LACMA’s David Geffen Galleries: Redefining the Museum Experience
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) is set to unveil the David Geffen Galleries, a sweeping new building by Swiss architect Peter Zumthor. Spanning Wilshire Boulevard, this concrete-and-glass structure signals a bold departure in how LACMA presents art—reshaping its identity and rethinking institutional hierarchies. The new building is more than just a structure—it […]
Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2025: Playful, Political, and Profound
The Royal Academy’s Summer Exhibition, held annually since 1769, showcases over 1,700 contemporary works. Highlights for 2025 include Tracey Emin’s magnum opus, The Crucifixion, Ryan Gander’s playful installation of five giant inflatable balls, Georg Baselitz’s upside-down stag, Cornelia Parker’s overhead convex mirrors, and Tamara Kostianovsky’s textile animal carcasses. The Crucifixion by Tracey Emin marks the […]
Jenny Saville at the National Portrait Gallery: The Anatomy of Painting
Jenny Saville: The Anatomy of Painting at the National Portrait Gallery is Saville’s first institutional exhibition in the UK. Curated by Sarah Howgate over seven years, it spans 30 years and 45 works, highlighting “scratching” as a central theme in both surface texture and emotional depth. From the outset, Saville established a distinctive voice, blending […]
William Kentridge at Yorkshire Sculpture Park: The Pull of Gravity
Yorkshire Sculpture Park presents The Pull of Gravity, a major exhibition by South African artist William Kentridge. This first museum show outside South Africa focuses on over 40 sculptures from 2007–2024. Highlights include six vibrant new outdoor sculptures by a historic yew hedge and four large bronzes. The exhibition presents sculptures crafted from bronze, steel, […]
Art Basel 2025: Overview
Art Basel 2025 unites 289 top galleries from 42 countries, presenting over 4,000 works—painting, sculpture, photography, and digital art—across key sectors like Galleries, Premiere, Feature, Statements, Edition, and Unlimited. A standout highlight is Katharina Grosse’s vivid, large-scale chromatic transformation of Messeplatz and its surroundings. Germany maintains a strong presence at Art Basel, second only to […]
Art Basel 2025: Market Pulse
This year’s edition saw steady sales but lacked the vibrant urgency of previous years. A predominantly older European crowd underscored a shift as younger collectors turn to upcoming fairs in Paris and Qatar. Activity centered on safer, affordable works. These trends suggest Basel may be evolving into a seasonal waypoint. The post-Covid art market boom […]
Art Basel 2025: Must-See Booths
The 55th edition has a noticeable focus on modern art, fiber works, and female artists. From realistic cockroaches to a bronze ice cream cone scattered across Messeplatz, standout works include Félix González-Torres’s iconic 1991 performance, Yu Nishimura’s striking new triptych, Danh Vo’s installation, and Marinella Senatore’s light sculpture. Below is a look at some of […]
Yoshitomo Nara at Hayward Gallery: Four Decades of Innocence and Rebellion
Yoshitomo Nara’s largest UK exhibition at the Hayward Gallery presents over 150 works across drawing, painting, sculpture, installation, and ceramics. Spanning four decades, this major retrospective invites viewers into Nara’s world, where his seemingly cutesy characters reveal profound, darker inner fears and emotions. Born in 1959 in Aomori, Japan, Yoshitomo Nara studied in Germany and […]
Bienal de São Paulo 2025: Not All Travellers Walk Roads – Of Humanity as Practice
Bienal de São Paulo 2025, titled Not All Travellers Walk Roads – Of Humanity as Practice, will feature 120 artists working across media such as performance, video, painting, sculpture, sound, installation, writing, and collective practices. The 36th edition explores themes of displacement, encounter, and human interconnectedness. Conceived by chief curator Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung and […]
Photo SeMA in Seoul Debuts as a Cultural Hub for Korean Photography
The Seoul Museum of Art has opened Photo SeMA, South Korea’s first public photography museum, in northern Seoul’s Dobong-gu district. This 7,048 sq. m. state-run venue is dedicated to exhibiting, researching, archiving, and preserving photography, housing over 20,000 works from the 1920s to the 1990s. The distinctive six-story building, designed by Austrian firm Jadric Architektur […]