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As Summer Fades, Athens Bursts Into a Vibrant September of Art Exhibitions

Athens is launching a vibrant September of art exhibitions, headlined by Art Athina at Zappeion Hall (September 18–22), featuring 72 galleries from Greece and abroad. The month also includes the opening of the Greek pavilion of the Gaza Biennale, a collective project uniting over 50 artists from Gaza across 14 cities worldwide, as well as solo shows by Panos Profitis at MOMus–Museum Alex Mylona and Aristeidis Lappas at The Breeder Gallery.

Chiharu Shiota Stages First New York Solo Museum Show—and a Rundown of the Latest in Asia’s Art World

Chiharu Shiota is staging her first solo museum show in New York, marking a significant milestone for the Japanese artist known for her immersive thread installations. The article also provides a comprehensive rundown of recent developments across Asia's art world, including gallery expansions, new exhibitions, art fairs, and institutional news. Highlights include Mire Lee's Los Angeles solo debut at Sprüth Magers, Bluerider Art's new U.S. outpost in Manhattan Beach, and Lisson Gallery's first show with Shanghai-based artist Ding Yi in London. Art fairs such as Frieze House Seoul, Tennoz Art Week, Art Busan, Tokyo Gendai, and Art SG are also covered, alongside the relaunch of New York's Art in General under curator Xiaoyu Weng.

Despite external chaos, Frieze Seoul soldiers on

The fourth edition of Frieze Seoul (3-6 September) took place alongside the Korea International Art Fair (Kiaf) at the Coex convention centre in Gangnam, amid economic concerns and a slower art market. Despite a modest 0.8% expected growth in South Korea's economy and fewer Western exhibitors, the fair saw strong institutional attendance, including curators from M+, the Museum of Modern Art, and the San Francisco Asian Art Museum, as well as celebrity visitors like BTS members and Blackpink's Lisa. Galleries reported cautious but steady sales, with a notable presence of Asian collectors, particularly from Japan, and a Stand Prize awarded to Kohesi Initiatives for a politically charged booth by Timoteus Anggawan Kusno.

The Storm Hits the Art Market

The article reports on the severe downturn in the art market during the first half of 2025, focusing on the closure of New York-based Clearing gallery. Despite opting out of Art Basel to host an alternative exhibition in a rented villa to cut costs, the gallery could not survive its financial losses and announced bankruptcy in August. It is one of several prominent galleries—including Blum, Venus Over Manhattan, and Kasmin—that have closed amid falling sales, high overheads, and reduced collector spending.

New York's Art on Paper fair draws a fuzzy line between its titular medium and everything else

The Art on Paper fair has returned to Pier 36 in Lower Manhattan for its 11th edition, featuring 81 exhibitors from around the world. The fair, organized by Art Market Productions (a division of a21), includes a VIP preview on September 4 and a full program of interactive events and workshops, including the return of Booksmart Fair in partnership with the Center for Book Arts. Standouts include Nina Katchadourian's plant-like sculptures at Pace Gallery, Mary Beth Edelson's Story Gathering Boxes at Accola Griefen Fine Art, and Nicolas V. Sanchez's hyperrealistic ballpoint pen sketchbook drawings. Some exhibitors push the boundaries of the paper medium by showing paintings, ceramics, and other non-paper items, prompting one visitor to ask, "Where's the paper stuff?"

The 10 Exhibitions to See in September 2025

The article previews ten major art exhibitions opening in September 2025, highlighting the 36th Bienal de São Paulo curated by Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung, which takes inspiration from estuaries and rivers and features artists like Frank Bowling and Huguette Caland. It also covers the Okayama Art Summit 2025, directed by Philippe Parreno, which reimagines the city as a site of balance between nature and construction, and Hayv Kahraman's solo show 'Ghost Fires' at Jack Shainman Gallery in New York, reflecting her experience as a refugee from the Gulf War.

9 Highlights to Look Out for at This Year’s Armory Show

The Armory Show returns to New York City's Javits Center from September 5–7, 2025, with a VIP preview on September 4. Under new director Kyla McMillan, the fair features over 230 galleries from more than 30 countries, including curated sections such as Solo, Presents, Platform (titled "My Art Is the Evidence of My Freedom," curated by Raina Lampkins-Fielder), and a new Function section exploring art and design, curated by Ebony L. Haynes. Highlights include presentations by Gee’s Bend Quiltmakers at Nicelle Beauchene Gallery, Thornton Dial from Souls Grown Deep Foundation, and a monumental sculpture by Kennedy Yanko at James Cohan.

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.

4 Art Advisors Weigh In on Who to Watch at Untitled Art, Houston’s Inaugural Fair

Untitled Art, a well-known Miami art fair, is expanding to Houston with its inaugural edition taking place September 19–21 at the George R. Brown Convention Center. The fair will feature over 80 national and international exhibitors, including a Nest section for emerging galleries, and will launch the CAMH Commission Prize in collaboration with the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, resulting in a major new commission for the 2026 edition. Four leading art advisors—Illa Gaunt, Liana Schwaitzberg, Lea Weingarten, and another—have shared their shortlists of artists to watch, highlighting works by Mason Owens, Miki Leal, Ana Villagomez, Aaron Morse, and Francesca Fuchs, among others.

Swiss mega gallery tied to Laurene Powell Jobs to open in Palo Alto near her offices

Hauser & Wirth, the Swiss mega-gallery, will open its first Northern California location this spring in downtown Palo Alto, inside a former post office at 201–225 Hamilton Ave. The move is widely seen as a bid to be closer to Silicon Valley clients, particularly billionaire philanthropist Laurene Powell Jobs, whose Emerson Collective offices are two blocks away. Powell Jobs, rumored to be one of Hauser & Wirth's top clients, shifted her business from Pace Gallery to Hauser & Wirth in 2022. The renovation is led by Paris-based architect Luis Laplace, who is also designing Powell Jobs' renovation of the San Francisco Art Institute. The gallery will be the third Hauser & Wirth in California, joining two Los Angeles locations.

Art Basel Qatar unveils new fair format and appoints Artistic Director

Art Basel has announced details for its inaugural edition in Qatar, set to take place from February 5 to 7, 2026, at the M7 creative hub in Doha's Design District. Departing from the traditional booth model, the fair will introduce an open-format exhibition centered on the theme 'Becoming,' with solo presentations by galleries responding to a central curatorial framework. Egyptian-born artist Wael Shawky has been appointed Artistic Director for the first edition, working alongside Art Basel's Chief Artistic Officer Vincenzo de Bellis to shape the curatorial vision and guide gallery selection. The fair will span two key venues—M7 and the Doha Design District—as well as public sites in Msheireb, and plans include transforming Qatar Museum's Fire Station into a platform for educational programs.

Highlights from Art Basel 2025

Art Basel returned to Basel for its 55th edition in June 2025, featuring 289 top international galleries from 42 countries and territories. The fair attracted 88,000 visitors, including collectors, curators, and representatives from over 250 museums and foundations. Highlights included Arturo Kameya's storytelling installation at GRIMM in the Statements section and Lothar Hempel's series of painted aluminum works at Anton Kern Gallery in the Kabinett sector, alongside large-scale installations in Unlimited and public projects in Parcours.

Art Basel Diary: star brings K-pop magic, scents and sensibility, and Liam Gallagher’s romantic side

Art Basel 2025 in Basel, Switzerland, saw K-pop star RM (of BTS) visit the fair's Unlimited section, drawing screaming fans and highlighting his role as an art collector. Other notable moments included Friedrich Kunath's romantic portrait of Liam Gallagher (priced at $135,000) on view with Pace gallery, Italian collector Patrizia Sandretto Re Rebaudengo announcing a dual-site exhibition in Turin for her foundation's 30th anniversary, and Fondation Beyeler drawing luminaries like Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev and Don and Mera Rubell to Jordan Wolfson's VR experience 'Little Room'. The fair also introduced a bespoke fragrance called 'Racing Anticipation' in collaboration with Givaudan, though some staff reported allergic reactions.

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.

‘My bank account is the only thing that slows me down’: Arlene Shechet on trusting her instincts

Artist Arlene Shechet discusses her dual role as creator and collector in an interview with The Art Newspaper ahead of Art Basel. She is installing her welded aluminum sculpture *Midnight* (2024) in the fair's Unlimited section, a work originally commissioned for her show at Storm King Art Center. Shechet reveals that she uses a portion of her sales to buy works by other artists, citing pieces by Fred Sandback, Barry Le Va, Joan Jonas, Kinke Kooi, and Marlon Mullen in her collection. She also mentions a regret over not purchasing a Louise Bourgeois drawing for $5,000 and names a medieval Book of Hours as her dream museum acquisition.

Art Basel 2025: Masterpieces, new galleries, and swimming the Rhine

Art Basel 2025 will feature a large-scale public artwork by Katharina Grosse transforming Basel's Messeplatz, along with a new sector called Premiere for mid-career galleries, the inaugural Art Basel Awards, and 20 first-time exhibitors. Director Maike Cruse highlights major works on offer, including a late-career Pablo Picasso painting at Pace, a Joan Mitchell abstract at Pace, Helen Frankenthaler's 'Swan Lake I' at Yares Art, Leonora Carrington's rare triptych at Di Donna Galleries, and a Heidi Bucher latex imprint at Lehmann Maupin. The Unlimited sector will present 67 monumental works, including Martin Kippenberger's 'Transportable Subway Entrance' and daily performances by Cairo-based dance collective nasa4nasa.

The UAE’s art market is on the up

The UAE's art market is experiencing a resurgence nearly two decades after the 2008 financial crash, driven by a booming economy and strategic investments. Key developments include an Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund, ADQ, acquiring a $1 billion stake in Sotheby's, and Art Basel announcing a new fair in Doha, Qatar, set to launch in February 2026. Meanwhile, Christie's is expanding its Dubai office, and Saudi Arabia hosted its inaugural Art Week Riyadh in April, featuring 32 commercial galleries. Despite these regional moves, Dubai remains the Gulf's commercial art hub, with Sotheby's chairman Edward Gibbs noting a 70% increase in regional bidders over five years and Christie's president Anthea Peers reporting that sales of modern Middle Eastern art trebled between 2020 and 2024.

Weekly News Roundup: June 9, 2025

Sydney Contemporary 2025 will debut a new photography section called Photo Sydney, curated by Sandy Edwards and selected by a committee of experts. The fair runs September 11–14 at Carriageworks with 114 exhibitors. Separately, Jack Ball won the AUD 100,000 Ramsay Art Prize for their installation 'Heavy Grit' at the Art Gallery of South Australia. KIAF Seoul 2025 announced its gallery lineup, featuring 176 exhibitors from over 20 countries, running September 4–7 alongside Frieze Seoul.

Tentatively, Photo London's tenth edition moves away from traditional content and crowds

Photo London's tenth edition, under new director Sophie Parker, opened at Somerset House with a deliberate shift away from its traditional focus on established male photographers and celebrity subjects like Kate Moss. The fair eliminated its 'Master of Photography' award and revived the Positions section for unrepresented artists, featuring Palestinian-American Adam Rouhana and British Indian photographer Kavi Pujara. While the main pavilion still showcased familiar names like Sebastião Salgado, newer galleries reported strong early sales, including a £10,000–£15,000 portrait by Chou Ching Hui sold to a Norwegian museum via Taipei's Chini Gallery, and multiple sales at Amsterdam's Hungry Eye Gallery and Paris's Galerie XII.

The Art Market Defies Doom and Gloom With Independent, Esther and Future Fair in Full Swing

New York City is hosting an unprecedented concentration of art fairs this week, with over nine fairs running simultaneously, including Independent, Esther, and Future Fair. Independent, held at Spring Place in Tribeca, opened on May 8 and is positioning itself as a boutique, hyper-curated alternative to mega-fairs like Frieze, featuring mostly solo presentations. Early sales were reported by several galleries: Europa sold works by Suyi Xu ($9,000–$20,000), Long Story Short sold six works by Keita Morimoto (up to $26,000), Charles Moffett nearly sold out his booth of Julia Jo ($10,000–$45,000), The Approach sold four works by John Maclean ($13,500 or less), and Copperfield presented works by Ada Patterson ($8,000–$23,000).

How To Do New York Art Week 2025 Like An Insider

Sophia Penske, founder of Penske Projects and an art advisor at Gagosian Art Advisory, provides an insider guide to New York Art Week 2025, running May 5–12. She highlights three main fairs: Frieze New York at The Shed (May 7–11), Independent Art Fair at Spring Studios (May 8–11), and TEFAF. The guide includes notable artists to see—such as Daisuke Fukunaga at Tomio Koyama Gallery, Doron Langberg at Victoria Miro, Moka Lee at Carlos/Ishikawa, Julia Jo at Charles Moffett, Laura Footes at SHRINE, and Nicole Economides at Callirrhoe—along with nearby dining, spa, and gallery recommendations.

7 Artists Who Capture the Essence of Black Dandyism

The article highlights seven contemporary artists whose work embodies Black dandyism, timed to the 2025 Met Gala theme 'Superfine: Tailoring Black Style' and the corresponding exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute. It traces the history of Black dandyism from its 18th-century European roots through its evolution during slavery and the 20th century, emphasizing its role as a defiant, empowering form of self-expression that challenges gender norms and racial stereotypes. Featured artists include Barkley L. Hendricks, Derek Fordjour, and Tyler Mitchell, among others.

New York’s Rachel Uffner Gallery brings on new partner and rebrands

New York's Rachel Uffner Gallery, founded in 2008, has appointed director Lucy Liu as its first business partner, prompting a rebrand to Uffner & Liu. Liu, 25, joined the gallery as a sales assistant in 2023 and was promoted to director in 2024. The partnership aims to expand the gallery's international presence, particularly in Asia, and to introduce more artists from the Asian American Pacific Islander community into its programming.

Observer’s 2025 May Art Fair Calendar (Updated)

Observer has published its updated 2025 May Art Fair Calendar, highlighting a packed schedule of art fairs in New York and around the world. Key fairs include CONDUCTOR 2026 (April 29–May 3), a Brooklyn-based fair focused on artists of the global majority; the Aotearoa Art Fair 2026 (April 30–May 3) in New Zealand; the Clio Art Fair 2026 (May 7–10 and 14–17), known as an "anti-fair" for unrepresented artists; and PHOTOFAIRS Shanghai 2026 (May 7–10), a leading platform for contemporary photography in China. The article notes that May is one of the busiest months in the spring art calendar, with many fairs concentrated in New York City during "Frieze Week."

6 Under-the-Radar Art Shows to See in New York Right Now—and 3 to Look Forward To

The article highlights six under-the-radar art shows currently on view in New York, including Lotus L. Kang's solo presentation "Already" at 52 Walker, featuring light-sensitive film installations and greenhouses; Silät, a collective of Indigenous Wichí weavers from Argentina, showing at James Cohan; and a major solo exhibition of pioneering Korean artist Kim Yun Shin at Lehmann Maupin. It also previews three upcoming shows to look forward to, as the city prepares for a burst of art fairs next month.

Antonia Ruder On the Role of Gallery Weekend Berlin in a Changing Art Market

Gallery Weekend Berlin returns for its 21st edition from May 2-4, 2025, featuring fifty-two galleries showcasing established and emerging artists. Antonia Ruder, who joined the event in 2023 and is now preparing her second full edition as director, discusses the festival's origins as a private initiative by five art dealers in 2005, its growth to become a global art calendar highlight, and its role as a premier platform for contemporary art in Germany in the absence of an international art fair in Berlin.

Regional strength helps insulate Art Dubai from tariff-related turbulence

Art Dubai, running until 20 April, opened as the first major art fair since US President Trump announced global tariffs that nearly triggered a financial crisis. Sales were solid, with most works priced in the low six figures or thousands, insulating the fair from market anxieties. A divide emerged between regional SWANA galleries—which presented the strongest booths—and international galleries from the US, Europe, and Latin America, which seemed uncertain about what to bring. Notable sales included works by Rana Begum, Mehdi Ghadyanloo, Ali Cherri, and Shaikha Al Mazrou, while galleries like Sfeir-Semler, Vigo Gallery, and Experimenter reported strong results.

Bugarin + Castle Lead a Parade of Shame

Emile Rubino highlights seven must-see exhibitions during Art Brussels, including Richard Tuttle's restless assemblages at Galerie Greta Meert and an expansive show of Lutz Bacher at WIELS. The guide offers a curated selection of standout shows across the city during the art fair period.

Ivy League Style Is Back – But Why Now?

The article, published by Frieze, is a critic's guide highlighting seven must-see exhibitions during the Art Brussels fair. It specifically mentions shows by Richard Tuttle at Galerie Greta Meert and an expansive exhibition of Lutz Bacher at WIELS, curated by Emile Rubino.

The Changing Face of the Latin American Art Market

The article provides a critic's guide to seven must-see exhibitions during the Art Brussels event. It highlights specific shows, including Richard Tuttle's assemblages at Galerie Greta Meert and an expansive presentation of Lutz Bacher's work at WIELS.