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‘I don’t take advice on collecting. If I don’t like, I don’t buy’: Tariq Al Jaidah on his approach to acquiring art

Qatari patron and dealer Tariq Al Jaidah is a pivotal figure in building a grassroots commercial art market in Qatar. He opened the country's first commercial gallery, Waqif Art Centre, in 2007, later established the non-profit Katara Art Centre, and most recently founded the commercial gallery Wusum in 2023 to showcase emerging Qatari artists and cultivate young local collectors. He advocates for more private museums, foundations, and corporate collecting to create a self-sustaining ecosystem beyond the state-run institutions.

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museum exhibitions schedule Jan 30, 2026 visibility 7 link 2 artists, 1 gallery

Nat Faulkner – interview

Artist Nat Faulkner has opened his first public exhibition, 'Strong water,' at Camden Art Centre in London. The show features large-scale photographic works and installations, including 'Aperture (Iodine),' which uses a light-sensitive iodine solution to filter light through the gallery's Victorian skylights, and a multi-panel silver gelatin print of an Italian scrap facility. Faulkner, winner of the Camden Art Centre Emerging Artist Prize at Frieze 2024, discusses his analogue, process-driven practice, likening the darkroom to a collaborator that introduces elements of chance.

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museum exhibitions schedule Jan 17, 2026 visibility 6 link 8 artists, 2 galleries

New Community Gallery art show highlights Black artists of New Mexico

A new exhibition titled 'Truth. Memory. Joy. Resistance: Black Expressions in New Mexico' has opened at the Community Gallery at the Santa Fe Community Convention Center, featuring 28 Black artists from across the state. Co-curated by local gallery owner Aaron Payne and multidisciplinary artist Jakia Fuller, the show includes works in a wide range of mediums from artists aged 16 to 80, with participants from Santa Fe, Albuquerque, and Taos. The exhibition runs through the end of February and includes special events such as a poetry reading and panel discussions.

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museum exhibitions schedule Dec 30, 2025 visibility 6 link 15 artists, 4 galleries

Masters, women, and young voices: Egypt visual art scene in 2025 - Visual Art - Arts & Culture

Egypt's visual arts scene in 2025 saw significant growth, marked by the opening of new galleries and a surge in diversity of artistic approaches, aesthetics, and techniques, according to Ehab Ellaban, director of the Arts Complex in Zamalek, and artist Samir Abdelghany. The year featured major exhibitions honoring both established masters and emerging talents, including Mohamed Abla's participation in the 4th–7th Generation exhibition at Al Masar Gallery and his solo show In the Glow of the City, Ahmed Shiha's Egyptian Spirit at Picasso East Gallery, Salah Bisar's Glee at Ubuntu Art Gallery, and retrospectives for Esmat Dawestashy, Salah Abdel Kerim, Chafik Charobim, and Inji Efflatoun. Katherine Bakhoum's Between Sea and Sky at Safarkhan Gallery also highlighted the enduring relevance of Egyptian-French artists.

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museum exhibitions schedule Dec 9, 2025 visibility 9 link 2 artists, 1 gallery

A decade on, Ilham Gallery continues to engage new audiences with meaningful art

Ilham Gallery in Kuala Lumpur, which opened in August 2015 with the exhibition 'Picturing The Nation,' has marked its tenth anniversary by reflecting on a decade of growth. Over 38 exhibitions across two gallery spaces, the institution has seen its audience expand dramatically—from 4,600 visitors for its first show to over 41,000 for the recent 'The Plantation Plot' (April–September 2025). Director Rahel Joseph notes that the largest demographic is now visitors aged 25 and below, driven by education programs, social media, and a shift toward regional and international collaborations with institutions like the National Gallery Singapore and MAIIAM Contemporary Art Museum. Upcoming projects include a video installation by South Korean artist Eunhee Lee, supported by the Han Nefkens Foundation.

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article local schedule Dec 3, 2025 visibility 5 link 8 artists, 5 galleries

An Early Winter Gallery Guide

A guide lists galleries in Wellfleet and Provincetown, Massachusetts, that plan to remain open during December, some through New Year's, with winter hours and by-appointment visits. Featured galleries include AMZehnder Gallery, Farm Projects, Jeff Soderbergh Gallery, Left Bank Gallery, Wellfleet Preservation Hall, Alden Gallery, Bakker Gallery, Berta Walker Gallery, Four Eleven Gallery, and Gary Marotta Fine Art, each offering exhibitions of contemporary paintings, ceramics, photography, and works on paper. The Provincetown Art Gallery Association and Provincetown Business Guild are hosting gallery strolls every Saturday in December from 1 to 4 p.m.

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article local schedule Oct 29, 2025 visibility 10 link 25 artists, 4 galleries

NEXT in the Gallery: Where to see flying girls, hot yams and shifting landscapes in November

NEXTpittsburgh's November gallery guide highlights several new exhibitions opening across Pittsburgh. Shows include "Frank Harris: Born to be Wild" at Groove Gallery, featuring music-inspired portraits of icons like Jerry Garcia and David Bowie; "Ground Shift: Four Artists Navigate a Shifting Landscape" at Spinning Plate Gallery, with works by Paul Rosenblatt, Ann Rosenthal, Michel Demetria Tsouris, and Briget Shields addressing environmental threats; "Picture This: A Photo Exhibit Celebrating Intergenerational Connections" and "Peju Alatise: I Will Belong to Only Me" at the August Wilson African American Cultural Center; and "Neither/Nor" by Rum Hansra and Sayak Mitra at Atithi Studios, coinciding with Diwali.

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article local schedule Oct 28, 2025 visibility 7 link 3 artists, 2 galleries

Under the Bridge, Beyond the Gloss: DUMBO’s Art Scene Defies Its Gentrified Image

The article reports on the First Thursday Gallery Walk in DUMBO, Brooklyn, a monthly event where galleries, artist studios, and creative spaces stay open late for exhibitions, artist talks, and performances. The author attended the latest iteration, starting with a rooftop cocktail party at the Jay 20 building, which houses nearly 200 artists and programs like the Sharpe-Walentas Studio Program. The walk highlighted over 20 galleries and 170 artist studios, including Smack Mellon and A.I.R. Gallery, as well as public art initiatives like the Dumbo Projection Project.

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museum exhibitions schedule Oct 17, 2025 visibility 7 link 2 artists, 1 gallery

Tanoa Sasraku: ‘I don’t see that the work needs to live forever’

The Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) in London has opened "Morale Patch," an exhibition of new work by Plymouth-born multimedia artist Tanoa Sasraku. The show centers on "Watchlist," a commission featuring a collection of branded trinkets from oil companies, and "Subdued Morale Patch," a series of experimental works on paper created using a novel printing technique with water and ultraviolet light. Sasraku's work explores raw materials, particularly crude oil, as a vehicle to examine themes of national identity and conflict, drawing on her collection of military ephemera and corporate oil-industry mementos.

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article local schedule Oct 12, 2025 visibility 6 link 3 artists, 3 galleries

Primary talks about their new open exhibition and visual arts in the Lenton and Radford community

Primary, an artist-led contemporary visual arts organization and charity in Nottingham, has opened a new exhibition and visual arts program at its Seely Road location in the Lenton and Radford community. Housed in a repurposed school building, the venue includes a community garden, bakery, coffee shop, bookseller, and art studios, supporting over fifty artists. The program offers residencies and exhibition opportunities for emerging talent from the global ethnic majority and underrepresented groups, aiming to make contemporary art more accessible.

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article local schedule Sep 18, 2025 visibility 3 link 4 artists, 2 galleries

Downtown Calgary Fun New Public Art Gallery

A new public art gallery called "art house" has opened in downtown Calgary, occupying a temporary exhibition space previously used by the Glenbow Museum in the Edison office building. The gallery is a collaboration between Aspen Properties and the Alberta Arts Foundation (AFA), featuring the foundation's extensive collection of 9,600 artworks by over 1,700 Alberta artists. It opened on September 10 and is currently open Tuesday to Friday from 12 to 4 pm. The space was originally created as a museum-grade gallery during the Glenbow's renovation, and after the Glenbow vacated to prepare for its reopening as the JR Shaw Centre for Arts & Culture in late 2026, the Alberta Foundation for the Arts stepped in to keep the gallery active.

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museum exhibitions schedule Sep 16, 2025 visibility 6 link 11 artists, 4 galleries

Autumn Arts: Visual Art

Seattle's galleries and museums are launching a fall season of exhibitions addressing politics, identity, and the environment, alongside works celebrating beauty. Highlights include Karey Kessler's map-inspired show 'the Where' at Shift Gallery, Ethan Murrow and Mary Finlayson exhibitions at Winston Wächter Fine Art, Anila Quayyum Agha's immersive light installation 'Geometry of Light' at the Seattle Asian Art Museum, and a politically charged neon show 'Call It What It Is' at The Factory. The city-wide Art + Culture Week returns for its second edition, featuring free events across 12 neighborhoods.

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person people schedule Sep 2, 2025 visibility 5 link 4 artists, 1 gallery

I was fed up with the lack of representation in art — so I opened my own London gallery

Aki Abiola, the son of Nigerian political icon Chief MKO Abiola, opened Hope 93 gallery in central London eight months ago to address the lack of diversity in the art world. After a career in finance and a personal art-collecting journey, Abiola founded the gallery to showcase underrepresented artists and create a welcoming space where people feel comfortable engaging with art. He also advises the Tate Gallery on African art.

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museum exhibitions schedule Aug 7, 2025 visibility 6 link 1 artist, 2 galleries

British Art Show names Ekow Eshun as curator for upcoming 10th edition

Ekow Eshun has been named curator of the 10th edition of the British Art Show, the UK's largest recurring contemporary art exhibition. The show will open in Coventry in September 2026 and travel to four other cities—Swansea, Bristol, Sheffield, and Newcastle/Gateshead—until March 2028. Eshun, former director of the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London and curator of the acclaimed exhibition *In the Black Fantastic* at the Hayward Gallery, will select artists and works over the next year, with new commissions expected.

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museum exhibitions schedule Jul 23, 2025 visibility 8 link 3 artists, 1 gallery

Emma Talbot – interview: ‘I imagine the experience of life as an epic story – the one we all have’

Emma Talbot presents her largest UK exhibition to date, *How We Learn to Love*, at Compton Verney, featuring over 20 new and recent works including silk paintings, fabric sculptures, animations, and drawings. The exhibition explores the human experience from birth to death, with recurring motifs such as a faceless female protagonist, references to Greek tragedy, and themes of grief and love. Talbot, who splits her time between London and Italy, also has concurrent solo shows at Copenhagen Contemporary and Centraal Museum Utrecht.

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museum exhibitions schedule Jun 17, 2025 visibility 4 link 2 artists, 1 gallery

Sculptural works by emerging artists win Baloise Art Prize

The Baloise Art Prize has been awarded to London-based artist Rhea Dillon and Lebanese Canadian artist Joyce Joumaa for their presentations in the Statements section of Art Basel. Dillon, represented by Soft Opening gallery, exhibited *Leaning Figures*, a series of wall-mounted sculptures made from resin mixed with molasses and Jamaican soil, replicating cut-crystal plates. Joumaa, shown with Montreal’s Galerie Eli Kerr, presented *Periodic Sights*, an installation of repurposed fuse boxes illuminated with photographs of everyday scenes from Beirut and Tripoli, addressing Lebanon’s energy crisis. As part of the prize, Dillon’s work was acquired by the Museum für Moderne Kunst (MMK) in Frankfurt, and Joumaa’s by Mudam Luxembourg.

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museum exhibitions schedule Jun 11, 2025 visibility 4 link 1 artist, 1 gallery

Open-air art exhibition comes to the O2 Centre celebrating refugee and immigrant artists’ contribution to British visual culture

An open-air art exhibition titled "Always Changing. Always Welcoming" has launched at the O2 Centre in West Hampstead, London, curated by the Ben Uri Gallery and Museum. The exhibition transforms hoarding around a former Homebase site into a public gallery, featuring works by refugee and immigrant artists who lived and worked in north London, including Tam Joseph's "The Hand Made Map of the World" and Elisabeth Tomalin's "Head." The display aims to make rarely seen collection works accessible to local communities.

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person people schedule Jun 6, 2025 visibility 3 link 1 artist, 1 gallery

Former Hepworth Wakefield director appointed chief executive of London's Royal Academy

Simon Wallis, the director of the Hepworth Wakefield, has been appointed as the new secretary and chief executive of the Royal Academy of Arts in London, replacing Axel Rüger who left to lead the Frick Collection in New York. Wallis, who led the Hepworth Wakefield since 2008 and oversaw its opening in 2011, steps into the role at a time when the RA is undergoing significant cost-cutting measures, including a 15% workforce reduction through redundancies and unfilled vacancies.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 12, 2025 visibility 7 link 3 artists, 2 galleries

Exhibition | Emily Kam Kngwarray, 'My Country' at Pace Gallery, London, United Kingdom

Pace Gallery in London is presenting 'My Country,' the first solo exhibition of works by renowned Australian artist Emily Kam Kngwarray in the UK, in collaboration with D’Lan Contemporary. Running from June 6 to August 8, the show traces Kngwarray's artistic evolution from early organic forms to vibrant dot-filled color fields and minimalist compositions, coinciding with a major survey at Tate Modern opening in July. The exhibition includes historical and contemporary batiks by artists inspired by her pioneering practice, alongside key paintings such as 'Harmony of Spring' (1990) and 'Desert Storm' (1992).

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trending_up market schedule May 9, 2025 visibility 7 link 5 artists, 2 galleries

Buzz in New York’s art trade during Frieze week masks uncertainties

During New York's Frieze week, over a dozen art fairs opened in four days, creating a bustling atmosphere that masked underlying economic and political uncertainties. Dealers and advisers reported strong preview-day attendance and a palpable energy, with some noting that the crowded calendar and a recent US-UK trade deal helped buoy spirits. However, the art market has not returned to its 2022 peak, with auction estimates down $250 million from 2024 and high interest rates still deterring average collectors.

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person people schedule Dec 2, 2025 visibility 4 link 5 artists, 1 gallery

art coco clockner young artist

Coco Klockner, a 34-year-old artist based in New York, is featured in Cultured's 2025 Young Artists list. She emerged from the early 2010s DIY music scene, developing a sensitivity to sound, site, and timing that now informs her sculptural interventions. Her work has been shown at galleries including Silke Lindner and lower_cavity, and she recently opened her first institutional solo exhibition at SculptureCenter in Queens, on view through December 22. Her practice explores transfeminine representation through materials ranging from sounding rods to first-aid kits, often incorporating sound and spatial dynamics.

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article culture schedule Oct 1, 2025 link 12 artists, 3 galleries

literature art magma bottega veneta

The third edition of the art journal Magma, titled “Archive of the Future,” has been published, featuring over 100 previously unpublished works and texts from artists, filmmakers, and musicians. Highlights include voice memos by Charles Ray, Polaroids by Jonas Mekas from a 1971 Fluxus dinner with Yoko Ono and John Lennon, selections from Jean-Luc Godard’s archive, a text by Patti Smith, and contributions from Precious Okoyomon and Pol Taburet. The 388-page volume, backed by Bottega Veneta and edited by Paul Olivennes, includes a foreword by Hans Ulrich Obrist and will be accompanied by exhibitions at Tramps gallery in London and Forma in Paris.

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museum exhibitions schedule Sep 3, 2025 link 4 artists, 1 gallery

art sam mckinniss jeffrey deitch show

Artist Sam McKinniss, known for his internet-sourced celebrity portraits exploring fandom and parasocial relationships, is opening a new exhibition titled “Law and Order” at Jeffrey Deitch gallery in New York on September 6. The show shifts focus to figures of crime and justice, including “Hot Felon” Jeremy Meeks, Luigi Mangione, art dealer Mary Boone (as portrayed by Parker Posey in the 1996 film *Basquiat*), and a painting of Alcatraz, the former prison that President Donald Trump has proposed reopening. McKinniss describes the work as tracing the parameters of a top-down worldview in an era of new tyrannies. In an interview with CULTURED, he discusses his studio routine, creative influences like Martha Argerich, and the informal group chat that first sees his works-in-progress.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 15, 2026 visibility 9 link 4 artists, 1 gallery

“Where it doesn’t reach” at Lo Brutto Stahl, Paris

Lo Brutto Stahl in Paris is hosting a group exhibition titled "Where it doesn’t reach," featuring the works of Hélène Janicot, Park McArthur, and the late conceptual artist Bas Jan Ader. The show creates a dialogue between contemporary sculpture and installation by Janicot and McArthur and historical lens-based media by Ader. Notably, the exhibition's reach extends beyond the Parisian gallery space to include a presence in Basel.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 2, 2026 visibility 9 link 1 artist, 1 gallery

Alexandra Noel “999” at Derosia, New York

Alexandra Noel has opened a solo exhibition titled "999" at Derosia gallery in New York. The show features new work created during a period of personal and conceptual transition, as suggested by the artist's reflections on ownership, space, and displacement.

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museum exhibitions schedule Mar 9, 2026 visibility 11 link 2 artists, 1 gallery

Suki Seokyeong Kang’s Works Are Still Unfolding

Suki Seokyeong Kang's posthumous exhibition at Tina Kim Gallery in New York presents a body of work characterized by its mobility and open-ended nature. The show features paintings and sculptures that are designed to be rearranged, challenging static notions of display and completion.

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Venice Biennale’s jury resigns

The entire jury of the 61st Venice Biennale, presided by Brazilian curator Solange Farkas and comprising four other curators, resigned just nine days before the exhibition's scheduled opening on 9 May 2026. The jury had announced it would not award prizes to countries whose leaders are charged with crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court, a move widely understood to target Israel and Russia. In response, the Biennale's organisers cancelled the prize-giving ceremony and will instead award Golden Lions via a popular vote among ticketholders. The row escalated further when the Israeli representative, sculptor Belu-Simion Fainaru, accused the jury of discrimination and threatened legal action, prompting intervention from Italy's culture ministry.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 8, 2026 link 4 artists

Bruges’s new city art gallery BRUSK opens on Friday

Bruges' new city art gallery, BRUSK, opens on Friday in a substantial new building designed by architects Robbrecht and Daem and Olivier Salens. Located in the museum quarter, the gallery features two enormous first-floor exhibition spaces and a light, open ground floor. It debuts with two simultaneous exhibitions: 'Breedbeeld' ('Wide Angle'), a historical show curated by Oxford professor Peter Frankopan and Sibylla Goegebuer, exploring Bruges' medieval global connections through 250 objects including Hans Memling's 'The Passion of Christ'; and 'Latent City', a data-driven installation by Turkish-American artist Refik Anadol that delves beneath the city's surface.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 8, 2026 visibility 1 link 4 artists

Not-to-miss exhibitions in Italy — May 2026

May 2026 brings a packed calendar of exhibitions across Italy, ranging from independent galleries to major museums. Highlights include Igor Grubić's early works at Laveronica Gallery in Modica, a photographic exhibition by Lisetta Carmi at Galleria Nazionale dell'Umbria in Perugia, thematic investigations into Ettore Sottsass in Pistoia, Larry Nederlof's solo show at Extra Factory in Livorno, and an archaeological exhibition titled "Parthenope. The Siren and the City" at the National Archaeological Museum. The article also provides practical tips for visitors, such as checking opening times, booking tickets online, and planning transport.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 7, 2026 visibility 2 link 3 artists

kengo kuma's first US museum emerges within vast art and nature campus in pennsylvania

Kengo Kuma & Associates has unveiled the design for its first museum in the United States, a wood-clad pavilion complex at the Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art in Pennsylvania. The 3,716-square-meter structure, part of a major expansion, will transform the 6-hectare campus into a 131.52-hectare public preserve and garden designed with Field Operations. Construction is planned to begin in spring 2027, with an opening in fall 2029, adding 80% more exhibition space and integrating art, ecology, and conservation.

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