New York City Kyle Staver: Radioactive Luminosity by Raphy Sarkissian
Kyle Staver’s solo exhibition, *The Greatest Show on Earth*, opened at Nino Mier Gallery in Tribeca on November 7, 2025, running through December 16. The show pairs large‑scale oil paintings with hand‑crafted clay reliefs, using circus imagery to explore the tension between body and image. Staver draws on early‑20th‑century American circus motifs while employing Caravaggesque lighting to create a “radioactive” visual intensity. Critics highlight the seamless oscillation between ethereal brushwork and the tactile weight of sculpture, positioning the exhibition as a bold statement in contemporary figurative art.
One Last Chance to See Dürer's Monumental Print in NYC
Albrecht Dürer’s monumental woodcut, the Triumphal Arch, measures about 13 feet high and is one of the largest prints ever produced. The New York Public Library holds roughly 50 first‑edition impressions and a complete 1799 third‑edition set, which have been on...
Two Free Events to Check Out This Weekend at Capture
The Capture Photography Festival is hosting two free weekend events in Vancouver. On April 11, artist Michelle Sound will lead a talk and guided tour of her new exhibition at Ceremonial / Art, discussing her Indigenous‑focused practice and the commissioned piece “Wherever You...
Hastings Lantern Festival 2026: 150 Chinese Students’ Paintings to Feature at Osmanthus Gardens
The Hastings Lantern Festival 2026 will feature an exhibition of 150 paintings sent by Chinese students, expanding a cultural exchange that began after Cyclone Gabrielle. The collection includes works from multiple Chinese cities and six large scrolls created by disabled...
Knight Foundation Names 2026 Recipients of Its $50,000 Art + Tech Fellowships
The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation announced the five 2026 Art + Tech Fellowship recipients, each receiving an unrestricted $50,000 award and financial‑planning support. Administered by United States Artists, the program backs artists who blend emerging technologies with...
April Book Bag: From a Matthew Wong Catalogue to a History of Dogs in Art
The April Book Bag spotlights four new art‑focused titles. "The Dog’s Gaze: A Visual History" (400 pp, $45) surveys canine depictions from the Paleolithic era to contemporary works. "Divine Presence" (137 pp, €68 ≈ $75) examines marble symbolism in 14th‑ and 15th‑century paintings, while...
Pressing Issues: The Vital Role of Printmaking in the History of Art
Holly Black’s new Yale University Press volume, *The Story of Printmaking: A Global History of Art*, offers the first comprehensive survey of printed images from ninth‑century East Asia to 21st‑century digital techniques. Drawing on her London College of Printing training,...
The Story of London's Great Exhibition, as Seen Through the Eyes of Artists
Julius Bryant’s new volume examines the 1851 Great Exhibition through its visual record—paintings, prints, photographs and ephemera—rather than traditional social analysis. The book highlights Prince Albert’s youthful leadership, the rapid construction of the Crystal Palace, and the involvement of 13,937...
A New Istanbul Gallery Is Offering an Outlet for Iran’s Artists
On Feb. 28, Shiva Zahed Gallery launched in Istanbul’s Pera district, providing a rare physical venue for Iranian contemporary artists amid escalating US‑Iran tensions. The inaugural exhibition, “Echoes,” presents installation artist Shaqayeq Arabi and renowned painter Fereydoun Ave, whose work...
How to Paint a New Country
The Dulwich Picture Gallery is presenting the first major UK exhibition of Estonian national painter Konrad Mägi, showcasing 60 portraits and landscapes that span his eclectic career. Mägi, who studied across Europe and blended pointillism, expressionism and Art Nouveau, played...
Can a Slimmed-Down Expo Chicago Still Throw Its Weight Around?
Expo Chicago, now led by Kate Sierzputowski, has trimmed its exhibitor roster by roughly 25%, hosting about 130 galleries for its 15th edition. The reduction is a strategic move to create a more curated, accessible experience amid a softened global...
Saint Louis’s Counterpublic Triennial Reveals Artist List for Third Edition
The Counterpublic Triennial’s third edition, titled “Coyote Time,” will run September 12 – December 12 in St. Louis. Curated by Jordan Carter, Raphael Fonseca, Stefanie Hessler, Nora N. Khan and Wanda Nanibush, the show features 47 artists and collectives from the Global South and local neighborhoods. The...
Slava Mogutin’s Photos Explore Desire, Vulnerability, Sex and Power
Photographer Slava Mogutin’s new retrospective, *Analog Human Studies*, opens at the Bob Mizer Museum, showcasing 25 years of analog work that confronts desire, vulnerability, sex and power. Mogutin insists his art is never safe, decorative, or apolitical, using provocative imagery...
New York City Anish Kapoor: Primordiality by Raphy Sarkissian
Anish Kapoor’s latest Lisson Gallery show, running Feb‑Apr 2026, features three pristine mirrored panels and a suite of concave‑convex sculptures that turn the gallery space into a constantly shifting visual field. Curated within Markus Dochantschi’s steel‑beam and neon architecture, the...
‘It’s Essential for Understanding What Is Going on in Ukraine’: New Exhibition Explores Wartime Limb Loss
Ukrainian artist Nikita Kadan opens "A New Integrity" at Kyiv's Pavilion 13, featuring a mid‑air installation of prosthetic limbs synchronized with a soundscape and veteran testimonies. The work, commissioned by the non‑profit RIBBON International, gives voice to amputated soldiers while avoiding...
Revisiting One of Fauvism’s Wildest Painters
A monographic exhibition of Dutch‑French painter Kees van Dongen opened at Helene Bailly Marcilhac in Paris, running through May 31, 2026. The show revisits the artist once dubbed a “terrifying Fauve” by critic Louis Vauxcelles and surveys works from his early Fauvist...
Non-European Artists Are Sorely Under-Represented in Paris Galleries, Spanish Minister Officially Rejects ‘Guernica’ Loan Request by Basque Government: Morning Links...
A new study of 108 Parisian galleries, timed with Art Paris, shows women now represent 34.8% of artists while non‑European creators remain marginal, with only 4.7% born in Africa and 5.3% in Asia. The same week, Spain’s culture minister Ernest Urtasun...
L.A. Phil Creates New Position, Conductor-In-Residence, For Anna Handler
The Los Angeles Philharmonic has created a new three‑season conductor‑in‑residence position, appointing 30‑year‑old Anna Handler, a rising conductor and former Dudamel fellow. Handler will conduct three weeks each season at Walt Disney Concert Hall and the Hollywood Bowl while collaborating...
‘Paper Gardens’: The Flower and the Serpent Beneath
The Museum of Art and Photography in Bengaluru is hosting “Paper Gardens: Art, Botany and Empire” through July 5, showcasing colonial‑era botanical illustrations alongside Indian contributions. Curator Shrey Maurya highlights how 18th‑19th‑century plant hunting served commercial and imperial interests, often marginalizing local...
George Costakis, Collector and Saviour of Soviet Avant-Garde Art, Celebrated with Athens Exhibition
Greek‑born collector George Costakis amassed thousands of Russian and Soviet avant‑garde works while navigating Stalinist repression, later relocating a substantial portion to Greece. His collection, which seeded the Museum of Modern Art in Thessaloniki, is returning to the National Gallery...
Larry Clark and James Gilroy Revisit Their Youth
Larry Clark, famed for his groundbreaking 1971 photo book "Tulsa," and multidisciplinary artist James Gilroy reunited to reflect on their early days in downtown New York. Their conversation, featured in Another Magazine, traces how Clark’s uncompromising documentary style and Gilroy’s...
New York
April 2026 marks a prolific wave of cultural and design openings across New York City, ranging from museum expansions and historic building conversions to new boutique hotels and niche galleries. Highlights include OMA’s New Museum expansion receiving a firm opening...
London Galleries Edel Assanti and Emalin Both Announce Expansions
London’s Edel Assanti is opening a 450‑sq‑ft boutique space on 11 Bury Street, bringing its total exhibition capacity to roughly eight shows a year and debuting with three Lonnie Holley quilts priced at $55,000 each. At the same time, Emalin is...
Art Cologne Heads to the Beach with Revived Mallorca Edition
Art Cologne is returning to the Balearic Islands with a revived Mallorca edition, Art Cologne Palma Mallorca, scheduled for 9‑12 April at the Palau de Congressos de Palma. The fair, which first tried a Spanish outpost in 2007, now features 88...
A Brush With... Lorna Simpson—Podcast
Lorna Simpson sits down with Ben Luke to discuss the writers, musicians, filmmakers and artists who have shaped her practice. She explains how her conceptual photography and recent found‑image paintings interrogate identity, history and the archive. Simpson describes a balance...
A Photographic Discourse Between Beverly Price and Gordon Parks
The Center for Art and Advocacy in Brooklyn opened “A Language We Share: Beverly Price and Gordon Parks,” pairing the work of contemporary Black gay photographer Beverly Price with legendary visual storyteller Gordon Parks. Both artists captured everyday life in Washington,...
A Duchamp Retrospective Opens at MoMA, and Other News.
MoMA launches a comprehensive Marcel Duchamp retrospective (April 12‑August 22) that traces the artist’s six‑decade influence on modern movements. London’s National Gallery unveils a £750 million (≈$950 million) Project Domani expansion designed by Kengo Kuma, adding a 20th‑century wing. Seoul’s Centre Pompidou opens its first Korean outpost on...
A Century of Esoteric and Occult Artistry in “A Queer Arcana” At Palm Springs Art Museum
The Palm Springs Art Museum’s “A Queer Arcana” exhibition merges LGBTQ+ culture with magic, spirituality, and occult art from the 20th and 21st centuries. Curated under the museum’s Q+Art initiative launched in 2023, the show is organized into six thematic...
‘Sawadeekowloon’: Mural Celebrates Thai Culture in Hong Kong Under Renovation Scheme
Hong Kong’s Urban Renewal Authority has launched a pilot scheme to revitalize Kowloon City with seven murals celebrating Thai and Chiu Chow heritage. The first mural, painted on the Jenford Building’s façade on South Wall Road, features a smiling purple...
Keep the Chains Tight Review: Artist Kiera Brew Kurec Considers Ukrainian Traditions
Kiera Brew Kurec’s performance "Keep the Chains Tight" staged at Sydney’s Randwick Literary Institute on March 28 used the Ukrainian pysanka egg‑making ritual to explore how cultural knowledge is transmitted across generations. Performers in black vests selected wax‑coated eggs, melted the...
China’s Culture of Design Is Catching up with Its Capacity for Growth
China’s design scene is undergoing a quiet transformation, moving from a global image of speed and scale toward a nuanced "New China style" that fuses traditional aesthetics with contemporary practice. The shift is evident in fashion label Samuel Gui Yang’s...
How Picasso and Nara Are Driving Hong Kong’s Live Art Auctions to Record Highs
Hong Kong’s 2025 live art auctions shifted toward quality and selectivity, with marquee works by Pablo Picasso and Japanese artist Yoshitomo Nara leading record‑high sales. Christie’s flagship evening sale fetched HK$196.75 million for Picasso’s *Buste de Femme*, while Nara’s pieces each...
Watch: 'Second Skin' - Paul Chadeisson's World Building Sci-Fi Short
Concept artist Paul Chadeisson released a two‑minute hyper‑realistic 3D short titled “Second Skin,” showcasing his signature world‑building style. The film imagines a future metropolis cloaked in a synthetic “second skin” while massive machines reshape the landscape. Voice‑overs from residents reveal mixed feelings...
A Duchamp Retrospective at MoMA Presents an Artist Who Challenged the Very Definition of Art
Marcel Duchamp, the 20th‑century provocateur whose Readymades upended traditional art, is the focus of a major MoMA retrospective—the first comprehensive North American survey in over five decades. The exhibition, co‑organized with the Philadelphia Museum and France’s Centre Georges Pompidou, runs...
Make Art Not War Mural in Berlin, Germany
Shepard Fairey's "Make Art Not War" mural, painted in September 2014 at Mehringplatz 28 in Berlin‑Kreuzberg, is a flagship piece of the One Wall initiative launched by Urban Nation. The bold red‑and‑black composition blends the artist’s iconic propaganda‑style graphics with...
Seoul’s Centre Pompidou, Three Years in the Making, Will Open in June
The Centre Pompidou Hanwha will open in Seoul on June 4, marking the 140th anniversary of France‑Korea diplomatic ties. The museum, housed in Tower 63, is a joint venture with the Hanwha Foundation and designed by Jean‑Michel Wilmotte. Hanwha paid...
Artist List for Counterpublic 2026 Announced
The third edition of Counterpublic, the St. Louis‑based triennial, will open on 12 September and close on 12 December 2026 under the title “Coyote Time.” Curated by Stefanie Hessler, Jordan Carter, Raphael Fonseca, Nora N. Khan and Wanda Nanibush, the...
Everything You Need to Know About the Met Gala 2026 and ‘Costume Art’ Exhibition
The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s 2026 Met Gala will be held on Monday, May 4, with the accompanying Costume Institute exhibition “Costume Art” opening on May 10 and running through January 10, 2027. The theme, “Costume Art,” examines the relationship between the...
Korea’s Striking Brutalist Buildings Are Captured in a New Visual Volume
Paul Tulett’s new book, *Brutalist Korea*, showcases over 220 photographs of more than 90 post‑war Korean concrete landmarks, ranging from Seoul’s Dongdaemun Design Plaza to Jeju’s Glass House. The volume traces brutalism’s emergence in the 1960s‑70s as a response to...
Thomas Zipp, Artist with a Sideways Sense of History, 1966–2026
German artist Thomas Zipp, known for his punk‑infused Dadaist approach, died at 60. His multidisciplinary practice spanned painting, installation, and sculpture, weaving politics, medicine, and nuclear imagery into complex works. Notably, his 2013 Venice Biennale piece transformed Palazzo Rossini into...
The Poetics of Desire
Lin Zhipeng, working under the alias No.223, presents "Under the Sunlight, There is No True Intimacy" at Fotografiska Shanghai until 14 June. The exhibition assembles two decades of his work, using light, urban backdrops and subtle gestures to explore intimacy...
These Photos Reimagine Barbara Kruger’s Seminal Streetwear Drop
Photographer Remi Lamande has released a new series of images that reinterpret Barbara Kruger’s 2017 Performa Biennial streetwear drop, which originally wrapped a New York skatepark in the artist’s signature red‑white text. The reimagined photos echo Kruger’s confrontational slogans—“Whose hopes?...
The Bayeux Tapestry Is Coming to London This Year – and It Will Be Free to Visit for Millions of...
The British Museum will host the Bayeux Tapestry from September 2026 through July 2027, marking the first time the 70‑metre medieval embroidery leaves France. After four failed loan attempts over the past century, the tapestry arrives with bespoke vibration‑dampening technology...
Edge at Hudson Yards Will Introduce Multi-Sensory Installations, and Other News.
Edge at Hudson Yards is undergoing a multi‑million‑dollar immersive art overhaul, debuting this summer with installations such as “Pulse,” “Crystal Cave,” and “Infinite City,” turning the observation deck into a hybrid entertainment venue. The Art Institute of Chicago acquired Norman...
ICA Exhibition: Arca – 241 Tickets
The Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) in London is mounting a solo exhibition by Venezuelan multidisciplinary artist and musician Arca, marking her first London showing of paintings from the newly unveiled ‘Angels’ series. The show is limited to 241 tickets,...
Book Review: ‘Corto Maltese,’ by Hugo Pratt
Fantagraphics has released a new English edition of Hugo Pratt’s 1967 graphic novel collection, “Fable of Venice and Other Adventures,” reviving five classic Corto Maltese stories. The volume reintroduces the swashbuckling anti‑hero sailor amid wartime backdrops, while the review underscores...
Alex Heilbron at As-Is
Alex Heilbron’s solo exhibition *All Systems Fail* at Los Angeles’ as‑is gallery transforms internet‑sourced images into large‑scale, hand‑glitched paintings. Using vector files, vinyl stencils and layered paint, she creates distorted grids, pixelated flowers and smeared code that reveal the materiality...
Mexican Art World Protests Plan to Send Frida Kahlo’s Masterpieces to Spain
A 160‑piece Gelman‑Santander collection featuring Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera and other Mexican masters is slated to be shipped to Spain for Banco Santander’s new cultural centre, Faro Santander. The move has triggered an outcry from Mexico’s art community, with nearly 400 cultural professionals signing...
Curly Cube / People's Architecture Office
Curly Cube, unveiled in 2023 along Shanghai’s Huangpu River, is a modular public‑art installation that blends architecture with interactive sculpture. Designed by He Zhe, James Shen, and Zang Feng, its curvilinear form draws on the Gyroid minimal surface and uses...
Traveling Exhibit Challenges Stereotypes About Muslim Giving
Traveling exhibit “Inspired Generosity” opened in Minneapolis, spotlighting fifty stories of Muslim giving across the United States. The show counters recent political rhetoric that paints Muslim communities as outsiders and “takers,” emphasizing a $4.3 billion annual donation footprint to secular causes....