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museum exhibitions schedule Jun 9, 2026 visibility 4 link 13 artists, 4 galleries

11 art exhibits to check out this summer

This article highlights 11 art exhibitions opening across Greater Boston this summer, encouraging viewers to challenge their beliefs and reflect on collective memory. Featured shows include "Giorgio Griffa: Paths in the Forest" at the Clark Art Institute, the artist's first U.S. solo exhibition; "Where's Boston? 50 Years Later" at the Boston Athenaeum, revisiting Constantine Manos's 1974 photographic portrait of the city; "James Dye: The Void, the Wheel, and the Monster" at Fitchburg Art Museum; and "Stories on the Planet: Asagi Maeda" at Fuller Craft Museum, among others.

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museum exhibitions schedule Jun 2, 2026 visibility 13 link 14 artists, 1 gallery

Norton Museum celebrates the art of women creators in two major shows

The Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach, Florida, is presenting two major exhibitions celebrating women artists. The first, "Danielle Mckinney: Shelter," is a survey of over 40 paintings and five watercolors by the New Jersey-based artist, running through October 4, 2026, as part of the museum's 2026 Recognition of Art by Women (RAW) series. The second, "Recognition of Art by Women: In Retrospect," is a group show running through September 27, 2026, featuring works by nine artists previously exhibited in the RAW series, including Jenny Saville, Phyllida Barlow, Nina Chanel Abney, and Njideka Akunyili Crosby. The exhibitions are curated by J. Rachel Gustafson and Arden Sherman, respectively.

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article local schedule Jun 1, 2026 visibility 40 link 35 artists, 1 gallery

What’s on now at San Francisco museums, June 2026

San Francisco museums are presenting a range of exhibitions in June 2026, with notable closings and openings. Yerba Buena's "The Prince of Homburg" by P. Staff closes June 24, while SFMOMA's "People Make This Place: SFAI Stories" runs through July 5. Upcoming shows include "Treasures of the Pharaohs" at the de Young Museum (Aug. 1) and a Ha Chong-Hyun retrospective at the Asian Art Museum (Sept. 25). The Asian Art Museum also features Chiharu Shiota's "Two Home Countries," Park Dae-sung's ink paintings, and Jitish Kallat's "Covering Letter." SFMOMA has opened "Matisse's Femme au chapeau: A Modern Scandal" and announced the three SECA award winners: CrossLypka, Em Kettner, and Chanell Stone. Meanwhile, the Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts has suspended operations due to financial difficulties, and SOMArts is seeking donations to fill a budget gap.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 31, 2026 visibility 12 link 14 artists, 1 gallery

Nagas: A Charming Art Gallery and Mini Museum Hybrid

Ilian Rebei, an art dealer and founder of Nagas Gallery, operates a hybrid space in New York that functions as both a mid-tier gallery and a research-based mini museum. Educated at La Sorbonne and an expert in Surrealism and Modernism, Rebei focuses on historically significant works with strong provenance, such as a Hindu mid-18th-century work on paper and pieces by Surrealist Valentine Hugo. The gallery currently presents "Cosmogrammes," an exhibition of works by American painter and poet Louise Janin, who blended Asian philosophies with abstract visions. Rebei also lends to the Musée du Luxembourg and recently sold a work to the Morgan Library & Museum.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 29, 2026 visibility 22 link 9 artists, 1 gallery

Galerie Gmurzynska’s Old-School Slow Art Model Is Newly Radical

Galerie Gmurzynska, a family-run gallery founded in 1965 by Antonina Gmurzynska, is celebrating its 60th anniversary by moving its New York operations to the historic Fuller Building at 595 Madison Avenue. The gallery inaugurated the space with an exhibition titled “Miró/Matta,” pairing works by Joan Miró and Roberto Matta, and has published a 400-page volume on the relationship between Wifredo Lam and Pablo Picasso. Known for its deep research, museum-quality exhibitions, and scholarly publications, the gallery operates primarily from Zurich and New York under the leadership of Krystyna Gmurzynska and her daughter Isabelle Bscher, representing a rare three-generation model of female leadership.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 28, 2026 visibility 22 link 8 artists, 1 gallery

Joseph Raffael: white ground paintings

Nancy Hoffman Gallery will present *Joseph Raffael: white ground paintings* from May 21 to June 27, 2026, featuring a series of works from the 1960s. After a bout of hepatitis and his father’s death, Raffael abandoned abstraction to create fragmented, photorealistic compositions on white grounds, first exhibited at Stable Gallery in 1965. The show includes pieces like *Monkey, brassiere and figure* (1964) and *Homage to Frank O’Hara* (1967), reflecting his psychoanalytic exploration and fragmented state of mind.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 27, 2026 visibility 15 link 5 artists, 1 gallery

Holding blue

Regen Projects in Los Angeles is presenting 'Holding blue', an exhibition of new photographs and sculptures by Catherine Opie. The show marks her twelfth with the gallery and features works inspired by the Norwegian landscape, including photographs of mountains bathed in Arctic blue light and ceramic sculptures titled 'Before' and 'After'. Opie traveled through Norway in early 2024 to capture the 'blue hour', and the exhibition coincides with several major solo shows at institutions such as the Fridericianum in Kassel, the National Portrait Gallery in London, and the Royal Scottish Academy in Edinburgh.

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article local schedule May 26, 2026 visibility 21 link 13 artists, 2 galleries

Bridgehampton Art Galleries 2026: Dia to Main Street

The article surveys the art scene in Bridgehampton, New York, focusing on Dia Bridgehampton (formerly the Dan Flavin Art Institute) and six commercial galleries on Main Street. Dia Bridgehampton, housed in a converted 1909 firehouse that later served as an African American Baptist church, features nine permanent fluorescent light installations by Dan Flavin (1963–1981) and a rotating gallery showcasing artists who live or work on Long Island. The village also hosts galleries including Mark Borghi Fine Art and The White Room Gallery, creating a dense concentration of art venues within four blocks.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 25, 2026 visibility 21 link 9 artists, 1 gallery

One Fine Show: “Paula Rego, Dance Among Thorns” at MUNCH in Oslo

MUNCH in Oslo presents "Paula Rego: Dance Among Thorns," the first comprehensive museum survey of the Portuguese-British artist in the Nordic region and her largest since the 2021 Tate Britain retrospective. The exhibition brings together over 140 works spanning seven decades, from early abstract political collages to the grotesque papier-mâché tableaux of her final years. A central section traces previously undocumented links between Rego and Edvard Munch, including the discovery of a never-before-exhibited work by Rego's son, Nick Willing. Highlights include Rego's monumental "Oratorio" (2008-09) and "The Dance" (1988), which curator Kari J. Brandtzæg connects to Munch's "Dance of Life" (1898-1899).

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museum exhibitions schedule May 25, 2026 visibility 20 link 4 artists, 1 gallery

‘Something Missing?’ Absence is emotional with Sophie Calle’s new show

Sophie Calle's latest exhibition, 'Something Missing?' at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Copenhagen, explores themes of absence, loss, and disappearance through works spanning 1979 to 2023. The show features series such as 'Because' (2018-2023), where embroidered felt sheets hide photographs; a response to Picasso's works swaddled during Covid lockdowns; 'The Blind' (1986), in which people born without sight describe beauty; and 'Voir la mer' (2011), capturing Istanbul residents seeing the sea for the first time. Calle's characteristic wit and emotional depth turn voids into vantage points, inviting viewers to confront what is missing.

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article local schedule May 22, 2026 visibility 15 link 8 artists, 1 gallery

Emirati abstraction meets floral forms

This article is a roundup of cultural events and openings in Dubai's Alserkal Avenue, including the launch of WINDOW, a chef-driven restaurant by the team behind Kokoro, led by chef Gonzalo Platero. It also covers the opening of Gradient, a gallery by Syrian-American designer Nader Gammas showcasing lighting, collectible design, and antiques; an exhibition of Syrian artist Safwan Dahoul's melancholic 'Dream' series; a group show titled 'All the Lands from Sunrise to Sunset' at Green Art Gallery exploring imperialism; and a book recommendation for Thani Al-Suwaidi's 'The Diesel'. Additionally, it notes the 20th 'Special Edition' of Art Dubai, which attracted 25,000 visitors.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 21, 2026 visibility 20 link 9 artists, 5 galleries

Alexander James Dissects Painting’s Most Enduring Shape in Hong Kong Exhibition

British artist Alexander James presents *Dissecting the Square*, a new exhibition at Phillips Gallery in Hong Kong, running until 31 May 2026. The show features a series of paintings, sculptures, and installations that explore the square as a geometric form, inspired by a moment when sunlight dissected an empty canvas in his studio. James divides canvases into quadrants, creating works that balance order and disruption. The exhibition also includes Josef Albers’ *Homage to the Square: In Time* (1967) and a sculpture by Sean Scully, placing James’s practice in dialogue with art historical precedents.

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trending_up market schedule May 20, 2026 visibility 33 link 28 artists, 1 gallery

Sotheby’s $304M Modern Evening Auction Confirms the Market Has Found Its Footing

Sotheby's Modern Evening Auction on May 19 achieved $304 million with a 98% sell-through rate across 45 lots, more than doubling the total from the equivalent sale in November. The auction was anchored by fresh-to-market masterpieces, including Henri Matisse's "La Chaise Lorraine" from the Barbier-Müller collection, which sold for $48.4 million—the second-highest price for a Matisse painting at auction. Other highlights included works from the Enrico Donati collection, which generated a combined $58.9 million, and Pablo Picasso's "Arlequin (Buste)" (1909) selling for $42.6 million. The sale contributed to a running combined total of $839.6 million for Sotheby's marquee sales, following strong results from the Mnuchin collection and Contemporary Day Auction.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 18, 2026 visibility 22 link 6 artists, 1 gallery

Picasso–Klee–Matisse: Masterpieces from the Museum Berggruen

The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston will host the U.S. debut of "Picasso–Klee–Matisse: Masterpieces from the Museum Berggruen" from May 20 to September 13, 2026. The exhibition features over 95 works by Pablo Picasso, Paul Klee, Henri Matisse, Alberto Giacometti, and other postwar European avant-garde artists, drawn from the collection assembled by famed gallerist and collector Heinz Berggruen. It explores Berggruen's relationships with artists and his Paris gallery, Berggruen & Cie, and includes thematic galleries on still life, portraits, and the human figure, as well as a dedicated space on Berggruen's life story.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 18, 2026 visibility 35 link 14 artists, 4 galleries

A Major Martin Puryear Retrospective Reveals an Artist Who Has Never Stopped Evolving

The Cleveland Museum of Art has opened "Nexus," a major retrospective of Martin Puryear featuring over 50 works, the first comprehensive survey of the artist's career in some time. The exhibition includes rarely displayed early pieces from Puryear's personal collection alongside recent works, organized in consultation with the 84-year-old artist. Highlights include the titular 1979 piece "Nexus" made of Alaskan yellow cedar, and other works like "Night and Day" and "Alien Huddle" that showcase his mastery of wood and cold-molding techniques.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 18, 2026 visibility 17 link 25 artists, 4 galleries

The art of chaos

The 61st Venice International Art Biennale has opened in Venice, running until November, amid unprecedented turmoil. The main exhibition, "In Minor Keys," was curated by Koyo Kouoh, who died of cancer shortly after presenting her vision featuring 111 artists including Carsten Höller, Alvaro Barrington, and Laurie Anderson. Her death has eliminated the Lifetime Achievement Award this year. Additionally, the Biennale faces a funding crisis as the EU threatens to withdraw its €2 million subsidy over Russia's participation with 38 artists following the invasion of Ukraine. Iran, Nigeria, and Israel are absent from their pavilions, while the US Pavilion, now organized by the American Arts Conservancy under inexperienced leadership, features self-taught artist Alma Allen.

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trending_up market schedule May 17, 2026 visibility 25 link 1 artist, 9 galleries

Joan Miró | Silence (1967) | For Sale

Joan Miró's 1967 lithograph 'Silence' is being offered for sale by Epicentrum Art Gallery for €6,000. The work is a limited edition print on Arches paper, hand-signed by the artist, and comes with a certificate of authenticity. Miró, a leading Surrealist and pioneer of automatism, created the piece during a prolific period of his career, and it is part of an edition of 100.

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trending_up market schedule May 17, 2026 visibility 34 link 2 artists, 5 galleries

'V' from 'Hockney's Alphabet' , 1991

This article is a sales listing for David Hockney's limited-edition lithograph 'V' from the 1991 portfolio 'Hockney's Alphabet', offered by Baldwin gallery for £1,850. The work is signed by the artist and editor, comes with a certificate of authenticity, and is printed on Exhibition Fine Art Cartridge paper in an edition of 250. The listing includes a biography of Hockney, noting his iconic California pool paintings, his record-breaking $90.3 million sale at Christie's in 2018, and his representation by major international galleries.

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trending_up market schedule May 15, 2026 visibility 31 link 19 artists, 7 galleries

Rothko from Robert Mnuchin collection fetches US$85.8m, becoming artist’s second-priciest work at auction

A red-and-black Mark Rothko painting, *Brown and Blacks in Reds* (1957), sold for US$85.8 million at Sotheby’s New York on May 14, becoming the artist’s second-most expensive work at auction. The canvas came from the collection of Robert Mnuchin, a former Goldman Sachs partner turned gallerist, and was the star lot of a dedicated 11-lot evening sale that totaled US$166.3 million. The winning bid was placed by Sotheby’s chairman Helena Newman on behalf of a telephone client, with the hammer falling at US$74 million against an estimate of US$70–100 million. The painting was originally owned by Joseph E. Seagram & Sons and hung in the lobby of the Seagram Building, a landmark of corporate modernism designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Philip Johnson.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 15, 2026 visibility 18 link 4 artists, 4 galleries

Fold in these exhibitions during festival season

Spoleto Festival USA and Piccolo Spoleto begin on May 22, and the article highlights a curated selection of visual art exhibitions in Charleston to enjoy alongside the festival's performances. Featured venues include Robert Lange Studios, Corrigan Gallery, Stevenson and Co., Atrium Gallery, Meyer Vogl, Duckworth Gallery, and the Gibbes Museum of Art, which opens "Mary Whyte: Salt of the Earth" and continues "Rodin: All the Truth in Nature." The College of Charleston's Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art, under new director Michael Dickins, presents "Make Room" by In Kyoung Chun and another exhibition through July 25.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 14, 2026 visibility 22 link 14 artists, 3 galleries

MFA's Nude Exhibition Challenges Art History's Gender Norms

The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, has opened a new exhibition that challenges traditional gender norms in art history, featuring a dozen artists who disrupt the conventional nude. The show includes Xandra Ibarra's performance "Nude Laughing," where she paraded naked through the museum's European galleries, and works by Betty Tompkins, whose "Fuck Paintings" and "Women Words Painting" series confront misogyny and the male gaze. The exhibition juxtaposes these contemporary pieces with historical works like Jean-Léon Gérôme's "Moorish Bath" to highlight entrenched racial and gender hierarchies in art.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 13, 2026 visibility 23 link 9 artists, 1 gallery

The Frist Art Museum opens new exhibitions this summer

The Frist Art Museum in Nashville is opening three new exhibitions this summer. 'International Surrealism from Tate: Fifty Years of Dreams' (May 22–Aug. 30) features surrealist works from the Tate collection, including pieces by Salvador Dalí, René Magritte, and Joan Miró, marking 100 years since the first surrealist exhibition in Paris. 'Anila Quayyum Agha: Interwoven' (May 22–Aug. 30) is a mid-career retrospective of the Pakistani American artist's immersive light installations and beaded drawings. 'An Indigenous Present' (June 26–Sept. 27) showcases works by fifteen Indigenous artists, curated by artist Jeffrey Gibson and curator Jenelle Porter.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 13, 2026 visibility 22 link 29 artists, 4 galleries

Mario Schifano, the artist who anticipated Arte Povera and beyond. What the exhibition in Rome looks like

The Palazzo delle Esposizioni in Rome has opened a major retrospective of Mario Schifano, curated by Daniela Lancioni and titled simply "Mario Schifano," running until July 12. The exhibition reconstructs the career of the Italian artist (1934–1998), who worked across painting, film, and music, and highlights his role as a precursor to Arte Povera. A centerpiece is the reconstructed dining room Schifano created for the Rome home of Marella and Gianni Agnelli in 1968, featuring 14 canvases and a planned but unrealized sand-filled room with a pyramid, a detail revealed by film producer Ettore Rosboch in a conversation with the curator.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 13, 2026 visibility 39 link 22 artists, 1 gallery

2 exhibits at Portland Museum of Art show off photography, decorative arts

The Portland Museum of Art (PMA) is presenting two concurrent exhibitions: "Ming Smith: Jazz Requiem — Notations in Blue" (through June 7) and "Precious: The Value of Ornament" (through July 19). The Ming Smith exhibition showcases the pioneering Black photographer's emotive, manipulated images, including jazz club scenes and portraits, drawn from the museum's collection and loans from The Gund at Kenyon College. The decorative arts exhibition highlights the value of ornament in applied arts.

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trending_up market schedule May 13, 2026 visibility 26 link 28 artists, 3 galleries

Sotheby’s May Auctions: Rothko’s $100M Masterpiece Headlines

Sotheby's is holding its most ambitious May auction series in New York, headlined by Mark Rothko's monumental painting *Brown and Blacks in Reds* (1957), estimated at $70–100 million. The sales include a dedicated auction for the collection of legendary dealer and collector Robert Mnuchin, valued at over $130 million, featuring works by Rothko, Franz Kline, and Jeff Koons. Other highlights include Jean-Michel Basquiat's *Museum Security (Broadway Meltdown)* (1983), estimated at over $45 million, and Willem de Kooning's *Untitled III* (1975), making its auction debut with a $25–35 million estimate. The series spans Modern and Contemporary art, with additional works by Pablo Picasso and Vincent van Gogh.

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trending_up market schedule May 13, 2026 visibility 23 link 15 artists, 5 galleries

Arnaldo Pomodoro | Arnaldo Pomodoro - Untitled for Art and Research (Ca… (2003) | For Sale

Arnaldo Pomodoro's 2003 etching "Untitled for Art and Research (Ca…" is being offered for sale. The work is an artist's proof on wove paper, signed and annotated p.a., one of only 15 proofs aside from the regular edition of 150. It was created to support the "Art and Research" event in Milan, sponsored by the Mario Negri Pharmacological Research Institute, and published by Art 3, Alberto Serighelli. The piece is framed under UV Plexiglass and measures 12.75 x 12.5 x 1.5 inches framed.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 12, 2026 visibility 17 link 8 artists, 2 galleries

Matisse: The Pursuit of Harmony

Acquavella Galleries in New York presents "Matisse: The Pursuit of Harmony," an exhibition running from April 9 to May 22, 2026, featuring fifty works by Henri Matisse including paintings, sculptures, and works on paper. The show is organized across two floors, with early pieces on the ground floor north gallery, sculptures and early works on the second floor north, later works on the second floor south, and a concluding display of the four bronze castings of Matisse's "Back" series on the ground floor south. Key highlights include the painting *Male Model* (ca. 1900) paired with the bronze *The Serf* (1900–04), and the portrait *Mademoiselle Yvonne Landsberg* (1914), which demonstrate Matisse's transformative approach to traditional genres.

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trending_up market schedule May 12, 2026 visibility 54 link 66 artists, 2 galleries

The Top Collections Leading the May Marquee Auctions

The article reports that the May 2025 marquee auctions at Christie's and Sotheby's are being driven by a resurgence of major single-owner collections, reversing a period of trophy scarcity in the secondary market. Key collections include the $130 million Robert E. Mnuchin collection at Sotheby's, the personal collection of gallerist Marian Goodman at Christie's, and the S.I. Newhouse collection expected to generate around $450 million, featuring Jackson Pollock's 'Number 7A (1948)' and Constantin Brancusi's 'Danaïde (1913)'. The article notes that the ultra-high tier above $10 million rose 30% year-on-year, and single-owner collections in New York auctions totaled $730.9 million, an 89.9% increase from Q1 2025.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 12, 2026 visibility 44 link 55 artists, 5 galleries

Several Eternities in a Day: Form in the Age of Living Materials

The Hammer Museum in Los Angeles presents "Several Eternities in a Day: Form in the Age of Living Materials," a spring 2026 exhibition running from April 5 to August 23. Curated by Jill Spalding, the show features works by artists including Edgar Calel, Guadalupe Maravilla, Carmen Argote, and others, exploring the concept of "Brownness"—a fluid identity rooted in ancestral memory, animal kinship, and a profound connection to living materials. The exhibition is organized into three acts: large-scale installations, paintings and works on paper, and ceramics, offering a visceral and immersive experience that draws on precolonial traditions across the Americas.

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person people schedule May 11, 2026 visibility 28 link 27 artists, 6 galleries

DOZIE KANU’S FIRST FORAY INTO MASS-PRODUCTION

Artist Dozie Kanu has debuted his first mass-production collaboration with Knoll, a line of leather-tasseled tables launched in 2026 during Milan's Salone del Mobile, shortly after the opening of his solo exhibition at Fondazione ICA Milano. The Texas-born, Portugal-based artist, who first appeared in PIN–UP magazine in 2018 as an emerging design wunderkind, has since expanded his practice beyond collectible design into art, exhibition-making, film, and music. His recent projects include a documentary short screened at South by Southwest, a two-person exhibition with László Moholy-Nagy at Meyer Voggenreiter's project space piece*unique in Cologne, and a solo show at ICA Milano that dialogues with Marc Camille Chaimowicz and Jean Cocteau, featuring works alongside selections from the Nicoletta Fiorucci Foundation collection.

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