Exhibitions
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
The Big Review | Rachel Ruysch: Nature into Art at the Alte Pinakothek ★★★★
An extensive exhibition dedicated to the Dutch artist highlights her beautifully detailed still-lifes. But do these paintings offer more than splendid decoration?
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
Collector removes Boccioni sculpture from major Futurism exhibition citing misleading texts and safety concerns
Roberto Bilotti has removed the piece from Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea in Rome, claiming it was being exhibited in “a dark corner” and was “not valued at all”
Shows to see around Delhi during India Art Fair week
Our pick of the gallery shows in Delhi during the fair
An expert’s guide to Anselm Kiefer: five must-read books on the German artist
All you ever wanted to know about Kiefer, from a deep dive into his studios to the poetry that inspires him—selected by the curators Emilie Gordenker, Edwin Becker and Leontine Coelewij
Joshua Reynolds’s Portrait of Mai to hit the road on UK tour
The masterpiece will leave the National Portrait Gallery and head to Bradford and Cambridge
Exposiciones para ver en la Ciudad de México durante la Zona Maco
Las mejores exposiciones, desde pintura y escultura hasta videoarte, de las principales instituciones y galerías comerciales durante la feria