Party time: Cate Blanchett, Beth Ditto, Lily Allen and more light up glitzy Serpentine summer bash

The Serpentine in London hosted its annual invitation-only Summer Party, a glitzy fundraising gala that drew a mix of art, fashion, tech, and showbiz figures. For the first time since 2000, a single artist co-hosted the event: Australian actor and humanitarian Cate Blanchett. The evening featured the Lego Group's bright orange Play Pavilion, a reimagined installation by Indian artist Subodh Gupta, and the Serpentine Pavilion designed by Bangladeshi architect Marina Tabassum. Notable attendees included sculptors Thomas J. Price and Antony Gormley, artists Grayson Perry, Es Devlin, and Yinka Shonibare, along with celebrities like Lily Allen, Beth Ditto, will.i.am, and Jessica Gunning. The event also highlighted Giuseppe Penone's exhibition 'Thoughts in the Roots' and was supported by partners including Bloomberg Philanthropies, Ruinart, Gagosian, and Google Arts & Culture.

What’s on now at San Francisco museums, June 2025

This article from Mission Local provides a roundup of current and upcoming exhibitions at San Francisco museums and galleries in June 2025. Highlights include the reopening of 500 Capp Street with "Mildred Howard Collaborating with the Muses Part 2" and a forthcoming show celebrating the 50th anniversary of Ant Farm's "Media Burn." At the de Young Museum, Henri Matisse's "Jazz Unbound" closes July 6, Isaac Julien's first U.S. retrospective runs until July 13, and Paul McCartney's photography exhibition has been extended to October. SFMOMA's "Around Group f.64" closes July 13, and the Asian Art Museum features "Yuan Goang-Ming: Everyday War" through August 4. The piece also notes Ashley Voss's local gallery guide and a Q&A with Isaac Julien.

9 Must-See Museum Shows Across the U.S.

The article highlights nine must-see museum exhibitions across the United States for summer 2025, offering escapes from heat and virtual travel through art. Featured shows include "Lisa Yuskavage: Drawings" at the Morgan Library and Museum (June 27, 2025–January 4, 2026), the first comprehensive museum presentation of her drawings; "Gustave Caillebotte: Painting His World" at the Art Institute of Chicago (June 29–October 5, 2025), featuring over 120 works including the recent Musée d'Orsay acquisition *Boating Party*; and "Anicka Yi" at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (June 29–September 7, 2025), showcasing the bio-tech artist's imaginative works on karmic debt.

12 things not to miss at Art Basel's bigger and better 2025 event

Art Basel's 2025 edition in Basel features a packed program across the city, including a new Shop with exclusive drops like a limited-edition porcelain Labubu by Kasing Lung, an FC Basel jersey designed by an artist, and rare prints by Daniel Arsham and Amoako Boafo. Highlights include Jordan Wolfson at Fondation Beyeler, Dala Nasser at Kunsthalle Basel, a ghost train by Rebecca Moss and Augustin Rebetez at Museum Tinguely, and the group show Maison Clearing organized by C L E A R I N G. Joyce Joumaa presents a light-based installation at Art Basel Statements, Thomas Bayrle's 1960s installation Coats appears in Parcours, and Alia Farid shows at Unlimited.

New venue for video, sound and other durational art forms coming to Manhattan

A new nonprofit venue for durational art, Canyon, will open on Manhattan's Lower East Side in 2026. Founded by philanthropist Robert Rosenkranz through the Rosenkranz Foundation, the 40,000-square-foot adaptive reuse space is overseen by Joe Thompson, founding director of Mass MoCA. Designed by architecture firm New Affiliates, Canyon will feature 18,000 square feet of galleries for video and audio, a 60-foot-tall central plaza, a 300-seat performance hall, bars, a cafe, and a restaurant. Cass Fino-Radin joins as director of art and technology, with Sam Ozer as curator-at-large. Planned programming includes a retrospective of Ryoji Ikeda and a group exhibition curated by Hans Ulrich Obrist titled "Worldbuilding."

In Galerie Sardine, a New Idea of What the Art Gallery Can Be

Artist Joe Bradley and his wife Valentina Akerman, neither of whom had run an art gallery before, opened Galerie Sardine in a 1701 farmhouse on Main Street in Amagansett, Long Island. The gallery, named after a small fish to convey modesty and portability, attracted crowds of local and visiting art lovers, including prominent dealer Larry Gagosian. The article profiles the couple's backgrounds—Akerman, an architect and former art director from Colombia, and Bradley, a painter who rose to prominence with a solo show at MoMA PS1 in 2006 and now shows with David Zwirner.

Rachel Whiteread in a West Sussex woodland: UK’s Goodwood Art Foundation opens

The Goodwood Art Foundation, a new non-profit contemporary art center, has opened on the Goodwood Estate in West Sussex, UK, launched by Charles Richmond, 11th Duke of Richmond. The 70-acre site, reimagined by landscape designer Dan Pearson, features refurbished pavilions, a new restaurant by Studio Downie Architects, and a launch season curated by Ann Gallagher. The headline exhibition includes sculptures and photography by Turner Prize-winning artist Rachel Whiteread, alongside works by Rose Wylie, Veronica Ryan, Susan Philipsz, Amie Siegel, Lubna Chowdhary, Isamu Noguchi, and Hélio Oiticica. The foundation opened on 31 May.

The 10 Exhibitions to See in June 2025

The article highlights 10 exhibitions to see in June 2025, curated by editors. Key shows include the Serpentine Pavilion in London, designed by Dhaka-based architect Marina Tabassum, titled "A Capsule in Time" (6 June–26 October), a semi-open wooden structure inspired by South Asian tent designs that engages with light and public activation. Another featured exhibition is Hiền Hoàng's "Garden of Entanglement" at FOAM Amsterdam (6 June–ongoing), presenting works that explore trauma's imprint on human bodies and nature, including a soundscape installation developed with scientists and a VR piece on the Agarwood tree.

On the Met Gala’s Cy Gavin-designed blue carpet, art was front and centre

The 2025 Met Gala, held on May 5 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, raised a record $31 million while celebrating the opening of the Costume Institute's new exhibition, "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style" (May 10-October 26). The event's dress code, "Tailored for You," inspired attendees to embrace Black-dandy fashion, with guests including Rihanna, Cynthia Erivo, Stevie Wonder, and Kamala Harris. The exhibition, curated by Andrew Bolton and Monica L. Miller, explores the evolution of Black style in the Atlantic diaspora from the 18th century to today, drawing on Miller's 2009 book "Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity." It is the Costume Institute's first show to directly address race's impact on style and the Met's first menswear exhibition in over 20 years.

Two legacy galleries open in a Berlin gas station

International gallery Pace has partnered with Galerie Judin to open a new arts hub in a converted 1950s gas station in Berlin's Schöneberg neighborhood. The venue, called Die Tankstelle, features exhibition spaces for both galleries, a café, and a Die ZEIT-branded bookshop. The inaugural exhibition, 'Reverse Alchemy,' runs from May 2 to June 14, 2025, and brings together works on paper by Jean Dubuffet, Jean-Michel Basquiat, and Robert Nava. The gas station, originally built in 1954 and abandoned in 1986, was purchased by Juerg Judin in 2007 and renovated by Thomas Brakel and bfs design, with landscape architect Guido Hager adding a garden. It previously housed Das Kleine Grosz Museum from 2022 to 2024.

As Kazakhstan cautiously strengthens ties with western Europe, new art venues herald a change of direction

Two wealthy Kazakh entrepreneurs, Kairat Boranbayev and Nurlan Smagulov, are opening private art institutions in Almaty this year: the Tselinny Center of Contemporary Culture and the Almaty Museum of Arts. The Tselinny Center, designed by British architect Asif Khan, will open in September in a repurposed Soviet-era cinema, while the Almaty Museum of Arts, a 10,000 sq. m building by Chapman Taylor, aims to open the same month. These developments come as Kazakhstan cautiously strengthens ties with western Europe to reduce dependence on Russia, following the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, and positions itself as an energy supplier to Europe and a logistical hub for China's Belt and Road Initiative.

Chicago's Intuit Art Museum set to unveil $10m renovation

Chicago's Intuit Art Museum has completed a two-year, $10 million renovation that triples its footprint and adds a lower level featuring the Henry Darger Room, a permanent installation recreating the artist's apartment. The museum will preview publicly on April 25 during Expo Chicago and officially reopen on May 23. The renovation, led by president and CEO Debra Kerr and local architecture firm Doyle & Associates, balances improved accessibility and natural light with preservation of the building's historic character. The inaugural exhibition, "Catalyst: Im/migration and Self-taught Art in Chicago" (May 23–January 11, 2026), features 75 works by 22 artists exploring migrant and immigrant contributions to outsider art from the 1930s to today.

Kingston’s Art Renaissance Continues: 68 Prince Street Gallery Opens with Francine Tint’s “Symbolic of the Whole”

A new contemporary art gallery, 68 Prince Street Gallery, has opened in Midtown Kingston, New York, in a former dry cleaners space transformed over six years by artists Paula and David Kucera. The inaugural exhibition, “Symbolic of the Whole,” features paintings and sculptures by New York artist Francine Tint, a former costume designer for David Bowie and Ridley Scott who turned to abstraction in the 1970s. Curated by Alan Goolman, the show highlights Tint’s rarely seen bronze sculptures alongside her canvases, while a front room dedicated to artist books and prints is overseen by book artist Maureen Cummins.

Art21 and CHANEL Culture Fund Introduce an Original Series of Documentary Shorts Designed for Social Media Platforms

Art21 and the CHANEL Culture Fund have partnered to launch 'IRL/url,' a new series of over 30 short documentary films designed for social media. The series, premiering in November 2025, profiles eight contemporary artists—including Neïl Beloufa, Jacolby Satterwhite, and Xin Liu—exploring their work across physical and digital realms. The films will be released on TikTok, YouTube, and Art21's website.

Joan Miró | Quelques Fleurs Pour Des Amis: Milani (#25) (1964) | For Sale

A lithograph by Joan Miró from his "Quelques Fleurs pour des Amis" series, titled *Milani (#25)* (1964), is being offered for sale through Palm Beach Modern Auctions. The work is a limited-edition print on paper, signed in plate, from an edition of 150, printed by Mourlot, Paris, and published by Societe Internationale d'Art XXe Siecle, Paris. The listing includes details on condition, buyer's premium, and bidding terms.

KAWS | ALONG THE WAY (2013) | Art & Prints

This article is a detailed listing for KAWS's sculpture *ALONG THE WAY* (2013), a wood piece measuring 96 7/8 × 75 × 51 1/4 inches, held in the collection of the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. It includes the work's exhibition history, the artist's biography (born Brian Donnelly, 1974), his key solo exhibitions at institutions such as the Brooklyn Museum and Yorkshire Sculpture Park, and his high auction record of HK$116 million at Sotheby's in 2019. The listing also features a series of related KAWS works available at auction houses including Christie's, Phillips, and Heritage Auctions.

Weekly News Roundup: May 5, 2026

The article reports three major developments in the global art world. Saudi Arabia's Diriyah Company has awarded a $490 million contract for a new flagship space of the Saudi Arabia Museum of Contemporary Art (SAMoCA) in Diriyah, designed by Godwin Austen Johnson. The Sharjah Art Foundation has announced details for Sharjah Biennial 17 (SB17), titled "What remains, sits restive," curated by Angela Harutyunyan and Paula Nascimento, featuring 109 artists and set to open in 2027. Additionally, DATALAND, a new AI art museum founded by Refik Anadol and Efsun Erkılıç, will open on June 20 in Los Angeles, showcasing digital and immersive artworks.

The Colors of Mark Rothko Conquer Florence: A Major Exhibition Across Three Venues

I colori di Mark Rothko conquistano Firenze: una grande mostra in tre sedi

The city of Florence is hosting a major three-venue retrospective dedicated to Mark Rothko, centered at Palazzo Strozzi with extensions into the Museo di San Marco and the Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana. Curated by Christopher Rothko and Elena Geuna, the exhibition features 70 works spanning the artist's career, from his early Surrealist-influenced paintings of the 1930s and 40s to his iconic 'Multiform' and classic color-field abstractions. A unique highlight of the show is the installation of Rothko’s smaller works within the historic cells of the Museo di San Marco, directly alongside frescoes by Beato Angelico.

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The Ayala Foundation has appointed Reuben Keehan as the incoming artistic director of Kontempo, a new contemporary art space set to open in Manila. Designed by Kulapat Yantrasat of WHY Architecture, the venue will feature over 26,000 square feet of exhibition space across three galleries and nearly four acres of green space for sculptures and installations, located in the Circuit Makati development. Keehan joins from the Queensland Art Gallery / Gallery of Modern Art, where he served as curator of contemporary art, and has curated the Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art since 2013.

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Artnet News's weekly roundup highlights six free holiday-themed art installations and events across New York City through early January 2019. Featured works include Bovey Lee's paper snowflake installation 'Flower Knot Snowflake' at 10 Hudson Yards, Studio Cadena's yellow vinyl 'Happy' installation at Flatiron Plaza, David Hoey's window displays at Bergdorf Goodman, a For Freedoms Christmas tree at the New York EDITION hotel, LAB at Rockwell Group's 'Luminaries' light show at Brookfield Place, and a Charles Dickens manuscript exhibition at the Morgan Library & Museum.

San Francisco’s Contemporary Jewish Museum Plans to Sell Building

The Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco has announced plans to sell its iconic Daniel Libeskind-designed building in the Yerba Buena Gardens neighborhood. The institution has been closed to the public since December 2024, drastically reduced its staff and budget, and aims to use the sale to stabilize its finances, reduce debt, and ensure its long-term survival.

Blue-Chip Names Anchor Showplace’s Art and Design Auction

New York's Showplace is hosting its Important Fine Art and Design Auction on May 14, 2026, featuring 145 lots that span Old Masters to contemporary works. Key highlights include Yayoi Kusama's *Infinity Nets* (1995, est. $100,000–$200,000), Otis Kwame Kye Quaicoe's *Yellow Fanny Pack* (2021, est. $12,000–$18,000), Alexander Calder's *Paradis* (1976, est. $60,000–$80,000), Henri Martin's *L'Eglise de Labastide-du-Vert* (est. $60,000–$80,000), and Milton Avery's *Untitled (Winter Landscape Scene)* (est. $20,000–$40,000). The auction brings together blue-chip names like Warhol, Kusama, and Calder alongside emerging artists.

Salvador Dalí painting behind Schiaparelli’s “Tears Dress” to make London debut.

Salvador Dalí's 1936 painting 'Necrophiliac Spring' will be exhibited in the UK for the first time as part of the 'Schiaparelli: Fashion Becomes Art' exhibition at London's Victoria and Albert Museum. The show, dedicated to designer Elsa Schiaparelli, runs from March 28th to November 8th.

‘Let Us Gather In a Flourishing Way’ Convenes 58 Artists to Survey Contemporary Latinx Painting

A major exhibition titled 'Let Us Gather In a Flourishing Way' has opened at the Buffalo AKG Art Museum, featuring 58 artists in a comprehensive survey of contemporary Latinx painting. The show, curated by Andrea Alvarez over several years, is organized into seven thematic sections and is designed as a fluid, conversational space that celebrates community and cultural convergence.

Philip Castle obituary

Philip Castle, the influential British airbrush artist best known for creating the iconic poster for Stanley Kubrick's film 'A Clockwork Orange,' has died at age 83. Castle's distinctive, futuristic style, achieved with an airbrush tool, defined a key visual aesthetic of late 20th-century pop culture.

Weekly News Roundup: April 16, 2026

The art landscape in Asia is undergoing significant shifts with Art Basel renewing its five-year commitment to Hong Kong and the Centre Pompidou announcing a June opening for its new Seoul branch. Meanwhile, the Ayala Foundation unveiled designs by architect Kulapat Yantrasast for Kontempo, a major new contemporary art center in Manila slated for 2028, and the Kochi-Muziris Biennale appointed Jitish Kallat as president following the resignation of cofounder Bose Krishnamachari.

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Vhernier hosted an elegant private reception in Los Angeles to unveil a new jewelry collection designed by LA-based multidisciplinary artist Pae White. The event, held at the home of esteemed collector and Museo Jumex founder Eugenio López, brought together a global crowd including MOCA board chair Carolyn Powers, gallerist Francesca Kaufmann, curator Valérie-Anne Giscard d’Estaing, visual artist Jwan Yosef, and Chanel’s President of Arts, Culture & Heritage Yana Peel. The collection, inspired by a crab’s exoskeleton, is crafted in white gold, abalone, jade, sapphires, and rock crystal, with only two iterations of each design produced.

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This article from Cultured magazine highlights several notable art and architecture openings and exhibitions around the world. Key events include the reopening of Donald Judd's Architecture Office in Marfa, Texas, after a seven-year closure and a devastating 2021 fire; the opening of the Tselinny Center of Contemporary Culture in Almaty, Kazakhstan, designed by British architect Asif Khan; and the debut of "Chiharu Shiota: Two Home Countries" at Japan Society in New York, marking the artist's first solo museum exhibition in the city. Other featured shows include "Dream Rooms: Environments by Women Artists 1950s-Now" at M+ Museum in Hong Kong, "Vacant Futures" at VI PER Gallery in Prague, and "Four Five Six" by OFFICE KGDVS at A83 in SoHo, New York.

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Alex Foxton presents his latest exhibition, “Knight of the Sorrowful Countenance,” at New York’s Salon 94 in partnership with Galerie Derouillon, opening September 10. The show features a new series of monumental canvases exploring modern masculinity, inspired by moments such as Volodymyr Zelensky’s suitless visit to the White House, British royalty, fascist armies, and prep school students. Foxton, trained in fashion design at Central Saint Martins and formerly at Louis Vuitton, Bottega Veneta, Maison Margiela, and Dior, employs a limited color palette drawn from military and 19th-century male dress norms, balancing desire and discipline. The exhibition includes works referencing figures like Yukio Mishima and bullfighter Manolete.

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Nicola Lees, director of the Aspen Art Museum since 2020, discusses her tenure and the launch of AIR, a new initiative that blends festival, think tank, and public artwork to cultivate artists as leaders. The weeklong kickoff event begins with a closed-door session for artists, scientists, and technologists, followed by citywide programming from July 29 to 31. Lees reflects on how the museum's remote Colorado location has become an asset, enabling durational projects like Precious Okoyomon's rooftop garden, and emphasizes artist-centered programming and long-term collaborations.