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museum exhibitions schedule May 27, 2026 visibility 1 link 9 artists, 1 gallery

Flash back: The artists creating new stories from archival photos

Nanina Guyer, curator of photography at Zurich's Museum Rietberg, has organized the exhibition "A Kind of Paradise: Colonial-Era Photography in Contemporary Art," which examines how contemporary artists repurpose archival colonial-era photographs. The show features 20 artists, including Sammy Baloji, Rosana Paulino, Sasha Huber, Dinh Q. Lê, Wendy Red Star, Omar Victor Diop, and Zenaéca Singh, who transform these historical images into sculptures, films, and recontextualized works. The exhibition is divided into four sections: artists as archivists, confronting stereotypes, healing, and a final section on repair.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 26, 2026 visibility 2 link 1 artist

Tracing the Body Through Dust and Memory

South African artist Igshaan Adams presents 'Unsettling Dust: The Body’s Archive' at the Guggenheim Bilbao, an immersive exhibition that merges weaving, choreography, sculpture, and social history. The show features monumental woven tapestries derived from collaborative dance performances between South African and Greek dancers in Athens, transforming the gallery into a living archive of movement and memory. On view from 5 May to 1 November 2026, it is part of the museum's in situ series.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 26, 2026 visibility 5 link 3 artists

Los Angeles’s new Hospital of Emotions pop-up gives artists keys to the asylum

The Hospital of Emotions, a new pop-up exhibition in Los Angeles, has transformed the defunct St Vincent Medical Center into a sprawling art experience. Curator Yaara Sachs, founder of House of Art and Dreams, selected around 70 artists through an open call to take over 80 spaces—including examination rooms and operating chambers—in the building, which is slated for renovation into a behavioral health center. Each artist received $4,000 for their project and up to $10,000 for materials. The exhibition is organized into thematic "departments" dedicated to emotional states such as joy, fear, anger, and sadness, aiming to guide visitors toward catharsis. Featured artists include Kamil Cazpiga (Cosmodernism), Guy "Dioz" Bloom, Pablo Thomas, and Napo, among others.

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Detroit’s MOCAD Reopens with a New Vision and a New Kind of Leadership

The Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (MOCAD) has reopened after an eight-month renovation, marking its 20th anniversary with a new vision centered on artists and community. Co-directors Jova Lynne and Marie Madison-Patton have titled this new chapter "A Practice of Multiplicity," emphasizing the wholeness of artists' lives beyond their work. The renovation includes infrastructural upgrades like an HVAC system, a new Learning Studio, a transformed café for programming, and a facade that opens to the street. Two inaugural surveys highlight Detroit artists Olayami Dabls and Carole Harris, whose practices explore the city's history, culture, and social transformation.

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Racheal Crowther “Liquid Trust” at Chisenhale Gallery, London

Chisenhale Gallery in London is hosting the first institutional solo exhibition by artist Racheal Crowther, titled "Liquid Trust." The show explores themes of governance, surveillance, and institutional power, examining how these systems intertwine with structures of care. Crowther repurposes technical apparatus and industrial objects that carry memories of their institutional past, highlighting the enduring influence of bureaucracy on everyday life.

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‘Garden of Life’: immersive Monaco exhibition blends eastern wellness with mixed-media art

An immersive exhibition titled 'Garden of Life – A Wellness Journey Through Art' has opened in Monaco, blending the mixed-media artwork of international artist Fiona Tan with the serene environment of L&L Wellbeing, a luxury Japanese-inspired head spa. The exhibition, running until July, transforms the holistic wellness space into a living gallery, featuring Tan's complex works that combine digital techniques with traditional craftsmanship, including velvet, silk, gold leaf, and diamond dust. Tan, also a certified holistic health coach, creates pieces intended to serve as therapeutic tools, engaging viewers through neuro-aesthetics to promote mental peace and reflection.

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Riga marks Azerbaijan`s Independence Day with opening of MAMA “Mother Nature” international art exhibition and official reception

On May 25, the MAMA “Mother Nature” international art exhibition and an official reception for Azerbaijan's Independence Day (May 28) were held at the Zuzeum Art Museum in Riga, Latvia. The event was organized by the Heydar Aliyev Foundation and the Embassy of Azerbaijan in Latvia, and featured speeches by Ambassador Elnur Sultanov, Latvia's Minister of Health Hosam Abu Meri, and museum founder Jānis Zuzāns.

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