Miart 2026: Milan Art Fair Returns with New Direction and Location
miart returns for its 30th edition in April 2026, moving to the South Wing of Allianz MiCo in Milan’s CityLife district. The fair trims its scale to 160 galleries from 24 countries, emphasizing dialogue and curatorial clarity over spectacle. New programmatic elements include the Established Anthology, the Emergent section for experimental galleries, and the Movements initiative that showcases artist film in partnership with the St. Moritz Art Film Festival. The shift reflects a broader industry move toward immersive, experience‑driven formats.
William Wegman: Video Works, 1970-1977
Huxley‑Parlour in London is mounting *Video Works, 1970–77*, a showcase of ten early videos by American artist William Wegman. The exhibition traces Wegman’s blend of language play, visual puns and deadpan humor, and presents the first public appearances of his...
Anita Esfandiari at KH Künstler:innenhaus Bremen
Anita Esfandiari’s "Buoyant Dribble" opens as her first institutional solo exhibition in Germany at Künstler:innenhaus Bremen. The show merges sculptural painting with immersive installation, extending painted surfaces into three‑dimensional space. Centered on a photographic basketball scene, the five large‑format works examine movement,...
The Art Market’s Real Driver Thrives On Works Below $50,000 — New Report
A new report reveals that the art market’s true engine resides in works priced below $50,000. Transaction volume in this segment far exceeds that of eight‑figure sales, and the collector base is expanding, driven by younger buyers who value artist...
Floating Bosch Parade Returns to the Netherlands in June
The annual Floating Bosch Parade is set to return to the Netherlands in June 2024, staging surreal, floating installations that pay homage to the 15th‑century painter Hieronymus Bosch. Artists construct whimsical rafts, bubble‑filled vessels and other fantastical floats that glide...
Osman Yousefzada: A Home That Will Not Behave
British‑Pakistani interdisciplinary artist Osman Yousefzada opens his solo show "A Home That Will Not Behave" at Bolanle Contemporary, No.9 Cork Street, London, from April 10 to April 26, 2026. The exhibition reimagines the domestic interior as a volatile space, drawing...
How Do Art Collectors Handle Long-Distance Moves in 2026?
Moving a personal art collection across state lines demands more than a standard mover. Collectors must use specialized packing—acid‑free paper, custom crates, and X‑tape on glass—to guard against temperature, humidity, and vibration. Climate‑controlled transport and all‑risk fine‑art insurance, often covering...
Artists Take Us Down the Rabbit Hole in This Group Exhibition
‘Down the Rabbit Hole’ is a group exhibition at The Crypt Gallery (April 17‑19) showcasing more than 30 artists responding to the COVID‑19 pandemic. Organized by Katya’s Space, a social enterprise preserving the legacy of the late Katya Kan, the show...
Gagosian to Open New Ground-Floor Space at 980 Madison Avenue with Major Duchamp Presentation
Gagosian will launch a new ground‑floor gallery at its historic 980 Madison Avenue address on April 25, 2026, debuting a comprehensive Marcel Duchamp exhibition. The show reunites the artist’s seminal readymades—including recreated 1964 versions of Fountain, Bicycle Wheel, L.H.O.O.Q., and others—mirroring the...
Shaniqwa Jarvis: Only Love Can Break Your Heart
Shaniqwa Jarvis’s first solo exhibition in the United Kingdom opens at London’s Public Gallery on 30 April 2026, running through 7 June. The show, titled Only Love Can Break Your Heart, presents twelve new works that combine silk, mirrored surfaces,...
Samuel De Saboia: The Aesthetics of Possibility
Brazilian artist Samuel de Saboia opens his second solo exhibition, The Aesthetics of Possibility, at Maruani Mercier in Knokke from April 4‑26, 2026. The show features large‑scale paintings that blend sweeping gestures, layered figuration and a richer palette to explore...
Tate Liverpool Brings Steve McQueen’s Grenfell to Liverpool
Steve McQueen’s film installation *Grenfell*, created after the 2017 London tower fire that killed 72 people, is arriving at Tate Liverpool from 16 May to 21 June 2026. The work, first shown publicly at the Serpentine in 2023, captures the...
Godfried Donkor: It’s a Numbers Game
Firstsite in Colchester is mounting Godfried Donkor’s first UK institutional exhibition, "It’s a Numbers Game," running from May 23 to August 30, 2026. The show assembles new collages, paintings, embroideries and installations that juxtapose archival photographs, Financial Times text, Ghanaian Adinkra...
Sir Peter Blake’s Studio Comes to Pitzhanger Manor in a Landmark West London Exhibition
Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery will host "Peter Blake: In the Studio," a landmark exhibition running from 25 November 2026 to 4 April 2027. The show recreates Blake’s West London studio in full scale, giving visitors an intimate look at the...
SARAH MORRIS: Snow Leopards and Skyscrapers
Sarah Morris opens "Snow Leopards and Skyscrapers" at White Cube London from March 11 to May 9, 2026, pairing a fresh series of diagrammatic paintings with two films—Midtown (1998) and Chris Rock (2025). The paintings abstract multinational corporations into geometric, glossy surfaces that...
Artemisia Gentileschi: Headless Mary Magdalen Comes To Auction At Dorotheum
A rare Artemisia Gentileschi fragment depicting Mary Magdalen will be auctioned at Vienna’s Dorotheum on 28 April with an estimate of $120,000 to $170,000. The canvas, a second copy of the Palatine Gallery’s version, is missing the saint’s head—a cut likely...
Down the Rabbit Hole
Katya’s Space CIC presents “Down the Rabbit Hole” at London’s The Crypt Gallery from April 17‑19, 2026. The group exhibition features more than 30 artists working in painting, sculpture, film and immersive installations within the venue’s vaulted underground chambers. Central...
Peter Zimmerman: Painting Rules at Nunu Fine Art Taipei
Nunu Fine Art Taipei, in partnership with the Metropolitan Museum of Manila, opened Peter Zimmermann’s solo exhibition "Painting Rules" on 11 April 2026. The show, first staged in Manila earlier this year, marks the German artist’s inaugural solo presentation in the Philippines...
Su Xiaobai Foundation and USC Roski Launch Shanghai Curatorial Residency
The Su Xiaobai Foundation and USC Roski School of Art and Design have launched a new curatorial residency in Shanghai, offering annual support for research‑driven projects. USC associate professor Jenny Lin is the inaugural resident, working across institutions such as...
Monet and Venice at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco will host “Monet and Venice” from March 21 to July 26, 2026, showcasing more than twenty Venetian canvases by Claude Monet drawn from public and private collections worldwide. Co‑curated by Brooklyn Museum senior curator Lisa Small...
Tacita Dean Horizons at Marian Goodman Gallery
Tacita Dean’s new show at Marian Goodman Gallery, titled *Trial of the Finger*, juxtaposes intimate Polaroid series, large‑scale film installations, and experimental drawings that explore perception and the unknown. The exhibition features the *Between the Years* Polaroids, the dual‑projector work...
Frida: The Making of an Icon
Tate Modern will host "Frida: The Making of an Icon" from 25 June 2026 to 3 January 2027, the first major UK exhibition to trace Frida Kahlo’s rise from a little‑known painter to a global cultural icon. The show, co‑curated with the Museum of...
Pan American Luggage Labels
Pan Am has introduced a limited‑edition collection of archival‑print luggage tags, each supersized, framed and float‑mounted, priced between $1,168 and $2,335. The lineup includes single‑city tags for London, New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Tokyo, Rome and others, plus two‑piece sets for London and...
Andrew Christopher Green at Can
Andrew Christopher Green stages a solo exhibition at Can in Vienna from March 6 to April 16, 2026. The show features a series of untitled works created in 2026, documented through six high‑resolution images and a short video. A detailed press release and...
Singing Acquavella
Acquavella Galleries recently sold a set of bronze heads to the Glenstone museum, underscoring its role in high‑profile art transactions. 2026 has become a banner year for Henri Matisse, with major retrospectives at the Grand Palais, Art Institute of Chicago,...
Tributes to Jazz Photographer Tim Motion (1936-2026)
Tim Motion, the Irish‑born jazz photographer who died just before his 90th birthday, built a global reputation after his first festival pass at the 1971 Lisbon Jazz Festival. He captured legendary musicians such as Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie and Ray Charles,...
Maria Candelaria Traverso’s Un Cubo Brings Material Politics to SUMMA Mallorca 2026
Maria Candelaria Traverso’s solo show *Un Cubo* opens at SUMMA Mallorca 2026, later moving to Pueblo Español. The exhibition reworks everyday plastic sacks—drawn from informal markets in Argentina—into woven cubes that reference the Andean Chakana. Traverso treats the sack as...
Printed Matter Marks 50 Years
Printed Matter marks its 50th anniversary with a series of high‑profile events, including a benefit dinner honoring Ed Ruscha, the LA Art Book Fair in May, and the NY Art Book Fair’s 20th anniversary in September. The organization will also launch...
Abounaddara, Under Damascus’ Sky
The Syrian filmmaker collective Abounaddara screened its short film "Under Damascus’ Sky" as part of documenta 14 and the Passaggi d'Autore Mediterranean film festival. The piece, produced in 2011, joins a roster of early works that document everyday life amid the...
Elisa Jensen’s Expansive Interiors
Elisa Jensen’s solo show at Astor Weeks in New York spotlights a series of large oil‑on‑wood interiors that echo the luminous color palettes of Pierre Bonnard while asserting a distinctly contemporary voice. The exhibition features works such as “Candle on...
What's up in NY This Weekend?
The weekend’s New York cultural calendar is anchored by the Brooklyn Fine Art Print Fair and the IFPDA Print Fair, both showcasing emerging and established print artists. Christie's will debut its Prints and Multiples preview on Friday, while Acquavella Galleries...
Rose Wylie at 91: Three Must-See Works From a Joyfully Unruly Retrospective
Ninety‑year‑old British painter Rose Wylie is headlining a 90‑work retrospective at London’s Royal Academy, slated to run through 19 April 2026. The show, titled “The Picture Comes First,” has drawn record‑breaking visitor numbers, underscoring Wylie’s late‑career surge. Curated in partnership with Jari Lager Gallery,...
No Dust to Settle: Amir Zaki at Diane Rosenstein Gallery
Photographer Amir Zaki presents *No Dust to Settle* at Diane Rosenstein Gallery, his third solo show with the space. The exhibition features black‑and‑white photographs of Orange County public libraries, many designed by mid‑century architects such as Richard Neutra, William Pereira...
French Senate Unanimously Passes Bill to Protect Artists From AI Data Scraping
The French Senate voted unanimously to adopt a landmark bill that flips the burden of proof onto AI developers, obligating them to demonstrate that copyrighted artistic works were not used to train their models. The legislation also requires transparency about...
Pilar Corrias Now Represents Alexis Ralaivao
Pilar Corrias has added French painter Alexis Ralaivao to its roster, partnering with New York’s Olney Gleason. His first UK solo show, Flirter avec l’abstrait, runs at the gallery’s Conduit Street space until 23 May 2026. Ralaivao’s oil paintings blend 17th‑century Dutch techniques with a...
Allison Katz Returns to New York with Outta the Bag at Hauser & Wirth
Allison Katz opens her first solo exhibition at Hauser & Wirth in New York, titled "Outta the Bag." The show deepens her investigation of painting’s elasticity, using language, framing and self‑portraiture to probe an image‑saturated culture. Notable works include "Jaws,"...
One Art Advisor’s Conviction. Before It Became Consensus
Art advisor Myrtha Herrera of Collēctum selected self‑taught sculptor Alma Allen for a site‑specific commission at the Cero5Cien luxury residential project in Mexico City. The 65,000‑square‑meter development, designed by Grupo Arquitectura and built by GICSA, later earned the CIDI Gold...
The Art Market’s Feminine Mystique
New ARTDAI data shows female artists are narrowing the gender gap in the art market. Women now account for 45% of artists represented by primary galleries, up from 35% in 2018, while their share of sales value rose to 37%...
At the Whitney Biennial: Ali Ayal’s Mirthless Amusement Park
The 2026 Whitney Biennial showcases Ali Eyal’s oil painting *Look Where I Took You*, a haunting reinterpretation of a Baghdad amusement park he visited as a child before the 2003 U.S. invasion. The work centers on a Ferris wheel whose...
Junying Jiang Examines Cultural Dislocation Through Animation
London-based artist Junying Jiang leverages digital animation and myth to explore cultural dislocation, drawing on his Chinese roots and British residency. His recent pieces, such as "Joy Blooms in Regent’s Park" and "Sword in the Pearl," fuse sound, motion, and...
Shadow of a Doubt: The Enduring Mysteries of Exit Through the Gift Shop
A March 13 Reuters investigation claims the elusive street artist Banksy is Robin Gunningham, who now operates under the name David Jones. The report arrives as the mystery surrounding Banksy fuels the cult status of his 2010 film *Exit Through the Gift...
Hospital Rooms Announces 10-Year Programme with Major Partnerships and National Artist Edition Launch
Hospital Rooms, the UK charity that embeds contemporary art in NHS mental health settings, is celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2026 with a year‑long programme of commissions, exhibitions and fundraising. The initiative partners with NHS Trusts, the Gallery Circle network...
Hockney / Paricio: Cycles of Renewal
Halcyon’s flagship New Bond Street gallery opens *Cycles of Renewal* on 7 April 2026, pairing David Hockney with emerging Spanish painter Pedro Paricio. The show juxtaposes Hockney’s decades‑spanning oeuvre—including iPad drawings, lithographs and his recent *Arrival of Spring* series—with Paricio’s vibrant, pattern‑driven reinterpretations...
Eman Khalifa: A Journey Through Abstraction and Emotional Transformation – Lee Sharrock
Eman Khalifa, a former business professional and single mother, has re‑emerged as a painter whose work now appears at major fairs such as The Other Art Fair, Parallax and Untitled. Drawing on a bicultural upbringing between Cairo and the United...
Paul’s Book of the Month: Fiona McIntyre – Sacred Earth
Fiona McIntyre’s new hardback "Sacred Earth" (120 pages, £35 ≈ $45) documents her recent work rooted in deep engagements with rugged North‑Atlantic landscapes. The book intertwines paintings of Scotland’s pines, Iceland’s retreating glacier, and Galicia’s Bronze‑Age petroglyphs, all created with self‑made mineral pigments. It...
Vertigo (Disambiguation) at Galería Gato, Lima
Vertigo (Disambiguation) opens at Lima’s historic Galería Gato, a Republican‑style building erected between 1899 and 1905. Curated by Kollektiv Collective, the show unites artists Federica Francesconi, Ali Glover and Theodoulos Polyviou in a site‑specific dialogue that treats the gallery’s architecture, light...
Huang Rui at SPURS Gallery, Beijing
SPURS Gallery in Beijing has opened “East, West—Space Is Time,” a solo show by avant‑garde pioneer Huang Rui that runs through April 19, 2026. The exhibition occupies three gallery spaces and features the site‑specific installation “Dongzhimen and Xizhimen,” a new works‑on‑paper series “Twenty‑Four...
Philadelphia Art Fever
Philadelphia launches a sprawling two‑part exhibition celebrating American art, from Thomas Eakins to Barkley Hendricks, timed with the city’s 250th anniversary. The show underscores the city’s evolution into a museum hub, a trend accelerated by the Barnes Foundation’s 2012 move...
How to Start Collecting Ancient Rings: A Beginner’s Step-by-Step Guide
Collecting ancient rings offers a tangible link to civilizations such as Greece, Rome, and the medieval era, but newcomers must navigate authenticity, provenance, and legal issues. The guide outlines seven steps, from understanding historical contexts and setting budgets to buying...
Toronto’s ArtSci Salon and a Couple of April 2026 Events
Toronto’s ArtSci Salon announced two April 2026 events that blend art, science, and critical theory. On April 10, the free “Beneath the Skin” presentation will demonstrate The Source, a biosensing platform that records ECG, EDA, EMG, EEG, EOG, and respiratory...