Article date: Friday, October 23, 2026
David Salle: The Venice Paintings — Reprogramming the Image

“One way to subvert a hegemonic technology is to co-opt it,” David Salle declares. At
Thaddaeus Ropac Paris Pantin, The Venice Paintings explores the encounter between
artificial intelligence and the material intelligence of painting.

Article date: Friday, October 23, 2026
Städel Museum Frankfurt Launches €100 Million Endowment Campaign

The Städel Museum has launched an ambitious fundraising campaign aimed at securing its financial independence for future generations, inviting the public to contribute to an endowment fund with a long-term target of at least €100 million.

Article date: Thursday, October 22, 2026
Alicja Kwade Sculpture Cut Short at Art Basel Paris Amid Citywide Unrest

Polish-German artist Alicja Kwade’s monumental public installation, L'Élévation des Mondes (2026), is being prematurely dismantled from its prominent location on Avenue Winston Churchill outside the Petit Palais and Grand Palais.

Article date: Thursday, October 22, 2026
Zahi Hawass Foundation for Antiquities and Heritage Demands Protection for Egyptian Artifacts at the Louvre

The Zahi Hawass Foundation for Antiquities and Heritage expressed concern amid the ongoing protests in Paris, which led to the closure of the Louvre Museum following demonstrations outside its doors on Monday.

Article date: Thursday, October 22, 2026
Roman Emperor Torso Sells for a Record $34.3 million at Sotheby's

A marble torso made in the earliest days of the Roman Empire has set a new world record for any ancient classical sculpture at auction.

Article date: Thursday, October 22, 2026
The Matter of Memory: Dominique Fung and the Afterlives of Objects

What survives of the past depends on what is preserved, how it is displayed, and the
meanings it is made to carry. In The Trace of Things, Dominique Fung’s first solo exhibition in Italy, presented by MASSIMODECARLO in Milan, paintings and drawings explore the relationship between material persistence and cultural memory. Objects and represented forms participate in the construction of history, their significance shifting as they move through different contexts of interpretation.

Article date: Thursday, October 22, 2026
Art Basel Paris Wraps Up Ahead of the Weekend

Art Basel Paris will officially wrap up its public programming at the end of the day on Friday, cutting short its schedule ahead of the weekend as Paris braces for widespread demonstrations announced for Saturday and Sunday.

Article date: Thursday, October 22, 2026
Monet Painting Becomes Most Expensive Artwork Ever Sold at Auction in France

Iris," a painting by Claude Monet, sold for €50 million in Paris, becoming the most expensive artwork ever sold at auction in France.

Article date: Wednesday, October 21, 2026
New Beatles Museum Coming to Liverpool in 2028

Apple Corps have announced plans for a spectacular city centre redevelopment and new home for The Beatles Story.

Article date: Wednesday, October 21, 2026
Jordan Casteel’s Winter Sun: The Politics of Visibility

On view at Thaddaeus Ropac’s Paris Marais gallery from 19 October to 23 December
2026, Winter Sun marks Jordan Casteel’s first exhibition in France and her most significant presentation in Europe to date.

Article date: Wednesday, October 21, 2026
Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art Launches Online Collection Ahead of 50th Anniversary

The director of the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art (TMoCA) has announced that it is now possible to view the museum’s collection online.

Article date: Wednesday, October 21, 2026
Mystery of Westminster Abbey's Roman Sarcophagus Solved

The identity of a skeleton found in a Roman sarcophagus in the grounds of Westminster Abbey more than 150 years ago appears closer to being solved.