Tom Wesselmann’s New York studio to open to the public for the first time
22 July 2026 • Mark Westall
Tom Wesselmann’s former Cooper Square studio will welcome visitors for the first time this September.
Tag: contemporary art
Jessica Morgan appointed Director of Tate
22 July 2026 • Mark Westall
Jessica Morgan will become the tenth Director of Tate in January 2027
DATALAND names inaugural AI Artist Residency cohort in partnership with Google Arts & Culture
22 July 2026 • Mark Westall
DATALAND has announced the first artists selected for its AI Artist Residency.
Paul’s Gallery of the Month: Thomas Dane Gallery
22 July 2026 • Paul Carey-Kent
Thomas Dane opened his eponymous gallery in 2004 with François Chantala and Martine d’Anglejan-Chatillon, who went on to become partners.
Frieze Sculpture unveils 2026 artist line-up for Regent’s Park
21 July 2026 • Mark Westall
Frieze Sculpture returns to London’s Regent’s Park this autumn with 11 international artists, new commissions and a programme of free public art.
Can you have a world-class museum and a five-star hotel in one? MACAM says you can in Lisbon
21 July 2026 • Tabish Khan
MACAM in Lisbon reimagines the museum experience by combining a contemporary art museum with a luxury hotel
Arthur Jafa’s largest museum survey to date to open at the New Museum
20 July 2026 • Mark Westall
The New Museum will stage the largest survey of Arthur Jafa’s career, featuring films alongside new installations, paintings, sculptures and photography.
Serpentine opens its archive of art and advanced technologies
20 July 2026 • Mark Westall
Serpentine unveils processing…, a new archive display charting its pioneering work with AI, digital culture and advanced technologies
FAD NEWS: The Armory Show returns with expanded 2026 edition
20 July 2026 • Mark Westall
The Armory Show has announced its expanded 2026 edition, bringing around 230 galleries from more than 30 countries
George Condo to open major exhibitions in Paris + Palo Alto
20 July 2026 • Mark Westall
George Condo will present major exhibitions in Paris and Palo Alto, launching his first projects with Hauser & Wirth since rejoining the gallery.
Bharti Kher’s intervention is changing how visitors experience the V&A
19 July 2026 • Mark Westall
Bharti Kher’s four-sculpture intervention at the V&A transforms the visitor experience, creating fresh conversations
The Most Wholesome 10 Tonnes of Broken Glass in Wales
17 July 2026 • Hannah Hayes-Westall
Rafael Pérez Evans transforms Mostyn Cymru with an emotionally charged installation exploring vulnerability, social fracture and the power of collective care
Antony Gormley, Anish Kapoor & Grayson Perry unite for Hospital Rooms’ 10th anniversary campaign
17 July 2026 • Mark Westall
Hospital Rooms is celebrating its tenth anniversary with 10 Posters for 10 Years, a fundraising campaign
FAD NEWS: Royal College of Art launches new creative education network
16 July 2026 • Mark Westall
The Royal College of Art has launched a new network of creative education partnerships across the UK and Ireland
FAD NEWS: Robert Rauschenberg Foundation donates three major sculptures to ARTIST ROOMS
14 July 2026 • Mark Westall
Three major Robert Rauschenberg sculptures have been donated to ARTIST ROOMS by the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation
FAD NEWS: Jenkin van Zyl to transform Somerset House Studios with new immersive film installation Enclosure
14 July 2026 • Mark Westall
Jenkin van Zyl premieres Enclosure, a large-scale film and installation set to transform Somerset House Studios
FAD NEWS: Park Royal launches Manufactory, a new festival where art meets industry
14 July 2026 • Mark Westall
Manufactory launches this September, transforming London’s largest industrial district into a festival of contemporary art, design, performance and making.
Frieze Seoul unveils citywide 2026 programme with Ryan Gander, Busan Biennale and 16,000 hidden artworks
14 July 2026 • Mark Westall
Frieze Seoul returns with Ryan Gander’s citywide art project, Busan Biennale screenings, major artist commissions and a week of events across Seoul.
FAD NEWS: Post-Fair expands to Paris with first European edition during Art Basel Paris
13 July 2026 • Mark Westall
Post-Fair launches in Paris, bringing 34 international galleries together during Art Basel Paris with its alternative exhibition-led fair model.
FAD NEWS: London Invitational launches invitation-only boutique art fair for Frieze Week
13 July 2026 • Mark Westall
London Invitational launches during Frieze Week, bringing fifteen international galleries together for a new invitation-only boutique art fair
Notes on Rhizome’s Conference 2026
12 July 2026 • Rayya Fadlo Khuri
Michael Connor discusses AI, internet art, NFTs, privacy and why artists continue to engage with the technologies of the moment.
FAD NEWS: Tschabalala Self’s Lady in Blue to take over London’s Fourth Plinth
10 July 2026 • Mark Westall
Tschabalala Self will bring a contemporary ‘everywoman’ Lady in Blue to Trafalgar Square this September
Formafantasma to rethink how Serpentine works from the inside
9 July 2026 • Mark Westall
Formafantasma has been appointed Serpentine’s Lead R&D Fellows, Ecology, beginning a multi-year project to rethink how the institution works
FAD NEWS: Theo Triantafyllidis wins Frieze London Artist Award with climbable multiplayer sculpture
9 July 2026 • Mark Westall
Climbable multiplayer sculpture wins Frieze London Artist Award