Linder in Edinburgh: Performance in Flux
A sense of uncanny energy permeates Linder’s new performance, A Kind of Glamour About Me, co-commissioned by Mount Stuart Trust and Edinburgh Art Festival and staged at two Scottish locations. Four dancers perform erotic, ritualized sequences with sculptural costumes and a tree branch, exploring interpersonal and interspecies dynamics. Linder, known for her photomontages since the […]
RM x SFMOMA: Modern, Contemporary, Universal
RM, the South Korean rapper and BTS leader, is co-curating a SFMOMA exhibition alongside curators Hyoeun Kim and América Castillo, running from October 2026 to February 2027. The show will feature around 200 works from both the museum’s collection and RM’s personal holdings. Described by SFMOMA as a rare chance to view modern Korean art […]
18th Istanbul Biennial: The Three-Legged Cat
The 18th Istanbul Biennial, curated by Beirut-based Christine Tohmé and titled The Three-Legged Cat, opens its first chapter across eight venues with works by 47 artists. Tohmé examines self-preservation amid global violence, presenting art as testimony, resilience, and survival, where rest and refusal become acts of world-building. After internal controversy in 2023, Tohmé replaced Iwona […]
Sixties Surreal at the Whitney: From Desire to Dissent
Sixties Surreal at the Whitney reconsiders American art from 1958 to 1972, showcasing over 100 artists whose work channels psychosexual, fantastical, and revolutionary currents shaped by Surrealism. Iconic figures like Diane Arbus and Louise Bourgeois appear alongside recently rediscovered voices, reflecting a decade marked by rapid cultural change. The exhibition examines how early 20th-century Surrealist […]
Wayne Thiebaud at The Courtauld: Celebrating American Still Life
Wayne Thiebaud (1920–2021), celebrated for vibrant still lifes of postwar American life, is showcased in his first UK museum exhibition at The Courtauld. Wayne Thiebaud: American Still Life presents his iconic 1960s works, including pies, cakes, hot dogs, and gumball machines, transforming everyday objects into art. The exhibition brings together rarely lent works from major […]
The Histories: Kerry James Marshall at the Royal Academy
Kerry James Marshall: The Histories at the Royal Academy of Arts in London features 70 monumental paintings that place the lives of Black Americans at the forefront, blending references to art history, civil rights, comics, and science fiction. It is the largest UK showing of Marshall’s work, spanning forty-five years. Organized in collaboration with Kunsthaus […]
KAWS x Uniqlo
KAWS has been named UNIQLO’s first artist-in-residence, extending their partnership beyond product lines into cultural initiatives under the brand’s “Art for All” vision. He will curate global store events, collaborate with major museums including MoMA, Tate Modern, the Louvre, and MFA Boston, and shape future LifeWear collections. Brian Donnelly, known as KAWS, gained prominence in […]
Brussels Art Week: A City in Dialogue
Brussels, often overlooked compared with Paris, London, and Berlin, has quietly built a strong contemporary art scene through galleries, artist-run spaces, and institutions like WIELS, Bozar, and the upcoming Kanal Centre Pompidou. The city took the spotlight during the first Brussels Art Week, asserting its unique identity. Brussels Art Week (Sept 4–7, 2025), organized by […]
Banksy Mural Removed from London Court
Banksy unveiled a mural outside a London court depicting a judge striking an unarmed protester, widely seen as a critique of government censorship. Within hours, it was covered and later ordered removed. Workers scrubbed the wall, but the lingering shadow underscores civil resistance and the power of expression. Banksy’s mural appeared on the Queen’s Building […]
Jason Wu Honors Robert Rauschenberg
Jason Wu’s Spring 2026 collection, Collage, will be presented at New York Fashion Week and honors Robert Rauschenberg on what would have been his 100th birthday. In collaboration with the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, Wu drew on ten of his works, incorporating fabrics from the estate. Wu studied key pieces like the Hoarfrost series and Airport […]