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Art
Chobi Mela Festival Highlights Bangladesh’s Photographic Legacy
The 25th Chobi Mela photography festival in Dhaka showcases both historical and contemporary images that highlight Bangladesh’s photographic heritage and current political unrest, including the…
Celebrating A New Freedom Under Self-Rule
Dhaka hosted the 13th edition of Chobi Mela, Asia’s longest-running photography festival, featuring works from 58 photographers across 18 countries that highlighted themes of political…
Enid Marx and Modern British Design retrospective at Compton Verney
Compton Verney in Warwickshire is hosting a major retrospective of Enid Marx’s diverse design work, including her iconic 1937 London Underground moquette fabric and influential…
Ai Weiwei’s Button Up! Exhibition Highlights Migration and Exploitation
Ai Weiwei's exhibition *Button Up!* at Manchester's Aviva Studios features large-scale installations addressing migration, exploitation, and the legacy of imperialism, including a 100-meter inflatable dinghy…
New museum in Calif. amplifies group that has long felt invisible
The Out Museum in San Francisco opened in May to showcase the experiences of the Chinese and Chinese American LGBTQ+ community through bilingual exhibitions and…
See What Norman Rockwell Saw in West Wing Lobby
Norman Rockwell’s rare sketches of daily life in the White House West Wing during Franklin D. Roosevelt’s presidency have been acquired by the White House…
Her Creations Usually Come With a Twist
Maren Hassinger’s retrospective at the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive showcases her five-decade career blending sculpture, performance, and natural materials, featuring large installations,…
More Museums Are Just for Fun
The Museum of Ice Cream and similar for-profit immersive venues have attracted millions of visitors with interactive, entertainment-driven exhibits, surpassing attendance at some traditional museums.…
When Art Became a Journey Into Light
Omani artist Jawaher al Maqbali presented the exhibition “Tajalli Al Noor” in Al Athaiba, combining paintings with narrative QR codes to create an intimate, reflective…
James McNeill Whistler Art Retrospective Review
A new retrospective exhibition delves into James McNeill Whistler’s artistic achievements and vivid personality, featuring highlights like his Nocturne series and the iconic portrait of…
Anish Kapoor’s Freudian Art Exhibition at Hayward Gallery
Anish Kapoor’s new exhibition at London’s Hayward Gallery features large-scale sculptures that explore Freudian themes and create immersive, psychologically charged environments. By skillfully navigating the…
MC Escher Retrospective Opens in London with 150 Works
A comprehensive exhibition of M.C. Escher's work featuring over 150 pieces has opened at Somerset House in London, displaying his iconic optical illusions and intricate…
Anish Kapoor’s Hayward Exhibition: Spectacle Without Profundity
Anish Kapoor’s new exhibition at London’s Hayward Gallery features large-scale sculptures and installations that emphasize his signature use of color, particularly vivid reds and exclusive…
Giacometti in the Temple of Dendur Transforms Sacred Space
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has installed Alberto Giacometti’s elongated female sculptures inside the Temple of Dendur to create a new exhibition titled “Giacometti in…
Her face is her canvas, and her calling card
French artist Orlan is currently conducting a series of lectures at the Louvre exploring the transformation and representation of the human body in art, addressing…
All the fun of the fair
The Tate Modern in London is featuring a major retrospective of Argentine artist Julio Le Parc’s kinetic and optical art, highlighting his interactive installations that…
Saving Alice’s Wonderland in New York
A 16-panel mural depicting scenes from Lewis Carroll’s "Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland," originally painted between 1938 and 1940 for Gouverneur Hospital in New York, has…
Artist Delcy Morelos Creates Origo Earth Structure at Barbican
Colombian artist Delcy Morelos has installed Origo, a 30-tonne earth structure with aromatic clay tunnels, at London’s Barbican Centre offering visitors both physical shelter and…
Public Restoration of Gustave Courbet’s ‘A Burial at Ornans’ at Musée d’Orsay
The Musée d’Orsay has completed the restoration of Gustave Courbet’s “A Burial at Ornans,” allowing visitors to witness the yearlong conservation process that revealed vivid…
British Landscapes Exhibition Explores Artistic Responses to Changing Countryside
Pallant House Gallery in Chichester is hosting *British Landscapes: A Sense of Place*, an exhibition showcasing British landscape art from the late 18th to the…
Blackness in All Its Complexities at Harlem Studio Museum
The Studio Museum in Harlem is presenting "Fade," the latest exhibition in a 25-year series showcasing emerging Black artists who challenge traditional definitions of Black…
Zurbarán at the National Gallery: A Masterpiece Exhibition Review
The National Gallery is presenting an exhibition showcasing the works of Francisco de Zurbarán, a key artist of Spain’s 17th-century Golden Age known for his…
Francisco de Zurbarán’s Paintings: Sacred Realism and Material Beauty
The National Gallery in London is hosting a major exhibition of Francisco de Zurbarán’s works through August 23, showcasing his mastery of realistic detail and…
Francisco de Zurbarán Exhibition Highlights Detail and Drama
The National Gallery in London is hosting a major exhibition of Francisco de Zurbarán’s works until August 23, presenting a detailed exploration of his religious…
Klimt ceiling paintings restoration tours open to public in Vienna
The Burgtheater in Vienna has opened guided tours allowing visitors to view Gustav Klimt’s early ceiling paintings from 1886-1888, currently being meticulously restored after water…
Ramy Alqthami: ‘Borders are imaginary lines drawn in pursuit of security’
Saudi artist Ramy Alqthami’s installation “Al-Bitra,” featuring a concrete land marker he spray-painted as a child, is showcased at the Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale to…
Sculptor Taps the Natural World For a Towering New Bronze Age
Artist Giuseppe Penone has created a new series of life-size bronze tree sculptures for his exhibition "The Reflection of Bronze" at New York's Gagosian gallery.…
I thought William Blake was a bonkers one-of but a powerful show reveals he wasn’t alone
The National Gallery of Ireland is hosting an exhibition that situates William Blake’s artwork within the broader cultural and political upheavals of late 18th- and…
Arab artists on display at the Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale
The Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale in Saudi Arabia showcases works by prominent Arab artists that explore themes of identity, memory, and cultural change. The event…
Gufram Revives Surrealist Furniture Piece Fachiro
Italian furniture company Gufram has reintroduced Fachiro, a spiny pouf originally designed in 1975 by architect Marzio Cecchi, known for its soft leather spikes and…