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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 25, 2026 visibility 23 link 9 artists, 2 galleries

MOCAD Reopens with New Exhibitions from Detroit Artists

Detroit's Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCAD) has reopened after an eight-month closure for construction, unveiling four new exhibitions as part of its 2026 Spring Exhibition and 20th anniversary. The renovations include a new HVAC system, educational space, and windows that allow passersby to see inside. The building has been renamed the Julia Reyes Taubman Building in honor of the late co-founder, whose family contributed $1.8 million toward the $3 million first phase. Mayor Mary Sheffield toured the exhibitions at an April 23 media preview, praising the museum's role in community healing and access. Featured exhibitions include "Olayami Dabls: Detroit Cosmologies," the first retrospective of the artist's nearly 50-year career, showcasing his evolution from figurative acrylics to abstract collage.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 22, 2026 visibility 31 link 16 artists, 1 gallery

AIPAD : The Photography Show 2026 : Robert Koch Gallery – Booth B6

Robert Koch Gallery, a founding member of AIPAD, will present a group exhibition at The Photography Show 2026, held at the Park Avenue Armory in New York City from April 22–26. The gallery's booth B6 will feature the premiere of key early Edward Burtynsky images in a larger 48 × 60–72 inch format, previously unavailable at that scale, along with recent mine tailing images shown for the first time. Also on view will be photographs from Matt Black's American Geography and New World Atlas series, works by Mimi Plumb, whose retrospective is currently at the High Museum of Art, and pieces by historic photographers including Henri Cartier-Bresson, Robert Frank, Helen Levitt, and Man Ray.

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museum exhibitions schedule Feb 19, 2026 visibility 14 link 3 artists, 1 gallery

Japanese painting tradition meets street materials in new exhibition at the Spencer Museum of Art

The Spencer Museum of Art at the University of Kansas has launched "Street Nihonga: The Art of Jimmy Tsutomu Mirikitani," the most comprehensive exhibition to date of the late artist's work. Curated by Kris Ercums and Maki Kaneko, the show features 145 works that trace Mirikitani’s journey from his Nihonga training in Japan to his incarceration in a U.S. internment camp during WWII, and finally his years as a homeless street artist in Lower Manhattan. The exhibition is accompanied by a major scholarly catalog and documentary footage by filmmaker Linda Hattendorf.

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museum exhibitions schedule Feb 2, 2026 visibility 14 link 11 artists, 1 gallery

Pioneering sculptor Geles Cabrera’s Mexico City retrospective marks centennial

A major retrospective of pioneering sculptor Geles Cabrera has opened at the Museo del Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City, celebrating her centennial year. The exhibition, titled "Partituras Corporales," spans seven decades of her work, featuring nearly 100 sculptures in materials from volcanic stone to plexiglass, and highlights her radical focus on the expressive, often erotic, human body. It follows her recent receipt of Mexico's highest artistic honor, the 2024 Bellas Artes Medal in Visual Arts.

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museum exhibitions schedule Jan 5, 2026 visibility 24 link 18 artists, 1 gallery

Sculptor Sahar Khoury, Collection Exhibition at the Manetti Shrem Museum Offer New Views of California Art

Two exhibitions opening in January at the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art at UC Davis explore themes of cultural origins, legacy, and preservation in California art. "Sahar Khoury: Weights & Measures" (Jan. 7–June 20) is the Bay Area sculptor's largest solo show to date, featuring works in ceramics, metal, papier-mâché, and found objects that interrogate value systems, personal and political symbols, and site sensitivity. The emotional centerpiece, "The Elephant in the Room," evokes ruins and marketplaces of North Africa and Southwest Asia. Concurrently, "Backstory: Digitizing the Museum Collection" (Jan. 21–May 2) turns the museum into a working digitization lab, displaying signature works from UC Davis’ Fine Art Collection while revealing the process of preserving art for posterity.

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museum exhibitions schedule Jan 2, 2026 visibility 24 link 12 artists, 1 gallery

Singapore Art Week captures the many sides of this multi-faceted city

Singapore Art Week (SAW) 2026 showcases the city-state's multifaceted identity through a diverse range of artistic offerings. Highlights include the second iteration of Wan Hai Hotel, adapted from Shanghai's Rockbund Art Museum, which explores themes of water, migration, and diaspora with artists like Ho Tzu Nyen, Dawn Ng, and Robert Zhao Renhui. The premier art fair Art SG (23-25 January) runs alongside S.E.A. Focus, aiming to boost market access and solidify Singapore as a hub for Southeast Asian art.

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article news schedule Oct 29, 2025 visibility 17 link 1 artist, 1 gallery

In Prague, the long-term future of Alphonse Mucha’s ‘Slav Epic’ hangs in the balance

Alphonse Mucha’s monumental 20-painting series *Slav Epic*, completed in 1928, has never received the permanent exhibition space in Prague that the artist demanded when he donated the work to the city. For decades the series has been displayed in Moravský Krumlov, and its current loan there was recently extended to 2031. Plans to install the Epic in a vaulted underground space designed by Thomas Heatherwick as part of Crestyl’s Savarin development have stalled due to permitting delays, though Crestyl now expects construction to begin in 2025 and open in 2029. Meanwhile, legal disputes persist: John Mucha (the artist’s grandson) had threatened to revoke the city’s ownership, and another granddaughter, Jarmila Mucha Plocková, has challenged the proposed location as unworthy.

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museum exhibitions schedule Oct 24, 2025 visibility 14 link 8 artists, 2 galleries

Home, belonging, displacement, community: Artes Mundi exhibitions open across Wales

The 11th edition of Artes Mundi, the UK's largest contemporary art prize, has opened across multiple venues in Wales, featuring six international shortlisted artists. The multi-venue format includes a group show at the National Museum Cardiff and solo presentations at Mostyn in Llandudno, Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Glynn Vivian Art Gallery in Swansea, and Chapter Art Centre in Cardiff. Artists such as Jumana Emil Abboud, Antonio Paucar, Anawana Haloba, Sawangwongse Yawnghwe, Kameelah Janan Rasheed, and Sancintya Mohini Simpson explore themes of home, belonging, displacement, and community through diverse media including sculpture, performance, painting, and text-based installation. The winner of the £40,000 prize will be announced on 15 January 2026.

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museum exhibitions schedule Oct 21, 2025 visibility 13 link 3 artists, 1 gallery

Theaster Gates’ Smart Museum Show Marks a Historic Moment for His Hometown Legacy

Theaster Gates is presenting a major exhibition at the Smart Museum of Art in Chicago, marking a historic moment for the artist’s legacy in his hometown. The show brings together his multidisciplinary practice spanning sculpture, installation, performance, and urban intervention, reflecting his deep engagement with Chicago’s South Side communities and histories of race, labor, and urban renewal.

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museum exhibitions schedule Jul 10, 2025 visibility 18 link 8 artists, 1 gallery

Hometown Revival: Howard Gardiner Cushing at the Newport Art Museum

The Newport Art Museum will present "Howard Gardiner Cushing: A Harmony of Line and Color," the first major retrospective in decades of the Gilded Age artist, opening July 11. Guest curated by Ricardo Mercado in collaboration with Newport Curates, the exhibition features dozens of Cushing's full-length portraits and Asian-influenced decorative paintings, organized into two galleries that separate his two main genres: intimate depictions of family and friends, and semi-theatrical works. Cushing, who died in 1916 and was later dismissed as old-fashioned, is being restored to his place as an innovative artist who challenged academic conventions of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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candle obituary schedule Jul 7, 2025 visibility 24 link 30 artists, 1 gallery

Remembering John Sailer, the gallerist and champion of Austrian art, who has died, aged 87

John Sailer, the founder of Vienna's Galerie Ulysses and a key champion of Austrian avant-garde art, has died at age 87. Sailer opened the gallery in 1974 with Gabriele Wimmer in a garage space before moving to its permanent location at Opernring 21. Over five decades, the gallery showcased Austrian artists such as Hans Hollein, Maria Lassnig, Walter Pichler, Arnulf Rainer, and Fritz Wotruba, alongside American greats like Jackson Pollock, Andy Warhol, and Helen Frankenthaler. Sailer also worked to promote Austrian and German artists in US museums, notably organizing a Rainer exhibition at the Guggenheim Museum and the Menil Collection, and successfully introducing Lassnig to the New York market at age 70.

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museum exhibitions schedule Jun 9, 2025 visibility 22 link 18 artists, 1 gallery

Peggy Guggenheim's influential—and short-lived—London gallery to be celebrated in new show in Venice and at London's Royal Academy

A new exhibition titled "Peggy Guggenheim in London: The Making of a Collector" will celebrate the legacy of Peggy Guggenheim's short-lived London gallery, Guggenheim Jeune, which operated from January 1938 to just 18 months later. The show, featuring over 100 works, opens at the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice in spring 2026 before traveling to the Royal Academy in London. Highlights include the first painting Lucian Freud ever exhibited, Vasily Kandinsky's first solo London exhibition, and the first major collage group show in Britain, among other groundbreaking displays.

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article culture schedule Jun 6, 2025 visibility 17 link 4 artists, 1 gallery

Documentary chronicles decades of work by New York ‘maintenance artist’ Mierle Laderman Ukeles

A new feature-length documentary titled "Maintenance Artist" will premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on June 8, chronicling the decades-long career of 86-year-old New York artist Mierle Laderman Ukeles. The film, directed by Toby Perl Freilich, traces Ukeles's pioneering concept of 'maintenance art'—reclaiming everyday tasks like diaper-changing, floor-washing, and garbage-collecting as artistic acts. It covers her unpaid role as artist in residence of the New York City Department of Sanitation, her 1970s performance shaking hands with 8,500 sanitation workers, and her first major retrospective at the Queens Museum in 2016-17.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 1, 2025 visibility 21 link 13 artists, 1 gallery

Michael Asher at Artists Space review

Artists Space in New York is hosting a posthumous survey of Michael Asher, the influential conceptual artist who died in 2012. Curated by Jay Sanders and Stella Cilman, the exhibition focuses not on Asher's well-known site-specific interventions—which by their nature cannot be recreated—but on the material residues they left behind: magazines, advertisements, radio works, postcards, T-shirts, and other ephemera. A key artifact is a copy of Tom Marioni's 1975 magazine *Vision*, in which Asher glued two facing pages together, effectively making himself disappear between contributions by Doug Wheeler and Bruce Nauman. The show spans forty-five years of projects, presenting these objects as physical remainders of Asher's practice.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 4, 2026 source 2 sources visibility 22 link 1 artist

Derrick Adams to Install Monumental Portrait of Koyo Kouoh in Venice During the Biennale

Artist Derrick Adams will install a monumental banner version of his collage "Heavy is the head that wears the crown" (2026) on the facade of the Palazzetto dello sport Giobatta Gianquinto in Venice, near the Arsenale, during the Venice Biennale. The work features a portrait of the late curator Koyo Kouoh, artistic director of the 2026 Venice Biennale, with the word "JOY" radiating golden rays above her head. The tribute was conceived by curator Francesco Bonami, who had invited Kouoh to serve on the Golden Lion jury for his 2003 Biennale, and developed after a studio visit with Adams.

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article news schedule Apr 20, 2026 source 2 sources visibility 17 link 4 artists

Diego Rivera’s grandson donates more than 150,000 objects to Mexico City’s Museo Anahuacalli

Juan Rafael Coronel Rivera, grandson of Diego Rivera, has donated his private collection of 157,300 objects to Mexico City's Museo Anahuacalli. The vast donation spans ceramics, textiles, prints, photographs, archives, and a research library, with works dating from the 16th century to the present. It will be transferred in stages and is expected to be fully integrated by the end of the year.

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article news schedule Apr 3, 2026 source 2 sources visibility 16 link 1 artist

Santiago museum, set on fire during 2020 protests, reopens

The Violeta Parra Museum in Santiago, Chile, has reopened after being closed for over six years due to arson attacks during the countrywide social protests of February 2020. The museum, dedicated to the multifaceted artist and musician, suffered three fires but its distinctive guitar-shaped building, designed by architect Cristián Undurraga, did not sustain major structural damage. A $1 million restoration, funded by the museum's fire insurance and overseen by director Denise Elphick, focused on cleaning soot and rehabilitating the concrete, while adding heat-resistant windows and enhanced security.

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candle obituary schedule Apr 27, 2026 source 2 sources visibility 19 link 4 artists

Raghu Rai, pioneering Indian photographer, 1942–2026

Raghu Rai, the pioneering Indian photographer and photojournalist, has died at age 84. Over his career, he produced more than 30 books covering subjects such as Tibetan exile, Mother Teresa, Indira Gandhi, and Sikhs in India. His most famous work documented the 1984 Bhopal chemical disaster, first for India Today and later for Greenpeace, resulting in the book *Exposure: A Corporate Crime* and exhibitions that toured Europe, the US, and Bangladesh. Rai began his career at The Statesman in 1966, joined India Today in 1982, and became a member of Magnum Photos in 1977 under the patronage of Henri Cartier-Bresson. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1972 for his coverage of the 1971 India-Pakistan War and the plight of Bangladeshi refugees.

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person people schedule Apr 7, 2026 visibility 35 link 16 artists, 2 galleries

Why This Storied London Gallery Is Planning Its Future in Paris

Waddington Custot, a cornerstone of London’s art scene, is formalizing its leadership succession as Victor Custot joins his father, Stéphane, as board director. The younger Custot, who transitioned from a career in tech, is now spearheading the gallery’s strategic expansion. Central to this new chapter is a significant move toward Paris, reflecting a broader shift in the European art market landscape following Brexit.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 6, 2026 visibility 16 link 1 artist, 2 galleries

Monika Baer at Kölnischer Kunstverein

The Kölnischer Kunstverein in Cologne is hosting a solo exhibition by German artist Monika Baer titled "Defection." Running from February 27 through May 3, 2026, the presentation features new and recent works supported by Greene Naftali and Trautwein Herleth. The exhibition continues Baer’s long-standing exploration of the boundaries of painting, utilizing her signature blend of technical precision and surrealist-inflected imagery.

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museum exhibitions schedule Nov 19, 2025 visibility 12 link 2 artists, 1 gallery

art shaker museum ica philadelphia hauser wirth

The Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia will present the exhibition “A World in the Making: The Shakers” starting January 31, co-organized with the Vitra Design Museum, the Milwaukee Art Museum, the Wüstenrot Foundation, and the Shaker Museum. The show explores the design legacy of the Shakers, a religious sect founded by Ann Lee that built egalitarian communes across the American Northeast and Midwest, through furniture, clothing, tools, architectural pieces, gift drawings, and a dance performance choreographed by Reggie Wilson. The Shaker Museum is also planning a new campus in Chatham, New York, designed by Selldorf Architects, set to open in 2028, and artist Suzanne Bocanegra and actor Frances McDormand will open a related show at Hauser & Wirth Downtown Los Angeles on November 20.

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trending_up market schedule Mar 27, 2026 source 2 sources visibility 34 link 1 artist

Dalí Museum Acquires Dalí’s Largest Work: A Monumental Surrealist Ballet Set

The Dalí Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida, has acquired Salvador Dalí's largest known work, the monumental 1939 ballet set 'Décor de théâtre pour Bacchanale,' for €254,400 at a Bonhams auction. The work, over 20 meters high and 30 meters wide, consists of thirteen panels painted by Dalí as a backdrop for the Surrealist ballet 'Bacchanale' choreographed by Léonide Massine for the Ballets Russes de Monte-Carlo.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 19, 2026 visibility 6 link 9 artists, 2 galleries

Actions for the Earth: Art, Care & Ecology

The article titled 'Actions for the Earth: Art, Care & Ecology' discusses an exhibition or initiative that explores the intersection of art, environmental care, and ecological awareness. It likely highlights how artists and cultural institutions are responding to climate change and ecological crises through creative practices and community engagement.

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candle obituary schedule May 11, 2026 visibility 13 link 4 artists, 3 galleries

Acclaimed Wilkes Artist Ward Nichols dies

Ward Hampton Nichols, a celebrated artist from North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, died on May 5 at the age of 95 at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home, surrounded by his children. A few weeks before his passing, a celebration of his life, legacy, and art was held at the Wilkes Art Gallery. Nichols, born in 1930 in Welch, West Virginia, taught himself to draw as a child and later served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict, where he designed a NATO shoulder patch and co-founded a shipboard newspaper. After his service, he pursued a lifelong passion for art, painting until January of this year, and was also an avid aviator and sports car enthusiast.

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article local schedule Apr 27, 2026 visibility 13 link 8 artists, 1 gallery

Bridges of Belonging: Cinco de Mayo Art Reception

A free reception for the exhibition “Bridges of Belonging: Cinco de Mayo, Bi-National Identity, and the Spirit of Chignahuapan” will be held on May 1 at the Clark County Government Center Rotunda Gallery in Las Vegas. The event, themed “Puentes de Pertenencia,” features live music, cultural performances, visual arts, and food, with the exhibit on display through May 28.

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person people schedule Apr 21, 2026 visibility 20 link 4 artists, 3 galleries

Can You Climb a Ladder? A Conversation with Yvonne Garcia

Yvonne Garcia, owner and director of Houston's oldest operating gallery, Hooks-Epstein Galleries, discusses her journey from aspiring actor to gallery leader in a new interview. She details her initial career in acting and talent representation, her return to the art world through roles at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and Sicardi Gallery, and her fateful hiring by pioneering gallerist Geri Hooks in 2006.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 16, 2026 visibility 24 link 7 artists, 2 galleries

This sprawling free NYC art show just opened at MoMA PS1

MoMA PS1 has officially launched "Greater New York 2026," a massive building-wide exhibition featuring over 150 works by 53 artists and collectives. This quinquennial survey, which coincides with the institution’s 50th anniversary, showcases a diverse range of mediums including large-scale installations, painting, animation, and performance art. For the first time, the exhibition was organized by the museum’s entire curatorial team, resulting in a broad cross-section of the city's contemporary creative output.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 13, 2026 visibility 18 link 10 artists, 2 galleries

Mojave Shadows: Reception and Curator's Talk

The Nevada Humanities Program Gallery is hosting a reception and curator's talk for the exhibition "Mojave Shadows." The event, scheduled for Tuesday, April 14, offers the public an opportunity to engage directly with the curatorial vision behind the show, which explores regional themes through a specific lens of light and landscape.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 9, 2026 visibility 21 link 4 artists, 1 gallery

At the Venice Biennale, the Cuba Pavilion presents "Hombres Libres" by Roberto Diago

The Republic of Cuba has announced its participation in the 61st Venice Biennale with a solo exhibition by artist Roberto Diago titled "Hombres Libres" (Free Man). Curated by Nelson Ramirez de Arellano Conde and located at Il Giardino Bianco, the installation features a series of sculptural heads crafted from salvaged materials like oxidized metal, wood, and plastic. These works, characterized by prominent surface scars, are designed to confront viewers and provoke a dialogue about the enduring nature of memory and dignity.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 5, 2026 visibility 25 link 1 artist, 1 gallery

Artist Offers Haunting Meditation on the 2025 L.A. Fires for the Whitney Biennial

Artist Kelly Akashi has created a major installation for the 2026 Whitney Biennial titled 'Monument (Altadena)', a 13-foot-tall chimney and walkway made of clear glass bricks. The work is a direct response to the 2025 Los Angeles wildfires, which destroyed her home and studio, leaving only the original brick chimney standing. She collaborated with mason Christian Inga to meticulously reconstruct this remnant in a new, spectral form.

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