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trending_up market schedule Feb 27, 2026 visibility 10 link 6 artists, 4 galleries

Felix Art Fair brings good vibes—and healthy sales

The Felix Art Fair returned to the Hollywood Roosevelt hotel in Los Angeles, maintaining its reputation for a relaxed, community-focused atmosphere. Gallerists utilized the hotel's cabana suites and upper floors to showcase a diverse range of works, with a notable emphasis on artists blending craft, design, and fine art. The fair's unique hotel-based model continues to attract both returning participants and twenty first-time exhibitors who appreciate the lower overhead costs compared to larger fairs like Frieze.

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museum exhibitions schedule Feb 16, 2026 visibility 12 link 16 artists, 4 galleries

5 Art Openings* in London this week.

London's art scene is bustling with a diverse range of openings this week, featuring both historical and contemporary work. Key events include a major exhibition of Conceptual artist Christine Kozlov at Raven Row, exploring her contributions and collaborations from the 1960s-70s, and a two-person show of small-scale paintings by Matthew Clifton and Faith Hughes at Soup gallery. Other events include a book launch, a talk, and experimental sound programs.

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museum exhibitions schedule Feb 14, 2026 visibility 10 link 7 artists, 7 galleries

Highlights from 1-54 Marrakech and four artists to watch

The seventh edition of the 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair took place in Marrakech from February 5-8, 2026, at the La Mamounia hotel. The fair featured 22 galleries, primarily from Africa and its diaspora, showcasing around 70 artists across various media. A key parallel initiative was Gallery Night, which saw local galleries like La Galerie 38 open new exhibitions, such as Ghizlane Agzenaï's solo show 'Dimension 2112: The Station', to coincide with the fair's energy and visitor influx.

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museum exhibitions schedule Jan 28, 2026 visibility 4 link 9 artists, 1 gallery

First gallery for Pan-African contemporary art in San Francisco to open in 2026.

San Francisco’s first gallery dedicated entirely to Pan-African contemporary art, the Art of Contemporary Africa (AOCA), will open on February 12, 2026, at the Minnesota Street Project in the Dogpatch neighborhood. Founded by industry veteran Craig Mark and South African photographer Clint Strydom, the gallery represents both leading and emerging African artists working across various media. Its inaugural group exhibition, “Afropop,” features artists including Dr. Esther Mahlangu, Ayanda Mabulu, Noria Mabasa, Willie Bester, Clint Strydom, Médéric Turay, and Samuel Allerton. AOCA is the sister gallery to The Melrose Gallery in Johannesburg and has already participated in major art fairs such as Expo Chicago, 1-54 New York, the Seattle Art Fair, and the Atlanta Art Fair.

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museum exhibitions schedule Jan 19, 2026 visibility 6 link 7 artists, 3 galleries

Distinctive Voices: Corey Helford Gallery presents 2 solo shows and group exhibition

Corey Helford Gallery in Los Angeles presents two solo shows and a group exhibition, running through February 14. Japanese pop-surrealist Junna Maruyama debuts her first solo show at the gallery, "Who Am I?", featuring her Gyaru Series and signature doll-like figures, butterflies, and mixed-media elements. Chicago-based artist Travis Lampe presents "The Ham-Fisted Coping Mechanism," inspired by rubber-hose animation and vintage cartoons. The group exhibition accompanies these solo presentations.

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museum exhibitions schedule Jan 15, 2026 visibility 6 link 5 artists, 3 galleries

Ai Weiwei will open his first solo exhibition in India

Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei will open his first solo exhibition in India at Nature Morte in New Delhi, running from January 15 to February 22, 2026. The show spans over four decades of his work, featuring large-scale Lego pieces reinterpreting art history icons like Hokusai and Monet, new Lego compositions inspired by Hindu Pichwai paintings, homages to Indian modernists V.S. Gaitonde and S.H. Raza, the installation "Whitewashed Remnants of History of the State of Emerging Future Works," and the textile work "F.U.C.K." (2024). The exhibition is organized in collaboration with Galleria Continua.

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museum exhibitions schedule Jan 12, 2026 visibility 6 link 7 artists, 3 galleries

Ai Weiwei’s first India solo exhibition to open in New Delhi

Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei will open his first solo exhibition in India this week at Nature Morte gallery in New Delhi, running from 15 January to 22 February. The untitled show spans four decades of his career, featuring large-scale Lego works based on famous artworks (including versions of Hokusai's 'Surfing' and Monet's 'Water Lilies'), new Lego pieces inspired by Indian Pichwai paintings and homages to modernist painters V.S. Gaitonde and S.H. Raza, plus installations such as 'Whitewashed Remnants of History of the State of Emerging Future Works' and 'F.U.C.K.' (2024). All works are for sale, with several pre-sold; the exhibition is a collaboration between Nature Morte and Galleria Continua.

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museum exhibitions schedule Jan 9, 2026 visibility 5 link 5 artists, 8 galleries

Mumbai Gallery Weekend looks beyond the city's historic art district

The 14th edition of Mumbai Gallery Weekend (MGW) is underway, running until January 12, and for the first time appoints co-leads from galleries outside the city's historic art district of Colaba and Fort. Ayesha Parikh of Art and Charlie (Bandra) and Sanjana Shah of Tao Art Gallery (Worli) helm the event, reflecting the geographic expansion of Mumbai's art scene into western suburbs and financial districts. The weekend features ambitious exhibitions, including a solo show of terracotta works by Chippa Sudhakar at Tao and a group show curated by Zeenat Nagree at Art & Charlie. MGW, co-founded in 2012 by Shireen Gandhy and other South Mumbai galleries, has grown from nine to 33 participating galleries, and now includes the Midtown Arts Collective, which represents galleries from Worli, Lower Parel, and Bandra.

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museum exhibitions schedule Dec 5, 2025 visibility 11 link 10 artists, 2 galleries

In pictures: a season for newcomers at Art Basel Miami Beach’s Meridians

Yasmil Raymond returns for her second year as curator of Art Basel Miami Beach’s Meridians sector, focusing on showcasing a more diverse group of artists and providing opportunities for newcomers. She highlights several works, including Huang Yong Ping’s political sculpture referencing a US spy plane incident, Stephanie Syjuco’s critique of Western culture through a photography-studio installation, Ward Shelley’s post-truth library, Jesús Rafael Soto’s immersive Pénétrable, Luisa Rabbia’s feminist reimagining of a labor strike painting, and Anne Samat’s woven family portrait made from thrift-store objects.

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museum exhibitions schedule Dec 4, 2025 visibility 15 link 9 artists, 6 galleries

Untitled Art fair displays new dimensions on Miami's South Beach

Untitled Art fair opened its 14th edition on Miami's South Beach, featuring 160 exhibitors and a strong focus on emerging talent through its Nest sector and new solo and non-profit booth sections. Notable works include Márton Nemes's multisensory Stereo Paintings 11b (2025), Siebren Versteeg's media-critique piece History (2003), and Tanya Aguiñiga's socially engaged cotton-rope sculpture. The fair saw institutional visitors like collectors Don and Mera Rubell and curator Hans Ulrich Obrist, with sales reported for works by Élise Peroi and Samuel Nnorom.

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trending_up market schedule Dec 2, 2025 visibility 11 link 6 artists, 5 galleries

Art Basel Miami Beach aims to ‘end the year on a high note’

Art Basel Miami Beach (ABMB) opens amid a still-sluggish global art market, with sales at live events yet to recover to pre-pandemic levels. Director Bridget Finn expresses optimism following strong sales at Art Basel Paris in October, noting that gallerists and collectors were energized. The fair introduces structural changes, including relocating the Nova and Positions sections to the east entrance to spotlight emerging galleries, and launching Zero 10, a platform for digital art. Seven local Miami galleries are participating, with Nina Johnson making her ABMB debut. Despite a few longtime exhibitors withdrawing, Finn attributes this to galleries being more selective across Art Basel's five global fairs, including a new Qatar edition in 2026.

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museum exhibitions schedule Nov 28, 2025 visibility 13 link 20 artists, 7 galleries

Editorsʼ picks: 6 projects not to miss at Art Basel Miami Beach 2025

Six notable projects at Art Basel Miami Beach 2025 are highlighted, including presentations by Chicago-based galleries Document, Gray, moniquemeloche, and Patron, which showcase artists who experiment with material form and lived experience. Other featured works include Aleksandra Waliszewska's cat-centered paintings at Dawid Radziszewski, Myungmi Lee's vibrant game-inspired works at Wooson, Etel Adnan's rare 1960s drawings at Galerie Lelong, and Mary Bauermeister's newly discovered 1950s works on paper at Michael Rosenfeld Gallery.

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museum exhibitions schedule Nov 26, 2025 visibility 9 link 9 artists, 5 galleries

Miami Art Week 2025: Your Essential Guide to the Fairs, Exhibits, and Chaos

Miami Art Week 2025 takes place December 2-7, transforming Miami Beach and Wynwood into a sprawling art hub anchored by Art Basel Miami Beach, which features 281 galleries from 43 countries. The week includes over a dozen major fairs such as SCOPE, NADA, UNTITLED, and Pinta, alongside off-program events like street art battles at the Museum of Graffiti, a collaborative mural by RETNA and El Mac at Wynwood Walls, and David LaChapelle's world premieres at VISU Contemporary. The event follows record-breaking New York auctions totaling over $1.5 billion, including a $236 million Gustav Klimt and a $55 million Frida Kahlo.

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museum exhibitions schedule Nov 26, 2025 visibility 9 link 7 artists, 2 galleries

Modern Freskos: Berlin Artist Paul Kuntze Debuts Solo Show at Black Cube Gallery

Berlin-based contemporary artist Paul Kuntze (b. 1995) will debut his first solo exhibition in India, titled “Modern Freskos,” at Black Cube Gallery in Hauz Khas, New Delhi, from December 5 to 27, 2025. The show presents Kuntze’s reinterpretation of European Baroque frescoes—inspired by masters like Pietro da Cortona, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, and Andrea Pozzo—merged with 20th-century Abstract Expressionism and street-art techniques, using layered acrylic sprays to create atmospheric perspectives.

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museum exhibitions schedule Nov 25, 2025 visibility 15 link 38 artists, 8 galleries

These 16 Miami Art Week 2025 Exhibitions Are Already Creating Buzz Among Collectors

Miami Art Week 2025 is set to take place December 3–7, headlined by Art Basel Miami Beach (public days December 5–7) and concurrent fairs including Design Miami (20th anniversary) and NADA Miami. The article highlights 16 must-see exhibitions across venues such as the Miami Beach Convention Center, Wynwood, and the Miami Design District. Featured galleries include Pace Gallery (presenting Alexander Calder, Elmgreen & Dragset, James Turrell), Locks Gallery (Louise Bourgeois, Isamu Noguchi), Southern Guild (debuting at Art Basel with Zizipho Poswa and others), and Leon Tovar Gallery (focusing on Latin American women modernists).

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museum exhibitions schedule Oct 29, 2025 visibility 5 link 14 artists, 1 gallery

Prague Redefines Contemporary Art. Prague Art Week 2025 Recap.

Prague Art Week 2025 (PAW25) took place from September 25 to 28 across multiple venues in Prague, including the Mánes Exhibition Hall, galleries in Prague 1 and Prague 7, and the Trade Fair Palace of the National Gallery. The program featured exhibitions such as HAC#2 celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Havrlant Art Collection, group shows like Interlude at C12 gallery and IT at HYB4, solo exhibitions by Lenka Glisnikova and Stanislav Zábrodský, the Jindřich Chalupecký Award exhibition, and the duo show With Feathers and Flesh. Activities included guided tours, artist talks, and open studios, with works by Czech and international artists exploring themes of digital transformation, corporeality, identity, environmental crisis, and spirituality.

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museum exhibitions schedule Oct 19, 2025 visibility 5 link 3 artists, 3 galleries

15 Solo Shows at Frieze London and Frieze Masters

Frieze London and Frieze Masters have announced 15 solo shows featured across both fairs, highlighting emerging and established contemporary artists. The presentations span painting, sculpture, and installation, with participating galleries including major international dealers.

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museum exhibitions schedule Oct 17, 2025 visibility 12 link 22 artists, 6 galleries

Making Their Mark: Works from the Shah Garg Collection | Exhibition

The exhibition "Making Their Mark: Works from the Shah Garg Collection" will be on view from February 27 to July 26, 2026, featuring approximately 80 works by nearly 70 influential women artists from the 20th and 21st centuries. Artists include Magdalena Abakanowicz, Cecily Brown, Sheila Hicks, Jenny Holzer, Julie Mehretu, Joan Mitchell, Faith Ringgold, Tschabalala Self, Amy Sillman, Lorna Simpson, Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, Pat Steir, Sarah Sze, Kara Walker, and Zarina. The show is organized into seven thematic sections—Gestural Abstraction, Luminous Abstraction, Pixelated Abstraction, Disobedient Bodies, Of Selves and Spirits, The Power of Form, and Craft is Art—juxtaposing emerging artists with their predecessors to highlight intergenerational connections and subversions of traditional art hierarchies.

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museum exhibitions schedule Oct 16, 2025 visibility 12 link 17 artists, 4 galleries

Inside Clarissa, the Hottest Art Show of Frieze Week

Clarissa, a new curatorial platform from Émergent Magazine, launched its first group exhibition during Frieze Week in London. Staged across three levels of a former club and sex shop in King’s Cross, the show features a mix of established and emerging artists—including Michael Dean, Hilary Lloyd, Tobias Spichtig, Joel Wycherley, Remi Ajani, and Tiago Francez—alongside works by Patricia L Boyd, Oscar Enberg, Hamish Pearch, and others. Curated by Reuben Beren James and Albert Riera Galceran in collaboration with the nomadic collective Soft Commodity, the exhibition aims to ignore art-world hierarchies and focus on intuitive dialogues between artists across generations and geographies.

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museum exhibitions schedule Oct 15, 2025 visibility 12 link 14 artists, 3 galleries

Frieze London's Artist-to-Artist section highlights talent emerging amid political tensions

At Frieze London 2025, the Artist-to-Artist section features emerging artists selected by established names, including René Treviño chosen by Amy Sherald and Ilana Harris-Babou nominated by Camille Henrot. Treviño's solo presentation centers on the sculpture 'Regalia, Moscas Brillantes (Rojo)' (2025), which addresses queer resistance and colonial histories through a fusion of Aztec and European aesthetics. Other presentations include Katherine Hubbard's photographs about her mother's dementia (nominated by Nicole Eisenman), T. Venkanna's delicate works on gender and patriarchy (picked by Bharti Kher), Ana Segovia's subversive cowboy paintings (selected by Abraham Cruzvillegas), and Neal Tait's paintings (chosen by Chris Ofili).

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museum exhibitions schedule Oct 8, 2025 visibility 7 link 32 artists, 10 galleries

From New York to Cape Town: Discover 9 new galleries at Art Basel Paris

Art Basel Paris returns to the Grand Palais in 2025 with 206 exhibitors from 41 countries, including 29 first-time participants. The article highlights nine new galleries in the main sector, such as Stevenson (Cape Town), Lodovico Corsini (Brussels), Crèvecœur (Paris), Jan Kaps (Cologne), The Approach (London), and 47 Canal (New York), each presenting distinctive artists and works that reflect global contemporary art trends.

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museum exhibitions schedule Oct 5, 2025 visibility 9 link 11 artists, 6 galleries

11 Must-See Art & Cultural Exhibitions in India This Season

This article highlights 11 must-see art and cultural exhibitions across India during the autumn season, spanning cities like Delhi, Mumbai, and Kolkata. Featured shows include the Bvlgari Serpenti Exhibition at NMACC Mumbai, a retrospective of women artists titled "Woman Song | Looking Back" at Vadehra Art Gallery, experimental works by modernist FN Souza at Emami Art Kolkata, and solo shows by artists such as Pema 'Tintin' Tshering, Madhvi Parekh, and Nikhil Chaganlal. The lineup also includes group shows like "Mishran: A Medley of Mediums" at India Habitat Centre, offering a diverse range of mediums from sculpture to digital art.

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museum exhibitions schedule Oct 2, 2025 visibility 9 link 23 artists, 6 galleries

Closures Can’t Dim the Spark: 9 Unmissable Bay Area Art Shows This October

The article highlights nine must-see art exhibitions in the Bay Area for October, despite recent gallery closures like KADIST and Gallery 16. Key shows include the Museum of the African Diaspora's twin exhibitions 'Continuum' and 'Unbound' for its 20th anniversary, Drew Villanueva's first solo exhibition at Good Mother Studio inside Ikea, Jim Melchert's retrospective at di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art, and Mills College Art Museum's '100 Years of Creative Visions'. The programming is anchored by the second edition of Nexus, a Bay Area art week spotlighting Black voices and bridging regional divides.

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museum exhibitions schedule Sep 17, 2025 visibility 4 link 3 artists, 1 gallery

Frieze New Writers Select the Best Art Shows in the UK and Ireland

Frieze has announced the winners of its New Writers program, who have selected the best art shows currently on view across the UK and Ireland. The initiative highlights emerging critical voices by commissioning them to review standout exhibitions, including Richard Tuttle's assemblages at Galerie Greta Meert and an expansive presentation of Lutz Bacher's work at WIELS in Brussels.

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museum exhibitions schedule Sep 17, 2025 visibility 8 link 18 artists, 6 galleries

10 Art Shows to See in the Bay Area This Fall

The article presents a curated guide to 10 art exhibitions opening in the Bay Area this fall, highlighting shows by artists such as Mike Henderson, Julio César Morales, Auudi Dorsey, and Jim Melchert. It covers venues ranging from Haines Gallery and Gallery Wendi Norris to the Manetti Shrem Museum and di Rosa SF, with works addressing Black Oakland history, immigration, segregation-era Black leisure, and conceptual ceramic art.

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museum exhibitions schedule Sep 10, 2025 visibility 9 link 12 artists, 10 galleries

5 Standout Shows to See at Small Galleries This September

This article highlights five standout exhibitions at small and rising galleries for September 2025. Featured shows include Ali Tahayori's "Archive of Longing" at THIS IS NO FANTASY in Melbourne, where family photographs are transformed into fragile glass sculptures exploring memory; Michael Batty's "Ladders and Tone Poems" at Mark Moore Fine Art, an online exhibition of abstract, geometrically arranged paintings; and "William S. Burroughs: REDUX 1995–2025" at Robert Berman Gallery in Santa Monica, a survey of the Beat writer's gestural abstract paintings and mixed-media works.

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museum exhibitions schedule Sep 8, 2025 visibility 8 link 5 artists, 2 galleries

Yuan Fang’s Visceral Paintings at Skarstedt Confront the Body’s Fragility and Its Strength

Yuan Fang presents a new series of visceral abstract paintings at Skarstedt Chelsea, created after she was diagnosed with cancer. The works mark a shift from her earlier gestural abstraction, confronting the fragility and resilience of the body through intuitive, layered processes that evoke cycles of generation, decay, and rebirth. Fang, who gained international attention during the pandemic, joined Skarstedt last year and continues to attract collectors in Hong Kong and beyond.

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museum exhibitions schedule Sep 1, 2025 visibility 9 link 15 artists, 1 gallery

Frieze House Seoul: A New Permanent Exhibition Space Arrives in the Korean Capital

Frieze has announced the opening of Frieze House Seoul, a new permanent exhibition space in the Yaksu-dong neighborhood of the Korean capital. The venue, housed in a renovated 1988 building designed by Samuso Hyoja, spans over 2,260 square feet across four floors and includes a landscaped garden with a permanent site-specific installation by SANAA. Its inaugural exhibition, "UnHouse," curated by Jaeseok Kim, features queer and emerging artists such as Anne Imhof, Catherine Opie, and Joeun Kim Aatchim, exploring themes of home, identity, and power. The space will host year-round programming, including gallery residencies and special projects, building on the model of Frieze's No 9 Cork Street in London.

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museum exhibitions schedule Aug 31, 2025 visibility 7 link 6 artists, 3 galleries

Art exhibitions to explore in the UAE this September

This September, the UAE is hosting a diverse array of art exhibitions across Dubai and Abu Dhabi, ranging from group shows to solo presentations and digital art showcases. Highlights include 'Summer Collective: Wavering Hope' at Ayyam Gallery, featuring 12 Syrian artists; Colombian artist Ana Escobar Saavedra's first solo show at 421 Arts Campus; 'To Know Malaysia Is To Love Malaysia' at the Cultural Foundation, presenting works by NYU Abu Dhabi MFA graduates; 'History Encoded' at kanvas, tracing digital art from algorithmic works to AI and blockchain; and Marwan Bassiouni's 'New Western Views' at Lawrie Shabibi, exploring mosque interiors in Western landscapes.

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article local schedule Aug 7, 2025 visibility 5 link 7 artists, 2 galleries

Find UW alumni at art exhibits across Seattle (and beyond) this fall

This fall, the University of Washington (UW) is promoting a series of visual arts exhibitions featuring its alumni and faculty across Seattle and beyond. Notable shows include Carly Sheehan's "Call Me Superstitious" at Specialist Gallery (July 3–Aug. 17), Caryn Friedlander's "When Water Becomes Light" at ArtX Contemporary (Aug. 7–Sept. 20), Mary Ann Peters' "myself inside your story" at Whatcom Museum (Aug. 16–Jan. 25, 2026), and Whiting Tennis' "Refuge" at Greg Kucera Gallery (Sept. 4–Nov. 1). Each artist draws on personal history, cultural heritage, and experimental techniques such as shibori dyeing and mixed-media sculpture.

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