Kazakhstan Presents “Qoñyr: Archive of Silence” At Venice Biennale
Kazakhstan’s national pavilion at the 61st Venice Biennale, titled “Qoñyr: Archive of Silence,” is curated by artist‑curator Syrlybek Bekbota and features nine Kazakh artists across six interconnected rooms. The exhibition interprets the multifaceted Kazakh term Qoñyr—encompassing a brown hue, nostalgic sound, earth scent, and dense silence—through sound, video, and installation works that reference steppe rhythms, Soviet domestic life, and the legacy of the Semipalatinsk nuclear test zone. This marks the first time Kazakhstan selected its pavilion concept via an open, competitive call, signaling a shift toward broader artistic participation.
Verner Panton:Form, Colour, Space
The Vitra Design Museum is mounting a retrospective exhibition, "Form, Colour, Space," to mark the 100th anniversary of Danish designer Verner Panton. Running from 23 May to 9 May, the show features iconic pieces such as the single‑piece plastic Panton Chair, the...
The Dog’s Gaze by Thomas Laqueur Review – the Art of the Canine, From Velázquez to Picasso
Thomas Laqueur’s new book, *The Dog’s Gaze*, argues that the canine’s look marks the boundary between nature and culture, giving dogs a unique symbolic role in Western art. He surveys paintings from Velázquez’s *Las Meninas* to Veronese’s *Wedding Feast at Cana*, showing how dogs anchor...
With Art March, Hong Kong Is Firmly on the Global Cultural Map
Hong Kong’s March Art Week turned the city into a bustling global arts hub, drawing tens of thousands to events such as Art Basel (over 91,000 visitors) and the Hong Kong Arts Festival. The International Cultural Summit attracted roughly 1,000 delegates from 14 jurisdictions,...
Painted Up: This Vibrant Exhibition Challenges Colonial Perceptions of Aboriginal Art
Dean Biŋkin Tyson’s CREATE EXCHANGE: Painted Up, on view at Redland Art Gallery, showcases a vibrant blend of traditional ochre, animal skins, and contemporary acrylics to tell Indigenous stories through paint, body‑marking and artefacts. The exhibition expands Aboriginal art beyond...
The Banksy Show You Don't Want to Miss Is in San Diego Right Now
The Art of Banksy: Without Limits is on display at the Del Mar Fairgrounds in San Diego through April 22, featuring more than 200 works ranging from originals and prints to sculptures, holograms and an infinity‑room installation. Tickets cost $28‑$34 with an...
One of the Art Market’s Biggest Secrets, Revealed
The Artnet Intelligence Report 2026 shows global auction sales rebounding 13.3% in 2025, ending a multi‑year slump. The report’s cover story, “Dark Mode,” uncovers the growing influence of private auctions where high‑value art, cars and jewelry change hands behind closed doors....
Toronto Biennial Takes Waterways as Inspiration for Its Fourth Edition
The Toronto Biennial of Art returns this autumn with its fourth edition, "Things Fall Apart," running from September 26 to December 20. The show features 30 artists, including 17 new commissions, and for the first time extends beyond the Greater Toronto Area...
In Surprising Twist, ADAA Art Fair Will Now Benefit the Whitney Museum
The Art Dealer’s Association of America (ADAA) announced that proceeds from its upcoming November fair’s preview gala will benefit the Whitney Museum of American Art’s education and artistic programs. This marks a shift from the association’s previous partnership with the...
Tutto Boetti 1966–1993
Magazzino Italian Art opens “Tutto Boetti 1966–1993,” a two‑year survey showcasing roughly 30 works that trace Alighiero Boetti’s evolution from his 1960s Turin experiments to his mature, large‑scale pieces. The show blends the museum’s permanent holdings with loans from the Boetti...
Toronto Biennial of Art Announces Artists and Theme for 2026 Edition
The Toronto Biennial of Art announced its fourth edition, titled “Things Fall Apart,” to run from September 26 to December 20, 2026. Curated by Allison Glenn, the show will explore water‑related rupture and syncopation, drawing on Chinua Achebe’s novel and cultural references. Seventeen newly...
2025 Photo Awards Winner: Sophie Altemus
Sophie Altemus, a photography student at Oberlin College, was named the Student category winner of the 2025 Photo Awards, a competition backed by Format. Her award‑winning image captures a sun‑lit, wheat‑colored field in Los Angeles, reflecting her candid, snapshot aesthetic....
Giacometti Meets the Gods in the Met’s Temple of Dendur Show
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is staging “Giacometti in the Temple of Dendur,” pairing fourteen of Alberto Giacometti’s sculptures with the ancient Egyptian Temple of Dendur from June 12 to September 8. The works, on loan from the Fondation Giacometti, sit alongside...
Morad Montazami Named Artistic Director of 16th Dak’Art Biennial
Morad Montazami has been appointed artistic director of the 16th Dak’Art Biennial, scheduled for November 19–December 19, 2026. The edition, titled “(Anti)Fragility: Arts of Repair and Counter‑Shock Strategies,” will explore how fragility can be transformed into artistic strength through community co‑creation. Montazami, founder...
New Orleans Robin Levy: American Model April 4th April 26th SMITH Contemporary by Adam Falik
Robin Levy’s "American Model" at Smith Contemporary (April 4‑26) confronts the legacy of Nazi identification symbols by repurposing WWII‑era velvet triangles, prisoner jackets, and a yellow bench. The installation invites visitors to try on the jackets, pose for Polaroids, and view...
What Makes a Photograph a Photograph? The Photography Show 2026 Offers New Perspectives
The 45th Photography Show returns to New York’s Park Avenue Armory from April 22‑26, 2026, featuring 77 galleries spanning vintage, contemporary, and experimental work. The fair introduces a new "Focal Point" sector dedicated to solo lens‑based presentations, underscoring the medium’s evolving narrative. First‑time...
Lutz Bacher Never Offered Easy Readings: ‘Burning the Days’ at WIELS
WIELS in Brussels opened “Burning the Days,” the first posthumous survey of Lutz Bacher’s five‑decade practice. Curated by Helena Kritis, the show shuns a strict chronology, letting thematic connections between photography, sculpture, and installations guide the narrative. It highlights Bacher’s...
What to See at the Venice Biennale
The 61st Venice Biennale opens in May and runs through November 22, marking the city’s premier biennial art showcase. Curator Koyo Kouoh, the first African woman to lead the event, posthumously set the theme “In Minor Keys.” Highlights include Matthew Wong’s rare...
The Scandalous “Naked Ballerina” That Inspired Florentina Holzinger
Austrian choreographer Florentina Holzinger credits her late mentor Beatrice “Trixie” Cordua, the notorious “naked ballerina” from John Neumeier’s 1972 Rite of Spring, as a formative influence. Cordua, once deemed too old for ballet, joined Holzinger’s inclusive troupe in her seventies...
Gardar Eide Einarsson Leaves You in the Dark
Gardar Eide Einarsson’s new exhibition *Music Playing Over Speech* at Maureen Paley presents a series of ten black gouache sheets titled *Closed Caption*, each bearing only a fragment of white text taken from film and TV scripts. The minimalist works force...
Josie Hall’s Arresting Photos Invoke the Ancient Japanese Art of Kendo
London photographer Josie Hall is debuting "Red Patience," an exhibition that fuses high‑fashion photography with the ancient Japanese martial art of Kendo. Known for work with Balenciaga, Prada and Martine Rose, Hall uses the sword‑play aesthetic to create surreal, futuristic...
Merike Estna on Representing Estonia at the 61st Venice Biennale
Estonian artist Merike Estna will represent Estonia at the 61st Venice Biennale, turning the national pavilion into an open studio where she creates 22 paintings over the exhibition period. Her project foregrounds the act of painting itself, drawing inspiration from historic...
Mystery 17th-Century Portrait Sparks Search for Identity of Black Sitter
A rare 1626 double portrait of a Black and a white teenage boy, long housed at Penshurst Place, is undergoing restoration at the National Portrait Gallery. The work, whose authorship is unknown, shows the Black sitter at equal scale to...
Natalia Criado’s Tableware Collaboration Feels Like a Bridge Across Dimensions
Milan‑based designer Natalia Criado has teamed with family‑run ceramics studio Laboratorio Paravicini to launch Metalia, a tableware collection that fuses her signature silver‑plated metal with the studio’s hand‑illustrated porcelain. The partnership will be unveiled during Milan Design Week 2026 in...
Taiwan’s New Typologies
Taiwan’s municipal cultural strategy is accelerating, with three flagship institutions opening between 2025 and 2028. The New Taipei City Art Museum debuted in April 2025, while the Taoyuan Museum of Fine Arts rolls out in phases through 2028, adding a...
Art Dubai Will Host a Scaled-Back “Special Edition,” And Other News.
Art Dubai will return in 2026 with a scaled‑back “special edition,” featuring about 75 curated presentations that replace the traditional booth model with collaborations and commissions. Authentic Brands Group is reviving Barneys New York, targeting small‑format stores and a potential Madison...
Watch La Linea, the Popular 1970s Italian Animations Drawn with a Single Line
La Linea, the iconic 1970s Italian cartoon drawn with a single unbroken line, began as a marketing short for a cookware brand before evolving into a standalone series. Created by animator Osvaldo Cavandoli, the show ran for 15 years, delivering...
Luke Cornish (ELK) Wins the 2026 Gallipoli Art Prize
Sydney artist Luke Cornish, known as ELK, captured the 2026 Gallipoli Art Prize with his aerosol painting "No Rest (The Vandalism of Deir al Balah)". The $20,000 acquisitive award, presented by the Gallipoli Memorial Club, recognizes works that engage with...
Spice Girls' Outfits Go on Show in '90s Exhibition
The Barbican Music Library is hosting a free “Cool Britannia” exhibition that showcases iconic 1996 pop culture artifacts, including the Spice Girls' leopard‑print catsuit and Union Jack platform boots. Curated by former Sun editor Dominic Mohan, the show also features Oasis...
EXCLUSIVE: Prada Home Unveils Theaster Gates-Curated Exhibit on the Japanese Art of Ceramics
Prada Home is debuting “Chawan Cabinet,” a Japanese‑ceramics exhibition curated by multidisciplinary artist Theaster Gates, in a new Milan retail space ahead of Milan Design Week. The show juxtaposes traditional chawan tea bowls, yumoni cups, and sake vessels with Gates’...
Amid Regional Uncertainty, Art Dubai Presses Ahead with 20th Anniversary Edition
Art Dubai is moving forward with its 20th‑anniversary edition, now scheduled for May 15‑17 at Madinat Jumeirah. The fair will host more than 45 gallery presentations, but participation has halved to roughly 60 exhibitors amid the US‑Israel war fallout and...
Barbara Kruger, Arthur Jafa and Precious Okoyomon Honoured in Second Edition of Art Basel Awards
Art Basel announced the 33 medallists for the second edition of its awards, highlighting a cross‑disciplinary view of the contemporary art ecosystem. The Icon category is exclusively populated by women artists—Barbara Kruger, Howardena Pindell and Jenny Holzer—recognised for reshaping dominant narratives. Established figures...
Everything but The…
Art Newsletter No. 42 reviews the illustrations featured in the New York Review’s April 9 and April 26 issues, highlighting the cover painting “Orange Squeeze” by Rachel Domm and a series of bespoke artworks commissioned for individual essays. The newsletter explains the editorial choice...
The Drawings of Femke Hiemestra Depict Fairy Tales with Looming Consequences
Femke Hiemstra, a leading figure in Pop Surrealism, creates vivid acrylic and mixed‑media works that reinterpret classic fairy‑tale scenes through animal protagonists. Her pieces combine meticulous graphite planning, layered translucent acrylics, and unconventional canvases such as vintage book covers. Drawing...
Ty Murphy LLM Debuts ‘The Art Market’ Guide
Ty Murphy LLM has launched a 700‑page volume titled The Art Market, positioned as a comprehensive reference and operating manual for collectors, advisers, and investors. The book maps the entire ecosystem—from market fundamentals and participant roles to legal frameworks, risk...
Toronto Biennial of Art Announces 2026 Artists and Theme
The Toronto Biennial of Art’s 2026 edition, curated by Allison Glenn, will be titled “Things Fall Apart.” It will showcase more than 30 artists and collectives, featuring 17 newly commissioned works that interrogate Toronto’s water environment. The exhibition uses water as...
Genti Korini on Representing Albania at the 61st Venice Biennale
Albanian artist Genti Korini will present a three‑channel video installation titled “A Place in the Sun” at the 61st Venice Biennale, housed in the Arsenale pavilion. The work fuses Zaum—a transrational language invented by Russian Futurists—with performance, puppetry, animation and...
Theme and Artists Announced for British Art Show 10
The 10th British Art Show, curated by Ekow Eshun, will open under the title “A Chorus of Strangers.” It features more than 30 artists organized into three thematic sections—Moments of Being, Ways of Living, and States of Nature—drawn from the ideas...
Who Gets Guggenheim Fellowships? A Century’s Worth of Data Shows the Rise of Creative Artists, and the Decline of Humanists...
A new analysis of 30,000 Guggenheim and peer fellowships reveals that elite U.S. universities dominate awardees, with roughly 75% of recipients holding university positions at a handful of prestigious institutions. Over the past century the Guggenheim has shifted funding toward...
History in Technicolour
MK Gallery in Milton Keynes is mounting “Life in Colour”, a major retrospective of French photographer Jacques‑Henri Lartigue. The show features more than 150 photographs and drawings, highlighting a trove of colour images that represent roughly a third of his...
The Nazis Stole and Hid the ‘Eighth Wonder of the World.’ 80 Years Later, Treasure Hunters Still Can’t Find It
The Amber Room, a 600‑square‑foot amber and gold masterpiece valued at about $504 million, was looted by Nazi forces in 1941 and moved to Königsberg Castle. Evidence now points to its destruction during the Soviet assault on the city in 1945,...
Walter Hood
The April 15, 2026 piece spotlights three cultural figures—landscape architect Walter Hood, country star Luke Combs, and K‑pop icon Jennie—detailing their recent work and personal ethos. Hood’s African Ancestors Memorial Garden at the International African American Museum uses water and sculptural forms to...
A Brush With... Hurvin Anderson—Podcast
Hurvin Anderson joins Ben Luke for a deep‑dive podcast, unpacking the writers, musicians, and artists that shape his practice. He explains how he transforms personal and found photographs into layered canvases that echo memory and diaspora. Anderson also discusses his...
Chantana Tiprachart Wins Han Nefkens Foundation’s Southeast Asian Video Art Grant
The Barcelona‑based Han Nefkens Foundation awarded its 2026 Southeast Asian Video Art Production Grant to Thai artist‑filmmaker Chantana Tiprachart. The $15,000 award funds a nine‑month project that will be shown in 2027‑28 at six partner institutions across Europe, Asia and...
Art Dubai Announces Updated Gallery List for Postponed 2026 Edition
Art Dubai has shifted its 2026 edition to May 15‑17, postponing the event by a month due to the US‑Israel war in Iran. The fair will feature 50 regional and international galleries and introduces a revised fee model that waives...
'It Was My Job to Create the View': US Artist Liza Lou on Making Colourful Works in Her Windowless Warehouse
Liza Lou, the California‑based artist who first gained fame for her five‑year bead‑covered installation *Kitchen*, is back to working alone in a windowless warehouse, fusing oil paint with glass beads to create colour‑driven canvases. The stark, dark studio forces her...
This Monkey Selfie Will Protect You From AI Slop
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a challenge to the Copyright Office’s refusal to register works created solely by artificial intelligence, cementing the view that such output has no copyright protection. The ruling echoes a decade‑old dispute over a...
Vietnam to Debut at 2026 Venice Biennale
Vietnam will make its debut at the 61st Venice Biennale with a dedicated national pavilion titled “Viet Nam: Art in the Global Flow.” Curated by Đỗ Tường Linh, the pavilion showcases ten contemporary Vietnamese artists, including Lê Hữu Hiếu, whose...
A Charity Raffle’s €100 Pablo Picasso Painting, and Other News.
A Paris charity is raffling Pablo Picasso’s 1941 work *Tête de femme* for €100 (about $109) per ticket, potentially raising €12 million ($13 million) for Alzheimer’s research. Meanwhile, the inaugural Medina Triennial will debut in New York with 39 artists exploring ecology and...
Continental Reframes Silence as the Sound of Engineering at Milan Design Week
Continental teamed with WOA Studio to present “The Sound of Premium” at Milan Design Week 2026, an immersive installation that turns urban noise into a curated acoustic journey. The experience guides visitors through chaos, harmony and silence, illustrating how the...