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article news schedule May 6, 2026 visibility 25 link 17 artists, 1 gallery

Art Workers Plan Venice Biennale Strike

Cultural workers, labor unions, and grassroots groups are planning a strike at the Venice Biennale on Friday, May 8, organized by the Art Not Genocide Alliance and others. The action, described as the first organized strike within the Biennale, aims to protest Israel's inclusion in the event, with participants withholding their labor and calling to "shut down the genocide pavilion." The article also covers other art news, including exhibitions in Los Angeles, a profile of nonagenarian artist Mohammad Omer Khalil, and memes about the Met Gala.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 15, 2026 visibility 10 link 4 artists, 4 galleries

Fold in these exhibitions during festival season

Spoleto Festival USA and Piccolo Spoleto begin on May 22, and the article highlights a curated selection of visual art exhibitions in Charleston to enjoy alongside the festival's performances. Featured venues include Robert Lange Studios, Corrigan Gallery, Stevenson and Co., Atrium Gallery, Meyer Vogl, Duckworth Gallery, and the Gibbes Museum of Art, which opens "Mary Whyte: Salt of the Earth" and continues "Rodin: All the Truth in Nature." The College of Charleston's Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art, under new director Michael Dickins, presents "Make Room" by In Kyoung Chun and another exhibition through July 25.

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article news schedule May 20, 2026 visibility 5 link 8 artists

A $1B Evening With Nicole Kidman

Hyperallergic's newsletter reports on a record-setting $1 billion evening sale at Christie's on May 18, which included works by Jackson Pollock and Constantin Brancusi alongside Hollywood star Nicole Kidman. Other stories cover an exhibition at the DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center celebrating Black American artists in Paris, a painted book cover trend analyzed by Tara Anne Dalbow, a Gaza Square sculpture unveiling in Paterson, New Jersey, and a performance event by Bahar Behbahani on Governors Island.

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person people schedule Apr 20, 2026 visibility 28 link 11 artists

Joan Semmel Kicks Ass at 93

A profile of 93-year-old artist Joan Semmel reveals her continued artistic vigor and rising market demand. The article details her recent studio visit, her philosophy of persistence, and her significant body of work focused on the female form.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 10, 2026 visibility 16 link 1 artist, 1 gallery

In Kyoung Chun: Make Room

The Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art at the College of Charleston is presenting "Make Room," a solo exhibition by South Korean-born, Atlanta-based artist In Kyoung Chun. The show features a mix of paintings and site-specific installations, including transparent houses and suspended structures that explore the artist's experience as an immigrant. By blurring the lines between interior and exterior spaces, Chun’s work invites viewers into environments that reflect on the fragility and resilience of home.

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museum exhibitions schedule Jul 25, 2025 visibility 16 link 7 artists

Wandering Between Worlds Exhibition at Pullen Arts Center

Pullen Arts Center in Raleigh, North Carolina, is presenting the group exhibition "Wandering Between Worlds" in its Main Gallery, featuring seven local artists: Alison Coleman, Ari Ferro, Jenn Hales, K. Orr Ambrose, Nancy Goodrich, Marcia Moran, and Min Zhong. The show explores landscapes both real and imagined, with a closing reception scheduled for October 25 and an artist talk on September 18. The exhibition is free and open to the public, and artwork is available for purchase through the center.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 17, 2026 visibility 17 link 1 artist

Maria Britton: Second Sleep

Artist Maria Britton presents "Second Sleep," a solo exhibition at the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art featuring her "Draperies" series. Britton transforms discarded, patterned bedsheets into three-dimensional abstract works that blur the line between painting and sculpture through expert layering and pleating.

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