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“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.

Alice Peach “Still Curly” at Iowa, New York

Alice Peach’s solo exhibition "Still Curly" at Iowa, New York, features a series of new sculptures constructed from popsicle sticks. These humble, mass-produced materials are transformed into modular, skeletal forms that mimic biological structures such as spines and torsos. The works are displayed in various states of tension, either splayed against the gallery walls or suspended from the ceiling to create a sense of precarious movement.

Giuditta Branconi “Cannon Fodder” at Collezione Maramotti, Reggio Emilia

Italian artist Giuditta Branconi has unveiled her first institutional solo exhibition, titled "Cannon Fodder," at the Collezione Maramotti in Reggio Emilia. The exhibition features a series of new large-scale paintings and a site-specific installation characterized by dense, chaotic compositions where multiple narratives unfold simultaneously. Branconi describes her approach as fostering an "anarchic gaze," intentionally refusing to guide the viewer through her crowded, vibrant visual landscapes.

Sanna Helena Berger “Difference” at Matteo Cantarella, Copenhagen

Berlin-based Swedish artist Sanna Helena Berger makes her Danish debut with "Difference" at Matteo Cantarella in Copenhagen. The exhibition explores the concept of the remainder—the mathematical and physical space left behind when one value is subtracted from another—through a series of sculptural and spatial interventions.

Diego Perrone “There’s a certain Slant of light” at Umberto Di Marino Gallery, Naples

Diego Perrone presents his first solo exhibition at Umberto Di Marino Gallery in Naples, titled "There’s a certain Slant of light." Taking its name from an Emily Dickinson poem, the show explores the concept of lateral, non-frontal light through a series of experimental works. The exhibition features Perrone’s signature technical mastery, including intricate glass sculptures and works on paper that manipulate transparency and shadow.

“Passages” at Kunsthalle Friart Fribourg

Kunsthalle Friart Fribourg presents "Passages," a group exhibition exploring the fluid boundaries of matter and form. The show investigates the existential transition points where materials coalesce into recognizable shapes and, conversely, where those forms begin to dissolve or mutate. By focusing on the inherent instability of physical objects, the curated selection of works challenges traditional perceptions of permanence in contemporary art.

Julia Heyward “Voices of Many Voices” at Westfälischer Kunstverein, Münster

The Westfälischer Kunstverein in Münster is presenting "Voices of Many Voices," a significant exhibition dedicated to the pioneering work of Julia Heyward. The show highlights Heyward’s multidisciplinary practice, which emerged from the 1970s New York performance scene, blending vocal experimentation, monologues, and complex multimedia orchestrations. By juxtaposing music, image, and language, the exhibition captures the artist's unique ability to navigate emotional extremes and the "simultaneity of opposites."

Ladji Diaby “Who’s Gonna Save the World?” at Lafayette Anticipations, Paris

Ladji Diaby’s solo exhibition at Lafayette Anticipations, titled “Who’s Gonna Save the World?”, features furniture repurposed as vitrines for discarded objects. By collecting and displaying artifacts that have lost their original utility, Diaby creates a symbolic dialogue between himself and the anonymous former owners of these items, elevating mundane debris into the realm of high art.

“Feedback. The Environments of Franco Vaccari” at Museion, Bolzano

Museion in Bolzano has launched a major retrospective titled "Feedback. The Environments of Franco Vaccari," focusing on the influential Italian conceptual artist. The exhibition marks the first comprehensive institutional survey to prioritize Vaccari’s "environments"—immersive spaces that utilize photography, video, and archival materials to engage the viewer in a process of real-time feedback.

“Atlante” at Thomas Dane Gallery, Naples

Claudio Parmiggiani’s seminal 1970 portfolio, "Atlante," is the focal point of a new exhibition at Thomas Dane Gallery in Naples. The show highlights a pivotal moment in 1968 when Parmiggiani began experimenting with cartographic imagery, including painting continents onto cows and encasing globes in glass, all documented through the lens of fellow artist Luigi Ghirri.

Andrea Romano “All The Synecdoches And Metonymies In The World Make Up One Great Metaphor” at Federica Schiavo Gallery, Rome

Andrea Romano presents a new body of work at Federica Schiavo Gallery in Rome, titled “All The Synecdoches And Metonymies In The World Make Up One Great Metaphor.” The exhibition explores the intersection of the artist’s private life and professional practice through a series of fragmented forms, residues, and reflections. By utilizing linguistic concepts as a framework, Romano investigates how individual parts of an experience attempt to coalesce into a unified whole, even when that totality remains elusive.

Pat Oleszko “Fool Disclosure” at SculptureCenter, New York

Pat Oleszko has opened a major solo exhibition, "Fool Disclosure," at SculptureCenter in New York. The show features her signature sculptures and costumes, which are designed to be activated through performance, and includes new works created specifically for the presentation.

Sanou Oumar & Matt Paweski “Forma di Utilità / Shape of Utility” at Gordon Robichaux, New York

Gordon Robichaux in New York is hosting a dual exhibition titled "Forma di Utilità / Shape of Utility," featuring drawings by Sanou Oumar and sculptures alongside functional design by Matt Paweski. This marks the third solo-presentation context for both artists at the gallery, showcasing a dialogue between Oumar’s intricate, geometric pen-on-paper works and Paweski’s meticulously crafted, painted metal forms.

“Conceptual Art and Christine Kozlov” at Raven Row, London

A new exhibition at Raven Row in London is dedicated to the work of American artist Christine Kozlov, a key but often overlooked figure in the early Conceptual Art movement. The show focuses on her contributions from the mid-1960s to the late 1970s, revealing the scope of her activity during this formative period.

Bárbara Wagner & Benjamin de Burca “The Tunnels We Dig” at Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt

The artist duo Bárbara Wagner & Benjamin de Burca have opened a new exhibition titled "The Tunnels We Dig" at the Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt. The show combines three of their collaborative film and installation works, which are the result of their decade-long practice of working in dialogue with other artists and collectives.

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.

“Everything looks dark now” at Bel Ami, Los Angeles

Bel Ami gallery in Los Angeles has opened a new exhibition titled "Everything looks dark now," which takes its name and conceptual framework from Anton Chekhov's play *The Seagull*. The show features a diverse group of artists whose works collectively explore themes of melancholy, reflection, and existential uncertainty, mirroring the atmospheric and introspective mood of Chekhov's text.

“40+1” at CAP • Centre d’art de Saint-Fons, Lyon

The CAP • Centre d’art de Saint-Fons in Lyon has launched its 40th anniversary season with the exhibition "40+1." The show inaugurates a year-long program celebrating the institution's four-decade history of supporting contemporary art and engaging the public.

Anna Clegg “Hustlenomics” at Schiefe Zähne, Berlin

Artist Anna Clegg has opened a new solo exhibition titled "Hustlenomics" at the Schiefe Zähne gallery in Berlin. The show presents a new body of her paintings that engage with the life cycle of images in contemporary culture.

Walter Pichler “Die Bleche und ich gehen heim” at Contemporary Fine Arts, Basel

Walter Pichler's exhibition "Die Bleche und ich gehen heim" (The Sheets of Metal and I Are Going Home) is being presented at Contemporary Fine Arts in Basel. The show features a significant body of the artist's work, stemming from a long-standing relationship between the gallery and Pichler that began with an invitation in 1994.

Miriam Cahn “STILL LEBEN” at Galerie Jocelyn Wolff, Paris

Miriam Cahn presents a new exhibition, "STILL LEBEN," at Galerie Jocelyn Wolff in Paris. The show features a recent body of work, produced largely in the past few months, which marks a distinct shift from her previous focus on the human body and overt brutality. The new pieces center on objects, everyday domestic situations, and interiors, exploring what the artist terms 'le ménage' (housekeeping).

Adriana Ramić “Confusion model into a butterfly” at Kunstverein in Schwerin

The Kunstverein für Mecklenburg und Vorpommern in Schwerin is presenting Adriana Ramić's first institutional solo exhibition in Germany, titled "Confusion model into a butterfly." The exhibition features multimedia installations of video, sculpture, and language that explore hybrid identities and transcultural knowledge.

Marianna Simnett “Circus” at Secession, Vienna

Marianna Simnett has opened a new multimedia exhibition titled "Circus" at the Secession in Vienna. The show features a combination of light, sound, and sculptural works that delve into her Yugoslav heritage, weaving together personal family history with folklore.

“Land. Sea. Sugar. Salt.: Terrestrial and Aquatic Contemplations of the Caribbean” at Art Museum at the University of Toronto

The Art Museum at the University of Toronto has opened a new exhibition titled "Land. Sea. Sugar. Salt.: Terrestrial and Aquatic Contemplations of the Caribbean." The show features works by contemporary artists from the Caribbean and its diaspora, exploring the region's complex geography, layered histories, and cultural intersections through themes of land, water, and the legacies of colonial industries like sugar production.

Michael Asher at MOCA, Los Angeles

The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (MOCA) is presenting a major exhibition dedicated to the work of conceptual artist Michael Asher. The show focuses on his site-specific interventions that critically examined the social, economic, and institutional frameworks of the spaces he engaged with.

Kaari Upson “Dollhouse – A Retrospective” at Kunsthalle Mannheim

The Kunsthalle Mannheim is presenting "Dollhouse – A Retrospective," a major posthumous exhibition dedicated to the work of American artist Kaari Upson. The show brings together her sculptures, installations, videos, and drawings, which explore memory, identity, and social reality through the lens of her personal biography.

Julia Phillips “Inside, Before They Speak” at Barbican, London

The Barbican in London opens the first UK institutional solo exhibition of German-American artist Julia Phillips this Friday. The show, titled "Inside, Before They Speak," is installed in The Curve gallery and features newly commissioned works that span sculpture and drawing.

Gelitin “All for All” at Perrotin, New York

The Austrian group Gelitin has opened a new exhibition titled "All for All" at Perrotin gallery in New York. The show continues the group's long-term exploration of artworks as social forms, focusing on building chosen families and temporary publics through their collaborative practice.

Atelier dell’Errore “PINKING UP” at Ar/Ge Kunst, Bolzano

The working collective Atelier dell’Errore has opened a new exhibition titled "PINKING UP" at the Ar/Ge Kunst art gallery in Bolzano, Italy. The show features a collaborative project by a large group of artists, each identified by a pseudonym, presenting a unified artistic statement.

Theodor Nymark “Diversione” at Pachinko, Oslo

Artist Theodor Nymark presents his solo exhibition "Diversione" at Pachinko gallery in Oslo. The show features works developed from a residency at the Danish Institute in Rome, exploring themes of memory, nature, and mediation through symbolic and physical frames.

Grigoris Semitecolo at Ramiken, New York

Grigoris Semitecolo, a Cycladic artist known for creating plaster reproductions of ancient figurines for souvenir shops and revered as an uncompromising, provocative figure in the 1960s Athens art scene, is the subject of a presentation at Ramiken gallery in New York. The exhibition highlights his work and legacy, bringing his unique practice and influential, deadpan persona to a contemporary international audience.

Eva Ursprung “The Art of Surfacing” at HALLE FÜR KUNST Steiermark, Graz

The HALLE FÜR KUNST Steiermark in Graz is presenting "The Art of Surfacing," a solo exhibition showcasing the diverse work of Austrian artist, musician, and curator Eva Ursprung. The exhibition follows her receipt of the Honorary Prize of the State of Styria for the Fine Arts in 2024, awarded based on a jury's recommendation.

Tarek Atoui “Souffle Continu and Sunflowers” at IMMA, Dublin

IMMA in Dublin is presenting the first Irish solo exhibition of Lebanese sound artist and composer Tarek Atoui, titled "Souffle Continu and Sunflowers." The exhibition opens on February 21, 2026, showcasing Atoui's innovative work in sound, performance, and custom instrument creation, which focuses on the physical experience of listening.

Stanislava Kovalčíková “Rubigo” at Kunstverein Freiburg

Stanislava Kovalčíková has opened her first institutional solo exhibition in Germany, titled "Rubigo," at Kunstverein Freiburg. The exhibition features a large-scale installation constructed from red plasticine, which forms an immersive environment housing a series of paintings executed on discarded clock dials salvaged from Prussian church towers.

Susanne Wenger “Àdùnní Olórìṣà” at HALLE FÜR KUNST Steiermark, Graz

The HALLE FÜR KUNST Steiermark in Graz is presenting "Àdùnní Olórìṣà," a major exhibition of Austrian-Nigerian artist Susanne Wenger. This marks a significant homecoming for Wenger's work, which has not been shown in depth in Austria for over two decades, and features her sculptures, paintings, drawings, prints, and batik textiles.

Bat-Ami Rivlin “Untitled (radiators, zip ties)” at Management, New York

Artist Bat-Ami Rivlin has opened a new site-specific installation titled 'Untitled (radiators, zip ties)' at Management gallery in New York. The work features an assembly of locally sourced radiators bound by zip ties, presented in a sparse arrangement that transforms the gallery space.

Fred Sandback “The Complete Multiples, 1968–94” at Galerie Hubert Winter, Vienna

Galerie Hubert Winter in Vienna is presenting an exhibition titled "Fred Sandback: The Complete Multiples, 1968–94." The show features the artist's entire series of multiples—smaller works made from steel, elastic cord, and acrylic yarn in various colors—created over a 26-year period.

“Plenty more” at Cherry Hill, Cologne

The exhibition "Plenty more" has opened at the Cherry Hill gallery in Cologne, featuring works by artists Asta Lynge, Jakob Ohrt, and Eleanor Ivory Weber. The show is a reinterpretation of their previous 2024 exhibition "Plenty," held at Astrid Noacks Atelier in Copenhagen, with the curatorial decision to remove or reinterpret existing works rather than add new ones. The exhibition will run until April 18, 2026.

"The Argument of the Dream" at Fondation Pernod Ricard, Paris

“L’argument du rêve” at Fondation Pernod Ricard, Paris

The Fondation Pernod Ricard in Paris has opened a new exhibition titled "L'argument du rêve" (The Argument of the Dream). The show is curated around the philosophical and communal power of dreams, using them as a lens to explore how shared narratives and consciousness are formed within society.

Julien Bismouth “Exonumia” at Layr, Vienna

Artist Julien Bismouth presents his solo exhibition "Exonumia" at Layr gallery in Vienna. The show features new works that explore the transformation of meaning and the imposition of successive interpretations on the fabric of life, as suggested by the accompanying quote from philosopher Simone Weil.

“PAPER TIGER TELEVISION: It’s 8:30. Do you know where your brains are?” at Goldsmiths CCA, London

Goldsmiths CCA in London is hosting a retrospective exhibition dedicated to the influential US media collective Paper Tiger Television. The show features a large-scale installation of a shattered television frame as its entry point, evoking themes of media critique and technological disruption central to the collective's work.

Laisul Hoque “The Ground Beneath Me” at Nunnery Gallery, Bow Arts, London

Laisul Hoque, winner of the 2025 East London Art Prize, has opened a solo exhibition titled 'The Ground Beneath Me' at the Nunnery Gallery, Bow Arts in London. The show features a new installation, film, and works on paper.

Karol Radziszewski “The Classroom” at Moderna Museet, Stockholm

Polish artist Karol Radziszewski has opened a new installation titled "The Classroom" at Moderna Museet in Stockholm. The work meticulously recreates a 1990s Polish classroom environment, but subverts its traditional educational content by integrating materials from the artist's Queer Archives Institute into the school furniture, walls, and blackboard.

“New Contemporaries” at South London Gallery

New Contemporaries has announced its 2026 annual exhibition, which will be a touring show presented at the South London Gallery and MIMA in Middlesbrough. The exhibition will feature 26 emerging and early-career artists from across the UK, selected by a panel of established artists.

“Tales from Fractured Minds” at The Address, Brescia

The Address gallery in Brescia is presenting the group exhibition "Tales from Fractured Minds," which explores the psychological concept of dissociation through the work of contemporary artists. The show examines how artists translate this complex mental state, characterized by a separation from reality across memory, identity, and perception, into visual form.

“The Endless Garment: Atlantic Basin” at Pioneer Works, New York

Pioneer Works in New York presents "The Endless Garment: Atlantic Basin," a transnational exhibition curated by Jeppe Ugelvig. The show features work by artists and collectives including Serena Chang, Chang Yuchen, CFGNY, Huang Po-Chih, and Shanzhai Lyric, examining representations of Asian fashion production. It builds upon a prior 2021 exhibition at Beijing's X Museum and a related publication.

“The importance of staying quiet. Fahd Burki I” at Grey Noise, Dubai

Grey Noise gallery in Dubai has opened the third installment of its exhibition series "The importance of staying quiet," featuring a solo presentation titled "Fahd Burki I." The show presents a new body of paintings by the artist, which engage in a deep exploration of the image through speculative studies of structure and space.

Isa Genzken “World Receiver” at Den Frie, Copenhagen

Isa Genzken's monumental 16-meter-tall sculpture 'Vollmond' has been installed in front of Den Frie in Copenhagen for nearly a year. The venue is now hosting the exhibition 'World Receiver,' which gathers significant works from the German artist's career spanning several decades.

“Tohé Commaret: Mala Onda” at ZOLLAMT MMK, Frankfurt

“Tohé Commaret: Mala Onda” at ZOLLAMT MMK, Frankfurt

Chilean artist Tohé Commaret has opened her first institutional solo exhibition in Germany, "Mala Onda," at the ZOLLAMT MMK, a project space of the Museum für Moderne Kunst in Frankfurt. The exhibition features a new body of work, including large-scale paintings and a site-specific installation, that explores themes of memory, cultural displacement, and the lingering psychological effects of political violence.

“Nature Morte, 1982–1988” at Ehrlich Steinberg, Los Angeles

“Nature Morte, 1982–1988” at Ehrlich Steinberg, Los Angeles

A new exhibition at Ehrlich Steinberg gallery in Los Angeles presents "Nature Morte, 1982–1988," a focused survey of still-life paintings from a pivotal period in recent art history. The show brings together works from the 1980s by a generation of artists who reinvigorated the traditional genre during a decade defined by explosive art market growth and the rise of Neo-Expressionism.