Summer 2026 Catalog
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Whitney Biennial 2026: America Without Easy Answers
The Whitney Biennial has long asked what it means to be American. As the United States marks its 250th anniversary, this year’s exhibition refuses easy answers. Instead, 56 artists explore
Inside Refik Anadol’s DATALAND, the World’s First AI Art Museum
Imagine walking into a museum where artworks respond to your heartbeat and even the scents adapt to your body’s signals. That is the promise behind DATALAND, media artist Refik Anadol’s
Rotterdam Museum Pays Tribute to Wim T. Schippers with Peanut Butter Floor
More than 800 pounds of peanut butter cover the floor of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam, reviving one of Wim T. Schippers’ most iconic conceptual works. Staged after the
Ai Weiwei’s Button Up! Reassembles History
Ai Weiwei’s Button Up! examines the intertwined histories of China and Britain through an ambitious exhibition of sculpture, installation and new commissions. Set within a former industrial hall in Manchester,
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NextGen Collectors: Contemporary Art Collecting Today
In June 2026, Zarastro Art hosted NextGen Collectors: Contemporary Art Collecting Today, an evening discussion in London exploring how contemporary art is acquired, experienced, and valued. The event examined the changing relationship between collectors, artists, and artworks, and how ideas
Saturday Morning with Shumaiya Khan: A Studio Session on Contemporary Abstraction
In March 2026, Zarastro Art hosted London-based artist Shumaiya Khan for a Saturday morning studio session in De Beauvoir. Attendees explored contemporary abstraction through a live demonstration, engaging directly with her work. Khan discussed her use of body, landscape, mythology,
Soft Sculpture: In Conversation with Divya Sharma
In October 2025, Zarastro Art hosted London-based artist Divya Sharma for an intimate Shoreditch conversation during Frieze Week. Set against the backdrop of large-scale installations at Frieze Sculpture, the event offered a more personal encounter with contemporary sculpture. Sharma
Tracey Emin: My Bed – Exploring Vulnerability and Identity in Contemporary Art
For over two decades, My Bed (1998) by Tracey Emin has been one of the most talked-about and debated works of contemporary art. Is it a self-portrait or a profound exploration of human vulnerability? Its fame reflects Emin’s distinctive approach:
