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museum exhibitions schedule May 7, 2025 visibility 22 link 4 artists, 2 galleries

Tschabalala Self sculpture of two Black lovers will adorn exterior of New York's New Museum when it reopens

Tschabalala Self's sculptural relief "Art Lovers" (2025) will be installed on the façade of the New Museum in New York when it reopens this autumn with a new 60,000 sq. ft expansion designed by OMA. The 13ft-tall artwork depicts a Black couple kissing in a swirling embrace, inspired by Self's 2022 painting "Madly" and the architectural "kiss point" where the new building meets the original Sanaa-designed structure. The commission continues the museum's façade sculpture programme, which previously featured works by Chris Burden, Isa Genzken, and Glenn Ligon.

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Asian galleries move westward: their growing presence and influence in New York

Hong Kong-based gallery Kiang Malingue is opening a new outpost on the Lower East Side of New York on May 9, joining a wave of Asian galleries expanding into the city. The 3,500 sq. ft space at 50 Eldridge Street, formerly an artist's studio, will debut with a solo show by Japanese artist Hiroka Yamashita titled 'The Lights from the Deep Mountains.' Other recent arrivals include Manila's Silverlens (Chelsea, 2022), Taipei's Nunu Fine Art (Lower East Side, 2023), Hong Kong's Alisan Fine Arts (Upper East Side, 2023), and Shanghai's Bank (Lower East Side, March 2025).

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Tefaf New York wish list: objects and treasures to suit every collector’s taste

Tefaf New York presents a curated wish list of objects and treasures catering to diverse collector tastes. Highlights include Lee Bontecou's monumental mixed-media sculpture 'Untitled (1980-2001)' shown by Ortuzar and Marc Selwyn Fine Art, a rare René Magritte collage from 1926 offered by Di Donna Galleries, an ancient Egyptian bronze Osiris statue from David Aaron, and an Aboriginal painting by Mantua Nangala from Salon 94. Each piece is accompanied by price estimates and provenance details, reflecting the fair's focus on high-quality, historically significant works.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 5, 2025 visibility 23 link 16 artists, 6 galleries

What not to miss at Frieze New York 2025

Frieze New York 2025 will take place from 7 to 11 May at The Shed, featuring over 65 leading contemporary art galleries from more than 25 countries. The fair offers collectors access to blue-chip works by major artists and pieces by emerging talents, alongside amenities such as the US debut of Korean luxury beauty brand The Whoo showcasing three South Korean female artists, and a Ruinart champagne bar with a commissioned installation by artist Sam Falls. Notable booths include Mendes Wood DM presenting a new sculpture by Sonia Gomes and works by Kishio Suga, a joint presentation by Apalazzogallery and Emalin featuring Augustas Serapinas, and Tina Kim Gallery highlighting a multigenerational selection of women artists including Maia Ruth Lee.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 30, 2025 visibility 18 link 2 artists, 1 gallery

Richard Long Commission Opening 10 May at The National Gallery, London, United Kingdom

The National Gallery in London will unveil a new site-specific commission by British artist Sir Richard Long on 10 May 2025. Titled "Mud Sun," the five-meter-wide mud work is hand-applied using tidal mud from the River Avon and installed at the top of the grand staircase in the newly transformed Sainsbury Wing. The work has been donated by Dr. Didi Mei Yi Wong to mark the Gallery’s 200th anniversary and will enter its Contextual Collection. It is Long’s second commission for the Gallery, following "River Avon Mud Crescent" (2023).

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 30, 2025 visibility 23 link 18 artists, 3 galleries

Don’t miss these 7 fantastic new London art exhibitions arriving in May 2025

Seven new art exhibitions opening in London in May 2025 are highlighted, including Do Ho Suh's 'Walk the House' at Tate Modern, the reopening of the National Gallery's Sainsbury Wing, and the V&A East Storehouse opening. Other shows include 'Fake Barn Country' at Raven Row, 'Encounters: Giacometti' at Barbican, and 'Hiroshige: Artist of the Open Road' at the British Museum, alongside a photography takeover at Somerset House.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 29, 2025 visibility 15 link 4 artists, 1 gallery

Many Hands Make Great Work at the Weatherspoon’s Student-Curated Show

Cannon Crawford-Wilson, a sculpture and ceramics student at UNC Greensboro, took Art History 490: Museums and Exhibition Spaces and helped curate the exhibition “Embodied: Finding Meaning in the Human Form” at the Weatherspoon Art Museum. Under the guidance of Dr. Emily Stamey, she and her classmates selected artworks, wrote labels, and designed the gallery layout for the Spring 2025 season, working with museum staff like preparator Susan Taaffe. The show features pieces such as Toyin Ojih Odutola's “What’s in a Mistake?” (2014) and Do Ho Suh's “Bowl with Hands.”

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Art Brussels 2025 Is Keeping Up with Its European Art Fair Cousins

Art Brussels returned for its 41st edition from April 24-27, 2025, at Brussels Expo Hall on the Heizel Plateau in Laeken, Belgium. The fair featured 165 galleries from 35 countries, 38% of which were first-time exhibitors, showcasing works by over 800 artists across five curated sections: Prime, Solo, Discovery, '68 Forward, and Invited. New initiatives included The Screen, a curated video art section selected by KANAL-Centre Pompidou’s Eliel Jones and filmmaker Alex Reynolds, and Monumental Artworks, a large-scale sculpture section curated by Carine Fol. Highlights included works by Kai-Chung Chang, Guy Van Bossche, Mircea Suciu, Bendt Eyckermans, and others, alongside a special edition of the Belgian Art Prize marking its 75th anniversary.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 25, 2025 visibility 22 link 26 artists, 8 galleries

Activity and optimism at Expo Chicago attest to the city's 'fearless' community of collectors and patrons

Expo Chicago's 12th edition opened at Navy Pier on April 24, featuring over 170 galleries from 36 countries, with a strong South Korean contingent supported by the Galleries Association of Korea and notable participation from Canada, Latin America, and smaller US cities. Highlights include a knitted men's locker room installation by Nathan Vincent at Walter Maciel Gallery and a video project by Deborah Oropallo and Andy Rappaport at Catharine Clark Gallery, alongside a tribute to veteran gallerist Rhona Hoffman, who is closing her namesake gallery after nearly 50 years.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 25, 2025 visibility 20 link 3 artists, 2 galleries

Ed Atkins

Tate Britain presents a major retrospective of British artist Ed Atkins, running from 2 April to 25 August 2025. The exhibition features over 60 works across eight rooms, including video installations, embroideries, and sculptural pieces such as 'Death Mask II: The Scent' (2010), 'Hisser' (2015), 'Old Food' (2017-18), and 'Pianowork 2' (2023). Atkins, known for exploring existential dread through digital and handmade media, wrote the exhibition labels himself—a device curator Polly Staple says questions the authority of museum text. The show traces Atkins' evolution alongside advancing technology, from early post-art-school works to CGI self-portraits and installations incorporating costumes from Berlin's Deutsche Oper.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 24, 2025 visibility 21 link 18 artists, 3 galleries

New gallery Slip House to open in 1,000sqft, three-story former carriage house during Frieze Week.

Slip House, a new gallery co-founded by Ingrid Lundgren and Marissa Dembkoski, will open to the public on May 9, 2025, during Frieze Week. Located in a 1,000-square-foot, three-story former carriage house at 246 East 5th Street in New York's East Village, the gallery's inaugural exhibition features a multigenerational roster of artists, including historic works by Jack Whitten and Claude Viallat alongside contemporary pieces by Anne Hayden Stevens, Lizzy Gabay, Max Guy, and others. Former Sprüth Magers Director Jessica Draper co-curates the debut presentation. The space includes a second-floor fireplace and kitchen, and a third-floor live/work area that will host a rotating artist residency, with co-founder Dembkoski living onsite during the first year.

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person people schedule Apr 23, 2025 visibility 18 link 26 artists, 5 galleries

At 90, Rhona Hoffman Is Closing Her Chicago Gallery—but She Isn’t Retiring Yet

Rhona Hoffman, the 90-year-old Chicago gallerist, is closing her eponymous gallery at the end of May 2025 after nearly five decades in operation. The final group show, “Not Just A Pretty Picture,” ends April 26. Hoffman, who opened her gallery in 1976, gave early platforms to artists like Sol LeWitt, Mickalene Thomas, and Carrie Mae Weems, and is especially known for championing women artists such as Cindy Sherman, Barbara Kruger, and Jenny Holzer. She was also made an honorary member of the Guerrilla Girls after documenting her exhibition history of women artists. Hoffman plans to remain in Chicago, curating shows and working with artists, but will not use the term "pop-up" for her future activities.

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article culture schedule Apr 23, 2025 visibility 20 link 17 artists, 20 galleries

Fresh blood for an ancient medium: 10 young painters to watch this spring

This article profiles ten young painters to watch this spring, highlighting their innovative approaches to the ancient medium of painting. Featured artists include British painter Francesca Mollett, whose abstractions have exceeded market expectations with works like 'Two Thistles' fetching over GBP 250,000 at auction; Samuel Hindolo, whose mysterious figurative and abstract paintings have caught the attention of critic Hilton Als; and Stanislava Kovalčíková, whose provocative mythological works were exhibited at Aspen Art Museum and who runs the independent space The White Ermine in Düsseldorf. Other artists mentioned include Evelyn Plaschg, who transforms mundane objects into unsettling meditations, with a solo museum exhibition opening at HALLE FÜR KUNST Steiermark.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 22, 2025 visibility 18 link 20 artists, 21 galleries

Expo Chicago connects the Midwest to the global art market

Expo Chicago returns for its second edition under Frieze ownership from April 24-27, featuring over 170 galleries from 93 cities across 36 countries. The fair includes 50 new exhibitors, a new partnership with the Galleries Association of Korea bringing 20 South Korean galleries, and a curated sector called Contrast. Local stalwarts like Rhona Hoffman and Gray gallery are participating, balancing international growth with Midwestern roots.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 22, 2025 visibility 25 link 19 artists, 17 galleries

All the new galleries and art spaces opening in Milan in 2025

Milan is experiencing a surge in new gallery and art space openings in 2025, signaling its emergence as a strategic destination for contemporary art. Notable developments include the arrival of Thaddaeus Ropac's gallery, announced in January 2025, alongside openings such as Scaramouche, Limbo, Una/Castiglioni, and Romero Paprocki. These spaces are establishing long-term investments in the city's urban fabric, with exhibitions featuring artists like James Brown, Ludovica Anversa, Federico Arani, Leilei Wu, Valentina Furian, Alessandro Carano, Kaï-Chun Chang, Max Coulon, and Jordan Madlon.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 21, 2025 visibility 20 link 6 artists, 3 galleries

Jennie C. Jones on her sonic sculptures on the Metropolitan Museum's roof

Artist Jennie C. Jones has unveiled 'Ensemble', a new site-specific commission for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Roof Garden, on view until October 19. The installation features stark, powder-coated aluminum sculptures inspired by stringed instruments—a zither, a harp, and a Blues-inspired one-string—that incorporate acoustic elements, inviting viewers to listen as well as look. This is Jones's second large-scale outdoor project, following her 2020 work 'These (Mournful) Shores' at the Clark Art Institute, which used Aeolian harp principles to evoke the Middle Passage.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 21, 2025 visibility 17 link 14 artists, 11 galleries

San Francisco Art Fair brings attention to Bay Area scene and sales for exhibitors from near and far

The San Francisco Art Fair opened on April 17 at the Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture, running through April 20. Rebranded from ArtMrkt San Francisco last year, the fair featured 88 exhibitors, including a strong contingent from the East Bay, such as Oakland-based galleries pt.2, Johansson Projects, and Good Mother Gallery. Notable moments included artist Marc Horowitz using DeBoer Gallery's stand as a live studio, selling paintings for $25,000 and up, and the Alternative Art School showcasing works by four artist-members. Dealers reported healthy sales, with works priced from a few hundred dollars to the lower five figures, and local galleries like Micki Meng donated proceeds to the environmental non-profit Art into Acres.

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article news schedule Sep 28, 2021 visibility 19 link 14 artists, 2 galleries

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museum exhibitions schedule Mar 25, 2026 source 2 sources visibility 25 link 8 artists

Hong Kong show offers 'most comprehensive survey' of 21st-century Chinese art

Tai Kwun in Hong Kong is presenting a two-part exhibition titled 'Stay Connected: Art and China Since 2008,' aiming to be the most comprehensive survey of 21st-century Chinese art. The first part, 'Navigating the Cloud,' examined the early internet's influence, while the current second part, 'Supplying the Globe,' focuses on the physical world of labor and China's manufacturing supply chain. The show is structured thematically, exploring ecological footprints, reconfigured labor, networks of exchange, and global realignment.

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article policy schedule Feb 13, 2026 source 2 sources visibility 14 link 1 artist

london national gallery staff cuts

London's National Gallery is implementing significant staff reductions and program changes to address a projected £8.2 million ($11.2 million) budget deficit. The museum has launched a voluntary exit scheme for employees and will cut public programs, aiming to reduce the deficit by £2.6–3 million through personnel costs. The remaining shortfall will be addressed through other operational cuts.

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article news schedule Dec 30, 2025 source 2 sources visibility 14 link 1 artist

istanbul biennial ends early curator resigns

The current Istanbul Biennial, titled "The Three-Legged Cat," will end prematurely after its first leg because curator Christine Tohmé resigned due to personal circumstances. The biennial was conceived as a three-part show spanning three years, with an academic program planned for 2026 and a second exhibition set for 2027. The first exhibition ran from September 20 to November 23 across eight venues in Istanbul, attracting over 600,000 visitors. The Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (IKSV), which manages the event, announced the conclusion and stated that planning for the 19th Istanbul Biennial in 2027 will begin soon, with a curator announcement expected in 2026.

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museum exhibitions schedule Oct 13, 2025 source 2 sources visibility 23 link 4 artists

louvre museum acquires first video mohamed bourouissa

The Musée du Louvre has acquired its first video work, *Les 4 temps (The 4 Seasons)*, created by Algeria-born artist Mohamed Bourouissa. The piece centers on the Tuileries Gardens in Paris, which connect the museum to the Place de la Concorde, and also references the 4 Temps mall in La Défense where Bourouissa grew up. The video will be on view in the Salle de la Chapelle from October 22 through January 19, 2026. The acquisition follows Bourouissa's year-long Instagram takeover for the Louvre, during which he posted 52 weekly videos that garnered millions of views.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 22, 2026 visibility 9 link 2 artists, 1 gallery

White Stripes Frontman Jack White Is Showing Art at Damien Hirst’s Gallery

Jack White, frontman of the White Stripes, is opening a sculpture exhibition at Damien Hirst’s Newport Street Gallery in London. Titled “Jack White: THESE THOUGHTS MAY DISAPPEAR,” the show runs from May 29 to September 13 and features found-object sculptures, furniture designs, notebooks, and photography. White and Hirst first met in 2021 when White was opening a Third Man Records store near Hirst’s studio, and Hirst encouraged White to mount a show after seeing his artwork.

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person people schedule Mar 23, 2026 visibility 46 link 19 artists, 1 gallery

Art Collector and ‘Galerie’ Magazine Founder Lisa Fayne Cohen Fawned Over Jeffrey Epstein in Emails: ‘There Is No One Else Like You’

Newly released documents from the Justice Department's Epstein files reveal that New York art collector and Galerie magazine founder Lisa Fayne Cohen and her husband, real estate developer Jimmy Cohen, were in close contact with financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in 2015 and 2016. The emails show Cohen seeking Epstein's advice and arranging to photograph his Paris apartment for her magazine, which later featured the residence anonymously in its second issue.

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candle obituary schedule Nov 21, 2025 visibility 18 link 18 artists, 1 gallery

michael h smith dealer curator artist dead

Michael H. Smith, an artist, dealer, and curator who played a pivotal role in developing Southern California's art scene in the 1970s and '80s, died on October 31 in Santa Barbara at age 80. Smith opened his eponymous gallery in Los Angeles in 1971, later became a partner at the Jack Glenn Gallery, and served as director of the Baxter Art Gallery at Caltech from 1977 to 1982, where he staged exhibitions for artists including Hans Haacke, Richard Tuttle, and Berenice Abbott. He also founded a consultancy for artists, taught at UC Irvine, and worked as a conceptual photographer whose works were exhibited by dealer Craig Krull.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 25, 2026 visibility 6 link 26 artists, 10 galleries

10 Artist-Run Galleries Around the World You Should Know

Artsy Editorial profiles ten artist-run galleries worldwide that are thriving despite the challenge of balancing gallery operations with active art practices. These spaces, founded and operated by working artists, leverage their founders' firsthand experience navigating the art world to curate distinctive programming and build meaningful client relationships. Examples include galleries in underserved neighborhoods in Thailand and other global locations, highlighting the diversity of this grassroots movement.

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article news schedule May 25, 2026 visibility 7 link 9 artists

Brent Sikkema’s Husband Convicted

A federal jury has found Daniel Sikkema guilty of orchestrating the murder-for-hire of his estranged husband, New York art dealer Brent Sikkema. The 75-year-old gallerist was stabbed 18 times in his Rio de Janeiro townhouse in January 2024, a crime that sent shockwaves through the art community. Senior editor Valentina Di Liscia reports on the verdict and the grim details of the case.

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rate_review review schedule May 22, 2026 visibility 7 link 14 artists

Anni Albers Wasn’t Afraid to Start From Zero

Nicholas Fox Weber's new biography, *Anni Albers: A Life*, draws on his nearly 25-year friendship with the artist to offer an intimate, nuanced portrait of the pioneering textile artist. The book traces Albers's journey from her birth in Berlin in 1899, through her studies and teaching at the Bauhaus and Black Mountain College, her escape from Nazi Germany in 1933, and her later years in Connecticut. Weber, who serves as executive director of the Josef & Anni Albers Foundation, fills the biography with lively anecdotes—from her love of Kentucky Fried Chicken to her sharp wit—while correcting the "stock stories" she often repeated, revealing her personality and artistic dedication with rare depth.

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article news schedule May 21, 2026 visibility 8 link 9 artists

Billie Holiday Comes to Queens

A shortlist of artists including Thomas J Price and Tavares Strachan is competing to design a new public monument honoring jazz legend Billie Holiday in Queens, New York. The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs has revealed six commission proposals for the project, which aims to celebrate Holiday's groundbreaking legacy as a vocalist and cultural icon. Separately, the Museum of the City of New York is opening the Puffin Foundation Center for Social Activism, dedicated to civic engagement and social justice.

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article culture schedule May 20, 2026 visibility 10 link 11 artists

The Divine Powers of “Chicken Linda”

Performance artist Linda Mary Montano, now in her 80s, invited writer Taliesin Thomas into her home in Saugerties, New York, which functions as a living shrine filled with altars, experimental sculptures, and religious iconography. Montano, who calls herself “Chicken Linda” to connect with the Holy Spirit, discussed her six-decade career as an endurance performance artist, her Catholic faith, her studies with guru Shri Bhramananda Saraswati, and her influential early years in San Francisco during the First Wave feminist art movement. She also recounted personal tragedies, including the murder of her former husband Mitchell Payne, which led to her video work “Mitchell’s Death,” now in the collections of MoMA and the Museum of Conceptual Art, Los Angeles.

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