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museum exhibitions schedule Jan 27, 2026 visibility 8 link 9 artists, 4 galleries

Denmark exhibition invites visitors to come face to face with Basquiat’s ‘head’ works

The Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Denmark is opening "Basquiat: Headstrong," the first comprehensive exhibition dedicated to Jean-Michel Basquiat's depictions of the human head, focusing on works from 1981 to 1983. These early drawings on paper, many made with oil sticks and bearing traces of studio debris, were largely hidden in his studio during his lifetime and only reached a wider audience after his death, notably through a 1990 show at Robert Miller Gallery in New York. The exhibition includes a single painting, Untitled (1982), which sold for $110.5 million at Sotheby's in 2017.

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museum exhibitions schedule Dec 23, 2025 visibility 4 link 20 artists, 1 gallery

Central Texas Museum Exhibitions Opening in Spring 2026

Central Texas museums and arts organizations, including the Blanton Museum of Art, the Visual Arts Center at the University of Texas at Austin, the San Antonio Museum of Art, and The Contemporary at Blue Star, have announced a slate of spring 2026 exhibitions. Highlights include the Georgetown Art Center's four-show season featuring Print Austin (a salon-style invitational for juried-exhibition rejects), Neo Geo: Geometry and Color by Larry Akers and Janet Brooks, Chris Ireland's photo-based Dead Letter Office, and Seeing Double – Two Views of Texas. The Blanton will present Contemporary Project 16: Tammy Nguyen (January 17–September 20), American Modernism from the Charles Butt Collection (March 8–August 2), and Run the Code: Data-Driven Art Decoded, a collaboration with the Thoma Foundation showcasing digital and AI-generated works by artists like Jenny Holzer.

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museum exhibitions schedule Nov 18, 2025 visibility 4 link 17 artists, 3 galleries

"The Great Camouflage" Rockbund Museum of Art / Shanghai

"The Great Camouflage" at the Rockbund Museum of Art (RAM) in Shanghai, curated by X Zhu-Nowell and Kandis Williams, is a multilevel exhibition that responds to global political and social exhaustion. Anchored in Black feminist thought and taking Suzanne Césaire's writings as a starting point, the show revisits revolutionary attitudes and builds new networks of solidarity across Asia, Africa, and Latin America, deliberately decentering Euro-American narratives. It features works by artists including Christine Tien Wang, Hao Jingban, and Wang Tuo, and highlights figures such as Amy Ashwood Garvey, Eslanda Robeson, Shirley Graham Du Bois, and Grace Lee Boggs.

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museum exhibitions schedule Nov 18, 2025 visibility 2 link 21 artists, 4 galleries

"The Great Camouflage" Rockbund Museum of Art / Shanghai

"The Great Camouflage" at the Rockbund Museum of Art (RAM) in Shanghai, curated by X Zhu-Nowell and Kandis Williams, opened during Shanghai Art Week. The exhibition features works by artists including Christine Tien Wang, Hao Jingban, and Wang Tuo, and is anchored in Black feminist thought, drawing on Suzanne Césaire's text "The Great Camouflage: Writings of Dissent (1941–45)." It aims to revisit revolutionary attitudes and build new networks of solidarity across Asia, Africa, and Latin America, deliberately decentering Euro-American narratives while navigating China's sociopolitical landscape.

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museum exhibitions schedule Nov 18, 2025 visibility 7 link 15 artists, 1 gallery

Get Ready to Explore the Recently Renovated Portland Art Museum All Winter Long

The Portland Art Museum (PAM) will reopen its completely transformed campus on November 20 after nine years and $111 million in renovations. The centerpiece is the Mark Rothko Pavilion, a glass structure that provides a new intuitive entrance and connects the museum's two historic buildings—the Main Building (designed by Pietro Belluschi in 1932) and the Mark Building (a former Masonic temple from 1924). The renovation eliminates the confusing underground tunnel that previously caused visitors to miss entire exhibitions, replacing it with a media gallery and accessible hallways across four floors. The project also includes a public passageway open 24/7, addressing earlier community backlash over plans to close a walkway.

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museum exhibitions schedule Nov 18, 2025 visibility 6 link 14 artists, 1 gallery

Get Ready to Explore the Recently Renovated Portland Art Museum All Winter Long

The Portland Art Museum (PAM) will reopen its completely renovated campus on November 20 after nine years and $111 million in construction. The centerpiece is the Mark Rothko Pavilion, a glass structure that connects the museum's two historic buildings—the Main Building (1932) and the Mark Building (1924)—replacing a confusing underground tunnel that often caused visitors to miss entire exhibitions. The renovation touches 100,000 square feet total, including a new media gallery, upgraded spaces, and a 24/7 public passageway through the pavilion. An exhibition of eight paintings by Mark Rothko, who spent his childhood in Portland, will open alongside the pavilion.

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museum exhibitions schedule Nov 16, 2025 visibility 4 link 12 artists, 1 gallery

Exhibition of large scale contemporary art at Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum

The Smithsonian's Hirshhorn Museum will present "Big Things for Big Rooms," an exhibition tracing the development of immersive, large-scale artworks from the late 1960s to the present. Organized by head curator Evelyn C. Hankins and curatorial assistant CJ Greenhill Caldera, the show features 10 works—five on view for the first time—drawn largely from the museum's collection, including pieces by Robert Irwin, Richard Long, Sam Gilliam, Dan Flavin, Lygia Pape, Mika Rottenberg, Olafur Eliasson, Spencer Finch, Rashid Johnson, and Paul Chan. The exhibition runs from November 21, 2025, through July 4, 2027, and is divided into two parts: the first explores pioneering "Environments" from the 1960s, while the second highlights contemporary artists expanding on those ideas.

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museum exhibitions schedule Nov 12, 2025 visibility 2 link 11 artists, 2 galleries

Forever is Now has transformed Cairo's Giza Plateau into an open-air gallery

The fifth edition of 'Forever is Now' has transformed the Giza Plateau in Cairo into an open-air gallery, featuring 10 large-scale contemporary art installations by international artists. Running until December 6, the exhibition is organized by the cultural platform Art D’Egypte and invites artists to explore the theme of immortality, sparking a dialogue between ancient Egyptian heritage and contemporary art. Notable participants include 92-year-old Nobel Peace Prize nominee Michelangelo Pistoletto, Portuguese artist Vhils (Alexandre Farto), US-based Alex Proba, the Russian Recycle Group, Lebanese artist Nadim Karam, Franco-Beninese ceramicist King Houdekpinkou, and Turkish sculptor Mert Ege Köse, among others.

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museum exhibitions schedule Oct 29, 2025 visibility 5 link 21 artists, 5 galleries

10 Art Shows to See in Los Angeles This November

This article highlights ten art shows to see in Los Angeles this November, featuring a diverse range of exhibitions. Key shows include Kathleen Ryan's bejeweled rotten fruit, Puppies Puppies's homage to freedom flags, and TJ Shin's bird songs. Historical perspectives are offered through a survey of prints by Robert Rauschenberg at Gemini G.E.L., rarely seen works by Mexican muralist Alfredo Ramos Martínez at Scripps College, and a tribute to the Brockman Gallery at the Vincent Price Art Museum. The two-venue exhibition 'Monuments' investigates how art reflects national narratives, while Puppies Puppies's dual shows use color and text to address contemporary liberation struggles.

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article culture schedule Oct 17, 2025 visibility 6 link 6 artists, 5 galleries

‘Like a carefully choreographed performance’: meet the logistics professionals who bring art fairs to life

Art fairs appear serene on the surface, but behind the scenes, logistics professionals work frantically to install hundreds of artworks under tight deadlines. The article features firsthand accounts from gallerists and shippers, including Francis Petit of Gander & White, who compares the process to a choreographed performance. Specific stories include the installation of Gianpietro Carlesso’s heavy Torre di Saba (2009) at Frieze Sculpture 2020, which required digging a hole and pouring a concrete base in the rain; the transport of a Calder Stegosaurus sculpture for Art Basel Miami Beach 2013 during Thanksgiving; and Mandy El-Sayegh’s immersive booth installation at Frieze London 2023, which turned the space into an extension of her studio.

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article culture schedule Oct 10, 2025 visibility 3 link 8 artists, 2 galleries

Comment | Museums can't get enough of anniversary exhibitions—but surely there's better ways to serve the public

The article criticizes the growing trend of museums organizing anniversary exhibitions to celebrate the birth or death of famous artists, often male and white. It highlights the current focus on Robert Rauschenberg, born 100 years ago, with nearly 100 organizations worldwide mounting shows, including the Menil Collection and Grey Art Museum. Past examples include multiple exhibitions for James Ensor in 2024 and a double anniversary for Ellsworth Kelly and Pablo Picasso in 2023, with some shows like the Brooklyn Museum's "It's Pablo-matic" receiving widespread criticism.

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article policy schedule Feb 4, 2026 visibility 2 link 1 artist, 1 gallery

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The British Museum's proposal to redesign its forecourt with two permanent security pavilions and a Mediterranean-style garden has drawn opposition from conservation groups. The Georgian Group and the Victorian Society argue the additions would disrupt the historic symmetry and formal setting of Robert Smirke's 19th-century Greek Revival building, urging Camden Council to reject the plan.

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gavel restitution schedule Apr 17, 2026 visibility 15 link 6 artists, 1 gallery

How did a 16th-century European basin end up as a sacred object in West Africa?

The Aya Kese, a massive 16th-century northern European brass basin, is currently on display at the British Museum while its complex history remains under scrutiny. Looted by British officer Robert Baden-Powell in 1896 from the Asante kingdom’s royal mausoleum in present-day Ghana, the object was long sensationalized by colonial accounts as a vessel for human sacrifice. Recent scholarship and historical records from Asante King Prempeh I contest these claims, asserting the basin’s sacred role as a spiritual repository for the souls of the Asante people.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 20, 2026 source 4 sources visibility 6 link 13 artists, 1 gallery

Drones, Uncle Sam, and Grand Master Rafael: 10 Must See Exhibits This Spring

New York City’s museum landscape is entering a major spring season characterized by high-profile retrospectives, institutional reopenings, and the 82nd Whitney Biennial. Key highlights include a massive Raphael survey at the Metropolitan Museum of Art featuring over 200 works, the reopening of the expanded New Museum with a tech-focused exhibition on the future of humanity, and a major survey of sculptor Carol Bove at the Guggenheim. The season also features thematic shows exploring American folk art, Dutch Golden Age masterpieces, and the relationship between Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera.

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article news schedule Apr 19, 2026 visibility 26 link 1 artist, 1 gallery

Hamnet-era mourning jewel from celebrated painting rediscovered after 400 years

A rare 17th-century mourning jewel, depicted in the celebrated 1635 painting 'Sir Thomas Aston at the Deathbed of His Wife' by John Souch, has been rediscovered after 400 years. The heart-shaped pendant, which contains a tassel of hair from Aston’s deceased son Robert, was identified by its current owners during a chance visit to an exhibition featuring the portrait. Valued at £650,000, the gold and enamel memento mori features intricate Latin inscriptions that were previously illegible in the painting.

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person people schedule Apr 8, 2026 visibility 5 link 1 artist, 2 galleries

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The U.S. Latinx Art Forum (USLAF) has appointed artist, archivist, and curator Josh T. Franco as its new executive director, succeeding founding director Adriana Zavala. Under Franco’s leadership and alongside newly promoted deputy director Mary Thomas, the organization is shifting its mission toward fostering "convivial spaces" and organic networking. This new phase includes hosting intimate dinners across major cities to connect artists with supporters and planning a major touring exhibition featuring the 75 recipients of the Latinx Artist Fellowship.