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Mori Art Museum Announces FY2026 Schedule Featuring Solo Exhibitions by Ron Mueck and Mariko Mori

The Mori Art Museum in Tokyo has unveiled its fiscal year 2026 schedule, headlined by major solo surveys of Ron Mueck and Mariko Mori.

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M+ Announces Third Asian Avant-Garde Film Festival Supported by Chanel in Hong Kong

M+ museum will host the third edition of the Asian Avant-Garde Film Festival from May 29 to May 31, 2026, in Hong Kong's West Kowloon Cultural District.

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Getty Research Institute Highlights Archive of Photographer Jerry McMillan Following Artist's Death at 89

The Getty Research Institute is highlighting the archive of photographer Jerry McMillan, who died in February in Pasadena at age 89.

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LACMA to Open Peter Zumthor-Designed David Geffen Galleries on April 19, 2026

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) will open its new David Geffen Galleries to the public on April 19, 2026. Designed by architect Peter Zumthor, the 900-foot-long elevated structure will house the museum's permanent collection on a single level.

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Mori Art Museum Announces Roppongi Crossing 2025 Triennial Featuring 21 Artists

The Mori Art Museum in Tokyo has announced the eighth edition of its contemporary art triennial, 'Roppongi Crossing 2025: What Passes Is Time. We Are Eternal.', running from December 3, 2025, to March 29, 2026.

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MAXXI L'Aquila to Host Ai Weiwei Career Survey Featuring New Sculptures and Earthquake-Inspired Works

MAXXI L'Aquila will present a major exhibition of Ai Weiwei’s five-decade career from April 29 to September 6, 2026. The survey includes early works from 1980s New York alongside new sculptures produced in Ukraine in 2025.

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M+ and Leeum Museum of Art to Present Lee Bul Survey Exhibition in Hong Kong

M+ will host 'Lee Bul: From 1998 to Now' from March 14 to August 9, 2026, featuring over 200 works by the South Korean contemporary artist. Co-organized with the Leeum Museum of Art in Seoul, the exhibition includes iconic installations from the Mon grand récit, Cyborg, and Anagram series.

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Mori Art Museum to Host Ron Mueck Solo Exhibition in Collaboration with Fondation Cartier

The Mori Art Museum, in partnership with the Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain, will present a solo exhibition of sculptor Ron Mueck from April 29 to September 23, 2026.

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M+ to Present Asia’s First Major Retrospective of Zao Wou-Ki’s Graphic Works in Hong Kong

M+ museum will host 'Zao Wou-Ki: Master Printmaker' from 13 December 2025 through 3 May 2026, marking the first major Asian retrospective dedicated to the artist's graphic oeuvre.

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Serpentine and FLAG Art Foundation Announce Selection Committee for New £1 Million Contemporary Art Prize

Serpentine and The FLAG Art Foundation have appointed a selection committee including Hans Ulrich Obrist and Rirkrit Tiravanija for a new biennial contemporary art prize. The initiative will award £200,000 to five individual artists over the next decade, totaling £1 million in support.

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MoMA and Emilio Ambasz Foundation Establish $200,000 Annual Architecture Prize

MoMA and Emilio Ambasz Foundation Establish $200,000 Annual Architecture Prize

The Museum of Modern Art has received a gift from the Legacy Emilio Ambasz Foundation to launch the Ambasz-MoMA Annual Prize for Nature-Reconciled Architecture.

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Musée du Louvre to Present Major Martin Schongauer Retrospective in April 2026

The Musée du Louvre will host a comprehensive exhibition of the Germanic artist Martin Schongauer from April 8 to July 20, 2026.

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Musée du Louvre Announces Major Jacques-Louis David Retrospective for 2025 Bicentennial

The Musée du Louvre will host a monographic exhibition of Jacques-Louis David from October 15, 2025, to January 26, 2026, marking the bicentennial of the artist's death.

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Musée du Louvre to Host Cypriot Antiquities Exhibition in Partnership with Cyprus Ministry of Culture

The Musée du Louvre will present 16 loaned artifacts from the Department of Antiquities of Cyprus in its Department of Near Eastern Antiquities from February 11 to June 22, 2026.

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M+ Announces Spring 2026 Cinema Season Featuring Film Restorations and Ryuichi Sakamoto Tribute

M+ museum in Hong Kong has unveiled its Cinema Spring Edition running from April to June 2026, featuring the world premiere of the newly restored 1992 film Cageman by Jacob Cheung.

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Tate Britain Announces Major 1990s Survey Curated by Edward Enninful for Autumn 2026

Tate Britain Announces Major 1990s Survey Curated by Edward Enninful for Autumn 2026

Tate Britain will stage the first major exhibition exploring the intersection of British art, photography, and fashion during the 1990s, opening October 8, 2026.

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Tate Modern to Stage 60th Anniversary Performances of Yvonne Rainer’s Trio A in July 2026

Tate Modern to Stage 60th Anniversary Performances of Yvonne Rainer’s Trio A in July 2026

Tate Modern will host free live performances of Yvonne Rainer’s seminal 1966 dance work, Trio A, in the Turbine Hall on July 10 and 11, 2026.

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Yesterday

Thaddaeus Ropac to Present Georg Baselitz Exhibition 'Eroi d’Oro' in Venice

Thaddaeus Ropac to Present Georg Baselitz Exhibition 'Eroi d’Oro' in Venice

Thaddaeus Ropac will host 'Eroi d’Oro,' an exhibition of late-career paintings by Georg Baselitz, in Venice. The works represent a final phase of production for the artist, featuring compositions created while using a wheelchair that incorporate tire tracks into the canvas.

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Thaddaeus Ropac Opens Final Painting Series by Georg Baselitz at Fondazione Giorgio Cini in Venice

Thaddaeus Ropac has inaugurated "Eroi d’Oro" (Heroes of Gold) at the Fondazione Giorgio Cini, featuring the final paintings completed by Georg Baselitz before his death in April at age 88.

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Bourse de Commerce — Pinault Collection to Open 'Clair-obscur' Exhibition Exploring Chiaroscuro in Contemporary Art

Bourse de Commerce — Pinault Collection to Open 'Clair-obscur' Exhibition Exploring Chiaroscuro in Contemporary Art

The Bourse de Commerce — Pinault Collection in Paris will present 'Clair-obscur,' an exhibition featuring approximately 100 works that examine the legacy of chiaroscuro from the 16th century to the present day.

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Guggenheim New York Opens 'A Year with Children 2026' Exhibition Featuring 200 Student Artworks

Guggenheim New York Opens 'A Year with Children 2026' Exhibition Featuring 200 Student Artworks

The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum has opened 'A Year with Children 2026,' an exhibition showcasing over 200 artworks created by New York City public school students in grades two through six.

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This Week

Thaddaeus Ropac and Fondazione Giorgio Cini Open Final Paintings by Georg Baselitz in Venice

Thaddaeus Ropac and Fondazione Giorgio Cini Open Final Paintings by Georg Baselitz in Venice

The exhibition 'Golden Heroes' featuring the final paintings of German artist Georg Baselitz opens at the Fondazione Giorgio Cini in Venice following the artist's death at age 88.

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Derrick Adams and Queen Sonja of Norway to Be Honored at Print Center New York 2026 Spring Benefit

Derrick Adams and Queen Sonja of Norway to Be Honored at Print Center New York 2026 Spring Benefit

Print Center New York has announced that artist Derrick Adams and Queen Sonja of Norway will be the primary honorees at its Spring Benefit on May 11, 2026. The event will also recognize Paula Panczenko and Katie Geha, the former and current directors of Tandem Press.

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Alvaro Barrington Debuts Large-Scale Truck Installation at 61st Venice Biennale via Thaddaeus Ropac

Alvaro Barrington Debuts Large-Scale Truck Installation at 61st Venice Biennale via Thaddaeus Ropac

British artist Alvaro Barrington has installed a decorated haulage truck titled 'Labor Day Parade ’91' (2026) in the Giardini for the 61st Venice Biennale.

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Gladstone Gallery Announces Damián Ortega Survey at MASP and MALBA

Gladstone Gallery Announces Damián Ortega Survey at MASP and MALBA

The Museu de Arte de São Paulo (MASP) will present a major survey of Mexican artist Damián Ortega from May 15 to September 13, 2026.

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Gagosian to Participate in Roma Gallery Weekend with Francesca Woodman Exhibition

Gagosian to Participate in Roma Gallery Weekend with Francesca Woodman Exhibition

Gagosian will participate in the third annual Roma Gallery Weekend—Contemporanea from May 15 to 17, 2026.

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Florentina Holzinger Debuts Performance Installation at Austrian Pavilion for Venice Biennale

Florentina Holzinger Debuts Performance Installation at Austrian Pavilion for Venice Biennale

Choreographer Florentina Holzinger has opened her exhibition and performance series, titled "Seaworld Venice," at the Austrian Pavilion for the Venice Biennale. The production features a massive crane, live noise-metal music, and performers engaged in high-risk aerial maneuvers over the lagoon.

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Serpentine North to Host Major Amar Kanwar Solo Exhibition and Film Premiere in 2026

Serpentine North to Host Major Amar Kanwar Solo Exhibition and Film Premiere in 2026

Serpentine North will present a solo exhibition of New Delhi-based artist and filmmaker Amar Kanwar from September 23, 2026, to January 31, 2027.

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G Foundation Collection Tokyo to Present Koji Enokura Exhibition for Kunitachi Shashin-kan 2026

G Foundation Collection Tokyo to Present Koji Enokura Exhibition for Kunitachi Shashin-kan 2026

G Foundation Collection Tokyo has announced a solo exhibition of Mono-ha artist Koji Enokura, running from May 16 to July 30, 2026.

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M+ and Canadian Centre for Architecture to Present Major Exhibition on Chinese Modernism 1949–1979

M+ and the Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA) have announced a collaborative research exhibition titled 'How Modern: Biographies of Architecture in China 1949–1979,' opening at the CCA’s Main Galleries in Montreal on November 20, 2025.

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Centre Pompidou Features Sound Artist Stephen Vitiello in Career Retrospective Interview

American artist Stephen Vitiello reflects on a thirty-year career spanning sound installation, experimental music, and film in a new institutional profile.

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Ben Uri Gallery and Museum to Present Word-Image Exhibition Featuring Dom Sylvester Houédard and Susan Hiller

Ben Uri Gallery and Museum to Present Word-Image Exhibition Featuring Dom Sylvester Houédard and Susan Hiller

The Ben Uri Gallery and Museum will host 'Disruptors: Fractured Images and Migrant Word' from May 14 to September 4, 2026. The exhibition explores a century of word-image relations, focusing on the historical avant-garde, post-war concrete poetry, and conceptual art.

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Vancouver Art Gallery to Launch 'Future Geographies' Climate Crisis Exhibition Featuring Josh Kline

Vancouver Art Gallery to Launch 'Future Geographies' Climate Crisis Exhibition Featuring Josh Kline

The Vancouver Art Gallery will present 'Future Geographies: Art in the Century of Climate Change' from May 14, 2026, to January 10, 2027.

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Emilia Kabakov Debuts Collective Venice Portrait Exhibition at Ca’ Tron with Thaddaeus Ropac

Emilia Kabakov Debuts Collective Venice Portrait Exhibition at Ca’ Tron with Thaddaeus Ropac

Artist Emilia Kabakov has opened a site-specific exhibition at the 16th-century Ca’ Tron palace in Venice, home to the Iuav University of Venice.

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Thaddaeus Ropac Announces David Salle Exhibition at Palazzo Cini in Venice

The exhibition "David Salle: Painting in the Present Tense" will run at the Palazzo Cini from May 6 through September 27. The presentation features new works created using a custom AI model trained on the artist's "Tapestry Paintings" series from the early 1990s.

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Thaddaeus Ropac Announces Erwin Wurm Solo Exhibition at Museo Fortuny in Venice

Thaddaeus Ropac Announces Erwin Wurm Solo Exhibition at Museo Fortuny in Venice

Austrian sculptor Erwin Wurm will present a solo exhibition titled 'Dreamers' at the Museo Fortuny in Venice from May 6 to November 22. The exhibition marks the first time the artist's 'pillowy' sculptural works will be shown in Italy.

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