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Showcasing lasting art

The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater's Crossman Gallery recently hosted the BA & BSE Senior Show, a showcase of diverse artworks created by graduating students. The exhibition featured a wide range of mediums, including photography, painting, sculpture, and print design, highlighting the creative versatility of the senior class. The event served as a professional milestone for students, allowing them to navigate the gallery submission process and network with faculty and the community.

Remembering the fight for equality: Tuskegee Airmen project enters next chapter at Cleveland History Center

The Cleveland History Center has opened a new exhibition honoring local Tuskegee Airmen, featuring hand-drawn portraits by students from the Cleveland School of the Arts. The exhibition, part of the Cleveland Heroes Project, is displayed at the Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum and runs through April 30. It highlights airmen with Northeast Ohio roots, including 2nd Lt. Gilbert Cargill, Capt. Erwin Bernard Lawrence Jr., and Cpl. Howard Arthur Tibbs.

Trout Museum exhibit and lecture hall honor Li Hu’s legacy at UW-Oshkosh and beyond

The Trout Museum of Art in Appleton, Wisconsin, opened a retrospective exhibition and named a lecture hall in honor of Li Hu, the late UW-Oshkosh emeritus art professor. The event, titled "A Tribute to Li Hu: Celebrating a Visionary Legacy," included a ribbon cutting for the Li Hu Lecture Hall, a panel discussion featuring former students and colleagues, and an exhibition of Hu's sculptural and painted works spanning his career. Hu, who died in 2016, was born in Shanghai, survived the Cultural Revolution, earned a degree from Shanghai University Fine Arts College, and moved to the U.S. in the early 1990s before teaching at UW-Oshkosh for nearly two decades. The exhibition is on view through January 4, 2026.

Ibrahim Mahama, one of today's most influential artists

Ibrahim Mahama, a Ghanaian artist known for his large-scale installations using jute sacks and other materials, is profiled as one of today's most influential artists. The article highlights his rise from Tamale to international prominence, his work addressing themes of labor, migration, and globalization, and his recent projects including the Savannah Centre for Contemporary Art in Ghana.

Chuck Connelly Masterpiece “Coliseum” Comes Out of Storage for First Time in 21 Years

Chuck Connelly's monumental 1994 painting "Coliseum" has been unveiled at One Art Space in Tribeca, New York, after spending 21 years in storage. The 90-by-108-inch oil on canvas, a signature work of the late American artist known for his fiercely expressive style, is now on public view for the first time since 2005. The May 2, 2026 unveiling was attended by family members including Adrienne Connelly, as well as notable figures such as MaryAnn Giella McCulloh, Mei Fung, and others.

Immersive Van Gogh experience opens in Denver, bringing art to life

An immersive Van Gogh experience has opened in Denver, allowing visitors to step inside the mind of the famed artist through displays of his art, letters, and a projection room where his paintings come to life. The exhibit, organized by Exhibition Hub, combines art, technology, and history to celebrate the 2,100 works Van Gogh created in his short 37 years.

MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY MIDDLE EASTERN ART - Christie's

Christie's London will host a live evening sale of Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern Art on November 9, 2023. The auction features 58 works from artists across the Middle East and North Africa, including contemporary figures like Ahmed Mater and Sultan bin Fahad, and modern masters such as Etel Adnan and Mahmoud Sabri. Key lots include Mater's 'From the Real to the Symbolic City' and Adnan's 'Untitled'.

Comment | Fine balance: fairs up the exclusivity while appealing to younger clients

Art Basel Paris in October introduced a new ultra-exclusive preview called Avant Première, catering to top-tier galleries with seven- and eight-figure works, while some emerging exhibitors felt sidelined. Meanwhile, the fair's organizers dropped the term "VIP," renaming its dedicated department to "collector and institutional relations," as CEO Noah Horowitz explained that the term could be off-putting to a new generation of buyers. Parallel events like Trauma, a curatorial platform founded by artist Adrian Ghenie, and the Basel Social Club offered more inclusive, youth-driven alternatives, though they still maintained guest lists.

Special art exhibition unites works of late CSUF alumna

Cal State Fullerton's Nicholas and Lee Begovich Gallery has opened "Carole Caroompas: Mystical Unions," a special exhibition celebrating the life and legacy of the late contemporary artist and CSUF alumna Carole Caroompas. Curated by College of the Arts Director Jennifer Frias and Caroompas's longtime friend Mary Anna Pomonis, the show features paintings, mixed-media works, and personal ephemera drawn from the artist's archives at the Getty Research Institute, including journals, letters, and sketches that offer an intimate look at her creative process.

Saudi art is becoming ‘active voice’ in global contemporary circles: Lulwah Al Hamoud

Saudi artist Lulwah Al Hamoud debuted new work at The Digital Art Mile during Art Basel in Switzerland, presented by the Sigg Art Foundation. Her pieces, part of the ongoing 'Language of Existence' series, explore Arabic geometry and coded language, incorporating AI and biotechnology to blend tradition with cutting-edge technology.

Exhibition of original Bob Dylan paintings to open in London

Bob Dylan, the 83-year-old musician, will unveil 97 recent original paintings at the Halcyon Gallery in London in an exhibition titled "Point Blank." The works are based on sketches created between 2021 and 2022, depicting characters, objects, and scenes from his life, and have been painted over with vivid colors to create what Dylan describes as "living, breathing entities that have emotional resonance." The show opens on 9 May and is free of charge.

Four Galleries to Watch in Milan

Four Milanese galleries—eastcontemporary, MATTA, Martina Simeti, and zaza’—are gaining significant attention for their dynamic programming and role in shaping the city's contemporary art scene. These spaces are championing emerging and mid-career artists, often with a focus on conceptual and research-based practices, and are contributing to a shift in the city's artistic energy, particularly beyond its traditional commercial centers.

Reba Hore’s centenary exhibition in Kolkata spotlights her art of dizziness of the daily

The Waypoint café in Kolkata is hosting "Spring Time," a centenary exhibition dedicated to the late artist Reba Hore, in association with Seagull. The show features Hore's vibrant, abstract canvases that capture what is described as the 'dizziness of the daily'—scenes of ordinary life rendered with hurried, furious strokes and deep emotion. The exhibition runs until May 24, offering visitors a chance to view her work in a relaxed café setting.

A New Generation of Gallerists Is Redefining Artist Representation

A new generation of gallerists is rethinking traditional artist representation models, moving away from rigid exclusivity clauses and transactional relationships. Figures like Bryce Watanasoponwong of The Charoen AArt in Bangkok, Storm Ascher of Superposition, and Lorraine Han of Unveil Gallery are adopting flexible, collaborative approaches that reflect the realities of contemporary artists, who often juggle multiple roles and prefer non-exclusive arrangements. These gallerists emphasize open dialogue, shared responsibility, and long-term relationship-building over strict contracts, as seen in Ascher's seven-year support of artist Haleigh Nickerson, which culminated in a solo show at NADA New York 2025.

Cassandra Dias Takes an Impressionistic Approach to Painting with Thread

Cassandra Dias, a Southern California-based artist, creates lush embroideries of natural landscapes using thread painting, a technique that mimics the gestural strokes of a paintbrush. Since taking up needle and thread in 2020, she has developed an impressionistic style that captures cliffsides, vineyards, and mountains in richly textured scenes. Her forthcoming book, "Richly Stitched Landscape Embroidery: Mastering Thread Painted Scenes," is set for release in May and is available for pre-order through the Colossal Shop.

art christies los angeles brazilian design

Christie’s Los Angeles gallery has been transformed into an excavation-like installation for "Lightness & Tension," a two-person design exhibition organized by collector and curator Ulysses de Santi. The show pairs the late Joaquim Tenreiro, considered the father of Modern Brazilian furniture, with the debut design collection of contemporary Brazilian artist Lucas Simões, featuring works in concrete and stainless steel alongside Tenreiro's native wood pieces.

Noni Olabisi Art Exhibit Carries Relevancy, Truth, and Power

The Laband Art Gallery at Loyola Marymount University is hosting a retrospective titled "Noni Olabisi: When Lightning Strikes," showcasing over 40 works by the late Los Angeles muralist and painter. The exhibition, curated by Karen Rapp, spans Olabisi’s career from 1984 to 2022, featuring her powerful political murals and personal canvases that document Black culture and the struggle against systemic racism. This marks the first major posthumous survey of her work since her unexpected passing in 2022.

Emerging Sabah artist debuts solo show at Wei-Ling Gallery

Wei-Ling Gallery in Kuala Lumpur presents 'Trilogy: The Lightseeker', the debut solo exhibition of 25-year-old Sabah-born multidisciplinary artist Iwadh Mahadi. The show, running from Tuesday to November 1 at Wei-Ling Contemporary, is the latest output of the gallery's WLG Incubator programme, launched in 2020 to support emerging Malaysian artists through mentorship and dialogue. Iwadh, who works in bamboo mosaics, frottage, and printmaking under a self-described 'conceptual naturalism', developed the exhibition over seven months under the guidance of established artist Choy Chun Wei, with additional mentorship from British artist Adam Chodzko and gallery director Lim Wei-Ling.

Kode Bergen Art Museum : Vibeke Tandberg : They Live

Kode Bergen Art Museum in Norway will present "They Live," the most comprehensive exhibition of artist Vibeke Tandberg to date, running from May 22 to September 12, 2026. The show spans over three decades of Tandberg's practice, featuring well-known works alongside new pieces, and includes photography, film, video, sculpture, text works, and ephemera displayed throughout the museum's Stenersen building. A sculptural installation, *Hestebarrikaden* (2023), will be placed at the main entrance.

A New Generation Of Gallerist Is Building A Platform For Singapore’s Artists

A new wave of gallerists in Singapore is emerging, creating platforms to elevate the city-state's contemporary artists. These young dealers are opening spaces that prioritize local talent, offering exhibition opportunities and market access in a scene historically dominated by international blue-chip galleries. The article profiles several of these gallerists and their efforts to build a sustainable ecosystem for Singaporean artists.

New exhibit shows how Hermès designer inspires Waco art

A new exhibition titled "From Hermès to Home" at the Waco Welcome Center showcases the work of internationally acclaimed artist Kermit Oliver alongside local artists Cade Kegerreis and Vincent Thomas, who were mentored by Oliver. Oliver is the only American artist to have designed scarves for Hermès, and the show features his iconic scarf designs alongside paintings and self-portraits by all three artists, marking the first time their work has been exhibited together. The exhibition coincides with a limited-edition re-release of Oliver's scarf design "Faune et Flore du Texas" and the upcoming publication of a book about him by Texas A&M University Press.

Artist studios in Kyiv damaged by Russian drone strike for second time

A Russian drone strike on November 14 damaged the studios of Nahirna22, a collective of young artists based at the Kyiv Institute of Automation, for the second time in three months. The attack, which killed six people in Kyiv, shattered wooden windows and left studios covered in glass and rubble, though plastic windows installed after a previous strike in August survived. Co-founder Marta Nyrkova expressed uncertainty about whether the building can be repaired, while the collective plans a fundraising event and a sale of works in Berlin.

"Journey in the Wake of Catastrophe": Yad Vashem Unveils New Art Exhibition

Yad Vashem – The World Holocaust Remembrance Center in Jerusalem has unveiled a new exhibition titled "Journey in the Wake of Catastrophe" by Israeli artist Tal Mazliach. The exhibition features eleven original works commissioned specifically for the show, which draw a visual and emotional connection between the Holocaust and the October 7th Hamas attack. Mazliach, a resident of Kibbutz Kfar Aza who survived the attack by barricading herself in her home for over 20 hours, is the second artist selected for Yad Vashem's 'Residency' Project. Her paintings incorporate tribal motifs, bold colors, and layered text, blending personal testimony with collective memory by drawing on Yad Vashem's archival collections.

Embark on a creative journey through time and space at the Leiji Matsumoto exhibition

Tokyo City View is hosting 'Leiji Matsumoto Exhibition: A Creative Journey', the first large-scale retrospective dedicated to the legendary manga artist who died in 2023. The show, running until September 7, traces his seven-decade career through original drawings discovered after his death, immersive installations, and recreations of his creative space, highlighting iconic works like 'Space Battleship Yamato', 'Galaxy Express 999', and 'Space Pirate Captain Harlock'.

In Phibsborough Tower, artist Oisín Tozer prepares a fleeting exhibition

Artist Oisín Tozer is preparing a fleeting exhibition titled "Yearn" as part of Phizzfest 2025, a local festival in Phibsborough, Dublin. The exhibition is held in his studio at Richmond Road Studios, located within the brutalist Phibsborough Tower. Tozer, a 2023 fine art graduate of TU Dublin, has carved a large orchid design directly into the wall, emphasizing site-specificity and impermanence. The show is part of Phizzfest's visual arts strand, which also includes Jim Donnelly's "The Walk to the Workhouse" and Eileen Ferguson's "Area C." Tozer's work draws on philosophers Gilles Deleuze, Félix Guattari, and Mark Fisher, exploring desire and the political potential of inaccessible, temporary art.

In Japan, Making Wooden Kokeshi Dolls

The article profiles the traditional Japanese craft of making kokeshi dolls, focusing on the artisans in the Tōhoku region who continue this centuries-old practice. It details the specific techniques, types of wood used, and the cultural significance embedded in the dolls' simple, limbless forms.

New Currents: Zhang Mingxuan’s Politics of Skin

Chinese artist Zhang Mingxuan, 27, debuted her first mature body of work in a 2023 solo exhibition at Hive Center for Contemporary Art in Shanghai, featuring paintings and prints of distorted human forms wrapped in torn nylon hosiery. Her process involves stretching, tearing, and pressing nylon-clad boards onto canvas to create uncanny impressions of compressed, fetal-like bodies. The works, created after she completed her MA in printmaking at the Royal College of Art in London, explore themes of violence, embodiment, and the limits of the body through a labor-intensive method blending painting and printmaking.

design la cavalarie cosima ungaro austin feilders

Cosima Ungaro and Austin Feilders, who run the creative agency Concept, have taken over the restoration and operation of Domaine de La Cavalerie, a 12th-century Knights Templar compound in France that was acquired by Emanuel Ungaro in 1985. The estate, which includes the original La Commanderie building, a 17th-century Bergerie, and 160 acres of land, has been updated with geothermal power, 1,000 additional olive trees, and a hospitality concept for stays and events. The article highlights the library as a key example of Ungaro's design philosophy, blending medieval roots with Italian antiques and artworks.

MCA Australia accepts NFTs as payment for entry to exhibition on Art and Artificial Intelligence

The Museum of Contemporary Art Australia (MCA) has announced it will accept Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) as a form of payment for entry to its upcoming exhibition focused on the intersection of art and artificial intelligence. This experimental initiative allows visitors to utilize digital assets to gain access to the museum, marking a significant integration of blockchain technology into the physical museum experience.

Speed Art Museum exhibit 'Brilliant Exiles' empowers a new generation

The Speed Art Museum in Louisville, Kentucky, is hosting the traveling exhibition 'Brilliant Exiles: American Women in Paris, 1900-1939,' on loan from the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery. The show highlights the trailblazing work of American women artists, writers, and designers who moved to Paris at the turn of the 20th century, exploring their contributions across disciplines like art, fashion, and literature. The museum has added interactive QR codes with curated playlists, and the exhibition runs through June 22, 2025.