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museum exhibitions schedule Oct 20, 2025 visibility 1 link 6 artists, 3 galleries

Georg Baselitz: A Life in Print

The article reviews "Georg Baselitz: A Life in Print," a comprehensive survey of the German painter's printmaking at Kode in Bergen, Norway, running from October 2025 to February 2026. Featuring 244 prints from 1964 to 2024, the exhibition showcases Baselitz's mastery of old master techniques like etching, woodcut, and linocut, revisiting motifs from his paintings such as deer, eagles, and upside-down figures. Curated by Cornelius Tittel, the show aims to correct the artist's perception that museums neglect prints, highlighting his evolution from an enfant terrible expelled from art school to a self-proclaimed top artist.

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A Bike Path Now Runs Through the Portland Art Museum

The Portland Art Museum (PAM) is opening the Mark Rothko Pavilion on November 20, 2025, a 24,000-square-foot glass structure connecting its two existing buildings. The $111 million expansion, funded almost entirely by private donations, adds over 100,000 square feet of exhibition space and includes a new aboveground entrance designed by Vinci Hamp Architects and Hennebery Eddy. The pavilion is named after Mark Rothko, who had his first museum exhibition at PAM in 1932 under his birth name Marcus Rothkowitz, though the artist had no further ties to Portland.

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A Bike Path Now Runs Through the Portland Art Museum

The Portland Art Museum (PAM) is opening a new 24,000-square-foot glass structure called the Mark Rothko Pavilion on November 20, 2025. The $111 million expansion, funded almost entirely by private donations, connects the museum's two existing buildings—the original travertine building designed by Pietro Belluschi and a former Masonic temple—above ground for the first time. The pavilion is named after the artist Mark Rothko, who had his first museum exhibition at PAM in 1932 under his birth name Marcus Rothkowitz. The project was designed by Chicago firm Vinci Hamp Architects and Portland's Hennebery Eddy.

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museum exhibitions schedule Oct 18, 2025 link 10 artists, 1 gallery

High Wire: Calder’s Circus at 100

The Whitney Museum of American Art in New York is presenting "High Wire: Calder’s Circus at 100," a centennial exhibition celebrating Alexander Calder's iconic work "Calder’s Circus" (1926-31). The show brings together the miniature circus figures, wire sculptures, drawings, archival materials, and early abstract works, exploring how the circus inspired Calder's lifelong exploration of balance and movement, leading to his invention of the mobile. The exhibition runs from October 18, 2025, to March 9, 2026, and is co-curated by Jennie Goldstein and Roxanne Smith.

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museum exhibitions schedule Oct 18, 2025 visibility 1 link 10 artists, 1 gallery

High Wire: Calder’s Circus at 100

The Whitney Museum of American Art in New York is presenting "High Wire: Calder’s Circus at 100," a centennial exhibition celebrating Alexander Calder's seminal work, Calder's Circus (1926-31). The show brings together the miniature circus—complete with handmade figures, props, and lighting—along with Calder's circus-themed wire sculptures, drawings, archival materials, and early abstract works. Co-curated by Jennie Goldstein and Roxanne Smith, the exhibition runs from October 18, 2025, to March 9, 2026, and is supported by major donors including Kenneth C. Griffin and Griffin Catalyst.

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museum exhibitions schedule Oct 17, 2025 link 9 artists, 3 galleries

Sound and vision: artists take to the decks for Peter Doig’s Serpentine show

Peter Doig's exhibition 'House of Music' at Serpentine South in London centers on the relationship between visual art and sound, featuring paintings like 'Maracas' (2002-08) and 'Music of the Future' (2002-07) alongside a restored Western Electric/Bell Labs sound system from the late 1920s. The show includes a series of live Sunday events called 'Sound Service,' where Doig, Ed Ruscha, Arthur Jafa, and others play records, transforming the gallery into an immersive audio-visual experience.

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A manure mystery: why did Van Gogh depict heaps of sand in a painting of his beloved Yellow House?

A new study by Van Gogh Museum senior researcher Teio Meedendorp proposes that the mysterious piles of sand in Vincent van Gogh's 1888 painting "The Yellow House" are not, as previously thought, related to gas pipe installation, but rather cleansing sand used to absorb horse manure and urine on the streets of Arles. Meedendorp supports his theory with historical postcards from 1902 showing similar sand piles and street-cleaning practices, as well as municipal records indicating the city had outsourced dung removal in August 1888.

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A manure mystery: why did Van Gogh depict heaps of sand in a painting of his beloved Yellow House?

A new study by Van Gogh Museum senior researcher Teio Meedendorp proposes that the mysterious piles of sand in Vincent van Gogh's painting *The Yellow House* (September 1888) are not, as previously thought, related to gas pipe installation, but rather cleansing sand used to absorb horse manure and urine on the streets of Arles. Meedendorp supports his theory with 1902 postcards showing similar sand piles and street-cleaning practices, and notes that the Arles municipal council had outsourced street cleaning in August 1888, just before the painting was made.

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museum exhibitions schedule Oct 17, 2025 visibility 1 link 7 artists, 2 galleries

Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris opens epic Gerhard Richter retrospective

The Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris is opening a massive retrospective of Gerhard Richter's work, featuring 275 pieces spanning his entire career from the 1960s to recent ink-cloud drawings. Curated by Dieter Schwarz and Nicholas Serota at Richter's own suggestion, the exhibition is strictly chronological and occupies over 3,000 square meters of Frank Gehry-designed gallery space. It includes iconic works like *Uncle Rudi* (1965) and *Table* (1962), alongside very recent small-scale drawings, and draws from both public and private collections.

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museum exhibitions schedule Oct 17, 2025 visibility 1 link 9 artists, 3 galleries

Sound and vision: artists take to the decks for Peter Doig’s Serpentine show

Peter Doig's exhibition 'House of Music' at Serpentine South in London features his paintings alongside a restored Western Electric/Bell Labs sound system from the late 1920s, salvaged from UK cinemas. The show includes works like 'Maracas' (2002-08), inspired by a memory of a sound system in Trinidad, and 'Music of the Future' (2002-07). A series of live Sunday events called 'Sound Service' activates the sound system, with Doig, Ed Ruscha, Arthur Jafa, and Linton Kwesi Johnson among those playing records.

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museum exhibitions schedule Oct 17, 2025 visibility 2 link 7 artists, 2 galleries

Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris opens epic Gerhard Richter retrospective

The Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris is opening a major retrospective of Gerhard Richter's work, featuring 275 pieces spanning his entire career from the 1960s to recent ink-cloud drawings. Curated by Dieter Schwarz and Nicholas Serota at Richter's suggestion, the exhibition is strictly chronological and occupies over 3,000 square meters of Frank Gehry-designed space, drawing loans from public and private collections worldwide.

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trending_up market schedule Oct 16, 2025 visibility 4 link 16 artists, 11 galleries

In the frame: photography comes to the fore at Frieze London and beyond

Photography takes center stage at Frieze London and across the city, with major exhibitions of Lee Miller at Tate Britain, Wolfgang Tillmans at Maureen Paley, Arthur Jafa at Sadie Coles, and Peter Hujar at Pace Gallery. Commercial galleries like Gagosian and David Zwirner are investing heavily in photography, appointing specialists and staging solo shows, while prices for vintage prints range from $25,000 to $90,000. The surge reflects a post-pandemic market shift where photography's compatibility with online viewing rooms has boosted its fine-art status.

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trending_up market schedule Oct 16, 2025 visibility 2 link 16 artists, 11 galleries

In the frame: photography comes to the fore at Frieze London and beyond

Photography takes center stage at Frieze London and across the city, with major exhibitions of Lee Miller at Tate Britain, Wolfgang Tillmans at Maureen Paley, Arthur Jafa at Sadie Coles, and Marina Abramović stills at Saatchi Yates. At Frieze Masters, Pace Gallery dedicated its booth to Peter Hujar, selling six prints on opening day at prices from $25,000 to $45,000. Commercial galleries like Gagosian and David Zwirner are investing heavily in photography, with Zwirner bringing Diane Arbus to London for the first time in a UK commercial context.

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museum exhibitions schedule Oct 15, 2025 visibility 3 link 25 artists, 16 galleries

Art Basel Paris 2025 Public Program transforms the city – watch the video

Art Basel Paris 2025 will transform the French capital with a free public program featuring exhibitions, monumental installations, talks, and debates from October 21 to 26. Highlights include Helen Marten's multidisciplinary installation '30 Blizzards' at the Palais d'Iéna, presented by Miu Miu; Fabienne Verdier's 'Mute' and the group show 'Chromoscope' at the Cité de l'architecture et du patrimoine; seven large-scale sculptures on Avenue Winston Churchill by artists including Leiko Ikemura and Vojtěch Kovařík; and Julius von Bismarck's quirky sculptures at the Petit Palais.

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museum exhibitions schedule Oct 15, 2025 visibility 3 link 24 artists, 16 galleries

Art Basel Paris 2025 Public Program transforms the city – watch the video

Art Basel Paris 2025 will present a free public program across multiple iconic Parisian venues from October 21-26. Highlights include a multidisciplinary installation by Turner Prize-winning British artist Helen Marten at the Palais d'Iéna, presented by Miu Miu; exhibitions by Fabienne Verdier and a group show curated by Matthieu Poirier at the Cité de l'architecture et du patrimoine; seven monumental sculptures on Avenue Winston Churchill featuring works by Leiko Ikemura, Thomas Houseago, and Arlene Shechet; and quirky sculptures by Julius von Bismarck at the Petit Palais.

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Freedom of expression: Tate exhibition offers an overdue showcase of Nigeria’s Modernist artists

Tate Modern's exhibition "Nigerian Modernism" showcases over 300 works by 59 Nigerian modernist artists, curated by Osei Bonsu and Bilal Akkouche. The show follows the 2018 record sale of Ben Enwonwu's portrait "Tutu" at Bonham's for £1.2 million, which highlighted the neglect of modern African artists in art history. It features pioneers like Aina Onabolu, the first African student at an English art school, and Uche Okeke of the Zaria Art Society, whose work blends Western techniques with Nigerian traditions, Islamic aesthetics, and uli mural painting.

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trending_up market schedule Oct 15, 2025 visibility 3 link 13 artists, 8 galleries

‘Quality always rules’: VIP day sales at Frieze London 2025

VIP day at Frieze London 2025 saw brisk sales despite a more cautious market. Gallerists reported strong interest in quality works, with Thomas Dane Gallery selling Michael Landy's *Multi-Saint* (2013) for €125,000 to the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool, and Josh Lilley selling works by Gareth Cadwallader and Rebecca Manson. Hauser & Wirth sold 17 works at Frieze London and 16 at Frieze Masters, including René Magritte's *Le domaine enchanté* (1953) for $1.6m and Gabriele Münter's *The Blue Garden (My Garden Gate)* (1909) for SFr2.4m ($3m). Cecilia Brunson Projects sold six of eight woven works by the Indigenous Wichí collective Claudia Alarcón & Silät within the first hour, with prices up to $55,000.

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museum exhibitions schedule Oct 15, 2025 visibility 2 link 6 artists, 1 gallery

Freedom of expression: Tate exhibition offers an overdue showcase of Nigeria’s Modernist artists

Tate Modern’s exhibition "Nigerian Modernism" showcases over 300 works by 59 Nigerian modernist artists, curated by Osei Bonsu and Bilal Akkouche. The show follows the 2018 record sale of Ben Enwonwu’s portrait "Tutu" for £1.2 million at Bonhams, which highlighted the neglect of modern African artists in global art history. The exhibition includes pioneering figures like Aina Onabolu, the first African student at an English art school, and Uche Okeke of the Zaria Art Society, whose work blended Islamic aesthetics, uli mural traditions, and European techniques.

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museum exhibitions schedule Oct 14, 2025 visibility 1 link 10 artists, 3 galleries

'I want to show the real deal': property developer Rajan Bijlani on his Modernist design collection

Property developer Rajan Bijlani, based in north London, has amassed a collection of over 500 pieces of Modernist design, with a particular focus on Pierre Jeanneret's furniture created for Chandigarh, India. He recently opened his home, Fonthill Pottery, for a second exhibition titled 'Electric Kiln', pairing works by Jeanneret and Le Corbusier with ceramics by Lucie Rie and Emmanuel Cooper, and paintings by Frank Auerbach. Some works are for sale to fund future shows and preservation efforts.

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A tale of two philanthropies: why private foundations differ in London and Paris

Two new private philanthropic art spaces have opened in London this month: YDP (Yan Du Projects) in a Georgian townhouse on Bedford Square, founded by Chinese patron Yan Du, and Ibraaz in Fitzrovia, funded by Tunisian-Swiss investment banker Kamel Lazaar and run by his daughter, curator Lina Lazaar. YDP focuses on Asian and Asian diasporic art, while Ibraaz showcases art of the "global majority," featuring works like Ibrahim Mahama's installation and a library by the Otolith Group. Both philanthropists, in their early 40s, aim to foster community and support underrepresented voices. Meanwhile, in Paris, the Fondation Cartier has relocated to a vast Haussmann building opposite the Louvre, joining other luxury-brand-funded museums like the Fondation Louis Vuitton and the Pinault Collection, highlighting a contrasting model of grand-scale cultural philanthropy.

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A tale of two philanthropies: why private foundations differ in London and Paris

Two new private philanthropic art spaces have opened in London this month: YDP (Yan Du Projects) in Bedford Square, founded by Chinese patron Yan Du, and Ibraaz in Fitzrovia, funded by Tunisian-Swiss banker Kamel Lazaar and run by his daughter Lina Lazaar. YDP focuses on Asian and Asian diasporic art, while Ibraaz centers art of the "global majority," featuring works like Ibrahim Mahama's installation and a library by the Otolith Group. Both founders, in their early 40s, represent a younger generation of patrons prioritizing social impact over legacy.

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museum exhibitions schedule Oct 14, 2025 visibility 2 link 8 artists, 1 gallery

Wayne Thiebaud’s first UK show reveals the hidden depths of his deceptively simple paintings

Wayne Thiebaud's first museum exhibition in the UK has opened at the Courtauld Gallery in London, featuring 21 paintings on loan from US public and private collections, including the Wayne Thiebaud Foundation. The show, titled "Wayne Thiebaud: American Still Life," highlights the artist's deceptively simple depictions of cakes, pies, and deli counters, and includes the drawing "Cake Slices" (1963) from the Courtauld's own collection. Co-curator Barnaby Wright notes that seeing the works in person reveals their extraordinary painterly quality, which is often lost in reproduction.

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person people schedule Oct 14, 2025 visibility 1 link 11 artists, 2 galleries

'I want to show the real deal': property developer Rajan Bijlani on his Modernist design collection

Property developer Rajan Bijlani, a north London collector, has amassed over 500 pieces of Modernist design, focusing on Pierre Jeanneret’s furniture from Chandigarh, India. He recently opened his home, Fonthill Pottery, for a second exhibition titled "Electric Kiln," pairing Jeanneret and Le Corbusier works with pieces by ceramicist Emmanuel Cooper, potter Lucie Rie, and painter Frank Auerbach. Some works are for sale to fund future shows, including a Japan-themed exhibition and one timed to London Gallery Weekend.

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'I want to show the real deal': property developer Rajan Bijlani on his Modernist design collection

Property developer Rajan Bijlani, based in north London, has turned his home Fonthill Pottery—formerly the residence and studio of ceramicist Emmanuel Cooper—into a showcase for his collection of 20th-century design, sculpture, and paintings. His focus is Modernist furniture, particularly works by Pierre Jeanneret, one of the architects of Chandigarh, India. Bijlani owns over 500 pieces, including Jeanneret's 1960 Dining Table and Easy Chairs (1956), as well as works by Le Corbusier and George Nakashima. He staged his first home exhibition last year featuring South Asian diaspora artists, and this year presents 'Electric Kiln,' pairing Jeanneret and Le Corbusier pieces with works by Cooper, Lucie Rie, and Frank Auerbach. Some works are for sale to fund future shows, including a Japan-themed exhibition and one timed to London Gallery Weekend.

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article news schedule Oct 14, 2025 visibility 1 link 6 artists, 2 galleries

A tale of two philanthropies: why private foundations differ in London and Paris

Two new private philanthropic art spaces have opened in London this month: YDP (Yan Du Projects) in Bedford Square, founded by Chinese patron Yan Du, and Ibraaz in Fitzrovia, funded by Tunisian-Swiss banker Kamel Lazaar and run by his daughter Lina Lazaar. YDP focuses on Asian and Asian diasporic art, while Ibraaz showcases art of the "global majority," featuring works like Ibrahim Mahama's installation and a library by the Otolith Group. Meanwhile, Paris has seen the opening of the Fondation Cartier's vast new museum opposite the Louvre, joining other luxury-brand-backed institutions like the Fondation Louis Vuitton and the Pinault Collection.

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museum exhibitions schedule Oct 13, 2025 visibility 3 link 20 artists, 2 galleries

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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museum exhibitions schedule Oct 11, 2025 link 6 artists, 3 galleries

Yoko Ono: Music of the Mind

The Broad museum in Los Angeles will host "Yoko Ono: Music of the Mind," the artist's first solo museum exhibition in Southern California, from May 23 to October 11, 2026. Organized in collaboration with Tate Modern, London, the show spans Ono's seven-decade career, featuring interactive instruction works, participatory installations like "Wish Trees for Los Angeles" on the museum's plaza, and key pieces such as "Grapefruit" (1964), "Cut Piece" (1964), and collaborative projects with John Lennon including "Bed Peace" (1969). The exhibition includes film, video, and contemporary works like "Helmets (Pieces of Sky)" (2001), emphasizing audience participation and Ono's lifelong themes of peace, activism, and imagination.

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Yoko Ono: Music of the Mind

The Broad museum in Los Angeles will present 'Yoko Ono: Music of the Mind,' the artist's first solo museum exhibition in Southern California, from May 23 to October 11, 2026. Organized in collaboration with Tate Modern, London, the show spans Ono's seven-decade career, featuring interactive instruction works, participatory installations like 'Wish Trees for Los Angeles,' films such as 'Cut Piece' (1964) and 'FILM NO. 4 (BOTTOMS)' (1967), and collaborative pieces with John Lennon including 'Bed Peace' (1969). Visitors will be invited to engage directly with works that turn simple acts into expressions of peace and connection.

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museum exhibitions schedule Oct 10, 2025 link 6 artists, 3 galleries

An exhibition on the potato in art? Only Van Gogh could pull it off

The Noordbrabants Museum in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands, opens a focused exhibition titled "Van Gogh and the Potato" on 11 October, running until 1 February 2026. The show features five Van Gogh paintings, two drawings, and a print centered on the potato motif, including "Still life with Potatoes" (autumn 1886), which has been newly identified as depicting "rat's back" potatoes. A key highlight is the study "Head of a Woman (Gordina de Groot)" (March-April 1885), acquired by the museum last year for €8.6 million. The exhibition also includes a lithograph of "The Potato Eaters" and explores Van Gogh's shift from peasant subjects to flower still lifes after moving to Paris.

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An exhibition on the potato in art? Only Van Gogh could pull it off

The Noordbrabants Museum in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands, opens a focused exhibition titled "Van Gogh and the Potato" on 11 October, running until 1 February 2026. The show features five Van Gogh paintings, two drawings, and a print centered on the potato, including "Still life with Potatoes" (autumn 1886) and "Head of a Woman (Gordina de Groot)" (March-April 1885). Curators have re-dated the former from 1885 in Nuenen to 1886 in Paris based on a French casserole and canvas stamp. The exhibition also includes a lithograph after "The Potato Eaters" and an important study for that masterpiece, acquired by the museum for €8.6 million last year.

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