Dallas Invitational Expands to London for Frieze Week; The Met Returns Art to Nigeria; Bottega Veneta Launches Prize

Key facts

• James Cope expands Dallas Invitational to London, launching London Invitational during Frieze Week at the Chancery Rosewood.
• The inaugural London Invitational will feature 12 exhibitors, including François Ghebaly, Lomex, Mariano, and Bel Ami.
• The Dallas Invitational has grown from a one-off gathering to a 22-gallery fair at the Mansion on Turtle Creek.
• The Met returns three works to Nigeria: two 16th-century Benin plaques and a 14th-century Ife Head.
• The Benin plaques were removed during the 1897 British military occupation and later transferred to Lagos' National Museum in 1950–51.
• The Barbican's Sculpture Court will reopen by 2030 as part of the Barbican Renewal, with a £147,000 grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund.
• Bugatti unveils a 60-story skyscraper in Miami, its first U.S. branded residence, designed by Brandon Haw Architecture with interiors by Yabu Pushelberg.
• Bottega Veneta partners with La Cuadra to launch the International Architecture Prize, with the inaugural ceremony in October.