yuko mohri wins calder prize

Yuko Mohri, a Japanese sculptor known for her assemblages of fruit and found objects, has won the Calder Prize, awarded by the Calder Foundation with a $50,000 prize. Mohri, who represented Japan at the 2024 Venice Biennale, has seen her career accelerate with international museum shows, including a recent exhibition at Pirelli HangarBicocca in Milan, which will travel to Centro Botín. She also has upcoming shows at the Bass museum in Miami, the Barbican Centre in London, and her first US gallery exhibition at Tanya Bonakdar Gallery in New York. The prize includes a residency at Atelier Calder in Saché, France.

6 asian artists to watch history migration and politics

Artnet News's Talentspotter feature profiles six emerging Asian artists shaping contemporary art. The artists, including Chen Ronghui, Steph Huang, and Cole Lu, explore themes of urbanization, migration, identity, and consumer culture through photography, sculpture, and installation.

expo chicago 2026 exhibitor list

Expo Chicago has announced the list of over 130 exhibitors for its 2026 edition, taking place April 9–12 at Navy Pier. The fair has been reduced by nearly 25 percent compared to 2025, with a smaller floor plan designed to foster deeper engagement. New features include a partnership with the Obama Presidential Center, whose museum director Louise Bernard will curate two sections, and the rebranding of the Exposure section as Focus, curated by Katie A. Pfohl. The Profile section will be curated by Essence Harden, and a continued partnership with the Galleries Association of Korea will bring 12 Korean galleries.

8 gulf artists defining the regions new cultural renaissance

Artnet News profiles eight Gulf artists who are shaping the region's cultural renaissance, including Mohammad Alfaraj and Dana Awartani. The article highlights their growing international recognition, with Alfaraj winning Art Basel Emerging Artist and Gold Awards in 2025 and Awartani exhibiting at the 2024 Venice Biennale. It notes the expansion of major art fairs like Art Basel and Frieze into the Gulf, alongside new homegrown initiatives such as the Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale and Rubaiya Qatar.

celebrities art crossover interviews 2025

Artnet News compiled a roundup of 2025 interviews with celebrities whose creative work intersects with the visual art world. Sharon Stone turned to portrait painting after her mother's death, creating a series of works channeling historical and personal figures. Adrien Brody exhibited new works at Eden Gallery in New York, discussing how his acting career supported his art practice. Director Yorgos Lanthimos held his first photography exhibition at Webber Gallery in Los Angeles, while Alejandro Iñárritu created a multisensory installation at Mexico's LagoAlgo to mark the 25th anniversary of his film *Amores Perros*. Actor Lili Taylor performed in an artist lecture by Suzanne Bocanegra centered on a Renaissance tapestry from the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

charisse pearlina weston shattered glass

Charisse Pearlina Weston, a rising artist known for transforming industrial materials like shattered glass and concrete into harmonious abstract works, is the subject of a profile highlighting her rapid ascent. Her first solo exhibition with Jack Shainman Gallery, titled "Mis-/Mé- (Squeeze)," opened in New York's Chelsea and runs through December 20, 2025. Weston, who gained attention with a solo presentation at Patron gallery during Frieze New York 2024, was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in April 2025 and has an installation at the Cecilia Alemani-curated SITE Santa Fe International. She will also have dual representation at Art Basel Miami Beach next month.

finland nada partnership new york galleries

Three New York galleries—Gaa Gallery, Margot Samel, and Ulterior Gallery—will stage exhibitions of Finnish contemporary art this winter through a new partnership between the Finnish Cultural Institute in New York, the Consulate General of Finland, and the New Art Dealers Alliance (NADA). Funded by the Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation, Finlandia Foundation National, and Finland’s Ministry of Education and Culture, the initiative sent the galleries to Finland to meet artists and institutions, resulting in shows such as Gaa Gallery's "Beyond Matter" (November 14–January 3, 2026), Margot Samel's "Kuu Maa" (November 21–January 3, 2026), and Ulterior Gallery's presentation of Päivi Takala, Elina Vainio, and Noora Schroderus (January 16–February 21, 2026).

new york gallery open studio

A pair of New York dealers, Rachel Carle Cohen of Shelter Gallery and David Fierman of Fierman, are launching Open Studio, a downtown gallery on Henry Street in the Lower East Side devoted entirely to artists with disabilities. The gallery will feature work from progressive art studios—supportive environments that began with Creative Growth in 1974—and opens July 10 with a solo show of John Tursi, an artist from the Living Museum at Creedmoor Psychiatric Center. A complementary group show, “Introducing Open Studio: New Art by Artists with Disabilities,” will run at Fierman’s gallery around the corner, featuring artists including Montrel Beverly, Chantel Donwell, Taneya Lovelace, and William Scott.

michael werner second new york gallery sanya kantarovsky

Michael Werner Gallery is expanding rather than contracting, opening a second New York space on the Upper East Side at 1018 Madison Avenue, just around the corner from its original location at 4 East 77th Street. The new venue was secured after the building housing the original gallery went up for sale, prompting partner Gordon VeneKlasen to search for alternatives. The inaugural exhibition features Sanya Kantarovsky, who is also joining the gallery's roster, with a two-part show titled "Scarecrow" opening May 7. The expansion was designed by architect Annabelle Selldorf, who previously worked with the gallery in 1989.

joe chialo resigns as berlins culture senator creative australia funding questioned napoleon sword heading to auction

Berlin's culture senator, Joe Chialo, has resigned due to a dispute over deep budget cuts to the city's arts sector. He stated that the planned cuts would force the closure of nationally renowned cultural institutions, and he stepped down to allow for new perspectives. Meanwhile, Australia's center-right Liberal-National Coalition has proposed cutting over 10 percent of funding to Creative Australia, the body that organizes the country's Venice Biennale pavilion, redirecting the money to support Jewish arts and broadcasting in Melbourne. This follows controversy over Creative Australia's decision to drop artist Khaled Sabsabi as Australia's Venice Biennale representative.

michael werner gordon veneklasen end gallery partnership

Michael Werner and Gordon VeneKlasen, partners at Michael Werner Gallery for 35 years, are dissolving their partnership at the start of next year. Werner will continue operating Galerie Michael Werner in Berlin, while VeneKlasen will launch a new international gallery called VeneKlasen, taking over the current New York, London, and Los Angeles locations. The changes take effect in February, with VeneKlasen announcing his program early next year.

picasso christies hong kong industry moves

Christie's Hong Kong is offering Pablo Picasso's 1944 painting *Buste de femme* with a high estimate of HK$106 million (about $13.6 million) at its 20th/21st Century evening sale, making it the top lot in Hong Kong's September sales across the three major auction houses. Other notable lots include Zao Wou-Ki's *7.3.63* (estimate HK$70–90 million) at Christie's and two Yoshitomo Nara works at Sotheby's and Phillips. In other industry moves, New York's Tilton Gallery is closing after its upcoming Ruth Vollmer exhibition; Esther Schipper Gallery now represents Lotus L. Kang; Başak Doğa Temür and Nilbar Güreş will collaborate on the Turkish Pavilion at the 2026 Venice Biennale; Yan Du Project has appointed Billy Tang as artistic director; and Phillips will auction a juvenile triceratops skeleton in New York.

la louver gallery closes venice huntington archive donation

LA Louver, one of Los Angeles's longest-running galleries, is closing its physical space in Venice, California, after 50 years and shifting to private dealing. The gallery, founded in 1975 by Peter and Elizabeth Goulds, has shown artists including Marcel Duchamp, David Hockney, Ed Ruscha, and Doris Salcedo, mounting over 660 exhibitions. The Venice space will host select exhibitions by appointment, while the gallery will focus activities on a private warehouse in LA's West Adams neighborhood. The Huntington library, museum, and botanical garden will receive LA Louver's archive of photography, correspondence, and documents.

2025 Art21 at the Movies

2025 Art21 at the Movies

On October 8 and 10, 2025, Art21 hosted its second 'Art21 at the Movies' event in New York. The two-day program featured film premieres, artist talks, and screenings at venues including the Metrograph and the Museum of Modern Art. It highlighted artists from the 'Art in the Twenty-First Century' series and included discussions with filmmakers and curators.

painter mary abbott has died

Abstract Expressionist painter Mary Abbott has died at age 98 due to heart failure, as confirmed by McCormick Gallery in Chicago, which represented her for nearly 20 years. Known for her colorful canvases and sweeping brushstrokes, Abbott was praised by the New York Times in 2008 as one of the last great Abstract Expressionist painters of her generation. Despite her early modeling career on Vogue covers and her immersion in the downtown New York art scene alongside figures like Mark Rothko and Willem de Kooning, her work received little scholarly recognition until the 2016 Denver Art Museum exhibition "Women of Abstract Expressionism," which traveled to the Mint Museum and Palm Springs Art Museum.

5 very different art fairs throughout two days in New York City

The article reports on five distinct art fairs—Frieze, NADA, Independent, 1-54, and Esther III—visited during New York Art Fair Week. It highlights key artists and works, including Kelly Tapia-Chuning's deconstructed serapes at NADA, Esaí Alfredo's queer nighttime paintings, Alex Burke's textile dolls at 1-54, and Laetitia KY's photographic self-sculpture. The fairs collectively emphasized themes of environmentalism, globalism, decolonization, and a growing textiles sector, with curation varying widely from commercial to conceptually driven.

Everywhere you need to be during Frieze L.A.

The Los Angeles art scene is preparing for a major surge of activity anchored by the return of Frieze Los Angeles to the Santa Monica Airport from February 26 to March 1. The week features a dense schedule of satellite fairs including the inaugural West Coast edition of Indianapolis’s Butter Fine Art Fair, the boutique Post-Fair in a historic Art Deco post office, and the poolside Felix Art Fair at the Hollywood Roosevelt. Major gallery presentations include James Turrell at Pace, Sam Gilliam at David Kordansky, and a high-profile opening for Christina Quarles at Hauser & Wirth.

Gagosian to open new ground-floor space at 980 Madison Avenue with major Duchamp presentation

Gagosian is set to expand its footprint at 980 Madison Avenue by opening a new ground-floor gallery space on April 25, 2026. The inaugural exhibition features a landmark presentation of Marcel Duchamp’s iconic readymades, including "Fountain" and "Bicycle Wheel." This selection specifically highlights the 1964 editions produced with Arturo Schwarz, returning these works to the exact building where they made their American debut at the Cordier & Ekstrom Gallery over sixty years ago.

'Marcel Duchamp' at Gagosian, 980 Madison Avenue, New York, United States on 25 Apr–27 Jun 2026

Gagosian is set to inaugurate its new ground-floor gallery space at 980 Madison Avenue with a major exhibition of Marcel Duchamp’s work, opening April 25, 2026. The presentation features the artist’s iconic 1964 readymade editions, including "Fountain" and "Bicycle Wheel," returning them to the exact historic location where they made their American debut at Cordier & Ekstrom Gallery sixty years prior. The show coincides with a major Duchamp retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art, New York.

From Bottle Caps and Seals Has Come Colorful, Cascading Art

Renowned Ghanaian artist El Anatsui is currently experiencing a significant professional moment with concurrent exhibitions at White Cube in Hong Kong and Seoul, timed to coincide with Art Basel Hong Kong. The artist, known for his monumental sculptures crafted from discarded liquor-bottle caps and copper wire, recently saw his 2023 work "G6" sell for $995,000 at Sotheby’s London to benefit the Royal Academy of Arts. Now living back in Ghana after decades teaching in Nigeria, Anatsui continues to explore the fluidity of his medium, which mimics the organic processes of growth and decay.

8 Must-See Solo Gallery Shows in March

This month’s gallery circuit features a series of high-profile solo exhibitions across the United States, headlined by a museum-quality survey of Jasper Johns at Gagosian. The selection highlights diverse artistic approaches, from Johns’s seminal 1970s crosshatch paintings to Yuko Mohri’s kinetic installations at Tanya Bonakdar and Gabriel de la Mora’s material-focused conceptual works at Perrotin. Other notable shows include Christina Quarles’s new paintings at Hauser & Wirth, which explore themes of loss and resilience.

Spurs owner’s School of London trove nets US$47.8m in Sotheby’s white-glove evening sale

Sotheby’s Modern & Contemporary Art Evening Sale in London achieved a rare 'white-glove' result, with all 53 lots finding buyers for a total of £131 million ($175 million). The auction was highlighted by a selection of four School of London masterpieces from the private collection of billionaire Joe Lewis, owner of Tottenham Hotspur. These works, including a 1972 Francis Bacon self-portrait and two Lucian Freud portraits, realized a combined £35.8 million ($47.8 million) and established a new auction record for artist Leon Kossoff.

Spurs owner Joe Lewis to sell US$25m of School of London works at Sotheby’s

Billionaire Joe Lewis, the former owner of Tottenham Hotspur, is set to auction four significant works from the School of London at Sotheby’s London on March 4. The selection is headlined by a 1972 Francis Bacon self-portrait estimated at £8 million, alongside major paintings by Lucian Freud and Leon Kossoff. This marks the first time Lewis has publicly sold works from his renowned collection, which is estimated to be worth approximately $1 billion and is famously housed in part on his superyacht.

This Spring’s Must-See Contemporary Art Exhibitions in London

London's spring art season is anchored by several major institutional surveys, most notably Tracey Emin’s comprehensive exhibition "A Second Life" at Tate Modern. Other significant showcases include Hurvin Anderson’s exploration of Caribbean diaspora at Tate Britain, David Hockney’s new works at Serpentine North, and Cecily Brown’s long-awaited institutional homecoming at Serpentine South. The season also features diverse media, from Chiharu Shiota’s immersive yarn installations at the Hayward Gallery to Isaac Julien’s filmic explorations at the Cosmic House.

Art Basel Qatar VIP day: fair’s debut encourages patience

Art Basel Qatar opened its inaugural edition to VIPs in Doha, featuring an unconventional 'boothless' format with 87 exhibitors each presenting a solo artist. The fair, curated by artist Wael Shawky, is split between two venues in the Msheireb district, with blue-chip galleries in M7 and more emerging to mid-tier galleries in the Design District. The event is heavily subsidized by Qatar, significantly lowering costs for exhibitors and encouraging a focus on market education over immediate sales.

12 Collectors on the Artists, Shows, and Trends to Watch in 2026

Artsy spoke with 12 leading collectors about the artists, exhibitions, and trends they are most excited to follow in 2026. Highlights include the re-centering of women artists, the rise of South Asian and LGBTQ+ artists, and the impact of AI on gallery operations. Collectors point to major institutional milestones such as LACMA's new campus, the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi, the Venice Biennale, and Art Basel's expansion into Qatar, as well as specific shows like Claire Tabouret's stained-glass commission for Notre-Dame and the Frida Kahlo exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.

20 Must-See Monographic Museum Exhibitions Feature Artists Allan Rohan Crite, Wifredo Lam, Suzanne Jackson, Woody De Othello, Theaster Gates & More

Fall 2025 brings a wave of major monographic museum exhibitions worldwide, featuring artists such as Allan Rohan Crite, Wifredo Lam, Suzanne Jackson, Woody De Othello, and Theaster Gates. Highlights include the first mainstream museum shows for Crite in his hometown of Boston, the first solo museum exhibition for Gates in Chicago, and the first U.S. retrospective for Lam at MoMA. Other notable shows include surveys of Robert Colescott, Coco Fusco, Richard Hunt, Jacob Lawrence, and Cauleen Smith, spanning institutions from the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art to Zeitz MOCAA in Cape Town.

8 Must-See Solo Gallery Shows in December

Galerie magazine has curated a list of eight must-see solo gallery shows across the United States for December, highlighting exhibitions from New York to Los Angeles. Featured artists include Alex Da Corte, whose show at Matthew Marks Gallery presents 11 new sculptures in a narrative setting, including life-size self-portraits as the Pink Panther and Popeye; and Sylvia Snowden, whose exhibition "On the Verge" at White Cube in New York showcases 20 paintings from her career, exploring human struggles and joys through textured impasto works. Other notable shows include Marilyn Minter's portraits of celebrities at Regen Projects in Los Angeles.

The must-see exhibitions during Art Basel Paris

Numéro magazine lists the must-see exhibitions during Art Basel Paris art week. Highlights include a major minimal art exhibition at the Bourse de Commerce – Pinault Collection featuring Sol LeWitt, Agnes Martin, and Lygia Pape; a historic Gerhard Richter retrospective at the Fondation Louis Vuitton with nearly 300 works; the Fondation Cartier's new space near the Louvre designed by Jean Nouvel, showcasing artists like Ron Mueck and Junya Ishigami; and a carte blanche exhibition at the Palais de Tokyo curated by Naomi Beckwith exploring the influence of French theory on American art.

10 Must-See Shows during Frieze London 2025

Frieze London 2025 has arrived, bringing with it a sprawling public sculpture exhibition and two art-packed tents in Regent's Park, including the historically focused Frieze Masters. Alongside the main fair, London's galleries are hosting a mix of shows ranging from established favorites to emerging talents, with many exhibitions featuring ambitious sculptural works made from unconventional materials like furniture and driftwood. Notable highlights include Sonia Gomes and Kudzanai-Violet Hwami showing bronze sculptures for the first time, Cai Guo-Qiang's controversial gunpowder canvases at White Cube, and Danielle Fretwell's sumptuous oil paintings at Alice Amati. Artsy has curated a list of 10 must-see gallery exhibitions taking place during the fair.