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The First Art Newspaper on the Net Established in 1996 Sunday, April 27, 2025 50 years of Josephsohn: Swiss sculptor's evolution on display at Thaddaeus Ropac in Paris Hans Josephsohn, Untitled, 1971. Brass, 142 kg 66 x 218 x 59 cm (25,98 x 85,83 x 23,23 in). Courtesy Thaddaeus Ropac gallery, London · Paris · Salzburg · Milan · Seoul © Josephsohn Estate. Photos: Kesselhaus Josephsohn. PARIS.- Following the retrospective dedicated to Hans Josephsohn’s work at the Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris last year – the artist’s first retrospective in France – Thaddaeus Ropac Paris Marais presents an exhibition retracing 50 years of the Swiss sculptor’s practice, from 1952 to 2002. Spanning Josephsohn’s key sculptural typologies, the ground floor of the gallery brings his tender, solitary early standing and reclining figures into conversation with the abstract volumes of his late half-figures, while the walls of the first-floor space become home to a focused presentation of the artist’s reliefs. Josephsohn’s practice is characterised by his lifelong preoccupation with the human figure and by a process in intense union with his medium, both of which are central to all the works on view. The exhibition looks back over his stylistic development over five decades, bearing witness to several stylistic periods which correspond, broadly, to his shift ... More The Best Photos of the Day Installation view of The Gatherers, on view at MoMA PS1 from April 24 through October 6, 2025. Courtesy MoMA PS1. Photo: Kris Graves. Emma Stern's 'Hell is Hot' opens at Almine Rech Paris, Turenne Laura Lima's unique performance art comes to New York Paul McCartney exhibits photographs taken during rise of Beatlemania Emma Stern Lucy (flame thrower), 2025. Oil on canvas, 147.3 x 182.9 cm. 58 x 72 in. PARIS.- Almine Rech Paris, Turenne is presenting Hell is Hot, Emma Stern's third solo exhibition with the gallery, on view from April 26 to June 7, 2025. A “to-watch” list titled: She had sex with WHAT? Sea creatures, sultry bodiless voices, all-seeing angels and motorbikes between the legs—all revved up and swallowed by girly ardor. AI-generated videos of tiny humanoids swept up in muscled, demonic arms. In these videos, the moment of contact is where their bodies—so sculpted, so solid—tremble and melt, meeting the limit of where a haphazard intelligence understands the contact of flesh on flesh. In Emma Stern’s paintings, the edges hold: they gleam with the fullness of freaky desire. Dimorphic idealisms of snatched waists and anti- gravity T&A are morphed into adorable monsters sporting bunny ears and mermaid tails. Sculpted in 3D software favoured by amateur pornographers then finely painted in oils in cyber-sunset hues, Stern’s ... More Laura Lima, Balé Literal; Balerina #3, 2025. NEW YORK, NY.- Tanya Bonakdar Gallery is presenting Balé Literal, Laura Lima's third solo exhibition with the gallery, and the fourth iteration of Balé Literal (Literal Ballet). Balé Literal is an exhibition in motion — objects and artworks dance through the space in a choreographed movement of the absurd. Hanging from a pulley system, the objects (or ballerinas) glide and bounce across the gallery, powered by the energy of a cyclist on a modified bike apparatus. Under the direction of the artist, the objects, lighting, musical score, support team, and pulley system function like a living organism: evolving, adapting, and moving in perfect synchrony. Through a series of cut-out windows, viewers can peek backstage, where the ballerinas prepare and wait for their act. The sound and lighting theatrics, controlled simultaneously by the cyclist, create particular moods and atmospheres which transform the objects into living beings. Collaboration and communication from one body ... More Paul McCartney, Self-portraits in a mirror at the George V Hotel, Paris, January 1964 (detail) © Paul McCartney. Courtesy the artist and Gagosian. BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF.- Gagosian opened an exhibition of recently rediscovered photographs by Paul McCartney—including some previously unseen—at its gallery in Beverly Hills. Featuring thirty-six works composed of images taken between December 1963 and February 1964, it offers an indelible snapshot of Beatlemania as it was becoming a global phenomenon. McCartney has collaborated with Gagosian to produce the prints in small editions and has signed each one. Incorporating pictures shot in Liverpool; London; Paris; New York; Washington, DC; and Miami, the exhibition is on view from April 25 to June 21, 2025. A portion of sale proceeds will be donated to support ongoing recovery and rebuilding efforts in Southern California following the recent devastating wildfires. Evoking a key interval in twentieth-century cultural history, the photographs ... More Early Franz Kline exhibition opens at Hirschl & Adler Modern Take a timeless ride at Cycle Thru! The Art of the Bike presented at the Cincinnati Art Museum Kiki Smith's "Woven Worlds" opens in Malmö, exploring nature through tapestry and sculpture Franz Kline, South Ferry, 1941. Oil on board, 20 x 16 in. NEW YORK, NY.- Hirschl & Adler Modern opened an exhibition of early works by American Abstract Expressionist painter Franz Kline (1910–1962). The installation features more than 20 paintings and works on paper from 1940 to 1950, before Kline débuted his large-scale black-and-white canvases in his first solo exhibition at the Charles Egan Gallery, New York, in 1950. Franz Kline is celebrated for his powerfully gestural black-and-white paintings incorporating abstract motifs and physical brushwork. Less known, however, is the stylistic experimentation that preceded and, in some ways, presaged the artist’s now iconic work. This exhibition focuses on the imagery Kline produced prior to his affiliation with New York School artists Willem de Kooning, Jackson Pollock, Robert Motherwell, Hans Hoffman, and Philip Guston. Originally trained as a figurative painter, Kline was an exceptional draftsman. Unlike other post-war Abstract Expressionists who sought out European precedents, Kline embraced the ... More Ariel High Wheel, 1878, Coventry Machinists Company (English), steel with leather saddle, Bicycle Museum of America, New Bremen, Ohio. CINCINNATI, OH.- Gear up for a thrilling ride through history, design and culture during the Cincinnati Art Museum’s exhibition Cycle Thru! The Art of the Bike on view April 4–August 24, 2025. The exhibition, which originated at The Church, Sag Harbor, New York, and is presented in partnership with The Bicycle Museum of America, New Bremen, Ohio, showcases bicycles spanning the 1860s to today, illustrating the design innovations—both functional and aesthetic—marking the vehicle’s development. Highlights include more than 20 bicycles, including Pee-Wee Herman’s customized 1953 Schwinn DX Cruiser that starred in Tim Burton’s 1985 film, Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure, a rare cast iron “Boneshaker” velocipede manufactured in the mid-1800s, a 1901 Wolff-American Ice Bicycle engineered to traverse a frozen course and a seafoam green 1950s Huffy Radiobike designed so riders could cruise to their tunes of choice. ... More Installation view, Kiki Smith "Woven Worlds", 2025 Photo: Helene Toresdotter/Moderna Museet. MALMÖ.- The exhibition “Woven Worlds” comprises over 50 works by Kiki Smith, among them jacquard weavings and their layouts, detail-filled collaged drawings as well as sculptures. Included in this presentation is “Sperm piece” (1991) by the artist, a work from Moderna Museet’s collection that consists of over 700 glass parts spread out across the floor. In this selection of works, Kiki Smith focuses our gaze on nature. Through intimate studies and fabulous fantasies, her weavings are populated by wolves, delicate butterflies, and shadowy bats. In the large-scale tapestries, measuring almost 300 x 200 cm, Smith adds silver thread to create a shimmering world of details. The layouts that the tapestries are based on are almost as large, consisting of collage in several layers, while her sculptures vary in material – from bronze with inlaid gemstones to porcelain with graphite. Born in 1954, Kiki Smith has returned time and again throughout her career to the theme of ... More Edward Burtynsky showcases the intersection of beauty and environmental crisis at Audain Art Museum Remai Modern presents Land. Sea. Sugar. Salt: Terrestrial and Aquatic Contemplations of the Caribbean MoMA PS1 presents major exhibition of international artists contending with waste and excess Edward Burtynsky, Coast Mountains #3, The Black Tusk, British Columbia, Canada, 2023, photo © Edward Burtynsky, courtesy Paul Kuhn Gallery, Calgary / Nicholas Metivier Gallery, Toronto. WHISTLER, BC.- The internationally renowned Toronto-based artist, Edward Burtynsky, presents a striking collection of his large-scale photo-based works entitled The Coast Mountains: Recent Works by Edward Burtynsky. This Special Exhibition is on display at the Audain Art Museum throughout the spring and summer. Regarded as one of the world’s most accomplished contemporary photographers, Burtynsky is acclaimed for his exploration of the relationship between human industry and the natural world. His latest series turns the lens onto the majestic landscapes of British Columbia's Coast Range, capturing their grandeur while highlighting the urgent issue of glacier retreat due to global warming. Over the past four decades, Burtynsky’s photographic work has centered on capturing landscapes that are as beautiful as they are unsettling. In The Coast Mountains, Burtynsky shifts his focus to the pristine beauty of British ... More Kara Springer, the earth & all its inhabitants, 2019. Wood, primer, c-print, lightbox, found materials. SASKATOON.- Remai Modern presents a new exhibition that gives primacy to the voices of eight artists who think deeply about the Caribbean and have familial and lived ties to the region. Land. Sea. Sugar. Salt.: Terrestrial and Aquatic Contemplations of the Caribbean features work by Carolina Caycedo, Andrea Chung, Giana De Dier, Braxton Garneau, Deborah Jack, Las Nietas de Nonó, Hew Locke, and Kara Springer. While the Caribbean is frequently referenced as though it were a single region, it is, in fact, a complex and varied place defined by intersections of histories and cultures that exist across an intricately delineated geography. The region encompasses over 700 islands, as well as portions of mainland countries such as Colombia, Venezuela, Belize, Nicaragua, and Guyana, sharing Indigenous histories, colonialism, African diaspora, and ongoing struggles for sovereignty and environmental justice. Many people know the region only through tourism, a lens that can provide an understanding that is lit ... More Selma Selman. Flower of Life. 2024. Construction grabs, acrylic on steel, metal, electric motor, engine oil, tubes, and cables. Installation view of The Gatherers, on view at MoMA PS1 from April 24 through October 6, 2025. Courtesy MoMA PS1. Photo: Kris Graves. LONG ISLAND CITY, NY.- This spring, MoMA PS1 presents The Gatherers, a major exhibition that brings into focus current artistic practices grappling with global waste and excess, as our social and political lives are shaped by the glut of garbage and information. The presentation spans the entirety of the Museum’s third-floor galleries and features 14 international artists—many exhibiting for the first time in a US museum whose practices span sculptural installation, assemblage, painting, video, and performance. The exhibition underscores how retooling detritus has new meaning for a generation grappling with the impacts of recent world orders—such as the ongoing failures of globalization and neoliberalism, amidst failing infrastructure and political instability—and builds on millennia-long art historical traditions utilizing accumulation. Artists in The Gatherers render ... More New Danny Lyon photobook out May 6: "JUNK: America in Ruins" Stitched canvases and polished bronzes: Sarah Crowner's material investigations debut in Paris New artwork Abstract Futures maps a journey at 42 St-Grand Central Station 1956 Ford Fairlane © Danny Lyon. NEW YORK, NY.- A new book by legendary photographer Danny Lyon explores the beauty of once-beloved, now-decaying cars found in junkyards across America. A work of pure visual photography, Junk: America in Ruins (Damiani Books, 2025) features images of more than 80 American cars, mostly from the 1950s and 1960s, that Lyon discovered in forgotten junkyards on travels through Nebraska, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and Oklahoma. Lyon is one of the most influential photographers of the last six decades and a key figure of New Journalism, whose immersive and groundbreaking works include The Bikeriders (1968), The Destruction of Lower Manhattan (1969), and the memoir This Is My Life I’m Talking About (Damiani Books, 2024). When Lyon was 21, his father bequeathed him a 1953 Oldsmobile. He discovered the ecstasy of speeding along Georgia highways during the civil rights movement, with red dirt fields of peanuts and cotton flying by. In the excitement of driving, he realized his own ... More Sarah Crowner, Violets, 2025. Dyed wool embroidery, 183.5 x 153.5 cm.; 72 1/4 x 60 3/8 in. PARIS.- Galerie Max Hetzler, Paris, is presenting Tableaux en Laine, Pierres en Bronze, a solo exhibition by Sarah Crowner, uniting a new series of embroideries, bronze sculptures and canvases. This is the artist’s inaugural exhibition with the gallery, and her first presentation in Paris. Sarah Crowner is renowned for her investigations into colour, materiality and form. Her works, which span painting, sculpture, collage, tile installations and set design, invite a close engagement with the viewer. Subverting expectations of structure, texture and palette, they elicit new ways of slow and deliberate looking. For this exhibition, Crowner foregrounds abstract colour fields and juxtaposes hard and soft, reflective and absorbent, surfaces. Five wool embroidered works from 2025 mark a new development in the artist’s practice. At first glance, they appear to be monochromatic canvases, each composed from a vibrating expanse of colour. Contemplated up close, however, ... More Abstract Futures (2025) © Hilma’s Ghost, 42 St-Grand Central Station. Commissioned by MTA Arts & Design. Photo: Etienne Frossard. NEW YORK, NY.- MTA Arts & Design announces Abstract Futures, a new artwork by Hilma’s Ghost, at 42 St-Grand Central Station. The 600-square foot glass mosaic is installed at the 42nd Street/3rd Avenue entrance leading directly to the 7 train, on the Flushing line. The mosaic is a contemporary and dynamic contribution to Grand Central’s ongoing station rehabilitation. Fabricated by Miotto Mosaic Art Studios, Abstract Futures is the first public commission for the artist duo Sharmistha Ray and Dannielle Tegeder. The artwork centers around the themes of “portals” and “journeys”. It is intended as metaphor for an individual’s transformation and spiritual development in the city. The recent reveal marks a new chapter in artistic expression within the city’s iconic transit hub. “The artwork offers a reflective space for connection, transformation, and understanding,” said Juliette Michaelson, Interim Director, MTA Arts & Design. “Customers entering Gra ... More Christine Sun Kim: All Day All Night | Exhibition Walkthrough More News Remembering Tony Bechara: Artist, advocate, and pillar of the New York art scene NEW YORK, NY.- The art world is remembering Tony Bechara, a celebrated artist and influential cultural leader, who passed away on his 83rd birthday. Bechara died peacefully in New York City, the metropolis he called home for over 60 years and where he played a significant role in shaping the artistic landscape. Bechara was a unique figure, seamlessly blending his own vibrant artistic practice with a deep commitment to institutional leadership. Throughout his career, he was also a dedicated advocate for fellow artists, notably championing the work of Carmen Herrera and Leon Polk Smith, artists he felt deserved greater recognition. His warmth, generosity as a mentor, and dedication to cultural philanthropy have created a lasting legacy that extends beyond his own compelling body of work. A pivotal chapter of Bechara's leadership was his 15-year tenure (2000-2015) as Chairman of the Board ... More Landry Pop Auctions celebrates blockbuster results in back-to-back comics auctions CHICAGO, IL.- Landry Pop Auctions announced record-breaking, white-glove results from back-to-back April 22nd comics auctions that captivated collectors and enthusiasts from across the globe. The Paperboy Collection: Platinum & Gold Age Comics achieved an impressive $1,317,280 sale total, reaching 150% by value and 100% by lot—a testament to the strength of the material and fervent demand from bidders for this historic collection. Standout lots included the highly sought-after D.C. Comics Detective Comics #27 CGC 4.0, featuring the first appearance of Batman, which soared past its high estimate to realize a remarkable $683,200, as well as D.C. Comics Detective Comics #31 CGC 7.0, which achieved a new world record when it realized $329,400—more than twice its low estimate. This historic collection was brought to auction by the daughter of a paperboy who assembled ... More Rafael Delacruz blurs painting and time-based media in Altman Siegel debut SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- Altman Siegel is presenting its inaugural exhibition with California-based artist Rafael Delacruz. Delacruz seamlessly blurs the lines between time-based works and painting in this exhibition. In addition to a new suite of works on canvas, the artist premieres a 3D video sculpture titled: A Picture: Me in the air, next to that thing, 2024-2025. Both paintings and film are equally mysterious, playful, textured, and undeniably innovative—a strong relationship to collage, montage, and the act of drawing weaves both mediums together. In Delacruz’s paintings, narrative explodes and collapses, tempered by the intentionality of his mark-making and vivid blocks of bold color. Handmade pigment from sacramental palm ash provides shades of grey and black throughout these compositions. Techniques ranging from lino cut and screen printing in tandem with traditional oil painting ... More Anonymous in Venice: Barbara Walker turns inward for new exhibition at Victoria Miro VENICE.- Victoria Miro is presenting an exhibition by Barbara Walker. Completed during a recent residency with the gallery in Venice, this new body of work features self-portraits created in dialogue with Old Masters and the experience of being an anonymous figure immersed in the city. Described by the art historian Eddie Chambers as ‘one of the most talented, productive and committed artists of her generation’, Barbara Walker is acclaimed for works that tell contemporary stories hinged on historical circumstances, often employing portraiture to invite the viewer to look beyond anonymising acts of categorisation. The issues central to Walker’s practice of belonging, power, visibility and representation are here turned inwards as the artist spent extended time in Venice, negotiating her relationship to the Old Master works she viewed in museums such as the Ca’ ... More Asia Art Archive seeks Executive Director HONG KONG.- Asia Art Archive (AAA) seeks a visionary Executive Director (ED). Since its founding in 2000, AAA has been at the forefront of documenting and redefining the recent histories of contemporary art in Asia. Through residencies, research, educational programmes, publications, and institutional collaborations, AAA has become the go-to site for art professionals, scholars, educators, artists, and more. With the most extensive and growing collection of materials on contemporary art from Asia, freely accessible online and in its onsite library, AAA is an invaluable resource for inspiration and knowledge. AAA will celebrate its 25th anniversary this year, and the search for a new ED based in Hong Kong presents an exciting opportunity to lead one of the art world’s most dynamic organisations at this pivotal moment. • Provide thoughtful and visionary executive leadership that ... More Dynamic installation explores form, balance, and cultural resonance DOHA.- Qatar Museums unveiled Privileged Points, a major sculptural installation by celebrated contemporary artist Nairy Baghramian, now on view at the Museum of Islamic Art (MIA) Park. This striking addition to Qatar’s growing Public Art Collection exemplifies Qatar Museums’ mission to make exceptional contemporary art accessible to all and to spark dialogue between cultures, histories, and environments. The artwork was unveiled by Her Excellency Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Chairperson of Qatar Museum, in the presence of His Excellency Dr. Ali Salehabadi, Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the state of Qatar and Mohammed Saad Al Rumaihi, CEO, Qatar Museums. Nairy Baghramian is widely recognised for her sculptural practice that draws on architectural elements and the human body to explore how time, space, ... More Qatar Museums unveils Mehdi Moutashar's Aspire House at Aspire Park DOHA.- Qatar Museums unveiled Aspire House, the first permanent public artwork by acclaimed Iraqi artist Mehdi Moutashar. Commissioned for Aspire Park, the monumental piece reimagines the essence of home and family through geometric abstraction, a hallmark of Moutashar’s five-decade-long artistic journey. The remarkable artwork was unveiled by Her Excellency Buthaina bint Ali Al Jabr Al Nuaimi, Minister of Social Development and Family and Mohammed Saad Al Rumaihi, CEO Qatar Museums, in the presence of esteemed dignitaries. Aspire House is a legacy project of Moutashar’s 2023 solo exhibition Mehdi Moutashar: Introspection as Resistance, organised by Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art. This exhibition, his first solo show in Qatar and the region, explored Moutashar’s unique use of Arabic calligraphy and ornamental patterns, challenging Western categorisations ... More A new public artwork in Lusail celebrates the spirit of FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 DOHA.- Qatar Museums, yesterday unveiled Keys to Memories, a captivating public artwork created by Boo Design Studio in collaboration with Qatari artist and educator Maryam Al-Homaid. Installed in front of the Lusail Metro Station, the artwork transforms 250,000 reclaimed keychains into a striking reflection of the shared experiences of football fans during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™, the first World Cup hosted in the Middle East, in the Arabian Gulf and the second in Asia. The unveiling was attended by Mohammed Saad Al Rumaihi, CEO, Qatar Museums, His Excellency Yasir Al Jamal, Director General, Supreme Committee, Under secretary of Ministry of Sports and Youth, Mr. Fahad Abdullatif Al Jahrami, Chief Development and Asset Management Officer at Qatari Diar, Ahmed Mohammed Al-Saleh, Lusail Lightrail Director, Qatar Rail and Abdulla Saif Alsulaiti, ... More Group exhibition showcases vast range of self-portraits, past and present GLENDALE, CA.- “Persona: Exploring Self-Portraiture” premiered at the Forest Lawn Museum on April 26, 2025. It features the work of more than 20 contemporary artists as well as historical self-portraits, spanning over 125 years. The exhibition probes the expanses of self-portraiture and examines the concept of visual representations of the self. “Persona” features paintings, sculptures, photographs, prints, fused glass, digital art, textile art, illustrations, and more. While the phenomenon of taking “selfies” is ubiquitous in the 21st century, the practice dates back more than 150 years. Nearly two dozen works from the Sedlik Collection of early self-portrait photography provide a glimpse into the human condition during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Made by professional and amateur photographers throughout the world, these remarkable images offer glimpses into artistic ... More Surrealist visions: Major collage exhibition opens at Di Donna Galleries NEW YORK, NY.- Di Donna Galleries is presenting The Surrealist Collage: Where Dreams and Reality Meet, on view at the gallery’s Madison Avenue location. Organized in collaboration with Timothy Baum—a renowned poet, essayist, collector, and expert in Dada and Surrealism—the exhibition showcases a significant collection of collages by leading Surrealist artists. The Surrealist Collage celebrates the evocative power of collage as a unique medium and explores how it embodied both the imagination and ingenuity of the Surrealists. By assembling fragments of printed images, photographs, and other ephemera, they created dreamlike compositions that merged the boundaries between reality and the imagination. The exhibition features works by Surrealist poets and artists alike, including André Breton, Joseph Cornell, Marcel Duchamp, Nusch Éluard, Paul ... More PhotoGalleries Consuelo Kanaga Brooklyn Museum at 200 Gerard Byrne Mystery & Benevolence Flashback On a day like today, Dutch painter and illustrator Jan van Goyen died April 27, 1656. Jan Josephszoon van Goyen (13 January 1596 - 27 April 1656) was a Dutch landscape painter. Van Goyen was an extremely prolific artist; approximately twelve hundred paintings and more than one thousand drawings by him are known. In this image: River Scene, 1652. © 1996 - 2025 Founder: Ignacio Villarreal (1941 - 2019) Editor & Publisher: Jose Villarreal (52 8110667640) Art Director: Juan José Sepúlveda Ramírez Writer: Ofelia Zurbia Betancourt

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