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fromAnOther
8 hours ago

Inside Lorna Simpson's Standout Venice Exhibition

Third Person presents Lorna Simpson’s 2014–2025 artworks at Punta della Dogana, expanding her practice through painting and other media focused on images, memory, narratives, and power.
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fromwww.amny.com
1 week ago

AIPAD and the beautiful problem of photography's market power | amNewYork

Photography is now recognized as a significant and powerful medium in the contemporary art market.
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fromAnOther
1 week ago

Deborah Turbeville and Ikram Abulkadir Explore Fashion and the Body

Exhibitions shape meaning through context, highlighting underrecognized artists like Deborah Turbeville alongside contemporary photographers like Ikram Abdulkadir.
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fromJuxtapoz
1 month ago

Juxtapoz Magazine - Kohei Yamada: MY SCREEN TESTS @ Gr Gallery, New York

The exhibition pairs canvas paintings with paper sketches to examine art’s authentic value through irony, introspection, and Pop art references rooted in New York City.
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fromHyperallergic
23 hours ago

Rare Early Basquiat Works Return to Brooklyn After HBCU Tour

Opening Saturday, May 16, Our Friend, Jean at The Bishop Gallery is an intimate collection of art and ephemera from the precipice of Jean-Michel Basquiat's career explosion.
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fromThe Art Newspaper - International art news and events
23 hours ago

'I am very decisive': designer Jennifer Gilbert on what she collects and why

Once open, Lumana will support new generations of artists, designers and the institutions that champion them," Gilbert says. "It felt fitting that the work of the great Modernist artists I deeply admire could continue to uplift those following in their footsteps." Ahead of this week's fairs and auctions, we asked Gilbert about her latest acquisitions and her approach to collecting.
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fromHyperallergic
1 day ago

Maine College of Art & Design Presents the 2026 MFA Thesis Exhibition

The 2026 MFA Thesis Exhibition at MECA&D presents nine Studio Art graduate artists’ works across diverse media and themes, on view May 7–16, 2026 at ICA.
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fromArtnet News
2 days ago
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Who Went to Venice Last Week? Jenny Saville, Glenn Lowry, Jewel, and Many Other Power Players | Artnet News

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fromBerlin Art Link
4 days ago

Photo Highlights from the Venice Biennale 2026 | Berlin Art Link

The 61st Venice Biennale invites visitors to notice quiet, tender moments through Koyo Kouoh’s “In Minor Keys,” featuring diverse projects across Venice.
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fromArtnet News
4 days ago

Best in Show: 6 Standouts at the 2026 Venice Biennale | Artnet News

The Japan Pavilion offers an interactive baby-themed installation with gentle sound, doll handling, and diaper-changing activities that slow visitors down.
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fromAnOther
1 day ago

Seven of the Best Exhibitions to See at the Venice Biennale

The 61st Venice Biennale offers seven major exhibitions across Venice’s venues, featuring influential artists and movements from Mono-ha to contemporary performance and media.
fromArtnet News
2 days ago
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Who Went to Venice Last Week? Jenny Saville, Glenn Lowry, Jewel, and Many Other Power Players | Artnet News

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fromHyperallergic
1 day ago

Ridgewood's Thriving Art Scene Steps Out of Bushwick's Shadow

Ridgewood Open Studios drew hundreds to explore communal art spaces, including AI-based installations and printmaking workshops in converted factories and basements.
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fromKqed
2 days ago

The 10 Best Museum and Gallery Shows to See in the Bay Area This Summer | KQED

Artworks and exhibitions portray shifting, fragmented ecosystems and collaborative Bay Area gallery culture amid environmental, social, and political uncertainty.
Berlin
fromConde Nast Traveler
4 days ago

K-Pop Culture Hunting in Seoul

Seoul blends traditional hanoks and hanbok culture with rapidly expanding café life and influential contemporary art, while global interest in Korean pop culture grows.
Fashion & style
fromSleek Magazine
5 days ago

This Week's SLEEK News This Week's SLEEK News

Six monumental paintings and a sneaker collaboration and an interdisciplinary project are scheduled for major 2026 cultural releases in Venice, and Shanghai.
fromHyperallergic
5 days ago

Art Movements: New Museum Names Its First Artist Studio Residents

Yun Choi, Alison Kuo, and Korakrit Arunanondchai will take up residence in the New Museum's Artist Studio, a dedicated space carved out by the polarizing OMA-designed expansion of the building. In an announcement today, May 7, the Lower East Side museum said the artists will participate in a series of residences at the 730-square-foot studio beginning this spring and continuing through winter 2027. They'll create new work and develop onsite exhibitions and public programs in a model reminiscent of MASS MoCA or Pioneer Works's in-house residencies.
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fromArtforum
6 days ago

Venice Biennale 2026: Kosovo's Brilant Milazimi on his monumental tableau

Brilant Milazimi's grotesque figures express psychological torment and displacement, with an eight-panel installation for Kosovo's 2026 Venice pavilion exploring themes of waiting and human vulnerability across shared experiences.
#cultural-institution
fromFuncheap
6 days ago

Free Admission Day at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA)

YBCA is reimagining the role an arts institution can play in the community it serves.
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fromThe Art Newspaper - International art news and events
6 days ago

Lotus Kang channels desire into Bvlgari's Venice Biennale pavilion

Artist Lotus Kang creates installations combining industrial and organic materials, with her work featured at the Bvlgari pavilion in Venice as part of the fashion house's three-year sponsorship of the Venice Art Biennale.
#performance-art
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fromPortland Mercury
6 days ago

Jibz Cameron Becomes Dynasty Handbag - Portland Mercury

Dynasty Handbag (Jibz Cameron) defies genre classification, creating hybrid performance art blending comedy, music, and conceptual work that resists traditional artistic boundaries.
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fromBoston.com
2 weeks ago

Did the MFA's nude performance push boundaries or go too far?

Xandra Ibarra's 'Nude Laughing' performance at the MFA challenges perceptions of the nude in art, provoking strong reactions and discussions about race and gender.
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fromHyperallergic
6 days ago

10 Exhibitions to See in Upstate New York This May

Art serves as a stronghold of free expression amid global chaos, showcased through various exhibitions by recent graduates at the Hessel Museum of Art.
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fromAnOther
1 week ago

Brilliant Things to Do This May

Iris van Herpen's exhibition showcases the fusion of fashion and technology, while Arthur Jafa and Richard Prince explore US pop culture through their art.
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fromAnOther
1 week ago

The Story Behind Wallace Chan's Monumental Venice Biennale Sculptures

Wallace Chan's sculptures in Venice's Chapel of Santa Maria della Pietà invite intimate engagement and reflect complex human experiences through intricate designs.
fromSleek Magazine
1 week ago

Why Is Beeple So Successful? Why Is Beeple So Successful?

Beeple's robot dogs, which include the heads of figures like Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg, have been described as a 'dad joke' and a one-liner, provoking mixed reactions from the art community.
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fromItsnicethat
1 week ago

Samar Maakaroun's visual identity for The Mosaic Rooms challenges reductive narratives around Arab identities

"The identity does not fix a single image of 'place', but holds a condition. Drawing on the idea of the 'unhomed', it recognises that for many SWANA communities, belonging is not singular but constantly negotiated."
SOMA, SF
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fromwww.archdaily.com
1 week ago

KinderKunstLabor for Contemporary Art / Schenker Salvi Weber Architekten

KinderKunstLabor is a unique building for children to engage with contemporary art through workshops and exhibitions, designed from a child's perspective.
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fromHyperallergic
1 week ago

10 Art Shows to See in Los Angeles This May

Los Angeles features significant retrospectives and exhibitions of influential artists, showcasing both new and previously unseen works.
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fromArtnet News
1 week ago

Tracing the Arc of British Sculpture from Modernism to Today

The exhibition showcases the evolution of British sculpture, featuring both iconic and emerging artists, highlighting unique approaches to form and material.
Berlin
fromBerlin Art Link
1 week ago

Report from Gallery Weekend 2026 in Kreuzberg | Berlin Art Link

Gallery Weekend offers a vibrant exploration of contemporary art, showcasing diverse performances and exhibitions despite challenges in attendance.
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fromKALTBLUT Magazine
1 week ago

illspeeds surrender by Valentina Parati ft Arno Frisch - KALTBLUT Magazine

Valentina Parati's short film for Illspeed features Arno Frisch exploring themes of hope, image culture, and detachment in contemporary society.
fromArtnet News
1 week ago

Timeless Meets Timely at TEFAF New York 2026

"The heart of TEFAF New York lies with its exhibitors. In 2026, we're proud to present a compelling lineup of dealers, both longstanding participants and an exciting group of newcomers, who represent the best across disciplines."
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fromHyperallergic
1 week ago

I've Got the Post-Duchamp Blues

Marcel Duchamp's work challenges traditional art norms, prompting reflections on authorship and the nature of art in contemporary society.
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fromArtnet News
1 week ago

Tracking the Biggest Market Players at the Venice Biennale | Artnet News

The 61st Biennale in Venice is influenced by market forces, with auction houses playing a significant role during the opening week.
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fromArtnet News
1 week ago

Mel Kendrick Dissolves the Boundaries Between Drawing and Sculpture

Mel Kendrick's work integrates Minimalism and architecture, showcasing a unique dialogue with materials, particularly wood, in his latest exhibition at David Nolan Gallery.
fromArtnet News
1 week ago

Step Back Into the Eighties With Long-Overlooked Artist Louisa Chase

Chase developed her own visual language in the 1970s informed by the generations of artists before her but creating something wholly new.
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fromdesignyoutrust.com
1 week ago

Surreal Emotional Portraits, Floating Figures and The Acrylic World Of Contemporary Painter Elliot Wair

Elliot Wair is a contemporary painter known for surreal acrylic works that explore complex emotions through imaginative imagery.
fromArtnet News
1 week ago

The Defining Themes of Today's Biennial Art | Artnet News

The most-visible type is an artist who digs into the history of colonialism, surfaces some charged document or symbol, and highlights it by doing something poetic with it.
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fromArtnet News
1 week ago

How Latin American Artists Have Harnessed The Allure of Alchemy

"The blending of pre-Columbian cultural and religious traditions with four centuries of Spanish colonial influence formed the basis of what we come to understand as alchemy in this region, one rooted in deep spirituality of transformation that has endured over time."
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

A mind-bending Spaniard, an imagistic Puerto Rico and a lush Latvian the week in art

Zurburan's exhibition showcases extraordinary works, establishing him alongside Goya and Picasso as a significant Spanish artist.
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fromArtforum
1 week ago

Downtown New York's Favorite Hustler-Dealer

Jenny Borland is a unique art dealer who prioritizes representing her friends' work over traditional art selling.
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fromArtnet News
1 week ago

How Jose Davila Shapes Space Through 'The Simple Act of Positioning'

Relational placement is a crucial aspect of sculpture, emphasized in José Dávila's exhibition 'The Simple Act of Positioning.'
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fromdesignyoutrust.com
1 week ago

Incredible Distorted Figures And Fluid Organic Shapes by Munich Duo SERIFA

SERIFA creates AI-assisted visual art, blending human creativity with AI unpredictability, featuring abstract images and themes of anonymity and imperfection.
fromHyperallergic
1 week ago

Art Movements: Curators Named for El Museo's Latine Art Survey

El Museo del Barrio has announced the curatorial team for the 2027 edition of La Trienal, which will feature works by artists of Latin American and Caribbean descent living in the United States, Puerto Rico, and around the world.
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fromArtnet News
1 week ago

Inside Showplace's Important Fine Art and Design Auction

New York's Important Fine Art and Design Auction on May 14, 2026, features a diverse range of artworks from renowned and emerging artists.
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fromHyperallergic
2 weeks ago

NADA New York 2026 Welcomes 121 International Galleries

NADA New York's 12th edition features over 121 galleries from 15 countries, showcasing contemporary art from May 13-17, 2026.
Design
fromDesign Milk
2 weeks ago

Endless Flat Studio Marries Traditional Technique, Modern Gesture

The Find Your Serpentine Collection celebrates handcrafted paper lamps, merging ancient techniques with contemporary design and cultural narratives.
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fromKALTBLUT Magazine
2 weeks ago

Unveiling the Digital Mythos: Toyoya Li's "Pixel Temple" at Migrant Bird Space - KALTBLUT Magazine

Toyoya Li's 'Pixel Temple' installation merges digital nostalgia with contemporary visual mythology, inviting engagement with obsolete technologies and exploring digital existence dualities.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Street culture is about revolution': Brazilian hip-hop' painter Paulo Nimer Pjota

Paulo Nimer Pjota describes his artistic process as akin to a hip-hop producer, sampling imagery and motifs from diverse sources, including ancient civilizations and Brazilian folklore.
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fromTravel + Leisure
2 weeks ago

This California Art Show From Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys Pairs Major Artists With a Stunning Pacific Backdrop

The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego hosts 'Giants: Art from the Dean Collection,' featuring 130 works by Black American and diasporic artists.
fromArchitectural Digest
2 weeks ago

The Fondazione Dries Van Noten Opens a Bold New Chapter in Venice

After we bought the palazzo, we lay on the floor in the music room to look at the details in the ceilings-and to understand what we just bought. That spirit of curiosity has guided curatorial decisions, as they placed artworks in conversation with ornate interiors.
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fromArtnet News
2 weeks ago

Matt Dillon's New Paintings Trace a Journey Across West Africa

Matt Dillon transitioned from acting to painting, developing a spontaneous and textured style influenced by his artistic background and experiences in West Africa.
fromArchDaily
2 weeks ago

The Bass Museum of Art Commissions Johnston Marklee for Campus Expansion in Collins Park, Miami Beach

Johnston Marklee's approach emphasizes formal clarity and contextual responsiveness, drawing from their extensive portfolio of cultural and academic projects, including the Menil Drawing Institute and the renovation of the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago.
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fromTime Out New York
2 weeks ago

Lower Manhattan gets a new arts center focused on Central and Eastern Europe

A new cultural hub in Lower Manhattan showcases contemporary artists from Central and Eastern Europe, focusing on identity under pressure.
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fromArtnet News
2 weeks ago

Re-Air: The Young Painter Curators Are Rushing to Work With | Artnet News

Taina H. Cruz, a young artist, gains attention for her evocative paintings of Black female figures, blending folklore, horror, and personal imagery.
fromArtnet News
2 weeks ago

Harmony Korine Makes Sense of His Restless, Shape-Shifting Art

I think it was from a quote or something where I said I wasn't necessarily concerned with the films making perfect sense. My works are a reflection of that chaos and unpredictability.
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fromArtnet News
2 weeks ago

Here Are the Artists on the 2026 Turner Prize Shortlist

Four artists shortlisted for the 41st Turner Prize, showcasing diverse work in installation and performance at MIMA from September 2026 to March 2027.
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