2026 in art
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Significant events relating to the year 2026 in art are listed below.
Art fairs
Events
- February 5 - Michelangelo's preparatory sketch of a foot for The Libyan Sibyl is sold at Christie’s for $27.2 million including fees.[1]
Exhibitions
Awards
Works
Deaths
January
- January 5 - Molly Parkin, 93, Welsh painter, novelist and journalist (born 1932)[2]
- January 8 - Hiroshi Nakamura, 93, Japanese surrealist painter (born 1932)[3]
- January 9 - Beatriz González, 93, Colombian painter, sculptor and art historian (born 1932)[4]
- January 11 - Philip Leider, 96, American founding editor in chief of ArtForum Magazine (born 1929)[5]
- January 18 - Scott Adams, 68, American cartoonist Dilbert (born 1957)[6]
- January 19 - Valentino, 93, Italian fashion designer and art collector (born 1922)[7]
- January 22 - Marian Goodman, 97, American art dealer, gallery owner, (born 1928)[8]
References
- ^ "Tiny Michelangelo sketch of a foot sells for more than $27 million, an auction record". CNN. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
- ^ Artist and fashion writer Molly Parkin dies
- ^ 画家・中村宏さん死去 砂川闘争描いた「ルポルタージュ絵画」：朝日新聞 (in Japanese)
- ^ Murió la maestra Beatriz González, ícono del arte colombiano (in Spanish)
- ^ Greenberger, Alex (20 January 2026). "Philip Leider, Artforum Founding Editor Who Shaped a Changing Art World, Dies at 96". ARTnews.com. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
- ^ Scott Adams, Creator of the ‘Dilbert’ Comic Strip, Dies at 68
- ^ Italian fashion designer Valentino dies aged 93
- ^ Solomon, Deborah (27 January 2026). "Marian Goodman, 97, Art Dealer Who Turned Toward Europe, Dies". The New York Times. Vol. 175, no. 60777. p. B11. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 28 January 2026.