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Dream Rooms: Environments by Women Artists 1950s–Now
Dream Rooms: Environments by Women Artists 1950s–Now
M+ Hong Kong presents Dream Rooms, tracing immersive environments by pioneering women artists from the 1950s to today.
M+ Hong Kong presents Dream Rooms, tracing immersive environments by pioneering women artists from the 1950s to today.
China, Hong Kong
20 Sep 2025 – 18 Jan 2026
Calder Gardens
Calder Gardens
Calder Gardens opens in Philadelphia, showcasing Alexander Calder’s art within spaces by Herzog & de Meuron and Piet Oudolf.
Calder Gardens opens in Philadelphia, showcasing Alexander Calder’s art within spaces by Herzog & de Meuron and Piet Oudolf.
United States, Philadelphia
21 Sep – 31 Dec 2025
Lucas Samaras – Master of the Uncanny
Lucas Samaras – Master of the Uncanny
Lucas Samaras: Master of the Uncanny surveys six decades of sculpture, photography, painting, and wearable art.
Lucas Samaras: Master of the Uncanny surveys six decades of sculpture, photography, painting, and wearable art.
Greece, Piraeus
25 Sep – 20 Dec 2025
Lee Miller
Lee Miller
Lee Miller’s retrospective reveals her surrealist roots, bold photography, and fearless artistic evolution across continents.
Lee Miller’s retrospective reveals her surrealist roots, bold photography, and fearless artistic evolution across continents.
United Kingdom, London
02 Oct 2025 – 15 Feb 2026
Frank Lloyd Wright: Modern Chair Design
Frank Lloyd Wright: Modern Chair Design
Frank Lloyd Wright: Modern Chair Design showcases 40 chairs, drawings, and reconstructions exploring his furniture legacy.
Frank Lloyd Wright: Modern Chair Design showcases 40 chairs, drawings, and reconstructions exploring his furniture legacy.
United States, Wisconsin
04 Oct 2025 – 05 Jan 2026
Cerith Wyn Evans — Forms in Space… through Light (in Time)
Cerith Wyn Evans — Forms in Space… through Light (in Time)
Cerith Wyn Evans’s neon installation maps light, rhythm, and motion through space, paired with sound and film for an atmospheric experience.
Cerith Wyn Evans’s neon installation maps light, rhythm, and motion through space, paired with sound and film for an atmospheric experience.
Portugal, Lisbon
05 Oct 2025 – 16 Feb 2026
Leandro Erlich
Leandro Erlich
Amos Rex Helsinki presents Leandro Erlich’s first Finnish exhibition, featuring immersive installations that challenge perception.
Amos Rex Helsinki presents Leandro Erlich’s first Finnish exhibition, featuring immersive installations that challenge perception.
Finland, Helsinki
08 Oct 2025 – 06 Apr 2026
Catwalk: The Art of the Fashion Show
Catwalk: The Art of the Fashion Show
Vitra Design Museum presents Catwalk: The Art of the Fashion Show, tracing its evolution from Paris salons to global spectacles.
Vitra Design Museum presents Catwalk: The Art of the Fashion Show, tracing its evolution from Paris salons to global spectacles.
Germany, Weil am Rhein
08 Oct 2025 – 15 Feb 2026
Robert Rauschenberg: Life Can’t Be Stopped
Robert Rauschenberg: Life Can’t Be Stopped
Guggenheim celebrates Robert Rauschenberg’s centenary with Life Can’t Be Stopped, featuring iconic works and key loans.
Guggenheim celebrates Robert Rauschenberg’s centenary with Life Can’t Be Stopped, featuring iconic works and key loans.
United States, New York City
10 Oct 2025 – 03 May 2026
Erwin Olaf – Freedom
Erwin Olaf – Freedom
Erwin Olaf – Freedom offers the first major retrospective since his passing, exploring identity, diversity, and social change.
Erwin Olaf – Freedom offers the first major retrospective since his passing, exploring identity, diversity, and social change.
Netherlands, Amsterdam
11 Oct 2025 – 01 Mar 2026
Nan Goldin: This Will Not End Well
Nan Goldin: This Will Not End Well
Pirelli HangarBicocca Milan presents Nan Goldin: This Will Not End Well, her first major exhibition as filmmaker.
Pirelli HangarBicocca Milan presents Nan Goldin: This Will Not End Well, her first major exhibition as filmmaker.
Italy, Milan
11 Oct 2025 – 15 Feb 2026
Yayoi Kusama
Yayoi Kusama
Fondation Beyeler hosts Switzerland’s first major Yayoi Kusama retrospective, featuring Infinity Mirror Rooms and unseen works.
Fondation Beyeler hosts Switzerland’s first major Yayoi Kusama retrospective, featuring Infinity Mirror Rooms and unseen works.
Switzerland, Riehen
12 Oct 2025 – 25 Jan 2026
Gerhard Richter
Gerhard Richter
Fondation Louis Vuitton surveys Gerhard Richter’s six-decade career, spanning photo-based paintings, abstractions, and sculptural experiments.
Fondation Louis Vuitton surveys Gerhard Richter’s six-decade career, spanning photo-based paintings, abstractions, and sculptural experiments.
France, Paris
17 Oct 2025 – 02 Mar 2026
Yoko Ono: Music of the Mind
Yoko Ono: Music of the Mind
MCA presents Yoko Ono: Music of the Mind, a major U.S. retrospective featuring 200 works across seven decades.
MCA presents Yoko Ono: Music of the Mind, a major U.S. retrospective featuring 200 works across seven decades.
United States, Chicago
18 Oct 2025 – 22 Feb 2026
Ruth Asawa: A Retrospective
Ruth Asawa: A Retrospective
MoMA’s Ruth Asawa retrospective highlights her wire forms, humble materials, and lifelong commitment to community and creativity.
MoMA’s Ruth Asawa retrospective highlights her wire forms, humble materials, and lifelong commitment to community and creativity.
United States, New York City
19 Oct 2025 – 07 Feb 2026
Juergen Teller: you are invited
Juergen Teller: you are invited
Juergen Teller’s Athens debut surveys decades of intimate, ironic photography, revealing a deeper emotional tone shaped by recent work.
Juergen Teller’s Athens debut surveys decades of intimate, ironic photography, revealing a deeper emotional tone shaped by recent work.
Greece, Athens
19 Oct – 30 Dec 2025
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