Global June Exhibitions: From Fog Sculptures to Cubist Masterpieces
Designboom's radar for June showcases more than 20 exhibitions set to launch globally between May and June 2026. Among the highlights are: 'Flyway City' at the Chicago Architecture Center (June 11–Jan 3, 2027), a retrospective of Leandro Erlich at Grand Palais Paris (June 2–Sept 6), 'Verner Panton' at the Vitra Design Museum (May 23, 2026–May 9, 2027), Ewa Juszkiewicz's portraits at Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza in Madrid (May 26–Sept 6), 'Musical Bodies' at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York (June 7–Sept 27), Cao Fei's survey at Kunstmuseum Basel (May 30–Oct 11), and Camille Henrot's 'Paper Planes' at Copenhagen Contemporary (June 5–Dec 31). Additionally, retrospectives of Kho Liang Ie, Frank Gehry, Ettore Sottsass, and others are also noteworthy.
Key facts
- Flyway City opens June 11 at Chicago Architecture Center, co-curated by Studio Gang
- Leandro Erlich retrospective at Grand Palais Paris from June 2 to September 6
- Verner Panton exhibition at Vitra Design Museum runs May 23, 2026 to May 9, 2027
- Ewa Juszkiewicz at Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza Madrid from May 26 to September 6
- Musical Bodies at Met New York from June 7 to September 27
- Cao Fei survey at Kunstmuseum Basel from May 30 to October 11
- Camille Henrot's Paper Planes at Copenhagen Contemporary from June 5 to December 31
- Kho Liang Ie retrospective at Stedelijk Amsterdam from May 14 to October 18
- Frank Gehry exhibition at Serralves Porto from June 12 to December 30
- Elmgreen & Dragset at Städel Museum from May 20, 2026 to January 17, 2027
- Vitalità dell’architettura italiana at MAXXI Rome from May 28 to November 15
- Pierre Huyghe at Fondation Beyeler from May 24 to September 13
- Jenny Holzer at Serralves Porto from June 18 to November 1
- James Turrell at Gagosian Hong Kong from May 28 to August 1
- Ettore Sottsass retrospective at Artizon Museum Tokyo from June 23 to October 4
- Fujiko Nakaya fog sculpture at Bourse de Commerce Paris opens June 4
- Felix Gonzalez-Torres at Museo Reina Sofía Madrid from May 27 to October 12
- Anish Kapoor at Hayward Gallery London from May 16 to October 18
- The Cubists at Centre Pompidou Hanwha Seoul from June 4 to October 4
- Mini Furniture at MK&G Hamburg from June 14 to November 1
Entities
Artists
- Leandro Erlich
- Verner Panton
- Ewa Juszkiewicz
- Cao Fei
- Camille Henrot
- Kho Liang Ie
- Frank Gehry
- Elmgreen & Dragset
- Pierre Huyghe
- Jenny Holzer
- James Turrell
- Ettore Sottsass
- Fujiko Nakaya
- Felix Gonzalez-Torres
- Anish Kapoor
- Pablo Picasso
- Georges Braque
- Juan Gris
- Fernand Léger
- Sonia Delaunay
- Robert Delaunay
- Natalia Goncharova
- Alvar Aalto
- Charles Eames
- Ray Eames
- Marcel Breuer
- Álvaro Siza
- Tadao Ando
- Jean-Michel Wilmotte
- Pippo Ciorra
- Elena Tinacci
- Iris van Herpen
- NIGO
- Marcel Duchamp
- Nick Doyle
- Cecilia Vicuña
- Nicola Turner
- Ron Mueck
- Sophie Calle
- Marina Abramović
- Arthur Jafa
- Richard Prince
- Zaha Hadid
- Katharina Grosse
- John Giorno
- Andy Warhol
- Shigeo Fukuda
- Reba Maybury
- Jasmine Gregory
- Sven Gex
- Hamishi Farah
- SoiL Thornton
- Zhana Ivanova
- Amanda van Hesteren
- Ulay
- Titian
- Carlo Scarpa
- Hans Ulrich Obrist
- Gautier Deblonde
- Philip Beesley
- David Uzochukwu
- Arturo Schwarz
- Dung Ngo
- Shai Baitel
- Marcello Dantas
Institutions
- Chicago Architecture Center
- Studio Gang
- Grand Palais
- Vitra Design Museum
- Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Kunstmuseum Basel | Gegenwart
- Copenhagen Contemporary
- Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
- Serralves Museum of Contemporary Art
- Städel Museum
- MAXXI
- Fondation Beyeler
- Gagosian
- Artizon Museum
- Bourse de Commerce
- Pinault Collection
- Museo Reina Sofía
- Hayward Gallery
- Southbank Centre
- Centre Pompidou Hanwha
- Centre Pompidou
- Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg
- designboom
- Artifort
- Mosa
- Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Olivetti
- Poltronova
- Memphis
- Ishibashi Foundation
- Brooklyn Museum
- Design Museum London
- Denver Art Museum
- New York Botanical Garden
- Perrotin
- Castello di Rivoli Museo d’Arte Contemporanea
- MoMA PS1
- Negozio Olivetti
- Galleria Continua
- FAI – Fondo per l’Ambiente Italiano
- Yorkshire Sculpture Park
- Annely Juda Fine Art
- Mori Art Museum
- Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain
- Louisiana Museum of Modern Art
- Stedelijk Museum
- Gallerie dell’Accademia di Venezia
- Fondazione Prada
- LUMA Arles
- White Cube
- M+
- Giorno Poetry Systems Archive
- Museum of Modern Art
- 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art Kanazawa
- National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul
- Zaha Hadid Foundation
Locations
- Chicago
- USA
- Paris
- France
- Weil am Rhein
- Germany
- Madrid
- Spain
- New York
- Basel
- Switzerland
- Copenhagen
- Denmark
- Amsterdam
- The Netherlands
- Porto
- Portugal
- Serralves
- Frankfurt am Main
- Rome
- Italy
- Riehen
- Hong Kong
- Tokyo
- Japan
- London
- United Kingdom
- Seoul
- South Korea
- Hamburg
- Los Angeles
- Bilbao
- Santa Monica
- Cuba
- United States
- Pearl River Delta
- China
- Indonesia
- Netherlands
- UK
- Colorado
- Turin
- Venice
- West Bretton
- Wakefield
- Humlebæk
- Arles
- Korea
- Rivoli
- Torino
Sources
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