PITKISSER Captures the Beauty and Rage of LA’s Girl Mosh Scene
Filmmaker‑photographer Mollie Mills launched *PITKISSER*, a two‑channel film installation and accompanying photobook that documents Los Angeles’ emerging “girl mosh” subculture. The project began in 2017 after Mills encountered Syerrah Escobedo, a pet‑store cashier styled in latex and liberty spikes, whose defiant aesthetic sparked the concept. *PITKISSER* blends raw concert footage with stark portraiture, portraying the community’s blend of aggression, fashion, and self‑crafted beauty. The work now circulates in galleries and online, offering a rare visual archive of a largely underground scene.
Korea and Japan to Collaborate on Pavilions at Venice Biennale
Korea’s Arts Council has unveiled its 2026 Venice Biennale national pavilion, titled ‘Liberation Space: Fortress/Nest,’ curated by Binna Choi. The exhibition revisits the post‑war “Liberation Space” period (1945‑1948) and presents works by Goen Choi and Hyeree Ro. A landmark collaboration sees Goen Choi’s *Meridian*...
New £5m Cultural Centre in Northampton, UK to Pursue Model that ‘Embeds Artists in Social and Economic Fabric of a...
A new cultural centre opens in Northampton on 1 May after a £5.2 million (£≈6.6 million USD) refurbishment of a 1930s municipal building. Arts Collective will run free year‑round exhibitions, 17 purpose‑built artist studios and community workshops, launching with a Rose Finn‑Kelcey retrospective....
Lauren Halsey’s Sculpture Park Is an Architectural Offering to South Central Los Angeles
Artist Lauren Halsey, together with architecture firm Current Interests and landscape studio Green House, has converted a vacant 10,000‑square‑foot lot in South Central Los Angeles into a free, public sculpture park called “sister dreamer.” The project, running through September 2027, features...
Comment | A Generational Moment for Nazi-Looted Art Claims in the US
On March 16 the U.S. House approved an expanded Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery (HEAR) Act of 2025, awaiting President Trump’s signature. The bill makes the six‑year discovery‑based statute of limitations permanent and eliminates technical defenses such as laches, the act‑of‑state...
Molly Bounds "The Light That Loses, The Night That Wins" @ Mrs Gallery, Maspeth, NY
Molly Bounds’ New York debut solo exhibition, "The Light That Loses, The Night That Wins," opens at Mrs Gallery in Maspeth on March 30, 2026 and runs through May 2. The show, her second collaboration with the gallery after a 2025 Armory Show appearance,...
Reflections On Lucas Samaras, the Self-Portrait Pioneer
The Art Institute of Chicago is mounting a retrospective, "Lucas Samaras: Sitting, Standing, Walking, Looking," that surveys the Greek‑born artist’s six‑decade career in analogue photography. Samaras pioneered self‑portraiture through AutoPolaroids (1969‑71) and surface‑manipulated prints, creating staged personae long before...
New York City Anthony Haden-Guest: Lucky Stiffs by Oceana Andries
Anthony Haden‑Guest’s third solo show with Freight+Volume, titled “Lucky Stiffs,” opened in Tribeca on March 14, 2026, and runs through April 18. The exhibition features ink‑on‑paper “tomb drawings” that pair witty epitaphs with cartoonish faces, turning viewers into participants of a visual...
Theatre Designers Are Being Disrespected – and I Should Know
Australian independent theatre is increasingly treating design as an afterthought, despite its role in storytelling. Productions often allocate minimal budgets—sometimes as low as $600 AUD (≈$400 USD)—and compress technical rehearsals from a week‑long process to a single day. This rush...
‘Tell Me Your Worst’
Finnish painter Helene Schjerfbeck, renowned for her indirect portraiture, instructed models to look away, a practice reflected in her self‑portraits that balance evasiveness and assertiveness. Born in Helsinki in 1862, she earned a scholarship to the Finnish Art Society’s drawing...
Sense of Abstraction
Japanese photographer Yasuhiro Ogawa presents his decade‑long “Lost in Kyoto” series at Buchkunst Berlin. The abstract images move away from typical travel photography, using mist, blur and hand‑ground lenses to convey Kyoto’s layered history. Over 10 million foreign tourists visited Kyoto...
Labubu Gets a Star Turn on the Big Screen—Plus a Rundown of the Latest in Asia’s Art World
Hong Kong artist Kasing Lung’s character Labubu is moving from toy shelves to a live‑action/CGI feature film, produced by Pop Mart and Sony Pictures and directed by Paul King. The announcement coincides with a busy week in Asia’s art world: Art Basel...
Nicole M. Morris Johnson on The Souths in Her
Nicole M. Morris Johnson’s new book *The Souths in Her* examines how Black women writers and choreographers across the United States, Caribbean, and West Africa forged innovative expressive forms. The title, drawn from Ntozake Shange, pluralizes “South” to capture both geographic...
Albuquerque Foundation / Bernardes Arquitetura
The Albuquerque Foundation in Sintra, Portugal, has unveiled a new 4,000 m² cultural complex designed by Bernardes Arquitetura, slated for completion in 2025. The project restores the historic Quinta de São João estate while adding underground galleries, glass‑walled pavilions, and a...
BROWNIE/Project / Offhand Practice
BROWNIE/Project transformed a 290 m² former woolen mill in Shanghai’s M50 Creative Park into a hybrid gallery‑café, preserving industrial elements like concrete columns and reclaimed bridge timber. The design introduced a floating bridge, a darkroom tunnel, and a reoriented staircase to...
Elia Nurvista: ‘I Think It’s Interesting To Be Suspicious Of Very Ordinary, Daily Things’
Indonesian artist Elia Nurvista’s new show Nafasan Bumi ~ An Endless Harvest at the Singapore Art Museum examines the material politics of palm oil through video, batik‑wax textiles and sculptures. The exhibition, co‑curated with Bagus Pandega, highlights the ecological damage and gendered labor issues of Indonesia’s palm‑oil industry,...
Artist Faye Wei Wei’s Stories of Longing, Told Through Symbol-Laden Canvases
British‑Chinese painter Faye Wei Wei, a Slade School graduate, has rapidly emerged as a cross‑cultural voice in contemporary art. Her large‑scale oil canvases fuse mythological symbols—horses, flowers, snakes, stars—with a translucent layering technique that creates an ethereal, dream‑like atmosphere. Recognized...
A Community Art Ecosystem in Practice / MINOR Lab
MINOR lab’s Jiadu Art Center transforms a 2021 residential complex in China into a three‑pronged community art ecosystem, converting an ancillary building into a flexible art center, adding a café, and repurposing a unit as an adaptable artist studio. The...
Historical Surrealism with Phillip Toledano
Phillip Toledano, a New York‑based multidisciplinary artist, opened his AI‑driven exhibition *Edward Trevor: Never Seen The Light* at Fotografiska Berlin. He uses generative AI to construct alternate histories, from imagined Trump‑era scenarios to re‑imagined wartime photographs, treating each image like a...
FEATURE: Cancer-Stricken Founder Urges Peace as "Silent Museum" Nears 30 Years
The Silent Museum (Mugonkan) in Ueda, Japan, will celebrate its 30th anniversary, showcasing roughly 180 paintings by about 130 young artists who perished in the Sino‑Japanese and Pacific wars. Founder and co‑director Seiichiro Kuboshima, 84, disclosed he is battling stage‑4...
Joining the Dots in Jamshedpur | A Parsi Family Archive Turns Into ‘Sparseeing’
Joyona Medhi and documentary photographer Abhishek Basu transformed a box of glass slides from the Gazdar‑Bharucha family into the photobook *Sparseeing*, which chronicles the life of Keki Gazdar, a 1950s mechanical engineer, and the broader Parsi community in Jamshedpur. The book,...
Indonesia: Digitising Museums, Cultural Sites Engage Younger Audiences
Indonesia is accelerating a nationwide museum digitisation drive, urging institutions to convert artefacts into digital formats and embed interactive storytelling. Minister of Culture Fadli Zon called for virtual displays, multimedia content, and immersive experiences to attract younger, tech‑savvy visitors. The...
Israeli Artist’s Show in Mexico City Closes After Antisemitic Harassment
Israeli artist Amir Fattal’s solo show at Mexico City’s König gallery was closed a week early after vandals spray‑painted antisemitic symbols on the building. The harassment escalated from hundreds of online hate messages to in‑person protests that culminated in swastikas,...
Documentation From Model as Medium Is Online
Rhizome has posted video documentation of its recent event with TITLES on its self‑hosted platform. The winter collaboration commissioned five artists—Maya Man, Louis Osmosis, balfua, Alix Vernet, and Aarati Akkapeddi—to develop custom generative AI models. The artists, spanning tactile and digital practices, discuss their...
‘Telsche’: Exploring Memory and Loss Through Minimalist Art
The minimalist short film Telsche debuted online on March 27 through Short of the Week, three years after its completion. Created by COLA Animation members Sophie Colfer and Ala Nunu, the 2‑D piece uses only blue, black and white to portray a...
Apollo Brings Fine Tribal, Asian & Pre-Columbian Art - The Prince Collection to the Market
Apollo Art Auctions announced the Prince Collection sale, featuring fine tribal, Asian and pre‑Columbian works, on 10 April 2026 at 11 AM BST. The auction, recognized for its royal provenance, will be conducted both in‑person at Apollo’s London showroom and online via Invaluable,...
Sotheby’s Sets 12 Records for South Asian Artists in a Single Sale
Sotheby's New York spring auction of Modern and Contemporary South Asian art set 12 record prices, highlighted by Vivan Sundaram’s 1967 painting *Inbetweenness* selling for $896,000—seven times its high estimate. The sale generated $22.1 million, with every lot sold, and featured...
A Table That Feels Like a Work of Sculpture
New York‑based ABC Stone teamed with Elle Decor designer Mark Grattan to launch the Hermanx Table, a sculptural piece that fuses massive Vermont stone with a precision‑cut glass vitrine. The design links eight identical S‑shaped elements, echoing dowel tables Grattan saw...
This ‘Star Wars’ C-3PO Head Just Netted $1 Million at Auction
Propstore auctioned the sole remaining original C‑3PO head from *The Empire Strikes Back* for $1 million on March 25, surpassing its $700,000 upper estimate. The fiberglass prop, crafted by sculptor Liz Moore and featuring battery‑powered glowing eyes, is the only original C‑3PO head still available...
‘As an Artist I Have a Duty to Reflect the Times’: Photographer Misan Harriman Explores Protests and Solidarity in New...
Misan Harriman’s protest photography collection *The Purpose of Light* has become a permanent installation at London’s Hope 93 gallery, showcasing over a hundred black‑and‑white images from seven years of demonstrations across the UK, US and South Africa. The exhibit, originally a...
German Artist Anne Imhof to Be Subject of ‘Ambitious’ Hong Kong Solo Exhibition in 2027
German performance artist Anne Imhof will present her first solo exhibition in Asia at Hong Kong’s Tai Kwun cultural complex from 26 September 2026 to 3 January 2027. The show combines a comprehensive survey of her most influential works with a brand‑new commission, creating an immersive environment...
Antonio Homem, Champion of the Ileana Sonnabend Collection, Dies at 86
Antonio Homem, the longtime steward of the Ileana and Michael Sonnabend art legacy, died at 86. He began working with Ileana Sonnabend in the late 1960s, helped open her Paris and New York galleries, and later directed the Sonnabend Collection...
‘SPARK’ Issue 2 Now Available for Free Download
Studio KÄ founder Adja Soro has released the March 2026 issue of the monthly magazine *SPARK* as a free 40‑page PDF. The issue is dedicated to African animation and profiles 20 African women shaping the industry, from studio founders to emerging talent....
Chile's Leading Art Fair Foregrounds Affordable Works, Often with a Political Edge
The 16th edition of Chile Arte Contemporáneo (Chaco) runs in Santiago until March 29, featuring more than 50 galleries and a mix of Chilean and international exhibitors. Organisers emphasize affordability, with many pieces priced below $1,000 and larger works around...
Matisse’s Explosive Finale and a New Chapter for Hong Kong? Plus, Schiaparelli and Dalí—Podcast
The Grand Palais in Paris opened "Matisse 1941‑1954," a comprehensive survey of the artist’s final 13 years, featuring cut‑outs, chapel works, and late paintings. Art Basel Hong Kong continued through March 29, offering a tentative optimism for the region’s art market despite a broader Chinese...
Salvador Dalí’s Largest Work Snapped Up by Florida Museum
Salvador Dalí's largest known painting, a 13‑panel stage set for the 1939 ballet *Bacchanale*, sold at Bonhams for €254,400 ($293,240). The work, measuring 65 by 100 feet, was purchased by the Dalí Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida, and joins its growing...
Sara Flores on Representing Peru at the 61st Venice Biennale
Sara Flores, a Shipibo‑Konibo artist, will represent Peru at the 61st Venice Biennale in the Arsenale pavilion, marking the first time an Indigenous Peruvian has been selected for the national showcase. Her exhibition, "From Other Worlds," combines large‑scale kené paintings,...
Whispers Against My Neck: These Photos Document the Chaos of Youth
Marisa Chafetz’s new photobook *Whispers Against My Neck* documents the turbulence of contemporary American youth, pairing bright, everyday moments with stark backdrops of gunfire. The work, created in partnership with photographer Boulden, assembles 23 images that blend innocence and violence,...
Podunk: Nadia Lee Cohen and Scarlett Carlos Clarke’s Enigmatic New Book
Renowned visual artists Nadia Lee Cohen and Scarlett Carlos Clarke have launched "Podunk," a collaborative photo‑book that delves into the mythos of America’s forgotten towns. The title borrows from an old slang term for an insignificant, isolated place, setting a...
AI Slop Is Flooding Streaming—And Musicians Are Fighting Back
AI‑generated music is flooding streaming services, with Deezer reporting 50,000 AI tracks uploaded each day, now representing 34% of all new releases. Artists such as Benedict Cork and Ormella have discovered unauthorized AI versions of their songs, prompting fan confusion...
Trinity Rep Names A New Artistic Director
Meredith McDonough has been appointed artistic director of Trinity Rep in Providence, effective August 3. She arrives from a stint as associate artistic director at Actors Theatre of Louisville and previously led new works at TheatreWorks in Palo Alto. The hire...
Art Market Makes a Fragile Recovery – but Is It Enough?
The Art Basel & UBS Art Market Report 2026 shows global art sales rose 4% in 2025 to an estimated $59.6 billion, marking the first growth after two years of decline. The rebound was driven mainly by the high‑end segment, with US sales...
Inside Yihao Zhang’s Unsettled Machines
Yihao Zhang creates kinetic sculptures that loop endlessly, using salvaged motors and car parts to embody the perpetual adaptation required of queer individuals navigating hostile systems. His installations, exhibited in London and Berlin, translate personal psychological states into mechanical motion...
Melanoma Fund Photo Exhibition Turns Skin Cancer Into Snowy Peaks
Klick Health has designed a striking photo exhibition for the Melanoma Fund that transforms close‑up images of melanoma lesions into snow‑capped mountain landscapes. The visual metaphor aims to make skin‑cancer detection more relatable and memorable for the public. The exhibition...
R. Jamin Declares War on the Big Light
R. Jamin’s newly released *Cool Overhead Manifesto* denounces modern overhead lighting—particularly fluorescent and LED fixtures with ≥3000 K color temperature—as cultural tyranny that erases shadow and disrupts human rhythm. She traces lighting from fire to incandescent bulbs, highlighting how each generation traded...
This Weeks SLEEK News
Fotografiska has launched a global Emerging Artists Program that blends digital profiles with museum exhibitions, offering free open calls, grants and worldwide exposure for new image makers. ETRO unveiled the Vela Blossom, an updated version of its iconic Vela bag...
I Saw a Great Show in China That Would Be Censored in the United States
The Rockbund Art Museum in Shanghai is hosting “The Great Camouflage,” a show that runs through April 26 and reexamines Afro‑Asian revolutionary histories through a Black feminist lens. Curated by X Zhu‑Nowell and Kandis Williams, the exhibition spotlights women activists‑artists such...
Sophia Huitema "Prussian Blue" @ Harper’s Apartment
Harper’s Gallery announced Sophia Huitema’s first solo exhibition, “Prussian Blue,” running through April 25, 2026. The show features seven oil paintings that use the pigment Prussian Blue as a metaphor for the duality of toxicity and protection, surrounding elongated, couture‑clad female figures in moody,...