Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art

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Xiaodong Zhang - Recluse at Upsilon Gallery by WM
NewsMar 30, 2026

Xiaodong Zhang - Recluse at Upsilon Gallery by WM

Xiaodong Zhang’s solo show "Recluse" opened at London’s Upsilon Gallery with backing from LUMINOR, presenting the latest phase of his "Thousand‑Page Art" series. The exhibition revives the Tang dynasty dragon‑scale binding, extending it into new "Jinglong" forms and massive layered...

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MASSIMODECARLO Is Pleased to Present A Grass Roof , Lily Stockman's First Exhibition in Hong Kong by WM
NewsMar 30, 2026

MASSIMODECARLO Is Pleased to Present A Grass Roof , Lily Stockman's First Exhibition in Hong Kong by WM

MASSIMODECARLO is launching Lily Stockman's inaugural Hong Kong exhibition, "A Grass Roof," featuring six new canvases inspired by an eighth‑century Tang poem. The works probe whether paint can encapsulate an entire world, echoing the Buddhist master Shitou Xiqian’s claim that...

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New York City From Representation to Abstraction: A Studio Conversation with Robert Solomon by Noah Becker
NewsMar 30, 2026

New York City From Representation to Abstraction: A Studio Conversation with Robert Solomon by Noah Becker

Robert Solomon, a Philadelphia‑based painter, has transitioned from detailed landscape representation to a more abstract, grid‑like visual language. He attributes the shift to a contemplative response to natural environments and a desire to investigate painting’s formal qualities. Solomon emphasizes a...

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New York City Anthony Haden-Guest: Lucky Stiffs by Oceana Andries
NewsMar 29, 2026

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...

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Interview with Los Angeles-Based Artist S.P. Harper About Her Angel of Compassion Painting Series by Liam Otero
NewsMar 26, 2026

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...

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Los Angeles, California Luc Tuymans: The Fruit Basket in Los Angeles at David Zwirner by Lyle Zimskind
NewsMar 25, 2026

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...

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Interview: Creative Technologist Simi Gu and the Art of Worldbuilding by Serena Hanzhi Wang
NewsMar 23, 2026

Interview: Creative Technologist Simi Gu and the Art of Worldbuilding by Serena Hanzhi Wang

The interview with creative technologist Shimin (Simi) Gu explores her immersive project Journey Into Self and the broader evolution of interactive art. Gu explains how her NYU training and early interactive experiments led her to prioritize emotional pacing and seamless...

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New York City John Zieman S Video Ecology by Richard Vine
NewsMar 22, 2026

New York City John Zieman S Video Ecology by Richard Vine

John Zieman’s latest exhibition, "Weaponized Beauty," opened at Leonovich Gallery in Chelsea, showcasing three experimental videos and eleven aluminum photo panels that explore ecological preservation and personal safety. The dual‑channel piece OTOH directly addresses climate disaster imagery, while the titular...

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Opening Picks: RASCAL - Marcarson Curated by Wilhelmina Von Blumenthal by WM
NewsMar 22, 2026

Opening Picks: RASCAL - Marcarson Curated by Wilhelmina Von Blumenthal by WM

Marcarson’s solo pop‑up exhibition "Rascal" opens at 243 Bowery in New York from March 24 to March 31, 2026, with an opening reception on March 26. Curated by Wilhelmina von Blumenthal, the show occupies two floors near the New Museum and blends Arte Povera, Duchampian,...

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Harlem: Welcome to Harlem USA Photographs by Ruben Natal-San Miguel Curated by Nitza Tufi O by WM
NewsMar 21, 2026

Harlem: Welcome to Harlem USA Photographs by Ruben Natal-San Miguel Curated by Nitza Tufi O by WM

The Taller Boricua Gallery will host "Welcome to Harlem USA," a solo photography exhibition by Ruben Natal‑San Miguel curated by Nitza Tufiño, running from March 12 to May 17, 2026. Natal‑San Miguel’s twenty‑five‑year archive captures Harlem’s streets, storefronts, murals, and residents with journalistic precision. The show highlights the...

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New York City Postcard From Jacksonville, Florida by Nina Mdivani
NewsMar 20, 2026

New York City Postcard From Jacksonville, Florida by Nina Mdivani

MOCA Jacksonville is hosting Whitney Oldenburg’s retrospective “Left Behind,” featuring large‑scale sculptures built from everyday waste. The exhibition, running November 2025 through April 2026, aims to confront over‑consumption and ecological impact through provocative material installations. Under director Caitlín Doherty, the museum has deepened ties...

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Before the Whitney: Gagosian Visits Roy Lichtenstein S Brushstrokes by Scott Orr
NewsMar 20, 2026

Before the Whitney: Gagosian Visits Roy Lichtenstein S Brushstrokes by Scott Orr

Gagosian’s Chelsea gallery opens "Painting with Scattered Brushstrokes," a preview of Roy Lichtenstein’s brushstroke series ahead of the Whitney’s October retrospective. The show, running March 19‑April 25, pulls largely from the Lichtenstein family collection and highlights works from the 1970s...

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My Silence Is Made of Explosions - A Group Exhibition of Contemporary Women Surrealist Photographers by Clare Gemima
NewsMar 16, 2026

My Silence Is Made of Explosions - A Group Exhibition of Contemporary Women Surrealist Photographers by Clare Gemima

The VISU Contemporary gallery in Miami Beach is hosting *My Silence Is Made of Explosions*, a group show that assembles twenty‑eight photographs by contemporary women surrealist photographers. The works, ranging from Aïda Muluneh’s vivid mythic scenes to Zanele Muholi’s politically charged portraits,...

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Lineages of Queerness: A Conversation with Mikey Gulcicek About His Series Photographing Queer Faith Leaders by Emma Cieslik
NewsMar 15, 2026

Lineages of Queerness: A Conversation with Mikey Gulcicek About His Series Photographing Queer Faith Leaders by Emma Cieslik

Mikey Gulcicek’s new photographic series captures queer faith leaders within their own churches, temples, and sacred spaces, foregrounding their spiritual authority. By placing subjects in institutional settings traditionally hostile to LGBTQ+ identities, the work confronts the rise of Christian nationalism...

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New York City Notes From a Walkthrough of A Partial Refusal at Field Projects by Addison Bale
NewsMar 15, 2026

New York City Notes From a Walkthrough of A Partial Refusal at Field Projects by Addison Bale

Field Projects’ latest show “A Partial Refusal,” curated by Weihui Lu, brings together six artists—including Rowan Renee, SaraNoa Mark, Claire Hu, and Mikayla Patton—to explore the limits of language, translation, and visual redaction. The exhibition uses stark black walls, woven banners, bronze armatures, and...

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Digital/AI/VR Art: Selfhood as a Responsive Environment by Serena Hanzhi Wang
NewsMar 15, 2026

Digital/AI/VR Art: Selfhood as a Responsive Environment by Serena Hanzhi Wang

Serena Hanzhi Wang profiles computer artist Luhan Rong, whose VR and AI‑driven projects explore how responsive environments shape self‑perception. In the Eyes of Others uses gaze‑based interaction in Unreal Engine to make familiar spaces unstable, while Roomly offers AI‑guided interior...

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New York City Etty Yaniv Making Waves In Tampa S Experimental OXH Gallery by Anna Shukeylo
NewsMar 15, 2026

New York City Etty Yaniv Making Waves In Tampa S Experimental OXH Gallery by Anna Shukeylo

The OXH gallery in Tampa debuted "The Only Sea in the World with No Land Boundaries," a collaborative installation by Brooklyn‑based multimedia artist Etty Yaniv, curator Odeta Xheka, and Colombian digital artist Santiago Echeverry. Yaniv’s recycled‑plastic sculptures were paired with...

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New York City Paul Chan, Bated Breath by Mike Maizels
NewsMar 15, 2026

New York City Paul Chan, Bated Breath by Mike Maizels

Paul Chan’s latest solo show, Automa Mon Amour at Greene Naftali, expands his long‑running “breathers” series with kinetic, pneumatic sculptures that hover between stasis and motion. The centerpiece, Untitled (Wheel of Synth Life), fuses Buddhist mandala references with a baroque horror‑vacui...

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New York City Exhibition Review: Gao Yutao Turns Light Inward by Colleen Dalusong
NewsMar 15, 2026

New York City Exhibition Review: Gao Yutao Turns Light Inward by Colleen Dalusong

Shanghai‑based artist Gao Yutao opens his solo show *Afterlight* at The BLANC in New York, turning a portable office scanner into a tool that renders insects, industrial parts and everyday objects as vivid, glitch‑like light bands. The works reference SMPTE calibration bars...

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Proposition and Presence: Noguchi S New York by Kun Sok
NewsMar 14, 2026

Proposition and Presence: Noguchi S New York by Kun Sok

The Noguchi Museum’s exhibition “Noguchi’s New York” pairs dense archival material on the artist’s unrealized playground and plaza proposals with his existing sculptures on the ground floor. By displaying plans, correspondence, and animated reconstructions alongside physical works, the show illustrates Isamu...

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New York City TaThaTa: Suchness at 191 Henry Street by David Jager
NewsMar 12, 2026

New York City TaThaTa: Suchness at 191 Henry Street by David Jager

David Jager’s latest installation, "Suchness," has opened in a boutique viewing room at 191 Henry Street, New York City. The show is presented by the TaThaGa gallery and occupies a compact, purpose‑built space that emphasizes intimate viewer engagement. "Suchness" merges...

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South Africa Exploded View : Edoardo Villa &21st Century Sculpture By Petra Mason by Petra Mason
NewsMar 12, 2026

South Africa Exploded View : Edoardo Villa &21st Century Sculpture By Petra Mason by Petra Mason

The Black Brick Gallery in Cape Town launched "Exploded View: Edoardo Villa & 21st Century Sculpture," showcasing the late Italian‑born South African sculptor alongside a roster of contemporary local artists. Curated by Ashraf Jamal and Gerard de Kamper, the exhibition spreads...

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South Africa Exploded View : Edoardo Villa &21st Century Sculpture by Petra Mason
NewsMar 12, 2026

South Africa Exploded View : Edoardo Villa &21st Century Sculpture by Petra Mason

The "Exploded View: Edoardo Villa & 21st Century Sculpture" exhibition opens at Black Brick Gardens on Roodehek Street, pairing the late modernist sculptor Edoardo Villa with a cohort of contemporary South African artists. Curated by Ashraf Jaml and Gerard de Kamper,...

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New York City Autopsy of an Exquisite Corpse: An Interview with Meinzer and Victoria Reshetnikov - New York City by...
NewsMar 10, 2026

New York City Autopsy of an Exquisite Corpse: An Interview with Meinzer and Victoria Reshetnikov - New York City by...

"Hush Lobby" is a site‑specific installation by artists Meinner and Victoria Reshetnikov presented at theNextWave Gallery in early 2026. The work was built from reclaimed New York wood, pallets, 3D‑printed parts and other street‑found materials, and its title emerged from a...

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Spencer Lewis: Straight, No Chaser by Edward Waisnis
NewsMar 9, 2026

Spencer Lewis: Straight, No Chaser by Edward Waisnis

Spencer Lewis, a RISD and UCLA graduate, presents his solo show “Afterpiece” at Thomas Erben Gallery in New York, running February 20–March 28, 2026. The exhibition blends his East‑Coast origins with Los Angeles‑derived vigor, showcasing thick oil on jute works that echo Twombly, Rauschenberg, and...

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Keith Haring Returns to the East Village by Scott Orr
NewsMar 6, 2026

Keith Haring Returns to the East Village by Scott Orr

The Brant Foundation opens a Keith Haring exhibition in its East Village gallery from March 11 to May 31, 2026, spotlighting the artist’s breakthrough period between 1980 and 1983. Nine monumental works and eight surviving subway chalk drawings illustrate Haring’s transition from...

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Interview with Artist Cooper Cox by Marcarson
NewsFeb 27, 2026

Interview with Artist Cooper Cox by Marcarson

Cooper Cox describes his paintings as containers for uncertainty, where a structural framework invites controlled chaos. He emphasizes texture as the core of his process, allowing instability to shape the final image. Cox says risk has become more precise, targeting...

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New York City Confronting the Abject; Feeding the Load, Regulated Dosage at FRISSON by Jonah Romm
NewsFeb 27, 2026

New York City Confronting the Abject; Feeding the Load, Regulated Dosage at FRISSON by Jonah Romm

The Frisson Gallery’s new exhibition "Feeding the Load, Regulated Dosage" showcases the work of Echo Yan and Cass Yao, curated by Rui Jiang. The show blends biomorphic sculptures, repurposed household objects, and AI‑generated video to create a visceral posthuman environment....

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PAGING DR. FEELGOOD via Perrotin, Los Angeles by Piper Olivas
NewsFeb 25, 2026

PAGING DR. FEELGOOD via Perrotin, Los Angeles by Piper Olivas

PAGING DR. FEELGOOD, a pop‑up group show presented by Perrotin, opened in Los Angeles during LA Art Week, occupying the former Spago venue. The exhibition stages four thematic sections that blend bar culture, hyperreal landscapes, gender‑bending portraits, and a shrine‑like finale...

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