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Paris, New York, and London Galleries and Museums Open September Season with 42 Paris Shows, 50+ New York Openings

exhibition · 2026-09-19

September heralds the onset of the global art season in Paris, New York, and London. Paris will see the launch of forty-two exhibitions, kicking off on September 3 with shows by Gagosian's Jennifer Guidi, Jason Dodge at Galerie Allen, and three exhibitions at Mennour. The Centre Pompidou will later unveil "Vies minuscules," while the Grand Palais will present "Cézanne et nous." In New York, more than fifty exhibitions will debut, featuring Yvonne Jacquette at Karma and significant institutional showcases like MoMA PS1's "Homeroom" and The Met's "Chasing Clouds" on September 14. London's offerings include Catherine Murphy at Sadie Coles HQ and Frieze Sculpture on September 16, wrapping up with Lawrence Abu Hamdan at the Barbican and Gagosian's "This Is Still Not a Pipe."

Key facts

  • Paris hosts 42 exhibitions across galleries and institutions in September, with September 3 as a concentrated opening day.
  • New York features more than 50 openings across galleries and museums, with Chelsea as the center of gravity.
  • The Met opens "Chasing Clouds" on September 14, followed by Liu Wei's "Speculation" for the Genesis Facade Commission.
  • Frieze Sculpture returns to Regent's Park on September 16 with eleven international artists.
  • Somerset House presents "Reviving Craft: Reflection of the Mind" with more than sixty artists.
  • Louis Fratino's "Prose" opens at David Zwirner on September 18.
  • The Grand Palais opens "Cézanne et nous," and the Centre Pompidou's off-site program at the Panthéon presents "Vies minuscules."
  • Gagosian's London show "This Is Still Not a Pipe: The Afterlife of Magritte" closes the season alongside Lawrence Abu Hamdan at the Barbican and Amar Kanwar at Serpentine North.

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Locations

  • Paris
  • France
  • New York
  • United States
  • London
  • United Kingdom
  • Left Bank
  • Marais
  • Matignon
  • Place des Vosges
  • Chelsea
  • Tribeca
  • Lower East Side
  • Upper East Side
  • Harlem
  • Walker Street
  • Mayfair
  • Fitzrovia
  • Soho
  • East End
  • South Bank
  • Cork Street
  • East London
  • Thames
  • Regent's Park

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