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Hong Kong in November 2026: Seven Exhibitions Collectors Should See

Seven confirmed Hong Kong exhibitions for November 2026, with artwork-specific photographs matched to M+, Tai Kwun, David Zwirner, White Cube, MASSIMODECARLO, Axel Vervoordt and Whitestone Gallery.

Jean-Michel Basquiat at Princeton: The Blue Ribbon Paintings Change the Story

At Princeton, eleven paintings from 1984 reveal a Basquiat who copied, screened and revised his own images with exacting intent—complicating the myth of improvisational genius.

Turner Prize 2026 at MIMA: Four Artists and the Material of Contemporary Life

The Turner Prize can be most interesting when its four finalists refuse to represent a single trend. At Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, the 2026 exhibition brings together Simeon Barclay, Kira Freije, Marguerite Humeau and Tanoa Sasraku. Their presentations differ sharply in scale, material and temperament, yet all ask how contemporary life becomes embedded in the things we make, transport, inhabit or consume. The exhibition opened on 26 September and continues until 29 March 2027; the winner is due to be announced on 10 December 2026.

Randi Charno Levine’s Manhattan Home Turns Collecting Into Cultural Diplomacy

Kelly Behun’s West Chelsea apartment for former US ambassador Randi Charno Levine shows how a serious contemporary collection can grow from relationships, patronage and a new Joana Vasconcelos commission.

Chris Ofili Makes Laure Visible: A New Painting Rewrites Manet’s Margin

At Pinacoteca Agnelli, Chris Ofili places new paintings beside Manet’s portrait of Laure, restoring a named sitter to the centre of a story art history kept at the edge.

Los Angeles in November 2026: Six Exhibitions Collectors Should See

Los Angeles shifts into a strong second autumn season with Avedon, Farah Al Qasimi, Wendy Red Star, Kiki Smith, Thomas Ruff and Julian Charrière.