$3.75 million gift allows Eiteljorg Museum to make new acquisitions

The Eiteljorg Museum has received a $3.74 million estate gift from longtime supporter Ellen M. Reed, who died in 2024 at age 93. The bequest establishes the Ellen Reed Acquisition Fund, with $1.7 million allocated for near-term art purchases and $2 million placed in an endowment. The museum's first major acquisition using the fund is Kent Monkman's 2017 painting "The Three Graces," and a blown-glass artwork by Dale Chihuly will be purchased later this month. Future acquisitions will support the museum's collections of Native/First Nations art and art of the American West, with some works incorporated into a planned 2029 gallery redesign.

Isabel Nolan: Dreamshook

Isabel Nolan's exhibition 'Dreamshook' represents Ireland at the 2026 Venice Biennale, running from May 9 to November 22. The show features fourteen new works—including sculptures, drawings, and tufted tapestries—that explore the life of Venetian printer Aldo Manuzio, who introduced the semicolon, italics, and pocket-sized books. Nolan, a Dublin-based artist born in 1974, draws on themes of imagination, shared knowledge, and the transformation of dreams into communal reality, with works like the central tapestry 'Aldus Dreams of a Plentiful Supply of Good Books' blending fantasy and history in a vivid, cartoon-like style.

What happens when you step inside a museum transformed into a cloud?

The article, published by Vogue Adria, explores an immersive art experience where a museum has been transformed into a cloud-like environment. It describes the sensory and perceptual effects on visitors who enter this ethereal space, blending architecture, light, and atmosphere to create a dreamlike state.

Cal Poly Art and Design Students to Exhibit Original Work in Downtown San Luis Obispo June 13-21

A collective of nine graduating Cal Poly art and design students, calling themselves Big Artist Corp., will host a weeklong exhibition titled "This is Not a Couch" in downtown San Luis Obispo from June 13 to June 21. The show, located at 750 Higuera St. in the former Gaia's Gallery, features about 50 original works ranging from hyperrealism to abstraction, with an opening reception on Friday, June 12. The title references René Magritte's "The Treachery of Images" and the students' shared studio couch, which became a symbol of their collaborative experience.

We, Shivers of Stardust: a contemporary immersive installation at the Grand Palais

French artist Laure Prouvost presents a new immersive installation titled "Nous, frissons d'étoile" (We, Shivers of a Star) at the Grand Palais in Paris from June 10 to July 26, 2026. The work blends video, sound, moving fabrics, and light to create a sensory journey inspired by quantum physics, developed in collaboration with researcher Hartmut Neven and philosopher Tobias Rees. Visitors pass through a pitch-black tunnel into a monumental fabric tent with colossal tentacles, encountering striking sculptures and an art video projected from the ceiling, accompanied by unpredictable sounds that evoke an invisible crowd or natural world.

“Road movie: Art between Korea and Japan since 1945” on View Through September 27, 2026, at MMCA Gwacheon

Seoul Museum of Art (SeMA) presents "Yoo Youngkuk: A Mountain Within Me," the most comprehensive retrospective of Korean abstract pioneer Yoo Youngkuk (1916–2002), on view through October 25. Organized with the Yoo Youngkuk Art Foundation and The Chosun Ilbo, the exhibition features over 170 works and archival materials, including previously unpublished pieces, spanning painting, relief, photography, and drawing. It inaugurates SeMA's new "Korean Modern Masters" series, which reassesses Korean modern art from a contemporary perspective. The show traces Yoo's six-decade career from his studies at Bunka Gakuin in Tokyo to his later abstract works, using a non-linear structure pivoting around 1964 to highlight his enduring commitment to abstraction amid Korea's turbulent 20th-century history.

MANUELA SOLANO S PICTORIAL UNIVERSE ARRIVES AT THE CAAC

The Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporáneo (CAAC) in Seville presents "Alien Queen / Strange Paradise," a solo exhibition by Mexican artist Manuela Solano. Curated by Gilberto González, the show features over thirty large-scale paintings created over seven years, drawing on pop culture from the 1980s to early 2000s. Solano, who lost her eyesight at age twenty-six due to a negligently treated HIV-related infection, paints directly with her hands, layering dense pigment to explore memory, identity, and visual culture. The exhibition runs through November 8, 2026.

Al Markhiya Gallery to Present Lines of Belonging at Fire Station: Artist in Residence on Tuesday

Al Markhiya Gallery, in collaboration with the Dalloul Artist Collective, will present a new exhibition titled 'Lines of Belonging' at the Fire Station: Artist in Residence in Doha. Opening on Tuesday at 6:30 pm and running until August 16, the show features works by Qatari artist Salman Al Malek and Lebanese artist Fawzi Baalbaki, exploring themes of memory, identity, and lived experience through contemporary Arab painting.

Antike in Basel, les antiquités aux racines de l’art moderne

The Antike in Basel fair, traditionally held in November, has moved its 10th edition to June to coincide with Art Basel. Taking place at Galerie Cahn in Basel, the fair brings together around thirty international dealers showcasing antiquities from Prehistory to non-European arts. Highlights include a Heracles statuette from Plektron Fine Arts, an Egyptian pyramidion from Eberwein, a Pan-shaped oinochoe from Jürgen Haering, and an Apulian calyx krater from Günter Puhze. The fair also features a Tau-Tau head from Bigler Fine Arts and a ceremonial ladle from Meyer Oceanic & Eskimo Art, aiming to attract a broader audience through cross-collecting.

Nicola Maria Martino, the artist of painting after painting, has died

È morto Nicola Maria Martino, l’artista della pittura dopo la pittura

Nicola Maria Martino, an Italian artist born in Lesina in 1946, died in Rome on Friday, June 12, just months before his 80th birthday. He studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Rome under Sante Monachesi and graduated in 1970 with a thesis discussed with Maurizio Calvesi. Martino began his career with conceptual and behavioral actions in the early 1970s before returning to postmodern painting in the latter half of the decade. His first solo show, "Macondo" (1976), launched a lifelong exploration of cultural memory and the reduction of painterly language to its primal origins. He also served as director of the Accademia di Belle Arti di Sassari for 17 years (1993–2010), taught in Rome and Turin, directed the Accademia di Belle Arti di Torino, and was president of the Accademia di Belle Arti di Foggia.

LATIN AMERICAN TEXTILE ART AND KINETICISM CONVERGE IN CALERO S EXHIBITION IN MIAMI

Miami International Fine Arts (MIFA) will open 'Movement in Suspended Time,' an exhibition by Venezuelan artist Patricia Calero, on June 11, 2026. Curated by Katherine Chacón, the show is part of the Miami Fiber Triennial and features Calero's geometric abstract works that use nylon and polypropylene ribbons to evoke weaving's structural logic of tension, interlacing, and repetition. The exhibition runs through July 24, 2026.

Where Water Remembers: Trina Michelle Robinson on Archives, Ancestry, and Living Histories.

Artist Trina Michelle Robinson presents a two-site exhibition titled 'Open Your Eyes to Water' across 500 Capp Street and Root Division in San Francisco. The show explores themes of migration, material memory, and collective authorship through film, printmaking, installation, and alchemical processes. At 500 Capp Street, the former home of conceptual artist David Ireland, Robinson installs 'Liberation Through Redaction' in the Parlour Room, featuring a handmade redacted will on a rammed earth pedestal and personal archival documents dating back to 1835. At Root Division, her installation 'Elegy for Nancy' includes an altar with works from five other artists, emphasizing community and homage to ancestors.

MC Escher — the mathematical visionary who had trouble with numbers

The Financial Times Visual Arts section profiles Dutch graphic artist M.C. Escher, exploring his fascination with repeating patterns, tessellations, and visual paradoxes. Despite struggling with mathematics in school, Escher created intricate works that play with perspective, infinity, and impossible geometries, such as his famous lithographs "Relativity" and "Drawing Hands." The article highlights how his art, initially dismissed by the fine art establishment, gained widespread popularity and continues to captivate audiences worldwide.

Templon ferme sa galerie à New York

Templon, the prominent French gallery, is closing its location in New York. The decision marks a strategic retreat from the American market as the gallery refocuses on its core operations in Europe.

Exhibition | Bundit Padungvichean, 'A Lifetime Between Realities' at Tang Contemporary Art, Beijing, China

Bundit Padungvichean presents 'A Lifetime Between Realities' at Tang Contemporary Art in Beijing, China. The exhibition showcases the artist's exploration of the boundaries between reality and imagination through his distinctive visual language.

‘Made To Appear’ Brings Viraj Khanna and Brian Robertson to GR Gallery New York

GR Gallery in New York will present 'Made To Appear', a two-person exhibition featuring Indian artist Viraj Khanna and Los Angeles-based artist Brian Robertson. Running from June 19 to August 1, 2026, the show brings together new bodies of work that combine textile traditions, mixed media, and contemporary imagery to explore identity, authenticity, and visual culture in the social media era. Khanna uses intricate embroidery developed with artisans from West Bengal to examine class, consumption, and online validation, while Robertson employs layered materials, fabric impressions, and acrylic paint to reconstruct personal memories into dreamlike scenes.

Units of Expression: Individual Voices Within a Shared Structure

A Space Gallery and TIME TO PAINT NYC have launched 'Units of Expression,' a group exhibition curated by Jianfang Shi at an unspecified New York venue. The show features 14 artists—including Lexie Zhang, Jake Wright, Jillian Elliott, Camilla Fasolino, Nazli Erbes, Fangzi Luo, and Jinsong Yu—working across painting, photography, sculpture, installation, digital media, and mixed media. Each artist occupies an identical exhibition unit, responding to a shared spatial limitation while maintaining their individual voice. The exhibition explores how diverse artistic perspectives coexist within a collective framework, with works such as Ais Huiyi Yin's 'The Unreachable Horizon,' Jillian Elliott's 'Purple Twist,' Marcel Ceuppens' 'Composition 28/10,' and Camilla Fasolino's 'Eva' addressing themes of memory and perception.

Exhibition | Megan Gabrielle Harris, 'All Things Held Between' at Anat Ebgi, Tribeca, New York, United States

Megan Gabrielle Harris presents her solo exhibition 'All Things Held Between' at Anat Ebgi gallery in Tribeca, New York. The show features a series of new works by the artist, exploring themes of memory, materiality, and the spaces between objects and emotions.

Seven UAE-based artists chosen from 300 entries for Dubai exhibition

Seven UAE-based artists have been selected from over 300 submissions to participate in a group exhibition opening June 11 at JD Malat Gallery in Downtown Dubai, running through July 1, 2026. The artists—Ahmed Emad, Anila Ashraf, Camelia Mohebi, Elizaveta Pugacheva, Samo Shalaby, Sasan Nasernia, and Yousif Albadi—represent diverse backgrounds and work in painting, sculpture, and mixed-media installations exploring identity, memory, materiality, and cultural exchange. The exhibition is part of "Made in the UAE," a curatorial initiative launched in October 2025 by JD Malat Gallery to identify and support artists contributing to the UAE's cultural landscape.

Key art fairs Kiaf, Frieze to open in September

Kiaf Seoul and Frieze Seoul will both take place in September 2026 at the COEX convention center in Seoul. Kiaf runs from September 2–6 with 175 galleries from 18 countries, including 20 first-time participants, and has appointed fashion designer Jung Ku-ho as its first outside creative director for its 25th anniversary. Frieze Seoul, in its fifth edition, runs September 2–5 with over 125 galleries from 30 countries, about 70 percent from the Asia-Pacific region, and features a curated section by three independent curators.

Exhibition | Zarya Austin-Fell, 'T-10 Project' at Alzueta Gallery, Séneca, Barcelona, Spain

Zarya Austin-Fell presents 'T-10 Project' at Alzueta Gallery's Séneca space in Barcelona, Spain. The exhibition showcases the artist's ongoing series exploring themes of memory, time, and materiality through mixed-media works.

Elvira Amor, 'Solo Exhibition' at Alzueta Gallery, Séneca, Barcelona, Spain on 17 Sep–17 Oct 2026

Elvira Amor is presenting a solo exhibition at Alzueta Gallery's Séneca space in Barcelona, running from 17 September to 17 October 2026. The show, simply titled 'Solo Exhibition', features new works by the artist and is organized by the gallery.

The Ukrainian Pavilion at the 2026 Biennale Accuses the Failure of Politics. Interview with the Curator

Il Padiglione Ucraina alla Biennale 2026 accusa il fallimento della politica. Intervista alla curatrice

The Ukrainian Pavilion at the 2026 Venice Biennale, titled "Security Guarantees," presents a pointed critique of failed international security policies through the work of artist Zhanna Kadyrova. Central to the pavilion is her sculpture "The Origami Deer" (2019), originally created in Pokrovsk from a Soviet jet that once carried nuclear weapons. After being evacuated from the front line in August 2024 and transported 6,000 kilometers across Europe to Venice, the work has transformed from a humanitarian gesture into a political artifact that embodies the collapse of diplomatic promises, particularly the Budapest Memorandum. Curator Ksenia Malykh explains that the pavilion does not offer a comforting representation of Ukraine but instead confronts viewers with the fragility of global security guarantees.

A Pietrasanta sta per aprire un nuovo hub culturale grazie a un importante mecenate. Intervista al sindaco

A Pietrasanta, a new cultural hub is set to open thanks to the patronage of the newly established Fondazione LMDV, founded by entrepreneur Leonardo Maria Del Vecchio (son of Leonardo Del Vecchio, founder of EssilorLuxottica). The project will revitalize the former municipal palace, housing the city's historical archive museum and the expanded municipal library. The initiative was presented by Mayor Alberto Stefano Giannetti, who discussed the hub's role in connecting culture with community needs, alongside other Fondazione LMDV social projects such as housing for the elderly and families, and job training for vulnerable people.

In Piemonte la Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo celebra la nascita della fotografia con artisti internazionali

The Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo in Piedmont, Italy, will open the exhibition "Before it Happens" on June 13, 2026, at Palazzo Re Rebaudengo in Guarene, running until July 26, 2026. Curated by Filippo Maggia, the show marks the bicentennial of photography's invention by bringing together eight international artists—Sheelasha Rajbhandari, Hit Man Gurung, Vinit Gupta, Uzma Mohsin, Ishan Tankha, Ashfika Rahman, Musuk Nolte, and Alia Farid—who use photography, video, and installations to critically examine contemporary tensions such as migration, climate crisis, economic inequality, gender discrimination, and colonial legacies, with a focus on perspectives from South Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America.

In Turin, a museum closed and turned into a fashion showroom (after summer, however, partial reopening in a new location)

A Torino un museo ha chiuso e si è trasformato in showroom di moda (dopo l’estate però parziale riapertura in una nuova sede)

The Museo Ettore Fico in Turin closed in March after nearly twelve years of operation, and its former space in Via Cigna has been converted into a clothing showroom rented by owner Andrea Busto to N.G. Rappresentanze. The closure followed a failed negotiation with the City of Turin, which had offered to take over management if Busto donated the space, but he instead chose to lease it. Busto has announced a new, smaller venue at Centro Piero della Francesca in Via Pessinetto, set to open in September 2026 with a more intimate, site-specific program.

The Story of a Research Built Around Water. Melissa McGill's Projects in Venice

Il racconto di una ricerca costruita attorno all’acqua. I progetti di Melissa McGill a Venezia

Melissa McGill, an interdisciplinary artist and water storyteller, is presenting her exhibition "AQUAE" at Galleria 10 & zero uno in Venice, running until June 20, 2026. The show traces her long-standing research into water, landscape, and community, featuring works such as the Eridanus series (maps of the Venice Lagoon and Po Delta altered with natural pigments), Lagoon Watercolor Studies painted with lagoon water, and a photograph of her 2019 participatory project Red Regatta, which involved over 250 Venetians. Concurrently, her community-based project Marea recently concluded in the Castello district, where residents of Corte Nova painted large sheets hung on traditional laundry lines to evoke lagoon waves and collective memory.

È l’artista Umberto Santoro a vincere il Premio Mila per la Fotografia Contemporanea 2026

The artist Umberto Santoro (Palermo, 1995) has won the fifth edition of the Premio Mila per la Fotografia Contemporanea 2026, awarded by the Fondo Malerba per la Fotografia. Santoro was selected for his project *L’Ora o della Verità*, which reworks the archive of the historic Palermo daily newspaper *L’Ora* to explore truth as a political and narrative process. The jury, composed of Caterina Angelucci, Matteo Balduzzi, Marta Cereda, Bernardo Follini, Francesca Lazzarini, and Andrea Elia Zanini, praised the work for treating the photographic archive as a living organism and a critical tool for memory production. The winning project will enter the Collezione Malerba and be exhibited at Careof in Milan from June 11 to 27, 2026, alongside finalists Edoardo Bonacina, Virginia Morini, Eva Rivas Bao, and Leonardo Taddei.

La maison Fendi sceglie la Galleria d’Arte Moderna di Roma. Prima la sfilata Couture e poi la grande mostra su Lagerfeld

Fendi has chosen the Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea (GNAMC) in Rome as the venue for its first Couture collection by Maria Grazia Chiuri, debuting on July 9, 2026. The Autumn/Winter 2026-2027 show marks Chiuri’s official debut as creative director of the Roman maison’s haute couture line. In conjunction with the event, guests will receive a private preview of the exhibition "AFTER UN PERCORSO DI LAVORO. FENDI / KARL LAGERFELD 1985. AFTER STEPS THROUGH WORK," which explores the creative dialogue between Fendi and Karl Lagerfeld, who served as creative director until his death in 2019. The exhibition opens to the public from July 10 to October 25, 2026.

“Un progetto corale a responsabilità collettiva”. Ecco tutte le novità della prossima fiera ArtVerona 2026

ArtVerona returns for its 21st edition from October 9–11, 2026, at Veronafiere's pavilions 11 and 12, under the artistic direction of Laura Lamonea for the second consecutive year. The fair adopts the theme "Tra parentesi" (In Parentheses) and introduces five exhibition sections without separating modern and contemporary art, alongside a renewed Cinema project in collaboration with the CNAP Centre National des Arts Plastiques in Paris and the Tampieri Collection. New international outreach targets galleries from South Korea, China, and India, aiming to attract collectors from those regions. The fair also features an installation by Edizioni Brigantino and continues its historic partnership with ANGAMC, the National Association of Modern and Contemporary Art Galleries.