Agenda
Exhibitions, design weeks, fairs and openings — with dates. What is worth the trip?
Toronto Biennial of Art Opens 26 September with Theme "Things Fall Apart"
The fourth edition, curated by Allison Glenn, brings together more than 30 artists from 26 September to 20 December in Toronto, extending for the first time to Detroit, New York and Anchorage.
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Frieze Seoul Returns for Fifth Edition, 2-5 September at COEX Gangnam
Held alongside Kiaf Seoul, the fair brings together more than 125 galleries from 30 countries, adding two new curated sections, Material Practice and Spotlight, to its programme.
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Art Dubai Announces 2027 Edition Dates: 7-11 April
After closing its 20th-anniversary special edition in May with record attendance, the fair returns to its usual spring slot at Madinat Jumeirah next year.
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Liverpool Biennial Names Two Curators for 14th Edition
The 2027 edition, running 5 June to 12 September, will be co-curated by Mexico City-based curator Lucía Sanromán and Aimee Harrison.
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Dhaka Art Summit Becomes "Tondra," Postponing Physical Edition Until After Elections
The Samdani Art Foundation is delaying the in-person summit during Bangladesh's political transition, instead producing commissioned works with ten local artists to unfold across partner institutions by the end of 2026.
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Sharjah Biennial 17 to open in January 2027 with 109 participants
Titled "What remains, sits restive," the biennial pairs curators Angela Harutyunyan and Paula Nascimento across multiple venues in the emirate of Sharjah.
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Art Basel Paris returns to the Grand Palais for its fifth edition, 23-25 October
Under new director Karim Crippa, the fair brings together more than 200 galleries from over 40 countries across three sectors at the Grand Palais.
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A bank's archive at Salt Galata until 30 September
80 Yıldır Yarınlardayız runs 3 June to 30 September 2026 at Salt Galata, built on more than 36,000 catalogued physical items and some 255,000 digital records.
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An exhibition inside a vineyard, in Tekirdağ until 10 September
Temas Bölgesi runs 14 June to 10 September 2026 at Barbare Vineyards in Tekirdağ, with seven artists looking at soil, grapes and microorganisms.
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Izmir's photographic history on view until 13 December
İzmir Fotoğrafhanesi: The Construction of Visual Memory (1840-1922) runs at APİKAM in Izmir until 13 December 2026, curated by Aybala Yentürk.
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Open call for young photographers closes 15 August 2026
İFSAK is accepting submissions from photographers aged 18-28 for its season-opening show, which runs from 3 October 2026 at İFSAK Galeri in Istanbul.
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Contemporary Istanbul opens 23 September at Tersane
The 21st edition runs 23-27 September 2026 at Tersane Istanbul with more than 70 galleries from 24 countries and a regional focus on Asia.
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Craft prize entries close on 15 October 2026
The LOEWE Foundation Craft Prize is taking entries for its tenth edition until 15 October 2026, with a €50,000 award and a finalists' show in Europe in spring 2027.
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Gehry's Abu Dhabi museum opens on 11 December
The Guggenheim on Saadiyat Island opens 11 December 2026 with thirty galleries, 80,000 square metres and ten cones rising up to 88 metres.
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Art Basel Miami Beach opens to the public on 4 December
Private days run 2-3 December and public days 4-6 December 2026 at the Miami Beach Convention Center. The 2026 exhibitor list has not yet been published.
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Dutch Design Week runs 17-25 October in Eindhoven
Dutch Design Week takes over roughly 120 venues in Eindhoven from 17 to 25 October 2026, under the theme R.A.W., with more than 2,000 designers taking part.
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Maison&Objet opens 10-14 September under a new name
The September edition becomes Maison&Objet Pulse, running 10-14 September 2026 at Paris Nord Villepinte, with Paris Design Week across the city until 19 September.
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Paris Photo returns to the Grand Palais on 12-15 November
The 29th edition of Paris Photo runs 12-15 November 2026 at the Grand Palais with more than 230 exhibitors from over thirty countries.
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Frieze returns to Regent's Park on 14-18 October
Frieze London and Frieze Masters open together on 14-18 October 2026 in Regent's Park, with 312 galleries between them and a new curated section.
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Bangkok Art Biennale opens 29 October with Angels and Mara
The Bangkok Art Biennale runs 29 October 2026 to 28 February 2027 across venues in the Thai capital, with at least 42 artists and groups announced.
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Gwangju Biennale opens 5 September with 43 participants
The 16th Gwangju Biennale runs 5 September to 15 November 2026 in South Korea, directed by artist Ho Tzu Nyen under the title You Must Change Your Life.
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Venice Biennale runs to 22 November with 99 pavilions
The 61st International Art Exhibition, titled In Minor Keys, is open until 22 November 2026 across the Giardini, the Arsenale and Forte Marghera in Mestre.
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Public and Private, Tested Over Three Chapters
VarYok at YUNT in Sultanbeyli examines the tension between public and private space across three chapters, closing on 16 August 2026.
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Material, Labour and Reuse on Show in Maslak
Encounters Vol. 2: The Art of Frugal Hedonism puts material and labour at its centre at 42 Maslak ArtPlatform, closing on 11 August 2026.
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Contemporary Sculpture Among a Cistern's Columns
Seçkin Pirim's Yesterday and Today answers the historic architecture of the Şerefiye Cistern with sculpture, on view in Fatih until 31 August 2026.
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Scent and Sound as Artworks in a Restored Hammam
Margaret R. Thompson's first exhibition in Turkey, Temenos: Inner Sea, runs at Zeyrek Çinili Hamam with scent and sound installations until 30 August 2026.
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A Collection Show Built Around a Single Colour
İstanbul Modern gathers artists from Turkey and abroad under the metaphor of blue, on view in Karaköy from 8 September 2026 to 31 December 2027.
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Semiha Berksoy's Stage and Canvas in One Room
İstanbul Modern's retrospective of Semiha Berksoy shows the traffic between opera and painting in her work, on view in Karaköy until 6 September 2026.
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Arter Rebuilds Fifteen Years of Its Own Programme
Under Construction uses 39 works by 27 artists to trace Arter's fifteen years of exhibitions, on view in Dolapdere until 14 March 2027.
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Mehtap Baydu Between Performance and Sculpture
Arter's Mehtap Baydu exhibition traces the traffic between performance, sculpture and video in her work, on view in Dolapdere until 15 November 2026.
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A Century of Corporate Patronage, Put on Display
Yapı Kredi Kültür Sanat marks the centenary of Koç Holding through its relationship with art, on view in Beyoğlu until 29 November 2026.
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A Soldier-Painter's Full Career, Gathered in Tepebaşı
Pera Müzesi's retrospective of Halil Paşa, one of the most prolific soldier-painters of the late Ottoman period, closes on 23 August 2026.
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Osman Hamdi Bey, Read Against Orientalism
Pera Müzesi presents masterworks by Osman Hamdi Bey from its collection alongside the Orientalism debate, on view in Tepebaşı until 28 February 2027.
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Yoko Ono's Instructions Take Over a Bosphorus Museum
Sakıp Sabancı Müzesi spreads 67 works by Yoko Ono, made from the 1950s to today, across all of its spaces. On view until 27 December 2026.
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Ara Güler's Cannes Negatives Leave the Archive
Photographs Ara Güler made at the Cannes Film Festival in the 1950s and 60s go on show for the first time, at the Ara Güler Museum until 11 October 2026.
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Eighteen Artists Map Place and Belonging in Karaköy
Panorama: Dreams and Places gathers work made since the 2010s by eighteen artists at İstanbul Modern, on view in Karaköy until 18 October 2026.
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Burtynsky's Altered Earth Lands at Perili Köşk
Edward Burtynsky's first major exhibition in Turkey runs at Borusan Contemporary until 16 August 2026, curated by Marcus Schubert.
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