ArtReview's July 2026 Global Exhibition Picks
ArtReview editors have selected 12 exhibitions that are essential to visit in July 2026. The Les Rencontres d'Arles in Arles will take place from 6 July to 4 October, showcasing artists such as Phan Quang, Thato Toeba, Meghann Rienpenhoff, and Aman Alam. Gwangju's Asian Culture Center hosts 'Asia, The Apparatus,' featuring works by Theresa Hak Kyung Cha and Bong Joon-ho, running until 27 September. Ayoung Kim's 'Delivery Dancer: Time Curves' is on display in Eindhoven until 1 April 2027. In Yogyakarta, Riar Rizaldi's 'KKK' examines workplace safety aesthetics through 17 July. New York's NXTHVN Cohort 07 exhibition is available until 24 July, with David Lang's 'the national anthems' on 4 July. Additional exhibitions are also happening in Tokyo, London, Melbourne, Cape Town, Hong Kong, and Manchester.
Key facts
- Les Rencontres d'Arles photography festival runs 6 July–4 October 2026.
- Phan Quang, Thato Toeba, Meghann Rienpenhoff, and Aman Alam are featured in Arles.
- Gwangju's Asian Culture Center presents 'Asia, The Apparatus' through 27 September 2026.
- Theresa Hak Kyung Cha's 'White Dust from Mongolia' and Bong Joon-ho's 'White Man' are in Gwangju.
- Ayoung Kim's 'Delivery Dancer: Time Curves' at Van Abbemuseum runs through 1 April 2027.
- Riar Rizaldi's 'KKK' at Ruang Mes 56, Yogyakarta, runs through 17 July 2026.
- NXTHVN Cohort 07 group show at Boesky Gallery, New York, through 24 July 2026.
- David Lang's 'the national anthems' performed at the Met on 4 July 2026.
- 'Mishima – Pasolini' exhibition at Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Tokyo through 29 July 2026.
- Taring Padi's 'Rakyat Pasti Menang' at Ibraaz, London, 8 July–22 November 2026.
- 'Syncretic Wilds' at Monash University Museum of Art, Melbourne, 17 July–19 September 2026.
- Peter Clarke and Mawande Ka Zenzile exhibitions at Stevenson, Cape Town, 4 July–15 August 2026.
- Isaac Chong Wai's 'An Intimate Surrender' at Tai Kwun Contemporary, Hong Kong, 10 July–9 August 2026.
- 'Hyundai Translocal Series: Entangled and Woven' at The Whitworth, Manchester, 10 July–3 January 2027.
Entities
Artists
- Phan Quang
- Thato Toeba
- Meghann Rienpenhoff
- Aman Alam
- Theresa Hak Kyung Cha
- Kim Dong-ryung
- Park Kyoung-tae
- Bong Joon-ho
- Ayoung Kim
- Riar Rizaldi
- S. Yemisi Adeyemo
- Alexandra Bell
- Benita Nnachortam
- Masud Olufani
- Haejin Park
- Chayse Sampy
- Kristopher Wright
- Tara Fay Coleman
- Juanita Sunday
- David Lang
- Pier Paolo Pasolini
- Yukio Mishima
- Leni Riefenstahl
- Maria Callas
- Ninetto Davoli
- Bernardo Bertolucci
- Taring Padi
- Natasha Tontey
- Justin Talplacido Shoulder
- Peter Clarke
- Mawande Ka Zenzile
- Igshaan Adams
- Isaac Chong Wai
- Somi Ko
- Young In Hong
- Kaimurai
Institutions
- Les Rencontres d'Arles
- Asian Culture Center
- Van Abbemuseum
- Ruang Mes 56
- Boesky Gallery
- NXTHVN
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Clarion Choir
- Catalyst Quartet
- Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Tokyo
- Ibraaz
- Cantadora gallery
- S.a.L.E Docks
- Monash University Museum of Art
- Stevenson
- Tai Kwun Contemporary
- The Whitworth
- Cheongju Craft Biennale
- Hyundai
Locations
- Arles
- France
- Gwangju
- South Korea
- Eindhoven
- Netherlands
- Yogyakarta
- Indonesia
- New York
- United States
- Tokyo
- Japan
- London
- United Kingdom
- Rome
- Italy
- Venice
- Melbourne
- Australia
- Cape Town
- South Africa
- Hong Kong
- China
- Manchester
- Simon's Town
- Cape Peninsula
- Western Cape