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museum exhibitions schedule Mar 26, 2026 visibility 17 link 11 artists, 3 galleries

Beyond Art Basel Hong Kong, Cyborgs, Neon Abstractions and More

Art Basel Hong Kong's return to full scale has catalyzed a surge of satellite exhibitions and gallery openings across the city. High-profile shows include major presentations of cyborg-themed works, neon-infused abstractions, and a focus on both established international names and emerging Asian voices. The city's art hubs, from the H Queen’s building to the Wong Chuk Hang industrial district, are hosting ambitious projects that coincide with the fair's VIP preview week.

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trending_up market schedule Feb 23, 2026 visibility 25 link 12 artists, 3 galleries

New York Historical receives gift of 150 works by Indigenous artists

The New York Historical has received a landmark gift of 150 contemporary and historical works by Indigenous artists from Agnes Hsu-Tang, the chair of its board of trustees, and her husband Oscar Tang. The collection features major figures such as Fritz Scholder, Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, and Cara Romero, spanning various media including ceramics and textiles. This acquisition represents the most significant gift of Native art to a New York institution since the founding of the Museum of the American Indian.

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Epstein files reveal Leon Black as a key collector of Van Gogh works

Newly released documents from the Jeffrey Epstein case reveal that billionaire investor and former Museum of Modern Art chairman Leon Black was a major private collector of works by Vincent van Gogh. The files detail his ownership of at least five significant Van Gogh pieces, including the painting 'Quarry near Saint-Rémy' and the drawing 'Garden with Flowers,' with a combined value exceeding $95 million by 2016.

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gavel restitution schedule Feb 6, 2026 visibility 20 link 11 artists, 3 galleries

Renowned Mexican art collection to be managed by Spanish bank

Banco Santander announced on 21 January that it will manage 160 works from the Gelman Collection of 20th-century Mexican art, following a long-term agreement with the Zambrano family, which acquired the collection in 2023. The newly branded Gelman Santander Collection will debut this summer at Faro Santander, the bank's new venue in Cantabria, Spain. The collection, started by Russian-born film producer Jacques Gelman and his wife Natasha, includes major works by Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, Rufino Tamayo, and others, but has been largely out of public view since 2008 amid inheritance disputes. The agreement is complicated by Mexican law, which designates many works as National Artistic Monuments, restricting their permanent export and requiring oversight by the Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura (INBAL).

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trending_up market schedule Feb 2, 2026 visibility 17 link 13 artists, 3 galleries

MENA Artists Are Having a Market Moment That’s Built to Last

Auction sales for artists from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region rose 9.4% to $33.2 million in 2025, driven by increased activity from international auction houses and the emergence of new hubs like Riyadh. The Sotheby's 'Origins' sale in Saudi Arabia achieved $17.3 million, setting artist records, while works from Lebanon, Egypt, and Iraq saw particularly strong gains, indicating a market rebalancing.

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museum exhibitions schedule Jan 9, 2026 visibility 34 link 34 artists, 2 galleries

Must-see New York City museum openings and exhibitions in 2026

The article previews major New York City museum exhibitions opening in 2026, including a Carol Bove survey at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (March 5–August 2), the first U.S. Marcel Duchamp retrospective since 1973 at the Museum of Modern Art, the New Museum's inaugural show in its OMA-designed expansion titled "New Humans: Memories of the Future," and a Goya exhibition at the Hispanic Society Museum & Library tied to the 250th anniversary of the United States. Each show highlights significant artistic milestones, from Bove's scrap-metal sculptures to Duchamp's readymades and Goya's war commentaries.

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museum exhibitions schedule Jan 1, 2026 visibility 24 link 8 artists, 1 gallery

The Metropolitan Museum of Art to Present First Museum Survey of Lorna Simpson’s Paintings

The Metropolitan Museum of Art will present "Lorna Simpson: Source Notes" from May 19 to November 2, 2025, the first museum survey dedicated entirely to the New York-based artist's painting practice. Featuring over 30 works, the exhibition traces Simpson's shift from conceptual photography to paintings that explore gender, race, identity, and history, including pieces from her 2015 Venice Biennale debut and her "Special Characters" series, alongside recent sculptures and collages. The show is funded by the Ford Foundation and supported by Jim and Irene Karp and John and Amy Griffin.

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article culture schedule Dec 12, 2025 visibility 15 link 5 artists, 2 galleries

‘Lust for Life’: The Van Gogh book designed to fit in pockets of US soldiers during the Second World War

Irving Stone's 1934 novel *Lust for Life*, a fictionalized biography of Vincent van Gogh, was published as an Armed Services Edition during World War II for U.S. soldiers. These pocket-sized books, measuring 11cm by 17cm, were designed to fit in uniform pockets and withstand harsh conditions. Over 123 million copies of various titles were printed from 1943 to 1947, with distribution including parachute drops to troops on Pacific islands and handouts to soldiers before the Normandy Landings. The surviving copies are scarce and often damaged, with browned pages and covers marked as U.S. government property, not to be resold.

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article culture schedule Nov 28, 2025 visibility 24 link 12 artists, 2 galleries

Van Gogh’s family used an erotic Gauguin ceramic as a flower vase

A researcher at the Van Gogh Museum, Joost van der Hoeven, has revealed that Paul Gauguin's erotic ceramic, the Cleopatra Pot (winter 1887-88), was used as a flower vase by Vincent van Gogh's family. Gauguin brought the pot to Arles when he stayed with Van Gogh in 1888, and after Van Gogh's ear incident, Gauguin gave the pot to Vincent's brother Theo as a gift. The pot later remained with Theo's widow, Jo Bonger, and a photograph from 1925-26 shows it on her piano holding flowers, surrounded by still-life paintings.

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person people schedule Nov 28, 2025 visibility 20 link 17 artists, 4 galleries

Gagosian’s Kara Vander Weg On Shaping the Afterlife of an Artist’s Work

Gagosian debuted a show titled “Walter De Maria: The Singular Experience” at its Le Bourget gallery in Paris, featuring The Truck Trilogy—three vintage Chevrolet pickup trucks fitted with the artist’s signature stainless-steel rods. The exhibition is part of the gallery’s “Building a Legacy Program,” launched in 2017 after De Maria’s death without a will threw his estate into turmoil. The program, spearheaded by managing director Kara Vander Weg, aims to preserve and promote artists’ legacies through educational efforts, ambitious shows, symposia, and content in Gagosian Quarterly.

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trending_up market schedule Nov 14, 2025 visibility 20 link 8 artists, 2 galleries

Van Gogh’s ‘Sower’ will soon go on sale at Sotheby's—where it's set to make record price

Van Gogh's drawing 'Sower in a Wheatfield with setting Sun' (July 1888) will be auctioned at Sotheby's New York on 18 November with an estimate of $8m-$10m. The work, which belonged to the late cosmetics heir and collector Leonard Lauder, is expected to set a new auction record for a Van Gogh drawing if it exceeds the $8.8m achieved by 'La Mousmé' in 2021. The drawing was originally made for the artist Émile Bernard and later passed through notable hands including dealer Ambroise Vollard and critic Théodore Duret before entering the Lauder collection. It will be sold alongside 23 other major works from Lauder's collection, including three important Gustav Klimt paintings, in a sale expected to fetch over $400m.

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person people schedule Nov 13, 2025 visibility 24 link 10 artists, 4 galleries

K11 founder Adrian Cheng on Hong Kong’s art scene, the future of collecting and the creative potential of AI

Adrian Cheng, founder of the K11 property business and a prominent figure in Hong Kong's art scene, discusses his two-decade role in shaping the city's cultural landscape. He founded K11 in 2008 to integrate museum-quality art with retail, developed the Victoria Dockside district and K11 MUSEA, and established the K11 Art Foundation and K11 Craft & Guild Foundation. Cheng has launched new ventures including K11 by AC and the ALMAD Group, and his foundations have partnered with major institutions like the Palais de Tokyo, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Serpentine Galleries. He also initiated a regular salon series focused on art and technology, held during events like Frieze Seoul and Asia Now.

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person people schedule Oct 31, 2025 visibility 17 link 9 artists, 3 galleries

‘Sometimes the space comes first’: how Shohei Shigematsu is using architecture to break cultural ground

Shohei Shigematsu, director of OMA New York since 2006, has carved a niche designing luxury-brand exhibition spaces and flagship stores for Dior, LVMH, and Tiffany. His approach treats architecture as a cultural platform that integrates fashion, art, design, and food. Key projects include the 2016 'Manus x Machina' exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the 2023 'Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams' show in Seoul, where spatial design often precedes thematic content.

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museum exhibitions schedule Oct 23, 2025 visibility 30 link 26 artists, 10 galleries

9 Standout Solo Gallery Shows to See in Paris

The article highlights nine standout solo gallery shows currently on view in Paris, coinciding with Art Basel and other art fairs taking place in the city. Featured exhibitions include Elmgreen & Dragset's lifelike office worker installation at MASSIMODECARLO's Piece Unique window, Jessie Makinson's new surreal figurative paintings at Brigitte Mulholland, a tribute to Robert Rauschenberg's 100th birthday at Thaddaeus Ropac, Jeffrey Gibson's first Paris solo show at Hauser & Wirth, and Mickalene Thomas's new portrait series at Galerie Nathalie Obadia, among others.

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museum exhibitions schedule Oct 8, 2025 visibility 21 link 17 artists, 2 galleries

5 Must-See Comic Art Shows Lighting Up New York

New York Comic Con returns to the Javits Center from October 9–12, 2025, bringing a pop culture celebration of comics, toys, video games, and cosplay. This year's edition features a special panel by the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, moderated by Martin Scorsese with artists JR, Boris Vallejo, and Julie Bell. Meanwhile, the late fantasy artist Frank Frazetta set a new record for comic art with a $13.5 million sale at Heritage Auctions. Beyond the convention, several exhibitions across the city highlight comic art, including "¡Wepa! Puerto Ricans in the World of Comics" at the New York Public Library and "Super Duper" at the Metropolitan Opera House, which features works by Art Spiegelman, George Condo, and Dana Schutz.

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person people schedule Oct 3, 2025 visibility 21 link 5 artists, 1 gallery

Artist Alicja Kwade Opens the Door of Her Berlin Studio Ahead of a Major Solo Show

Berlin-based Polish artist Alicja Kwade opens her studio ahead of a major solo show, revealing the creative process behind her sculptural works that explore time, uncertainty, and reality. Her studio, a historic industrial complex in Oberschöneweide acquired from musician Bryan Adams, houses a team of a dozen full-time employees and up to 30 freelancers, including stone masons, welders, and architects. Kwade's recent high-profile exhibition at Pace Gallery in New York featured suspended stainless-steel cylinders with clocks and distorted reflections, while her best-known works include 2019 sculptures commissioned for the rooftop of The Metropolitan Museum of Art and a contribution to the 2017 Venice Biennale.

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museum exhibitions schedule Sep 6, 2025 visibility 20 link 17 artists, 1 gallery

Adam Dressner’s Portraits Are for the People

Adam Dressner, a self-taught former corporate lawyer, opened his debut solo gallery exhibition "Hello Stranger 2" at 1969 Gallery in Tribeca. The show features large-scale oil paintings and a salon wall of 60 small acrylic portraits, many painted live in public spaces like Washington Square Park and Grand Central Terminal. Subjects range from celebrities like Joyce Carol Oates and Anna Delvey to everyday New Yorkers such as a neighborhood waiter and a 90-year-old park acquaintance. Dressner painted 18 works on-site in the days before the opening, continuing his practice of wheeling an "art cart" of supplies to make expressive plein-air portraits.

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museum exhibitions schedule Sep 3, 2025 visibility 24 link 36 artists, 2 galleries

Best art exhibitions in late 2025: Asia-Pacific

The article highlights the most exciting art exhibitions across the Asia-Pacific region in late 2025. Key shows include a survey of women photographers in Melbourne, a Lee Bul retrospective in Seoul, a Robert Rauschenberg exhibition in Hong Kong, and a Lucie Rie ceramics show in Kanazawa, Japan. Additionally, a new museum opens in Taiwan, and the National Palace Museum in Taiwan hosts a loan exhibition of 81 works from the Robert Lehman Collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, featuring artists like Cézanne, Gauguin, and Renoir. Other notable events include 'Prism of the Real' at the National Crafts Museum in Kanazawa, examining Japanese art from 1989 to 2010, and a Kim Tschang-Yeul exhibition at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in South Korea.

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trending_up market schedule Sep 2, 2025 visibility 21 link 9 artists, 2 galleries

Pioneering Brazilian artist Lygia Pape's estate is now represented by Mendes Wood DM

Mendes Wood DM now represents the estate of pioneering Brazilian artist Lygia Pape (1927-2004), a central figure in the Concrete and Neo-Concrete art movements. The gallery, founded by Pedro Mendes, Felipe Dmab, and Matthew Wood, operates spaces in São Paulo, Brussels, Paris, and New York. It plans a career-spanning exhibition of Pape's work in São Paulo in April 2026, coinciding with SP-Arte and her centenary year, and will bring works to Art Basel in Paris this October. Pape's first retrospective in France, 'Tisser l'espace (Weaving Space),' opens next week at the Pinault Collection's Bourse de Commerce in Paris, running from 10 September to 23 February 2026.

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museum exhibitions schedule Sep 2, 2025 visibility 26 link 11 artists, 2 galleries

Must-see exhibitions in New York this autumn

The Museum of Modern Art is celebrating the 40th anniversary of its New Photography series with 'New Photography 2025: Lines of Belonging,' featuring 12 international artists from Mexico City, Johannesburg, Kathmandu, and New Orleans. Other must-see exhibitions include 'Ministry: Reverend Joyce McDonald' at the Bronx Museum, showcasing the artist's ceramic works born from her HIV diagnosis and art therapy; 'The Magical City: George Morrison’s New York' at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, highlighting the overlooked Abstract Expressionist painter; and 'Christian Marclay: Doors' at the Brooklyn Museum, a cinematic supercut in the new Moving Image Gallery.

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person people schedule Aug 27, 2025 visibility 22 link 11 artists, 1 gallery

A brush with… Jeffrey Gibson—podcast

This podcast episode features artist Jeffrey Gibson, who discusses his interdisciplinary practice blending Indigenous histories, queer aesthetics, and contemporary visual culture. Gibson talks about his upcoming exhibitions, including his U.S. Pavilion presentation at the 2024 Venice Biennale, a show at Hauser & Wirth in Paris, and major museum commissions at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, MASS MoCA, The Broad, and Kunsthaus Zürich. He reflects on influences from Henri Matisse, Magdalena Abakanowicz, Frank Bowling, and David Hammons, as well as his connection to poet Layli Long Soldier and writer Hélène Cixous.

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person people schedule Aug 14, 2025 visibility 15 link 16 artists, 6 galleries

Alton Yan

Alton Yan has been appointed as the new director of the Asia Society Museum in New York, effective immediately. Yan, previously a curator at the museum, succeeds the outgoing director and brings extensive experience in Asian contemporary art to the role.

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trending_up market schedule Aug 12, 2025 visibility 23 link 13 artists, 3 galleries

Sotheby’s Unveils Plans for Breuer Building, Announces Opening Date

Sotheby's will open its new global headquarters in the Marcel Breuer–designed building at 945 Madison Avenue on November 8, 2025, after a renovation by Herzog & de Meuron with local partner PBDW Architects. The Brutalist landmark, originally completed in 1966 for the Whitney Museum of American Art, later housed the Met Breuer and the Frick Collection during its renovation. The project restores Breuer's original open gallery floors, adds state-of-the-art lighting and climate control, and preserves period details like the lobby's domed ceiling lights. The opening will feature a free public exhibition of Modern and Contemporary art ahead of marquee auctions starting November 17, with design sales and Luxury Week following on December 5, and a fine-dining restaurant by Roman and Williams opening later in the winter.

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article local schedule Aug 11, 2025 visibility 17 link 31 artists, 5 galleries

Art in Wisconsin—The Art Geography of Wisconsin

This article maps the art geography of Wisconsin, focusing on the southeastern region near Milwaukee, Chicago, and the state capital Madison. It highlights cultural venues in Kenosha and Racine, including Lemon Street Gallery, Anderson Arts Center, Carthage College, UW Parkside's Rita Tallent Picken Regional Center, the Pritzker Military Museum & Library, and the Racine Art Museum (RAM), which is nationally recognized for its Contemporary Craft collection. The piece also notes a partnership between RAM and ArtRoot to install a permanent art collection at Hotel Verdant in downtown Racine, featuring works by local artists, many of whom are past RAM Artist Fellowship recipients or faculty at area schools.

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article culture schedule Jun 25, 2025 visibility 21 link 11 artists, 1 gallery

A brush with... Hew Locke—podcast

This episode of 'A brush with...' features artist Hew Locke, who discusses his career and artistic practice. Born in Edinburgh in 1959 to artists Donald and Leila Locke, he moved to Guyana as a child and returned to the UK to study art in 1980. Over three decades, Locke has created sculptures, installations, photographs, drawings, and textiles exploring nationhood, culture, and power, often using found objects and cardboard. He reflects on influences including his parents, a tutorial with Paula Rego, and Hans Haacke's 1993 Venice Biennale pavilion, and discusses his upcoming exhibitions: 'Gilt' at Compton Verney (2025-2027), 'Passages' at the Yale Center for British Art (2025-2026), 'Armada' at Newlyn Art Gallery, and 'Cargoes' at King Edward Memorial Park.

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article news schedule Jun 15, 2025 visibility 13 link 4 artists, 1 gallery

To help preserve her works, Cindy Sherman is offering to destroy and reprint old photographs

Photographer Cindy Sherman has launched the Cindy Sherman Legacy Project (CSLP), a formal initiative to preserve her photographic works by offering to destroy and replace damaged prints with new, artist-approved reprints. The project, announced on June 16, includes condition assessments, a controlled replacement process, and an online catalogue raisonné. Collectors can submit works for evaluation at a New York facility; eligible prints are destroyed and replaced with mint-condition reprints signed by Sherman, with a $10,000 administrative fee plus production costs. The fee is waived for non-profit institutions.

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trending_up market schedule Jun 13, 2025 visibility 16 link 4 artists, 1 gallery

Sotheby’s offers peek at Breuer building’s makeover

Sotheby's has released renderings of its upcoming renovation of Marcel Breuer's former Whitney Museum building at 945 Madison Avenue, which it purchased for $100 million in June 2023. The auction house plans to open in the autumn, in time for its November sales. Renovations, led by Swiss architecture firm Herzog & de Meuron, include a new service elevator, upgraded lighting and climate systems, and restored gallery floorplans, while preserving the building's landmark-protected exterior and many interior spaces. Charles Simonds's site-specific installation Dwellings (1981) will remain on long-term loan from the Whitney.

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article news schedule Jun 8, 2025 visibility 34 link 54 artists, 5 galleries

Culture Type | The Month in Black Art: Here’s What Happened in May 2025

The May 2025 roundup of Black art news reports the deaths of two influential figures: international curator Koyo Kouoh and artist-curator Evangeline J. Montgomery, who died at 94. Montgomery's career spanned metalwork, fiber art, and photography, and she was a key advocate and mentor in the African American art community, later working at the U.S. Information Agency. Other highlights include historian Edda L. Fields-Black winning a Pulitzer Prize for her book on Harriet Tubman, the acquisition of Adam Pendleton's entire "Who is Queen" installation by MoMA, and Kapwani Kiwanga winning the Joan Miró Prize. The Met Gala also featured Black dandy style inspired by the Costume Institute's exhibition "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style."

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article culture schedule Jun 6, 2025 visibility 20 link 16 artists, 1 gallery

Two US ambassadors have displayed Van Goghs in their London residence—but Donald Trump's pick for the job seems unlikely to follow suit

Two former U.S. ambassadors to the UK, John Hay Whitney (1957-61) and Walter Annenberg (1969-74), displayed Van Gogh masterpieces from their personal collections in Winfield House, the official residence in London's Regent's Park. Whitney hung Van Gogh's *Self-portrait* (September 1889) above the mantelpiece in the family dining room, while the Annenbergs placed *La Berceuse* (February 1889) and *Olive Trees* (November 1889) in the green room, alongside works by Gauguin, Degas, Cézanne, Monet, and Renoir. Both ambassadors later donated their Van Goghs to major U.S. museums—Whitney's to the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., and the Annenbergs' to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

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article culture schedule Jun 2, 2025 visibility 22 link 13 artists, 3 galleries

Korean artists are taking the world by storm—but why does their work resonate so widely?

Korean artists are gaining unprecedented global recognition, with figures like Haegue Yang, Do Ho Suh, Lee Bul, and Mire Lee leading a shift from traditional Dansaekhwa abstraction to more conceptual and contemporary practices. The article highlights how K-pop and Korean soap operas have boosted cultural awareness, drawing new audiences to events like Frieze Seoul and prompting major international galleries such as White Cube, Perrotin, and Pace to open in Seoul. Curators and scholars note that Korean art now engages deeply with globalization, historical trauma, and sociopolitical change, facilitated by biennials in Gwangju, Busan, and Seoul, as well as a surge in art institutions.

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