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article local schedule Jun 23, 2025 visibility 24 link 22 artists, 2 galleries

Where the WashU community goes to see art in St. Louis

Washington University in St. Louis community members—including students, faculty, and alumni—share their favorite places to view visual art around the St. Louis region during the summer. Recommendations include the St. Louis Virtuoso Collective, a co-op gallery of over 50 local artists on Cherokee Street; the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, which is showing exhibitions like “Like Water” and “Make the River Present”; the Saint Louis Art Museum, featuring works by Van Gogh, Sorolla, and Cézanne; and neighborhood public art projects in areas such as Holly Hills, The Grove, and the Delmar Loop.

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trending_up market schedule Jun 19, 2025 visibility 18 link 9 artists, 4 galleries

In Basel, alternative art fairs spring up in new places

In Basel, alternative art fairs are proliferating as dealers seek new ways to engage collectors outside the main Art Basel fair. Maison Clearing, a pop-up group exhibition by the New York and Los Angeles-based Clearing gallery, occupies a four-story villa in central Basel, featuring works by 46 artists including Kayode Ojo, Jasmine Gregory, and Jean-Marie Appriou. The rental cost of $2,000 per day is roughly one-third the price of a medium-sized stand at Art Basel. Meanwhile, the Basel Social Club (BSC) returns for its fourth edition in a former bank building near the Kunstmuseum, hosting over 100 spaces filled with art, performances, and hospitality offerings, including artist-led services like a hairdresser and a blood bank.

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trending_up market schedule Jun 4, 2025 visibility 15 link 11 artists, 6 galleries

Artworks That Give Back. Our Selection of 10 Artists at the Artis Arundo Spotlight.

The article highlights the Artis Arundo Spotlight, a chapter of the TOP CHARITY Art exhibition in Warsaw, featuring 10 contemporary artists including Helena Stiasny, Courage Hunke, Aleksandra Liput, and Zuzanna Szary. Their works are available in an online charity auction until June 8, 2025, with proceeds supporting artist grants, residencies, and project funding. The exhibition, held at the King John III Palace Museum in Wilanów, also includes a preview of the OmenaArt Foundation's African art collection, a Sculpture Garden with Opera Gallery, and a tribute to Amedeo Modigliani's Tête de Cariatide.

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trending_up market schedule Apr 30, 2025 visibility 15 link 8 artists, 5 galleries

6 Questions Every New Art Buyer Should Ask a Gallery

Annabel Keenan's article offers practical guidance for first-time art buyers navigating the gallery system. It outlines six essential questions to ask galleries, covering price transparency, provenance, and the artist's market context. The piece features insights from gallery director Joseph Clarke of Anima Mundi, collector and MCA Chicago trustee Ellen-Blair Chube, and gallerist Madelyn Jordon of Madelyn Jordon Fine Art, who emphasize that asking questions is key to building confidence and knowledge as a collector.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 24, 2025 visibility 15 link 7 artists, 4 galleries

Rhythm, Space, and Memory. 10 Artists to Discover at “The Subtle Charm of Obsessions” Exhibition.

The article announces "The Subtle Charm of Obsessions," a multidisciplinary exhibition opening April 25, 2025, at the City Museum of Wrocław – Royal Palace. Curated by Jerzy Zajączkowski, the show explores Sigmund Freud's concept of the compulsion to repeat through works by artists based in Wrocław and across Poland, including Tamara Berdowska, the collective Monomoka (Katarzyna and Monika Gwiazdowskie), and Michał Misiak. The exhibition features painting, glass, fabric, and crocheted works, emphasizing rhythm, memory, and the cyclical return to familiar motifs placed in new contexts.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 22, 2025 visibility 21 link 14 artists, 2 galleries

NEW contemporary art gallery to open in New York City’s Lower East Side.

Artist and curator Adam Heft Berninger is opening a new contemporary art gallery called Heft in New York City's Lower East Side on April 23, 2025. The gallery evolves from Berninger's curatorial project Tender into a permanent space, debuting with the group exhibition "Truth or" featuring generative art pioneers including Mario Klingemann, Katie Morris, Michael Mandiberg, and a collaboration between Edward Burtynsky and Alkan Avcıoğlu. The show runs through May 10, 2025, and includes works by Kevin Abosch, Gretchen Andrew, and others.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 21, 2025 visibility 16 link 5 artists, 1 gallery

Oklahoma slam dunk: Indigenous artist invites visitors to shoot hoops as part of his latest show

Edgar Heap of Birds, a Cheyenne and Arapaho artist, presents a retrospective at Oklahoma Contemporary titled "Hock E Aye Vi Edgar Heap of Birds: HONOR SONG" (through 20 October). The exhibition features over 100 works, including monoprints, abstract paintings, glassworks, and sculptures, alongside two new public art installations—most notably a pair of basketball courts in Campbell Art Park that are open for public play for at least a year. The courts draw inspiration from his Neuf series and Native Hosts series, incorporating hand-painted murals and a scoreboard recreating a 1982 Times Square project. The indoor portion includes works such as "Most Serene Republics" (2007) from the Venice Biennale and "Surviving Active Shooter Custer" (2018).

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 30, 2026 visibility 25 link 15 artists, 1 gallery

Editor’s Letter: Still, Listening

The 61st Venice Biennale, titled "In Minor Keys" and curated by the late Koyo Kouoh, opens in May 2026, shifting focus from Eurocentric narratives to quieter, relational, and improvisational voices from the Global South. ArtAsiaPacific's May/June issue honors Kouoh's vision with features on artists including Gala Porras-Kim (a 2025 MacArthur Fellow), Khaled Sabsabi (representing Australia), and others like Liang Yuanwei, Yuko Mohri, Mona Hatoum, Tadanori Yokoo, Gayane Umerova, Li Yi-Fan, Hyeree Ro, and Ei Arakawa-Nash, with contributions from a curatorial team that carried Kouoh's work forward after her death in 2025.

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museum exhibitions schedule Mar 23, 2026 visibility 29 link 17 artists, 3 galleries

New in Town: Four Spaces Debuting in Hong Kong, March 2026

Four new art spaces have opened in Hong Kong in March 2026, expanding the city's gallery landscape. Antenna Space, a Shanghai gallery, debuts in Wong Chuk Hang with the group show "Horizons: South." GOLD, a cultural lab by Serakai Studio, opens nearby with "CERTAINLY." In Mid-Levels, the Cheng-Lan Foundation launches Cheng-Lan's Corner with a solo show by Filipino artist Cian Dayrit. In Central, curator Jims Lam inaugurates the curatorial platform Knotting Space at H Queen's with its first cycle, "KNOT I."

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museum exhibitions schedule May 20, 2026 source 2 sources visibility 7 link 9 artists

San Diego Museum of Art is Celebrating 100 Years With its Most Ambitious Exhibition Yet

The San Diego Museum of Art is marking its 100th anniversary with what it describes as its most ambitious exhibition to date. The show brings together a wide range of works from the museum's collection and loans, aiming to celebrate a century of artistic achievement and institutional history.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 12, 2026 source 2 sources visibility 32 link 12 artists, 11 galleries

The 10 best art galleries in the U.S. you can’t miss

Time Out has published a list of the 10 best art galleries in the U.S., highlighting commercial spaces that offer free, museum-quality experiences. The article features blue-chip giants like David Zwirner, Gagosian, and Pace Gallery in New York, as well as regional gems like Conduit Gallery in Dallas, emphasizing that visitors can enjoy world-class contemporary art without a collector's budget.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 1, 2026 source 2 sources visibility 44 link 23 artists

14 artists having major museum moments in 2026

The article previews 14 artists who will have major museum exhibitions in 2026, highlighting key shows such as a long-awaited US retrospective of Marcel Duchamp, a Calder exhibition in Paris, and a Rothko show in Florence. It also details concurrent auction highlights at Christie's New York, including works from the S.I. Newhouse collection by Brancusi, Lichtenstein, Matisse, and Pollock. Specific exhibitions covered include "Krasner and Pollock: Past Continuous" at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, a Roy Lichtenstein retrospective at the Whitney Museum, and multiple European shows for Constantin Brancusi's 150th anniversary.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 17, 2026 source 2 sources visibility 45 link 24 artists

‘Ugly’ but ‘beautiful’: LACMA finally unveils controversial new Geffen Galleries — was it worth the wait?

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) has finally unveiled its new David Geffen Galleries, a $724 million concrete and glass structure designed by Swiss architect Peter Zumthor. Spanning Wilshire Boulevard, the 110,000-square-foot elevated gallery space will house 1,700 works from the museum’s permanent collection, including masterpieces by Francis Bacon, Henri Matisse, and Katsushika Hokusai. The building is scheduled to open to the public on April 19, marking the completion of a massive campus expansion that has been nearly two decades in the making.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 9, 2026 source 2 sources visibility 21 link 4 artists

Salvator Mundi Museum of Art Opens New Exhibition: THE ORB SHOW - All About Balls

The Salvator Mundi Museum of Art has launched a new exhibition titled "THE ORB SHOW - All About Balls." This unconventional presentation focuses on the recurring motif of the sphere in art, drawing inspiration from the crystal orb held by Christ in the museum's namesake painting, the Salvator Mundi.

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trending_up market schedule Feb 27, 2026 source 2 sources visibility 18 link 12 artists

David Hockney’s First English Landscape Painting Heads to Sotheby’s London’s Auction Block

David Hockney’s 1965 painting "English Garden" is set to be auctioned at Sotheby’s London during its modern and contemporary evening sale on March 4. Estimated to fetch between £2.5 million and £3.5 million, the work is historically significant as the artist’s first foray into English landscape painting. Interestingly, Hockney painted the vibrant scene from memory and a photograph in American Vogue while he was living in Boulder, Colorado.

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museum exhibitions schedule Dec 10, 2025 source 2 sources visibility 29 link 18 artists

The 10 Best Paris Art Shows of 2025

The article highlights the 10 best Paris art shows of 2025, including major exhibitions at the Centre Pompidou, Fondation Cartier, and Fondation Louis Vuitton. Featured shows include Olga de Amaral's sculptural tapestries, Otobong Nkanga's multi-media works, Meriem Bennani's footwear-as-soundscape, Wim Delvoye's 'Énormément Bizarre' at Centre Pompidou, 'Paris Noir: Artistic Circulations and Anti-Colonial Resistance, 1950-2000' at Centre Pompidou, and 'David Hockney 25' at Fondation Louis Vuitton. The year also saw the closure of Centre Pompidou's Beaubourg building for renovation and the relocation of Fondation Cartier to a new site near the Louvre.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 24, 2026 visibility 18 link 2 artists, 1 gallery

Matt Dillon’s New Paintings Trace a Journey Across West Africa

Actor Matt Dillon presents his first solo exhibition at The Journal Gallery in New York, titled "Porto Novo to Abomey," opening April 24. The series of paintings was inspired by Dillon's travels through Senegal and Benin after filming Claire Denis's movie *The Fence* (2025). Dillon, who began painting about a decade ago with little formal training, creates spontaneous, textured works featuring bold figures, symbols, and words. The show's title traces a 100-mile journey from Benin's capital to the historic Kingdom of Dahomey, reflecting the artist's impressions of local textiles, architecture, and landscapes.

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rate_review review schedule Apr 1, 2026 visibility 26 link 8 artists, 2 galleries

art doron langberg paintings israel

The article reviews Doron Langberg's exhibition "Landscapes" at Jeffrey Deitch in New York, featuring large-scale oil-on-linen paintings that reflect on the artist's identity as a Jewish Israeli painter after October 7, 2023, and the subsequent conflict in Gaza. The works depict three personally significant locations: Yokneam in Israel, Drohobych in Ukraine (where the artist's father survived the Holocaust), and a queer beach community on Fire Island. Langberg's accompanying statement asserts that Palestinians deserve justice and liberation, framing painting as a means to confront atrocity.

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trending_up market schedule Feb 20, 2026 visibility 16 link 1 artist, 1 gallery

us supreme court strikes down trumps tariffs art market

The U.S. Supreme Court has struck down a series of sweeping tariffs imposed by the Trump administration, ruling in a 6-3 decision that the executive branch exceeded its authority. Chief Justice John Roberts, writing for the majority, stated that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) does not grant the president the power to unilaterally impose tariffs of unlimited scope and duration. While tariffs on steel and aluminum remain, the ruling removes the 10 percent global blanket tariff and the 25 percent reciprocal tariffs previously levied against Canada, China, and Mexico.

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museum exhibitions schedule Feb 11, 2026 visibility 18 link 1 artist, 1 gallery

brooklyn fine art print fair powerhouse arts

The Brooklyn Fine Art Print Fair (BFAPF) will hold its second edition at the Grand Hall of Powerhouse Arts in Gowanus, Brooklyn, from April 9–12, 2026. The fair expands its scope to include academic printmaking departments from across the United States, self-representing artists, and a subsidized program for emerging artists, alongside established galleries and publishers. New exhibitors include 10 Grand Press and Petzel Gallery, while international participants like D & S Fine Art Editions from France return.

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trending_up market schedule Nov 21, 2025 visibility 16 link 4 artists, 2 galleries

lynne drexler painting sets a record at christies

Christie’s Post-War and Contemporary Art day sale on Thursday achieved $88.7 million, with an 88% sell-through rate by lot and 90% by value. The standout lot was Lynne Drexler’s 1960 painting *Keller Fair II*, which sold for $2,027,000—shattering her previous auction record by nearly $500,000 and far exceeding its $800,000–$1.2 million estimate. The work, a dense abstraction from Drexler’s early 1960s period, was described by advisors and dealers as a rare, exceptional example.

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article culture schedule Oct 10, 2025 visibility 17 link 1 artist, 1 gallery

patrick eugene dior lady dior art anniversary

Haitian-American artist Patrick Eugène has been selected by Dior to reinterpret the iconic Lady Dior handbag for the 10th-anniversary edition of its Dior Lady Art initiative. He is one of ten international participants and one of only two U.S.-based artists in the milestone edition, which will premiere at Art Basel Paris later this month before becoming available at Dior boutiques worldwide. Eugène's design draws on his Haitian roots, incorporating leather and textile patchwork, wooden beads, macramé, raffia embroidery, and straw weaving, with a standout feature of woven leather side panels inlaid with pearls referencing Haiti's historic nickname, the "Pearl of the Antilles." The collaboration will also anchor special activations during Art Basel Miami Beach in December.

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museum exhibitions schedule Jun 20, 2025 visibility 19 link 22 artists, 6 galleries

art basel fair diary gracie hadland gossip

Art Basel fair diary by Gracie Hadland recounts her experience at the 2024 edition of the fair in Basel, Switzerland. She arrives determined not to spend money, relying on gallery dinners and PR generosity, and visits Liste, the satellite fair for younger galleries, where she notes dealers taking more risks with sculptures and conceptual works. Highlights include Bedros Yeretzian's booth at Diana Gallery, which sold only logos rather than objects, and a project by Shahryar Nashat in the Parcours sector. She also meets artist Adam Stamp, dealer Scott Cameron Weaver, and curators Julie Boukobza and Donald Ryan, and reflects on the fair's business-like atmosphere.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 12, 2026 visibility 17 link 2 artists, 1 gallery

Mario Schifano in mostra a Roma, non solo a Palazzo delle Esposizioni. Alla Galleria Lombardi il pittore che sapeva osservare

A major retrospective of Mario Schifano (1934–1998) continues at Palazzo delle Esposizioni in Rome through May 27, showcasing over 100 works from his entire career—from early informal and material pieces to the first monochromes of the 1960s, TV Landscapes, oversized 1980s paintings, and 1990s works. Concurrently, a smaller exhibition titled "Mario Schifano | Io guardo" is on view until May 16, 2026, at Galleria Lombardi in Rome. Curated by Lorenzo and Enrico Lombardi, it features about twenty works spanning thirty years of the artist's activity, including monochromes, advertising signs, anemical landscapes, the Futurism revisited cycle, equestrian paintings, and chromatic materials of the 1990s. The show is accompanied by a catalog with a critical text by Silvia Pegoraro.

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gavel restitution schedule Jun 13, 2025 visibility 12 link 3 artists, 1 gallery

men guilty forging selling fake royal furniture versailles

An antiques expert and a cabinet maker have been found guilty of forging and selling nine imitation 18th-century armchairs that they falsely claimed belonged to French royalty, including Marie Antoinette. Georges "Bill" Pallot, a leading furniture expert, and Bruno Desnoues, a former Versailles restorer, sold the fakes through Paris galleries and Sotheby's to the Château of Versailles and private collectors, including Qatari Prince Tamim ibn Hamad Al Thani and an Hermès family heir. Pallot was sentenced to four years in prison (44 months suspended), fined €200,000, and banned from working as an expert for five years; Desnoues received three years (32 months suspended) and a €100,000 fine. Both must pay €1.6 million in indemnities. The gallery Laurent Kraemer was acquitted, with the court ruling it was also a victim.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 22, 2026 visibility 10 link 15 artists, 9 galleries

An Art-Lover’s Guide to Tunis’ Ground-Up Contemporary Scene

The article profiles Selma Feriani, a Tunisian gallerist who opened a new purpose-built gallery in the industrial El Kram district of Tunis in January 2024. Designed with architect Chacha Atallah, the three-story space features a concrete exterior referencing traditional Tunisian hand-application techniques and a garden of olive, palm, and orange trees. Feriani, who previously ran a gallery in London's Mayfair, returned to Tunisia after the Revolution to contribute to the country's cultural renaissance. The gallery currently hosts simultaneous exhibitions: Nadia Ayari's paintings of menacing plants and Nidhal Chamekh's "Frictions," part of his broader historical project "Et si Carthage…" exploring Mediterranean power dynamics.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 14, 2026 visibility 17 link 16 artists, 13 galleries

Art Basel Hong Kong 2026: Where The World Comes To See

Art Basel Hong Kong 2026 returned to the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre from March 25–27, featuring 240 galleries from 42 countries and territories. The 13th edition introduced new sectors including Echoes, dedicated to works made within the past five years, and Zero 10, a digital art initiative making its Asia debut. The fair also transformed its Encounters sector with a collective curatorial framework based on the Five Elements, led by Mami Kataoka and three other Asia-based curators. Robb Report India covered the event through the perspectives of Indian artists Siddharth Kerkar and Jayesh Sachdev.

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article news schedule May 12, 2026 visibility 20 link 10 artists, 7 galleries

Frieze New York will Open With 68 Galleries from 26 Countries, and Other News.

Frieze New York will open on May 13, 2026, at The Shed with 68 galleries from 26 countries, marking its 15th edition. The fair emphasizes Central and South American galleries, supported by new committee members Fátima González and Omayra Alvarado, alongside blue-chip exhibitors like Gagosian, Hauser & Wirth, and Pace. In other news, Phillips set a watch auction record with its $96.3 million Geneva sale, the Met Gala generated $1.56 billion in media value, and ICFF announced a November 2027 edition. Tiffany & Co. and the CFDA launched a new jewelry design scholarship.

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person people schedule Feb 26, 2026 visibility 14 link 1 artist, 2 galleries

Proud Moment! Ken Nwadiogbu Wins the 2026 Young Generation Art Award in Berlin

Nigerian-born, London-based artist Ken Nwadiogbu has been named the winner of the 2026 Young Generation Art Award. Selected from a pool of nearly 400 applicants, Nwadiogbu received the honor at a ceremony in Berlin hosted by Degussa in partnership with Monopol magazine. The prestigious prize includes a €10,000 cash award, a solo exhibition at Frieze London 2026, and a year-long international traveling exhibition.

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article news schedule Jul 3, 2025 visibility 17 link 12 artists, 3 galleries

A New Contemporary Art Triennial Sets Its 2026 Debut in New York, and Other News

Medina, New York will host its inaugural contemporary art triennial in 2026, running from June 6 to September 7 across more than a dozen indoor and outdoor venues along the Erie Canal. The event will feature over 50 local, domestic, and international artists with site-responsive commissions, and a Medina Triennial Hub will open this September with programming in collaboration with Western New York arts institutions. Initiated by the New York Power Authority and the New York State Canal Corporation, the triennial is co-directed by Kari Conte and Karin Laansoo. In other news, Sotheby's RM will host a major Formula 1 auction titled 'The Champions – Schumacher and F1 Legends' from July 24–30; the Bakehouse Art Complex in Wynwood, Miami plans to build 60 affordable artist apartments; and artist Khaled Sabsabi has been reinstated as Australia's representative for the 2026 Venice Biennale after an external review found Creative Australia mishandled his withdrawal.

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