Installation

November 1, 2026

Light Is Both the Subject and Medium in This Room-Sized Installation by James Turrell

In art, light usually serves other elements; it’s rarely the star of the show. Artist James Turrell has devoted his career to celebrating light in its purest form, earning him the nickname “master of light.” His latest endeavor, titled Blue Sea Sky, took over Superblue, an experimental art space in Miami. Blue Sea Sky gives light the rare chance to shine on its own—literally.

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October 24, 2026

Mariko Mori Retrospective at a Tokyo Museum Presents 30 Years of the Artist’s Futuristic Vision

More than three decades after first emerging on the contemporary art scene, Japanese artist Mariko Mori will be the subject of a major retrospective at the Mori Art Museum in Tokyo. Titled Mariko Mori: All That Shines, the exhibition opens on October 31, 2026, and runs through March 28, 2027, marking Mori’s first major institutional retrospective in Japan since Pure Land at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo in 2002.

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October 22, 2026

Giant Mirrored Sphere Will Turn the Beach Into a Celebration of Culture at Miami Art Week

During Miami Art Week 2026, Faena Art will transform Miami Beach into a stage for large-scale public art. The program includes a new site-specific commission by Christopher Joshua Benton, an American Abu Dhabi-based artist whose practice brings together architecture, science, and community collaborators. On Faena Beach, Benton will present A Lore Supreme, a giant disco ball or globe-like sculpture that is half buried in the sand.

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October 14, 2026

JR Covers the Vatican Apostolic Library With a Giant Wave Measuring Nearly 100 Feet High

A massive wave appears to crash across the facade of the Vatican Apostolic Library. Nearly 70 meters (230 feet) wide and 30 meters (98 feet) high, the black-and-white image transforms the 16th-century building into the scene of an impending flood. Created by French artist JR, Diluvium turns one of the Vatican’s greatest fears into a monumental work of art. The installation was unveiled on September 14, 2026, as part of AQVA.

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