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THIS MONTH · SEPTEMBER 2026

Painting, this month

Exhibitions and biennials, and the day each one closes.

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PAINTING · 121 OPEN

121 open

16th Dakar Biennale: (Anti)Fragility

Dakar · Nov 19 – Dec 19

A recer del Park Güell

Barcelona · Until Dec 13

61st Venice Biennale

Venice · Until Nov 22

16th Gwangju Biennale

Gwangju · Until Nov 15

September 2026

Sep 11London · SerpentineThe True Artist Breaks Out of Jail Book Launch Sep 11 – Mar 14Paris · Centre PompidouMusée sentimental Sep 11 – Nov 22Vienna · SecessionBernhard Leitner / Lap-See Lam / JJJJJerome Ellis Sep 12 – Dec 6Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW)Not All Travellers Walk Roads—Of Humanity as Practice Sep 12 – Jan 10Frankfurt · MUSEUM MMK FÜR MODERNE KUNSTAmel Bashier: Essence of Life Until Sep 12Hamtramck · FormsJoshua Abelow at Forms, Hamtramck Sep 13 – Nov 22Kunsthalle RecklinghausenWhat Lies Below Is Another Above Until Sep 13Basel · Fondation BeyelerPierre Huyghe Until Sep 17Amsterdam · Stedelijk MuseumExperimental Jetset Until Sep 19STANDARD (OSLO)Nina Beier, Torbjørn Rødland at STANDARD (OSLO)Until Sep 19TimeshareNina Könnemann, Mark Roeder at Timeshare Sep 19 – Jan 17Düsseldorf · Kunstverein für die Rheinlande und WestfalenI, etcetera / “Reruns”Sep 19 – Jan 18New York · Whitney Museum of American ArtCoumba Samba: Stars and Stripes Until Sep 20LAURENZRobert Müller at LAURENZ Until Sep 20Brussels · WIELSCall me gravity at WIELS Until Sep 20London · SerpentineDavid Hockney: A Year in Normandie (Detail)Until Sep 20Münster · Westfälischer KunstvereinSteffani Jemison at Westfälischer Kunstverein Until Sep 20Paris · Centre PompidouDesigning Childhood - A History of Children’s Design Until Sep 20Rome · Sant'Andrea de ScaphisRudolf Stingel at Sant'Andrea de Scaphis Until Sep 21New York · Whitney Museum of American ArtTaína H. Cruz: I Saw the Future and It Smiled Back Sep 23 – Jan 31London · SerpentineAmar Kanwar Sep 23 – Mar 8Madrid · Museo Reina SofíaEli Cortiñas Sep 23 – Jan 17Paris · Centre PompidouCezanne et nous Sep 25London · SerpentinePark Nights 2026: Ebun Sodipo and Rosa-Johan Uddoh Until Sep 26Hauser & WirthCharles Gaines at Hauser & Wirth Until Sep 26Galerie BuchholzDeshaun Price at Galerie Buchholz Until Sep 27A MAIORHorário Nobre at A MAIOR Until Sep 27London · TateHalima Cassell Until Sep 27London · TateJames McNeill Whistler Until Sep 27New York · The Metropolitan Museum of ArtMusical Bodies Until Sep 28Paris · Centre PompidouFrançois Morellet - 100 pour cent Until Sep 29New York · The Metropolitan Museum of ArtIndependence and Identity: Selections from the Department of Drawings and Prints Until Sep 30WildeTobias Kaspar at Wilde

October 2026

Oct 2–3London · SerpentinePark Nights 2026: Shala Miller Until Oct 3New York · Whitney Museum of American ArtNancy Baker Cahill: CENTO Until Oct 3Oakville · Oakville GalleriesAli Cherri at Oakville Galleries Until Oct 3Paris · James Howell FoundationJames Howell: A Quiet Measure of Light Until Oct 4Berlin · Kunst Raum MitteMooni Perry at Kunst Raum Mitte Until Oct 4London · TateAleksandra Kasuba Until Oct 4Paris · Centre PompidouLes Cubistes - Inventer la vision moderne - The Cubists - Inventing Modern Vision Oct 5–11London · TateTeylu Visiting Artist Exhibition: Tyreis Holder Oct 8 – Jan 10London · SerpentineJustin Caguiat: Change Ringing Oct 8 – Feb 14London · TateThe 90s: Art and Fashion Until Oct 9Madrid · Museo Reina SofíaMilk, Snow, Tear, Hand Until Oct 10Andersen's ContemporarySylvie Fleury & Esben Weile Kjær at Andersen's Contemporary Oct 10London · SerpentineSaturday Talks: Liz Stumpf on LANZA atelier's 2026 Serpentine Pavilion Oct 11 – May 10New York · Whitney Museum of American ArtRoy Lichtenstein: Like New Until Oct 12New York · Whitney Museum of American ArtWhitney Biennial 2026 Until Oct 12Williamstown · The ClarkGiorgio Griffa at The Clark Oct 14 – Feb 21London · TateLight and Magic Until Oct 18Amsterdam · Stedelijk MuseumKho Liang Ie Oct 18 – Jan 10Basel · Fondation BeyelerRuth Asawa Until Oct 18Paris · Centre PompidouReinventing Landscape - Highlights of the Centre Pompidou collection Until Oct 19New York · Whitney Museum of American ArtAndy Warhol Family Album Oct 24 – May 3London · TateWilhelmina Barns-Graham Until Oct 25London · SerpentineJesús Rafael Soto: Pénétrable BBL Jaune Until Oct 25London · SerpentineSerpentine Pavilion 2026 by LANZA atelier Until Oct 26New York · The Metropolitan Museum of ArtP. S. Art 2026: Celebrating the Creative Spirit of New York City Kids Until Oct 27New York · The Metropolitan Museum of ArtFuturism, Constructivism, and Dada in Georgia, 1917–1928 Until Oct 28New York · Whitney Museum of American ArtFrank WANG Yefeng: The Levitating Perils #2

November 2026

Until Nov 4New York · Whitney Museum of American ArtRobert Nideffer: 12 Years in Azeroth Nov 5 – Mar 1Milan · Fondazione PradaGlobal Antiquity Nov 11 – Mar 15Madrid · Museo Reina SofíaMiguel Ángel Rojas Nov 12 – Apr 11London · TateVanessa Bell & Duncan Grant Until Nov 15Adam Mickiewicz InstituteRites of Passage Until Nov 15Gwangju · National Taiwan Museum of Fine ArtsInstance Dungeons: Gray Zone Until Nov 15Gwangju · Arts Council MaltaMalta Pavilion at the 16th Gwangju Biennale: BEJN / IN-BETWEEN Until Nov 15Gwangju · Gwangju BiennaleYou Must Change Your Life Nov 18 – Mar 8Madrid · Museo Reina SofíaExhibitions and activities Nov 18 – Mar 8Madrid · Museo Reina SofíaLa Menesunda According to Marta Minujín Nov 21 – Mar 28New York · Whitney Museum of American Artartport: A History of Internet Art

December 2026

Until Dec 24Paris · Centre PompidouLa Bataille des couleurs Until Dec 31London · SerpentineSerpentine Podcast Until Dec 31Vilnius · Sapieha PalaceHousekeeping in a Dangerous Time at Sapieha Palace

January 2027

Until Jan 3London · TateFrida: The Making of an Icon Until Jan 3New York · The Metropolitan Museum of ArtCity of Memory: Nanjing in the Seventeenth Century Until Jan 10New York · The Metropolitan Museum of ArtAfterlives: Contemporary Art in the Byzantine Crypt Until Jan 10New York · The Metropolitan Museum of ArtCostume Art Until Jan 10New York · Whitney Museum of American ArtThe Lost World: The Art of Minnie Evans Until Jan 17Amsterdam · Stedelijk MuseumAdam Pendleton Until Jan 17London · TateAna Mendieta Until Jan 17New York · The Metropolitan Museum of ArtEcologies of Painting Until Jan 26New York · The Metropolitan Museum of ArtCelebrating the Year of the Horse Jan 30 – Aug 1New York · Whitney Museum of American ArtFarah Al Qasimi: TAILSPIN Jan 31 – May 17Basel · Fondation BeyelerFrida Kahlo Until Jan 31Paris · Centre PompidouTo Open Eyes - Regards d'artistes

February 2027

Until Feb 3New York · Whitney Museum of American ArtMemo Akten & Katie Hofstadter: The Thinking Ocean Feb 6 – Sep 1New York · Whitney Museum of American ArtSonya Kelliher-Combs: TITIQ/MARK Until Feb 16Madrid · Museo Reina SofíaMANOLO MILLARES Feb 25 – Jun 27London · TateMonet: Painting Time Until Feb 28New York · The Metropolitan Museum of ArtOrientalism: Between Fact and Fantasy

March 2027

Until Mar 3New York · Whitney Museum of American ArtLeo Castañeda: Camoflux Recall Grotto Until Mar 7London · TateGathering Ground Until Mar 8Madrid · Museo Reina SofíaFernando Sánchez Castillo Until Mar 15New York · Whitney Museum of American ArtDyani White Hawk: Nourish Until Mar 27New York · Americas SocietyTelenovela

April 2027

Until Apr 4Amsterdam · Stedelijk MuseumCollaborative Artistic Practices - Proposals for the Museum Collection Until Apr 11Lechner MuseumJudith Hopf, Alf Lechner at Lechner Museum Apr 22 – Aug 30London · TateInk Until Apr 24Kin Museum of Contemporary ArtJohan Turi, Outi Pieski, and Johanna Minde: On the Ugly and the Beautiful Until Apr 30Amsterdam · Stedelijk MuseumPost/No/Bills #7

May 2027

Until May 3London · TateJulio Le Parc Until May 9New York · The Metropolitan Museum of ArtCottage Industry: The Val-Kill Furniture Shop Until May 31New York · The Metropolitan Museum of ArtFlip Sides: Seeing Korean Art Anew

June 2027

Until Jun 1New York · Whitney Museum of American ArtRoy Lichtenstein: 1997 Jun 10 – Oct 17London · TateBaya Until Jun 20Amsterdam · Stedelijk MuseumABN AMRO Art Award 2026 Until Jun 27New York · The Metropolitan Museum of ArtHousehold Gods: Hindu Devotional Prints, 1860–1930

July 2027

Jul 1 – Jan 9London · TateNalini Malani Until Jul 11Amsterdam · Stedelijk MuseumLuc Tuymans

August 2027

Until Aug 8New York · The Metropolitan Museum of ArtThe Infinite Artistry of Japanese Ceramics

September 2027

Sep 26 – Jan 9Basel · Fondation BeyelerElizabeth Peyton Until Sep 27Paris · Centre Pompidou100 x Morellet - 2026, centenaire de la naissance de François Morellet Sep 30 – Mar 5London · TateLynda Benglis

October 2027

Oct 1 – Sep 1New York · Whitney Museum of American ArtJuan Sánchez: States of Liberation

November 2027

Nov 11 – Apr 23London · TateEdvard Munch

January 2028

Until Jan 17New York · The Metropolitan Museum of ArtRediscovering Della Robbia at The Met

March 2028

Until Mar 5New York · The Metropolitan Museum of ArtA King’s Carpet: Louis XIV and the Savonnerie

June 2029

Until Jun 5New York · Whitney Museum of American Art“Untitled” (America)