Installation view of Roy Lichtenstein: Like New (Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, October 11, 2026May 10, 2027).
NEW YORK, NY.- The Whitney Museum of American Art presents Roy Lichtenstein: Like New, opening October 11, 2026. This exhibition brings together over 130 works made from the early 1940s through the 1990s and offers a bold reconsideration of one of the defining artists of the Pop art movement and the twentieth century. Tracing Lichtenstein’s career-long investigation into duplication, perception, simulation, authorship, and image culture, Like New reveals an artist who understood that images are never fixed but instead continually copied, enlarged, circulated, and made new. Roy Lichtenstein changed the way we see images. Turning the visual language of mass-culture comics, advertising, consumer goods, and commercial printing into fine art, Lichtenstein produced works that looked cool, crisp, and machine-made but were meticulously handmade. Roy Lichtenstein: Like New looks beyond the artist’s iconic surfaces to trace how his early interest in perception and visual recognition shaped a career-l More
Marco Ronconi, Ezo Red Fox. Photograph, archival pigment print, 22 × 32.5 inches. Edition 1/12. Courtesy of the artist and Sohn Fine Art.
LENOX, MA.- Sohn Fine Art is presenting an exhibition featuring the photography of Anton Lyalin and Marco Ronconi, two artists whose evocative portraits offer intimate encounters with wild animals. Lyalin photographs across the expansive landscapes of Africa while Ronconi focuses on the northern hemisphere, with images on exhibit captured in the forests and mountains of Japan, creating a visual dialogue between distant ecosystems. Lyalin and Ronconi both seek out moments of quiet observation - a… More
Scarce one-quart can of Husky Heavy Duty Motor Oil (Husky Oil Company, Cody, Wyoming), 5½ inches tall and graded 8.9+ for condition, with outstanding color and gloss. Sold for $13,530.
DENVER, PA.- The two top-selling lots at Morphy’s October 4 Automobilia, Petroliana & Advertising auction were full-size vintage automobiles. An impressive 1932 Cadillac 355-B seven-passenger Imperial limousine registered to notorious gangster Al Capone sped off for $78,000, while a well-documented silver-blue metallic1964 Chevrolet Impala hardtop crossed the finish line at $74,400. The rest of the auction consisted of more than 650 lots of motoring-related signage, service station items and… More
George Grosz, Eclipse of the Sun, 1926, oil on canvas. The Heckscher Museum of Art purchase.
HUNTINGTON, NY.- One hundred years after it was created, Eclipse of the Sun, the iconic 1926 painting by George Grosz, remains as politically and artistically powerful today as when Grosz painted it as a scathing critique of the Weimar Republic of Germany. Bristling with impactful symbolism and allegory, the masterpiece anchors a distinctive exhibition at The Heckscher Museum of Art where it stands as one of the most significant paintings in any public collection on Long Island. Eclipse of the Sun… More
BREGENZ.- Torkwase Dyson transforms the ground floor of Kunsthaus Bregenz into the setting of a space-filling architectural sculptural intervention. Two enormous black, sail-shaped elements divide Peter Zumthor’s hall-like architecture. Made of black wood, the sculpture seems to soar upward as light as a feather and strikingly divides the ground floor, like a barrier. These forms, which Dyson calls “hypershapes,” are rooted in the theory of Black Compositional Thought. They are an expression of… More
PARIS.- Mennour is presenting Yinka Shonibare’s first solo exhibition in Paris entitled “The Wind, the Earth and the Fire” at 5 rue du Pont de Lodi. The show brings various ongoing bodies of work into dialogue, including new quilts, hand-painted bronze and textile sculptures, and positions the multidisciplinary artist as one of the leading voices to explore postcolonialism and hybridity in contemporary art. Born in London, raised in Lagos, Nigeria, Shonibare has always experienced the world… More
VERCELLI.- Lovers float through the sky, animals take on unexpected colors, and familiar villages appear suspended between reality and dreams. These are the images that have made Marc Chagall one of the most beloved artists of the twentieth century. Yet behind their apparent joy lies a story of displacement, loss, and an extraordinary determination to preserve the people and places that shaped his life. That more complicated side of Chagall is at the heart of "Chagall," a major exhibition at… More
MONTREAL.- The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA) is presenting Jeu d’esprit, the first ever solo exhibition of Allison Katz in a Quebec museum. Born in Montreal, Katz has won international acclaim and become one of the most exciting contemporary painters of her generation. Opening to the public on October 9, the exhibition features 15 paintings, including 8 works created specifically for the occasion; all set within a layout the artist designed for the MMFA. “The Museum is thrilled and… More
Case Study® Fiberglass Barbara Kruger Side Chair. Regular price $1,200.
LOS ANGELES, CA.- The Modernica x Barbara Kruger collaboration brings one of contemporary art’s most recognizable visual languages into the realm of functional design through two limited-edition works: the Case Study® Fiberglass Barbara Kruger Side Chair, Love It – Shove It, and the Case Study® Fiberglass Barbara Kruger Aiko Table, Want It – Need It. Produced in editions of 150 chairs and 250 tables, each work combines Kruger’s incisive text with Modernica’s iconic Case Study® Collection, a landmark of… More
Dr Matthew Knight of National Museums Scotland with a clay mould from the Blyth Hoard and a fitting from the Peebles Hoard that the mould was used to make. Photo: Stewart Attwood.
EDINBURGH.- Two years after the announcement that the Peebles Hoard had been acquired for the nation, an extraordinary discovery made just 7 miles away by the same metal detectorist is shedding new light on the unique 3,000-year-old treasure. The Blyth Hoard, found in the Scottish Borders, contains remarkable Bronze Age finds, including clay moulds potentially used to manufacture some of the unique bronze fittings found in the Peebles Hoard. The hoard, which has been allocated to National Museums… More
LONDON.- A new exhibition at the British Museum explores over two millennia of Korean art and culture, offering a fresh perspective on the peninsula's rich creative history. Drawing on exceptional works from the collection of the late Samsung Chairman, Lee Kun-Hee, this is the first major exhibition on Korea's art and history at the British Museum in over 40 years. Spanning from 300 BC to the present day, Korea reveals how the country's artists and craftspeople have continually demonstrated… More
Jacob Jordaens, Girl with a Fruit Basket in Front of an Open Door with Lovers, c. 1635, black chalk, brush. Photo: Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Kupferstichkabinett / Jörg P. Anders.
BERLIN.- For the first time in fifty years, the Kupferstichkabinett is once again presenting an exhibition featuring more than 100 outstanding drawings by 28 Flemish artists from its collection. The drawings, which are often astonishingly painterly and powerful, were created between 1570 and 1650 and offer fascinating insights into the creative process, as they were rarely produced as an end in themselves but rather as preparatory works for a piece to be executed. The impressive range of… More
BERLIN.- How do we see ourselves – and how have people in different historical periods wished to be seen? The special exhibition “Portraits! Surprising Encounters from Botticelli to Lempicka” at the Gemäldegalerie (Old Master Paintings) ‒ Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, invites viewers on a fascinating journey through the history of portraiture. Unusual juxtapositions of works spanning six centuries reveal striking similarities, bringing the paintings to life and providing opportunities to… More
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PARIS.- From October 22 to 25, 2026, Offprint Paris returns to Césure, bringing together an international community of independent publishers, artists, designers, and thinkers who challenge conventions and expand the possibilities of print. Spanning art, architecture, design, the humanities, and visual culture, Offprint Paris celebrates publishing as a vital space for artistic experimentation, critical inquiry, and cultural independence. At a time when the production and circulation of knowledge are undergoing profound tra…
GRAZ.- How can we even recognize past violence for what it was if we remain at a distance from its present-day forms? Aflenz Memorial at the site of a former subcamp of the Mauthausen concentration camp near Leibnitz, Styria, has its starting point in the absence of visible traces of the camp and remembrance. After 1945, agricultural cultivation concealed the camp’s remains. Conceived as a walkable landscape, the memorial makes the camp’s dimensions tangible. Paths trace its former boundaries; the roll-call square and a p…
MANILA.- Gajah Gallery Manila is presenting In Honor of Form, the first formal presentation of National Artist Benedicto ‘BenCab’ Cabrera’s sculptural practice. Centered on ten bronze sculptures realized in collaboration with Yogya Art Lab (YAL), the gallery’s foundry and production arm, the exhibition brings a new dimension to one of the Philippines’ most enduring artistic practices. A selection of works on loan from the BenCab Museum will also be on view, bringing into focus the subjects and forms that have sustained and …
LIVERPOOL.- Artist, curator and museum Trustee, Oliver Enwonwu, and Katie Wray, a Director in Deloitte's Real Estate team joined the Board on 1 October 2026. Oliver Enwonwu FRSA, FRAI, FSNA is a cultural leader, artist, curator and publisher whose career spans museums, heritage, the visual arts, publishing and public engagement. He has held senior leadership and governance roles across cultural and civic organisations in the United Kingdom and internationally, including serving as President of the Society of Nigerian Artists a…
LIVERPOOL.- Jade carvings, showstopping opera costumes, intricate ceramics and more are on view at World Museum in a new display jointly organized by the Shanghai Art Collection Museum and several partner institutions, showcasing China’s rich artistic heritage and the cultural links between the twin port cities of Liverpool and Shanghai. Wings of the Sea gives visitors the chance to journey through a wide range of Chinese artforms, by artists showcasing their craftsmanship and the evolving nature of traditional art in our mode…
LOS ANGELES, CA.- The Board of Trustees of The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles announced that after an extensive international search it has appointed Jonathan Abbott as CEO & Maurice Marciano Director, effective September 24, 2026. A nationally recognized leader in public media, Abbott brings to MOCA a commitment to the role of arts, culture, and education in strengthening communities and helping people understand the world around them. At MOCA, he will help shape the museum’s next chapter – building support for ambitious e…
LOS ANGELES, CA.- The Museum of Contemporary Art presents In These Times: Recent Acquisitions at MOCA from September 20, 2026 – January 3, 2027 at MOCA Grand Avenue. The exhibition highlights artworks added to MOCA’s collection over the past five years, in conversation with works from its broader holdings. In These Times features more than 100 works by over 50 artists, including Ed Bereal, Louise Bonnet, Andrea Bowers, Philip-Lorca diCorcia, Christina Forrer, Charles Gaines, Sawako Goda, Jacqueline Humphries, Alex Israel, Tomashi Ja…
PERTH.- AGWA unveils a major exhibition celebrating six decades of experimental practice by Tim Burns. Tim Burns – The Kinetic Moments, is the first-ever solo exhibition in an Australian state art institution dedicated to Western Australian multimedia artist and filmmaker Tim Burns. The exhibition recognises one of Australia’s most radical, inventive, and persistently relevant creative forces. Across 60 years, Burns has carved out a singular position in the worlds of film, conceptual art, performance, and political interve…
NEW YORK, NY.- A continuation of my obsession with converting basic objects of life and labor into still lives that do not sit still, Vessels presents a semi-simple set of containers. From within vases, studio work clothing, and a shipping crate, an abundance of irrationally reaching flower arrangements spring forth. The handful of paintings and single sculpture that occupy Derek Eller Gallery’s intimate North Room are made using inkjet transfer and acrylic paint on canvas, which both conform to and defy their mediums’ trappings.…
OKLAHOMA CITY.- The Oklahoma City Museum of Art announced its interim leadership. Bryon Chambers, Director of Education & Visitor Experience, and Maury Ford, Director of Collections & Exhibitions, have been named Co-Interim Directors by the Board of Trustees. The two will lead the Museum until a new President & CEO is named. Chambers has been with OKCMOA since 2006, holding roles across education, donor stewardship, visitor experience, and other departments. As Director of Education & Visitor Experience, Chambers leads the Museum’…
Mariolina Bassetti, chairwoman Christie's Europe, guides us through Lucio Fontana's vision of Venice. Painted in 1961, 'Concetto spaziale, Mezzogiorno in Piazza San Marco' is one of the most evocative works from Fontana's renowned 'Venezia' series. Fresh to the market after more …
On a day like today, Italian painter Umberto Boccioni was born
Umberto Boccioni (19 October 1882 – 17 August 1916) was an influential Italian painter and sculptor. He helped shape the revolutionary aesthetic of the Futurism movement as one of its principal figures. Despite his short life, his approach to the dynamism of form and the deconstruction of solid mass guided artists long after his death. His works are held by many public art museums, and in 1988 the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City organized a major retrospective of 100 pieces. In this image: The City Rises, 1910.
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