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Cultural Compass: The art of Tosca, Neo Rauch's visual language and art in the city

Belga English's weekly cultural agenda highlights three events: La Monnaie's new production of Puccini's Tosca, featuring paintings by visual artist Santiago Ydáñez inspired by martyrdom and Caravaggio; a major exhibition of German artist Neo Rauch's graphic work titled 'Balance' at Museum De Reede in Antwerp, spanning nearly four decades of his distinctive visual language; and the city-wide exhibition 'M HKA On the Spot' in Antwerp, which disperses works from the M HKA collection across more than 30 venues throughout the city until the end of June.

India Pavilion at Venice Biennale spotlights ecology, craft

The India Pavilion at the Venice Biennale is spotlighting themes of ecology and craft, curated under a national framework that presents a collective vision of Indian contemporary art. The announcement was made on June 13, 2026, highlighting the pavilion's focus on environmental sustainability and traditional craftsmanship.

2025 Nohl Fellows Exhibition Artist Reception

The 2025 Nohl Fellows Exhibition brings together work by Michelle Grabner and Michael Newhall in the Established category, alongside three Emerging category artists: Sarah Ballard, Margaret Griffin, and the collaborative duo Open Kitchen (Rudy Medina and Alyx Christensen). The fellows were selected in late 2024 from 157 applicants by a panel of three jurors: Efe Igor Coleman, Raphael Fonseca, and Adia Sykes. The exhibition runs from June 4 to August 1, 2026.

A rare insight into Paul Thek – the ‘artist’s artist’ – at Pace Gallery, New York

Pace Gallery in New York presents 'Dream of Vanishing,' a solo exhibition of Paul Thek’s work, six decades after his second solo show at the same gallery. The exhibition features around 50 artworks dating from 1962 to the mid-1980s, including early ink drawings, wax meat sculptures, and late-career abstract paintings, some never before exhibited. Organized by Pace founder Arnie Glimcher, Paul Thek Foundation director Noah Khoshbin, and Pace chief curator Oliver Shultz, the show takes a non-chronological 'constellation approach' to honor Thek’s creative richness and avoid rigid interpretation.

Titian and the landscape: an exhibition in Pieve di Cadore for the 450th anniversary of the artist's death

From July 18 to October 18, 2026, the Palace of the Magnificent Community of Cadore in Pieve di Cadore will host the exhibition "Titian and the Landscape," the second chapter of a project launched during the Winter Olympics. The show features three paintings by Titian exceptionally loaned for the occasion, alongside period drawings and prints by Lucas Cranach, Albrecht Dürer, Rembrandt, and Antoine Watteau. Curated by Thomas Dalla Costa and conceived by Bernard Aikema, the exhibition is part of the celebratory program "Titianus Cadorinus 1576-2026" marking the 450th anniversary of the artist's death.

This award winning artist draws inspiration from Louisiana in new collection at LSU Museum of Art

The LSU Museum of Art is hosting the touring South Arts Southern Prize & State Fellowships for Visual Arts exhibition through September 6, 2026. The show features works from nine artists selected from across the American South, including Louisiana fellow Edgar Cano, whose vibrant paintings draw inspiration from Mardi Gras colors and emergency vehicles. The exhibition also includes pieces from prize winners Tabitha Arnold and Gonzalo Fuenmayor, as well as other fellowship artists like Felicia Greenlee.

San Francisco museum exhibit highlights lowrider culture, draws in car enthusiasts

Lowrider culture took center stage at San Francisco's de Young Museum as community members gathered to celebrate the cultural movement's contributions to the Bay Area alongside artist Rose B. Simpson's ongoing exhibition, 'LEXICON.' The event drew car enthusiasts from across the region, including Peruvian American lowrider owner John Ugaz of the car club Excandalow, who displayed his 1961 Chevrolet Impala on the museum grounds. Visitors and participants reflected on the historical stigmatization of lowriders, noting that the museum showcase represents a significant milestone of validation and recognition for a culture once considered criminal.

23 giant artist-designed soccer balls make up a World Cup installation across all boroughs and New Jersey

A public art project called Art of the Game is installing 23 giant artist-designed soccer balls across all five New York City boroughs and New Jersey, coinciding with the World Cup. The sculptures, created by artists including Katherine Bernhardt, Hank Willis Thomas, Eddie Martinez, Bony Ramirez, Tomokazu Matsuyama, Futura 2000, and Fred Wilson, will be placed in parks, plazas, and transit hubs such as Rockefeller Plaza, Grand Central's Pershing Square Plaza, and outside MetLife Stadium. The project was developed by the Jersey City-based nonprofit ARTS 14C, with artists nominated by institutions including the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Whitney Museum, El Museo del Barrio, and the Brooklyn Museum.

June Events at Lynden: You are Invited

Lynden Sculpture Garden in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, has announced its June 2026 calendar of events, including weekly volunteer work days, early childhood nature and art programs, a birding walk with poet Chuck Stebelton, a garden work day, and a sound bath and labyrinth walk. The month also features the 2025 Nohl Fellows Exhibition artist reception at the Haggerty Museum of Art, showcasing work by established artists Michelle Grabner and Michael Newhall, and emerging artists Sarah Ballard, Margaret Griffin, and the collaborative Open Kitchen (Rudy Medina and Alyx Christensen).

Munson opens Charles E. Burchfield watercolor exhibition

Munson, the Utica-based arts organization, has opened a new exhibition dedicated to watercolors by Charles E. Burchfield. The show is being held at the Rome Sentinel, highlighting the artist's distinctive approach to landscape and nature through the medium of watercolor.

Rearview Mirror: Icelandic Art, Airport Views, and Trailhead Direct

The article recounts the author's experience at the Reykjavík Arts Festival in Iceland, highlighting how the biennial celebration engages all five senses through dance, opera, performance art, and family programming. A standout exhibition is Karin Sander: 1957-2057 at the Reykjavík Art Museum, where visitors can place their belongings in glass display cases, becoming part of a "spontaneous exhibition." The piece also covers local Seattle news: expanded grandstand seating for the Seattle Pride Parade, the opening of Sea-Tac Airport's expanded C Concourse with new art installations and an artist residency program developed with Pilchuck Glass School and Tacoma's Museum of Glass.

Free Admission Day at Orlando Museum of Art on June 18

The Orlando Museum of Art will offer free admission on Thursday, June 18, as part of its monthly Access for All day. The museum will be open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., featuring family activities, a gallery talk, sketching in the galleries, and a docent-led highlights tour. The event includes the unveiling of two newly acquired works in the Mr. & Mrs. Chesley Magruder II Gallery: “Annunciation” by photographer David LaChapelle and “Hispaniola II – Mia” by artist Kandy G Lopez, who won the 2025 Florida Prize in Contemporary Art People’s Choice vote. The 2026 Florida Prize in Contemporary Art exhibition is also on view, showcasing 12 Florida artists with works in painting, photography, sculpture, weaving, performance, and large-scale immersive environments.

Celebrate the 200-year anniversary of photography with these photography exhibitions in Paris and Île-de-France.

The Ministry of Culture in France is launching a major cultural event from September 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027, celebrating the 200-year anniversary of photography. The bicentennial marks the achievements of Nicéphore Niépce, who is credited with creating the first permanent photograph between 1826 and 1827. Hundreds of exhibitions, talks, festivals, and workshops will take place across France, with a focus on Paris and the Île-de-France region. Notable exhibitions include "Louvre Photo" at the Louvre Museum (November 4, 2026 to May 3, 2027), "Nadar: Inventing Paris, From the Depths to the Sky" at the Catacombs of Paris (September 29, 2026 to January 31, 2027), and "Photography in full letters" at the European House of Photography (June 10 to September 13, 2026). The article serves as a regularly updated guide to these events.

James McNeill Whistler

Tate Britain in London is hosting a major retrospective of James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903), the largest in Europe in three decades, running from 21 May to 27 September 2026. The exhibition features over 150 artworks spanning painting, drawing, printmaking, and design, including previously unseen sketchbooks, his famous nocturnes, and the iconic *Arrangement in Grey and Black, No 1* (1871), known as *Portrait of the Painter’s Mother*. The show is organized into nine sections, tracing Whistler’s career from his early studies at West Point to his bohemian years in Paris and London, his innovative techniques influenced by East Asian culture, and his bold decorative interiors like the Peacock Room.

Exhibition of new paintings by Mateo Romero in Santa Fe

Cara Romero Gallery in Santa Fe is presenting 'Than Pi,' a new exhibition of paintings by Mateo Romero, opening June 18 with a reception from 5–8 p.m. The show features 12 new works, including five large-scale canvases, depicting heavily impastoed landscapes of Northern New Mexico and Pueblo scenes sacred to the Puebloan people. Romero, a Cochiti Pueblo artist, has earned broad recognition for his distinctive, high-keyed oil paintings that render light and land with a palpable presence. The exhibition marks the Santa Fe Summer Season and includes works described by gallery owner Cara Romero, the artist's sister-in-law, as monumental and unmistakably his own.

Museum of Indian Arts & Cultures exhibition explores Route 66 impact on Native communities

The Museum of Indian Arts & Culture in Santa Fe has opened a new exhibition examining the impact of Route 66 on Native American communities. The show explores how the iconic highway, which cut through tribal lands, brought both economic opportunities and cultural disruptions to Indigenous peoples, featuring artifacts, photographs, and oral histories.

British Museum announces new major exhibition on Korean art and culture

The British Museum has announced a new major exhibition on Korean art and culture, titled 'Korea,' in partnership with Samsung. Spanning from 300 BC to the present day, the show will feature over 2,000 years of Korean art and history, drawing on works from the collection of late Samsung chairman Lee Kun-Hee. It includes loans from the National Museum of Korea and the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, alongside pieces from the British Museum, showcasing historic national treasures and modern works by artists such as Nam June Paik. The exhibition runs from 1 October 2026 to 31 January 2027.

A space for conversation and togetherness: Artist-curator Kader Attia's vision for Kochi-Muziris Biennale | Hindustan Times

Artist-curator Kader Attia has been appointed to curate the seventh edition of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale, set to take place in December 2027 in Kerala, India. Attia envisions the biennale as a "porous environment" where artworks echo one another and audiences become part of an unfolding conversation, emphasizing the importance of building the exhibition around local audiences rather than solely the international art milieu. His practice, which spans installation, sculpture, film, and archival research, draws on artistic, anthropological, and philosophical inquiry, and he is currently showcasing "Whisper of Traces" at the Venice Biennale.

[Namsan Stroll] An Era When You Can Experience Great Art Without Traveling to Seoul

The article discusses the decentralization of art and culture in South Korea, highlighting the recent opening of the Korean branch of the Centre Pompidou and the expansion of major exhibitions beyond Seoul into regional areas. It cites examples such as Museum SAN in Wonju, the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Cheongju, the Museum of Contemporary Art Busan, and the upcoming 16th Gwangju Biennale in 2026. The author also draws on international cases like the Louvre-Lens in France and the Aomori Prefectural Museum of Art in Japan, which features works by Marc Chagall and Yoshitomo Nara, to illustrate how regional museums can become cultural hubs.

Toms River Library presents "Snipping, Sticking & Laughing Out Loud" Collage Exhibit by Michelle Dillon

The Toms River Branch of the Ocean County Library in New Jersey is hosting 'Snipping, Sticking & Laughing Out Loud,' a collage art exhibit by artist and teacher Michelle Dillon, on display in the McConnell Gallery through the end of August 2026. Dillon's works repurpose images from old books, magazines, and memorabilia to create layered collages that explore relationships, conflicts, and paradoxes of the human spirit, aiming to provoke thought and humor.

West Windsor Arts and The Arc/Mercer Inc. Announce Open Call for "Together We Are..." Exhibit

West Windsor Arts and The Arc/Mercer Inc. have announced an open call for a collaborative exhibition titled "Together We Are...," inviting artists of all abilities to submit original artwork exploring themes of community, connection, and shared humanity. The deadline for submissions is June 29, 2026, and the exhibition will run from August 11 to September 19, 2026, at West Windsor Arts in Princeton Junction, New Jersey. The show is free to enter, open to artists aged 18 and older, and will be juried by Lisa Sonneborn and Jaggar DeMarco from Temple University's Institute on Disabilities.

‘Picturing Independence’ captures changing American ideas at the Saint Louis Art Museum

The Saint Louis Art Museum will present 'Picturing Independence,' an exhibition opening June 12 and running through January 24, 2027, in the Schoenberg Gallery. Curated by Amy Torbert, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Associate Curator of American Art, the show features around 30 objects from the museum's collection that explore how artists have interpreted American independence over 250 years, from the colonial era to contemporary works. Highlights include a Houdon bust of Benjamin Franklin, a portrait of George Washington by Rembrandt Peale, a silver tankard by Paul Revere, and a never-before-displayed weaving by a St. Louis artist, alongside prints from the Kent Bicentennial Portfolio.

The Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2026: A Definitive Guide

The Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2026 opens on 16 June for its 258th year, coordinated by artist and Royal Academician Ryan Gander under the theme 'Interconnectedness'. Gander, who first visited the exhibition as a schoolboy in 1991, leads a committee of Royal Academicians including Eileen Cooper, Michael Craig-Martin, and Goshka Macuga. The show features 1,851 artworks by 1,241 artists, selected from 18,000 digital entries, with works spanning architecture, print, photography, painting, film, and sculpture. Highlights include Antony Gormley's site-specific piece 'Hide' (2026), a ten-metre-high work by Joseph Grigely, and sculptures by Nina Beier, Kevin Francis Gray, Thomas J Price, and Kira Freije. Gander has introduced a visual device—a horizontal line at eye level—to create cohesion across the galleries.

Frieze London 2026 puts discovery first with new curated sections + 171 Galleries

Frieze London will return to The Regent's Park from 14th–18th October 2026 with 171 galleries from 42 countries, emphasizing discovery through new curated sections and artist-led nominations. The fair introduces 'The Code Universe,' organized by Carol Yinghua Lu, examining contemporary responses to mass culture, and brings back the Artist-to-Artist section supported by Tiffany & Co., with nominations by artists including Firelei Báez and Jeffrey Gibson. Focus, supported by Stone Island, continues to champion younger galleries, while Frieze Masters runs concurrently with nearly 140 galleries and a new curatorial thread, 'Queering Modernism.'

Art of the party! Artists, aristos and It-girls light up the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition

The Royal Academy of Arts in London hosted its annual Summer Exhibition opening night, this year coordinated by artist Ryan Gander. The event drew a glittering mix of artists, aristocrats, and celebrities, including Grayson Perry, Tracey Emin, Lily Allen, Lady Amelia Windsor, and Brian Cox, who mingled beneath works by Perry, Emin, Antony Gormley, Yinka Shonibare, and Lubaina Himid. VIPs enjoyed canapés and a performance by singer Sasha Keable before the evening concluded.

ICA Miami to present first major Carroll Dunham survey in more than 25 Years

The Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami (ICA Miami) has announced a major museum survey of paintings by Carroll Dunham, the first in over 25 years. Opening on 1 December 2026 during Miami Art Week, the exhibition will feature more than 50 works spanning four decades, curated by Alex Gartenfeld and Gean Moreno. It traces Dunham's evolution from abstract paintings of the 1980s to recent works, highlighting his distinctive blend of abstraction and figuration, biomorphic forms, and explorations of desire, violence, and American culture.

Street art exhibition at the Musée Carnavalet: Villeglé and Paris, ripped from the wall

The Musée Carnavalet in Paris will host a street art exhibition dedicated to Jacques Villeglé, running from October 14, 2026 to February 14, 2027. Titled "Paris à l'arraché," the show explores Villeglé's signature practice of collecting torn, layered posters from Parisian walls, which he transformed into artworks. The exhibition coincides with the centenary of the artist's birth in 1926 and features many documents and works displayed for the first time, tracing his influence on urban art from the 1950s to today.

Juneteenth in the Present: An Art Exhibition

The Las Vegas Review-Journal published an article titled 'Juneteenth in the Present: An Art Exhibition' on June 19, 2019, covering an art exhibition held in observance of Juneteenth. The exhibition likely featured works by contemporary artists exploring themes of African American history, freedom, and cultural identity, presented in a local Las Vegas venue. The article includes standard copyright and privacy notices from the newspaper's website.

See the Human Body Morph Into Musical Instruments From Around the World at a New Exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

A new exhibition titled “Musical Bodies” has opened at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, exploring 4,000 years of music-making through the lens of art history. Curated by Bradley Strauchen-Scherer, the show features roughly 130 works—including ancient Egyptian clappers carved from hippopotamus ivory, a brass bell from the Lower Niger River region adorned with a human face, and a 19th-century Japanese woodblock print with erotic subtext—that examine how musical instruments across cultures are shaped and decorated like the human body.

Four June Happenings at The Norton

The Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach, Florida, has announced a series of events for June 2025, including its weekly Art After Dark program with themed evenings honoring women in country music, Juneteenth, and LGBTQ+ Pride Month. The museum will also host a Curator Conversation on June 12 led by chief curatorial officer Rachel Gustafson, focusing on the Recognition of Art by Women (RAW) exhibition series and artist Danielle Mckinney, a Juneteenth Community Day on June 20, and a film series featuring "Johnny Tremain" and "1776" in the Stiller Auditorium.