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Nan Goldin Gets a Major UK Moment with ‘You Never Did Anything Wrong’

The Hayward Gallery at London's Southbank Centre has announced 'You Never Did Anything Wrong,' Nan Goldin's first major UK exhibition in over 20 years. The show, on view from November 24, 2026, to March 7, 2027, will survey Goldin's autobiographical photography, highlighting her intimate depictions of love, loss, queer and post-punk communities, and her recent anti-war activism. The exhibition follows the UK debut of her opera 'The Ballad of Sexual Dependency' at Gagosian London earlier this year.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 18, 2026 visibility 5 link 9 artists, 1 gallery

Georgia State’s Welch School Presents Exhibition Celebrating Legacy of Artist Larry M. Walker

Georgia State University's Ernest G. Welch School of Art & Design will present "Where Being Takes Root: Works by Southern Artists From the Larry M. and Gwendolyn E. Walker Collection," a landmark exhibition running from June 4 to October 15 in the Welch School Galleries. The show celebrates the legacy of artist and professor emeritus Larry M. Walker (1935–2023), whose personal collection of over 300 works was donated to the university after his death. Curated by Lauren Jackson Harris, the exhibition features artists including Charles White, Radcliffe Bailey, Kevin Cole, Bethany Collins, Benny Andrews, David Driskell, Steve Prince, and Kara Walker, with a dedicated Walker Family Gallery showcasing works by Larry Walker, his wife Gwen, and their children Dana, Larry Jr., and Kara Walker.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 17, 2026 visibility 14 link 11 artists, 2 galleries

Lost bunny paintings by JFK's photographer found in ABQ storage

A trove of paintings by Eddie Johnson, an obscure artist who photographed President John F. Kennedy in 1962 as assistant to Elaine de Kooning, has been discovered in a storage unit in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The archive, saved from disposal by the artist's estate, includes a major series of bunny-themed works created between 1972 and 1995, all based on a worn plush toy. Artist Matthan Cowart organized the exhibition "Hares on the Mountain" at his gallery Desert Mystery Center, pairing Johnson's bunny paintings with works by 11 living artists including David Altmejd and Ed Haddaway.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 15, 2026 visibility 11 link 6 artists, 1 gallery

Inside Youssef Nabil’s Landmark Musée d’Orsay Exhibition

Egyptian artist Youssef Nabil makes history as the first Arab artist invited to show at the Musée d'Orsay in Paris, with his landmark exhibition 'To Dream Again.' The show features his hand-painted silver gelatin prints that blend cinema, memory, and identity, and marks the first time the museum has invited an artist working primarily with photography to engage with its collection. The exhibition is deeply personal, tracing Nabil's journey from a 19-year-old rejected by art academies in Cairo to a globally recognized artist, and includes a dialogue with Pierre Puvis de Chavannes's painting 'Le Rêve,' which inspired a self-portrait Nabil created in 2021.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 15, 2026 visibility 10 link 9 artists, 2 galleries

A new, monochromatic perspective on Alexander Calder at SAM

The Seattle Art Museum (SAM) has opened "Monochrome: Calder and Tara Donovan," a new exhibition in its Calder at SAM series that pairs two matte-black Alexander Calder sculptures with works by Brooklyn-based artist Tara Donovan. Curated by Donovan alongside SAM curator Catharina Manchanda, the show uses black as its sole color to highlight materials, texture, and form. Highlights include Calder's 1949 mobile "Jacaranda" and 1976 maquette "Mountains (1:5 intermediate maquette)," juxtaposed with Donovan's sculptures made from industrial materials like plastic stir sticks, slinkys, tar paper, and mylar. The exhibition runs through January 17, 2027.

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trending_up market schedule May 14, 2026 visibility 10 link 15 artists, 2 galleries

MUUS Collection Acquires Todd Webb Archive, Expanding Its Story of 20th-Century American Photography

MUUS Collection has acquired the archive of American photographer Todd Webb (1905–2000), adding approximately 15,000 prints, 50,000 negatives, ephemera, and his extensive journal to its holdings. Webb is known for his evocative postwar images of New York and Paris, as well as his travels across the American West, Great Britain, New Guinea, and Africa. The archive documents his relationships with key figures such as Alfred Stieglitz, Georgia O'Keeffe, Walker Evans, and Berenice Abbott, and will join works by Rosalind Fox Solomon, Larry Fink, and Deborah Turbeville in the collection.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 12, 2026 visibility 12 link 9 artists, 1 gallery

With mysterious Magic Show, artist Rosamunde Bordo blurs line between real and fictional worlds

Vancouver-based artist Rosamunde Bordo presents *Magic Show*, a multilayered exhibition at Western Front that blends video, glassblowing, and found objects to weave a detective-style narrative around a mysterious woman named Denise. The show, on view until July 25, features works like *Karmic Cleanse* and *Communicating Vessels*, combining esoteric rituals and handcrafted materials to create an immersive, genre-defying storytelling experience.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 9, 2026 visibility 22 link 27 artists, 1 gallery

미시시피미술관 '사진과 흑인미술운동, 1955-1985'(7/25-11/8) - Lounge

The Mississippi Museum of Art (MMA) presents "Photography and the Black Arts Movement, 1955–1985," a landmark exhibition exploring the role of photography in fostering Black visual culture and identity during the civil rights and Black Arts Movement eras. The show features approximately 150 works by over 100 artists, including Dawoud Bey, Gordon Parks, and Carrie Mae Weems, drawn primarily from the National Gallery of Art's collection, and runs from July 25 to November 8, 2026, as the final stop on a national tour.

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Ed Ruscha | Ed Ruscha Records 1971 (1st edition) (1971) | Art & Prints

This article presents Ed Ruscha's artist book "Records" (1971), a photographic survey of thirty vinyl records from his personal collection, offered by Lot 180 Gallery New York. It describes the work as a first edition offset printed book in good vintage condition, measuring 7 x 5.5 inches, from an edition of approximately 2,000 unsigned copies published by Heavy Industries Publications in Los Angeles.

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article news schedule May 8, 2026 visibility 21 link 19 artists, 1 gallery

Art and politics clash at Venice Biennale, as world conflicts upstage exhibition's opening

The 61st Venice Biennale, the world's most prestigious art exhibition, opens under unprecedented turmoil. For the first time, its vision was shaped by the late Cameroonian curator Koyo Kouoh, who centered artists from Africa and its diaspora. However, political conflicts over Russia and Israel have overshadowed the art. All five jurors resigned after the Italian culture minister investigated their decision to withhold prizes from Russia and Israel over alleged crimes against humanity. Protests erupted at the Russian pavilion, with Pussy Riot activists denouncing Russia's participation, while the Israeli pavilion artist threatened legal action over the jury's snub. The Biennale will proceed without a jury, with visitors voting for two awards, and the fate of the Golden Lion remains uncertain.

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rate_review review schedule May 2, 2026 visibility 46 link 5 artists, 1 gallery

Ruminations on Rashid Johnson’s “A Poem for Deep Thinkers”

The article is a reflective review of Rashid Johnson's exhibition "A Poem for Deep Thinkers" at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. The author describes standing before Johnson's work "Falling Man" (2016), a piece incorporating broken mirrors, burned wood, and personal objects like a copy of Harry Haywood's "Black Bolshevik" and shea butter, which prompts meditations on visibility, identity, and Frantz Fanon's "Black Skin, White Masks." The review also examines Johnson's large-scale installation "Antoine's Organ" (2016/2026), which fills a gallery typically reserved for Ellsworth Kelly's minimalist canvases, transforming the space with scaffolding, plants, books, and video monitors.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 1, 2026 visibility 20 link 10 artists, 1 gallery

'Art is just about making trouble': Inside Auckland Art Gallery's bold new show

Auckland Art Gallery is preparing to open "Forever Tomorrow: Chinese Art Now," a major exhibition of contemporary Chinese art curated by Hutch Wilco. The show features works from the White Rabbit Collection in Sydney, including a massive 7-meter-high stone sculpture by Xu Zhen, paintings by Shang Liang, and photography by Pixy Liao, who recently won a 2026 Guggenheim Fellowship. Wilco spent three years organizing the exhibition, which includes playful sculptures, paintings, and multimedia works, with significant logistical challenges in transporting large pieces from China.

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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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trending_up market schedule Apr 19, 2026 visibility 20 link 4 artists, 2 galleries

Unknown Artist | New English Photographs (1984) | Available for Sale

An original exhibition poster from the 1984 Milan exhibition "Nuova Fotografia Inglese" (New English Photography) has been made available for sale. Produced by the renowned Italian publisher Mazzotta Editore in collaboration with the British Council, the offset lithograph features a striking black-and-white nude study by an unidentified photographer, designed with the bold graphic sensibilities characteristic of the pre-digital era.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 17, 2026 visibility 20 link 3 artists, 1 gallery

Walferdange exhibition ‘BeComing’ explores identity

Ukrainian visual artist Tetiana Popyk is presenting her first major solo exhibition, titled 'BeComing,' at the Gallery CAW in Walferdange. Running from April 17 to May 3, 2026, the show features a diverse range of photography, mixed media, and conceptual photo collages that explore the intersection of femininity, cultural identity, and belief systems. The exhibition includes works from several of her established series, such as 'Majestic Women of the World' and 'Ukrainian Legends,' alongside a new project focused on androgyny that was originally conceived during the pandemic.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 10, 2026 visibility 15 link 2 artists, 1 gallery

A landmark exhibition of Jean-Michel Basquiat's early works is coming to Brooklyn this May

The Bishop Gallery in Brooklyn will host a landmark exhibition titled "Our Friend, Jean: Early Works of Jean-Michel Basquiat" during New York Art Week this May. The show features rare early pieces and intimate photographs from the collection of Alexis Adler, who lived with Basquiat between 1979 and 1980. The exhibition focuses on the artist's formative years, showcasing works created on unconventional surfaces like doors and furniture before his rise to global stardom.

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article local schedule Apr 8, 2026 visibility 20 link 6 artists, 1 gallery

AOY Art Center’s 14th Juried Show set to open

The AOY Art Center in Yardley, Pennsylvania, is launching its 14th annual Juried Show, featuring 137 selected works from over 425 regional submissions. Curated by Amanda C. Burdan of the Brandywine Museum of Art, the exhibition spans various mediums including painting, sculpture, and photography. The show opens April 10 with a public reception and includes specialized honors such as the Frumi Cohen memorial award for wildlife art.

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article news schedule Mar 10, 2026 visibility 21 link 3 artists, 1 gallery

Pretty in pink: how Toulouse is establishing itself as a top arts destination

Toulouse is undergoing a cultural transformation aimed at establishing the city as a premier European arts destination. Driven by significant municipal investment, the city recently completed the €25m renovation of the Musée des Augustins and a €4m overhaul of the Le Château d’Eau photography gallery. These efforts, led by Mayor Jean-Luc Moudenc and cultural officials, seek to capitalize on the city's growing population and its recent endorsement as a top travel destination for 2025.

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museum exhibitions schedule Jan 23, 2026 visibility 16 link 6 artists, 1 gallery

‘We’re rooted in the local community, but also global’ — inside AlUla Arts Festival

The fifth AlUla Arts Festival has opened in AlUla, Saudi Arabia, running until February 14. The festival features land art, workshops, dance, and musical performances set against the ancient oasis landscape. Highlights include the return of Desert X AlUla with 11 site-specific installations by local and international artists, curated under the theme 'Space Without Measure' inspired by Kahlil Gibran. The exhibition 'Arduna' marks the pre-opening of the upcoming Contemporary Art Museum of AlUla, a collaboration with Centre Pompidou. The AlJadidah Arts District also hosts numerous initiatives, including photography exhibitions at Villa Hegra and concerts by the AlUla Music Hub.

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article policy schedule Jan 15, 2026 visibility 22 link 6 artists, 1 gallery

Work by Edgar Degas among £59.7m haul of art donated to UK public collections in exchange for tax benefits

Works by Edgar Degas and Ben Nicholson are among the artworks donated to UK public collections through the government's Acceptance in Lieu (AIL) and Cultural Gifts Schemes (CGS) between April 2024 and March 2025. The total value of objects gifted reached £59.7 million, settling £39.3 million in tax. Degas's pastel *Ballet Dancers* (1888) was allocated to the National Gallery in London, settling £7.9 million in tax, while three paintings by Ben Nicholson went to Kettle's Yard in Cambridge and a fourth to Pallant House Gallery. Other donations include 73 photographs by Bill Brandt to Tate, a Vanessa Bell still life to the Charleston Trust, and works from the Radev Collection.

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article local schedule Dec 19, 2025 visibility 18 link 10 artists, 6 galleries

Where To See Art In London In The Evenings

This article from Londonist provides a guide to regular late-night openings at London art galleries, focusing on venues that stay open until at least 7pm on specific weeknights without special events. It lists the ICA (open Tuesday-Sunday until 11pm), South London Gallery (open until 9pm on Wednesdays), Wellcome Collection (open until 8pm on Thursdays), Whitechapel Gallery (open until 9pm on Thursdays with free entry), and the National Portrait Gallery (open late on Fridays). The guide emphasizes quiet, after-hours access for people with nine-to-five jobs who find it hard to visit during standard hours.

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article local schedule Dec 8, 2025 visibility 26 link 55 artists, 4 galleries

Art Week holdovers: Here are some exhibits you can still catch in Miami

Miami Art Week has concluded, but several exhibitions remain on view for locals to enjoy. The article highlights shows at venues including Collective 62, El Espacio 23, Fifth & Biscayne Micro Gallery, KDR Gallery, Spinello Projects, and Locust Project, featuring artists such as Tara Long, Susan Kim Alvarez, and Jennifer Basile. These exhibitions range from text-based art and photography to large-scale installations, with closing dates extending through early 2026.

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museum exhibitions schedule Dec 1, 2025 visibility 18 link 11 artists, 1 gallery

December 2025 Exhibitions and Events at SVA

The School of Visual Arts (SVA) in New York is hosting a series of exhibitions and events throughout December 2025 and into January 2026. Highlights include "Wavelengths," a juried alumni survey at SVA Chelsea Gallery; "Act 1: Geraldine Scott III," a solo exhibition by alumnus Lillian Ansell at SVA Gramercy Gallery; "The Book Show" featuring first-year MFA students; "Migrant Housing: Water as a Medium for Healing" at SVA Flatiron Gallery; and "fables for introverts, chapter iii: limbo" by Gerald Euhon Sheffield II at SVA Flatiron Project Space. Events include open studios, a lecture on the anti-Nazi "Red Orchestra" group, and an artists' roundtable with Samson Young.

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museum exhibitions schedule Nov 21, 2025 visibility 29 link 46 artists, 1 gallery

What’s on now at San Francisco museums, November 2025

San Francisco museums are presenting a wide array of exhibitions in November 2025, with several closing soon and others opening in the coming months. At SFMOMA, major shows include "Alejandro Cartagena: Ground Rules" (through April 19), "KAWS: Family" (through May 3, 2026), the photography exhibition "(Re)Constructing History" featuring Carrie Mae Weems, Nona Faustine, Carla Williams, and Dawoud Bey, and "Suzanne Jackson: What is Love," the artist's first retrospective. The Institute for Contemporary Art hosts "Midnight March" by Masako Miki and "stay, take your time, my love" by David Antonio Cruz, both closing Dec. 7. The Asian Art Museum presents "Rave into the Future: Art in Motion" closing Jan. 12, and the Legion of Honor will open "Drawn to Venice" from Jan. 24 to Aug. 2, 2026. The Murphy and Cadogan Contemporary Art Awards Exhibition, a collaboration with the San Francisco Foundation and SOMarts, closes Dec. 7.

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article local schedule Oct 28, 2025 visibility 16 link 17 artists, 3 galleries

Under the Bridge, Beyond the Gloss: DUMBO’s Art Scene Defies Its Gentrified Image

The article reports on the First Thursday Gallery Walk in DUMBO, Brooklyn, a monthly event where galleries, artist studios, and creative spaces stay open late for exhibitions, artist talks, and performances. The author attended the latest iteration, starting with a rooftop cocktail party at the Jay 20 building, which houses nearly 200 artists and programs like the Sharpe-Walentas Studio Program. The walk highlighted over 20 galleries and 170 artist studios, including Smack Mellon and A.I.R. Gallery, as well as public art initiatives like the Dumbo Projection Project.

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museum exhibitions schedule Oct 7, 2025 visibility 18 link 6 artists, 1 gallery

Taiwanese artist Val Lee first solo exhibition in the UK opens at HENI Project Space.

The Hayward Gallery in London, in partnership with the RC Foundation, Taiwan, has opened Val Lee: The Presence of Solitude, the first solo exhibition in the UK by Taiwanese artist Val Lee. Held in the HENI Project Space at the Southbank Centre, the show runs from 7 October 2025 to 11 January 2026 and features film, photography, and costume works including Valley in the Minibus (2024) and The Sorrowful Football Team (2025). The exhibition explores themes of isolation, solitude, and political repression, using disjointed narratives and unidentifiable figures to examine how personal and collective memories are shaped by state systems.

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article local schedule Aug 28, 2025 visibility 17 link 39 artists, 2 galleries

NEXT in the Gallery: September art in Pittsburgh is about landscapes, Scandinavian lore and ... sun-dried tomatoes

NEXTpittsburgh's September art guide highlights a packed month of gallery shows, art fairs, and festivals across Pittsburgh. Key events include A Fair in the Park (Sept. 5-7) featuring 101 artists, the Firebox Art Party in Carnegie, the Pittsburgh Latin American Art Festival, and the Pittsburgh Art Book Fair at Carnegie Museum of Art. Major exhibitions opening include Yasmine El Meleegy's 'Red Gold' at the Mattress Factory, which examines Egypt's sun-dried tomato industry, 'Black Photojournalism' at Carnegie Museum of Art showcasing 60 pioneering Black photojournalists, and 'Forum 91: Charles Harlan' featuring the Georgia-born sculptor's work with found objects.

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article local schedule Aug 1, 2025 visibility 25 link 24 artists, 1 gallery

Art Spaces In and Around Guangzhou

This article surveys four notable art spaces in and around Guangzhou, China. It profiles the He Art Museum in Foshan, a private nonprofit founded by He Jianfeng and designed by Tadao Ando, which houses the He family collection spanning Lingnan School ink painting to international modernists. It also covers the Bai’etan Greater Bay Area Art Center, a government-funded complex opened in April 2024 that includes branches of the Guangdong Museum of Art, the Guangdong Intangible Cultural Heritage Museum, and the Guangdong Literature Museum. Additionally, it highlights Vitamin Creative Space, a dual independent art space and commercial gallery founded by Zhang Wei and Hu Fang, and the ChunYangTai Arts and Cultural Centre, part of the Langtou Experiment village revitalization project.

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museum exhibitions schedule Jul 29, 2025 visibility 16 link 1 artist, 1 gallery

‘Even late in life, recognition is possible’: photographer Paz Errázuriz opens long overdue UK retrospective

MK Gallery in Milton Keynes is presenting the first major UK retrospective of Chilean photographer Paz Errázuriz, titled *Dare to Look*, featuring 171 photographs from five decades of her career. Now 81, Errázuriz is known for documenting marginalized communities in Chile, often working under the dictatorship that followed the 1973 military coup. Despite international acclaim—including exhibitions at the Venice Biennale and acquisitions by Tate, MoMA, and the Reina Sofía—this is her first solo show at a British institution.

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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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