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Tight security at Malaysian National Art Gallery ahead of’ arrival of art works linked to 1MDB scandal

The National Art Gallery of Malaysia has implemented high-level security measures, including enhanced alarms and restricted access zones, to receive four artworks recovered from the 1MDB financial scandal. The collection includes pieces by Pablo Picasso, Joan Miró, Maurice Utrillo, and Balthus, which were previously owned by former 1MDB lawyer Jasmine Loo. The repatriation was a coordinated effort between the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), the FBI, and the U.S. Department of Justice.

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Sotheby’s On Singapore’s Collectors Driving The Art Market

Sotheby’s resumed Modern & Contemporary Art auctions in Singapore in 2022 after a 15-year hiatus, signaling renewed confidence in the region. In an interview, Jasmine Prasetio, Managing Director for Southeast Asia at Sotheby’s, discusses how Singaporean and Singapore-based collectors are increasingly active in both local and global sales, actively bidding on and acquiring works by Singaporean artists such as Georgette Chen, Kim Lim, and Jane Lee. Notable auction results include Georgette Chen’s “Lychees and Peaches” achieving $1.5 million in July 2023 and Jane Lee’s “Melt VII” selling for $140,877.

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Good praxis: How a former brothel became one of Adelaide's leading arts spaces - InReview

The article profiles praxis ARTSPACE in Adelaide, Australia, which was originally a former brothel and is now a leading arts space celebrating its tenth anniversary. Founded and directed by Patty Chehade, the space offers professional exhibition facilities for emerging and established artists, featuring a mix of one-person and thematic shows. Notable artists exhibited include Liz Butler, Dianne Longley, Olga Sankey, and Margaret Ambridge.

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Persian miniatures and mermaids: Hiba Schahbaz’s garden of delights at the Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami

The Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami has opened "Hiba Schahbaz: The Garden," the first major retrospective of Karachi-born, Brooklyn-based artist Hiba Schahbaz. Curated by Jasmine Wahi, the exhibition spans 15 years of Schahbaz's practice, including loans from private collections, studio works, and new commissions. Anchored by the concept of the jannat (Paradise Garden) rooted in Islamic tradition and Sufi poetry, the show is organized around the elements of earth, water, fire, and air. Schahbaz, trained in the Indo-Persian miniature tradition, works with water-based pigments and tea on handmade paper, and her practice has evolved from small formats to large-scale works, including a 45-foot-by-14-foot mermaid painting commissioned for the Miami show.

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How Private Art Collectors In Singapore Are Helping To Shape Our Artistic Future

Singapore entrepreneur Chong Huai Seng and his daughter Ning Chong are presenting "Artist's Proof: Singapore at 60," a landmark exhibition at Artspace @ Helutrans running until 17 August 2025. Featuring over 90 artworks from Chong's private collection, the show spans 1940 to 2025 and includes more than 50 artists, mostly Singaporeans, such as Cultural Medallion recipients Cheong Soo Pieng, Chua Mia Tee, and Lee Wen, alongside emerging talents. For the first time, Chong commissioned 11 new artworks and an original musical composition for the exhibition, which he describes as his "love letter to Singapore."

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Exhibitions on view in July at Southwest Florida art centers

Southwest Florida is home to over a dozen art centers, and in July 2025, 24 exhibitions are on view across venues from Sarasota to Marco Island. Highlights include Art Center Sarasota's 'Vice and Virtue: Annual Juried Regional Show,' juried by curator Jessica Todd, exploring morality and duality; Venice Art Center's solo shows by Karen Weih and Cosette Kosiba; the 'Over the Bridge' exhibition at Visual Arts Center in Punta Gorda featuring B.A. Wikoff and Lily Obsitnik; and the 'Member’s Showcase Exhibit' at the same venue. Satellite shows and the DeSoto Arts Center's annual art show round out the month's offerings.

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art young photographer best emerging

Cultured magazine has announced its annual selection of 12 emerging photographers, aged 24 to 35, chosen by top names in the photography world. The list includes artists such as Adali Schell, Ashley McLean, Camille Farrah Lenain, Charlie Denis, Chris Cook, Hannah Altman, Hero Bean Stevenson, Iva Sidash, Jak Bannon, Jasmine Clarke, Michael Wolever, and Sara Messinger, who work across traditional darkroom techniques and AI tools, drawing on personal histories and community perspectives.

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This ICA Exhibition Skewers Art’s Culture of Capitalism

The Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) has opened a new exhibition titled "Genuine Fake Premium Economy," featuring works by artists Jenna Bliss, Buck Ellison, and Jasmine Gregory. Curated by Nicole Leong, the show critiques the culture of capitalism within the art world, using appropriation and mimicry to highlight contradictions and hypocrisies. The artists, all born in the mid-1980s in the United States, came of age professionally after the 2008 financial crisis, and their works incorporate advertising imagery, reality television, luxury brand aesthetics, and private wealth management vocabulary. Bliss's video works include a scripted reality TV episode set in an art fair booth before the crash, while Ellison has invented a fictional private bank called Orlo & Co., and Gregory reproduces Patek Philippe advertisements with the watches erased.

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Chasing Shadows: BFA Studio Art Thesis Exhibition

Fort Worth Contemporary Arts presents 'Chasing Shadows: BFA Studio Art Thesis Exhibition' from April 17 to April 24, 2025, featuring works by Ellie Evans, Jasmine Ramirez, Lydia Welling, and Madeline Smith. The exhibition explores surreal and ethereal spaces, inviting viewers to reconsider ordinary objects through eerie and celestial perspectives.

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Video Observer: Free Fullerton College Art Gallery Showcases Student Work

Fullerton College Art Gallery is currently hosting its 2025 Student Art Exhibition, showcasing 210 selected works from 316 submissions. The free exhibition, open until May 21, features student work across drawing, painting, illustration, printmaking, graphic design, 3D modeling, sculpture, and ceramics. Gallery Technician Seija Rohkea and Adjunct Professor Jasmine McNeal collaborated with student artists and gallery assistants to install and curate the show, highlighting the college's Museum Studies program—one of few at the community college level in California.

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article local schedule May 12, 2026 visibility 11 link 1 artist, 1 gallery

A Walk in the Cypress: Evolving at Cypress Art Gallery in May

The Cypress Art Gallery, operated by the Lompoc Valley Art Association, is presenting a new exhibition titled "A Walk in the Cypress: Evolving" during May. The show features works by local member artists and reflects the gallery's ongoing commitment to community engagement and artistic growth in the Lompoc and Santa Ynez Valley region.

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Evanston's Dittmar Gallery Hosts Community Art Exhibition 'I Was Here'

The Dittmar Memorial Gallery in Evanston is hosting 'I Was Here,' a community-driven exhibition running from April 9 to May 3, 2026. Curated by Jasmine Ametovski and Clare Kirwan, the show features 24 local artists utilizing diverse mediums such as sound, video, and beeswax to document their daily lives. The project prioritizes lived experience and personal encounters over traditional, academic studio practices.

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Dittmar Gallery presents community art exhibition ‘I was here’

The Dittmar Gallery at Northwestern University is hosting a community art exhibition titled “I was here,” featuring works by 24 local artists. Curated by Jasmine Ametovski and Clare Kirwan, the show highlights diverse mediums ranging from photography of the Berlin Wall to beeswax sculptures and multimedia installations. The exhibition focuses on how personal perspectives can redefine traditional art spaces and reclaim cultural identities through creative practice.

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Museum of the African Diaspora Marks 10 Years of Its Emerging Artists Program

The Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD) in San Francisco is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its Emerging Artists Program (EAP) by announcing its 2026-2027 cohort. Selected from hundreds of applicants, Bay Area artists Jasmine Ross, Demetri Broxton, Dorian Reid, and Tahirah Rasheed will each receive a fully supported solo exhibition at the museum. The program, which has supported 30 artists since 2015, provides crucial institutional backing, including curatorial guidance and production resources, to creatives at pivotal career moments.

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article local schedule Feb 23, 2026 visibility 7 link 1 artist

Woodhaven Art Circle hosts inaugural gallery show ‘Love, Left Open’ in Kew Gardens

The Woodhaven Art Circle artist collective launched its inaugural gallery exhibition, titled 'Love, Left Open,' at the Neighborly Events space in Kew Gardens, Queens. The show features introspective works from over 16 local artisans, ranging from ink illustrations and digital photography to mixed-media pieces, all exploring themes of personal and communal love. The opening night was complemented by poetry readings and a celebration of International Mother Language Day, emphasizing the intersection of cultural heritage and creative expression.

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Sawtell Art Gallery’s 37th show a success

Sawtell Art Gallery's 37th Annual Show opened on June 28 with a celebratory party attended by exhibitors and community members. The exhibition featured nine prize categories, each with a $500 award, plus a $100 Youth category, sponsored by local businesses and organizations. Winners included Jordanna Hinton, Jayden Whitton, Bronwyn Fife, Helen Goldsmith, Andrea Hitchcock, Willie Berkof-Ober, Nico Reynolds, Shellie Kelly, Sharon Sykes, Lachlan Wainwright, Max Greenaway, and Stella Dodd. The People's Choice Award is pending announcement at the exhibition's close.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 19, 2025 visibility 7 link 1 artist, 1 gallery

First island exhibition for Jersey artist

Jersey artist Max Corbett is holding his first full exhibition on his home island at the Jaro gallery in St Helier. His collection of street scenes blends street photography with traditional oil painting techniques, using bright colors and an energetic style inspired by 18th- and 19th-century impressionist painters. The gallery's curator, Jasmine Rose Noel, discovered Corbett's work at a one-off showing last summer and has since helped him exhibit at art fairs in London, Berlin, and Miami.

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Elaine Holt steps down as Sotheby's Chairman of Modern and Contemporary Art, Asia after just one year

Elaine Holt has stepped down as Chairman of Modern and Contemporary Art, Asia at Sotheby's after just one year in the role. Jasmine Prasetio, Managing Director of Sotheby's Southeast Asia, will temporarily assume leadership of the Modern and Contemporary Art department in Asia, relocating from Singapore to Hong Kong. Alex Branczik, Chairman and Head of Modern and Contemporary Art, Europe, will continue to oversee the Asia team remotely from London. Holt, a well-known figure in Asian modern and contemporary art, previously spent a decade at Christie's and held roles at Opera Gallery and Ravenel before joining Sotheby's in July 2024.

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