Serge Sorokko Gallery Opens New Napa Space and Debuts Joseph Kiblitsky Photography Show
Serge Sorokko Gallery has opened a new 4,000‑square‑foot space at 1300 First Street in downtown Napa, joining its existing 2,100‑square‑foot venue at 1500 First Street. The older location now hosts the U.S. premiere of Joseph Kiblitsky’s photography show “CUBA: Two Worlds – One Vision,” which juxtaposes life in Havana and Miami’s Little Havana. Both galleries were designed by Craig Steely Architecture, featuring minimalist interiors and sculptural partitions that shape the visitor experience. The expansion comes as many galleries consolidate, signaling confidence in Napa’s cultural growth and tourism draw.
Project 2 | Dialogue: The 2Craigs
The 2Craigs have released the latest installments of Project 2, a year‑long visual exchange where photographer Craig Cutler and illustrator Craig Frazier create pieces in direct response to one another. Dialogue 8:9, 9:10 and 10:11 showcase a progression of silhouettes, abstract heads and mixed‑media collages...
Chicago Artist Creates Tourism Posters for City's Neighborhoods
Chicago illustrator Steve Shanabruch has turned a personal side project into a thriving business by designing WPA‑inspired tourism posters for more than 60 Chicago neighborhoods. The $28 prints, sold online and in venues like the Willis Tower Skydeck shop, now...
Interview with Los Angeles-Based Artist S.P. Harper About Her Angel of Compassion Painting Series by Liam Otero
Los Angeles artist S.P. Harper is presenting her solo show, Angel of Compassion, at the West Hollywood Library through May 31, 2026. The seven‑painting series reimagines the most iconic gems from Elizabeth Taylor’s posthumous jewelry collection using mixed media, reclaimed materials, and diamond...
Guillermo Del Toro Scored a Different Prize at the Oscars: A Rare Frankenstein Painting
Guillermo del Toro’s horror‑drama "Frankenstein" garnered nine Oscar nominations but fell short of Best Picture. At the 98th Academy Awards, his closest collaborators presented him with a rare, undated Frankenstein’s Monster painting by British illustrator Josh Kirby. The piece, modeled on Boris Karloff’s...
Art Movements: A Canceled Biennale Show Finds a New Home
Gabrielle Goliath’s performance project *Elegy*, mourning Gaza victims, will be presented at the 61st Venice Biennale in the historic Chiesa di Sant’Antonin after her South African Pavilion proposal was rejected. The artist’s team hailed the church venue as a significant...
Whitney Biennial Trends, a New Baroque Art Star, and Banksy Unmasked
The 2026 Whitney Biennial opened in March, highlighting emerging curatorial themes and signaling which artists are gaining institutional favor. Flemish Baroque painter Michaelina Wautier is experiencing a renaissance, with recent appraisals elevating her market relevance and scholarly profile. A new...
The Rising Artists on Everyone’s Radar
Recent auction results spotlight a new wave of artists commanding premium prices. Nathanaëlle Herbelin’s "Max" sold for $73,694, well above its $26,000‑$39,000 estimate, while Poppy Jones’ "Shell" fetched $60,709, quadrupling its guide range. Other notable sales include Kathleen Ryan’s $163,800...
Schiaparelli: “In Difficult Times, Fashion Is Always Outrageous”
The Victoria and Albert Museum opened a major Schiaparelli exhibition, showcasing the house’s historic 1930s surrealist roots alongside its contemporary revival under creative director Daniel Roseberry. The show draws parallels between the brand’s original avant‑garde era and today’s post‑pandemic, economically...
NYU Steinhardt Presents 2026 MFA Thesis Exhibitions
NYU Steinhardt’s Department of Art and Art Professions, together with 80WSE Gallery, will host the 2026 MFA Thesis Exhibitions in Greenwich Village. The show is split into two parts—‘Hoodwinked’ (April 1‑18) and ‘Eggshells’ (May 6‑23)—featuring ten second‑year MFA candidates. Opening receptions on...
This Photo Series Depicts Youth Culture in Summer Along the Danube
French photographer Guillaume Bihan and Ukrainian visual artist Daria Svertilova launched a photo series documenting youth culture along the Danube during the summer of 2022. The project began as the pair shared a sparsely furnished Paris flat shortly after Russia’s...
Watch James Manyika Talk AI and Creativity with LL COOL J.
James Manyika, Google’s senior vice president for research, labs, technology and society, sits down with hip‑hop legend LL Cool J for the latest Dialogues on Technology and Society episode. The pair discuss the evolution of creative tools, from early drum machines to...
Dykes: A New Photo Book Celebrating Queer Multiplicity
Emily Lipson’s debut photo book, Dykes, arrives as a vivid celebration of queer multiplicity, featuring 18 intimate images that explore fluid identities and the politics of change. The photographer emphasizes the radical act of revising one’s viewpoint, positioning the work...
Who Created the Book of Kells? A Master Craftsman Takes on the Mystery
New archaeological evidence from the Portmahomack monastery in Scotland is reviving the debate over where the illuminated Book of Kells was produced, challenging the long‑standing Iona theory. The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland has awarded master craftsman Thomas Keyes a...
5 Emerging Photographers to Watch From Circulation(s) in Paris
Paris’s 16th Circulation(s) photography festival has opened at the expansive Centquatre-Paris, running through May 17. The program showcases 26 artists representing 15 countries, with a special focus on five emerging photographers poised to shape contemporary visual culture. Curated exhibitions blend multidisciplinary...
Liz Johnson Artur Is Inviting You Into Her Studio
Renowned photographer Liz Johnson Artur launches a ten‑month residency of her Black Balloon Archive in Brixton. The archive, a three‑decade visual record of Black life in the African diaspora, will be exhibited in a building slated for demolition as part...
How Photographer Greg Girard Captured the Hidden Sides of Hong Kong and Tokyo
Greg Girard’s new exhibition *HKG‑TYO 1974‑2023* opens at WKM Gallery ahead of Art Basel Hong Kong, juxtaposing four decades of street‑level photography from Hong Kong and Tokyo. The Canadian photographer explains how his outsider status let him capture hidden corners such...
'The Human-Machine Creative Entanglement': Artist Sougwen Chung on Her Technology-Based Practice
Sougwen Chung is showcasing new works at Art Basel Hong Kong’s inaugural Zero 10 sector, a platform for digital‑age art. Her centerpiece, Recursion 0, is a 10‑metre scroll generated live from brain‑wave data, illustrating her long‑standing human‑machine collaboration research that began in 2015. The...
Roman Mosaic Shows Topless Woman Battling Leopard in Arena, Study Finds
A third‑century mosaic from Reims, France, shows a topless female beast hunter wielding a whip while confronting a leopard, providing the first visual confirmation that Roman women fought beasts in arenas. The original artwork was largely destroyed in World War I;...
Exhibition Explores Connection Between Textiles and Spirituality in Asia
The Centre for Heritage, Arts and Textile in Hong Kong launches "Threading Inwards," an exhibition that investigates the link between textiles and spirituality across Asia. Featuring fourteen artists working in painting, video, AI, and fabric, the show includes Sang A....
This L.A. Play Wants You to Feel the Story Viscerally — by Keeping You Blindfolded
Theatre Obscura L.A. launched "Poe: Pulse & Pendulum," a blindfolded, seated production that reimagines Edgar Allan Poe’s "The Pit and the Pendulum" and "The Tell‑Tale Heart" through sound, scent and limited tactile cues. Audiences sit in a dark, red‑lit room...
Laurids Gallée Debuts Fused Geometry Luminaires at Brussels Gallery Objects With Narratives
Renowned Austrian‑Dutch designer Laurids Gallée debuted his one‑of‑a‑kind Array, Node and System luminaires at Brussels gallery Objects With Narratives, where the show runs through May 24. The resin‑cast fixtures borrow the geometry of satellite dishes and antenna masts, integrating aluminum hardware and...
Cinga Samson "Ukuphuthelwa" @ White Cube Gallery, NYC
South African artist Cinga Samson opens his new solo show “Ukuphuthelwa” at White Cube in New York, running through April 18, 2026. The exhibition, whose Xhosa title means “unable to sleep,” treats sleeplessness as a state of heightened spiritual awareness rather than...
Guest Lounge 350.000 Ha / Manuel Bouzas + Salazarsequeromedina
The 45th ARCO 2026 fair will host Guest Lounge 350,000 Ha, a dual‑space installation that juxtaposes a constructed lounge with the memory of north‑western Iberian wildfires that scorched 350,000 hectares in 2025. Designed by Manuel Bouzas and Salazar Sequeromedina, the lounge is built entirely from...
The Lester Prize Is Open for 2026 Season Entries
The Lester Prize has opened entries for its 2026 season, inviting Australian‑resident artists aged 18 and over to compete for a total prize pool exceeding $135,000 AUD (about $89,000 USD). The 2025 edition attracted over 1,000 submissions and more than 30,000 visitors...
TAELON7 Crafts Salvaged Billboards Into an Installation for Limbo Museum and Art Omi
TAELON7’s Limbo Engawa installation opened on March 12 in Accra, Ghana, featuring modular steel canopies built from salvaged billboard frames and hand‑woven day‑beds for communal lounging. Designed by architect Juergen Benson‑Strohmayer, the piece blends the Japanese engawa concept with West African...
Yto Barrada Says France Had ‘Full Awareness’ of Her Views on Israel When It Chose Her for Venice Biennale
Artist Yto Barrada, selected for France’s 2026 Venice Biennale pavilion, sparked controversy after signing an open letter calling for Israel’s removal from the exhibition. The Representative Council of French Jewish Institutions (CRIF) demanded that the French government force her to...
Hauser & Wirth Partner Cristopher Canizares Departs to Start Artist Agency
Cristopher Canizares, a 16‑year partner at Hauser & Wirth, is leaving to launch Artist Legacy Bureau, an artist‑first management agency. The boutique firm will serve a small roster of five to six artists, offering long‑term career strategy across galleries, institutions,...
A Community-Sized Seder Plate
Harvard Hillel unveiled a nine‑foot Seder plate sculpture in Science Center Plaza, created by local artist Michael Mittelman. The piece replaces the traditional six food slots with custom images drawn from interviews with students, faculty and alumni, reflecting a spectrum...
From ‘Game of Thrones’ to ‘Downton Abbey’—Iconic Costumes Go on View in Scotland
Costume Couture: Sixty Years of Cosprop, showcasing over 8,000 historic garments, opens at Edinburgh’s Dovecot Studios on July 18, 2026, running through January 9, 2027. The exhibition, originally staged at London’s Fashion and Textile Museum, features more than 80 iconic costumes from...
Rare Andean Bear Captured in Stunning Photograph
Sebastian Di Domenico’s photograph of an Andean bear perched on a moss‑covered branch in Colombia’s Chingaza Ecopalacio Reserve has been shortlisted for the 2026 Sony World Photography Awards. The image captures a roughly five‑year‑old male, a rare sighting that suggests the...
Manifesta 16 Ruhr Announces List of Artists
Manifesta 16, the 2026 edition of the nomadic European biennial, will open on 21 June across twelve decommissioned modernist churches in the Ruhr’s four cities. Curated by an eight‑person artistic team, the event showcases 106 artists from 30 countries, including 64 new...
This Dancer Is Ending A 53-Year Stage Career With San Francisco Ballet — But He’s Not Retiring
Val Caniparoli is bowing after a 53‑year stage run with the San Francisco Ballet, yet he insists he isn’t retiring. Since 1980 he has built a parallel choreography career, most recently staging the theatrical *Jekyll & Hyde* for the Finnish National Ballet and U.S....
Weightless: The Paintings of Henrik Uldalen
Norwegian painter Henrik Uldalen creates photosurrealist oil works by staging photo shoots, heavily editing the images in Photoshop, and then translating them onto canvas. His figures appear pale, floating, or contorted in impossible spaces, emphasizing a dream‑like detachment. Uldalen is...
Birmingham Airport’s Icon Wall Pays Tribute to West Midlands Heroes
Birmingham Airport unveiled an "Icons Wall" art installation beyond security, featuring ten notable West Midlands figures. The display includes Ozzy Osbourne, UB40, poet Benjamin Zephaniah, comedian Jasper Carrott, screenwriter Steven Knight, chef Glynn Purnell, swimmer Hannah Hampton, Olympian Ellie Symonds, and the TV series Peaky Blinders. Selections were...
A Free Home for San Francisco Artists, From Dave Eggers and Friends
Writer Dave Eggers discovered a vacant 100,000‑square‑foot warehouse at Pier 29 and, with artist JD Beltran, launched Art + Water, a free‑tuition apprenticeship studio program slated to open this fall. The initiative will provide year‑long studio space at no cost to 30 local...
Must Read: A Schiaparelli Exhibit Is Coming to the V&A, On CEO Exits
The Victoria and Albert Museum will open the first UK exhibition dedicated to Schiaparelli, showcasing over 400 pieces from founder Elsa Schiaparelli to creative director Daniel Roseberry, running March 28‑Nov 8. Meanwhile, On’s long‑time CEO Martin Hoffmann is departing after 13 years,...
Decentralized Crowdfunding Can Boost Artists During Market Downturn
Joshua Kim argues that decentralized crowdfunding can sustain NFT artists when market liquidity dries up. A weekly pledge of 1 Ether (≈$1,800) by collector Batsoupyum and curator Lanett Bennett Grant is being matched by major collectors, adding $20,000 and $100,000 in...
Nuart Aberdeen 2026: Poetry In The Streets
Nuart Aberdeen 2026, running April 22‑26, is billed as the world’s first street‑art festival dedicated primarily to poetry and text‑based works. Organizers argue that large, resource‑intensive murals dominate the scene and limit participation, so this edition emphasizes small‑scale stencils, paste‑ups and...
Hopkins Bloomberg Center Exhibition to Explore American Art as Cultural Diplomacy
The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Center will host "Artistic Generosity and the American Artist Abroad" from April 7 to June 13, showcasing four decades of American art placed in U.S. embassies worldwide. The exhibition draws from the Foundation for Art and Preservation in...
At 95, Artist Heinz Mack Still Believes in the Power of Art: ‘I Affirm My Commitment to Beauty’
German artist Heinz Mack turned 95 and is being celebrated with a retrospective at Beck and Eggeling in Düsseldorf. The show, running through May 23, 2026, presents 12 ceramic pieces, 16 collages and 14 pastel drawings that trace his evolution from the ZERO movement...
This Artist’s Work Has Been Shown at MoMA. Now It’s Training AI
Michael Hafftka, a 72‑year‑old figurative expressionist whose work has been shown at MoMA, the Met and Parisian galleries, has uploaded roughly half of his oeuvre to the AI platform Hugging Face. He frames the move as a modern catalogue raisonné...
Introducing the Intelligence Report: The Year Ahead 2026
Artnet’s 2026 Intelligence Report notes that global auction sales increased for the first time since 2021, spurred by a strong late‑season surge in New York. The UK market grew 11.3% after a $136 million sale of Pauline Karpidas’s Surrealist collection, while ultra‑contemporary...
Los Angeles, California Luc Tuymans: The Fruit Basket in Los Angeles at David Zwirner by Lyle Zimskind
Luc Tuymans’ latest exhibition, “The Fruit Basket,” opens at David Zwirner’s Los Angeles gallery, featuring a sequence of ten paintings that move from representational scenes to abstract “Illumination” canvases, culminating in a massive nine‑panel, blue‑washed tableau. The work foregrounds themes of...
Mesmerizing Hand-Crafted Dragon 'Soars' With Soothing Movement
A handcrafted wooden dragon that gently flaps its wings has become a Kickstarter sensation, raising nearly $200,000. The sculpture is made entirely by hand from beech or walnut wood, with each unit unique in grain and finish. It features a...
Stage Kiss Review: A ‘Wonderfully Funny’ and Very Meta Farce at Sydney’s New Theatre
Stage Kiss, a new production at Sydney’s New Theatre, uses a play‑within‑a‑play structure to lampoon melodrama while probing the performative nature of love. Written by Sarah Ruhl and directed by Alice Livingstone, the farce follows an actress auditioning for a...
Leslie Umberger on Grandma Moses
The Smithsonian American Art Museum has launched a major retrospective, "Grandma Moses: A Good Day’s Work," spotlighting Anna Mary Robertson Moses as a multifaceted figure in American art. Curator Leslie Umberger explains that the museum spent a decade building a...
Art Basel Hong Kong Previews Open Today: Here Are 9 Artists to Look Out For
Art Basel Hong Kong opened its 2026 edition with a fresh curatorial wing called Echoes and the debut of Zero 10, a digital‑art focused sector. The fair spotlights a mix of established and emerging talent, including Kazakh sculptor Aya Shalkar, Mongolian painter...
FEDORA Opera Prize Winner ‘The Curing Line’ Set to World Premiere in Ireland
FEDORA Opera Prize 2025 winner “The Curing Line” will debut worldwide at the Kilkenny Arts Festival’s Watergate Theatre in Ireland on August 7, 2026. The immersive work, composed by Michael Gallen and co‑directed by Shawn Fitzgerald Ahern, fuses traditional Irish...