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Sami Tsang, Ended on the 15th year.
NEW YORK, NY.- Claire Oliver Gallery announces Our Family Portrait, the first U.S. solo exhibition by Chinese-Canadian artist Sami Tsang. The exhibition features new large-scale, richly layered figurative and allegorical works in ceramic sculpture, painting, and installation. Tsangs studio practice delves into the complexities of mythology, identity, cultural inheritance, family dynamics, and personal liberation. Our Family Portrait will be on view May 24 - July 26, 2025, at Claire Oliver Gallery in Harlem. Tsangs ceramic figures exist in a liminal space between tradition and rebellion, bearing the weight of cultural history while simultaneously breaking free from its constraints. My work and my studio practices are very empowering. I use my work as a way to have difficult conversations with myself, Tsang says. My studio practice often explores feeling silenced or confined; by making ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day Installation view Jonathan Monk. Limited Company, Belvedere 21. Photo: Johannes Stoll / Belvedere, Vienna.
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| Jonathan Monk transforms Belvedere 21 into dynamic, ever-changing exhibition | | From pharoahs to Vikings, revisit history at TimeLine's top-tier June 3-7 Antiquities Auction | | Kader Attia challenges colonial legacies in "The Hubris of Modernity" at Regen Projects |
Portrait of Jonathan Monk © Studio Jonathan Monk, 2020.
VIENNA.- In his exhibition Limited Company at the Belvedere 21, Jonathan Monk stages an ongoing dialogue between art history, the setting, and personal recollection: a 115-foot printed curtain marks the point of departure for a continually shifting narrative that questions the idea of the classic retrospective and translates it into an exhibition space laid out as an open-ended process. Stella Rollig, General Director of the Belvedere: Jonathan Monk ranks among the foremost practitioners of conceptual art in his generation. In his first solo exhibition at a museum in Austria, he brings subtle irony to reflections on originality, authorship, and memory and interweaves his own exhibition history with recent works in a multifaceted composition in three dimensions that explicitly ties in with its Viennese setting. Jonathan Monk enjoys international renown as a leading representative of conceptual contemporary art, a practice defined by its critical engagement with creative authorship, instit ... More | |
Viking double-edged Petersen Type X ULFBERH+T silver and latten-inlaid iron sword, 9th-11th century AD. Estimate: £15,000-£20,000/$19,390-$25,850.
ESSEX.- Britains TimeLine Auctions, whose specialists are widely recognized for their expertise in fine antiquities, will host a fully-curated five-day sale of ancient art and relics; natural history rarities and coins starting Tuesday, June 3 and concluding on Sunday, June 7, 2025. All lots featured in the lavishly illustrated hardcover catalogue are from the June 3 live gallery session. Auction entries from all five days may be viewed in their entirety online or in the companys printed PDF catalogues, which include authoritative descriptions and multiple photographic views of each item. In the case of premier lots offered on Day 1, bidders and browsers alike are sure to enjoy the lively video narratives woven into many featured entries in the online catalogue, as presented by chartered auctioneer and noted antiques expert Tim Wonnacott. All forms of remote bidding will be available during the sale, including live online through ... More | |
Installation view of Kader Attia The Hubris of Modernity at Regen Projects, Los Angeles. May 22 June 21, 2025. Photo: Evan Bedford, Courtesy Regen Projects.
LOS ANGELES, CA.- Regen Projects presents The Hubris of Modernity, Kader Attias second solo exhibition with the gallery. Attias practice highlights and challenges the enduring legacies of Western colonialism via a rigorous, research-based process that examines the psychoanalytical and sociological effects of shared histories. This presentation of new sculptures and large- scale installations builds upon the artists longstanding critical inquiries and delves into the complex exchanges between nature and society, history and culture, and tradition and modernity. An installation of mechanically choreographed rainstick instruments visually and aurally centers the exhibition. Activated by rotary motors, the percussive instruments evoke the sound of rain through poetic, circular movements. Moving collectively and individually, the clock-like motion of the rainsticks alludes to the cycles of falling rain and the passing of time. ... More |
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| Christie's announces third Arab Art Summer Exhibition | | FBI returns stolen paintings to UNM's Harwood Museum of Art and Taos Community 40 years after art heist | | Rodrigo Hernández is now represented by Tanya Bonakdar Gallery |
Marwan (1934 2016), Head. Executed in 1975-1976. Image © Barjeel Art Foundation, Sharjah, UAE.
LONDON.- Christies fine art and luxury auction house announces its third annual Arab Art Exhibition at Christies global headquarters in London from 16 July 22 August 2025. Marwan: A Soul in Exile will celebrate one of the most critically acclaimed and influential artists whose work and mentorship have profoundly shaped the contemporary art scene. Marwan Kassab Bachi known as Marwan is renowned for his explorations of figuration, particularly his facial landscapes, which go beyond traditional portraiture and act as metaphysical gateways to the universal facets of the human condition. Christies will exhibit over 150 works on loan, spanning paintings, drawings, works on paper, and editions, from leading museums, institutions, and prestigious private collections in Europe and the Middle East, presenting a comprehensive survey of the artists six-decade career. Curated by Dr Ridha Moumni, Chairman, Christies Middle East & Africa, Marwan: A Soul in ... More | |
FBI returns stolen paintings to Harwood on May 12, 2025. Harwood Museums Collections Manager Christopher Albert and Executive Director Juniper Leherissy inspect Victor Higgins Aspens, stolen 40 years prior.
TAOS, NM.- It has been a nearly forgotten, 40-year circuitous path for two brazenly stolen paintings to find their way back to gallery walls at Harwood Museum of Art in Taos, New Mexico. Victor Higgins Aspens and Jospeh Henry Sharps Oklahoma Cheyenne are, at long last, returned home in Taos, where both artists lived and worked for most of their careers. FBI Agents from its Santa Fe office delivered the stolen paintings to Harwood Museum of Arts Collections Department on May 12, 2025, 14 months after agreeing to take the 39-year-old cold case. Its a joyand a profound reliefto welcome these works by Victor Higgins and Joseph Henry Sharp back to the Harwood, said Executive Director Juniper Leherissey, who was in elementary school when the 1985 heist took place, and a frequent visitor to the Harwood Public Library and its small ... More | |
Rodrigo Hernández, still things (1), 2025.
NEW YORK, NY.- Tanya Bonakdar Gallery announced the representation of Rodrigo Hernández. He will have a solo exhibition at the gallery in New York in September 2025. Rodrigo Hernández works across drawing, painting, relief, sculpture and installation, to create a personal constellation of images. His fantastical visual lexicon is rooted in a wide and distinctive range of sources: from Mexican Pre-Columbian art to Japanese prints, from European modernism to science and literature. As in dreams, disparate scenes and sights are interwoven in surreal images inviting the viewer to imagine new possibilities and uncover mysterious connections. Simmering with the emotional power of subconscious memory, Hernándezs works are suffused with the attraction of the unknown. The artist renders an uncanny world of impenetrable dreams and fantasy with a fine, glowing brush. Hernándezs touchstones of poetry and philosophy frame his work within a broader epistemological and psychological exploration. ... More |
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| Museum Folkwang shows a wide-ranging retrospective of the British-Portuguese artist Paula Rego | | Armen Eloyan unveils "Couples" exhibition in Rome, redefining iconic duos | | Christie's presents Magnificent Jewels |
Paula Rego, Love, 1995. Pastell auf Papier auf Aluminium, 120 à 160 cm. Courtesy The Estate of Paula Rego and Victoria Miro © Paula Rego Estate.
ESSEN.- With the exhibition Paula Rego. The Personal and The Political, from 16 May to 7 September 2025, Museum Folkwang is devoting an extensive retrospective to the British-Portuguese artist Paula Rego (1935-2022). Rego is considered one of the most important painters of our time. Her work addresses pressing issues such as political and sexualized violence, the abuse of power and social injustice, physical self-determination, and mental health. The rights of women and children take centre stage in all of this. In her oeuvre Paula Rego relentlessly highlights social injustice. Comparable to the methods of the women's movement, she creates an awareness of the structural grievances that are innate to supposedly private problems. Her works put their finger on the grey areas and abysses of human interaction and, starting from personal elements, become images of collective experience. The title of the exhibition refers to the famous feminist slogan The ... More | |
Armen Eloyan, Cats 1, 2024. Wood, paint, 57 x 34 x 23 cm.
ROMR.- Tim Van Laere Gallery Rome is presenting Couples, the new solo exhibition by internationally acclaimed artist Armen Eloyan. This is Eloyan's fifth solo show since joining Tim Van Laere Gallery in 2012 and his first show in our Roman space. In this exhibition, Eloyan presents a new series of paintings, wooden sculptures, and ceramics. Armen Eloyan is known for his raw, expressive style that blends elements of cartoon imagery, abstraction, and personal narrative. His works are potent reflections on contemporary society, filled with wit, irony, and a profound understanding of human nature. Born in Armenia, Eloyan has infused his work with features inspired by American and Western European culture, evincing a particular fascination for cartoons and George Herrimans Daily Comic Strips, whose playful spirit he has adopted. Other influences are Philip Guston, Willem de Kooning, and Paul McCarthy. In Eloyans universe, the absurdity of human behavior appears both tragic and slapstic ... More | |
The Marie-Thérèse Pink Diamond, A Historic Jar Colored Diamond Ring, (Estimate $3,000,000 - 5,000,000). © Christie's Images Ltd 2025.
NEW YORK, NY.- Christies presents Magnificent Jewels, a live auction taking place on 17 June at Rockefeller Center in New York City. The sale will showcase an outstanding selection of captivating diamonds and spectacular-colored gemstones, alongside iconic creations from the worlds most prestigious jewelry houses, including Belperron, Bulgari, Cartier, Harry Winston, JAR, Van Cleef & Arpels, and many others. Leading the sale is The Blue Belle, a superb sapphire and diamond necklace (Estimate $8,000,000 12,000,000). At its heart is an extraordinary 392.52 carat Sri Lankan (Ratnapura) sapphire discovered in 1926. Acquired in 1937 with the intention of being presented to Queen Elizabeth (later The Queen Mother) on the occasion of King George VIs coronation, the jewel ultimately never entered the royal collection. After passing through several distinguished owners, the Blue Belle reemerged at auction in Geneva in 2014 and now returns to Christies, where ... More |
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| Exhibition features around twenty works created by the Belgian artist Farah Atassi | | Galerie Urs Meile presents Wang Xingwei's provocative take on contemporary China | | The Design Sale totals €14.5m - far exceeding its high estimate |
View of the exhitibion "Farah Atassi. Genius Loci". © Museo Picasso Málaga.
MALAGA.- Farah Atassi (born Brussels,1981) is a Belgian artist living and working in Paris. Her pictorial output is characterised by its contemporary reinterpretation of the artistic tradition of modern art, fusing elements of abstraction and figuration. Atassi is inspired by masters such as Pablo Picasso, Fernand Léger and Georges Braque, incorporating geometric patterns and grid structures that evoke Cubism and geometric abstraction. Her unique style combines the tradition of figurative painting with a clear Cubist influence and a very personal approach to the representation of an artificial space of confused scales and volumes. Over the course of her career Atassis work has been seen in numerous prestigious solo and group exhibitions. Among the most notable are her exhibition at the Musée national Picasso-Paris in 2022 and her participation in The Echo of Picasso at the Museo Picasso Málaga between October 2023 and March 2024. She has also exhibited in galleries such as ... More | |
Wang Xingwei, The Spring of Beijing, 2025. Oil on canvas, 240 Ã 200 cm. Courtesy the artist and Galerie Urs Meile.
BEIJING.- Galerie Urs Meile Beijing opened the latest solo exhibition by Wang Xingwei (b. 1969, Shenyang, China). The exhibition centres on the artists recent thematic creations, presenting a multi-faceted portrait of Chinese masculinity. Presented in a triptych format, the central piece Chinese Soccer Fans (2024) forms a grand scene that addresses a subject that is typically difficult to depict through painting, showcasing the artists departure from the contemporary approaches that are so widely pursued today, as well as his distinctive interpretation of contemporaneity. The dramatic tension of group dynamics alludes to the artists metaphorical observation of the contempo- rary collective landscape. Two other paintings in the exhibition, which explore the same theme, stand in stark contrast to the central work through their quiet sense of restraint. A Devoted Daughter-in-law (2024) employs a pointillist technique ... More | |
Diego Giacometti's Guéridon aux harpies, also from a major Parisian private collection, fetched 403,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2025.
PARIS.- The Design sale held in Paris totalled 14.5million, exceeding its high estimate, with 89% of lots sold. The sale was marked by strong international participation, both online and over the phone. Notably, bidders from North America were particularly numerous and active throughout the seven-hour auction. The auction opened with a curated selection of works selected by collectors Tiqui Atencio and Ago Dermidjian. This ensemble formed part of the For Arts Sake series, the first chapter of which was offered in New York during Marquee Week and totalled $25.4 million. In Paris, the fifty works presented achieved strong results, totalling 1.6 million and exceeding the high estimate. A highlight from this selection was a pair of Visiteur slatted armchairs by Jean Prouvé, which sold for 352,800. Among the highlights of the sale, several major works by Diego Giacometti stood out. An iconic piece, the Cerf et Renard console embodying ... More |
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 Nina Könnemann: BLOCKEN / Further Reductions opens at Haus am WaldseeBERLIN.- In May 2025, Haus am Waldsee is presenting a comprehensive solo exhibition by the Berlin-based artist Nina Könnemann. In her work, Könnemann explores how people behave in public spaces, focusing on marginal areas, everyday behaviour, and subcultural dynamics. With precision and astute observation, she documents movements shaped by latent social conventions. Her camera often captures the transitional zones of public occurrences: spaces on the periphery of festivals, demonstrations, sports events, and the traces people leave behind at such mass gatherings. Könnemann condenses these seemingly insignificant moments into filmic reflections on unnoticed social mechanisms, creating portraits of contemporary life through unofficial narratives. Under the title BLOCKEN, the ground floor of the Haus am Waldsee features a new series of video works developed through a decentralised, collaborative process. Unbound by a fixed dramaturgy, the images unfold in real timecapturing, for instance ... More The Shape of a Circle in the Mind of a Fish publication and book launchLONDON.- The Shape of a Circle in the Mind of a Fish is a major publication gathering work from over 100 contributors in the arts, humanities, and sciences. This collection, edited by Serpentines Head of Ecologies Lucia Pietroiusti and Filipa Ramos (Art Institute, FHNW Academy of Art and Design, Basel) and published by Hatje Cantz and Serpentine, explores animal, plant, fungal, and machine consciousness, interspecies communication, and more-than-human perspectives. Marking a significant milestone in Serpentines long-term research initiative of the same namewhich began in 2018 as part of the General Ecology projectthe publication brings together years of inquiry into non-human ways of knowing and being, and includes original conversations, essays, meditations, poems and artworks. The first launch of the publication will take place at E-WERK Luckenwalde, Germany, on May 31st ... More Semester9 presents a duo exhibition by Dutch artist Folkert de Jong and British artist Tild GreeneAMSTERDAM.- WHAT REMAINS brings together two artists who confront the paradox of preservation in an age of disposable culture. Through bronze sculptures that oscillate between familiar objects and ambiguous forms, they speculate on how future generations might view our present. Projectspace 38.40 is transformed into a preserved site, draped in plastic, where future relics are laid out for study. What do these objects and their metamorphosis reveal about our commodified world? Bronze, long the material of monuments, immortalising objects and historical figures. Here, both artists subvert that tradition, instead working with objects that arguably exist outside this realm of adornment, connected to labor, consumption, and utility. Tild Greene presents a series of sculptural works titled Toil. Some works are cast entirely in solid bronze, while others are precise pairings of bronze ... More Jeff Koons and Jeffrey Gibson announced as inaugural artists for new Visiting Creatives Program to AustraliaCANBERRA.- The National Gallery of Australia, in partnership with the American Friends of the National Gallery of Australia (AFNGA), has announced leading contemporary American artists Jeff Koons and Jeffrey Gibson as inaugural participants in the new AFNGA: Visiting Creatives Program. The AFNGA: Visiting Creatives Program builds on four decades of close cultural ties between the National Gallery and the United States of America and is designed to deepen the transformational impact of cross-cultural exchange and creative collaboration between the two countries. Developed to nurture creative exchange and enrich Australias cultural landscape, the program will bring influential American arts practitioners to Australia to engage with the national ... More The Brooklyn Museum launches Museum on WheelsBROOKLYN, NY.- The Brooklyn Museum announced the official launch of Museum on Wheels, a mobile arts initiative housed in a custom-designed Airstream trailer. Starting in spring 2025, Museum on Wheels will travel across Brooklyn to bring hands-on cultural and creative experiences directly to neighborhoods, expanding access to the arts for all. Developed in close collaboration with more than a dozen local community and arts organizationsincluding Brownsville Heritage House, NYU Langone HospitalBrooklyn, El Puente, Project EATS, The Laundromat Project, and Black Girls SewMuseum on Wheels reflects the Brooklyn Museums deep commitment to inclusion, accessibility, and community-rooted programming. Museum on Wheels is the flagship program of the Brooklyn Museums newly formed Community Engagement department. The initiatives interactive learning experiences ... More Wagehe Raufi transforms Kunsthalle zu Kiel into "The Borrowed HouseKIEL.- What can buildings and their architectures reveal about our basic human need for shelter? What about the buildings that are designed to house artists or artworks? In a world where sanctuaries are disappearing, we search for shelter as a hermit crab looks for a home. In Kiel, the Berlin-based artist Wagehe Raufi (b. 1990) pursues these lines of enquiry with a site-specific installation that continues her exploration of experiences with and relationships between analog and digital spaces. The Borrowed House Shell in Transition is the first in a series of pop-up exhibitions programmed by Kunsthalle zu Kiel during a period of closure, as the museum undergoes renovation. In her installation, Raufi will transform a LED video wall sited at the entrance of the Kunsthalle into a colorful, sensory terrarium. In this work, a hermit crab without its shell finds refuge in the glass atrium of the museum, ... More Laurie Norton Moffatt to retire from Norman Rockwell MuseumSTOCKBRIDGE, MASS.- Norman Rockwell Museum today announced that Director/CEO Laurie Norton Moffatt, a visionary leader who guided the transformation of a grassroots house museum into an internationally renowned home for American illustration art, intends to retire in 2026 upon appointment of her successor. During her career-spanning affiliation with Norman Rockwell Museum, including nearly four decades as director, Norton Moffatt shifted the landscape of appreciation and respect for Norman Rockwell, advanced the scholarly study of illustration art into a recognized academic field, and served as a thoughtful and influential advocate for the role of museums in a diverse and evolving society. Rising from a part-time summer docent while still in college, Norton Moffatt became curator of the fledgling Norman Rockwell Museum in 1981, then was named director in 1986, at the age ... More First major solo show at Qaumajuq features Abraham Anghik RubenWINNIPEG.- The Winnipeg Art Gallery (WAG)-Qaumajuq presents Abraham Anghik Ruben, the first solo show in Qaumajuqs flagship Qilak gallery, the largest exhibition space dedicated to Inuit art in the world. Opening May 24, 2025, the show brings together over 100 artworks by internationally acclaimed artist, Abraham Anghik Ruben, celebrating 50 years of artistic production. Abraham Anghik Ruben launches with a free celebration on Friday, May 23 at 7pm and runs through spring 2026. Guest curated by Inuk artist and arts administrator Heather Campbell with WAG-Qaumajuqs Darlene Coward Wight, Abraham Anghik Ruben includes sculptures and paintings. Anghik Ruben is one of the most celebrated contemporary artists in Canada. From the Musee du Louvre in Paris to the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, DC, Anghik Ruben has been featured ... More Christie's "Beyond the Screen" returns, highlighting tangible digital artNEW YORK, NY.- Christies will present for the second year in a row: Beyond the Screen, a digital art auction open online for bidding from 29 May to 10 June on christies.com. The sale offers a vast cross-section of the finest examples of digital artworks, hailing from the most highly coveted artists in the space, with an emphasis on physical works of art. Following last years success, the sale invites collectors to experience digital art beyond screens. With more than 20 lots on offer, the sales contents are each individually contextualized through the larger frame of the 21st century and the landscape of the contemporary art world more broadly, inviting both digitally native and traditional collectors an opportunity to engage. Sale highlights include examples by emerging artists of today, including Summer Wagner and Grant Yun, as well as renowned pioneers within the field. The leading ... More The Sunderland Collection announces the acquisition of a rare seventeenth century Chinese mapSUNDERLAND.- The Sunderland Collection has acquired one of only three known surviving copies of A Complete Map of All Under Heaven by Cao Junyi (1644). The other two copies are in the National Archive, Beijing and the British Library, London. This world map is significant for its rarity, and for melding European and Chinese cartographic traditions in a richly detailed and highly skilled manner. It was produced at a pivotal moment in Chinese history during the last days of the Ming Dynasty. The Qing Dynasty that followed would last until 1912. The Sunderland Collection is providing unprecedented access to this rare woodblock map, which can be viewed in high resolution on its pioneering digital platform Oculi Mundi. Scholarship commissioned by The Sunderland Collection has also been published online, comprising an essay by PhD candidate Man Zheng (Freie Universität Berlin) ... More |
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Flashback On a day like today, Flemish Baroque painter Bertholet Flemalle was born May 23, 1614. Bertholet Flemalle, Flemal, or Flamael (1614-1675) was a Liège Baroque painter. His The Glorification of the Holy Cross is in St Bartholomew's Church, Liège. In this image: Heliodorus driven from the temple, 1658-62.
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