Bridget Riley: Learning to See at Turner Contemporary
Learning to See at Turner Contemporary in Margate delivers a focused survey of 26 works by Bridget Riley, spanning the 1960s to today, from major canvases to wall studies. The exhibition sharpens attention and offers a direct encounter with her enduring exploration of perception. The exhibition, curated by Melissa Blanchflower and Riley herself, celebrates the […]
Paris Photo 2025: Process & Presence
Paris Photo returns to the Grand Palais with 220 exhibitors from 33 countries. The market is tighter, high-end sales are slower and costs are rising, yet visitor interest remains strong. Despite cautious collectors, the fair’s global scope and focused presentations show that photography still holds real pull. Paris Photo 2025 revealed clear patterns in contemporary […]
David Shrigley: Exhibition of Old Rope
British artist David Shrigley’s solo show, Exhibition of Old Rope, at Stephen Friedman Gallery in London, transforms ten tons of discarded rope into a playful meditation on value in contemporary art. Priced at £1 million, the installation wittily questions how we assign worth to objects. David Shrigley, known for his deadpan wit and deceptively simple […]
Wifredo Lam at MoMA: Afro-Atlantic Visions and Poetic Abstraction
Wifredo Lam, the Cuban modernist, forged a unique 20th-century art vision by merging Surrealism, Cubism, and Latin American traditions with his Afro-Asian heritage. MoMA’s first US retrospective, When I Don’t Sleep, I Dream, presents Lam as an unclassifiable “visual poet” whose work expands modernism by centering Black diasporic culture. The retrospective frames Lam’s oeuvre as […]
Art X Lagos Turns Ten: Africa on Display
Lagos Art Week 2025 traces the past and present of African artistic expression, sparking dialogue on art’s role in shaping the continent’s identity. Its anchor, ART X Lagos, now in its tenth edition, has grown beyond a fair into a multidisciplinary platform encompassing visual art, design, film, literature, and music. Founded in 2015 by Tokini […]
Marlene Dumas Becomes the First Contemporary Female Artist in the Louvre Collection
Marlene Dumas makes history as the first contemporary female artist in the Louvre’s permanent collection. The Dutch-South African painter, known for her gestural, ghostly figures and evocative color palettes, explores the emotional and psychological landscapes of her subjects, shaped by the traumas of her era. Dumas debuts at the Louvre with Liaisons, a nine-portrait series […]
Diane Arbus: Sanctum Sanctorum at David Zwirner
Diane Arbus: Sanctum Sanctorum at David Zwirner, London, features forty-five photographs taken in private spaces across New York, New Jersey, California, and London between 1961 and 1971. The show pairs lesser-known works, including Ozzie and Harriet Nelson in bed, with iconic images such as Mexican dwarf in his hotel room. Diane Arbus (1923–1971) remains one […]
Maurizio Cattelan’s America: Iconic Gold Toilet Hits Sotheby’s Auction
Maurizio Cattelan, famous for his duct-taped banana, is sending another work to auction: a solid-gold toilet titled America (2016). Weighing about 100 kilograms, the 18-karat piece will be offered at Sotheby’s Breuer Building in New York, with bidding tied to gold prices and expected to start near 10 million dollars. America first drew crowds at […]
Dubai Museum of Art: Tadao Ando’s New Icon on the Water
Dubai is building its first standalone art museum, the Dubai Museum of Art (DUMA), commissioning star architect Tadao Ando. Privately funded, it will rise on Dubai Creek atop a circular platform that appears to float on water, offering a calm, textured contrast to the city’s race for glass and height. Ando’s design takes a curved […]
Institute of Contemporary Art San Francisco Goes Nomadic
The Institute of Contemporary Art San Francisco will leave The Cube this December, ending an influential run inside the former bank tower in the Financial District. Rather than seeking a permanent home, it will stage exhibitions and programs throughout the Bay Area, treating the region as its stage. Founded in 2020 and initially based in […]