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Krannert Art Museum reopening highlights gallery reinstallations, artist Ronny Quevedo exhibition

Krannert Art Museum in Champaign, Illinois, is reopening on August 28 with a major reinstallation of its Andean gallery, featuring the exhibition "Fragmented Histories: Andean Art Before 1600." The gallery, co-curated by Kasia Szremski and Allyson Purpura, moves away from a linear display to explore the mobility of objects, their histories of looting, and their ongoing cultural significance. The reopening also includes a solo exhibition by contemporary artist Ronny Quevedo, titled "Ronny Quevedo: a l l s t a r s," and reinstallations of European and American art in the Bow and Trees galleries.

10 Art Shows to See This Fall

This article previews ten art exhibitions opening in the San Francisco Bay Area during fall 2025. Highlights include "Object Oriented" at BAMPFA, focusing on artists' interpretations of everyday objects; "Super Flex: Powered by Alter Egos and Shadow Selves," a festival in Chinatown curated by Candace Huey, Taraneh Hemami, and Theo Lau; solo shows by Laura Figa and Fran Herndon at Et al.; Julio César Morales's "My America" at Gallery Wendi Norris, featuring a sound installation with Mexican Institute of Sound; and "Art of Manga" at the de Young Museum, showcasing original drawings by 11 manga artists including Taniguchi Jiro and Takahashi Rumiko.

Pérez Art Museum Miami explores the evolution of photography, from Marina Abramović and Zanele Muholi to Wolfgang Tillmans

The Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) is presenting "Language and Image: Conceptual and Performance-Based Photography from the Jorge M. Pérez Collection," an exhibition curated by Fabiana Sotillo that traces the evolution of photography as a fine art form. Featuring works by artists including Thomas Struth, Marina Abramović, Zanele Muholi, Wolfgang Tillmans, Isaac Julien, and María Teresa Hincapié, the show explores photography’s shift from documentary tool to conceptual medium, with a focus on performance art and the camera’s ability to preserve ephemeral moments. The exhibition also draws parallels between historic photographic innovation and contemporary developments like artificial intelligence.

Seoul According to Artist Etsu Egami

Japanese-born artist Etsu Egami, known for large-scale abstract paintings exploring language and communication barriers, has been chosen to inaugurate Korea's new OAR Contemporary Museum in Gyeongju with a solo exhibition titled "Egami Etsu: Echoes of the Earth." The show, running until September 21, features site-specific works inspired by the city's ancient tombs and the museum's architecture. Egami, who was raised across Washington, DC, Paris, and Japan and studied in Germany, Beijing, and New York, has previously exhibited at the Guggenheim in New York, Grand Palais in Paris, and Mori Art Museum. She first showed in South Korea in 2022 at Tang Contemporary in Seoul, and her work has gained recognition among Korean curators and collectors.

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.

Art Museum Launches Fall 2025 Season With Dynamic, Interdisciplinary Exhibitions

The Syracuse University Art Museum will launch its Fall 2025 season on August 26 with four new exhibitions. Highlights include 'What If I Try This?', a survey of Helen Frankenthaler's printmaking career curated by Melissa Yuen, featuring loans from multiple institutions and a gift from the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation. Other exhibitions include Kevin Adonis Browne's multimedia installation 'A Sense of Arrival' on Caribbean blackness, and 'Human/Environment: 4,000 Years of Art', a permanent collection show exploring human-environment relationships. An opening reception on September 11 will feature a talk by Stanford professor Alexander Nemerov.

On View: 'In the Medium of Life: The Drawings of Beauford Delaney' at The Drawing Center in New York Explores Centrality of Drawing in Artist's Practice

The Drawing Center in New York is presenting 'In the Medium of Life: The Drawings of Beauford Delaney,' a major survey of the artist's works on paper spanning four decades, from 1929 to 1971. Featuring approximately 90 drawings in charcoal, ink, pastel, watercolor, and gouache, alongside a few paintings and archival materials, the exhibition highlights Delaney's evolution from Harlem Renaissance portraiture to Parisian abstraction. It includes early works like 'Harlem Athlete' (1929) and portraits of figures such as James Baldwin, as well as self-portraits and untitled abstractions.

'Abstract art is universal': Nanette Carter on her new career survey at the Wexner Center for the Arts

Nanette Carter, an abstract artist working since the 1970s, will present her solo exhibition *Nanette Carter: Afro Sentinels* at the Wexner Center for the Arts in Columbus, Ohio, opening August 22. The show includes a new three-dimensional metal commission, marking her first move off the wall, alongside collages, paintings, and sculptures that explore themes of balance, Black subjectivity, and political turmoil. Carter, born in Columbus in 1956, studied at Oberlin College and the Pratt Institute, where she taught for 20 years, and her work draws on jazz, Russian Constructivism, and her father's civil rights legacy.

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.

The Myth of the “Emerging” Black Artist: Ageism and Access in the Art World

The article, written by Chenoa Baker, critiques the art world's labeling system that categorizes artists as emerging, mid-career, or established. It argues that these labels are particularly harmful to Black artists, who are often kept in the "emerging" category for years despite significant achievements, collections, and decades of practice. The piece highlights the cases of Cheryl Miller, a self-taught analog photographer whose work is held by major institutions yet who had to "re-emerge" after relocating, and Ifé Franklin, a queer Black artist whose career was sidelined by systemic erasure and who is now being honored as an "elder" artist. The article connects these labels to ageism, lack of access to elite schools and galleries, and the undervaluing of self-taught artists and those working outside traditional art centers.

With two fairs and a new festival, Aspen art scene is reaching new peaks

Aspen, Colorado's art scene is expanding with two concurrent art fairs and a new festival during Aspen Art Week. The 15th edition of Intersect Aspen, the city's longest-running fair (formerly Art Aspen), will feature 28 galleries including Jackson Fine Art and debutant 212 Gallery. CEO Tim von Gal reports record attendance and sales from 2023. Meanwhile, the Aspen Art Fair returns for its second edition at the historic Hotel Jerome, doubling its exhibitor list to 43 galleries, including Perrotin and Miles McEnery Gallery. Co-founded by Rebecca Hoffman and dealer Bob Chase, the fair emphasizes a convivial, community-focused atmosphere.

Rediscovering Bilgé, the Quiet Master of American Minimalism

Turkish-American artist Bilgé (Bilgé Civelekoğlu Friedlaender), a largely overlooked figure in American Minimalism, is the subject of a new institutional exhibition in New York titled “Torn Time: Bilgé” at the Institute for Arab and Islamic Art (IAIA). The show, curated by IAIA Founding Director Mohammed Rashid Al-Thanion and on view through October, highlights works from the two decades following her 1972 deep-sea dive in the Bahamas, which sparked a period of prodigious creation using delicate paper interventions. Bilgé studied at the Istanbul Academy of Fine Arts and NYU, exhibited at Betty Parsons Gallery and Kornblee Gallery in 1974, and was included in the Smithsonian’s “Paper as Medium” (1978), the International Istanbul Biennial (1989), and the International Biennial of Paper Art (1992). The exhibition draws from her estate, represented by Sapar Contemporary.

Terrence Sanders-Smith opens art gallery and plans a Miami Basel-style art fest in New Orleans

Terrence Sanders-Smith, a former gallery owner who recently returned to New Orleans, has opened Smith Contemporary at 440 Julia Street in the city's historic Gallery Row. The gallery is one of the few Black-owned galleries in the area's history. Sanders-Smith plans to sell work by racially diverse artists and is organizing a new national art fair, modeled after Miami Basel, to launch as soon as spring 2026. The article also features commentary from former gallery owner Myesha Francis on the importance of Black-owned spaces for artists and audiences of color.

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.

Culture Type | The Month in Black Art, Here’s What Happened in June 2025

The June 2025 edition of Culture Type's 'The Month in Black Art' roundup reports multiple developments: the Detroit Institute of Arts acquired Tiff Massey's installation 'Baby Bling' (2023) for its reimagined Modern and Contemporary galleries opening in 2026; Aperture magazine released a summer issue guest-edited by Tanisha C. Ford focusing on Black style and fashion; Different Leaf, a cannabis culture journal, relaunched with guest editors Nick Cave and Bob Faust; and Sean Kelly Gallery announced representation of artist Lindsay Adams in collaboration with PATRON Gallery. The article also notes updates on the Studio Museum in Harlem, a shakeup at the Afro Brazil Museum, new Art Basel Awards, and Suzanne Jackson's exhibition at SFMOMA.

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.

July Book Bag: from a monograph of Vincent Namatjira’s headline-grabbing portraits to a book of Chinese art heists

This article presents a roundup of five new art books released in July, covering a diverse range of topics. The featured titles include a monograph on Vincent Namatjira, whose unflattering portrait of mining billionaire Gina Rinehart sparked controversy at the National Gallery of Australia; a study of Palestinian embroidery in contemporary art by Joanna Barakat; a guide to New York City monuments of Black Americans by David Felsen; and a true-crime investigation into Chinese art heists by Ralph Pezzullo.

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.

Here are the top art exhibitions to see in Seattle for July

The article highlights top art exhibitions in Seattle for July, including the return of the Seattle Art Fair (July 17-20) and several gallery shows. Featured exhibitions include Cable Griffith's 'Return to Sender' at J. Rinehart Gallery, Jite Agbro's 'Penumbras' at Patricia Rovzar Gallery, a duo show 'Color and Line' with Kevin Cosley and Soo Hong at Chatwin Arts, Althea Rao's 'Commit to Memory, Know it Will Perish' at Gallery 4Culture, and Humaira Abid's 'The Shape of Life' at Greg Kucera Gallery.

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.

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.

Dale Berning Sawa

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New York Museums are Showcasing African American Art, Exhibitions Feature Lorna Simpson, Rashid Johnson, Beauford Delaney, Amy Sherald, Black Dandyism & More

New York museums are presenting a wave of major exhibitions focused on African American art this spring and summer, many running through fall 2025. Solo shows include the largest-ever surveys of Rashid Johnson at the Guggenheim Museum, Amy Sherald at the Whitney Museum of American Art, and Jack Whitten at the Museum of Modern Art. The Drawing Center hosts the first museum exhibition dedicated to Beauford Delaney's drawings, while the Brooklyn Museum presents the first museum show for sculptor Nancy Elizabeth Prophet. At the Metropolitan Museum of Art, highlights include the newly renovated Michael C. Rockefeller Wing, a Lorna Simpson painting exhibition, a roof garden installation by Jennie C. Jones, and the Costume Institute's "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style" exploring Black dandyism.

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.

What to see in Berlin after Gallery Weekend: five exhibitions still open

Berlin's Gallery Weekend 2025 has brought a surge of art events across the city, and this article highlights five exhibitions still open to visitors. At Schinkel Pavillon, French artist Pol Taburet presents his first German solo show, “The Burden of Papa Tonnerre,” featuring paintings, sculptures, and lithographs that explore occult themes and personal history. Galerie Buchholz showcases Anne Imhof's new solo exhibition, including large canvases derived from stills of her performance “Doom: House of Hope,” alongside a sound installation. Contemporary Fine Arts hosts a solo show by Swiss painter Tobias Spichtig, focusing on his latest oil-on-canvas works.

The Wallace Collection appoints Selldorf Architects to lead masterplan to transform its historic London home

The Wallace Collection in London has appointed Selldorf Architects, led by Annabelle Selldorf, to lead a masterplan for Hertford House, its historic home. Selldorf, who recently oversaw renovations at the Frick Collection and the National Gallery's Sainsbury Wing, will collaborate with UK practices Purcell and Lawson Ward Studio. The project aims to improve access, sustainability, and visitor experience at the museum, which opened to the public in 1900 and houses over 5,500 works including masterpieces by Velázquez, Hals, and Rubens.

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.

Lease agreement secures Camden Art Centre’s future for 99 years

Camden Art Centre in north London has secured its future for the next 99 years by purchasing the lease on its building, following a £1.9m fundraising campaign. The campaign, launched quietly nine months ago, reached its target quickly thanks to contributions from artists, galleries, trusts, foundations, and individuals. The building, owned by the London Borough of Camden, was previously held on a peppercorn lease for 23 years. Artists including Antony Gormley, Chantal Joffe, Alvaro Barrington, and Kara Walker supported the acquisition fund, while director Martin Clark emphasized the urgency of the deal, which had a 2027 deadline.