Exhibitions
Cross-category exhibitions are gaining popularity, but do they pay off?
Transhistorical shows, often pairing Old Masters with contemporary art, are frequently critical successes but the commercial benefits are less obvious
Comment | Leigh Bowery’s radical art is being rightly celebrated—but let’s not forget those who helped him on his way
The artist’s close network of creative mavericks were integral to the indelible mark he left on London's cultural life
Could this Van Gogh have come from Nazi Germany?
As Birmingham’s peasant woman painting goes on loan to Charleston, we explore the question of its provenance
Comment | Somerset House’s soil-themed exhibition shows the importance of being down to earth
The London institution’s new show features a variety of works that emphasise the wonder and critical importance of dirt
Eight PST Art shows, in and around Los Angeles, to see before they close
While most museum shows in the PST Art: Art & Science Collide event closed at the end of 2024, more than two dozen are still open. Here are the best of the bunch, which explore themes from gender non-conformity to human ingenuity
Exhibitions reveal hidden stories of interned Japanese American artists
Shows at the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Denver Art Museum explore personal and professional struggle of those who were incarcerated during the Second World War
Cecilia Alemani details her character-driven curatorial approach for next Site Santa Fe International
The 12th edition of the International will be structured around roughly 25 figures, both real and fictional, from a 19th-century saloon owner to the Indigenous author N. Scott Momaday
12 must-see exhibitions in and around Los Angeles during Frieze
From ancient Peruvian pottery and mid-century Modern ceramics, to reimagined Old Masters, an invented queer cowboy movie and more
Van Gogh’s hospital painting comes to London, returning for the first time in a hundred years
The picture shows the ward where the artist slept after mutilating his ear—I witnessed the room’s tragic demolition
London exhibition to unite Hockney’s early works on love
In The Mood For Love features experimental paintings that the British artist made made during and immediately after his time at London’s Royal College of Art (RCA)
Los Angeles pop-up exhibition showcases—and benefits—wildfire victims
Curated by Aram Moshayedi, “One Hundred Percent” includes works by Kelly Akashi, Kathryn Andrews, Paul McCarthy, Diana Thater and others impacted by the fires
Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s The Gates revived, in exhibition and augmented reality, 20 years later
An AR experience in Central Park and a show at The Shed bring the sprawling Land art installation in Central Park back to life
Artists and scientists join forces for Finland climate crisis project
Climate Clock will see a permanent public art trail installed in the city of Oulu
Jeffrey Gibson’s Venice Biennale show heads to the Broad in Los Angeles
The queer, Indigenous artist hopes the work will reach more Native Americans
Qatar to construct permanent pavilion in Venice Biennale’s Giardini—the first country to do so for 30 years
The site will be used for an installation by the Pakistani architect Yasmeen Lari during this year’s architecture exhibition before opening officially
Two mystery figures discovered beneath Picasso Blue Period painting
Conservators at London's Courtauld Institute used x-ray and infrared images to reveal the previously unseen works
Comment | Commercial galleries are the new rulers of the Indian art scene
Shows at Mehrangarh Fort in Jodhpur and City Palace in Jaipur demonstrate fresh power dynamics in the sector
What we learned from the show of Monet’s London paintings at the Courtauld
Specialists and curators on what gathering Thames paintings from around the world revealed
Luma Foundation’s burgeoning ‘biennial of the Alps’ is excellent—but who is it for?
The sixth edition of Elevation 1049 brings work addressing some of the great crises of the moment to a remote billionaire’s paradise
Julieta Aranda: '¿Cuál es el tiempo de soñar?'
La exposición de la artista nacida en la Ciudad de México en el Museo Universitario Arte Contemporáneo examina sus proyectos relacionados con el tiempo y el trabajo
Julieta Aranda: ‘What is the time of dreaming?’
The Mexico City-born artist’s show at Museo Universitario Arte Contemporáneo surveys her projects related to time and labour
Was a new Van Gogh really discovered at a garage sale? Here’s why I remain unconvinced
The New York-based LMI Group claims the $50 portrait is a previously unknown work by the Dutch master, perhaps now worth $15m, but the Van Gogh Museum rejects it
Khaled Sabsabi, artist who fled civil war in Lebanon as a child, will represent Australia at the 2026 Venice Biennale
Sabsabi’s curator will be Michael Dagostino, who also came up through the multicultural western Sydney arts scene
Oxford University exhibition aims to ‘contextualise’ the legacy of British imperialist Cecil Rhodes
A statue of Rhodes at Oriel College in Oxford has previously sparked protests and calls for it to be removed
Gabriel Orozco: ‘Trabajo a nivel internacional pero siempre manteniendo lazos con mi país’
Uno de los artistas contemporáneos más influyentes de México reflexiona sobre su legado con motivo de la extensa exposición de su trabajo en el Museo Jumex
Gabriel Orozco: ‘I work internationally while always maintaining ties with my country’
One of Mexico’s most influential contemporary artists, who is also at the helm of the transformation of a public park in Mexico City, discusses his life and work on the occasion of a showcase at Museo Jumex
‘The story is more complex than just what you see’: Amsterdam exhibition explores the courtroom as a landscape
Over 250 pastel drawings by Dutch artist Machteld Aardse were created in courthouses and secure facilities
Art from a conflicted time: Anselm Kiefer's early works head to Oxford
An exhibition at the Ashmolean Museum brings together 42 paintings, watercolours, artist books, photos and woodcuts made between 1969 and 1982—along with three new works
Seoul is the next stop for groundbreaking LGBTQ+ exhibition series
Sunpride Foundation will celebrate queer art at the non-profit Art Sonje Center in the South Korean capital after headline-grabbing shows in Taipei, Bangkok and Hong Kong
Steve McQueen’s Grenfell film to tour to six UK cities
The artist’s work—dedicated to the victims of the tragic fire—will be screened in cities including Cardiff and Glasgow