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Sunday, July 26, 2026 · No. 206
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Lempertz Evening Sale Achieves Record for Lehmbruck Marble, Total Exceeds €10M
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Lempertz Evening Sale Achieves Record for Lehmbruck Marble, Total Exceeds €10M

Lempertz's Evening Sale of Modern and Contemporary Art on June 5, 2026, in Cologne achieved total proceeds of over €10 million, led by a record price for a marble sculpture by Wilhelm Lehmbruck.

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Uffizi Opens Three New Rooms Dedicated to Andrea del Sarto and Fra Bartolomeo
ExhibitionMuseumFlorenceJul 26

Uffizi Opens Three New Rooms Dedicated to Andrea del Sarto and Fra Bartolomeo

On July 25, 2026, the Uffizi Galleries announced the opening of three new rooms on the second floor dedicated to Andrea del Sarto, Fra Bartolomeo, and their circle of painters active in Florence in the first two decades of the 16th century.

ExhibitionOld MastersFlorenceRenaissance

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Tate Unveils First RHS Chelsea Flower Show Garden, Featuring Hepworth Sculpture
ExhibitionMuseumLondonJul 26

Tate Unveils First RHS Chelsea Flower Show Garden, Featuring Hepworth Sculpture

Tate has unveiled its first show garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, the Tate Britain Garden, designed by nine-time gold medal winner Tom Stuart-Smith.

ExhibitionModernContemporaryLondon
Pace Gallery to Represent Constantin Brancusi Estate, Plans London Exhibition
PartnershipGalleryLondonJul 26

Pace Gallery to Represent Constantin Brancusi Estate, Plans London Exhibition

On May 18, 2026, Pace Gallery announced its global representation of the Constantin Brancusi Estate, joining a roster of over 30 artists' estates including Alexander Calder and Agnes Martin. The gallery's first project will be an exhibition in London this fall, curated by Dr.

PartnershipContemporaryModernExhibition
Kunsthaus Zürich Announces 2026 Programme Featuring Kerry James Marshall, Marisol, and Hammershøi
ExhibitionMuseumZurichJul 26

Kunsthaus Zürich Announces 2026 Programme Featuring Kerry James Marshall, Marisol, and Hammershøi

On November 3, 2025, Kunsthaus Zürich announced its 2026 annual programme, featuring a range of exhibitions from contemporary to historic.

ExhibitionContemporaryModernZürich
Mori Art Museum Chairperson Emerita Mori Yoshiko Awarded Honorary OBE
AwardMuseumTokyoJul 26

Mori Art Museum Chairperson Emerita Mori Yoshiko Awarded Honorary OBE

Mori Yoshiko, Chairperson Emerita of the Mori Art Museum and a member of the Board of Directors of the Mori Building Company, has been awarded an Honorary OBE by King Charles III.

AwardContemporaryTokyoLondon
Kunsthaus Zürich Expands Social Programs, Launches Art-Based Youth Crisis Initiative
Social PracticeMuseumZurichJul 26

Kunsthaus Zürich Expands Social Programs, Launches Art-Based Youth Crisis Initiative

On May 20, 2026, Kunsthaus Zürich announced a series of social programs integrating art with health, personal development, and community engagement.

Social PracticeCommunity ProgramsZürich#city-zurich
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Pace Gallery Releases Anicka Yi Film on Paul Thek Exhibition
ExhibitionGalleryNew YorkJul 26

Pace Gallery Releases Anicka Yi Film on Paul Thek Exhibition

On June 4, 2026, Pace Gallery released a film by artist Anicka Yi exploring the exhibition "Paul Thek: Dream of Vanishing," on view at the gallery's New York location through August 14.

ExhibitionContemporaryFilmNew York

Yesterday

KMSKA Antwerp Opens Antony Gormley Exhibition 'Geestgrond' as Creative Archive
ExhibitionGalleryAntwerpJul 25

KMSKA Antwerp Opens Antony Gormley Exhibition 'Geestgrond' as Creative Archive

On July 24, 2026, the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp (KMSKA) in Belgium announced 'Geestgrond', a special exhibition dedicated to British sculptor Antony Gormley (b. 1950).

ExhibitionContemporaryAntwerp#city-antwerp
Museum of the City of New York Opens Robert Rauschenberg Centenary Exhibition
ExhibitionGalleryNew YorkJul 25

Museum of the City of New York Opens Robert Rauschenberg Centenary Exhibition

The Museum of the City of New York (MCNY) has opened 'Robert Rauschenberg’s ‘New York: Pictures from the Real World’', an exhibition centered on the artist's photographs of his adopted hometown.

ExhibitionContemporaryPhotographyNew York
Gladstone Gallery Opens 'The Vandals' Exhibition Exploring the Act of Looking
ExhibitionGalleryNew YorkJul 25

Gladstone Gallery Opens 'The Vandals' Exhibition Exploring the Act of Looking

Gladstone Gallery presents 'The Vandals,' an exhibition organized by directors Alissa Bennett and Julian Ehrlich, which examines how desire, ownership, and spectatorship shape the perception of art.

ExhibitionContemporaryNew YorkGladstone Gallery

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Tate Appoints Dia Director Jessica Morgan as Tenth Director, Effective January 2027
AppointmentMuseumLondonJul 22

Tate Appoints Dia Director Jessica Morgan as Tenth Director, Effective January 2027

Tate announced the appointment of Jessica Morgan, current Director of Dia Art Foundation, as its tenth Director, effective January 1, 2027. Morgan, 57, succeeds Maria Balshaw CBE and will lead the institution's four galleries: Tate Modern, Tate Britain, Tate Liverpool, and Tate St Ives.

AppointmentContemporaryLondonNew York
Louisiana Museum Explores Sleep in Major Interdisciplinary Exhibition
ExhibitionMuseumCopenhagenJul 23

Louisiana Museum Explores Sleep in Major Interdisciplinary Exhibition

On July 21, 2026, the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Humlebæk announced 'Sleep', a major thematic exhibition examining sleep through art, science, and cultural history.

ExhibitionContemporaryModernNew Media
M+ to Present Herzog & de Meuron: In Focus Exhibition in September 2026
ExhibitionMuseumHong KongJul 23

M+ to Present Herzog & de Meuron: In Focus Exhibition in September 2026

M+, Asia’s global museum of contemporary visual culture in Hong Kong’s West Kowloon Cultural District, will open "Herzog & de Meuron: In Focus" on September 12, 2026, running through January 2027.

ExhibitionArchitectureHong KongContemporary
Getty Museum Exhibition Explores Odilon Redon's Literary and Scientific Influences
ExhibitionMuseumLos AngelesJul 23

Getty Museum Exhibition Explores Odilon Redon's Literary and Scientific Influences

On July 22, 2026, the Getty Museum announced its new exhibition "Odilon Redon: Otherworldly Visions," on view through October 18, 2026. The show celebrates French Symbolist Odilon Redon's dreamlike works, featuring charcoal drawings, pastels, and lithographs from the 1880s to early 1900s.

ExhibitionSymbolist19th CenturyLos Angeles
Bonhams London Fine Watches Sale Achieves £178,200 for Rare Patek Philippe
Auction HousesAuction HouseLondonJul 23

Bonhams London Fine Watches Sale Achieves £178,200 for Rare Patek Philippe

Bonhams presented its London Fine Watches sale on June 11, 2026, featuring 59 lots of rare and collectible timepieces. A Patek Philippe reference 7000R-001 minute-repeating wristwatch in 18K rose gold, circa 2017, led the auction at £178,200. An F.P.

Auction ResultWatchesLondonContemporary
Thaddaeus Ropac Presents Lee Kang So Exhibition at LOTTE Museum of Art for Frieze Seoul
ExhibitionGallerySeoulJul 24

Thaddaeus Ropac Presents Lee Kang So Exhibition at LOTTE Museum of Art for Frieze Seoul

Thaddaeus Ropac presents 'Emergence and Dissolution', a major exhibition of Korean artist Lee Kang So at the LOTTE Museum of Art in Seoul, coinciding with Frieze Seoul.

ExhibitionContemporarySeoulKorean Contemporary Art
Ugo Rondinone Installs Lightning Sculptures at Harvard's Allstonway in Boston
ExhibitionGalleryBostonJul 24

Ugo Rondinone Installs Lightning Sculptures at Harvard's Allstonway in Boston

Ugo Rondinone has installed two bronze sculptures, 'sublime light' and 'blissful light,' at Allstonway, a new community space within Harvard University's Enterprise Research Campus in Boston, developed by Tishman Speyer.

ExhibitionContemporarySculptureBoston
Tate Modern Unveils Lina Lapelytė's 'Serendipity Island' Participatory Installation
ExhibitionMuseumLondonJul 24

Tate Modern Unveils Lina Lapelytė's 'Serendipity Island' Participatory Installation

On July 24, 2026, Tate Modern announced a new installation and participatory performance by Lithuanian artist and composer Lina Lapelytė, titled "Serendipity Island." The work transforms the museum's Turbine Hall into a maze-like stage where visitors, guided by 'Conductors,' follow one of six 'sc.

ExhibitionContemporaryLondonParticipatory Art
Bonhams to Auction Cartier Sautoir from Dame Nellie Melba's Collection, Estimate £60,000-80,000
Auction HousesAuction HouseLondonJul 24

Bonhams to Auction Cartier Sautoir from Dame Nellie Melba's Collection, Estimate £60,000-80,000

Bonhams will offer a Cartier Belle Époque seed pearl and diamond sautoir from the personal collection of opera singer Dame Nellie Melba (1861-1931) at its Exceptional Jewels sale in London on June 11, 2026.

Auction ResultJewelleryBelle ÉpoqueCartier
Bonhams Exceptional Jewels Sale in London Features Boucheron Tiara Estimated at £200,000–300,000
OtherAuction HouseLondonJul 24

Bonhams Exceptional Jewels Sale in London Features Boucheron Tiara Estimated at £200,000–300,000

Bonhams presents its Exceptional Jewels sale in London on 11 June 2026, featuring six single-owner collections. Leading the auction is a Boucheron diamond bandeau tiara from 1924, estimated at £200,000–300,000. The tiara, unseen since its commission, features a 3.60-carat diamond.

OtherJewelleryAuctionLondon
Christie's 'America at 250' Sale Totals $1.35M
Auction HousesAuction HouseNew YorkJul 24

Christie's 'America at 250' Sale Totals $1.35M

On July 6, 2026, Christie's announced that its 'America at 250' sale achieved a total of $1,353,566. The auction, held in New York, featured a curated selection of Americana items commemorating the 250th anniversary of the United States.

Auction ResultAmericanaNew YorkHistorical Memorabilia
Getty's Off the 405 Concert Series Showcases Attendees' Fashion Inspired by Music
ContemporaryMuseumLos AngelesJul 23

Getty's Off the 405 Concert Series Showcases Attendees' Fashion Inspired by Music

On July 15, 2026, the Getty announced a feature highlighting stylish attendees at the first two concerts of its Off the 405 summer series, featuring aja monet and Hunx and His Punx. The piece, written by Cassia Davis, explores how music influences concertgoers' outfits and everyday clothing.

ContemporaryExhibitionLos AngelesPhotography
Fondation Louis Vuitton to Present 'Gustave Fayet: Collector - Designer' Exhibition
ExhibitionMuseumParisJul 23

Fondation Louis Vuitton to Present 'Gustave Fayet: Collector - Designer' Exhibition

Fondation Louis Vuitton announced an exhibition titled "Gustave Fayet: Collector - Designer," on view from October 9, 2026 to March 8, 2027.

ExhibitionModernParis#event-2026-10-09
Louisiana Museum Presents Nalini Malani's First Solo in Scandinavia, Featuring 'Of Woman Born'
ExhibitionMuseumCopenhagenJul 22

Louisiana Museum Presents Nalini Malani's First Solo in Scandinavia, Featuring 'Of Woman Born'

On July 21, 2026, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art announced the opening of its first solo presentation in Scandinavia of Indian artist Nalini Malani. The exhibition centers on Malani's large immersive installation 'Of Woman Born', which premiered as a Collateral Event at the 61st Venice Biennale.

ExhibitionContemporaryInstallationVideo Art
Guggenheim New York Announces 'The Water Listeners' Poetry Series by Poet-in-Residence Patrick Rosal
ExhibitionMuseumNew YorkJul 22

Guggenheim New York Announces 'The Water Listeners' Poetry Series by Poet-in-Residence Patrick Rosal

On July 22, 2026, the Guggenheim New York announced "The Water Listeners," a series of public programs created by 2026 Poet-in-Residence Patrick Rosal unfolding through December.

ExhibitionContemporaryNew YorkPoetry
The Big Number€5 million

Artcurial Sells Fritz Neuser Ferrari Collection for €5M, 100% Sold

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