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Town Hall Presents — Her Stories Untold Curated by Virginia Damtsa
NewsMar 12, 2026

Town Hall Presents — Her Stories Untold Curated by Virginia Damtsa

Town Hall by Bottaccio launches its inaugural cultural program with the exhibition “Her Stories Untold,” curated by Virginia Damtsa and partnered with Annie Lennox’s feminist charity The Circle. Running from March 25 to July 1, 2026, the show surveys how...

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Picnic, Objects in Public: London Open Call for Sculpture and Performance in the Urban Landscape
NewsMar 12, 2026

Picnic, Objects in Public: London Open Call for Sculpture and Performance in the Urban Landscape

The "Picnic, Objects in Public" open call invites London‑based artists to relocate everyday household items into streets and parks, turning tables, chairs and other domestic objects into sculptural or performative interventions. The project explores how these objects shed their private...

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Carmen Mardonez: Chromatic Solace
NewsMar 12, 2026

Carmen Mardonez: Chromatic Solace

TM Gallery in London launches "Chromatic Solace," a solo exhibition by Chilean textile artist Carmen Mardonez, running March 20‑June 5, 2026. The show features a new six‑metre‑wide embroidered installation and pieces from her Textildermy series, created from discarded domestic textiles....

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Isabel Rock: Things Fall Apart, The Centre Cannot Hold
NewsMar 12, 2026

Isabel Rock: Things Fall Apart, The Centre Cannot Hold

Artist and climate activist Isabel Rock opens her first major solo exhibition, "Things Fall Apart, The Centre Cannot Hold," at Hastings Contemporary from 27 September 2025 to 15 March 2026. The immersive installation transforms drawing into theatrical environments populated by...

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The Fractured Real: Nature, Code, and Perception in the Digital Works of Lingqun Teng
NewsMar 11, 2026

The Fractured Real: Nature, Code, and Perception in the Digital Works of Lingqun Teng

The exhibition "Between Nature and Code" showcases Chinese artist Lingqun Teng’s digital reinterpretations of natural landscapes. By employing pixelation, geometric reduction, and symbolic abstraction, works such as Mosaic, Mountain Is Mountain, and Short‑Sighted turn mountains, forests, and skies into data‑driven...

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A Funeral For Heterosexuality Arrives in London’s Spitalfields
NewsMar 9, 2026

A Funeral For Heterosexuality Arrives in London’s Spitalfields

PORTALS launched its first public‑art kiosk in Spitalfields Market, converting a 1966 Soviet‑era K67 kiosk into a 24‑hour micro‑gallery. The inaugural exhibition features Judy Maxwell‑McNicol’s sculptural piece “RIP my heterosexuality which died on the family computer,” a gravestone‑like installation with...

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Forget Me Not Curated by Freeny Yianni and Richard Scarry
NewsMar 6, 2026

Forget Me Not Curated by Freeny Yianni and Richard Scarry

Forget Me Not, curated by Freeny Yianni and Richard Scarry, opens at CLOSE Gallery in Somerset from March 7 to April 11, 2026. The exhibition brings together photographs by Andrew Cross, Anna Mossman, Philip Sinden, Mariano Vivanco and Denise Webber,...

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Catherine Opie: To Be Seen
NewsMar 6, 2026

Catherine Opie: To Be Seen

The National Portrait Gallery in London is mounting Catherine Opie: To Be Seen, the first major UK museum exhibition dedicated to the American photographer. Featuring more than 80 images created over three decades, the show surveys Opie’s studio portraiture, documentary...

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Sara Shamma to Represent Syria at the 61st Venice Biennale with Monumental Installation
NewsMar 3, 2026

Sara Shamma to Represent Syria at the 61st Venice Biennale with Monumental Installation

Sara Shamma will represent Syria at the 61st Venice Biennale with a monumental, immersive installation titled "The Tower Tomb of Palmyra." Curated by Yuko Hasegawa and commissioned by Syria's Ministry of Culture, the work occupies the National Pavilion as a...

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James McQueen: A Beautiful Waste of Time
NewsMar 3, 2026

James McQueen: A Beautiful Waste of Time

James McQueen’s solo exhibition "A Beautiful Waste of Time" opens on 2 March at Halcyon in London, showcasing new paintings that transform vintage paperback covers into contemporary Pop‑Art statements. The works retain the bold typography and colour blocks of mid‑century mass‑market...

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Bisila Noha: Ile Ọkàn (House of the Soul)
NewsMar 3, 2026

Bisila Noha: Ile Ọkàn (House of the Soul)

Spanish‑Equatoguinean ceramic artist Bisila Noha presents "Ile ọkàn (House of the Soul)" at OmVed Gardens in Highgate from 20‑29 March 2026. The solo show, curated by Thrown, expands a 2025 Nigerian residency into a shrine‑like installation that blends sculpture, vessels,...

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Manuel Mathieu to Debut at the 61st International Art Exhibition – La Biennale Di Venezia
NewsMar 2, 2026

Manuel Mathieu to Debut at the 61st International Art Exhibition – La Biennale Di Venezia

Haitian-born artist Manuel Mathieu has been invited by curator Koyo Kouoh to debut at the 61st International Art Exhibition, La Biennale di Venezia, in 2026. His multidisciplinary practice—spanning painting, sculpture, film, installation and olfactory art—examines historical violence, cultural memory and...

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Centre Pompidou Confirms 2027 Closure for Major Five‑Year Renovation
NewsMar 2, 2026

Centre Pompidou Confirms 2027 Closure for Major Five‑Year Renovation

The Centre Pompidou will shut its doors in 2027 for a five‑year, €300‑million renovation that tackles asbestos removal and a full technical upgrade. Designed by Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers, the iconic 1977 structure requires deep structural work to meet...

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Hugo Winder-Lind: Clouds Of Limitless And Expanding Joy
NewsMar 2, 2026

Hugo Winder-Lind: Clouds Of Limitless And Expanding Joy

British painter Hugo Winder‑Lind opens his first U.S. solo exhibition, "Clouds Of Limitless And Expanding Joy," at New York’s Isabel Sullivan Gallery from March 5 to April 11, 2026. The show features twelve new oil paintings that reconceptualise landscape as a politically...

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Frieze Los Angeles 2026 Closes with Robust Sales and Institutional Momentum
NewsMar 2, 2026

Frieze Los Angeles 2026 Closes with Robust Sales and Institutional Momentum

Frieze Los Angeles 2026 wrapped after four days with multiple seven‑figure transactions and sold‑out Focus presentations, underscoring a robust contemporary‑art market. More than 100 galleries from 24 countries attracted 32,000 visitors, including representatives from 160 museums and institutions. Blue‑chip dealers...

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