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The Top 10 Art Exhibitions In 2026
Slide Nr 1Find fresh inspiration for the year in these unmissable exhibitions, retrospectives and biennials across the globe, from immersive installations in Paris to Indigenous Australian art.
5th National Indigenous Art Triennial: After the Rain, installation view, National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra, 2025 featuring: Grace Kemarre Robinya, Western Arrarnta/Arrernte/Anmatyer/Luritja people, Kwatjala nhama timela (Raining time), 2024-2025 © Grace Kemarre Robinya, courtesy the artist and Tangentyere Art Centre 0/10
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Slide Nr 2Art Basel Qatar
Multiple Venues, Doha, Qatar – Breaking the mould of the traditional art fair by removing both literal and conceptual partition walls, Egyptian-born artist Wael Shawky leads the curatorial direction of this inaugural event. Embracing the fluidity and constant flux of humanity under the thematic umbrella of “Becoming,” the fair brings together 87 galleries from 31 countries, including many regional spaces, as well as blue-chip Art Basel regulars. From 5-7 February 2026
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Slide Nr 35th National Indigenous Art Triennial: After the Rain
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra – A vital platform for First Nations artists, the latest edition of the triennial, curated by Tony Albert, showcases ten key emerging artists of Indigenous heritage. The exhibition uses their distinctive visual languages as vehicles to highlight both Australia’s rich cultural legacy and the importance of institutional support for underrepresented communities. Ends 6 April 2026
Alair Pambegan, Wik-Mungkan people, Kalben-aw story place of Wuku and Mukam the flying fox brothers, installation view © Alair Pambegan, courtesy the artist Wik & Kugu Arts Centre 2/10
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Slide Nr 4Igshaan Adams: Between Then and Now
The Contemporary Art Museum of Luxembourg – Adams’ intricate intersecting details, created with thread, beads, wire and fabric (often with the helping hands of his mother and friends), mirror his personal stories: the complexity of his identity, religious and social upbringing, and how contrasting elements of humanity are interwoven. Featuring over 60 works, the South African artist’s largest show to date is a must-see of the season. From 10 February to 23 August 2026
Workshop with Garage Dance Ensemble © Igshaan Adams. Courtesy the artist, Thomas Dane Gallery and blank projects. Photo: Lindsey Appolis 3/10
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Slide Nr 5Haegue Yang: Star-Crossed Rendezvous
The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles – Haegue Yang, a South Korean artist based in Berlin and Seoul, employs a myriad of ordinary objects to examine the relationship between the individual component and the collective. Moving away from conformity and singular identity, Yang’s ongoing engagement with the composer Isang Yun is realised through an institutional collaboration, which will include a one-night performance by the LA Philharmonic on 10 March. From 1 March to 2 August 2026
Haegue Yang, Star-Crossed Rendezvous after Yun, 2024. Courtesy of the artist. Installation view of Leap Year, Hayward Gallery, London, United Kingdom, 2024. Photo by Mark Blower 4/10
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Slide Nr 6Clair-Obscur
Pinault Collection, Paris – The heritage-listed Bourse de Commerce will be transformed into an immersive space inspired by the 16th-century technique of chiaroscuro, which uses dramatic contrast between light and shadow. The showcase is set to highlight some 20 works from the collection, including pieces by leading artists such as Bill Viola, Danh Vo, Sigmar Polke and Fujiko Nakaya. From 4 March to 31 August 2026
Bruce Nauman, 3 Heads Fountain (3 Andrews) (detail), 2005. Pinault Collection. © Bruce Nauman / Adagp, Paris, 2025. Photo: Tom Van Eynde 5/10
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Slide Nr 7Shilpa Gupta
Hamburger Bahnhof – Nationalgalerie der Gegenwart, Berlin – With words and texts as central pillars, Gupta’s depictions of fortitude question established notions of truth. Evoking a timely conduit across cultures and media, her installations challenge structures of control and socially imposed moulds, and by inviting viewers to locate their own perspectives within the work, the exhibition promises a thought-provoking experience. From 27 March 2026 to 3 January 2027
Shilpa Gupta, For, In Your Tongue, I Cannot Fit, 2017–2018 © Courtesy Shilpa Gupta, Auftragsarbeit von YARAT Contemporary Art Space und Edinburgh Art Festival, Photo: Pat Verbruggen 6/10
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Slide Nr 8Frida: The Making of an Icon
Tate Modern, London – Through over 130 works spanning some of Frida Kahlo’s best-known paintings and pieces by 80 of her contemporaries, this exhibition offers a comprehensive reading of one of the 20th century’s leading female artists. It traces Kahlo’s immense impact on later generations and the enduring global following she continues to inspire. From 25 June 2026 to 3 January 2027
Frida Kahlo, Self Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird 1940. Nickolas Muray Collection of Mexican Art, 66.6 Harry Ransom Research Center, University of Texas, Austin 7/10
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Slide Nr 9Herzog & de Meuron: In Focus
M+ Hong Kong – The iconic architectural firm behind the design of M+ has realised over 600 projects across 40 countries. The remarkable achievements of this resourceful biotope, fostered by a team of 500 talented individuals, are examined through rarely displayed models and drawings. An important study of the renowned Swiss studio that has been reshaping cityscapes for over half a century. Opens 12 September 2026
Photo: © Iwan Baan. Image courtesy of Herzog & de Meuron 8/10
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Slide Nr 10Mariko Mori
Mori Art Museum, Tokyo – The first Mori exhibition of this magnitude in Tokyo since 2002, this homecoming brings together the key pieces that propelled the artist to international prominence in the early 1990s. Featuring over 80 works, the presentation unfolds the artist’s multifaceted universe, spreading across nature, science, subculture and death to explore the entirety of human existence. From 31 October 2026 to 28 March 2027
Installation view: Mariko Mori: Wave UFO, Kunsthaus Bregenz, Austria, 2003. Photo: Richard Learoyd 9/10
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Slide Nr 11La Biennale di Venezia – In Minor Keys by Koyo Kouoh
Various Locations in Venice – The 61st Venice Biennale centres on the late curator Koyo Kouoh’s thematic concept of “the minor key”, resonating with the melancholic sadness of the musical concept while deliberately distancing itself from the triumphant. Kouoh’s curatorial vision continues through the team of curators she personally selected prior to her sudden passing in May of 2025. From 9 May to 22 November 2026
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