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The Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA) will mount a comprehensive retrospective for interdisciplinary artist Maren Hassinger, opening in June 2025. Titled "Living Moving Growing," the exhibition will span her five-decade career, featuring early wire rope and tree branch sculptures from the 1970s, large-scale recreations, performances, and workshops. Co-curated by chief curator Margot Norton and senior curator Anthony Graham, the show aims to highlight Hassinger's dual practice as a sculptor and performer, with some works staged in partnership with the University of California Botanical Garden.

George Herms, Titan of West Coast Assemblage, Dies at 90

George Herms, a pioneering figure in the West Coast Assemblage movement, died on April 24 at age 90. Known for transforming found materials, rusted metal, and debris into poetic sculptures and collages, Herms emerged from the Beat scene in Topanga Canyon and was influenced by artist Wallace Berman. His first assemblage show, Secret Exhibition (1957), was held in a vacant lot, and he was later included in MoMA's landmark 1961 exhibition The Art of Assemblage. Over seven decades, he exhibited widely, including at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, and Morán Morán, and created public artworks in LA such as 'Portals to Poetry' and 'Clocktower: Monument to the Unknown.'

New York Galleries: Openings and Closings (04/27-05/03)

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A new exhibition titled “Drop, Cloth,” co-curated by Glenn Adamson and Severin Delfs, explores how contemporary artists have reimagined drapery over the past 50 years. The show features 30 works by 25 artists, spanning two Chelsea galleries—Hollis Taggart (through January 10, 2026) and Susan Inglett Gallery (through January 30, 2026). Works range from Sam Gilliam’s seminal *Little Dude* (circa 1972) to recent pieces by Kennedy Yanko, Jenny Morgan, and Chellis Baird, alongside historical pieces by Nina Yankowitz, Lynda Benglis, and Rosemary Mayer. The exhibition traces a lineage of drapery as both subject and material, including shaped canvas, paint skin, ceramic, metal, embroidery, and weaving.

8 Must-See Solo Gallery Shows in November

Galerie magazine has curated a list of eight must-see solo gallery shows across the United States for November, highlighting exhibitions from New York to Los Angeles. Featured artists include Robert Storr, whose return to painting is showcased at Vito Schnabel Gallery in New York with a series of geometric canvases titled "Fits and Starts"; Katherine Bradford, whose figurative works are on view at CANADA in New York; and the late Robert Kobayashi, whose bricolage pieces are displayed at Susan Inglett Gallery in New York, curated by his daughter. Other notable shows include Flora Yukhnovich at Hauser & Wirth in Downtown Los Angeles.

New York Galleries: Openings and Closings (02/02-02/08)

A flurry of gallery activity is scheduled for the week of February 2-8, 2026, in New York City. Numerous exhibitions are opening, including "Interstice: Whirled Music" at Kiang Malingue, "Everything She Touches" by Alix Vernet at Eric Firestone Gallery, and "Anima" by Felipe Baeza at Print Center New York. Concurrently, many shows are in their final days, such as "A Retrospective by Ruth Asawa" at the Museum of Modern Art, "FDR Drive Musel, 1984" by Keith Haring at Martos Gallery, and "West Coast Women of Abstract Expressionism" at Berry Campbell.

Culture Type | The Month in Black Art: Here’s What Happened in August 2025

The Studio Museum in Harlem announced it will reopen on November 15, 2025, after being closed since 2018 for construction of its new building on 125th Street. The museum shared details about opening celebrations, community day, suggested admission prices, and hours. In other August 2025 news, Brazilian artist Ana Cláudia Almeida joined Stephen Friedman Gallery (London/New York) alongside Quadra and Fortes D’Aloia & Gabriel; Ekow Eshun was named curator of British Art Show 10, opening in September 2026 across five UK cities; and Vanity Fair previewed the new Studio Museum building in its September issue, featuring interviews with Director Thelma Golden and artists Karon Davis and Tshabalala Self.

Ten Museum Exhibitions Across New England Worth Seeing

Boston Art Review (BAR) has published a curated list of ten museum exhibitions across New England that are currently worth seeing. The article highlights a diverse range of shows, from contemporary art to historical surveys, taking place at various institutions throughout the region.

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Maren Hassinger, the 78-year-old artist known for her sculptural work with steel and wire rope, discusses her upcoming retrospective at the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, opening in June. In an interview, she reflects on her early rejection from a dance major at Bennington College, which led her to sculpture under the mentorship of Isaac Witkin, and her long collaboration with fellow artist Senga Nengudi since the 1970s. She also talks about her current studio practice, creating large-scale vessels, and her move from Los Angeles to New York to sell her work.