The week in art in one issue: the exhibitions that matter, museum news, the market and the debates — from the art press, not press releases.
This issue is led by the Met's dual Krasner and Pollock show, covered by both the Guardian and the New York Times. It also holds a last-minute Whitney union contract, the Lagos Biennial lineup, and solo and group shows in London, Oxford, New York and Maine. The Whitney labor story and the Cairo mural row are the most newsworthy items.
The Lagos Biennial named eighteen artists and groups for its 2026 edition, curated by Furen Dai, Chinyere Obieze and Sam Hopkins. Participants include Ade Adekola, Ala Praxis, CAMP, Ha Bik Chuen, Antoni Muntadas and Aki Sasamoto.
The Ogunquit Museum of American Art (through November 1) and Bates College Museum of Art (through December 19) are each showing Carl Sprinchorn (1887–1971), a Swedish-born American modernist. The Bates show has over seventy works spanning the 1900s to the 1960s, and a joint catalogue accompanies both.
Whitney Museum union staff ratified a contract on October 4, averting a strike planned to start October 5 ahead of the Lichtenstein retrospective previews. The deal includes raises of at least 14.75% over four years, a $26 hourly wage floor, and up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave.
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New exhibitions, major acquisitions, openings and leadership changes at MoMA, the Met, Tate, the Louvre, Centre Pompidou and the Guggenheim.
Tracks recent match results and league standings from Serie A, Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga and the European cups.
Fires when a notable artwork is reported stolen, or a stolen one is recovered — museums, churches and private collections.