zona maco 2026 exhibitor list preview

Zona Maco, one of Latin America's premier art fairs, will return to Mexico City from February 4–8, 2026, at Centro Banamex. The fair will feature 241 exhibitors across nine sections, including a new section called Forma, which blends contemporary art and design, and a revised Diseño Emergente section for emerging designers. Notable participants include Pace Gallery, Galleria Continua, Kurimanzutto, and OMR, with curated sections led by Aimé Iglesias Lukin and Manuela Moscoso. Founder Zélika García highlighted the fair's growth and its commitment to showcasing blue-chip galleries alongside emerging and mid-career talent.

almaty museum of arts kazakhstan opens

The Almaty Museum of Arts (ALMA) opened on September 12 in Kazakhstan's largest city, becoming the country's first private museum dedicated to modern and contemporary art. Founded by auto and real estate tycoon Nurlan Smagulov, the museum houses his collection of over 700 artworks by Kazakh, Central Asian, and international artists. Led by artistic director Meruyert Kaliyeva and chief curator Inga Lāce, the museum's opening features a retrospective of Almaty-born artist Almagul Menlibayeva and a group show titled "Qonaqtar" that explores Kazakh art history and hospitality.

Lubaina Himid on capturing the 'uneasiness' of Britain for her Venice Biennale pavilion

Lubaina Himid, the Turner Prize-winning artist born in Zanzibar and raised in England, is representing Great Britain at the Venice Biennale with a pavilion that captures the 'uneasiness' of living in Britain. The exhibition features her signature paintings, prints, and cutout figures, alongside a soundscape by Magda Stawarska, designed to evoke ambiguous encounters and the gap between a question and an answer. Himid describes the pavilion as a reflection of Britain's everyday pleasantness undercut by a persistent sense of otherness, drawing on her own experience as an East African brought up by English women.

Between setbacks and uncertain collectors, how did the miart 2026 fair go for the galleries?

Tra intoppi di percorso e collezionisti incerti, come è andata la fiera miart 2026 per le gallerie?

The 2026 edition of the miart fair in Milan faced significant logistical challenges following its move to the South Wing of the Allianz MiCo. While the 'Emergent' section thrived with ample space and natural light, the 'Established' and 'Anthology' sections suffered from a confusing multi-level layout, poor signage, and oppressive lighting. Many galleries, including Alfonso Artiaco, reported that the lack of clear directions turned high-quality exhibition spaces into "cathedrals in the desert," making it difficult for collectors to locate booths.

‘This is an opportunity that will never happen again’: Syrian artist Sara Shamma on rebuilding her country

Syrian artist Sara Shamma has been selected to represent Syria at the 2026 Venice Biennale, marking the country's return to the event with a single-artist national pavilion for the first time. Her immersive installation, 'The Tower Tomb of Palmyra,' curated by Yuko Hasegawa and commissioned by Syria's ministry of culture, combines painting, architecture, light, sound, and scent. It draws on the ancient funerary towers of Palmyra destroyed by Islamic State in 2015, addressing cultural loss and the possibility of reconstruction. Shamma, who returned to Syria in September 2024 after eight years abroad, describes living through the fall of the Assad regime and the country's rebirth as a transformative personal and national moment.

Miart Turns 30 With a Bigger, Bolder Edition in Milan

Miart, Milan's international modern and contemporary art fair, is launching its 30th-anniversary edition in a new, larger venue, the Allianz MiCo South Wing. The 2026 edition, themed "New Directions: Miart, but different," will host 160 galleries from 24 countries across three levels, featuring sections like Emergent for new voices, Established for historical dialogue, and a special film project called Movements.

Art SG 2026: New offerings and $10,000 prize

Art SG 2026, the fourth edition of Singapore's annual art fair, will take place from January 22 to 25 at Marina Bay Sands, featuring over 100 galleries from more than 30 countries. Fair director Shuyin Yang has introduced several new initiatives, including the Wan Hai Hotel project by Shanghai's Rockbund Art Museum, a South Asian art platform sponsored by TVS Motor, and the integration of S.E.A. Focus into Art SG. Notable guests include the Tate patrons group, curators from Palais de Tokyo and LUMA Arles, and LACMA director Michael Govan, who will launch the museum's Southeast Asia acquisition program.

8 Must-See Exhibitions in Tokyo Right Now

Art Week Tokyo returns for its fourth edition from November 5–9, 2025, co-hosted by over 50 venues across the city. Instead of a traditional art fair, visitors can use free shuttle buses to explore participating galleries, museums, and nonprofit spaces, including Pace, Perrotin, Kaikai Kiki Gallery, the Mori Art Museum, and the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo. Highlights include a curated Focus exhibition titled “What Is Real?” by documenta 14 artistic director Adam Szymczyk, a survey show “Prism of the Real” co-curated with M+, a mid-career retrospective for Aki Sasamoto, and special programming such as a guided tour of micro homes by architect Kazuyo Sejima and a pop-up bar designed by Ichio Matsuzawa with a menu by Michelin-starred chef Shinobu Namae.

Photo London reveals details of tenth anniversary edition

Photo London will celebrate its tenth anniversary edition from May 15-18, 2025 at Somerset House, which is itself marking 25 years as an international arts destination. The fair will feature a strong roster of returning and new international galleries, the return of the Discovery section for emerging galleries, and a new Positions section for unrepresented photographers championed by collectors. Special programming includes a 'London Lives' exhibition showcasing around 30 leading photographers, a solo show by Colin Dodgson presented by Belmond, a new Book Market for independent publishers, a talks programme curated by Thames & Hudson, and awards such as the Photo London x Nikon Emerging Photographer of the Year and the Photo London x Hahnemühle Student Award.

art basel zero 10 digital art platform miami beach 2025

Art Basel will launch Zero 10, a new curated platform dedicated to digital art, at its Miami Beach edition in December 2025. Supported by OpenSea and curated by digital art strategist Eli Scheinman, the inaugural presentation will feature 12 international exhibitors including Art Blocks, bitforms gallery, Beeple Studios, Pace Gallery, AOTM, and Visualize Value, along with a loan of Lu Yang's DOKU – Heaven (2022) from the UBS Art Collection. The initiative takes its name from Kazimir Malevich's historic 1915 exhibition 0,10 and will run from December 5–7, 2025, with VIP previews on December 3–4, before expanding to other Art Basel fairs in 2026.

Hotel Room Transforms into Media Art Exhibition Space

South Korea's only media art fair, Loop Plus, was held from April 23 to 26 at the Grand Josun Busan Hotel in Haeundae, Busan. The fair transformed 26 hotel rooms on the 13th floor into exhibition spaces, featuring media artworks from 19 international galleries including Tang Contemporary Art, Esther Schipper, Chiwen Gallery, and Baek Art. Highlights included a 38-minute video installation by Russian artist group AES+F titled *‘Inverso Mundus’*, presented by Tang Contemporary Art, which humorously subverts societal absurdities. The event also included artist booths for Kang Lee-yeon and Lucia Levolino, and institutional booths for the Justice Foundation and Gwangju Media Art Platform. A related festival, Loop Lab Busan 2026, runs until June 28 across multiple venues in Busan.

‘It has become a symbol of hope’: the epic journey of Ukraine’s origami deer to the Venice biennale

Ukrainian artist Zhanna Kadyrova's concrete origami deer sculpture, originally installed in Pokrovsk in 2018, has been evacuated from the war-torn Donetsk region and transported across Europe to become the centerpiece of Ukraine's national pavilion at the 2026 Venice Biennale. The sculpture, which replaced a Soviet fighter-bomber monument in a local park, was rescued in August 2024 by co-curator Leonid Marushchak amid intensifying Russian attacks, with the help of city authorities and museum staff.

Artist Michelangelo Pistoletto sends message of 'preventive peace' on digital billboards around the world

Italian Arte Povera pioneer Michelangelo Pistoletto has launched a global public art project titled "Three Mirrors," broadcasting digital works across major cities including London, Los Angeles, Seoul, and Milan. Organized by the digital art platform Circa, the series features three filmed performances of the artist drawing on mirrors, illustrating his "Third Paradise" philosophy. The works appear daily at 20:26 local time on prominent advertising screens, transforming commercial spaces into sites for artistic reflection.

artist yanran chen on her neon dreamland

Yanran Chen (b. 2005) is presenting her first major solo exhibition in China, titled "Neon Dreamland," at Art Focus, a new immersive art space by Tang Contemporary Art in Beijing. The show, curated by actor and digital art platform founder Yuan Hong, runs through July 6, 2025, and features paintings, sculptures, and collaborative projects including a partnership with animation label WaarWorld inspired by Liu Cixin's sci-fi novel *Supernova Era* (2003). Highlights include the debut of the "Players Series" collectible sculptures in China.

miart’s Three-Tier Experiment Reflects a Changing Milan

The 30th edition of the miart art fair in Milan took place from April 17-19 at a new venue, the Allianz MiCo conference hall. The fair introduced a disruptive three-tiered layout across three floors, dividing its offerings into Emergent and Established sections, and featured a mix of early 20th-century modern masters and contemporary works, distinguishing it from Italy's other major fair, Artissima.

Stamina at DREI

A group exhibition titled "Stamina" opened at DREI gallery in Cologne, featuring works by artists Stephan Dillemuth, Matthias Groebel, and Julia Scher. The show ran from February 28 to April 4, 2026, and was documented extensively with 41 installation images.

Major world -class exhibition launches in Skipton this weekend

The Aesthetica Art Prize is launching a major touring exhibition across four venues in North Yorkshire, starting in Skipton Town Hall this weekend. The exhibition, celebrating the prize's 20th anniversary, features works by 50 contemporary artists, including environmental artist Steve Messam, and is split into four thematic parts across different galleries until September.

Five artists announced for India's Venice Biennale pavilion

India is returning to the Venice Biennale after a seven-year hiatus with a national pavilion in the Arsenale. The presentation, titled 'Geographies of Distance: Remembering Home,' will feature five artists: Alwar Balasubramaniam (Bala), Sumakshi Singh, Ranjani Shettar, Asim Waqif, and Skarma Sonam Tashi. The exhibition is curated by Amin Jaffer and is backed by India's Ministry of Culture and two cultural institutions.

Going clubbing in Ibiza this summer? Then you're going to be in a giant art gallery

A new art exhibition called the Culture Collective has been installed across three of Ibiza's biggest nightclubs—Hï Ibiza, Ushuaïa Ibiza, and [UNVRS]—featuring over 70 international artists. The season-long show, organized by London-based art platform W1 Curates in partnership with The Night League, includes monumental murals, marble sculptures (such as Nazareno Biondo's life-size Vespa and Fiat 500), and works by street artists like PichiAvo and VHILS, running from late April to mid-October.

A Theatre Group of Exiled Belarusian Artists Arrive in Venice, With an Exhibition That Shows What Repression Feels Like

The Belarus Free Theatre, an exiled underground theater group, will stage its first official collateral exhibition at the 61st Venice Biennale, titled “Official. Unofficial. Belarus.” The show, held in the historic La Chiesa di San Giovanni Evangelista di Venezia, features site-specific paintings, a sound installation, and large-scale sculptures that aim to immerse visitors in the experience of repression under authoritarian rule. This marks only the fifth time Belarus has been present at the Biennale, and the first time it appears not as a state but as a self-governing cultural body, challenging the official narratives of nations like Russia.

Rooms to Roam in Chicago

The inaugural Neighbors Art Fair has launched in Chicago, situated within a historic residence in the city's Gold Coast neighborhood. Founded by Mirka Serrato and curated by Jonny Tanna, the fair rejects the traditional high-spectacle trade show model in favor of a "micro-fair" format. By utilizing a domestic setting and an invitation-based entry system, the event prioritizes architectural intimacy, timed entry, and deliberate engagement between galleries and visitors.

MINISO Gallery Launches in Shanghai

MINISO, the global lifestyle retailer, has launched its first-ever MINISO Gallery at Shanghai’s Bund City Hall Plaza, a historic landmark. The gallery opens with a solo exhibition titled *Life from the Corner of My Room* featuring RYOL, a contemporary Indonesian artist who is MINISO’s first global exclusive artist. The exhibition runs from 17 May to 31 August and includes recent paintings, sculptures, and installations that trace RYOL’s artistic evolution from intimate, room-based works to explorations of childhood innocence and real-world experience.

Yanran Chen Set to Launch First Solo Exhibition In China At ART FOCUS Beijing

Yanran Chen, a Chinese multidisciplinary artist also known as Chloe Chen, will launch her first large-scale solo exhibition in China at the new ART FOCUS space in Beijing's 798 Art District. The exhibition, titled "Neon Dreamland," runs from 23 May to 6 July 2025 and is curated by actor and "Art Knock" founder Yuan Hong. The show is divided into two thematic zones: one featuring her personal paintings and sculptures, including works like "The Mechanical Lifeform" and "Dinner," and another presenting a collaborative series with anime label WaarWorld inspired by Liu Cixin's novel "The Supernova Era." The exhibition coincides with the launch of ART FOCUS, an immersive art space focused on digital integration and cross-genre collaboration, and is part of the broader Beijing Art Season.

Lucia Pietroiusti and Filipa Ramos Named Convenors for Norway’s Bergen Assembly

Bergen Assembly, the triennial art platform in Bergen, Norway, has named Lucia Pietroiusti and Filipa Ramos as convenors for its 2028 edition. The duo, known for their collaborative project “The Shape of a Circle in the Mind of a Fish,” will conduct part of their research publicly and work closely with the city. Pietroiusti is curator of the Sixth Autostrada Biennale and founder of Serpentine Gallery’s General Ecology initiative; Ramos teaches at FHNW Academy of Art and Design and is curator of the 2027 Lofoten International Art Festival. A “Prelude” event begins September 12, 2025.

'Cheaper parcel post and paintings' at 1301SW, Melbourne, Australia on 23 May–27 Jun 2026

The article describes an upcoming exhibition titled 'Cheaper parcel post and paintings' at 1301SW gallery in Melbourne, Australia, running from 23 May to 27 Jun 2026. The exhibition is listed on Ocula.com, an art platform, though the full article text is blocked by a security verification page, preventing detailed reading of the show's content or artists involved.

‘Colourful Dialogues’: An art exhibition by Gwarniċ

Gwarniċ presents 'Colourful Dialogues', a collective exhibition opening on 7 January 2026 at Bizzilla Art Space in Floriana, Malta, running through 27 January. The show brings together local and international artists—including Kevin Sciberras, Antje Flauss, Chris Saliba, Teo Burki, Rosette Bonello, Irakli Chikovani, and Sopho Simonishvili—to explore colour as a universal visual language that connects cultures and artistic approaches. The exhibition marks Gwarniċ's transition from digital and site-specific curation to a fully realized physical exhibition.

Jill Tate at Seventeen

Jill Tate's solo exhibition "Self-Fulfilment" is on view at Seventeen gallery in London from February 6 to March 21, 2026. The exhibition is documented with 29 installation photographs by Damian Griffiths, providing a visual record of the new body of work.

Steve Wetzel at The Green Gallery

Artist Steve Wetzel presented a solo exhibition titled "Baby Wetzel Returns and Remembers" at The Green Gallery in Milwaukee. The show ran from February 20 to April 4, 2026, and was documented extensively online with 30 installation images.

Lawrence Leaman at Roland Ross

Lawrence Leaman at Roland Ross

Lawrence Leaman has opened a solo exhibition of new photoprints at the Roland Ross gallery in Kent. The show, which runs from February 21 through March 29, 2026, is comprehensively documented with fourteen installation photographs, providing a detailed visual record of the presentation.

Hwaseung, a representative company in Busan, will participate as an official partner of Art Busan.Hw..

Hwaseung, a major company based in Busan, has announced its participation as an official partner of Art Busan 2026, an art fair held at BEXCO Exhibition Hall 1 from May 22 to 24. The company will debut "Gallery Hwaseung One," a platform showcasing works by young artists with developmental disabilities, including Hwang Sung-je, Yoon Jin-seok, and Shim Seung-bo—artists hired by Hwaseung. The gallery aims to support these artists and continue social contribution activities in culture and arts.