Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art (Virginia MOCA) is presenting a retrospective exhibition of artist Suzanne Stevens, showcasing her work across multiple decades. The show highlights Stevens' contributions to contemporary art through a curated selection of her pieces.
The article lists a work titled "Layers of Time (2026)" by artist Vahe Yeremyan as available for sale on the online art marketplace Artsy. No further details about the artwork, price, or context are provided in the brief listing.
Margaret Lee presents a solo exhibition at Misako & Rosen in Tokyo, featuring 27 images of her work with no accompanying text descriptions or videos. The exhibition showcases Lee's artistic practice through a series of visual documents, though specific details about the works themselves are not provided in the article.
Haroun Hayward presents a new exhibition that merges the energy of 1990s rave culture with the pastoral landscapes of Sussex, England. The show features paintings that depict rolling hills and rural scenes, but are infused with the visual and rhythmic influences of techno music and rave aesthetics, creating a contemporary dialogue between nature and club culture.
An exhibition of artworks by Mexican printmakers is currently on display at the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art (TMoCA). The show highlights the rich tradition of Mexican printmaking, featuring works from various artists that explore cultural and social themes.
Figge Art Museum in Davenport, Iowa, will open a new exhibition titled "A Golden Age for Whom?" from June 6 to September 20. The show juxtaposes contemporary artworks with historical Northern European pieces, prompting visitors to reconsider how context shapes interpretation of art across eras.
The McNay Art Museum in San Antonio is hosting a free Family Day event on June 7, 2026, titled "Elements in Action." The afternoon features hands-on art activities, live performances, and family-friendly fun across the museum's grounds and galleries, coinciding with the spring banner exhibition "untitled: 20 Years of Collecting Contemporary Art." Admission to the museum and the exhibition is free for all attendees.
A new exhibition in Milan at the gallery N.51 presents the work of Japanese artist Shigeru Arai, known as NAGNAGNAG, who is celebrated for transforming industrial soft vinyl dolls (Sofubi) into unique art objects. The show, titled "Shigeru Arai Tribute Exhibition," marks the first time his work is displayed in Italy, tracing the history of Sofubi from its post-WWII origins in Japan—where it replaced dangerously flammable cellulose toys—to its elevation as a collectible art form through Arai's distinctive techniques, including biting the soft vinyl and applying multiple layers of paint.
The Quid Nunc Art Gallery in Baltimore’s Mount Vernon neighborhood is hosting "Twin Journeys," an exhibition featuring twin artists Akio and Keila Evans. The brother-sister duo, who share a deep emotional and creative bond, present works that reflect their separate life paths yet converge on shared themes of history, legacy, and Black identity. The exhibit is a tribute to their late mother, Glorious Taylor, who instilled in them a love of art and Black history. Several pieces sold before the official opening, and the show includes Keila's exploration of emotional vulnerability in young boys and Akio's viral sneaker art, which has attracted celebrities like Dr. Dre and Dave Chappelle.
This week in Kathmandu features a diverse lineup of events including a solo exhibition by Israeli artist Ohr Marom Munk titled "Where the water falls" at Gallery Mcube, showcasing video, installation, and new media works inspired by Nepal's ancient water systems and urban life. Other events include the Bikki Gurung Live Tour, Anuv Jain's Dastakhat World Tour, the Himalayan Rhythm and Festival, and a startup networking event called The Founders Room.
The Carlos Malamud Prize, a biennial group exhibition, opens this week at the UCF Art Gallery and the Rollins Museum of Art in Florida. The show features work from six emerging Florida artists working in diverse media, from traditional ceramics and portraits to unconventional materials like furniture and a Modelo beer can. The winner will receive $10,000 and a solo exhibition in 2027, and will serve as a juror for the 2028 edition. The opening receptions are split over two days: Wednesday at UCF and Thursday at Rollins, where the winner will be announced.
IONOI Gallery has opened at 24 via Perugino in Milan, directed by Alessia Rosato. The space offers artworks priced under €1,000, including prints, multiples, and applied art. It launched with the group exhibition “A new spring — before everything happens,” featuring 28 artists such as Cesare Fullone, Giuseppe Frangi, Franko B., Antonio Marras, and Ercole Pignatelli. The gallery replaces the former concept store IoNoi Gallery, founded in 2022 by architect and designer Fabio Novembre to showcase his industrial design collaborations with brands like Kartell, Driade, and Venini.
The Vernon Public Art Gallery (VPAG) in British Columbia is launching four new summer exhibitions in June 2026: Emergence, featuring recent BFA graduates from UBCO; Fireline Kinship, a multidisciplinary response to the 2021 Nk’Mip Creek wildfire by Taylor Baptiste; Through Our Eyes, showcasing youth from the Boys and Girls Club Okanagan’s Teen Junction Youth Program; and Gathered, a group exhibition by School District 22 Indigenous students. An opening reception will be held on May 28, and all exhibitions run through June and July.
Shannon Taylor creates vibrant miniature dioramas inside vintage cosmetic compacts, using watercolor on paper to depict scenes ranging from dusky woodlands to fantastical landscapes with mythical creatures like mermaids and unicorns. She sources the compacts from flea markets, vintage shops, and friends. Taylor is preparing for a solo exhibition titled 'Minor Mending' at Modern Eden in San Francisco opening August 6, and her work is also included in 'Common Waters' at Arch Enemy Arts. Additionally, she curated 'Fairyland @ 75: A Legacy of Magic' at the Oakland Museum of California, organized on behalf of Children's Fairyland, where she serves as Director of Art and Restoration.
The University of Maine at Presque Isle's Reed Art Gallery will host an exhibition by Maine-based artist Norajean Ferris titled "Global Scream: Voices within Oppression" from June 5 to August 7, 2025. An opening reception and a closing reception, both free and open to the public, will be held on the respective dates. Ferris's work combines intuitive material engagement with political and social commentary.
Aalekh Arts & Culture Foundation presents 'Shades of Grey', a contemporary art exhibition by artist Divyaman Singh, at the Main Art Gallery of Bikaner House in Delhi. The exhibition opens with an invitation-only preview on 29 May 2026 and runs publicly from 30 May to 1 June 2026. Featuring oil-on-canvas abstract landscapes and atmospheric horizons in monochromatic greys, the works explore the emotional and psychological dimensions of womanhood, using tonal variation as a metaphor for memory, resilience, vulnerability, and strength.
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James Cahill's novel "The Violet Hour" offers a satirical and precise portrait of the contemporary art world, featuring characters such as curators with revolutionary fervor, collectors with superyachts, and artists oscillating between genius and pose. Cahill, a former gallery employee, curator, and critic, draws on his insider experience to craft a milieu study that is both humorous and incisive.
Cambodian-French artist Luna Kol is presenting a new exhibition exploring themes of memory and identity. The show features her latest works that delve into her bicultural heritage and personal history, blending Cambodian and French influences through mixed-media techniques.
A local Hong Kong artist known as Mr Mahjong has created a street art exhibition on Shin Hing Street, featuring 15 carved and painted mahjong tiles installed at nine restaurants, cafés, and bars. The pieces are inspired by each venue, such as agave plants for mezcal bar Coa and sushi for Sakaba Masaka, with some hidden like Easter eggs. The exhibition runs from May 29 to 31, and includes a charitable component: for each Instagram story tagged @mmj_hk, $10 is donated to a local animal NGO.
Waddesdon Manor in the UK has launched the 2026 edition of its Art in Nature program, featuring a monumental 70-meter mandala created by land artists James Brunt and Jon Foreman of Sculpt the World. The collaborative work, made with support from Mark Ford and Eric Ford, draws inspiration from the manor's architecture and surrounding landscape, using natural materials like leaves, stones, and branches. The program runs until May 31 and includes workshops, talks, and participatory making sessions with artists such as Rebecca and Mark Ford of Two Circles Design, Tim Pugh, Ana Castilho, Richard Shilling, Julia Brooklyn, and disability activist Sam Cleasby.
Danish recycle artist Thomas Dambo has opened his first museum exhibition at the ARKEN Museum of Contemporary Art in Ishøj, Denmark, on May 24. The exhibition, running until November 29, features his signature giant troll sculptures, which have previously been installed in forests, mountains, and deserts around the world. The show marks a shift from Dambo's typical outdoor, site-specific installations to a formal museum setting.
Pocket Art, Hong Kong's first art collection card exhibition, will take place at PMQ from May 29 to June 21, 2025. Curated by local artist armechan, the show features 10 local and overseas artists presenting over 50 original works reimagined as trading cards. Visitors can purchase collectable card packs with rarity tiers including Common, Rare, Super Rare, Signature Rare, and Original Rare hand-painted cards. The exhibition also offers on-site grading and authentication by Grading Eleven Authentication, limited-edition streetwear co-created with local fashion brand Grocery, and free admission.
Great Pulteney Street Gallery (GPS Gallery) is launching the inaugural edition of Soho Solos, a new exhibition programme developed from last year’s Soho Open in partnership with Parker Harris. Running from 10th–28th June, the show features four solo exhibitions by prize-winning artists Mandy Hudson, James Robert Morrison, Conor Quinn, and Alice Sheppard Fidler, each presenting new work that explores themes from queer memory and car-crash eroticism to the transformation of everyday objects.
Danish recycling artist Thomas Dambo, known for creating nearly 200 giant wooden troll sculptures hidden in natural landscapes across 19 countries, is presenting his first museum exhibition. Titled "The Garbage Man," the show opens at the Arken Museum of Contemporary Art near Copenhagen and features a new narrative in which mischievous trolls secretly take over the museum, building a giant human figure from trash as a lesson about waste. The exhibition runs from Sunday until November 29 and includes works made from discarded materials like electronics, cardboard, and clothing, some of which would not survive outdoors.
Pocket Art, Hong Kong's first art collection card exhibition, curated by local artist armechan, will run at PMQ from May 29 to June 21, 2026. The show features 10 local and overseas artists, including Li Chi Tak, Rex Koo, Lio Yeung, Erika Shiba, and Abby Lee Yan Yee, who have created nearly 200 collectable palm-sized art cards. Visitors can buy packs, swap cards, and build their own mini collections, with grading and authentication services provided by Grading Eleven Authentication. A collaboration with local fashion brand Grocery also translates the card motifs into wearable items.
A new contemporary art exhibition titled “Related Stories” opens today at the Museum of Folk Art and Tradition “Angeliki Hatzimichali” in Athens’ Plaka district, running from May 22 to July 12, 2026. Curated by Stavroula Pisimisi, the show brings together three Greek artists—Eleftheria Kousiaki, Kostas Nikakis, and Efi Tsoulouchopoulou—whose works span photography, graphite drawings, ink on fabric, polyptychs, artist books, paintings, and ceramic objects, creating a multilayered dialogue on materiality, gesture, memory, and transformation.
A new exhibition titled "1kõik" by Estonian artist Marta Vaarik opened Tuesday evening at Tallinn's Artrovert Gallery. The name plays on the Estonian word "ükskõik," meaning "whatever" or "one or the other," and symbolizes letting go to achieve inner peace. The show features works across photography, painting, video, performance, and sculpture, incorporating social themes characteristic of Vaarik's practice. It runs through June 27.
The exhibition "Barı-n/m-ak" has opened at Müze Gazhane in Istanbul, curated by Hicran Aksöz as a social responsibility project that merges contemporary art with animal rights advocacy. Featuring works by 27 Turkish contemporary artists, the show uses a typographic play on the title to question the concepts of shelter and sheltering, prompting reflection on cohabitation in the city, the right to shelter, and interspecies solidarity. Alongside the artworks, the program includes artist talks and workshops on animal rights-themed art, and at the exhibition's close, artists will connect with collectors to generate funds that will directly purchase supplies for Beşiktaş Municipality Shelters and Angels Farm.
The Longview Museum of Fine Arts in Texas will open 'Native Perspectives: America 250' on May 23, running through September 12. The exhibition celebrates indigenous voices from across the American South as part of America's 250th anniversary, featuring ceramic traditions, contemporary painting, beadwork, and mixed media works from 11 artists representing 13 tribes including Caddo, Choctaw, Cherokee, and Seminole. Co-curator and Caddo artist Chase Kahwinhut Earles, whose work is held in 32 national museums including the Smithsonian, describes his personal journey of rediscovering Caddo pottery traditions and applying them to contemporary art.
Kapiʻolani Community College’s Koa Gallery hosted the Kapiʻolani CC Student Show 2026 from April 29 to May 8, featuring works by introductory and intermediate studio art and new media art students. Student artist Geneva Mellison, an English literature major, exhibited her photography series *My Perfect Mask* (2025), a set of gelatin silver prints exploring social conformity and masking. The show included mixed media, ceramics, drawing, painting, and sculpture, emphasizing material processes and contemporary artistic exploration.