Hyundai Motor and LACMA Announce the Exhibition Tavares Strachan: The Day Tomorrow Began

Hyundai Motor Company and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) have announced the exhibition "Tavares Strachan: The Day Tomorrow Began," opening at LACMA on October 12, 2025 and running through March 29, 2026. This is the artist's first major museum exhibition in Los Angeles, featuring over 20 new works including his most expansive neon piece and one of his largest sculptures to date. The multi-sensory exhibition, presented through the ongoing Hyundai Project at LACMA partnership since 2015, immerses viewers in environments such as a barbershop, a laundromat, and a field of Indian-Rice Grass across seven galleries, weaving together sculpture, painting, text, and music to excavate overlooked histories, particularly those related to the Black diaspora.

Powerful Photography Explores and Reimagines Black Identity Through Classical Art History

The National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA) in Washington, D.C., will present "Tawny Chatmon: Sanctuaries of Truth, Dissolution of Lies," a solo exhibition of over 25 large-scale photographs by artist Tawny Chatmon, running from October 15, 2025, to March 8, 2026. The works, drawn from series dating from 2019 to the present, blend photography with hand-applied paint, gold leaf, and precious materials, depicting Black children and families in gilded frames inspired by Gustav Klimt and medieval icons. This is Chatmon's first museum exhibition in the nation's capital.

Discover Highlights from the 2025 Aspen Art Fair

The 2025 Aspen Art Fair returns to the Hotel Jerome for its second edition, running through August 2, with over 40 exhibitors from more than 15 countries. The fair has more than doubled in size from its inaugural year, now featuring 44 galleries, curated projects, conversations, and cultural programming. Highlights include a solo exhibition by Marc Dennis at Harper’s, featuring works inspired by the 1990 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum heist, and Marjorie Strider’s Pop Art relief paintings at Galerie Gmurzynska. The fair is part of Aspen Art Week, which also includes the Aspen Art Museum’s ArtCrush Gala and Auction, Anderson Ranch Arts Center conversations, and public art projects.

35 Art Centers Every Hudson Valleyite Should Visit

A regional guide profiles 35 art centers across New York's Hudson Valley, highlighting destinations such as the Albany Institute of History & Art, Dia Beacon, Olana State Historic Site, and Art Omi Sculpture & Architecture Park. The article provides practical visitor information for each venue, covering museums, galleries, and historic artist estates in Albany, Columbia, and Dutchess counties.

How AI Will Change Art, According to Arthur Jafa, Marilyn Minter, and Other Artists

Emily McDermott's article, published July 15, 2025, gathers perspectives from artists including Refik Anadol, Arthur Jafa, Marilyn Minter, and others on how AI will change art. It references the controversial Christie's 'Augmented Intelligence' auction in February-March 2025, which generated nearly $730,000 despite an open letter signed by nearly 4,000 individuals urging cancellation over claims that AI models exploit copyrighted material. The artists quoted offer varied views, from Anadol seeing AI as a collaborator that augments creativity to Jafa dismissing most AI-generated work as generic.

Commercial goes pastoral: the draw of showing art in the open air

The article explores the trend of commercial art galleries expanding into rural locations, using Hauser & Wirth Somerset in Bruton, the New Art Centre at Roche Court, Messums West in Tisbury, and Thirsk Hall in North Yorkshire as key examples. These galleries have transformed former farms, historic barns, and country estates into exhibition spaces that combine contemporary art with pastoral settings, attracting significant visitor numbers and fostering local engagement.

On View: 'Paris Noir' Exhibition at Centre Pompidou 'Retraces the Presence and Influence of Black Artists in France from 1950s to 2000'

The Centre Pompidou in Paris presents "Paris Noir: Artistic circulations and anti-colonial resistance, 1950-2000," an exhibition running from March 13 to June 30, 2025. Curated by Alicia Knock, the show features over 350 works by 150 Black artists from Africa, the Americas, and the Caribbean, tracing their presence and influence in France from the post-war era through the 1990s. The exhibition is organized into 15 thematic chapters, including Pan African Paris, Afro Atlantic Surrealism, and Paris Dakar Lagos, and includes public programming such as talks, film screenings, and performances.

Rose Art Museum Presents Tell Me More, the Painter Danielle Mckinney’s Solo U.S. Museum Debut

The Rose Art Museum in Waltham, Massachusetts, will present "Danielle Mckinney: Tell Me More," the painter's first solo museum exhibition in the United States, running from August 20, 2025, to January 4, 2026. Curated by Dr. Gannit Ankori, the show features thirteen intimate paintings, including two new works, that explore the interior lives of Black women, reimagining art-historical motifs like the odalisque through a contemporary, empowered lens. The exhibition coincides with Mckinney's 2025 Ruth Ann and Nathan Perlmutter Artist-in-Residence Award at the Rose.

New art fair Arrival brings collectors to the bucolic Berkshires

Arrival, a new art fair, launched its inaugural edition on June 12 at the Tourists hotel in North Adams, Massachusetts, featuring 36 exhibitors from across the US. The biennial fair, running through June 15, includes panels, talks, and off-site programming at nearby museums. Galleries set up in hotel rooms, creating an intimate, domestic atmosphere. Founders Yng-Ru Chen, Sarah Galender Meyer, and Crystalle Lacouture—who together bring 60 years of art-world experience—aim to offer a respite from conventional convention-center fairs. Early sales included works by Hayal Pozanti, Chelsea Ryoko Wong, and Pae White, and the Williams College Museum of Art acquired three works from the fair.

Susan Philipsz: East by West | June 13, 2025

Susan Philipsz is presenting a new exhibition titled "East by West" at Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, opening June 13, 2025. The show features the artist's signature sound-based installations, exploring themes of geography, memory, and displacement through audio works that blend field recordings and musical compositions.

Women on the Verge: Five Museums in Maine Showcase Nicole Wittenberg and Ann Craven

Five museums across Maine are simultaneously presenting exhibitions featuring the work of painters Nicole Wittenberg and Ann Craven, in a coordinated initiative titled "Women on the Verge." The participating institutions include the Portland Museum of Art, the Center for Maine Contemporary Art in Rockland, the Colby College Museum of Art in Waterville, the Bowdoin College Museum of Art in Brunswick, and the Farnsworth Art Museum in Rockland. Each venue is showing a distinct body of work by either Wittenberg or Craven, highlighting their vibrant, often nature-inspired paintings that explore themes of femininity, perception, and the natural world.

‘I paint extreme emotions’: Rachel Jones on her riotously colourful paintings – and her obsession with mouths

Rachel Jones, a 34-year-old British artist, is preparing for a major retrospective at Dulwich Picture Gallery, her first institutional solo show in the UK and the museum's first solo exhibition of a contemporary artist in its main space. After graduating from the Royal Academy Schools in 2019, Jones was quickly represented by Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, had work acquired by the Tate, and exhibited at Chisenhale Gallery, the Hayward Gallery, and the Hepworth Wakefield. She has since left gallery representation, expanded into sound and performance, and created a short opera titled 'Hey Maudie' (2023), now being developed into a full-length opera. Her upcoming show at Dulwich, 'Gated Canyons', will pair her large-scale abstract paintings with works from the museum's collection, and she also has a site-specific commission at the Courtauld Gallery opening in September.

30 Artists Defining Queer Art Now

Artsy has published its annual Pride Month feature 'Queer Art Now,' spotlighting 30 LGBTQ+ artists who are shaping contemporary art. The artists were nominated by leading art-world figures including curator Legacy Russell, photographer Catherine Opie, and art advisor Racquel Chevremont. The cohort spans painters, photographers, performers, and sculptors, with profiles detailing their practices and recent exhibitions. The feature also includes a reflective essay by curator Gemma Rolls-Bentley on major themes in queer art today.

Dexter Dalwood: ‘If we want art history to change, we need to include artists in creating shows’

British artist Dexter Dalwood, known for his paintings of imagined interiors of famous figures like Kurt Cobain and Ludwig Wittgenstein, has taken on an unexpected role as co-curator of an exhibition at the National Gallery in London. The show, *José María Velasco: A View of Mexico*, runs until August 17 and highlights the 19th-century Mexican landscape painter, who documented industrialization and ecological change. Dalwood, who moved to Mexico in 2022 after a residency, brings his own artistic perspective to the curation, aiming to introduce Velasco to an international audience.

A new art center debuts in an old Denver fortune cookie factory

Amanda Precourt is opening the Cookie Factory, a new art space in Denver's Baker neighborhood, on May 24. Housed in a former fortune cookie factory that Precourt purchased in 2017, the 5,700-square-foot venue features four exhibition rooms, two solo shows per year, and monthly activations. The inaugural activation on June 21 will include yoga and sound baths led by local healers. Precourt, a Denver native and philanthropist, has transformed the dilapidated building with her partner, artist Andrew Jensdotter, and added a second-story apartment for her personal contemporary art collection. The space will not display her collection but will commission new works inspired by Colorado's environment.

Mary Weatherford - The Surrealist - Exhibitions

Mary Weatherford presents a new body of work in her exhibition "The Surrealist," featuring large-scale abstract paintings that incorporate unconventional materials such as neon, coral, and starfish. The show includes works like "A Rose Tree" (2025), "Bonfire" (2025), and the titular "The Surrealist" (2024–2025), all executed in flashe on linen with mixed media elements.

Photo London reveals details of tenth anniversary edition

Photo London will celebrate its tenth anniversary edition from May 15-18, 2025 at Somerset House, which is itself marking 25 years as an international arts destination. The fair will feature a strong roster of returning and new international galleries, the return of the Discovery section for emerging galleries, and a new Positions section for unrepresented photographers championed by collectors. Special programming includes a 'London Lives' exhibition showcasing around 30 leading photographers, a solo show by Colin Dodgson presented by Belmond, a new Book Market for independent publishers, a talks programme curated by Thames & Hudson, and awards such as the Photo London x Nikon Emerging Photographer of the Year and the Photo London x Hahnemühle Student Award.

New York’s Hotel Chelsea honors the late artist Teruko Yokoi with new restaurant

New York's Hotel Chelsea is opening a Japanese restaurant named Teruko, inspired by and honoring the late artist Teruko Yokoi, who lived at the hotel from 1958 to 1961 with her then-husband, artist Sam Francis. The restaurant, helmed by chef Tadashi Ono, will feature eight recently acquired works by Yokoi and is set to open in mid-May. Coinciding with the restaurant's opening, a solo exhibition of Yokoi's work, titled "Noh Theater," is on view at Hollis Taggart gallery through June 14, showcasing over 20 works from the late 1950s to early 2000s that draw on Noh theatre traditions.

Asian galleries move westward: their growing presence and influence in New York

Hong Kong-based gallery Kiang Malingue is opening a new outpost on the Lower East Side of New York on May 9, joining a wave of Asian galleries expanding into the city. The 3,500 sq. ft space at 50 Eldridge Street, formerly an artist's studio, will debut with a solo show by Japanese artist Hiroka Yamashita titled 'The Lights from the Deep Mountains.' Other recent arrivals include Manila's Silverlens (Chelsea, 2022), Taipei's Nunu Fine Art (Lower East Side, 2023), Hong Kong's Alisan Fine Arts (Upper East Side, 2023), and Shanghai's Bank (Lower East Side, March 2025).

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.

Art Brussels 2025 Is Keeping Up with Its European Art Fair Cousins

Art Brussels returned for its 41st edition from April 24-27, 2025, at Brussels Expo Hall on the Heizel Plateau in Laeken, Belgium. The fair featured 165 galleries from 35 countries, 38% of which were first-time exhibitors, showcasing works by over 800 artists across five curated sections: Prime, Solo, Discovery, '68 Forward, and Invited. New initiatives included The Screen, a curated video art section selected by KANAL-Centre Pompidou’s Eliel Jones and filmmaker Alex Reynolds, and Monumental Artworks, a large-scale sculpture section curated by Carine Fol. Highlights included works by Kai-Chung Chang, Guy Van Bossche, Mircea Suciu, Bendt Eyckermans, and others, alongside a special edition of the Belgian Art Prize marking its 75th anniversary.

Activity and optimism at Expo Chicago attest to the city's 'fearless' community of collectors and patrons

Expo Chicago's 12th edition opened at Navy Pier on April 24, featuring over 170 galleries from 36 countries, with a strong South Korean contingent supported by the Galleries Association of Korea and notable participation from Canada, Latin America, and smaller US cities. Highlights include a knitted men's locker room installation by Nathan Vincent at Walter Maciel Gallery and a video project by Deborah Oropallo and Andy Rappaport at Catharine Clark Gallery, alongside a tribute to veteran gallerist Rhona Hoffman, who is closing her namesake gallery after nearly 50 years.

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.

RADICAL SOFTWARE: WOMEN, ART & COMPUTING 1960–1991

Kunsthalle Wien presents "Radical Software: Women, Art & Computing 1960–1991," a landmark exhibition foregrounding the pioneering role of women in early digital art. Organized with Mudam Luxembourg, the show brings together over one hundred works by fifty artists from European and U.S. collections, spanning painting, sculpture, installation, film, performance, and computer-generated works. The title references the 1970 magazine "Radical Software" by Beryl Korot, Phyllis Segura, and Ira Schneider, which envisioned decentralized access to information. The exhibition traces digital art from mainframe experiments in the 1960s through the microcomputer revolution, highlighting artists like Charlotte Johannesson, who traded a tapestry for an Apple II in 1978.

Jennie C. Jones on her sonic sculptures on the Metropolitan Museum's roof

Artist Jennie C. Jones has unveiled 'Ensemble', a new site-specific commission for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Roof Garden, on view until October 19. The installation features stark, powder-coated aluminum sculptures inspired by stringed instruments—a zither, a harp, and a Blues-inspired one-string—that incorporate acoustic elements, inviting viewers to listen as well as look. This is Jones's second large-scale outdoor project, following her 2020 work 'These (Mournful) Shores' at the Clark Art Institute, which used Aeolian harp principles to evoke the Middle Passage.

Michaelina Wautier review – an astounding lost artist steps out of her male contemporaries’ shadows

A major exhibition at the Royal Academy is presenting the work of 17th-century Flemish painter Michaelina Wautier, an artist whose significant oeuvre was long misattributed to her male contemporaries, including her brother Charles. The show acts as a real-time art historical investigation, using scientific analysis, scholarship, and connoisseurship to reconstruct her career and assert her authorship of ambitious works like the monumental 'The Triumph of Bacchus'.

london national gallery staff cuts

London's National Gallery is implementing significant staff reductions and program changes to address a projected £8.2 million ($11.2 million) budget deficit. The museum has launched a voluntary exit scheme for employees and will cut public programs, aiming to reduce the deficit by £2.6–3 million through personnel costs. The remaining shortfall will be addressed through other operational cuts.

pace closes hong kong gallery h queens 2025

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.

White Stripes Frontman Jack White Is Showing Art at Damien Hirst’s Gallery

Jack White, frontman of the White Stripes, is opening a sculpture exhibition at Damien Hirst’s Newport Street Gallery in London. Titled “Jack White: THESE THOUGHTS MAY DISAPPEAR,” the show runs from May 29 to September 13 and features found-object sculptures, furniture designs, notebooks, and photography. White and Hirst first met in 2021 when White was opening a Third Man Records store near Hirst’s studio, and Hirst encouraged White to mount a show after seeing his artwork.

Richter works from gallerist Marian Goodman and Donald Judd pieces lead Christie's New York auctions

I lavori di Richter della gallerista Marian Goodman e le opere Donald Judd guidano le aste di Christie’s a New York

Christie's New York spring sales opened on May 20, 2026, with two major collections: the minimalist art collection of Henry S. McNeil Jr. and works by Gerhard Richter from the collection of legendary gallerist Marian Goodman. The 42-lot session achieved $162.7 million, with 98% sold by lot. The 21st Century Evening Sale alone reached $136.8 million, a 42% increase over May 2025 and Christie's highest result for the category in five years. Top lots included Donald Judd's "Untitled" (1969) at $12.8 million—a new auction record for a Judd stack—and Richard Artschwager's "Two-Part Invention" (1967) which soared to $635,000 from an estimate of $60,000–80,000. The Goodman collection of eight Richter works, all guaranteed, generated $78.8 million, exceeding expectations.