MoMA, the Centre Pompidou and M+ team up on one shared collection, the Hirshhorn's Sugimoto-designed sculpture garden returns, Houdini's library marks 100 years since his Halloween death, Chris Ofili puts Manet's Laure center stage, Christie's debuts in Abu Dhabi, plus quick hits and November auctions ahead.

Art Basel Paris posted big early sales, then closed two days early over planned protests. Plus Monet's Iris sets a French auction record, Brognon Rollin win the Prix Marcel Duchamp, Québec opens its Riopelle pavilion, and hidden Redon sketches turn up at Fontfroide Abbey.

Hey friends, London just packed away its Frieze lanyards, and the whole art world is now hopping the train to Paris for Art Basel. This week we've got the receipts from London (yes, including that Mondrian), a new art centre on an old car-factory island, Ibrahim Mahama taking over the Fondation Cartier, maybe the world's oldest shipwreck, and Monet's very relatable first London show. Grab your coffee (or your pumpkin spice potion) and let's go. Frieze week in London: the rece

Hey friends, It's Frieze week in London, so half the art world just packed a tote bag and boarded a plane. Before we join them, this week we've got a K-pop star turned curator, a Turbine Hall that hums, ten Van Goghs from one lucky collector, two stolen Renoirs coming home, and fresh numbers on who's buying art. Grab your coffee (or your cauldron) and let's go. RM of BTS curates a blockbuster at SFMOMA Installation view of RM x SFMOMA: Between You and Me, San Francisco Museum

Hey friends, October is here and the art world is opening big shows everywhere. This week we've got manga in Brooklyn, a power couple at the Met, a Van Gogh with a price tag that made me sit down, and a food diary that won $100,000. Grab your coffee (or your cauldron) and let's go. Manga takes over Brooklyn Araki Hirohiko, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 4 Diamond is Unbreakable (1993). © Hirohiko Araki & LUCKY LANDCOMMUNICATIONS/Shueisha. Via The Art Newspaper. Art of Manga o

Hey friends — Fall art season is doing the most right now, so heres a quick roundup of stuff worth knowing if you care about illustration, museums, auctions, or just “wait, that happened??” A museum for storytellers just opened in LA Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, Exposition Park, Los Angeles. Photo: Hufton+Crow / Courtesy Lucas Museum of Narrative Art. The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art (https://lucasmuseum.org/) opened to the public on September 22 in Exposition Park. Founde