London’s art scene comes alive this October, with a packed programme of major exhibitions, fresh contemporary voices, and ambitious shows exploring everything from identity and history to politics, place, and the imagination. Discover our curated guide.

For the intentional collector navigating an increasingly complex market, The Armory Show remains a critical compass: a place not only to re-engage with familiar, enduring names, but to uncover the emerging practices shaping the future of the medium. Below, we’ve highlighted 10 standout booth presentations that capture the essential energy, materiality, and curatorial vision of this year’s fair.

The 25th Sydney Biennale takes up “ReMemory” as a curatorial framework, asking how communities carry histories of displacement, violence, migration, and belonging into the present. Across five standout works, artists confront subjects ranging from offshore detention and the Cronulla riots to Pacific slavery, Balkan war memory, and the afterlives of enslavement in the United States.

Beneath the surface of a cautiously recalibrating market, bidding accelerated around works that have long since entered the canon: Pollock, Brâncuși, Rothko, Monet, each carrying the weight of institutional validation and decades of collector desire. The $181.2 million result for Jackson Pollock’s Number 7A, 1948 set the tone early, but the broader story was not a single hammer price.

We’ve spent the week navigating the hidden courtyards of Brera, the industrial warehouses of Porta Venezia, and the historic palazzos of the city center to bring you the best of #MDW26.

Art Paris 2026 reinvested the Grand Palais with a sophisticated program of over 160 galleries, highlighting a city in the midst of a full artistic renaissance. Within this expansive setting, Grège Gallery presented a striking body of work by Chidy Wayne. Discover our market takeaways:

Art Basel Hong Kong 2026 once again underscored its role as both a global marketplace and a vital cultural barometer, bringing together over 200 galleries with a sharpened focus on Asia-Pacific voices. Discover our market takeaways:

1-54 London is officially underway! Here are our curated picks of artists to watch this year, voices shaping new cartographies of form, material, and meaning.

London’s art scene is buzzing with energy this month, offering a mix of bold debuts, landmark retrospectives, and exhibitions that challenge how we see culture, history, and ourselves. Here are five exhibitions you won’t want to miss in London right now.

Summer break is officially over, the tans are fading, the spritzes are gone, and the galleries are back in full swing. With the official start of the new season, we’ve curated a list of must-see exhibitions in Amsterdam this Fall.