Fall art season is officially underway, bringing a dense roster of high-profile retrospectives, rare international loans, and focused regional surveys. From major institutional debuts in Europe and Asia to community arts spaces across the United States, curators have rolled out ambitious autumn calendars.
The National Art Center, Tokyo and International Exhibitions
International institutions are anchoring their autumn schedules with blockbuster surveys and once-in-a-lifetime loans. In Tokyo, The National Art Center is hosting a major exhibition featuring more than 50 standout works from the Paris’ Musée du Louvre. Designboom notes major retrospectives arriving alongside immersive installations and more focused looks at individual practices, with the September exhibition radar moving from the late legend Yayoi Kusama at the Stedelijk Museum and Remedios Varo at Louisiana to Maurizio Cattelan in Berlin, Do Ho Suh in Seoul, and Homo Faber’s return to Venice.
The British Museum and the Bayeux Tapestry
Meanwhile, in London, Londonist reports that the British Museum is preparing for the highly anticipated arrival of the Bayeux Tapestry, described as arguably the most anticipated exhibition of the year, more than 1,000 years after it was most likely woven in what’s now the UK. Here is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to see the 70-metre-long tapestry — setting out the story of how William the Conqueror defeated King Harold at the Battle of Hastings — before it returns to France. The exhibition runs from 10 September 2026 to 11 July 2027, with tickets priced at £33.
New York City museums are filling their galleries with wide-ranging explorations of design, sculpture, and historic output. The Met Gala, a marquee and one-night-only event held as a fundraiser for the museum of the same name, has come and gone, but the exhibit it fêtes is here to stay through January of next year. Costume Art, the Costume Institute’s 2026 exhibition, is a broad look at the dressed body and how it is depicted in a range of artworks from the Museum’s collection. While all eyes may be on it, there are many more to explore at museums across the boroughs, whether it’s the consummate Raphael show just around the corner or The Noguchi Museum in Queens’s own look at its namesake artist’s relationship to New York City.
Devin T. Mays at the Galveston Artist Residency
Regional spaces across the United States are featuring focused solo exhibitions and community-driven art installations this month. In Texas, Glasstire highlights several key shows, including Devin T. Mays: Exhibit at the Galveston Artist Residency, running August 8 – October 10, 2026.
From the Galveston Artist Residency: Devin T. Mays is an artist interested in the here and there of things. He uses sculpture, installation, performance and pictures for everything and nothing. He often refers to his practice as a place for things to become Things.
Another Texas exhibition is Exquisite Entropy: Photographs by Trish Simonite, 1972-2025 at the Russell Hill Rogers Galleries at UTSA Southwest in San Antonio, running August 28 – October 3, 2026.
In Pennsylvania, the Sordoni Art Gallery at Wilkes University presents the work of Stephan Koplowitz. While best known as a choreographer, Koplowitz has used photography heavily throughout his career, and his exhibition, Of Place and Passage: Actions and Images, explores the relationship between movement, people and the spaces around them. The exhibition will be on display at the Sordoni Art Gallery at Wilkes University from Sept. 1 to Oct. 18. At the Sordoni Art Gallery, we are always looking for ways to connect people with visual art through perspectives they may not have previously considered,
says Heather Sincavage, gallery director. Dance is certainly a visual medium, and this exhibition gives us an opportunity to explore the ways Koplowitz toggles between movement and photography.
