BUTCHERED by Anish Kapoor: Blood on the North Sea
BUTCHERED, a new work by Anish Kapoor and the first artwork ever installed on an operational offshore gas plant, was placed by Greenpeace climbers on a Shell platform in the North Sea amidst severe heatwaves, wildfires, and floods intensified by climate change, impacting communities in the UK and beyond. The piece symbolizes the fossil fuel […]
Frieze Sculpture 2025: In the Shadows
The 13th edition of Frieze Sculpture returns to Regent’s Park, featuring works by fourteen artists from more than twelve countries across the English Gardens. Curated by Fatoş Üstek, In the Shadows examines the shadow as a creative space where myth, materiality, and memory meet. Üstek says In the Shadows embraces the obscure, hidden, and forgotten. […]
Barbara Kruger: Another day. Another night. at Guggenheim Bilbao
The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao presents the first major survey in Spain of Barbara Kruger’s career. Spanning over fifty years, it explores her bold fusion of text and imagery to confront the forces shaping daily life, from control and truth to identity and desire. In the late 1960s, Barbara Kruger worked as a graphic designer and […]
Path to the Sky: Jacob Hashimoto at Santa Maria della Scala
Jacob Hashimoto’s Path to the Sky pays tribute to the architecture of Santa Maria della Scala in Siena. It leads visitors from the Corticella courtyard through the Strada Interna passage, where a constellation of small kites forms an imagined bridge between earth and sky. Produced by Fondazione Antico Ospedale Santa Maria della Scala with Immagine […]
Lubaina Himid’s Plan B at Hollybush Gardens
Lubaina Himid’s Plan B series is on display this summer in Hollybush Gardens, Clerkenwell, as part of the Stages program, featuring works that explore ephemeral themes and social constructs. The series showcases paintings shaped by Himid’s 1998–1999 residency at Tate St Ives. On the ground floor of Hollybush Gardens, Lubaina Himid’s paintings face the entrance. Each of […]
Harlem Studio Museum Reopens After Seven Years With Bold New Space
The Harlem Studio Museum, closed since January 2018, reopens November 15 in a new seven-story, 82,000-square-foot building, marking a major milestone in its legacy of advancing African diasporic art. The opening includes a full-circle Tom Lloyd retrospective, a debut exhibition from its vast collection, and new site-specific commissions. Established in 1968 and relocated to 144 […]
Helsinki Biennial 2025: Shelter: Below and Beyond, Becoming and Belonging
This summer, Helsinki offers a unique setting for experiencing contemporary art in close conversation with the natural world. The third edition of Helsinki Biennial, titled Shelter: Below and Beyond, Becoming and Belonging, features 37 artists and collectives exhibiting across HAM, Vallisaari Island, and Esplanade Park. The 2025 Helsinki Biennial brings together 37 international artists and […]
Royal Photographic Society’s 166th International Photography Exhibition
The Royal Photographic Society’s 166th International Photography Exhibition (IPE) opens at London’s Saatchi Gallery, featuring 113 works by 51 photographers selected from over 4,000 entries. The landmark edition offers a comprehensive survey of global perspectives on identity, environment, and community through the lens of contemporary photography. The 166th edition of the Royal Photographic Society’s International […]
Breaking Silence: Kids Aloud
Museums and galleries throughout the UK are holding Kids Aloud sessions, set times when children are free to be loud, curious, and full of energy. Launched by Art Fund after parent feedback, the initiative shows museums can welcome playful kids just as much as quiet adults. Art Fund’s research shows that 92% of parents believe […]
Copyists at the Centre Pompidou‑Metz: Contemporary Interpretations from the Louvre Collection
The Centre Pompidou-Metz, in collaboration with the Musée du Louvre, presents Copyists, a new exhibition that draws on a long tradition in Western art. The show invites contemporary artists to engage directly with works from the Louvre’s collection, reframing the copy as an act of interpretation rather than imitation. For centuries, copying was essential to […]