Do Ho Suh is searching for home in a major new exhibition at Tate Modern

Do Ho Suh's major new exhibition "Walk the House" has opened at Tate Modern's Blavatnik Building, featuring large-scale fabric constructions that recreate architectural fragments from homes the South Korean artist has lived in across Seoul, New York, London, and Berlin. The centerpiece, "Nest/s" (2024), is a monumental sewn passageway made from polyester using a historic Korean fabric technique, incorporating fine details like logos on air vents and light switches. The show also includes "Rubbing/Loving: Seoul Home" (2013-22), a 1:1 paper-and-graphite rubbing of his childhood home, alongside models, drawings, and film that explore memory, migration, and domestic space.

Richard Long Commission Opening 10 May at The National Gallery, London, United Kingdom

The National Gallery in London will unveil a new site-specific commission by British artist Sir Richard Long on 10 May 2025. Titled "Mud Sun," the five-meter-wide mud work is hand-applied using tidal mud from the River Avon and installed at the top of the grand staircase in the newly transformed Sainsbury Wing. The work has been donated by Dr. Didi Mei Yi Wong to mark the Gallery’s 200th anniversary and will enter its Contextual Collection. It is Long’s second commission for the Gallery, following "River Avon Mud Crescent" (2023).

Many Hands Make Great Work at the Weatherspoon’s Student-Curated Show

Cannon Crawford-Wilson, a sculpture and ceramics student at UNC Greensboro, took Art History 490: Museums and Exhibition Spaces and helped curate the exhibition “Embodied: Finding Meaning in the Human Form” at the Weatherspoon Art Museum. Under the guidance of Dr. Emily Stamey, she and her classmates selected artworks, wrote labels, and designed the gallery layout for the Spring 2025 season, working with museum staff like preparator Susan Taaffe. The show features pieces such as Toyin Ojih Odutola's “What’s in a Mistake?” (2014) and Do Ho Suh's “Bowl with Hands.”

New gallery Slip House to open in 1,000sqft, three-story former carriage house during Frieze Week.

Slip House, a new gallery co-founded by Ingrid Lundgren and Marissa Dembkoski, will open to the public on May 9, 2025, during Frieze Week. Located in a 1,000-square-foot, three-story former carriage house at 246 East 5th Street in New York's East Village, the gallery's inaugural exhibition features a multigenerational roster of artists, including historic works by Jack Whitten and Claude Viallat alongside contemporary pieces by Anne Hayden Stevens, Lizzy Gabay, Max Guy, and others. Former Sprüth Magers Director Jessica Draper co-curates the debut presentation. The space includes a second-floor fireplace and kitchen, and a third-floor live/work area that will host a rotating artist residency, with co-founder Dembkoski living onsite during the first year.

At 90, Rhona Hoffman Is Closing Her Chicago Gallery—but She Isn’t Retiring Yet

Rhona Hoffman, the 90-year-old Chicago gallerist, is closing her eponymous gallery at the end of May 2025 after nearly five decades in operation. The final group show, “Not Just A Pretty Picture,” ends April 26. Hoffman, who opened her gallery in 1976, gave early platforms to artists like Sol LeWitt, Mickalene Thomas, and Carrie Mae Weems, and is especially known for championing women artists such as Cindy Sherman, Barbara Kruger, and Jenny Holzer. She was also made an honorary member of the Guerrilla Girls after documenting her exhibition history of women artists. Hoffman plans to remain in Chicago, curating shows and working with artists, but will not use the term "pop-up" for her future activities.

Fresh blood for an ancient medium: 10 young painters to watch this spring

This article profiles ten young painters to watch this spring, highlighting their innovative approaches to the ancient medium of painting. Featured artists include British painter Francesca Mollett, whose abstractions have exceeded market expectations with works like 'Two Thistles' fetching over GBP 250,000 at auction; Samuel Hindolo, whose mysterious figurative and abstract paintings have caught the attention of critic Hilton Als; and Stanislava Kovalčíková, whose provocative mythological works were exhibited at Aspen Art Museum and who runs the independent space The White Ermine in Düsseldorf. Other artists mentioned include Evelyn Plaschg, who transforms mundane objects into unsettling meditations, with a solo museum exhibition opening at HALLE FÜR KUNST Steiermark.

All the new galleries and art spaces opening in Milan in 2025

Milan is experiencing a surge in new gallery and art space openings in 2025, signaling its emergence as a strategic destination for contemporary art. Notable developments include the arrival of Thaddaeus Ropac's gallery, announced in January 2025, alongside openings such as Scaramouche, Limbo, Una/Castiglioni, and Romero Paprocki. These spaces are establishing long-term investments in the city's urban fabric, with exhibitions featuring artists like James Brown, Ludovica Anversa, Federico Arani, Leilei Wu, Valentina Furian, Alessandro Carano, Kaï-Chun Chang, Max Coulon, and Jordan Madlon.

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Palestinian Saudi artist Dana Awartani has been selected to represent Saudi Arabia at the 2026 Venice Biennale. Her pavilion will be curated by Antonia Carver, director of Art Jameel, with assistance from Hafsa Alkhudairi. Awartani, known for her material interpretations of conflict in the Middle East, draws on Saudi Arabia's craft and cultural legacies, often collaborating with local artisans or displaced craftspeople. Her recent works include a response to heritage site destruction at the 2024 Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale and an archive of recreated stone carvings at the 15th Sharjah Biennial.

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Pace Gallery is closing its exhibition space at H Queen’s in Hong Kong later this month, with its final show—featuring Alejandro Piñeiro Bello—ending on October 18. The gallery chose not to renew its lease, citing that the location was no longer serving its needs. Pace will maintain its Hong Kong and Beijing offices and remains open to finding new spaces, signaling it is not fully exiting the city.

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Cultured magazine surveyed 30 New York-based artists to find out where they hang out in 2026, as affordable and easy gathering places have become scarce. The responses range from iconic spots like the Rose Reading Room at the New York Public Library and the Metropolitan Museum of Art to more offbeat locales such as a karaoke bar on Bowery, a Cantonese noodle house in Chinatown, and a church hosting vogue sessions. Artists including Coco Klockner, Jamian Juliano-Villani, Tiffany Sia, Amanda Ba, Lucy Bull, and others share their personal favorites, highlighting a diverse mix of libraries, restaurants, bars, and community spaces.

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Lauren Halsey, an artist known for immersive architectural projects rooted in South Central Los Angeles, is expanding her civic engagement with a new sculpture park titled "sister dreamer," opening in March in collaboration with the nonprofit LAND. The article, presented as a studio visit, details her creative process, influences, and upcoming projects, including a limited-edition cycling jersey with Rapha and the Miami Design District to raise funds for cancer research. It also highlights her recent exhibitions at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Venice Biennale, and the Serpentine Galleries.

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This article from Cultured magazine highlights seven outdoor art and performance activities in New York City for summer 2024. It covers MoMA PS1's Warm Up dance party series featuring monumental sculptures by Yto Barrada, Socrates Sculpture Park's annual fellows exhibition themed "Up/Rooted," Little Island's adventurous performance series including works by Suzan-Lori Parks and Laurie Anderson, Wave Hill's 60th-anniversary installations with Yoko Ono's wish tree and works by Monica Duncan and Sarah Jimenez, the Beach Sessions Dance Series on Rockaway Beach, and SummerStage NYC's music performances in Central Park.

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Miky and Leticia Grendene, co-founders of the hospitality brand Casa Tua, discuss their photography-focused art collection and its integration into their properties in Miami, Aspen, New York, and Paris. In an interview with Cultured, they reveal plans to display a new series of works by artist Anastasia Samoylova at their Aspen location this summer, and reflect on three decades of collecting, their shift toward sculpture and painting, and how their children have developed their own visual language.

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Patricia Udell, an artist known for modernist works in clay, plaster, wood, and canvas, is unveiling her first tapestry at Onna House in East Hampton in a show titled “My Life Has Been a Tapestry,” opening tomorrow and running through Sept. 1. The exhibition takes its name from the 1971 Carole King song. Udell, who has exhibited at Meislin Projects, Quogue Gallery, and amArtHouse, discusses her move into textiles, her inspirations from Calder and Matisse, and the solitary, intuitive nature of her practice. Onna House, founded by designer Lisa Perry, focuses on women artists, making it a fitting venue for Udell’s work.

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Danielle Falls, a 32-year-old lawyer and fine art insurance broker, is profiled as a young collector building a contemporary art collection from a non-traditional background. She serves on the Bronx Museum of the Arts board of trustees, chairs its acquisitions committee, and is a patron of Project for Empty Space. Falls discusses her early collecting mistakes, her frustration with exclusivity in the art world, and her commitment to supporting underrepresented artists, particularly women sculptors and those working with unconventional materials and family archives. She has founded the Falls Foundation, a nonprofit private lending collection focused on emerging voices across the Americas.

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Laura de Gunzburg, a 35-year-old cultural advisor and daughter of arts patron Nathalie de Gunzburg, and Gabriel Chipperfield, a 36-year-old developer and son of architect David Chipperfield, discuss their art collection and collecting philosophy in an interview. The couple, who support institutions like the Dia Art Foundation, Serpentine Galleries, and Turner Contemporary, share insights on their first purchases, rookie mistakes, and the artists they follow, including Alvaro Barrington, Alicja Kwade, and Mary Stephenson.

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The article, written by a former New Museum staffer, traces the evolution of museum architecture from the early 2000s starchitect era toward a hospitality- and community-focused model. It cites examples like MoMA's extensive visitor amenities (four restaurants, two retail spaces) and the Williams College Museum of Art's open, evolving design by SO-IL. The piece also highlights the Underground Museum's storefront approach in Los Angeles and the Storefront for Art and Architecture in New York as strategies that prioritize accessibility and community engagement.

Art Busan Bets on Sustainability Over Speculation

Art Busan's 15th edition, taking place May 21–24, 2026 at BEXCO Exhibition Center, will feature over 110 galleries from 18 countries, with expanded programming including craft and design sections, curated exhibitions, and a new section called LIGHTHAUS that reframes gallery booths as curated environments. Data from the 2025 edition indicates an art market reorganization rather than contraction, with increased pre-sale activity, repeat attendance, and purchases across a wide price spectrum, suggesting a shift away from speculation toward sustained engagement.

Artist Kader Attia Will Organize 2027 Edition of India’s Top Biennial

Artist Kader Attia, known for his work addressing colonial violence and a winner of France's Prix Marcel Duchamp, has been selected to curate the 2027 edition of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale, India's premier biennial. Attia, who previously curated the 2022 Berlin Biennale, was chosen by a committee led by prominent Indian artist Jitish Kallat. His appointment continues the biennial's tradition of artist-curators, following Nikhil Chopra (2024) and Anita Dube (2018).

The Kyrgyzstan Pavilion at the Venice Biennale Builds a Bridge Between Two Cultures

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Alexey Morosov presents "BELEK" at the Kyrgyzstan Pavilion of the 61st Venice Biennale, a project inspired by the mountainous landscapes, glaciers, and brutalist dams of Kyrgyzstan. Combining video, sculpture, painting, and sound, Morosov explores water as a key resource for the future and a deep cultural memory of Central Asia, linking the region's hydro-engineering transformations with the nomadic heritage of the Kyrgyz people. The project centers on the traditional equestrian game Kok-Börü, which Morosov describes as constitutive of Kyrgyz identity, and features centaur-like figures made from raw earth used in local dwellings.

Remembering Georg Baselitz, Nicole Hollander, and Doris Fisher

Hyperallergic's weekly 'In Memoriam' column honors seven figures from the art world who recently passed away, including German Neo-Expressionist painter Georg Baselitz, feminist cartoonist Nicole Hollander, and arts patron Doris F. Fisher, co-founder of The Gap. Other notable figures remembered are photographer Stephanie Chernikowski, West Coast assemblage artist George Herms, Spanish artist and designer José María Cruz Novillo, and Bay Area muralist Dan Fontes. The article provides brief biographies and highlights of their contributions to visual art, photography, comics, and public art.

The Carnegie International Looks Back at Itself

The 58th Carnegie International at the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh looks back at its own 130-year history, featuring a gallery dedicated to past iterations. The exhibition includes Chris Ofili's "The Adoration of Captain Shit and the Legend of the Black Stars" (1998), which was originally shown in the 53rd International in 1999, the same year Ofili's more notorious "The Holy Virgin Mary" sparked controversy at the Brooklyn Museum. The article reviews how the current iteration captures the excitement of earlier exhibitions while providing commentary on authoritarianism and militarism.

First US Survey of Mexican Artist Teresa Margolles Coming This Fall

MoMA PS1 in New York City will host the first United States survey of Mexican artist Teresa Margolles this fall. Trained as a forensic pathologist, Margolles creates works using organic and bodily materials from homicide victims, morgues, and crime scenes. The exhibition will feature pieces confronting murder and violence along the US-Mexico border, including a 2026 evolution of her ongoing series "Air" (2003–), where a gallery will be humidified with water carrying degradable material from homicide sites. The Museum of Modern Art will also present a new experiential installation, "Aproximación al lugar de los hechos (Approaching the Scene)" (2026), starting September 17, which drips water carrying evidence of violent death onto heated steel plates.

Can the V&A’s New Museum Fulfill Its Democratic Promise?

The Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) has opened its new V&A East museum and V&A East Storehouse in Stratford, East London. This expansion, part of a £660 million redevelopment, presents the museum's collection with a focus on community co-design, social justice themes, and local artists, aiming to be more accessible and democratic than its imposing South Kensington flagship.

Genesis P-Orridge’s Subversive Mail Art Goes on View

A focused exhibition at Art Metropole in Toronto presents a selection of mail art submissions by the late transgressive artist Genesis Breyer P-Orridge to the Canadian collective General Idea in the 1970s. Drawn from the National Gallery of Canada's collection, the show features letters, collages, photos, and ephemera that capture P-Orridge's early, boundary-pushing work with collectives like COUM Transmissions and Throbbing Gristle.

The Future of Museums Is a Dance Floor

Museums and art institutions are increasingly incorporating nightlife and rave culture into their programming, treating the dance floor as a site of cultural and political significance. Exhibitions like Steve McQueen's 2024 Dia Beacon show, the 2018 'Elements of Vogue' in Madrid, the Swiss National Museum's 2025 'Techno' exhibition, and the author's own 2025 curatorial project 'Rave into the Future: Art in Motion' at the Asian Art Museum demonstrate this institutional turn.

In an Unlikely Pairing, Giacometti Sculptures Head to The Met's Temple of Dendur

The Metropolitan Museum of Art has announced a major summer exhibition titled "Giacometti in the Temple of Dendur," featuring 17 sculptures by the 20th-century Swiss master Alberto Giacometti. The show, organized in collaboration with the Fondation Giacometti, will place the artist's iconic slender bronze figures within and around the first-century BCE Roman Period Egyptian temple. The installation includes significant loans such as "Femme qui marche I" and "Femme de Venise I," marking a rare dialogue between modern existentialist sculpture and ancient architectural history.

A View From the Easel With Celia Paul

British painter Celia Paul provides an intimate look at her long-term studio and residence in London's Bloomsbury neighborhood, where she has lived and worked for 44 years. The artist describes a disciplined routine starting at 5am, emphasizing a need for silence and a pared-down environment to foster the introspection found in her seascapes and self-portraits.

Opportunities in April 2026

Hyperallergic has published its monthly list of opportunities for artists, writers, and art workers, featuring a curated selection of upcoming deadlines for residencies, fellowships, grants, and open calls. The list includes programs from institutions like the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, the Center for Craft, the Tulsa Artist Fellowship, and Light Work, offering financial support, studio space, and community.

A New Brooklyn Art Fair With a Global Outlook Debuts This Spring

A New Brooklyn Art Fair With a Global Outlook Debuts This Spring

A new art fair called Conductor: Art Fair of the Global Majority will hold its inaugural edition in Brooklyn from April 30 to May 3, 2026. Organized by Powerhouse Arts, it will feature 27 galleries and 17 special projects, bringing together artists and galleries from Africa, Latin America, Asia, the Caribbean, the Middle East, Oceania, and Indigenous nations.