Tuesday, May 12, 2026 · No. 131

Acquisition

Beatriz Milhazes Donates Complete Durham Press Print Collection to Pinacoteca de São Paulo; Solo Exhibition Announced

Beatriz Milhazes Donates Complete Durham Press Print Collection to Pinacoteca de São Paulo; Solo Exhibition Announced

The Pinacoteca de São Paulo will present a solo exhibition of works by Beatriz Milhazes from May 16, 2026, to March 14, 2027. Curated by Renato Menezes, the survey focuses on the artist's 23-year collaboration with Durham Press in New York.

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Getty Center to Close for One Year Starting Spring 2027; Getty Villa to Remain Open

Getty Center to Close for One Year Starting Spring 2027; Getty Villa to Remain Open

The Getty Center in Los Angeles will temporarily close to the public from spring 2027 through spring 2028. During this period, the Getty Villa Museum will remain operational and provide additional programming and offerings.

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LACMA Announces Winter Exhibitions Featuring New Acquisitions by Monet and Van Gogh

LACMA Announces Winter Exhibitions Featuring New Acquisitions by Monet and Van Gogh

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) will debut two exhibitions, 'Collecting Impressionism at LACMA' and 'Village Square,' focusing on the history of its Impressionist and Post-Impressionist holdings.

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Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam Acquires First Painting by Ellen Gallagher for Dutch Public Collection

Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam Acquires First Painting by Ellen Gallagher for Dutch Public Collection

The Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam has acquired 'Negroes Battling in a Cave' (2016), marking the first time a painting by Ellen Gallagher has entered a Dutch public collection.

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LACMA Receives Gift of 130 Austrian Expressionist Works from Otto Kallir Family

LACMA Receives Gift of 130 Austrian Expressionist Works from Otto Kallir Family

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) has acquired over 130 works of Austrian Expressionism donated by the family of Otto Kallir. The gift includes the first paintings by Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele, and Richard Gerstl to enter the museum's permanent collection.

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LACMA Receives Francis Bacon Triptych 'Three Studies of Lucian Freud' as Bequest from Elaine Wynn

LACMA Receives Francis Bacon Triptych 'Three Studies of Lucian Freud' as Bequest from Elaine Wynn

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) has acquired Francis Bacon’s 1969 triptych, 'Three Studies of Lucian Freud,' as a bequest from the late philanthropist and board co-chair Elaine Wynn. This acquisition marks the first work by Bacon to enter the museum's permanent collection.

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LACMA Acquires Seven Major Works and Textile Collection Following $2.5 Million Fundraiser

LACMA Acquires Seven Major Works and Textile Collection Following $2.5 Million Fundraiser

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) added six new acquisitions and a collection of 101 Indonesian textiles to its permanent collection during the 39th annual Collectors Committee fundraiser. The event, sponsored by Cartier, raised over $2.5 million from 62 members to fund the purchases.

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LACMA Acquires Monumental Jeff Koons Sculpture 'Split-Rocker' for New Public Park

LACMA Acquires Monumental Jeff Koons Sculpture 'Split-Rocker' for New Public Park

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) has acquired Jeff Koons’s 'Split-Rocker' (2000), a large-scale sculpture featuring living plants. The work will be installed in late 2025 as a permanent anchor for the 3.5-acre public park surrounding the museum's new David Geffen Galleries.

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Pearlman Foundation to Gift Impressionist and Modern Collection to LACMA, MoMA, and Brooklyn Museum

Pearlman Foundation to Gift Impressionist and Modern Collection to LACMA, MoMA, and Brooklyn Museum

The Henry and Rose Pearlman Foundation will distribute its entire collection of Impressionist, Post-Impressionist, and modern art among the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), and the Brooklyn Museum.

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Whitney Museum to Present Ken Ohara's First U.S. Institutional Solo Exhibition in October 2025

Whitney Museum to Present Ken Ohara's First U.S. Institutional Solo Exhibition in October 2025

The Whitney Museum of American Art will host 'Ken Ohara: CONTACTS' from October 10, 2025, to February 8, 2026, marking the artist's first solo exhibition at a U.S. institution.

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Tate Acquires Works by Barbara Walker and Lubna Chowdhary via £150,000 Frieze Tate Fund

Tate Acquires Works by Barbara Walker and Lubna Chowdhary via £150,000 Frieze Tate Fund

Tate has acquired new works by artists Barbara Walker and Lubna Chowdhary for its national collection using £150,000 in philanthropic support from the 2024 Frieze Tate Fund.

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Tate Receives 36 Artworks from Jorge M. and Darlene Pérez and Appoints New Senior Curator

Tate Receives 36 Artworks from Jorge M. and Darlene Pérez and Appoints New Senior Curator

Philanthropists Jorge M. and Darlene Pérez have donated 36 works by artists from Africa and the African diaspora to Tate, including pieces by El Anatsui, Yinka Shonibare, and Joy Labinjo.

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Tate and National Portrait Gallery Acquire Rare William Dobson Self-Portrait for Public Collection

Tate and National Portrait Gallery Acquire Rare William Dobson Self-Portrait for Public Collection

Tate and the National Portrait Gallery have completed the joint acquisition of a rare self-portrait by William Dobson, dating from 1635-1640. The work is currently on display at Tate Britain, where it has been reunited with Dobson’s 'Portrait of the Artist’s Wife' for the first time since 1948.

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Tate Britain Acquires Major Bridget Riley Painting as Gift from the Artist

Tate Britain Acquires Major Bridget Riley Painting as Gift from the Artist

Tate has announced the acquisition of 'Concerto I' (2024), a major new painting donated by British artist Bridget Riley. The work will debut at Tate Britain on July 21, 2025, as part of a dedicated display running through June 7, 2026.

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