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article news schedule Apr 30, 2025 visibility 27 link 19 artists, 7 galleries

hauser and wirth new york museum mega gallery shows

This spring in New York, major museum surveys at MoMA, the Whitney, the Guggenheim, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art feature artists all represented by the mega-gallery Hauser & Wirth: Jack Whitten, Amy Sherald, Rashid Johnson, and Lorna Simpson. The article notes that this concentration has been dubbed "Hauser spring" by some observers, and questions the increasingly blurred line between commercial galleries and museums, especially as Hauser & Wirth has provided financial support for at least three of the four shows.

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person people schedule Apr 25, 2025 visibility 15 link 4 artists, 3 galleries

saudi arabia art scene athr gallery interview

ARTnews interviews Mohammed Hafiz, co-founder of Athr Gallery in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, as part of its Newsmakers series. Hafiz discusses the evolution of the Saudi art scene since Athr's founding in 2009, the gallery's expansion into multiple locations and a foundation offering grants and residencies, and the role of grassroots patrons and collectors before the Ministry of Culture's involvement in 2018. The interview, conducted at the Athr Foundation in Riyadh during the first annual Art Week Riyadh, also touches on Hafiz's personal history with art, including buying his first artwork in high school in the 1990s, and challenges misconceptions that the Saudi art scene began only recently.

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trending_up market schedule Apr 8, 2026 source 2 sources visibility 30 link 5 artists, 4 galleries

London galleries Edel Assanti and Emalin both announce expansions

London-based contemporary galleries Edel Assanti and Emalin have both announced significant expansions within the UK capital. Edel Assanti is opening a second, more intimate location in St. James’s to complement its larger Fitzrovia flagship, launching with a focused exhibition of works by Lonnie Holley. Simultaneously, Emalin is moving its primary operations from Shoreditch to a sprawling 5,000-square-foot space in Clerkenwell previously occupied by Modern Art, while maintaining its historic Shoreditch outpost.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 16, 2026 visibility 19 link 11 artists, 3 galleries

From Normal to Ania Magliano: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead

The Guardian's weekly entertainment guide includes a section on art exhibitions, highlighting two shows opening in the UK. Godfried Donkor's solo exhibition at Firstsite in Colchester runs from 22 May to 30 August, weaving stories of resistance from Boudicca to Yaa Asantewaa through collage, painting, and textile. Delcy Morelos's installation at the Barbican in London, running until 31 July, fills the space with huge mounds of earth, clay, and spices to create immersive environments based on Andean and Amazonian knowledge. The guide also mentions Phantasmagoria at the Henry Moore Institute in Leeds, exploring video games and digital art.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 15, 2026 visibility 37 link 12 artists, 10 galleries

A Delayed Art Dubai Opens With Fewer Galleries—but Buyers Abound

Art Dubai opened its 20th edition at Madinat Jumeirah with a significantly reduced number of exhibitors—50 largely regional galleries, down from the originally expected 120—after being delayed from mid-April due to geopolitical tensions following the U.S.-Iran ceasefire on April 8. The fair, which offered free entry for the first time and refunded booth costs for participating galleries, saw strong attendance from Gulf and Middle Eastern collectors, with an upbeat mood and a more intimate atmosphere reminiscent of pre-Covid editions. Galleries from Lebanon and other conflict-affected regions were present, emphasizing art as a form of resilience and cultural identity.

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article policy schedule May 15, 2026 visibility 38 link 7 artists, 1 gallery

Borghese Gallery Faces Pushback Over New Building Plan

The Borghese Gallery in Rome has proposed building an adjacent facility to expand its exhibition space and increase visitor capacity beyond the current limit of 360 people per two-hour slot. The museum, which welcomed over 630,000 visitors in 2025, argues the expansion is needed to display works long held in storage. A press conference is scheduled for May 19 to provide further details.

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trending_up market schedule May 14, 2026 visibility 41 link 10 artists, 8 galleries

In Pictures: the best of Venice at Frieze New York

Frieze New York 2025 features a curated selection of works by artists also showing at the Venice Biennale, including Precious Okoyomon, Alma Allen, Dayanita Singh, Alvaro Barrington, and Paulo Nazareth. The fair highlights pieces ranging from Okoyomon's intimate works on paper at Mendes Wood DM to Allen's bronze wall sculpture at Perrotin, priced between $30,000 and $150,000. Other notable stands include Nabil Nahas's fractal-inspired painting at Lawrie Shabibi and P420, Singh's archival photographs at Frith Street Gallery, and Barrington's carnival-themed paintings at Emalin, alongside a sculpture by Sung Tieu.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 28, 2026 visibility 43 link 194 artists, 1 gallery

Venice Biennale 2026: all the national pavilions, artists and curators so far

The 61st edition of the Venice Biennale, the world's oldest and most prestigious art biennial, will open on 9 May 2026 and run through 22 November. The main exhibition follows the curatorial plan of the late Koyo Kouoh, while national pavilions have been announcing their participating artists and organizers. The article provides a comprehensive list of confirmed pavilions so far, including artists such as Genti Korini (Albania), Matías Duville (Argentina), Khaled Sabsabi (Australia), Florentina Holzinger (Austria), Faig Ahmed (Azerbaijan), and many others, with details on venues and organizers.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 25, 2026 visibility 50 link 15 artists, 2 galleries

From Mother Mary to Foo Fighters: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead

This article is a weekly entertainment guide from The Guardian, covering cinema, gigs, art, stage, streaming, games, albums, and brain food. In the art section, it highlights two exhibitions: "Handpicked: Painting Flowers from 1900 to Today" at Kettle's Yard in Cambridge, featuring artists like Henri Rousseau and Lubaina Himid; and a show of South African photographer George Hallett's work at the John Lennon School of Art and Design in Liverpool, documenting black resistance in 1970s Britain. It also mentions an open house for Lonnie Holley's new works at Edel Assanti gallery in London.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 22, 2026 visibility 49 link 52 artists, 1 gallery

14 Must-See Museum Shows in New York This Spring

New York museums are launching a significant slate of spring exhibitions, featuring major retrospectives and thematic surveys. Highlights include "Noguchi's New York" at the Noguchi Museum, exploring the sculptor's unrealized urban projects; "Raphael: Sublime Poetry" at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, a comprehensive look at the Renaissance master; and "Gothic by Design: The Dawn of Architectural Draftsmanship," also at the Met, focusing on medieval architectural drawings.

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person people schedule Apr 22, 2026 visibility 36 link 10 artists, 3 galleries

A brush with... Sanya Kantarovsky—podcast

Artist Sanya Kantarovsky is the subject of a podcast interview. He discusses his artistic practice, influences, and the guiding principle of 'ostranenija' or 'making strange' in his figurative paintings, which blend bodies, animals, and plants in atmospheric, often threatening scenarios.

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person people schedule Apr 20, 2026 visibility 32 link 8 artists, 1 gallery

Cathalijn Wouters’s Lyrical Practice Blurs Painting and Drawing

Amsterdam-based artist Cathalijn Wouters has joined the roster of SmithDavidson Gallery. Her practice, which blends painting and drawing through fields of color and linework, is informed by her graphic design training and a pivotal encounter with modern art at the Stedelijk Museum. She describes her process as beginning with drawings and sketches on linen treated like paper, and cites influences ranging from Marcel Proust to Egon Schiele and postwar painting.

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article news schedule Apr 13, 2026 visibility 52 link 9 artists, 2 galleries

The Untold Story of Peter Hujar and Paul Thek’s Intimate—and Complex—Bond

Andrew Durbin’s new dual biography, *The Wonderful World That Almost Was*, explores the profound and volatile relationship between photographer Peter Hujar and artist Paul Thek. Spanning from their meeting in the late 1950s to their deaths from AIDS-related complications in the 1980s, the book details how their shared experiences—most notably a 1963 visit to the Capuchin Catacombs in Palermo—fundamentally shaped their artistic trajectories. While Hujar captured the mummified remains in haunting photographs, Thek translated the encounter into his visceral "meat pieces" and wax effigies.

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article culture schedule Apr 9, 2026 visibility 23 link 6 artists, 1 gallery

The Philosopher Who Predicted Our Post-Literate Art Moment

Art critic Martha Schwendener has released a new book titled 'The Society of the Screen: Vilém Flusser’s Radical Prescience,' exploring the prophetic theories of the late philosopher Vilém Flusser. Flusser, a Prague-born thinker who lived in Brazil and Europe, argued in the 1980s that society was transitioning from a text-based culture to one dominated by 'technical images,' a shift he believed would fundamentally alter human consciousness and the function of the 'apparatus' in daily life.

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article news schedule Apr 9, 2026 visibility 54 link 6 artists, 1 gallery

See Inside the Long-Lost Lee Miller and Cecil Beaton Album Full of WW2-Era Photographs

The Bodleian Libraries at the University of Oxford has acquired a rare photographic "daybook" compiled by Roland Haupt, a former darkroom assistant at British Vogue. Created between 1943 and 1949, the annotated scrapbook contains hundreds of original photographs and clippings by legendary photographers Lee Miller and Cecil Beaton. The acquisition, brokered by dealer Michael Hoppen, ensures that the album—which includes iconic images of Miller in Hitler’s bathtub and portraits of Picasso—remains intact as a singular historical record rather than being sold piecemeal at auction.

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museum exhibitions schedule Mar 27, 2026 visibility 30 link 6 artists, 2 galleries

Nature by the uncool YBA, armoured ceramics and dizzying Aussie abstraction – the week in art

The article is a weekly art roundup highlighting several major exhibitions opening in London and Cambridge. It spotlights a new show of nature-themed paintings by Cecily Brown at the Serpentine Gallery, ceramics by Phoebe Collings-James at Pitzhanger Manor, a career survey of Turner Prize-winner Veronica Ryan at the Whitechapel Gallery, a Frank Bowling retrospective at The Fitzwilliam Museum, and a presentation of Aboriginal Australian art at Edel Assanti. The piece also features a powerful war photograph from Iraq and includes brief news items on topics ranging from a Matisse retrospective to potential museum entry fees.

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museum exhibitions schedule Mar 11, 2026 visibility 21 link 7 artists, 1 gallery

major native art collection plans upstate new york space

The Gochman Family Collection, a significant patron of Indigenous art, has announced plans to open two new exhibition spaces totaling 10,000 square feet in Katonah, New York. Scheduled to debut this fall, the venues will showcase selections from a rapidly growing collection of over 750 works by Native artists from the U.S. and Canada. To lead this expansion, the organization has appointed Laura Phipps, a former associate curator at the Whitney Museum of American Art, as its inaugural director.

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person people schedule Mar 11, 2026 visibility 21 link 2 artists, 4 galleries

alma allen perrotin

Sculptor Alma Allen has officially joined Perrotin, a move that follows his high-profile departure from former galleries Mendes Wood DM and Olney Gleason. The transition comes as Allen prepares to represent the United States at the 2026 Venice Biennale with the exhibition "Alma Allen: Call Me the Breeze," curated by Jeffrey Uslip. The artist reportedly split with his previous representation after they opposed his acceptance of the Biennale commission under the current political climate.

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trending_up market schedule Mar 10, 2026 visibility 21 link 2 artists, 4 galleries

alma allen gallery representation perrotin venice biennale

Sculptor Alma Allen has officially joined Galerie Perrotin, a major international blue-chip gallery, ahead of his representation of the United States at the upcoming Venice Biennale. The move follows a period of representation turnover, as Allen was recently dropped by Olney Gleason and Mendes Wood DM after accepting the prestigious commission. Perrotin will provide essential logistical and operational support for the U.S. Pavilion, with Allen’s first solo exhibition at the gallery’s Paris location scheduled for this fall.

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museum exhibitions schedule Mar 6, 2026 visibility 28 link 14 artists, 2 galleries

carmen de monteflores whitney biennial

At 92 years old, Puerto Rican artist Carmen De Monteflores has emerged as a breakout star of the 2026 Whitney Biennial. Her inclusion in the prestigious exhibition was facilitated by her daughter, renowned performance artist Andrea Fraser, who urged curators to view her mother's vibrant, shaped canvases that had been sitting in storage for decades. De Monteflores, who studied at the Art Students League and the École de Beaux-Arts, abandoned her painting career in 1969 due to the lack of opportunities for women, eventually becoming a psychologist and novelist.

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trending_up market schedule Mar 4, 2026 visibility 22 link 10 artists, 7 galleries

swivel marc straus gallery graham wilson partner

Graham Wilson, founder of the Tribeca-based Swivel Gallery, has joined Marc Straus Gallery as a partner and senior director. As a result of this merger, Swivel will close its independent space, and its roster of emerging artists—including Amy Bravo and Kiah Celeste—will transition to Marc Straus. The partnership will be inaugurated with a group exhibition of Swivel artists at Marc Straus’s Lower East Side location on March 19.

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museum exhibitions schedule Feb 25, 2026 visibility 20 link 15 artists, 1 gallery

lee krasner jackson pollock the met

The Metropolitan Museum of Art has announced a major joint exhibition titled "Krasner and Pollock: Past Continuous," scheduled for this fall. Featuring over 120 works, the show marks the first comprehensive joint presentation of Jackson Pollock and Lee Krasner’s entire careers, rather than focusing solely on their years as a married couple. Curated by David Breslin and Brinda Kumar, the exhibition will utilize the Met’s deep holdings alongside significant international loans to trace the evolution of these two Abstract Expressionist titans from their early WPA days to their late-career innovations.

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trending_up market schedule Feb 25, 2026 visibility 27 link 16 artists, 2 galleries

josh brolin felix podcast

Actor Josh Brolin recently appeared on the Felix Podcast to discuss his extensive journey as an art collector, revealing the challenges even Hollywood stars face when navigating the gallery system. Brolin shared anecdotes about being placed at the back of waiting lists for high-demand artists like Danielle Mckinney and the humbling experience of having to prove his sincere passion for works to dealers like Jeffrey Deitch. The conversation highlighted his collection, which includes works by George Condo, Shara Hughes, and Jammie Holmes.

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museum exhibitions schedule Feb 20, 2026 visibility 15 link 18 artists, 1 gallery

reefline underwater art project miami beach leandro erlich

The Reefline, a non-profit eco-art initiative, has launched its first phase of a seven-mile underwater sculpture park and artificial reef along Miami Beach. The project debuted with 'Concrete Coral' by Argentinian artist Leandro Erlich, a submerged sculpture depicting a traffic jam designed to provide a habitat for marine life. Future phases include works by Carlos Betancourt, Alberto Latorre, and Petroc Sesti, all overseen by the architecture firm OMA and founder Ximena Caminos.

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article local schedule Feb 5, 2026 visibility 30 link 34 artists, 7 galleries

what to see milan best museums galleries 2026 winter olympics

The 2026 Winter Olympics are set to begin in Milan, Italy, with an opening ceremony featuring Mariah Carey at San Siro Stadium. While most events take place across northern Italy, the article provides a guide to Milan's top museums and galleries for art-loving visitors during the three-week games. Highlights include exhibitions at Fondazione Prada (with works by Mona Hatoum and Hito Steyerl), Pirelli HangarBicocca (Nan Goldin's "This Will Not End Well" and Benni Bosetto's "Rebecca"), Pinacoteca di Brera (Italian masterpieces plus Giorgio Armani garments), and Museo del Novecento (sports-themed posters by Armando Testa). Several commercial galleries also feature solo shows by artists such as Emily Sunblad, Claudia Losi, and Jonathan Lyndon Chase.

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trending_up market schedule Jan 10, 2026 visibility 19 link 9 artists, 1 gallery

robert colescott market

The article examines the posthumous market resurgence of painter Robert Colescott, who died in 2009. After his commercial profile faded, Los Angeles dealer Tim Blum and his gallery Blum & Poe began working with the artist's estate in 2017, staging five solo shows and rescuing a disorganized estate with works stored in shipping containers in Arizona. Major auction prices followed, including a record $15.3 million for 'George Washington Carver Crossing The Delaware' in 2021. In 2024, after Blum & Poe closed, Gladstone Gallery took over representation. A current exhibition at the Tacoma Art Museum, 'The One-Two Punch: 100 Years of Robert Colescott,' runs through March 29.

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museum exhibitions schedule Dec 4, 2025 visibility 17 link 15 artists, 4 galleries

emerging artists art basel miami beach

Art Basel Miami Beach is set to open this week, and Artnet News highlights four emerging artists to watch. Among them are Nour Malas, a Syrian painter whose four-panel work for Dubai's Carbon 12 gallery reflects on her childhood and the fall of the regime, blending abstraction with political memory. Zé Tepedino, a Brazilian artist from Rio de Janeiro, creates eco-minded sculptures from beach detritus like flip-flops and umbrellas, riffing on Brazil's social history and consumer culture. Other featured artists include those working with ethereal staged worlds, memory-soaked abstraction, and sculptural experiments in Lycra, offering a vivid snapshot of new voices at the fair.

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trending_up market schedule Dec 2, 2025 visibility 17 link 2 artists, 2 galleries

jack shainman gallery responds odili donald odita lawsuit

Jack Shainman Gallery has formally responded to a lawsuit filed by artist Odili Donald Odita, who accused the New York gallery of refusing to return his artworks. Odita, whose work has been shown at the Venice Biennale and who recently painted the atrium of the Museum of Modern Art, claimed the artworks were worth $1.12 million. In a late November filing, the gallery countered that it holds far less inventory than Odita alleges and that the artist still owes money for production costs. The gallery disclosed that it had paid Odita a monthly stipend starting in 2016—$14,000 per month at its peak—which stopped in 2024, and that Odita had received $586,000 in loans. The gallery claims it has the right to retain five works valued at $650,000, which were consigned to David Kordansky Gallery, and that Odita must repay over $292,000 in outstanding loans.

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trending_up market schedule Nov 26, 2025 visibility 26 link 18 artists, 5 galleries

hot lots top flops november day sales 2025

Artnet News reports on the November 2025 day sales in New York, following the evening sales that signaled a market comeback. Hot lots included Gertrude Abercrombie's "Message for Mercy" (1950), which sold for $1.2 million at Sotheby's, setting a new auction record for the artist. Other strong performers were Julia Jo's "Rhyme or Reason" (2022) at Christie's for $203,200 and Mary Abbott's "Forest of Dak" (1965) at Phillips for $167,700. Top flops included Jacques Lipschitz's "Tete" (conceived 1915), which sold for $152,400 against a $300,000–$400,000 estimate at Sotheby's, and Sterling Ruby's "SP44" (2008), which underperformed at Christie's.

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museum exhibitions schedule Oct 30, 2025 visibility 22 link 9 artists, 1 gallery

matthew wong paintings venice biennale show

A rare exhibition of works by the late artist Matthew Wong, including never-before-exhibited pieces, will open in Venice during the 2026 Biennale. Titled “Matthew Wong: Interiors,” the show is curated by John Cheim and organized by the artist’s foundation, run by his mother Monita Wong. The 35-work exhibition focuses on interior spaces, both physical and psychological, and highlights Wong’s vibrant color palette and expressive brushwork, which he developed before his death by suicide at age 35 in 2019.

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