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Edward Okuń, We and the War, 1917-1923. Oil on canvas, 88 x 111 cm, National Museum in Warsaw. LAUSANNE.- In summer 2025, through an exceptional partnership with the National Museum in Warsaw, the Fondation de lHermitage highlights the remarkably vibrant art of Poland in the period 18501914. The 19th century was a key period in Polish history, when the countrys entire territory was shared out between Russia, Austria and Prussia, and Polish artists strove to keep their culture alive. The painters created a unique iconography of Polish landscapes and traditions, celebrating the return of the independent Poland towards which the countrys intellectuals were working. Polish painters often trained at the art schools of Munich, Paris and St Petersburg, and were fully involved in the conversations that drove the development of European art. This exhibition featuring 100 iconic works explores the main movements reflected in the work of Polish artists: Romanticism, Realism, Impressionism, Symbolism and Modernism. It gives visitors a unique opportunity to discover treasures fr ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day In celebration of his 80th birthday, the Bucerius Kunst Forum presents a comprehensive retrospective of the artist Sean Scully. The exhibition features artworks spanning over six decades of his career. In addition to Scully's large-scale paintings, the exhibition displays works on paper, sculptures, and photographs. Photo: Ulrich Perrey.
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René Paul Barilleaux, the McNay's Head of Curatorial Affairs, announces retirement | | Taryn Simon unveils "The Game" at Almine Rech Paris, exposing power and perception | | Julien's Auctions achieves $5 million with Princess Diana and Royal Collection Sale | René Paul Barilleaux. Photo by Jacklyn Velez, courtesy of McNay Art Museum. SAN ANTONIO, TX.- René Paul Barilleaux, the McNay Art Museums head of curatorial affairs, has announced that he will retire September 19. Recognized for his collaborative approach and innovative presentation techniques, Barilleaux has served in his current role since 2017. He joined the McNay as curator of contemporary art in 2005 and served as chief curator from 2006-2016. It is with profound gratitude that the McNay Art Museum shares news of René Paul Barilleauxs retirement, said Matthew McLendon, director and CEO of the McNay. René has made an immeasurable impact on the McNay. From his many thought-provoking exhibitions to his leadership in expanding the Museum collection, René has worked to create experiences that resonate with our community and engage audiences in unexpected ways. We thank him for his many years of service and congratulate him on this milestone. Barilleaux has worked ... More | | Taryn Simon, Kleroterion, 2024. Edition 2 of 3 + 2 AP. Cast resin and metal, 170.2 x 45.7 x 40.6 cm. 67 x 18 x 16 in. © Taryn Simon. Photo: Dan Bradica. Courtesy of the Artist and Almine Rech. PARIS.- Almine Rech Paris, Matignon is presenting 'Taryn Simon: The Game,' the artist's seventh solo exhibition with the gallery, on view from June 14 to July 26, 2025. What lies behind appearances? Who determines the way we see the world? For nearly twenty-five years, Taryn Simon has been investigating the backstage of power, uncovering the invisible structures that shape our perception. Through a rigorous approach and a meticulously constructed aesthetic, the American artist (born in 1975) examines institutions, censorship, and systems that influence our knowledgeand ultimately, our understanding. Simons work resists cursory viewing. It reveals, in layers, the historical and cultural forces relegated to the shadows, while exposing invisible circuits of information: how its collected, controlled, and manipulated. The theatricality of the political stage, ... More | | A black sequin-embellished silk taffeta evening gown designed by Elizabeth Emanuel, which Princess Diana tried on for a fitting as an option to consider for the March 9, 1981, event at Goldsmiths' Hall. Image courtesy: Juliens Auctions. BEVERLY HILLS, CA.- Bidding wars erupted and history was made at the world-renowned Juliens Auctions during its latest blockbuster sale, "Princess Dianas Style & A Royal Collection," hosted live at The Peninsula Beverly Hills and online to a global audience. With over 300 exceptional pieces going under the hammer, the event marked one of the most successful sales to date for the auction house. Anchoring the sale were some of Princess Dianas most iconic and rare fashion ensembles, many of which had never been seen at auction before. The event also featured a selection of significant pieces from British royal historyincluding garments worn by the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, Queen Elizabeth II, the Queen Mother, and items dating back to the 1800s. The crown jewel of the day? Bellville Sassoon Floral Day ... More |
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Rome welcomes "Elliott Erwitt. Icons": A poetic journey through 20th-century photography | | Exhibition explores 75 years of MoMA's photographic archive for film | | New York's electric 80s: Nick Waplington unveils behind-the-scenes fashion & legendary club scenes | Elliott Erwitt, USA. New York City. 1955. 50x60 cm © Elliott Erwitt. Private Collection. ROME.- Starting June 28th, 2025, Palazzo Bonaparte will open its doors to an extraordinary exhibition, "Elliott Erwitt. Icons," dedicated to the late master of visual irony and empathy, Elliott Erwitt. This major show offers an intimate look into the universe of one of contemporary photography's most significant figures, whose work transformed everyday life into profound visual poetry. With over 80 celebrated photographs, "Elliott Erwitt. Icons" invites visitors to experience Erwitt's distinctive styleirreverent, poetic, and deeply human. He possessed a remarkable ability to capture the lightness of the joy of living, becoming the most insightful and moving chronicler of the human comedy. His lens made us smile, reflect, and feel, turning fleeting moments into unforgettable images. Erwitt, who passed away in November 2023 at the age of 95, was a master at transforming the ordinary into the extraordinary. His "Icons" are not just photographs; they are symbols of his unique perspective an ... More | | Ray Jones, Anna May Wong portrait for the film Limehouse Blues, Soul of a Dragon, 1934. Gelatin silver print, 12 7/8 à 10″ (32.7 à 25.4 cm). NEW YORK, NY.- The Museum of Modern Art announces Face Value: Celebrity Press Photography, the first major exhibition of Hollywood studio portraiture to be drawn from the Museums film stills archive since 1993. On view in the Titus and Morita Galleries from June 28, 2025, through June 21, 2026, the exhibition will offer a revisionist look at the Department of Films photographic archive, examining the evolution of editorial practice before the digital age, AI technology, and social media reshaped the experience of celebrity. Face Value will feature over 200 works from 1921to 1996, including studio photography of Louis Armstrong, Harry Belafonte, Clara Bow, Louise Brooks, Bette Davis, Mia Farrow, Katharine Hepburn, Dennis Hopper, Lena Horne, Bela Lugosi, Carmen Miranda, Elvis Presley, Diana Ross, Barbara Stanwyck, Elizabeth Taylor, Spencer Tracy, Oprah Winfrey, and many others. Face Value: Celebrity ... More | | UNTITLED (WDM 185), 1989-1995. C-print on Fuji Matt Crystal. Archive paper mounted to aluminium, 72 x 48 in. (182.9 x 121.9 cm) From an edition of 8 + 1 AP. LONDON.- In the autumn of 1989, photographer Nick Waplington was introduced to fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi through their mutual friend, the titan of photography Richard Avedon. This initial meeting would turn into a three-year working and personal relationship, resulting in a collection of photographs of the goings-on behind the scenes at Mizrahis studio in downtown Manhattan. With his daylight hours filled with the creativity and chaos of the fashion studio, Waplington also turned his lens by night to the pounding and equally innovative world of the New York City house and techno scene. Waplington describes his decision to bring the two sets of images together as a riotous juxtaposition which describes the vibrancy of a vanished moment in New Yorks cultural history. The clubs that Waplington documents in his photographs include The Sound Factory and Save The Robots. These clubs were spaces where time was suspended, ... More |
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Carroll Shelby, Dan Gurney, Jack McAfee, and Ken Miles all drove this Ferrari 375 - now it's heading to auction | | Gagosian presents "The Domes," an exhibition of paintings by Y.Z. Kami in Beverly Hills | | The Campus 2025 annual exhibition opens | A race winning 1955 Ferrari 375 Plus Spyder driven by some of the worlds most iconic drivers. Photo: Darin Schnabel © Courtesy of RM Sotheby's. MONTEREY, CALIF.- RM Sothebys is set to celebrate Ferraris most iconic period with a dedicated group of consignments for its flagship Monterey 2025 auction. Representing the 1950s and 1960s, the Ferraris on offer include four remarkable cars that exemplify the marques performance at the height of its coachbuilt V12 production. The lineup features a 1955 Ferrari 375 Plus Spyder, driven in period by Carroll Shelby, Dan Gurney, Jack McAfee, and Ken Miles, along with a 1958 Ferrari 250 GT Cabriolet Series I, a 1962 Ferrari 250 GT Cabriolet Series II, and a 1965 Ferrari 275 GTS. Monterey always brings together remarkable cars, and this lineup of Ferraris offers something special, said Gord Duff, President, RM Sothebys. The 1955 Ferrari 375 Plus Spyder is the standout for menot just because of what it is, but because guys like Shelby, Ken Miles, and Gurney raced it. From elegant, open-top grand tourers by Pininfarina to a one- ... More | | Y.Z. Kami, Messenger (The City II), 202324. Oil on linen, 72 1/8 à 45 inches (183.2 à 114.3 cm) © Y.Z. Kami. Photo: Maris Hutchinson. Courtesy Gagosian. BEVERLY HILLS, CA.- Gagosian announces The Domes, an exhibition of paintings by Y.Z. Kami, opening on June 28. The presentation brings together two bodies of work by the artist: a survey of Dome paintings made from 2011 to the present, and a group of new Messenger paintings. The exhibition marks a meaningful return to the West Coast for Kamihe spent his early years in Northern California after moving to the United States from Tehran in 1973, and Southern California has played host to a number of his institutional presentations, including a solo exhibition at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art nearly a decade ago. The Dome paintings interpret architectural structures as painted form, their tessellated rectangles and squares arrayed in concentric rings of white, blue, black, or gold. In some works, Kami additionally creates radiant mosaiclike squares that converge at the compositions centers. Abstracting ... More | | Photo: Yael Eban and Matthew Gamber. HUDSON, NY.- The Campus announces the opening of its second annual exhibition on Saturday, June 28 from 11 AM - 5 PM. The opening features a performance by experimental musician Will Epstein. Drawing sessions hosted by Oscar Murillo Studio will take place throughout the opening weekend, and visitors of all ages are invited to draw freely on canvases in a celebration of collective spirit. The canvases will go on to become part of a collaborative artwork for the 36th São Paulo Biennial. Selected highlights: Vivian Suters unstretched canvases marked by weather, debris, and the conditions of her open-air studio in Guatemala will be on view in the gym, extending her ongoing dialogue with the natural environment, together with a major installation of Liz Magors emotive sculptures, which employ forgotten and discarded objects. Recent large-scale paintings by Rita Ackermann take earlier work as a starting point to reexamine a scene from multiple angles. Relationships between bodie ... More |
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Jonathan LeVine curates 'Provocateur: An Urban Art Signature Auction' set for July 16 at Heritage | | Mazzoleni unveils "Contemplatio": Andrea Francolino's solo exhibition invites reflection on imperfection | | M+ unveils 'Canton Modern': A historic exhibition on Cantonese artistic modernism | James Jean (b. 1979), Bowler (Vessel), 2014. Acrylic gouache on canvas, 40 x 30 in. DALLAS, TX.- This summer Heritage Auctions presents Provocateur, a curated celebration of Urban Arts most iconic and influential creators. The July 16 Urban Art Signature® Auction is guest curated by renowned gallerist and dealer Jonathan LeVine, whose decades-long commitment to artists working both outside and inside the traditional art world has helped define the movement itself. The artworks in Provocateur reflect the raw energy, defiant vision and cultural urgency that gave rise to Urban Art and Street Art and continues to propel it into the future. Urban Art was born from rebellion, says LeVine, who began organizing underground shows in the 1990s New Jersey punk scene before launching his influential Chelsea gallery in the mid-2000s. It has roots in hip-hop, graffiti, skate culture and comics, but it has evolved to include pop surrealism, street activism and deeply personal narratives. This auction is a snapshot of that ... More | | Andrea Francolino. LONDON.- Mazzoleni presents Contemplatio, the first London solo exhibition in almost a decade by contemporary Italian artist Andrea Francolino. Open from 5 June to 12 September, the exhibition offers a sanctuary for reflection, inviting visitors to contemplate the beauty found in both human and earthly imperfections. Andrea Francolino (Bari, b. 1979) centres his artistic reflections on the concept of rupture in all its variations, consequences and possibilities. He explores rupture as a marker of space and time, a symbol of natural evolution, and a representation of environmental and societal equilibrium. With an ecological and philosophical approach, Francolino views rupture as a space for infinite possibilities. In Contemplatio, the artist invites viewers to rediscover two fundamental conditions for engaging deeply with art and its manifestation: contemplation and inspiration. Contemplation through stillness and reflection allows us to see beyond surface appearances, ... More | | Wong Siu-ling. Sewing for You, 1941. Oil on canvas. Image courtesy: The Hong Kong Museum of Art. HONG KONG.- M+, Asias global museum of contemporary visual culture in the West Kowloon Cultural District (WestK) in Hong Kong, is pleased to present Canton Modern: Art and Visual Culture, 1900s1970s. This Special Exhibition showcases twentieth-century Cantonese art and visual culture in its full complexity, as an important chapter in global visual and artistic modernism. Featuring more than 180 works drawn from private and institutional collections, many on public display for the first time, Canton Modern is on view in M+s Main Hall Gallery from June 28 through October 5, 2025. Canton Modern tells a locally rooted story that reflects issues of contemporary and global resonance, including individual and collective identities, the meaning of images in a changing society, and the politics of culture. As the birthplace of Chinas modern revolution, the port cities of Guangzhou (Canton) and Hong Kong were also centres for ... More |
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Sometimes a straight line has to be crooked: James Jarvaise, Henry Taylor and the Art of Mentorship
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More News | Adelaide Festival welcomes arts leader Julian Hobba as new Executive Director ADELAIDE.- The Adelaide Festival Board announced the appointment of arts leader Julian Hobba as its new Executive Director, commencing September 2025. A proud South Australian, Julian joins Adelaide Festival after five years serving as Executive Director of State Theatre Company South Australia. There, he supported some of the most ambitious productions in the Companys history under Artistic Director Mitchell Butel and helped deliver a prolific series of national and local co-productions and tours. His dynamic career spans key roles across the country, including Executive Director of The Blue Room Theatre in Perth and Program Manager for the Centenary of Canberra, where he oversaw major cultural commissions such as Patricia Piccininis iconic Skywhalea work that has since captivated audiences at two Adelaide Festivals. Julian was fortunate to begin his professional ... More Carlos Nadal returns to London with Joie de Vivre LONDON.- Stern Pissarro Gallery presents Carlos Nadal: Joie de Vivre, an exuberant exhibition celebrating the vision of French-born Spanish painter Carlos Nadal (19171998). On view from 19 June to 26 July, the show features thirty worksmany previously unseendrawn from a major private collection, alongside pieces that have been exhibited internationally. Born in Montmartre to Spanish parents, Nadal grew up under the easy camaraderie of the Parisian avant-garde. Frequent visitors to his fathers studio included Braque, Léger, Dufy, Picasso and Utrillo, whose encouragement shaped his earliest paintings. After serving in the Spanish Civil War, Nadal returned to Barcelona, remaining in close contact with Picasso, who continued to mentor the younger artist throughout his career. An eminent critic coined Nadal the last of the Fauves in 1996, a testament to his direct ... More TravesÃa Cuatro announces the representation of Claudia Pagés Rabal MADRID.- The work of Claudia Pagès Rabal unfolds and contracts in multiple ways. In their process, word, body and movement circulate in multiple directions, tracing a tangled linguistic network of micro-narratives, which go through critical listening to the immediate environment and its registration, through tenacious writing. Thus, depending on the vital moment and the circumstances, their practice can take on a textual, performative and/ or objectual body, in a pure vital drive to contain and capture the scattered map of habits, paths, relationships and conversations that make up our day to day life. Her work is currently part of the Biennale für Freiburg and the exhibition Clear, Lucid, and Awake Spanish Artists from the TBA21 Collection' at Art Sonje in Seoul. At the end of this year, she will participate in the Istanbul Biennial as well as in Generación 2026 at La Casa Encedida, ... More Ogden Museum of Southern Art announces artists for the 2025 edition of Louisiana Contemporary NEW ORLEANS, LA.- Ogden Museum of Southern Art announced the artists selected for the 2025 edition of Louisiana Contemporary, presented by The Helis Foundation, the Museums annual juried exhibition featuring work by contemporary artists from across the state. This years juror, Daniel S. Palmer, Chief Curator at Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) Museum of Art, has selected 53 works by 50 artists from 1,421 submissions. Louisiana Contemporary, presented by The Helis Foundation will be on view at Ogden Museum August 2, 2025 through January 4, 2026. Ogden Museum first launched Louisiana Contemporary in 2012 to engage artists living in Louisiana and to highlight the dynamism of art practice throughout the state. Since the inaugural exhibition 13 years ago, Ogden Museum has shown works by over 600 artists, making Louisiana Contemporary an important ... More New exhibition by 12 early-career, NYC artists explores portals of passage, transformation, and resistance NEW YORK, NY.- On view now through August 24: Twelve early-career, NYC-based artists and collectives present new works in Open Call: Portals, a free group exhibition in The Sheds Level 2 Gallery and on the outdoor Plaza. Open Call: Portals features new works ranging from painting and film to sculpture and performance by Zain Alam, AYDO, Mel Corchado, Marwa Eltahir, Patricia Encarnación, Laurena Finéus, Lily Honglei, Tyson Houseman, Jarrett Key, Chelsea Odufu, Victor Marka27 Quiñonez, and Yelaine Rodriguez and Luis Vasquez La Roche, each exploring forces shaping our world, including colonialism, migration, and environmental crisis. Beyond the theme of this exhibition, were thinking about portals as invitations, said Darren Biggart, Director of Civic Programs. We hope that audiences find many entry points to engage with new ideas and connect with new ... More 'Action Comics' No. 1 wrap smashes record for stand-alone cover at $408,000 in Heritage's Comic & Comic Art Auction DALLAS, TX.- The cover wrap of Action Comics No. 1 shattered the auction record for a stand-alone cover Thursday when it sold for $408,000 in the first session of Heritages June 26-29 Comic & Comic Art Signature® Auction. Per the independent tracking site GPAnalysis.com, the previous record for a loose cover was $20,000 for a Flash Comics No. 1 cover that sold in January. If a few months ago someone had asked me to find them an attractive loose cover for Action Comics No. 1, I probably would have laughed, says Barry Sandoval, Vice President of Heritage Auctions. So I wasnt surprised by the fervent bidding as this may well be the only such specimen that will ever come up for sale. The image, drawn by Joe Shuster, has been called the most ... More "Material Girl" exhibition debuts: Pop Art reimagined by women artists at Gerald Peters Contemporary SANTA FE, NM.- Gerald Peters Contemporary is presenting its first exhibition of the 2025 summer season, Material Girl: Pop Culture and the Female Gaze. Bringing together six female artists working across media, the exhibition highlights the connections between the artists personal histories and social, political, and cultural realities of today. Anchored in Pop Art, the exhibition explores how these artists use the genres vocabulary of familiar imagery, bold colors, and ready-made objects to examine socio-political concerns. Probing gender, sexuality, materialism, and commodification, these works offer profound personal introspection and keen societal awareness. Dorielle Caimi (b.1985) is an American oil painter living and working in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Caimi completed a BFA in Painting from Cornish College of the Arts in 2010. Her works have been exhibited internationally, ... More Kunst im Tunnel hosts thought-provoking exhibition exploring our evolving relationship with labor and technology DUSSELDORF.- KIT - Kunst im Tunnel, the unique exhibition space nestled beneath the Rhine, has opened its doors to "Human Work," a compelling exhibition that delves into the intricate complexities of human existence in an era defined by the interplay of humanity and technology. Running from Tuesdays to Sundays, 11 AM to 6 PM, the show invites visitors to confront timely themes through a diverse array of photographs, videos, and installations. Curated by Gertrud Peters and Johannes Raimann, "Human Work" challenges viewers to consider how our experiences of time and space, memory and displacement, and even the stark realities of privilege and disadvantage based on identity, are shaped by the omnipresent forces of work and technological ... More Artists Ewa Czwartos and Karolina Żądło unveil a new language of female presence BERLIN.- In the paintings of Ewa Czwartos and Karolina Żądło, women do not need to speak loudly to be heard. Their presence resonates in their physical fulness, the emotionality of their gestures, and an inner light. They are intense, irreducible, while they are building a new, bold order of meaning. The exhibitions title, borrowed from the musical Cabaret, sounds like an ironic reassurance that undermines its own message from the outset. The phrase no troubles here does not describe reality but rather refers to an imposed script that taught women to remain silent. The artists adopt it only to invalidate it. The protagonists of the works return to the visual space with full awareness, refusing to remain in the background. They recall figures from icons, tapestries, altarpieces, fairy tales, myths, and TV series, but do not recreate old roles. They speak in their own language, where the gaze ... More Christopher Kulendran Thomas challenges colonial art history in monumental Berlin exhibition BERLIN.- Capitain Petzel is presenting Christopher Kulendran Thomas solo exhibition, on view from 11 June 2025. The exhibition consists of one monumental painting and three small works on glass that algorithmically metabolize the colonial art history that came to dominate in Sri Lanka after the artists family, who are Tamil, left escalating ethnic violence in the country. The big painting, which gives the exhibition its title, spans the entirety of the exhibition space. The composition is densely packed with bodies emerging from, and fading into, a dark forest. Distinctions between figure and environment and between creation and destruction are almost indistinguishable. This new painting, the artists largest to date, raises questions that are particularly urgent in the aftermath of conflict and erasure: Which histories are rendered visible? Who holds the authority to narrate them? And how are images ... More "Celestial Bodies: Sculpture by Karen LaMonte" astounds at Munson Museum of Art this summer UTICA, NY.- Munson Museum of Art in Utica, N.Y., presents the extraordinary artwork of contemporary artist Karen LaMonte, one of the most celebrated sculptors of our time, in a comprehensive exhibition, Celestial Bodies: Sculpture by Karen LaMonte, on view June 27 through Dec. 31, 2025. Celestial Bodies explores LaMontes award-winning career, featuring sculptures in porcelain, bronze, glass, and stone. Celestial Bodies is an expansive array of about 60 cast and carved works from the artists archival collection, many of which have never been seen in public, that not only reflect LaMontes life and career but her artistic soul as well. Her body of work connects ideas of timeless beauty, strength and fragility, and the fleeting nature of life. Karen LaMontes sculptures are nothing short of breathtaking, exclaims Stephen Harrison, director and chief curator of the Munson ... More Amsterdam's STRAAT Museum explores Brazil's powerful influence on street art AMSTERDAM.- In the summer of 2025, the STRAAT Museum brings the big names of Brazilian street art to Amsterdam with the exhibitions Pixação: Resistance and Rebellion and NaLata X STRAAT. Both projects highlight Brazils unique influence on urban art, offering cultural, political, and historical perspectives that deepen understanding of the global movement through a distinctly Brazilian lens. In particular, street art from São Paulo has influenced contemporary artists and street art movements worldwide. The Brazilian summer at STRAAT opens with an exhibition that provides in-depth insight into pixação, a radical and raw Brazilian style of street expression that is seen as both protest and cultural expression. The exhibition explores the world of pixação culture with a comprehensive look at its socio-political significance and unique aesthetic approach. It features important, ... More |
| PhotoGalleries Monica Bonvicini Carlos Cruz-Diez Consuelo Kanaga Brooklyn Museum at 200 Flashback On a day like today, Italian architect Domenico Fontana died June 28, 1607. Domenico Fontana (1543 - 28 June 1607) was an Italian architect of the late Renaissance, born in today's Ticino. He worked primarily in Italy, at Rome and Naples. He was born at Melide, a village on the Lake Lugano, at that time joint possession of Swiss cantons of the old Swiss Confederacy, and presently part of Ticino, Switzerland, and died at Naples. In this image: Domenico Fontana by Federico Zuccari.
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