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
Tag: FAD News
FAD NEWS: Slawn goes monumental in New York for World Cup final weekend
9 July 2026 • Mark Westall
Slawn heads to New York with three monumental paintings, including the original artwork behind Nike’s Nigerian national team kit for the World Cup.
FAD NEWS: Jemma Appleby wins £35,000 prize at Royal Academy Summer Exhibition
7 July 2026 • Mark Westall
Jemma Appleby has won the Royal Academy’s £35,000 Charles Wollaston Award for the most distinguished work in the Summer Exhibition 2026.
David Hockney’s Bigger & Closer returns for special 89th birthday screenings
6 July 2026 • Mark Westall
David Hockney’s Bigger & Closer (not smaller & further away) returns to Lightroom for one evening only, marking what would have been his 89th birthday
FAD NEWS: Martin Margiela sends his personal archive out into the world
6 July 2026 • Mark Westall
Martin Margiela is releasing more than 200 objects from his personal archive in a landmark Paris auction, spanning his career from 1984 to 2008
Tallinn Art Hall to reopen after €13 million five-year transformation
3 July 2026 • Mark Westall
Tallinn Art Hall will reopen following a €13 million, five-year transformation that has radically expanded Estonia’s oldest contemporary art institution.
FAD NEWS: Estorick Collection & Compton Verney to stage first UK institutional exhibitions of Carla Accardi
1 July 2026 • Mark Westall
The Estorick Collection and Compton Verney will present the first UK institutional exhibitions dedicated to Carla Accardi
Ai Weiwei takes over Aviva Studios with his largest site-specific exhibition to date
1 July 2026 • Mark Westall
Ai Weiwei’s largest site-specific exhibition to date opens at Manchester’s Aviva Studios
FAD NEWS: Pictet Group becomes official partner of Paris Photo with dedicated Prix Pictet exhibition
30 June 2026 • Mark Westall
Pictet Group has been named the official partner of Paris Photo, with Prix Pictet receiving a dedicated exhibition at the Grand Palais during the 2026 fair.