Monday, May 11, 2026 · No. 130

Photography

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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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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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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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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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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Louisiana Museum of Modern Art Announces 2025 Exhibition Schedule Featuring Marisol, Robert Longo, and Kaari Upson

Louisiana Museum of Modern Art Announces 2025 Exhibition Schedule Featuring Marisol, Robert Longo, and Kaari Upson

The Louisiana Museum of Modern Art has detailed its 2025 programming, headlined by the first comprehensive European retrospective of Venezuelan-American artist Marisol opening October 1.

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Art Basel Releases Series of Artist Profiles and Studio Interviews Featuring Cecilia Vicuña and Lubaina Himid

Art Basel has published a series of interviews and profiles featuring international artists including Cecilia Vicuña, Lubaina Himid, and Michael Armitage.

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Trevor Paglen Named 2026 LG Guggenheim Award Recipient; Pace Gallery Artist to Receive Honor at Guggenheim New York

Trevor Paglen Named 2026 LG Guggenheim Award Recipient; Pace Gallery Artist to Receive Honor at Guggenheim New York

The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and LG have named artist Trevor Paglen as the recipient of the 2026 LG Guggenheim Award.

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Getty Publications to Release Photographic History of Los Angeles Civil Rights Movement

Getty Publications to Release Photographic History of Los Angeles Civil Rights Movement

Getty Publications has announced the release of 'Marching West: The Los Angeles Civil Rights Movement in Photographs,' a volume featuring over 100 images documenting Black equality activism in Southern California.

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Thaddaeus Ropac to Present Harun Farocki Exhibition Focused on 'Operational Images' in Paris

Thaddaeus Ropac to Present Harun Farocki Exhibition Focused on 'Operational Images' in Paris

Thaddaeus Ropac will host an exhibition of works by the late filmmaker and artist Harun Farocki, exploring his influential concept of 'operational images.' The presentation examines Farocki's career-long investigation into images that function as instruments of labor, science, and surveillance ra.

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V&A East to Present Carrie Mae Weems Film Installation 'The Long Goodbye' in 2026

V&A East has announced a solo exhibition by artist Carrie Mae Weems titled 'The Long Goodbye,' scheduled to run from April 18 to October 18, 2026.

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Getty Announces Winter 2026 Exhibition of Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead Manuscripts

Getty Announces Winter 2026 Exhibition of Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead Manuscripts

The Getty has announced its upcoming exhibition schedule, featuring ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead manuscripts scheduled for display in winter 2026. The institution also released a report led by Getty researchers regarding the climate impact of art exhibitions.

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Sprüth Magers Announces Thomas Demand Exhibition Exploring Theater and Opera Themes

Sprüth Magers Announces Thomas Demand Exhibition Exploring Theater and Opera Themes

Berlin-based artist Thomas Demand will present a new body of work at Sprüth Magers that integrates themes of theater and opera into his photographic practice.

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Whitney Museum to Exhibit 732 Andy Warhol Polaroid Photographs from Personal Archive

Whitney Museum to Exhibit 732 Andy Warhol Polaroid Photographs from Personal Archive

The Whitney Museum of American Art will present 'Andy Warhol Family Album,' an exhibition featuring 732 Polaroid photographs dating primarily from 1972 to 1973.

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Artcurial to Host Frida Kahlo and Leo Matiz Photography Exhibition in Milan

Artcurial to Host Frida Kahlo and Leo Matiz Photography Exhibition in Milan

Artcurial will present the exhibition 'Frida Kahlo & Leo Matiz. One Gaze, Two Souls' at its Milan location from April 15 to April 24, 2026.

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Galleria Continua and JR to Present 'Inside Out' Project at Milan's Piscina Cozzi

Galleria Continua and JR to Present 'Inside Out' Project at Milan's Piscina Cozzi

Galleria Continua will present a solo exhibition by the artist JR at the Piscina Cozzi in Milan from April 21 to April 26, 2026. Curated by Sabato De Sarno and presented by Vanity Fair, the installation is part of the artist's global 'Inside Out' project.

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Lisson Gallery to Present 'Who Does Not Love a Tree?' Exhibition by Rodney Graham

Lisson Gallery to Present 'Who Does Not Love a Tree?' Exhibition by Rodney Graham

Lisson Gallery has announced an exhibition of works by the late Canadian artist Rodney Graham titled 'Who Does Not Love a Tree?'.

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LACMA to Present 'City of Cinema: Paris 1850–1907' Exploring Origins of Film

LACMA to Present 'City of Cinema: Paris 1850–1907' Exploring Origins of Film

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) will host 'City of Cinema: Paris 1850–1907,' an exhibition examining the development of film within 19th-century Parisian visual culture.

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LACMA to Present 'Fútbol Is Life' Exhibition Featuring Animated Sculptures by Lyndon J. Barrois, Sr.

LACMA to Present 'Fútbol Is Life' Exhibition Featuring Animated Sculptures by Lyndon J. Barrois, Sr.

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) will host an exhibition of 'sportraits' by animator and visual effects artist Lyndon J. Barrois, Sr. timed to the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

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Hamburger Bahnhof to Host Group Exhibition Featuring Former Studio Residents Dean, Demand, and Eliasson

Hamburger Bahnhof to Host Group Exhibition Featuring Former Studio Residents Dean, Demand, and Eliasson

Hamburger Bahnhof – Nationalgalerie der Gegenwart has announced 'Studio Rieckhallen,' a group exhibition featuring artists Tacita Dean, Thomas Demand, Olafur Eliasson, Henrik Håkansson, and Tomás Saraceno.

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Sprüth Magers Announces New Works by Anne Imhof, George Condo, and Andreas Gursky

Sprüth Magers Announces New Works by Anne Imhof, George Condo, and Andreas Gursky

Sprüth Magers has unveiled a selection of new contemporary works, including Anne Imhof’s first color painting in her 'Poppy Runner' series and George Condo’s 2025 'psychological Cubism' portrait, Abstract Human.

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Sprüth Magers Announces Representation of the Estate of Nancy Holt

Sprüth Magers Announces Representation of the Estate of Nancy Holt

Sprüth Magers has announced the global representation of the Estate of Nancy Holt, a central figure in the Land Art and Conceptual movements. The gallery will work in partnership with the Holt/Smithson Foundation to manage the artist's legacy and archive.

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Dia Chelsea to Host First Major New York Survey of Argentine Artist David Lamelas, 'The Machine' | Sprüth Magers

Dia Chelsea to Host First Major New York Survey of Argentine Artist David Lamelas, 'The Machine' | Sprüth Magers

Dia Chelsea will present 'David Lamelas: The Machine' from March 6, 2025, marking the first comprehensive U.S. survey of the Argentine conceptual artist's six-decade career.

ExhibitionContemporaryConceptualNew York
Palazzo Reale to Host Robert Mapplethorpe Retrospective in Milan for 2026 Winter Olympics

Palazzo Reale to Host Robert Mapplethorpe Retrospective in Milan for 2026 Winter Olympics

Palazzo Reale in Milan will present 'Robert Mapplethorpe: Le forme del desiderio' from January 29 to May 17, 2026, as part of the cultural program for the Milan Cortina Winter Olympic Games.

ExhibitionContemporaryPhotographyMilan
Tate Britain Extends Opening Hours as Lee Miller Retrospective Becomes Museum's Most Popular Photography Show

Tate Britain Extends Opening Hours as Lee Miller Retrospective Becomes Museum's Most Popular Photography Show

Tate Britain has announced extended weekend opening hours until 10:00 PM for its current exhibitions, 'Lee Miller' and 'Turner & Constable', following record visitor numbers.

ExhibitionModernPhotographyLondon
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 Britain to Host Largest James McNeill Whistler Retrospective in 30 Years Featuring 150 Works

Tate Britain to Host Largest James McNeill Whistler Retrospective in 30 Years Featuring 150 Works

Tate Britain will present a major retrospective of James McNeill Whistler from May 21 to September 27, 2026, marking the largest European exhibition of the artist in three decades.

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Tate Modern to Stage First Major UK Exhibition of Ana Mendieta in Over a Decade

Tate Modern to Stage First Major UK Exhibition of Ana Mendieta in Over a Decade

Tate Modern will present a comprehensive survey of multidisciplinary artist Ana Mendieta from July 15, 2026, to January 17, 2027. The exhibition features over 150 works, including the iconic 'Silueta Series', newly remastered films, and restaged ephemeral installations such as 'Ñañigo Burial'.

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Tate Britain to Stage Largest Lee Miller Retrospective Featuring 230 Prints and Unseen Archives

Tate Britain to Stage Largest Lee Miller Retrospective Featuring 230 Prints and Unseen Archives

Tate Britain has announced a major retrospective of photographer Lee Miller, scheduled to run from October 2, 2025, to February 15, 2026.

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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 St Ives to Present Major Exhibition of Emilija Škarnulytė in December 2025

Tate St Ives to Present Major Exhibition of Emilija Škarnulytė in December 2025

Tate St Ives will host a large-scale exhibition of Lithuanian artist Emilija Škarnulytė from December 6, 2025, to April 12, 2026.

ExhibitionContemporaryNew MediaLondon
Zineb Sedira Selected for 2026 Tate Britain Commission in Duveen Galleries

Zineb Sedira Selected for 2026 Tate Britain Commission in Duveen Galleries

Tate Britain has announced that French-Algerian artist Zineb Sedira will create the next site-specific installation for the museum's Duveen Galleries. The commission, which is Sedira's largest UK project to date, is scheduled to open on May 13, 2026, and run through January 17, 2027.

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Lisson Gallery to Feature Masaomi Yasunaga and Tishan Hsu at Art Basel Hong Kong 2026

Lisson Gallery to Feature Masaomi Yasunaga and Tishan Hsu at Art Basel Hong Kong 2026

Lisson Gallery has announced its participation in Art Basel Hong Kong 2026, featuring a dedicated Encounters presentation by Masaomi Yasunaga titled 'A Certain Trajectory'.

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