London Museum Opens November 28, Phillips Hires Modern Art Head, and More
On November 28, the London Museum's new £473 million location in Smithfield Market will be inaugurated. The Memphis Art Museum is set to unveil its $222 million campus on December 6. Lisa Nandy has committed £1 million to support London's Jewish Museum. A triceratops will be auctioned on July 1, with an estimated value of $600,000 to $800,000 through Pharrell Williams' Joopiter. Omolola Coker is the recipient of the Myma Art Prize. The Menil Collection plans to reopen its Fresco Building in late 2027. Additionally, Diane Keaton's estate sale at Bonhams raised $4.2 million. In other news, the New York Supreme Court has ordered David Nahmad to return a Modigliani painting looted during the Nazi era.
Key facts
- London Museum opens November 28 in Smithfield Market, designed by Stanton Williams and Asif Khan.
- Phillips appoints Annie Wallington as head of modern art in London.
- Diane Keaton's estate sale at Bonhams totals $4.2 million.
- Triceratops offered for $600,000–$800,000 on July 1 via Joopiter.
- Thaddaeus Ropac represents Leoncillo estate; David Kordansky represents Keith Sonnier estate.
- Memphis Art Museum opens December 6, designed by Herzog & de Meuron.
- Menil Collection Fresco Building reopens late 2027 with Teresita Fernández commission.
- Soyoung Yoon appointed director of Whitney Museum's Independent Study Program.
- New York Supreme Court orders David Nahmad to return Modigliani to heir of Oscar Stettiner.
- Art Basel's Baloise Art Prize canceled.
- Daniel Simmons died June 15 at 72; Reginald Madison died last month at 85.
Entities
Artists
- Annie Wallington
- Diane Keaton
- Pharrell Williams
- Leoncillo
- Keith Sonnier
- Mimosa Echard
- Claire Chambless
- Teresita Fernández
- Soyoung Yoon
- Sarah Johanna Theurer
- David Nahmad
- Amedeo Modigliani
- Oscar Stettiner
- Omolola Coker
- Daniel Simmons
- Reginald Madison
Institutions
- London Museum
- Phillips
- Bonhams
- Joopiter
- Thaddaeus Ropac
- David Kordansky Gallery
- 303 Gallery
- Galerie Chantal Crousel
- Morán Morán
- Memphis Art Museum
- Herzog & de Meuron
- Menil Collection
- Whitney Museum
- Fondation Beyeler
- Haus der Kunst
- New York Supreme Court
- Sotheby's
- Myma Art Prize
- Nosona Studios
- Walker Art Center
- Chapter NY
- Paula Cooper Gallery
- Art Basel
- Baloise Art Prize
- Uffner & Liu
Locations
- London
- United Kingdom
- Smithfield Market
- Memphis
- Tennessee
- Houston
- Texas
- Munich
- Germany
- Basel
- Switzerland
- Benin City
- Nigeria
- Minneapolis
- Minnesota
- New York
- Los Angeles
- Qatar
- Lusail
- Al Maha Island