ARTnews has published a guide to 46 museum shows and biennials to see this summer, highlighting major exhibitions across the globe. Featured artists include Laure Prouvost at Paris's Grand Palais with a quantum physics-themed show, Carsten Höller at Beijing's UCCA Center for Contemporary Art, Tomás Saraceno at Munich's Haus der Kunst, and a retrospective of Ana Mendieta at Tate Modern. The article also covers biennials such as the Venice Biennale and Manifesta in Germany's Ruhr region, as well as new biennial-style launches in the Northeastern US. Specific exhibitions detailed include Akinsanya Kambon's survey at SculptureCenter and CARA in New York, Cao Fei's European survey at Kunstmuseum Basel, and the group show "Youth Palace" at Rockbund Art Museum in Shanghai.
This article matters because it serves as a comprehensive seasonal guide for the global art world, helping collectors, curators, critics, and artists plan their summer travel and viewing. By spotlighting both established figures like Ana Mendieta and emerging talents like Akinsanya Kambon and Jeamin Cha, it reflects current curatorial trends toward land-based histories, Indigenous perspectives, and the intersection of art with science and social critique. The inclusion of multiple biennials and new institutional initiatives also signals the ongoing vitality and evolution of large-scale exhibition formats despite biennial fatigue.