5 September | The Turkish Çanakkale Biennial's 5th edition postponed

The news comes after previous assurances from the director, Beral Madra, that the biennial would be going ahead, despite Turkey’s current unstable political situation. Further details via Art Forum.

Following the dramatic Brexit vote this summer, one of the UK’s most prominent and successful museum directors, Martin Roth, has announced his resignation today. The museum’s first non-British director, German-born Roth had condemned the charged rhetoric that was employed in the run-up to the EU referendum. As the museum begins its search for a replacement, Tim Reeve, Roth’s deputy, has been tipped as the favourite candidate. More info at artnet News.

Berlin-based gallery Wentrup has announced that it will be expanding to a new, underground space located at Potsdamer Straße in the city’s Tiergarten gallery district. Wentrup’s second space is set to open on September 16, coinciding with the upcoming Berlin Art Week. More info can be found on artnet News.

The Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art at the University of Oklahoma has announced that it is has received a donation of 30 works from the private collection of Ed Ruscha and his wife Danna. The donation features works by a number of artists who previously lived in Oklahoma, including Joe Goode, Jerry McMillan and Ruscha himself. More via Art Forum.

Aris Messinis’ emotive photographs documenting the arrival of migrants on the island of Lesbos last year have won him France’s prestigious Visa d’Or prize for news photography. The Greek photographer (AFP), who has won previous prizes for his images taken in war zones, says he had never imagined covering this in his own country. More on BBC.