Texart Fair 3.0 holds in Ibadan to create market opportunities for art

Texart Fair 3.0, a three-day art exhibition and cultural exchange, was held in Ibadan by BlackulHeritage Studios in collaboration with the National Museum of Unity, Ibadan. The event, themed “Tapping the Market Potential of Nigerian Art: Bridging the Gap,” brought together artists, collectors, curators, scholars, and students to discuss strengthening the visibility and economic value of Nigerian art. Highlights included a symposium, panel discussions, and Awards of Recognition presented to notable Nigerian art figures such as Tola Wewe, Prince Tunde Odunlade, and Tunde Kelani.

Interview with Lisja Tërshana

Lisja Tërshana, co-founder of Khrais–Tërshana, an art dealership and production studio based in London with operations between Tirana and Krakow, discusses her unconventional path from law to the art world. After studying law in London and passing the Solicitor Qualifying Exam, she enrolled in Central Saint Martins' MA Innovation Management, where she met co-founder Sofian Khrais. The dealership operates across three distinct art markets: Poland's confident and institutionally anchored scene, Albania's emerging infrastructure with few international commercial galleries, and London's established yet innovative market. Tërshana emphasizes the importance of curation in her work, blending market instincts with curatorial vision, and draws on her legal background to ensure fairness and trust between artists and collectors.

Asian Art Week Live Sales Total: $46,685,403 - Christie's

Christie's Asian Art Week live sales in New York totaled $46,685,403, achieving 259% hammer and premium above low estimate with a 91% sell-through rate. The three sales—Japanese and Korean Art ($2.46 million), South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art ($12.38 million, 100% sold), and Important Chinese Furniture and Works of Art ($31.84 million)—saw strong bidding across categories. A Yongzheng-period falangcai wine cup led the week at $1.59 million, while a Hokusai painting of a Standing Beauty fetched $444,500 and a Vasudeo S. Gaitonde Untitled (1984) realized $2.39 million. Christie's set four artist records in the South Asian sale, including for Sheikh Mohammed Sultan and Ivan Peries.

Pat Guthrie Special Exhibitions Teaching Gallery Fall 2025

The Pat Guthrie Special Exhibitions Teaching Gallery at the University of Wyoming Art Museum is hosting its Fall 2025 exhibition, which integrates artworks from the museum's collection into four university courses: GEOL 1101 on the Anthropocene, ENGL 4999 on place and public memory, HP 3165-04 on Inuit environmental dilemmas, and HP 1020 on dreams and reality. Featured works include prints by Katsushika Hokusai, Martin Stupich, Dana Claxton, and Linda Connor, each paired with course themes to foster interdisciplinary learning.

In the new documentary Architecton, buildings collapse and stones dance

Victor Kossakovsky's new documentary *Architecton*, opening in US theaters on August 1, premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival. The film is a silent, drone-shot meditation on the destruction of the built environment, showing war-ravaged buildings in Ukraine, earthquake ruins in Turkey and Lebanon, and the violent process of stone being blasted for concrete. It contrasts modern structures that collapse within decades with ancient buildings that still stand, and features architect Michele di Lucchi as a quiet voice for thoughtful, enduring design. The film's score is by Russian expatriate composer Evgueni Galperine.

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.

SHIZUOKA World Theatre Festival 2026

SHIZUOKAせかい演劇祭2026

The Shizuoka Performing Arts Center (SPAC) has announced the lineup for the SHIZUOKA World Theatre Festival 2026, scheduled to take place from April 25 to May 6, 2026. Under the artistic direction of Natsuki Ishigami, the festival will transform Shizuoka City into a sprawling stage, featuring international collaborations such as the Japanese premiere of 'The Tiger of Malaya' by Singapore’s Teater Ekamatra and the site-specific 'Eel Migration' involving local residents with Brazilian roots. The program also includes Satoshi Miyagi’s acclaimed production of 'Medea' and contemporary works addressing gender, labor, and social justice.

29th Art Film Festival @ Aichi Arts Center 12th Floor Art Space A

第29回アートフィルム・フェスティバル @ 愛知芸術文化センター12階アートスペースA

The 29th Art Film Festival will take place on June 15, 2025, at the Aichi Arts Center's Art Space A in Nagoya, Japan. Organized by the Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art, the festival features a special screening program centered on the film collective Kūzoku. Highlights include the premiere of Katsuya Tomita's 'Senkō Issenri ILHA FORMOSA' (2025), the 33rd original video work commissioned by the Aichi Arts Center, alongside earlier works by Tomita and Toranosuke Aizawa, such as 'The Daughter of Chiang Rai' (2012) and 'Flower Tale Babylon' (1997). The event also includes a talk session with Tomita and Aizawa after the screenings.

Series: Meg Ninja Drawing and Sleeping Part 4

連載 メグ忍者 Drawing and Sleeping 第四回

Artist collective member Meg Ninja reflects on recent travels and performances in the fourth and final installment of their column "Drawing and Sleeping." The piece recounts a performance event at Toyota Municipal Museum of Art, where Meg Ninja organized a participatory piece based on Guy Debord's *The Society of the Spectacle*, and a research trip to South Korea via Tsushima and Busan for the upcoming international art festival "Aichi 2025." The narrative weaves together experiences of sleep, movement, and the boundary between daily life and artistic practice.

Edo-Tokyo Museum Reopens with “Great Edo” Exhibition Showcasing Its Collection Highlights

The Edo-Tokyo Museum in Tokyo's Ryōgoku district has reopened on March 31, 2026, after four years of renovation. Its first exhibition, "In Praise of Great Edo" (April 25–May 24), showcases 160 items from the museum's collection of 350,000, including swords, armor, kimonos, ukiyo-e masterpieces by Sharaku, Utamaro, and Hokusai, and artifacts from Edo-period culture such as kabuki, sumō, and firefighting uniforms. The renovated museum features new animation, projection mapping, full-scale reconstructions like Ginza's Hattori watch store, and a multilingual smartphone guide system.

Art of Manga Exhibition Heads to Brooklyn Museum in October

The "Art of Manga" exhibition, organized by the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, will make its East Coast debut at the Brooklyn Museum in New York from October 3, 2026, to January 31, 2027. Featuring over 600 pieces of art, the show highlights works from renowned manga artists including Hirohiko Araki, Rumiko Takahashi, Gengoroh Tagame, Jiro Taniguchi, Kazumi Yamashita, and Fumi Yoshinaga. The exhibition previously ran at the de Young Museum in San Francisco from September 2025 to January 2026.

Noriko Okaku Solo Exhibition: "Meaning of Meaningless" @ Kanazawa ArtGummi 17th Anniversary

金沢アートグミ17周年記念個展 尾角典子「むいみのいみ」@ 金沢アートグミ

Artist Noriko Okaku will present a solo exhibition titled "Meaning of Meaningless" at Kanazawa ArtGummi to commemorate the NPO's 17th anniversary. The exhibition marks a return to Okaku's roots in animation, featuring a large-scale installation that integrates her background in collage and digital media.

The Biennale in Numbers

Die Biennale in Zahlen

Die diesjährige Kunstbiennale in Venedig präsentiert 111 Künstlerinnen, Künstler und Kollektive in der Hauptausstellung – deutlich weniger als 2024 mit 331 und 2022 mit 213 Teilnehmenden. Die Biennale umfasst 99 nationale Pavillons, darunter sieben Länder, die zum ersten Mal vertreten sind: Guinea, Äquatorialguinea, Nauru, Katar, Sierra Leone und weitere.

NRW will Verbot für Handel mit Holocaust-Dokumenten

The German state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) is introducing a legislative bill to ban the commercial trade of personal Holocaust documents and artifacts, such as letters from concentration camps, Gestapo cards, and yellow stars. The initiative follows international outrage over a planned auction in Neuss in November 2025, which was halted at the last moment; around 460 objects from that auction were transferred to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation. The bill, to be presented at the Bundesrat session on May 8, aims to prohibit the sale of items directly linked to Nazi victims, while exempting museums, archives, and research institutions.

Illuminating strength, poetry of African womanhood in Olamilekan’s Bloom & Essence

Nigerian contemporary artist Okunade Olamilekan has opened his debut solo exhibition, "Bloom & Essence," at the British Council in Lagos. Curated by Paul Ayihawu, the show celebrates the resilience, dignity, and evolving identity of African women through portraits that blend African heritage with classical elegance. Standout works include the two-part painting "The One Who Paints Her Future I & II," which addresses education and aspiration. Olamilekan employs a distinctive pixel technique and bold color grids to fragment forms, inviting viewers to reflect on identity and cultural memory.

Iguanas! Iguanas! Iguanas! Reptile Artist Shunya Misawa's First Solo Exhibition "Kōrin"

Shunya Misawa, a young artist who won the New Artist Award at the 98th Doten (Hokkaido Art Association Exhibition), is holding his first solo exhibition at TO OV cafe / gallery in Sapporo. The show features 24 reptile paintings, including detailed pen drawings and copperplate prints of iguanas, skinks, and other reptiles, many inspired by his own pets. Misawa also displays his self-published "IGUANA REFERENCE BOOK," which explains iguana ecology and behavior.

Grand opening of Quincy Art Gallery on 6th set for April 25 | Daily Gate City - Keokuk, Iowa

The Quincy Art Center is opening a new downtown gallery called Quincy Art Gallery on 6th at 127 N. 6th Street in Quincy, Illinois. The grand opening event on Saturday, April 25 will feature work from five artists, scheduled artist talks, a wheel throwing demonstration, and light refreshments.

Keokuk School District to open art gallery

The Keokuk Community School District in Iowa plans to open a new art gallery in fall 2026, featuring student work and organized by the Keokuk High School Art Department. The gallery will be located in the same building as the Collaboration Center in the district's new central office at 420 N. 17th St. in Keokuk. To fund display items such as frames, pedestals, and presentation equipment, the Art Department is hosting a fundraiser with sponsorship levels ranging from $250 to over $1,000, offering recognition opportunities for donors.

Japan Crown Prince, Crown Princess Visit Belgian Exhibition

Japan's Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko visited a special exhibition at Kokugakuin University Museum in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward, celebrating the 160th anniversary of Japan-Belgium diplomatic relations. The exhibition, opening May 23, 2026, features about 40 items from the Royal Museums of Art and History in Belgium, including a flower vase donated by Emperor Meiji and diplomatic documents. The royal couple viewed the exhibits while listening to explanations from a Belgian researcher.