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mildred howard retrospective oakland museum of california

The Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) will host a major retrospective for Bay Area artist Mildred Howard, titled “Poetics of Memory,” opening in June 2025. The exhibition spans five decades of Howard’s work, including new pieces, and will be accompanied by a fully illustrated catalog with plans for a national tour. Howard, a 2025 Guggenheim Fellow, has a long history with OMCA, which owns her 1989 installation *TAP: Investigation of Memory*. Senior curator Carin Adams, who worked with Howard on reinstalling *TAP* in 2019, proposed the retrospective to honor Howard’s legacy in the Bay Area arts scene.

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ceal floyer dead

Ceal Floyer, a conceptual artist known for her spare, witty sculptures that transformed everyday objects into thought-provoking art, died on Thursday at age 57 after a long illness. Her Berlin-based gallery Esther Schipper, along with Lisson Gallery and 303 Gallery, confirmed her death. Floyer gained international recognition for works like *Light Switch* (1992–99), which projected an image of a light switch onto a wall, and *Bucket* (1999), a plastic bucket with a recorded dripping sound but no water. She participated in major exhibitions including the Venice Biennale (2009) and Documenta (2012), and won the Preis der Nationalgalerie in 2007.

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museum exhibitions schedule Nov 26, 2025 visibility 28 link 3 artists, 2 galleries

munich lohaus sominsky expands to tribeca

Munich-based gallery Lohaus Sominsky, founded by Ingrid Lohaus and Sofia Sominsky, will open its first New York space at 62 White Street in Tribeca next month. The inaugural exhibition, featuring new paintings and a site-specific installation by Berlin-based artist Charlie Stein, opens December 11, shortly after the gallery participates in Art Basel Miami Beach for the first time. The expansion follows three years of operations in Munich, where the gallery has mounted over 18 exhibitions with an international roster including Vera Molnár and Phoebe Derlee.

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lynne drexler painting sets a record at christies

Christie’s Post-War and Contemporary Art day sale on Thursday achieved $88.7 million, with an 88% sell-through rate by lot and 90% by value. The standout lot was Lynne Drexler’s 1960 painting *Keller Fair II*, which sold for $2,027,000—shattering her previous auction record by nearly $500,000 and far exceeding its $800,000–$1.2 million estimate. The work, a dense abstraction from Drexler’s early 1960s period, was described by advisors and dealers as a rare, exceptional example.

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paris internationale debut milan edition spring 2026

Paris Internationale, the emerging art fair known for hosting independent galleries, announced it will launch a Milan edition in April 2026, just before its 11th edition opened in Paris. The fair, founded in 2015 by a group of independent galleries, plans to establish a lasting presence in Milan, with founder Nerina Ciaccia citing alignment with the fair's values and approach to the art market. The Milan edition is partly driven by Italy's recent reduction of VAT on art exchanges from 22% to 5%, making it more competitive than France's 5.5%. The fair has not yet secured a venue but intends to choose an architecturally historic location, continuing its nomadic tradition.

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person people schedule Oct 21, 2025 visibility 20 link 4 artists, 3 galleries

elizabeth denny outsider art fair director

Elizabeth Denny has been appointed as the new director of the Outsider Art Fair, which was founded in 1993 and specializes in art brut, folk art, and self-taught art. Denny previously served as director at Eric Firestone Gallery and founded her own gallery in 2013 with locations in New York and Hong Kong. She holds degrees from the Courtauld Institute of Art and Columbia University, lectures at Columbia and Sotheby’s Institute, and is a founding board member of Less Than Half, an organization supporting underrecognized women artists. The fair's next edition is scheduled for March 2026 in New York.

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article culture schedule Oct 10, 2025 visibility 17 link 1 artist, 1 gallery

patrick eugene dior lady dior art anniversary

Haitian-American artist Patrick Eugène has been selected by Dior to reinterpret the iconic Lady Dior handbag for the 10th-anniversary edition of its Dior Lady Art initiative. He is one of ten international participants and one of only two U.S.-based artists in the milestone edition, which will premiere at Art Basel Paris later this month before becoming available at Dior boutiques worldwide. Eugène's design draws on his Haitian roots, incorporating leather and textile patchwork, wooden beads, macramé, raffia embroidery, and straw weaving, with a standout feature of woven leather side panels inlaid with pearls referencing Haiti's historic nickname, the "Pearl of the Antilles." The collaboration will also anchor special activations during Art Basel Miami Beach in December.

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museum exhibitions schedule Jul 9, 2025 visibility 16 link 3 artists, 1 gallery

rising artist ellen akimoto wants you to question everything you see

American artist Ellen Akimoto (b. 1988) has opened her second solo exhibition with Berlin-based Galerie Judin, titled “Everybody’s in the Room.” The show features a body of new work exploring reality, human relationships, and the interplay between figuration and abstraction. Its centerpiece is a monumental six-panel painting spanning nearly 40 feet, which incorporates the physical gallery space as part of the artwork. The exhibition will later travel to Kunstverein Ulm in September. In an interview, Akimoto discusses themes of inside and outside, ghosts of ordinary objects, and the conceptual starting point of the show, which she describes as a culmination of processes developed over the past year.

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museum exhibitions schedule Jul 3, 2025 visibility 20 link 3 artists, 1 gallery

193 gallery bricks and grids

A new dual-artist exhibition titled “Bricks and Grids” has opened at 193 Gallery’s Venice location, running through July 27, 2025. The show features works by Zoila Andrea Coc-Chang, who creates sculptural weavings from materials like dried fruit and industrial objects to explore power and economy, and Modou Dieng Yacine, whose photography-based paintings blend figuration and abstraction to examine urban architecture, memory, and marginalized communities. Curated by Miriam Bettin, the exhibition coincides with the Venice Architecture Biennale, whose theme is “Intelligens. Naturale. Artificiale. Collettiva.”

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person people schedule Jun 23, 2025 visibility 15 link 3 artists, 2 galleries

faye wei wei musicality paint new talent 2025

Faye Wei Wei, a figurative painter known for her ethereal and romantic style, is profiled following her enrollment in Yale's MFA program. The article highlights her recent works, including "Calcium Stars (severed romanesque ears)" (2024) and "A Telescope Made of Champagne Glass" (2024), which blend motifs of hearts, lovers, and architectural forms with musical energy. Wei Wei, who graduated from the Slade School of Fine Art in 2016 and has shown at Situations in New York and Galerie Kandlhofer in Vienna, discusses her improvisational studio practice and the influence of music on her painting.

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museum exhibitions schedule Jun 20, 2025 visibility 19 link 22 artists, 6 galleries

art basel fair diary gracie hadland gossip

Art Basel fair diary by Gracie Hadland recounts her experience at the 2024 edition of the fair in Basel, Switzerland. She arrives determined not to spend money, relying on gallery dinners and PR generosity, and visits Liste, the satellite fair for younger galleries, where she notes dealers taking more risks with sculptures and conceptual works. Highlights include Bedros Yeretzian's booth at Diana Gallery, which sold only logos rather than objects, and a project by Shahryar Nashat in the Parcours sector. She also meets artist Adam Stamp, dealer Scott Cameron Weaver, and curators Julie Boukobza and Donald Ryan, and reflects on the fair's business-like atmosphere.

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museum exhibitions schedule Jun 11, 2025 visibility 17 link 3 artists, 1 gallery

frieze launches new seoul space

Frieze has announced the launch of Frieze House Seoul, a year-round exhibition and project space in the Yaksu-dong neighborhood, set to open alongside the fourth edition of Frieze Seoul from September 3 to 6, 2025. Housed in a four-story building dating from 1988, the venue will host short-term gallery residencies, special projects, and curated exhibitions beyond the fair dates, and features a permanent site-specific installation by SANAA founders Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa. The news comes as Frieze works to extend its five-year partnership with Kiaf, the fair run by the Galleries Association of Korea, which began in 2022 and is set to expire in 2026.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 29, 2025 visibility 12 link 5 artists, 1 gallery

chinese artist sun yitian

Chinese artist Sun Yitian, dubbed the 'it girl' of the art world, is the subject of a new solo exhibition titled 'Romantic Room' at Esther Schipper in Berlin, her third show with the gallery. The 34-year-old hyperrealist painter, known for her depictions of mass-produced consumer products, set a new artist record in June 2024 when her 2021 painting *Prologue* sold for RMB 2.99 million (around $415,029), the top result for Asian artists born in the 1990s. She also recently collaborated with Louis Vuitton and is pursuing a PhD in literature alongside her painting career.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 28, 2025 visibility 18 link 2 artists, 2 galleries

korean artist kim yun shin

Korean artist Kim Yun Shin, who turns 90 in 2025, is currently the subject of a two-part solo exhibition spanning Lehmann Maupin's London and New York galleries. Titled after her series "Add Two Add One, Divide Two Divide One," which began in 1975, the shows opened in February 2025 at the gallery's temporary Cork Street space in London and continue at its New York location through May 31, 2025. The exhibitions draw on Eastern philosophy of Yin and Yang, exploring themes of union and division. This follows her debut at the 2024 Venice Biennale, where curator Adriano Pedrosa selected eight of her sculptures for the Central Pavilion under the theme "Foreigners Everywhere." In an interview, Kim discusses her nomadic life—from North Korea to South Korea, Paris, Argentina, and back—and how her experiences as a foreigner shaped her artistic perspective.

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article culture schedule May 23, 2025 visibility 18 link 20 artists, 4 galleries

top collectors best advice

Cultured magazine presents advice from ten acclaimed art collectors for newcomers navigating the art world. The collectors—including Will Bennett, Laurent Asscher, Chad Leat, Rob Thomas-Suwall, and Kelly Williams—share tips on trusting one's instincts, focusing on quality over price, visiting museums and galleries, and taking risks. They emphasize that building a collection is a personal journey, not a prestige-driven pursuit, and encourage beginners to ask questions, use tools like the See Saw app, and support local institutions.

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isaac wright speaks to artnews after being busted during the opening of his show in chelsea

Urban explorer artist Isaac Wright, known as 'Drift,' was arrested by NYPD officers at the opening of his 'Coming Home' exhibition at Robert Mann Gallery in Chelsea. He faces a misdemeanor trespassing charge for allegedly climbing the Empire State Building to take a photograph featured in the show. Wright, who has been arrested four times for similar acts, was released on bail and spoke to ARTnews about the unexpected arrest in front of 400 gallerygoers.

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photographer isaac wright arrested by nypd at opening of his first solo show at robert mann gallery

Urban explorer photographer Isaac Wright, known professionally as “Drift,” was arrested by NYPD officers at the opening of his first solo exhibition, “Coming Home,” at Robert Mann Gallery in Chelsea on Thursday evening. Witnesses reported that an undercover woman signaled to police before the arrest, which occurred just before 8 p.m. Wright faces a charge of criminal trespassing in the third degree, a class B misdemeanor, and was released the next day. The show continued despite the disruption.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 12, 2025 visibility 16 link 4 artists, 2 galleries

sun yitian esther schipper gallery weekend berlin

Artist Sun Yitian, known for photorealistic paintings of mass-produced consumer objects that sell for up to six figures, is opening her largest solo exhibition to date at Esther Schipper in Berlin as part of Gallery Weekend Berlin on May 2. The exhibition, titled "Romantic Room," features 14 new paintings that incorporate Christian religious symbols alongside references to China's copy culture (shanzhai) and the proliferation of fakes in the 1990s. Works like "Image of Jesus" (2024) depict a Christ with facial fillers, inspired by posters in her hometown Wenzhou, while "Jingpin" (2024) playfully addresses Wenzhou's history of fabricating high-quality shoe copies. The show also includes her ongoing "Shelter" series, featuring inflatable bouncy castles from her childhood.

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art market price increase 2025

The article examines the paradox of rising art prices despite a contracting market. The global art trade shrank by 12% in 2024, according to the Art Basel/UBS Art Market report, and financial volatility from trade wars has further depressed conditions. Yet dealers resist lowering prices, fearing that doing so would signal decreased value. Collectors like Jeff Magid argue that entry-level prices—often tens of thousands of dollars—are shutting out new buyers, and artists sometimes must leave their galleries to restart at lower price points. The upcoming Frieze New York fair will test whether this pricing strategy holds.

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candle obituary schedule Apr 29, 2025 visibility 16 link 4 artists, 1 gallery

suki seokyeong kang dead

Suki Seokyeong Kang, a South Korean artist known for blending traditional Korean heritage with contemporary abstract forms, died on Sunday at age 47 (48 in Korean reckoning) after a battle with cancer. Her New York representative, Tina Kim Gallery, confirmed the cause. Kang's work spanned painting, textiles, sculpture, and installation, often incorporating postminimalist structures, craft techniques, and industrial materials. Notable series include her precarious "Grandmother Tower" sculptures and "Mountain" pieces made from curved steel and thread. She was born in Seoul in 1977, studied at Ewha Womans University and the Royal College of Art in London, and later became a professor of painting.

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candle obituary schedule Apr 28, 2025 visibility 16 link 6 artists, 2 galleries

suki seokyeong kang sculptor dead

Suki Seokyeong Kang, a Korean sculptor known for reimagining traditional Korean artistic forms in contemporary sculpture, died on Sunday at age 48 after a years-long battle with cancer. Her passing was announced by Seoul’s Kukje Gallery and her New York representative, Tina Kim Gallery. Kang’s work drew from centuries-old practices such as Joseon Dynasty painting and 600-year-old musical notation, translating them into highly conceptual, visually seductive sculptures that appeared in biennials worldwide, including Gwangju and Venice, and in museum surveys such as a 2023 show at Seoul’s Leeum Museum of Art. At the time of her death, her largest-ever US exhibition was on view at the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, featuring her "Mountain" series inspired by the traditional Korean style si-seo-hwa.

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article news schedule Mar 30, 2026 source 4 sources visibility 18 link 4 artists

Scholar Attributes Long-Suspected ‘Workshop Copy’ Painting to Rembrandt

A painting in a private UK collection, long considered a workshop copy of Rembrandt's 'Old Man with a Gold Chain' at the Art Institute of Chicago, has been newly attributed to Rembrandt himself by scholar Gary Schwartz. Schwartz argues the quality and lack of corrections suggest Rembrandt, not a pupil, created the canvas replica while the original process was still fresh.

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museum exhibitions schedule Mar 17, 2026 visibility 21 link 29 artists, 1 gallery

“New Contemporaries” at South London Gallery

New Contemporaries has announced its 2026 annual exhibition, which will be a touring show presented at the South London Gallery and MIMA in Middlesbrough. The exhibition will feature 26 emerging and early-career artists from across the UK, selected by a panel of established artists.

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article culture schedule Feb 11, 2026 visibility 21 link 2 artists, 1 gallery

Fever Pitch: On Bourgeois Coldness by Henrike Kohpeiß

The article is a critical essay analyzing Henrike Kohpeiß's new book, 'Bourgeois Coldness,' which examines the concept of coldness as an affective strategy of the bourgeois subject. Kohpeiß traces this subjectivity from its mythological roots in Homer's Odyssey to its modern manifestations, arguing that it is forged in and sustained by structures of racial exploitation and colonial power, despite claims of abolition.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 21, 2026 visibility 6 link 4 artists, 1 gallery

A Roma c’è la mostra di un’artista 40enne californiana che ci racconta il valore della lentezza

Erica Mahinay, a 40-year-old California-born artist based in Los Angeles, is the subject of a solo exhibition titled "Rhythms" at T293 gallery in Rome. The show presents 24 intimate-scale works that explore the artist's physical, process-driven approach to abstract painting, where she manipulates pigment through pouring, dripping, and erasing to create layered, luminous surfaces. Mahinay, who holds degrees from the Kansas City Art Institute and Cranbrook Academy of Art, has work in the Marciano Art Foundation and Pinault Collection, and was included in the Hammer Museum's 2023 biennial "Made in L.A.: Acts of Living."

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museum exhibitions schedule May 12, 2026 visibility 17 link 9 artists, 1 gallery

Ayan Farah and Asmaa Jama on Representing Somalia at the 61st Venice Biennale

Ayan Farah and Asmaa Jama, two of the three artists representing Somalia at the 61st Venice Biennale (2026), discuss their plans for the national pavilion in an interview with ArtReview. Farah will present an installation of large-scale embroidered landscape paintings using clay pigment sourced from Somalia and shell-derived pigment from Scotland, alongside silk paintings exploring time and nature. Jama will focus on the Somali poetry form saddexleey, creating a sensorial experience through moving image, installation, and visual artworks that draw on magical realism and cinematic surrealism. The pavilion is located in the Palazzo Caboto, and the third representative is poet Warsan Shire.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 29, 2026 visibility 18 link 3 artists, 1 gallery

Aileen Murphy Sleeps on the Ceiling

Aileen Murphy's third exhibition at Deborah Schamoni in Munich, titled "Sleeps on the Ceiling," presents five new paintings dominated by rosé and pink tones. The works revolve around a table-like motif, featuring animals, disembodied limbs, and surreal details such as a white cat with red eyes and a yellow snake. Murphy, who completed her studies in 2018, blends abstract gestures with detailed figuration, creating scenes that are both playful and uncanny. The exhibition's title is borrowed from Elizabeth Bishop's poem "Sleeping on the Ceiling" (1946), reflecting a dissolution of domestic interior, urban monument, and psychological landscape.

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museum exhibitions schedule Mar 24, 2026 visibility 17 link 5 artists, 1 gallery

When the Ukraine War Continues

A major exhibition titled 'Looking into the Gaps' at the Jam Factory in Lviv, Ukraine, curated by artist Nikita Kadan, explores the complex psychological and social landscape of Ukraine during the ongoing war. The show features Vladislav Plisetskiy's pivotal documentary film 'What Will You Do When the War Continues?' (2023), which traces his journey from Kyiv's queer anarchist scene to fighting on the front lines, alongside works by artists like Bohdana Kosmina that memorialize attacks on Ukrainian Roma communities.

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article local schedule May 15, 2026 source 3 sources visibility 12 link 27 artists, 4 galleries

Here’s what’s on Boulder County’s art gallery walls

A roundup of current and upcoming exhibitions at over 20 galleries and art spaces in Boulder County, Colorado, is provided. Listings include lithographs by Santa Fe artist Rodney Carswell at 15th Street Gallery, Jorge Vinent's recycled-material works at Ana's Art Gallery, Margaret Johnson's "Emergence" at BMoCA at Frasier, and group shows at Liminal Light Gallery and the New Local Gallery, among many others. Exhibition dates range through mid-2025, with venues spanning commercial galleries, nonprofit centers, libraries, and museum spaces.

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article local schedule May 8, 2026 source 3 sources visibility 19 link 8 artists, 4 galleries

Boulder County art exhibits this week include a Boulder Valley School District student showcase

This article lists current and upcoming art exhibitions in Boulder County, Colorado, including a student showcase from the Boulder Valley School District at Canyon Theater and Gallery, a show by the Colorado South Asian Artist Group at Bus Stop Gallery, and a historical exhibit on racism at the Lafayette Swimming Pool at Collective Community Arts Center. Other featured venues include BMoCA at Frasier, Groundworks Art Lab, and the Museum of Boulder, with works by artists such as Rodney Carswell, Jorge Vinent, Margaret Johnson, and Melody Melamed.

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