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 galleries, including 32 from Spain and a strong German presence. Organisers cite a burgeoning local gallery scene and Mallorca’s status as a luxury tourism hub as key reasons for the comeback. The event will be split into a traditional Gran Saló section and an experimental Parkour format.
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....
Artists Should Be Allowed to Remain Anonymous
The article argues that anonymity, exemplified by Banksy and Elena Ferrante, enriches artistic interpretation by removing biographical shortcuts. It highlights how hidden identities force audiences to engage directly with the work’s form and content. The piece also connects this trend...
A Dedicated Ruth Asawa Space Is Coming to San Francisco
A permanent Ruth Asawa exhibition space will open on May 9 at the Minnesota Street Project in San Francisco’s Dogpatch neighborhood. The roughly 1,700‑sq‑ft venue, operated by the family‑run Ruth Asawa Lanier estate, will launch “Ruth Asawa: Untitled,” curated by...
For Frode Bolhuis, The Figure Contains Life’s Mysteries and Its Multitudes
Dutch sculptor Frode Bolhuis transitioned from large‑scale bronze monuments to intimate polymer‑clay figures, embracing vivid pastel colors. The new medium lets him experiment quickly, turning each figurative piece into a technicolor expression of emotion. He builds sculptures intuitively, using a...
Fair Warning Expands With Saara Pritchard, Doubling Down on ‘Conviction’ in a Crowded Art Market
Fair Warning, the boutique online auction app founded by former Christie’s chairman Loïc Gouzer, has generated roughly $81.9 million in sales by offering only a handful of meticulously curated works at a time. Recent headline‑making results include a $16.7 million Warhol portrait...
An Excerpt From Edward Steichen and the Garden
The George Eastman Museum in Rochester will host "Edward Steichen and the Garden" from March 27 to September 6, 2026, followed by shows in Boston and Winston‑Salem through 2028. The exhibition highlights Steichen’s parallel careers as a pioneering photographer and...
ASIFA-East, SVA to Host 'Behind the Magic of Bill Plympton: A Roast'
ASIFA‑East and the School of Visual Arts MFA Computer Arts program are hosting “Behind the Magic of Bill Plympton: A Roast” on April 26 at the SVA Beatrice Theater in New York. The live event will feature industry peers sharing anecdotes and celebrating...
The New Museum’s ‘New Humans’ Reckons With Human-Machine Relations in the Workplace
The New Museum’s inaugural exhibition “New Humans: Memories of the Future” examines the evolving relationship between workers and machines, tracing themes from ancient Mesopotamian creation myths to 1920s Bauhaus performances. By juxtaposing historic works such as Oskar Schlemmer’s Mechanical Ballets...
Rare Portraits Reveal How Elizabeth I Turned Image Into Power
The Philip Mould & Company gallery in London is showcasing "Elizabeth I: Queen and Court," a rare collection of four previously unseen portraits that trace the Virgin Queen from princess to sovereign. The exhibition pairs these works with paintings of...
‘Time Capsule’ Scrapbook of Lee Miller and Cecil Beaton Photographs Discovered, and More: Morning Links for April 6, 2026
A previously unseen scrapbook of World War II photographs by Lee Miller and Cecil Beaton, compiled by their assistant Roland Haupt, has been acquired by Oxford’s Bodleian Libraries, featuring Miller’s famous shot of Hitler’s bathtub. The find is hailed as a...
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‘He Stands for Something We Really Need Right Now’: Inside an Immersive New David Bowie Exhibition at Lightroom
The immersive exhibition "David Bowie: You’re Not Alone" opens at London’s Lightroom on 22 April 2026, curated by Mark Grimmer with direct involvement from Bowie’s estate. It blends archive footage, handwritten lyrics, fashion pieces and mixed‑media installations to reveal the artist’s true...
‘It Was a Way of Processing Violences I’ve Survived’: How Iconoclastic Musician Arca Beat Burnout with Frenzied Painting
Venezuelan‑born electronic pioneer Arca (Alejandra Ghersi) stepped away from a decade‑long music career after supporting icons like Madonna and Beyoncé, confronting burnout through an intense visual‑art practice. The resulting mixed‑media canvases, titled “Angels,” debuted at the ICA in London, featuring...
Frieze New York Programming Announced, and Other News.
Frieze New York will extend its fair beyond The Shed, staging performances and installations at the Whitney Museum, Dia Chelsea, and other city venues. A one‑of‑a‑kind handbag made from lab‑grown Tyrannosaurus rex collagen is set to fetch over $500,000 at auction, showcasing...
Artist Carlos Vega’s Transhistoric Exploration of Spirituality in “Anima Mundi”
Carlos Vega’s solo show "Anima Mundi" at Jack Shainman Gallery runs through April 18, 2026, featuring large‑scale lead panels embellished with gemstones, stamps, and Renaissance motifs. The artist positions lead as a storytelling surface, exploiting its toxic history and alchemical...
‘The Original Triple Threat’: Two Exhibitions Celebrate Marilyn Monroe as Creative Pioneer
British cultural institutions are marking Marilyn Monroe’s 100th birthday with a “summer of Marilyn” program. The BFI will run a two‑month film season, “Marilyn Monroe: Self Made Star,” highlighting her comedies, dramas and lesser‑known roles, and will re‑release “The Misfits”...
This Performance Artwork Wants Us to “Feel Things Differently”
London‑based artist Edward Thomasson uses performance as a lens to examine human vulnerability. His latest work, The Whole Routine, is a musical piece that fuses song, dance, and poetry to explore control, longing, and the discomfort of feeling differently. Developed...
Angelica Mesiti: Traces in Time
Angelica Mesiti’s first comprehensive solo exhibition in Switzerland opens at Museum Tinguely in Basel, titled *Reverb*. The show features five new video works, most notably the seven‑channel installation *The Rites of When* (2024), which maps the Pleiades stars and draws...
The Business of KAWS: What Data and a Museum Show Reveal About His Market
KAWS has turned his street‑art roots into a diversified business, launching a $300 museum membership that includes a figure and limited‑edition cards while partnering with luxury and mass‑market brands. A SFMOMA survey of his work has drawn 106,000 visitors, highlighting...
Exhibition in Hangzhou Reconstructs Lives From Song Dynasty Artefacts
The China National Silk Museum in Hangzhou has launched the "Unveiling the Wardrobe of the Southern Song Dynasty" exhibition, showcasing 83 artefact sets from seven museums, including 15 first‑grade cultural relics. The show is organized into three thematic sections—identity, daily...
Monumental 37ft-Long Indian Scroll Goes on Public View for the First Time at Yale Center for British Art
After a two‑year conservation project, the 37‑foot Lucknow scroll—an early 19th‑century Indian watercolor panorama—has been placed on public view at Yale Center for British Art. The scroll, created between 1821 and 1826, is featured in the “Painters, Ports and Profits”...
Delvin Lugo
Delvin Lugo, a Dominican‑born artist, merges his textile upbringing with oil painting on reclaimed vintage linens. After studying cinema and working on film sets and as a celebrity stylist, he turned to self‑portraiture, culminating in the Bronx Museum’s installation *Country...
What You See Is Already Shifting - Curated by Gin Lin by Clare Gemima
"What You See Is Already Shifting," curated by Gin Lin at Cub_ism_ Artspace in Shanghai (March 14–April 25 2026), gathers five artists who treat perception as a mutable, real‑time negotiation. Silvia Muleo’s 2024 oil‑pastel diptych blurs digital‑physical boundaries, while Sam King’s 2025 paintings deploy pixel‑like brushwork...
Artists Wanted: Deakin’s Contemporary Small Sculpture Award Is Calling for Entries
The Deakin University Contemporary Small Sculpture Award enters its 17th year as a free‑entry, nationwide competition that attracted 735 submissions in 2025 and will award a $26,000 AUD prize pool (≈$17,000 USD) in 2026. The First Prize of $15,000 AUD (≈$10,000 USD) is...
South London Has a New Art and Short Film Festival – and It’s Free
WePresent, the artist‑led platform backed by WeTransfer, is staging a free three‑day festival in Peckham’s Copeland Gallery from May 8‑10. The event blends panel discussions, a short‑film cinema, and the “On Belonging” exhibition that probes identity and community. Complementary brunch, cocktails...