafts Museum in Kanazawa, examining Japanese art from 1989 to 2010, and a Kim Tschang-Yeul exhibition at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in South Korea.

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museum exhibitions schedule Aug 1, 2025 visibility 19 link 13 artists, 1 gallery

Van Gogh’s love of Hiroshige, the Japanese master of the landscape, is reflected in a British Museum exhibition

The British Museum's exhibition "Hiroshige: Artist of the Open Road" (through September 7) showcases over 100 prints by the Japanese master Utagawa Hiroshige, including rare loans that highlight his influence on European avant-garde artists. A key display is Vincent van Gogh's own copy of Hiroshige's "The Plum Garden at Kameido" (1857), on loan from the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, along with Van Gogh's squared-up tracing used for his painting. New research by British Museum senior scientist Capucine Korenberg reveals a short pencil line on the print that confirms Van Gogh used this exact copy as a guide for his tracing and subsequent painting.

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candle obituary schedule Jul 7, 2025 visibility 19 link 21 artists, 1 gallery

Remembering Peter Phillips, the pioneering British Pop artist, who has died, aged 86

British Pop artist Peter Phillips has died at age 86. Known for his collage-like, saturated compositions incorporating mechanical parts, comic books, and pin-up imagery, Phillips emerged from Birmingham's industrial landscape and studied at the Royal College of Art alongside peers like David Hockney and R.B. Kitaj. His work, such as *The Entertainment Machine* (1961) and the *Custom Painting* series, reflected his working-class upbringing and fascination with car manufacturing and commercial design.

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museum exhibitions schedule Jun 20, 2025 visibility 20 link 25 artists, 3 galleries

9 Must-See Museum Shows Across the U.S.

The article highlights nine must-see museum exhibitions across the United States for summer 2025, offering escapes from heat and virtual travel through art. Featured shows include "Lisa Yuskavage: Drawings" at the Morgan Library and Museum (June 27, 2025–January 4, 2026), the first comprehensive museum presentation of her drawings; "Gustave Caillebotte: Painting His World" at the Art Institute of Chicago (June 29–October 5, 2025), featuring over 120 works including the recent Musée d'Orsay acquisition *Boating Party*; and "Anicka Yi" at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (June 29–September 7, 2025), showcasing the bio-tech artist's imaginative works on karmic debt.

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museum exhibitions schedule Jun 13, 2025 visibility 17 link 14 artists, 1 gallery

Visual Arts Review: Great Gallery Shows for Free in NYC – Picasso and Kentridge

Two free art exhibitions in New York City offer deep dives into the work of Pablo Picasso and William Kentridge. At Gagosian Gallery on Madison Avenue, "Picasso: Tête-à-tête" presents a selection of works spanning the artist's career, organized with his daughter Paloma Picasso, including never-before-seen pieces from her collection. The show highlights Picasso's stylistic diversity, his relationships with women like Marie-Thérèse Walter and Olga Khokhlova, and his playful resistance to being pinned down to a single style.

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article culture schedule Jun 6, 2025 visibility 19 link 16 artists, 1 gallery

Two US ambassadors have displayed Van Goghs in their London residence—but Donald Trump's pick for the job seems unlikely to follow suit

Two former U.S. ambassadors to the UK, John Hay Whitney (1957-61) and Walter Annenberg (1969-74), displayed Van Gogh masterpieces from their personal collections in Winfield House, the official residence in London's Regent's Park. Whitney hung Van Gogh's *Self-portrait* (September 1889) above the mantelpiece in the family dining room, while the Annenbergs placed *La Berceuse* (February 1889) and *Olive Trees* (November 1889) in the green room, alongside works by Gauguin, Degas, Cézanne, Monet, and Renoir. Both ambassadors later donated their Van Goghs to major U.S. museums—Whitney's to the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., and the Annenbergs' to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

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trending_up market schedule Oct 17, 2025 source 4 sources visibility 33 link 61 artists, 1 gallery

London 20th/21st Century Frieze Week sales achieve a running total of £141.8m / $189.7m / €162.75m

Christie’s 20th/21st Century: London Evening Sale during Frieze Week 2025 achieved £106.9 million, up 30% year-on-year, with a 90% sell-through rate by value. The top lot was Peter Doig’s *Ski Jacket* (1994), sold for £14.27 million after intense bidding, part of the Ole Faarup Collection, which raised £27.3 million total for the Ole Faarup Art Foundation. Other notable sales included works by Lucian Freud, Paula Rego, Gerhard Richter, Pablo Picasso, and Suzanne Valadon, with more than half of all lots selling above high estimate.

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museum exhibitions schedule Jul 17, 2025 visibility 12 link 7 artists, 1 gallery

nicole wittenberg maine exhibition

Nicole Wittenberg, known for her early paintings of amateur porn, has shifted her focus to landscapes and flowers, culminating in four simultaneous exhibitions across two continents. Her first solo museum survey is at the Ogunquit Museum of American Art, while the Center for Maine Contemporary Art shows her largest canvases through September 14. In Paris, her flower paintings are on view at Le Corbusier’s Maison La Roche, and Acquavella will host her New York solo show in October. Phaidon has also published her first monograph, with essays by David Salle, Devon Zimmerman, and Suzanne Hudson.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 11, 2026 visibility 19 link 15 artists, 10 galleries

The 10 Best Museum and Gallery Shows to See in the Bay Area This Summer

The article highlights ten notable museum and gallery exhibitions opening in the Bay Area during summer 2026, including Ranu Mukherjee's solo show 'The Long Middle' at Gallery Wendi Norris, a group survey 'Slice of the Pie' at Fraenkel Gallery featuring 14 Bay Area galleries, and 'Giant Steps' at Personal Space in Vallejo focusing on innovative ceramic works. Other featured shows include Will Yackulic's 'A Certain Slant of Light' at pt.2 in Oakland and several other exhibitions across San Francisco and Oakland.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 23, 2026 visibility 31 link 26 artists, 3 galleries

Ten Out Of London Exhibitions Spring 2026 – Artlyst Guide

Artlyst has published a guide to ten major exhibitions opening across UK museums and galleries outside London in Spring 2026. Highlights include a year-long programme for the 250th anniversary of John Constable in Suffolk, the Gwen John exhibition 'Strange Beauties' at National Museum Cardiff celebrating her 150th birthday, a Frank Bowling survey at The Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, a Joan Eardley show in Edinburgh, and Paula Rego at Newlands House & Gallery. Other featured exhibitions include Andy Hollingworth's photography of comedians at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery and a Vivienne Westwood retrospective at the Bowes Museum.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 22, 2026 visibility 23 link 11 artists, 1 gallery

'Claude Viallat' at Templon, Brussels, Belgium on 22 Apr–6 Jun 2026

Galerie Templon in Brussels is presenting a solo exhibition of Claude Viallat, celebrating the 60th anniversary of his signature bone-shaped motif. The show features around thirty recent experimental canvases and objects from 2024 to 2026, exploring his practice of repetition and variation on diverse fabrics and found materials.

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trending_up market schedule Dec 19, 2025 visibility 15 link 15 artists, 1 gallery

The 10 Most Expensive Auction Works in 2025

The article reports on the ten most expensive auction lots of 2025, led by Gustav Klimt's 'Bildnis Elisabeth Lederer (Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer)' (1914), which sold for $236.36 million at Sotheby's, making it the second-most-expensive artwork ever sold at auction. The top end of the market rebounded after a quieter 2024, with the 100 most expensive lots totaling $2.13 billion, up from $1.8 billion the previous year. Nine of the top ten lots were sold during the marquee New York sales in November, where Sotheby's, Christie's, and Phillips together generated over $2 billion and set 16 artist auction records. The list includes multiple Klimt works from the collection of American philanthropist Leonard A. Lauder, as well as a Vincent van Gogh still life that sold for $62.71 million.

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museum exhibitions schedule Aug 27, 2025 visibility 21 link 19 artists, 1 gallery

From Monet’s gardens to Kahlo’s bedroom — the best artists’ studios to visit

The article surveys several preserved or reconstructed artists' studios that are open to the public, including Francis Bacon's chaotic London workspace relocated to Dublin's Hugh Lane Gallery, Barbara Hepworth's serene Trewyn Studio in St Ives, Claude Monet's house and gardens at Giverny, and Frida Kahlo's Casa Azul. It also previews the National Gallery of Ireland's upcoming exhibition "Picasso: From the Studio" (October 2025–February 2026), which examines the key locations that shaped Picasso's life and art.

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trending_up market schedule Aug 23, 2025 visibility 17 link 16 artists, 2 galleries

How the wealth transfer from Boomers to their children will shake up the art market

The article examines how the transfer of wealth from Baby Boomers to younger generations is reshaping the Australian art market. As Boomers downsize or pass away, their tightly held collections—featuring artists like Grace Cossington Smith, Howard Arkley, and Brett Whiteley—are entering auction houses, creating rare buying opportunities. Meanwhile, younger collectors (Gen X, Millennials, Gen Z) face economic uncertainty, leading to a softening in the ultra-contemporary market and a decline in NFTs. New models of online and agency representation are bypassing traditional galleries, and galleries themselves are undergoing generational change, with some closing and others like Ames Yavuz and D'Lan Contemporary expanding.

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trending_up market schedule Aug 21, 2025 visibility 20 link 41 artists, 4 galleries

Record Prices, New Buyers and Global Reach: Design’s Moment Has Arrived

Global auction sales for design, decorative arts, and furniture surged 20.4 percent to $172 million in the first half of 2025, according to ArtTactic, while other art market segments declined. Sotheby’s design sales in New York and Paris reached $75 million combined, among the highest totals ever for the category, with Christie’s and Phillips also posting strong results. Record prices were set for works by Tiffany Studios, including the Danner Memorial Window ($12.4 million) and a Frank Lloyd Wright lamp ($7.5 million), fueled by new and younger buyers and institutional acquisitions.

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trending_up market schedule May 3, 2025 visibility 31 link 15 artists, 1 gallery

Ten Highlights From New York’s Spring Marquee Auctions

New York's spring marquee auctions are set for May 2025, with Christie's, Sotheby's, and Phillips presenting strong lineups after a 25% drop in total public sales in 2024. Highlights include the $250 million Leonard and Louise Riggio collection at Christie's, featuring Piet Mondrian's *Composition with Large Red Plane, Bluish Gray, Yellow, Black and Blue* (est. $50 million), and Alberto Giacometti's *Grande tête mince* (est. over $70 million) at Sotheby's. Other top lots include Lucio Fontana's *The End of God*, Jean-Michel Basquiat's *Baby Boom*, a Rothko from the Bass mansion, Claude Monet's *Crepuscular Peupliers*, Olga de Amaral's evening sale debut, a trove of 40 Roy Lichtenstein works, and an Ed Ruscha piece. The sales test market resilience amid supply constraints and a cautious art market.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 24, 2025 visibility 18 link 18 artists, 3 galleries

New gallery Slip House to open in 1,000sqft, three-story former carriage house during Frieze Week.

Slip House, a new gallery co-founded by Ingrid Lundgren and Marissa Dembkoski, will open to the public on May 9, 2025, during Frieze Week. Located in a 1,000-square-foot, three-story former carriage house at 246 East 5th Street in New York's East Village, the gallery's inaugural exhibition features a multigenerational roster of artists, including historic works by Jack Whitten and Claude Viallat alongside contemporary pieces by Anne Hayden Stevens, Lizzy Gabay, Max Guy, and others. Former Sprüth Magers Director Jessica Draper co-curates the debut presentation. The space includes a second-floor fireplace and kitchen, and a third-floor live/work area that will host a rotating artist residency, with co-founder Dembkoski living onsite during the first year.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 10, 2026 visibility 22 link 3 artists

Alla Tate Modern di Londra arriverà una super mostra di Claude Monet nel 2027

The Tate Modern in London has announced its 2027 program, headlined by the first solo exhibition ever dedicated by the institution to Claude Monet. Titled "Monet: Painting Time," the show opens on February 25, 2027, and explores the Impressionist founder's relationship with time against the backdrop of the industrial era. It will feature celebrated works and rarely seen canvases from international lenders, supported by Morgan Stanley and AI company Anthropic. The exhibition follows an initial presentation at the Musée de l'Orangerie in Paris starting September 30, 2026, which marks the centenary of Monet's death with 40 paintings from the Musée d'Orsay and Musée Marmottan, including a virtual reality component. The iconic Water Lilies series and the 1877 masterpiece "The Arrival of the Normandy Train, Gare Saint-Lazare" will travel to London.

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rate_review review schedule May 7, 2026 visibility 17 link 8 artists

An Unlikely Friendship Between Artist and Forger

The article reviews Steven Soderbergh's 2026 film "The Christophers," which follows an unlikely friendship between two painters in London: Julian Sklar (Ian McKellen), an older artist facing cancellation, and Lori Butler (Michaela Coel), a young painter who restores and forges artworks. The film explores themes of attention, artistic legacy, and the purpose of art, contrasting with darker narratives like "Tár" by offering a comedic yet profound take on these issues.

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article news schedule Apr 16, 2026 visibility 26 link 5 artists, 1 gallery

French Engineer Snags $1 Million Picasso With $116 Raffle Ticket

French engineer Ari Hodara has won a 1941 Pablo Picasso painting titled 'Tête de Femme' through a charity raffle after purchasing a single €100 ticket. The draw, held at Christie’s Paris, sold 120,000 tickets globally and raised €12 million for the Alzheimer’s Research Foundation. The artwork was sourced from the Opera Gallery, which will receive approximately €1 million of the proceeds.

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article news schedule Dec 10, 2025 visibility 13 link 5 artists, 1 gallery

picasso global raffle alzheimers research christies

A charity raffle organized by France's Fondation Recherche Alzheimer offers participants the chance to win a Pablo Picasso painting valued at €1 million ($1.2 million) for a €100 ticket. The work, a 1941 gouache on paper titled *Tête de femme*, will be drawn on April 14, 2026, at Christie’s Paris. The raffle is the third of its kind involving a Picasso to support charitable causes, following previous editions in 2013 and 2020 that each raised €5 million for different organizations. The initiative was spearheaded by French TV host Péri Cochin, with the support of the artist's late son Claude Picasso.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 18, 2026 visibility 6 link 19 artists, 2 galleries

Christie's and the Arts Council Collection to present Close Encounters celebrating 80 years of the Arts Council Collection - Christie's

Christie's London will host 'Close Encounters: Figuration, Painting and Landscape in the Arts Council Collection' from 3 to 23 June 2026, in partnership with the Arts Council Collection to mark its 80th anniversary. The exhibition brings together historical works by artists such as David Hockney, Sonia Boyce, Peter Doig, Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, Michael Armitage, and Claudette Johnson alongside new acquisitions by Christina Kimeze and Vanessa Raw, exploring themes of gender, sexuality, landscape, and Black British women's representation.

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museum exhibitions schedule Oct 13, 2025 visibility 23 link 21 artists, 1 gallery

What to expect from Fondation Cartier's new Parisian home

Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain will open its highly anticipated new Paris gallery at Place du Palais-Royal, opposite the Louvre, on 25 October 2025. The inaugural exhibition, Exposition Générale (running until 23 August 2026), features over 600 works by more than 100 artists, drawn from the foundation's collection of around 4,500 pieces. Designed by Italian studio Formafantasma, the show is organized into four thematic sections—Machines d’architecture, Être nature, Making Things, and un monde réel—and includes works by Sarah Sze, Rinko Kawauchi, Patti Smith, James Turrell, Vija Celmins, Joan Mitchell, Damien Hirst, and others. The building, part of the former Louvre des Antiquaires complex, was reconfigured by architect Jean Nouvel, adding 6,500 sq. m of exhibition space with a library, auditorium, and restaurant.

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