The Philadelphia Museum of Art has opened a new exhibition centered on the Rocky statue, exploring themes of boxing, celebrity, and the meaning of monuments. The show investigates why millions of visitors from around the world flock to the iconic statue, which sits at the museum's steps, and examines its cultural significance beyond its cinematic origins.
An exhibition titled 'Houses I Almost Lived In' is currently on view at Latitude 28 gallery in Delhi's Defence Colony, running until May 25. The show brings together works by five artists—Shalina Vichitra, Pooja Iranna, Raj Jariwala, Samit Das, and Mahen Perera—who explore how architecture, memory, and belonging intertwine. Through layered cartographies, cement grids, stitched forms, and material fragments, the artists evoke nostalgia for the houses and spaces we once inhabited, examining how physical structures persist in personal and collective memory long after they vanish.
Floral tributes left at Bondi Beach after a deadly terrorist attack on a Hanukkah celebration in December 2024 have been collected and will be transformed into an art installation at the Sydney Jewish Museum. Jewish Australian artist Nina Sanadze, born in Georgia and based in Melbourne, is working with volunteers to dry and process the flowers in a Sydney warehouse, experimenting with resin, bronze casting, and composted materials to create a work that may depict beachgoers fleeing the attack. The museum, currently closed for redevelopment, plans to feature the installation in a special exhibition when it reopens in 2027.
The American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center will open four new exhibitions on June 14, 2025, running through August 10. The shows include David A. Douglas: Intersections, exploring memory and place through large-scale mixed-media works; Soaring (Narsha), a Korean-American contemporary art exhibition celebrating the Han-Mee Artists Association’s 50th anniversary; Anarchy Loosed Upon the World, featuring vintage Vietnam War wire transmission photographs from the collection of Jo C. Tartt; and The Teen Experience, a show by teenagers from Montgomery County Public Schools examining identity, mental health, and social pressures.
The Hall Art Foundation is reopening its Vermont campus for the 2026 season with three major exhibitions running through November 29. The centerpiece, "A Farewell to the Western World," is a group show of roughly 70 works exploring global power shifts and political instability, featuring artists such as Ai Weiwei, Aleksandra Mir, and Philip Guston. Also on view are Christian Marclay's video installation "Made To Be Destroyed," which compiles film scenes of artworks being damaged or destroyed, and Piotr Uklański's photographic installation "The Nazis," examining how film and popular culture have shaped representations of the Third Reich. The campus, set on a former dairy farm in Reading, includes converted gallery buildings and outdoor sculptures by Olafur Eliasson, Antony Gormley, Richard Long, and Marc Quinn.
Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei presents a new exhibition at MAXXI L'Aquila, titled 'Ai Weiwei: Confronting Memory, Catastrophe, and Resilience.' The show explores themes of collective trauma, historical catastrophe, and human resilience through a range of media including sculpture, installation, and documentary works. It draws on Ai's ongoing engagement with political dissent, migration, and the fragility of cultural memory.
López de la Serna CAC has launched a collective exhibition exploring the evolution of portraiture through the works of four major contemporary artists: Francesco Clemente, Alex Katz, David Salle, and Henry Taylor. The exhibition moves beyond traditional representation to examine how identity is constructed in the postmodern era, utilizing diverse approaches ranging from Clemente’s mystical pastels and Katz’s flat, vibrant aesthetics to Salle’s fragmented collages and Taylor’s socially conscious figuration.
The 17th Bienal de Cuenca, titled "The Game," opened on 24 October in Cuenca, Ecuador, marking its 40th anniversary. The biennial features 51 artists selected by 17 international curators, with works displayed across multiple venues including museums, gardens, and the airport. The event highlights artists and curators from the Global South, focusing on social and political concerns rather than market priorities. It opened just two days after political protests ended, with a ceremony featuring an Andean ritual led by artist Carmen Vicente, whose installation "Infinite Steps" won the acquisition prize.
The Mori Arts Center Gallery in Tokyo is hosting 'Godzilla The Art Exhibition', running until June 29, to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the iconic monster. Featuring over 25 artists from Japan and abroad, including Tadanori Yokoo, Sachiko Kazama, Kikuji Kawada, and actor-artist Tadanobu Asano, the exhibition presents original works in sculpture, painting, photography, diorama, and performance. Designed by the creative team Cekai, the immersive environment simulates Godzilla's destruction with cracked walls and shattered floors, while thematic chapters explore the monster as a symbol of modern anxieties, historical trauma, and cultural evolution.
Serakai Studio presents 'dreamedcore', its second exhibition at GOLD in Hong Kong's Wong Chuk Hang district, running from June 6 to August 1. Curated by Shirley Lau and Tobias Berge, the show blends an art exhibition, concept store, and runway format to explore digital-age nostalgia through the lens of 'dreamcore' aesthetics—drawing on 1990s and early 2000s visual textures. Featuring 22 emerging multi-disciplinary artists and creative practitioners from across Asia, including Li Shuang, Wong Ping, and Peng Ke, the exhibition is divided into two chapters: 'The Lure' and 'The Twist', with a central runway stage, ambient lighting, and a mini cinema screening a video by Wong Ping.
Harit Srikhao's exhibition "Cave Stories 0" at YDP in London presents a multimedia installation combining photography, moving images, drawings, and puppetry. The project draws inspiration from the 2018 Tham Luang cave rescue in Thailand, where twelve boys and their coach were trapped and later saved, weaving this event together with local folktales and psychological studies to create an immersive exploration of inner landscapes.
The Kunstverein in Hamburg is presenting "Quality of Life," the first comprehensive survey of Swedish Hungarian artist Lenke Rothman outside of Sweden. The exhibition spans Rothman's career from the 1950s until her death in 2008, showcasing her unique oeuvre that juxtaposes everyday life with her biographical and historical experiences, characterized by a radical processing of personal and collective memory.
Hannah Altman, a photographer exploring Jewish culture through self-portraiture and narrative, has had a significant year marked by the publication of her monograph "We Will Return to You" and exhibitions in Toronto, Richmond, Hamburg, and at Brandeis University’s Kniznick Gallery in Waltham, Massachusetts. Her work delves into themes of loss, change, persecution, and uncertainty, weaving together mysticism and memory to examine how rituals, narratives, and objects evolve over time.
手の中の影――上原沙也加「緑の部屋：平和の島」
Photographer Sayaka Uehara, born in Okinawa in 1993, presented the exhibition "Green Room: Peace Island" at Gallery Athos in Naha in February 2025. The show brings together two series—the monochrome "Green Room" and the color "Green Days"—for the first time, focusing on Heping Island (Heping Dao) off the coast of Keelung, Taiwan. Uehara's black-and-white photographs document the island's layered colonial history, from Spanish and Dutch occupation to Japanese rule and the 1947 February 28 Incident, where local Ryukyuan residents were killed. The exhibition uses a circular layout that encourages viewers to move repeatedly through the images, connecting historical violence to the present through small objects like souvenir cookies and bottle openers.
Taiwanese artist Su Hui-Yu premiered his performance film "A Total Story" at the Museum of Modern Art in Bogotá (MAMBO) in January. The film, shot inside the museum, intertwines the histories of Colombia and Taiwan through a narrative enacted by queer and trans performers. The exhibition "La Saga Total," his first in Latin America, also featured several of his video and installation series. The project is now set to travel to Taipei for a premiere at MOCA Taipei in April.
The National Museum of Military History in Bulgaria will open an exhibition titled “Created in War, Preserved through Art” on May 5, marking the Day of Bravery and the Bulgarian Armed Forces as well as the museum’s 110th anniversary. The exhibition transports visitors to 1916, during World War I, when the museum was founded to preserve the memory of the Bulgarian Army, and highlights how Bulgarian artists participated in an international exhibition in Berlin that year, with many of their war-inspired works later acquired by the Ministry of War to form a major art collection.
The Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art in Tarpon Springs, Florida, has launched a dynamic spring 2026 exhibition season featuring four shows that highlight regional artists and student creativity. Exhibitions include "Richard Heipp: Reliquaries & Artifacts" (through July 26), which uses hyper-realistic paintings to explore how museums shape cultural memory; "Dallas Jackson: Unsung Heroes, The Fabric of America" (through June 14), a mixed-media tribute to overlooked community figures; and "David Anderson: Now and Again" (through June 14), presenting eight newly acquired works never before publicly exhibited. The season also includes student-focused programming from kindergarten through middle school.
The article reflects on the 61st Venice Biennale, curated by Koyo Kouoh, who passed away on 10 May 2025 at age 57 after a cancer diagnosis. Her curatorial concept, "In Minor Keys," will be realized posthumously by her team. The Biennale preview opens on 6 May 2026, with the public opening on 9 May. Additionally, artist Henrike Naumann, selected for the German Pavilion, died on 14 February 2025 at age 41, also from cancer; her work will be shown in her name.
The Alpharetta Arts Center is hosting a solo exhibition titled “From the Artist’s Studio: Alexi Torres,” running from March 4 through April 18. Organized in partnership with Arts Alpharetta and Alpharetta Arts & Culture, the show features a diverse range of media and genres from the Atlanta-based, Cuban-born artist.
The Alpharetta Arts Center is set to host a solo exhibition titled “From the Artist’s Studio: Alexi Torres,” running from March 4 through April 18. Organized by Arts Alpharetta in partnership with Alpharetta Arts & Culture, the show features the work of the Cuban-born, Atlanta-based artist known for his intricate style that explores the relationship between humanity and the natural world. The exhibition will showcase a diverse range of media and genres, offering a comprehensive look at Torres's contemporary practice.
Yad Vashem – The World Holocaust Remembrance Center in Jerusalem has unveiled a new exhibition titled "Journey in the Wake of Catastrophe" by Israeli artist Tal Mazliach. The exhibition features eleven original works commissioned specifically for the show, which draw a visual and emotional connection between the Holocaust and the October 7th Hamas attack. Mazliach, a resident of Kibbutz Kfar Aza who survived the attack by barricading herself in her home for over 20 hours, is the second artist selected for Yad Vashem's 'Residency' Project. Her paintings incorporate tribal motifs, bold colors, and layered text, blending personal testimony with collective memory by drawing on Yad Vashem's archival collections.
An art exhibition in Guernsey marks the 80th anniversary of Liberation Day, featuring works by 12 local artists who explored the island's wartime occupation through family histories, personal recollections, and archival research. The Occupation Arts Collective organized the show, which was sponsored by Guernsey Arts.
The Kunsthaus Wiesbaden is hosting a comprehensive survey of Argentine artist Marcelo Brodsky titled "Memory in Action," running through June 2026. The exhibition showcases Brodsky’s unique practice of intervening in archival photographs to address global human rights abuses, political violence, and the persistence of historical trauma. Key series on display include his seminal work on the Argentine military dictatorship, "Buena Memoria," alongside explorations of 1968 global protests and African liberation movements.
A Roma è nato un nuovo spazio culturale che lavora sulla memoria della città (anche attraverso le cartoline)
A new cultural space called URBS has opened in Rome's Testaccio district, founded by architect Andrea D'Antrassi in collaboration with Giovanni Colombara. The space debuted in 2024 as "The Smallest Museum by URBS," a 20-square-meter venue housing over 1,600 historical postcards of the city, creating a visual archive spanning different eras. The museum also hosts temporary exhibitions, such as the current show "Not Mine, Not Yours" by Iranian artist Mehrdad Shadrooh, curated by Barbara Blasi, which draws from a family video-photo archive covering over eighty years of history. A commercial space has also been opened in Trastevere.
Graduate students at the Corcoran School of the Arts & Design, part of George Washington University, have created an interactive exhibition titled “American Made” to commemorate the United States’ 250th anniversary. The exhibit, on view at the Luther W. Brady Art Gallery until May 14, combines 21 traditional artworks from GW’s collection—including photographs, pottery, and textiles—with interactive elements such as a touchscreen map and audio components. The project was developed collaboratively by students in museum studies and interactive design programs, led by professors Laura Schiavo and Sam Shelton, as part of the school’s annual NEXT Festival. Featured works include Patricia Kennedy-Zafred’s contemporary quilt “Tagged,” which addresses the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II.
Lichfield Cathedral will host an expansive 80-meter-long knitted and crocheted installation titled "The Longest Yarn 2: Britain at War" throughout May 2026. Created by a global community of makers, the textile artwork depicts various facets of British life during World War II, ranging from the declaration of war in 1939 to the celebrations of VE Day in 1945, including scenes of evacuation and rationing.
The Rollins Museum of Art has unveiled "Souvenir," a new exhibition that explores the intersection of physical objects and personal or collective memory. Featuring works such as Cruz Castillo’s "Loss Came First"—a piece constructed from discarded lottery tickets—the show examines how everyday items, from kitsch keychains to historical relics, serve as vessels for nostalgia and reminders of the past.
WaterFire Providence has issued an open call for artists to participate in "America, Unfinished?!", a major group exhibition scheduled for the summer of 2026. Hosted at the 15,000-square-foot WaterFire Arts Center, the show seeks large-scale installations, multimedia works, and performances that explore the United States as an evolving and unresolved project. The curatorial framework focuses on themes of labor, migration, identity, and material culture within the context of the American landscape.
A pop-up art exhibition in Philadelphia explores the dismantling of Isaiah Zagar's public mural *Skin of the Bride* (c. 1990-2001), a ceramic-and-tile mosaic originally housed in a community arts center. The building was sold in 2017, purchased by a real estate developer in 2023, and despite efforts to protect the mural as a historic site, it is slated for demolition. The Magic Gardens team selectively removed certain tiles, including Mexican folk art, while leaving others behind, altering the artwork's visual integrity. The exhibition presents fragments of Zagar's work alongside a video installation and a multimedia piece reflecting on memory and placemaking.
A new art exhibit titled "Mountain Memories" has opened at the Asheville Regional Airport, created in collaboration with the River Arts District. The exhibition features works by eleven artists—including Chrys Corn Goodman, Davis Perrott, Beth Elliott, and others—using mediums such as oil, cold wax, graphite, charcoal, photography, mixed media sculpture, and textile installation. Each piece reflects on the catastrophic impact of Hurricane Helene and the community's resilience, with personal stories tied to the storm's aftermath. The exhibit is located in the airport's new North Concourse and will run until October 30.