LONDON.- From 8 to 13 September 2025, Ordovas presents a solo exhibition by José Jun Martínez, winner of the 2024 Valerie Beston Artists’ Trust Award. Perennial Paroxysm is centred around a group of five new paintings by the London-based Puerto Rican artist whose practice spans a decade of immersive contemplation in natural environments. The works on view range from a large diptych painted with oil on canvas and measuring 160cm x 400cm to a complementary group of smaller-scale works. The Valerie Beston Artists’ Trust was established in 2006 after the death of Valerie Beston (1922–2005) who was renowned for supporting and nurturing the careers of many of the leading artists working in London throughout her extraordinary fifty-year career, including Frank Auerbach, Lucian Freud and Francis Bacon. The charity was established to support artists at the beginning of their careers; it has since collaborated with the Royal College ... More
Circa 1905 automaton by the famous Parisian maker Roulett & Decamps, titled The Dutch Drunkard, 43 inches tall, pictured in front of two original Western movie posters from the 1930s.
MACON, GA.- Preston Evans has dropped hints in the past that the next auction on his calendar would be his last, but there was always a longtime friend’s estate that needed liquidating, or a major consignor would beat a path to his door that he couldn’t turn away. Fate always conspired to keep him in the game, a game he’d been playing for decades. Only this time it’s different. The legendary Georgia-based auctioneer – who was featured on TV’s American Pickers and whose property is home to a veritable museum of rare and highly collectible items in a rainbow of categories – will finally sail off into retirement following one last hurrah: a two-day monster auction planned for October 10th and 11th at a former church building Evans owns in Macon. “My motto has always been, ‘Where Rare is Common,’ and at no time will that be more true than in my farewell auction event,” Evans ... More
The sale’s expected headliner is this original mixed media (pencil, watercolor and cut-out) study titled The Knave Watched Violetta Depart, dated 1910-12. Estimate: $25,000-$35,000.
DAVENPORT, WASH.- An outstanding single-owner collection of artworks dedicated entirely to the renowned American artist and illustrator Maxfield Parrish (1870-1966) will come up for bid in an auction planned for Wednesday, September 24th, by Grant Zahajko Auctions, online and live in the gallery located at 510 Morgan Street in Davenport, starting at 9am Pacific time. The auction is officially titled Maxfield Parrish: Artist & Illustrator, Celebrating a Career! Maxfield Parrish was active in the first half of the 20th century. His works featured distinctive saturated hues and idealized neo-classical imagery. His career helped shape the Golden Age of illustration and American visual arts. In his storied career he produced almost 900 pieces of art, including calendars, greeting cards and magazine covers. His works are highly collectible today. “After 47 years of discerningly collecting items relating ... More
Staging Dimensions team prepping to hang individual mural panel.
NEW CASTLE, DE.- Over the past 24 years, Staging Dimensions has quietly played a role in memorable moments in American history—providing custom-fabricated structures for events ranging from the Pope’s visit to Washington DC and Philadelphia to the fabrication of the World Record Hot Wheels Double Loop Dare. Now, the company adds another remarkable project to its fabrication portfolio: the preservation and installation of a monumental work of American art. In 1932, during the Great Depression, N.C. Wyeth painted "Apotheosis of the Family" as a commissioned mural for the Wilmington Savings Fund Society. The mural is the largest artwork ever created by the groundbreaking American artist. Nearly a century later and following several relocations, the mural has found a new permanent home at Jamie Wyeth’s Point Lookout Farm outside Wilmington, Delaware. But displaying and preserving the historic artwork inside the designated circula ... More
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, 'Nacktes Mädchen Hinter Vorhang (Fränzi)', 1910/1926, 140 x 110 x 6 cm, paint on burlap, collection Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam. Photo Rik Klein Gotink
AMSTERDAM.- Thanks to the generous support of the Bank of America’s Art Conservation Project, the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam has been able to restore one of the masterpieces by German artist Ernst Ludwig Kirchner in its collection. This is one of the most important works - Nacktes Mädchen Hinter Vorhang (Fränzi) - in the Stedelijk’s collection of German Expressionists and is now again on display in the collection presentation Yesterday Today – Collection Until 1950. Rein Wolfs, director Stedelijk Museum: “Restoring a work like this is time-consuming, intensive, and also extremely costly. We are deeply grateful to the Bank of America for their support and the opportunity to carry out this restoration thanks to their generous Art Conservation Project. This Kirchner is an important work in the Stedelijk’s collection of German Expressionism, and we are delighted to be able to once more include it in our collection presentation.” Andrea ... More
This historic move will build bridges for art markets, fostering artists’ legacies. Photography by Colin Miller for Sotheby's.
NEW YORK, NY.- Independent 20th Century, the show featuring new perspectives on both historically celebrated and under-recognized artists, announces that it will relocate in 2026 to the historic Breuer building, a Modernist landmark and the new headquarters of Sotheby’s in New York City. The fair will take place at its new venue located at 945 Madison avenue next fall, from September 24th to 27th, 2026. Designed by Marcel Breuer, the building has been adapted for Sotheby’s by the Pritzker Prize–winning architects Herzog & de Meuron, in partnership with New York–based PBDW Architects. Independent 20th Century will take place in the building’s new state-of-the-art gallery spaces, which will allow the fair to double its exhibition scope. This expansion will offer more opportunities to present genres that reposition and reframe the history of 20th Century art, including women in surrealism, Arab modernism, American regionalism, the New York avant garde, Brazilian ... More
NEW YORK, NY.- The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced today a landmark gift of 188 works by 37 of the most important figures in the history of avant-garde art, including a major collection of works by Man Ray (1890–1976) as well as works by Jean Arp (1886–1966), Jean Crotti (1878–1958), Marcel Duchamp (1887–1968), Suzanne Duchamp (1889–1963), Max Ernst (1891–1976), Francis Picabia (1879–1953), Kurt Schwitters (1887–1948), and others. A promised gift from Met Trustee John Pritzker, The Bluff Collection, as it is named, features collages, paintings, photographs, objects, and works on paper and is augmented by an equally rich collection of rare exhibition catalogues and other publications related to the revolutionary art movements of Dada and Surrealism. “John Pritzker’s remarkable collection of works by Man Ray, alongside works by artists ... More
Stéphane Thidet's work will be unveiled on Monday 13 October 2025.
PARIS.- For the past several years, Christie's Paris has been multiplying its projects and collaborations with leading figures from the French contemporary art scene. Following its 2024 partnership with Felice Varini during the third edition of Art Basel Paris, the auction house continues its commitment to contemporary creation. This October, to coincide with Paris Art Week, Christie's has invited French artist Stéphane Thidet to transform the façade of its Paris headquarters at 9 avenue Matignon. Facing the Grand Palais, at the entrance to an avenue that has become a true epicentre of the Parisian art world, Thidet will unveil a brand-new work, created specifically for this iconic location. True to his site-specific approach, the artist promises striking visual intervention—both poetic and enigmatic. Christie's has occupied the building at 9 avenue Matignon since 2001. Designed by architect René Sergent—renowned for the Nissim de Camondo Museum and several galleries at the Guimet ... More
NEW YORK, NY.- Korean industrial designer Seung Keun Kim, based in the United States, has introduced Fuse, a personal blender that reimagines the way everyday appliances integrate into daily rituals. The project recently received a Silver Prize at the 2025 NY Product Design Awards and was also featured on DesignBoom’s readers’ page. Fuse is designed to combine functionality with a sculptural form language. At the core of its design is a magnetic brushless motor system that connects to a magnetic coupler integrated into the blade base. By removing traditional mechanical locking components, the blender simplifies setup, improves safety, and maintains a clean silhouette. The user interface consists of a curved touch panel that allows swiping across illuminated indicators for speed control, alongside preset options for quick use. A single on/off button ensures accessibility for all users. Compact in scale, the device is powerful enough to handle frozen ingredients ... More
Arne Norell (1917-1971), Pair of armchairs – ‘Pilot’ model. Beech and leather. Edited by Norell Möbel AB. Model created around 1960. H 95 × W 78 × D 79 cm. Estimate: €2,500 / 3,500
PARIS.- PIASA will present for auction the interior of American artist Cindy Sherman’s Paris pied-à-terre, designed and arranged by Laplace, an internationally renowned architecture firm. This unique auction highlights the intimate dialogue between the conceptual universe of the photographer and the refined architectural vision of Luis Laplace and Christophe Comoy, founders of the agency. “Designing this apartment for Cindy Sherman was an exciting creative dialogue. We sought to translate her visual universe into a harmonious space, both timeless and bold,” said Luis Laplace & Christophe Comoy. Modernist furniture, contemporary artworks, rare design pieces, fashion, and luxury objects reflect a shared sensitivity to elegance, visual culture, and formal experimentation. The auction will take place on Thursday, October 2, 2025, under the title: From Cindy Sherman’s pied-à- terre in Paris. Designed by Laplace. ... More
LONDON.- Next Spring, Tate Modern will stage the largest ever survey exhibition celebrating the groundbreaking work of world-renowned artist Dame Tracey Emin (b.1963). Emin’s commitment to unapologetic self-expression has transformed our understanding of what art can be and continues to influence contemporary art today, using the female body to explore passion, pain and healing. Spanning her extraordinary 40-year practice - from seminal installations made in the 1990s, to recent paintings and bronzes going on display for the first time - A Second Life marks the most significant exhibition of Emin’s career, tracing the key life events that have shaped her journey and transformation. Conceived in close collaboration with the artist, it will bring together over 90 works encompassing painting, video, textile, neon, sculpture and installation, demonstrating her uncompromising confessional approach to sharing experiences of love, trauma and personal growth. Charting Emin’s lifelong com ... More
Miquel Barceló, Butterflies（蝶々), 2023 Clay（陶), 14.57 x 14.57 x 16.54 inches (37 x 37 x 42 cm) Photo by Ryuichi Maruo.
TOKYO.- Fergus McCaffrey Tokyo presents its first exhibition with the renowned Spanish artist Miquel Barceló (b. 1957). The exhibition Shigaraki Ceramics features fourteen works produced in 2023 in collaboration with ceramic artist Kazuya Furutani (b. 1976). Barceló’s work exhibits a raw and rugged expression that captures the immediacy of gesture, addressing timeless and universal human concerns with the cycle of life, the wonder of nature, the presence of myth, and the meaning of human existence. Travelling extensively in Africa and Asia since his youth, he has studied and learned from ancient traditions such as Dogon in Mali and Jomon in Japan; with this knowledge, he has established his unique style in painting, ceramic, and sculpture which demonstrates a rugged authority and materiality. Plugging into a deep vein of human emotion and consciousness, Barceló’s expressive force and transcendent form have married ancient techniques ... More
LJUBLJANA.- The internationally acclaimed and award-winning Italian photojournalist Paolo Pellegrin, a member of the renowned agency Magnum Photos, will be presented in a serie of exhibitions dedicated to the biggest photographers of our time. Pellegrin's photography sheds light on global conflicts, environmental catastrophes and the stories of marginalised people. Jakopič Gallery presents a major exhibition of work by Paolo Pellegrin (b. 1964, Rome), one of Italy’s most prominent photographers and a globally acclaimed photojournalist. Over the course of more than three decades, Pellegrin has become a leading visual chronicler of conflict, human suffering, and resilience. A full member of Magnum Photos since 2005 and the recipient of eleven World Press Photo awards and the Robert Capa Gold Medal among others, he is known for a distinctive visual language that blends expressive use of light and shadow ... More
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Siddhartha Kararwal's new solo exhibition explores global disarray with a humorous twist MUMBAI.- Sakshi Gallery presents artist Siddhartha Kararwal’s third solo, सब- conscious, opening on September 11, 2025. The artist wields puns that move beyond humour, as incursions into consumerism, mediated by tongue-in-cheek observations into the disarray of global affairs, consumerism, and news cycles. In a visual language that pays part-homage to surrealism and pop art aesthetics, Kararwal’s hues of pastel green, pink and blue both conceal and reveal the cracks in contemporary society, underwritten by humour. In the artist's line of sight, nothing is taken for granted. A voracious consumer of news, Kararwal churns these observations, pulls them apart, and questions where we go from here. What we see, consume and choose to overlook are laid bare in his works, to confront the absurdity of the world that we currently inhabit. In his paintings, both animate ... More
Earth Rising festival takes place at IMMA this weekend, 12 - 14 September 2025 DUBLIN.- The Irish Museum of Modern Art will present the fourth edition of Earth Rising, Ireland’s leading festival at the crossroads of climate, culture, and collective action. Taking place across the historic grounds at the Royal Hospital Kilmainham in Dublin 8, from 12-14 September (this weekend) Earth Rising is a free three-day celebration of creativity, ideas, and grassroots solutions for a changing world. From radical talks to joyful workshops, immersive installations to grassroots activism, Earth Rising 2025 features over 50 free events designed to inspire, connect, and activate. This year’s festival is inspired by Staying with the Trouble, IMMA’s acclaimed group exhibition based on Donna Haraway’s influential text. The exhibition and festival together explore how we might live differently in a time of planetary breakdown, not by turning away from complexity, but by staying with it, ... More
Nick Cave to receive honorary doctorate from the Royal College of Art LONDON.- Acclaimed musician Nick Cave will receive an Honorary Doctorate from Chancellor of the Royal College of Art (RCA), Sir Jony Ive, in a ceremony at the iconic Royal Festival Hall on London’s Southbank on 23 September. Every year, the RCA – the world’s leading art and design university – awards outstanding individuals with Honorary Doctorates and Honorary Fellowships. These awards are the highest recognition the College can bestow upon an individual and they celebrate exceptional accomplishments. Nick Cave’s Honorary Doctorate will be awarded during a Convocation ceremony at the Royal Festival Hall, alongside over a thousand students graduating from the RCA in the fields of Design and Communication. Nick Cave was born in Warracknabeal, Australia. He lives between London and Brighton with his wife, designer Susie Cave. ... More
Exhibition traces the evolution of photography in children's books LAUSANNE.- L is for Look explores the place of photography in children's books. From their rise in the 1930s, the exhibition traces the history of a medium that has seen images become a universal language. Playful and immersive, it celebrates children's books and invites all generations to enjoy a packed program of educational activities. Designed in collaboration with all the project partners, the exhibition includes a large selection of books available for consultation, and interactive experiences designed for young and old alike. Most of the books on display come from the Photo Elysée library, one of the largest collections of photography books in Europe, with over 30,000 titles. The exhibition is co-produced by the Institut pour la photographie des Hauts-de-France and Photo Elysée. In their early days in the 1930s, the main purpose of children's photobooks was to enrich the vocabulary ... More
M+ presents Sigg Prize 2025 HONG KONG.- M+, Asia’s global museum of contemporary visual culture in the West Kowloon Cultural District in Hong Kong, presents the third edition of the Sigg Prize exhibition. The Sigg Prize 2025 exhibition features newly commissioned projects and works created over the past two years by six shortlisted artists: Bi Rongrong (born 1982, Ningbo, works Shanghai), Ho Rui An (born 1990, Singapore, works Singapore), Hsu Chia-Wei (born 1983, Taichung, works Taipei and Maastricht), Heidi Lau (born 1987, Oakland, works New York and Macau), Pan Daijing (born 1991, Guiyang, works Berlin), and Wong Ping (born 1984, Hong Kong, works Hong Kong). All born in the 1980s and 1990s, these artists represent the youngest group of finalists to date. Their practices reflect a diversity of approaches and a youthful spirit, with works ranging from ceramics and textiles to virtual ... More
Iconic horse racing memorabilia, including Lester Piggott's saddle, to be auctioned WELLINGBOROUGH.- The annual BUDDS Auction of Horse Racing Memorabilia has become part of the national racing calendar thanks to its success over 30 years with items achieving record making prices. Many of the lots in the November 12th sale carry huge historical significance for all of those involved in the horse racing industry. The Valuation Day in Newmarket on September 18th provides sellers with an opportunity to have their items valued and entered in the sale if they so wish. There is also the opportunity to view some of the top items in the forthcoming sale including the Lester Piggott items, a 1701 Irish Race trophy and two historic sets of racing silks. Graham Budd, Chairman of the auction house that bears his name says: “This sale has grown hugely in its significance over three decades and is now seen as the auction to consign truly important ... More
Marcus Schmickler and Tim Berresheim's "The Great Wayfinders IIX (Höhlenmusik)" at Kunstmuseum Stuttgart STUTTGART.- The composer Marcus Schmickler, together with the artist Tim Berresheim, is developing a chamber opera that will be performed on September 20 and 21, 2025, as part of the double anniversary at the Kunstmuseum Stuttgart. The multi-part composition creates a kaleidoscopic resonance space for a digital paleontology and a sonic mapping of our present—the “digital Stone Age.” The chamber opera The Great Wayfinders I–IX (Höhlenmusik) [Cave Music] investigates the meaning of digitality through the lens of speleological research, venturing a speculative gaze from the future back into our present. Together with the artist Tim Berresheim, the composer Marcus Schmickler crafts a narrative according to which we ... More
National Portrait Gallery reveals its programme of major exhibitions for 2026 LONDON.- Today, the National Portrait Gallery announced its forward programme of exhibitions for 2026, featuring a varied lineup of anticipated shows. Lucian Freud: Drawing into Painting and Catherine Opie: To Be Seen will be the first exhibitions of the year, opening in February and March 2026. Summer at the Gallery will see a celebration of the 100th birthday of an icon with Marilyn Monroe: A Portrait, as well as the 44th edition of the Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Portrait Award. The latter part of the year will explore Tim Walker’s Fairyland: Love and Legends and the Taylor Wessing Photo Portrait Prize headlining across autumn and winter. Lucian Freud: Drawing into Painting will explore the artist’s lifelong preoccupation with the human face and figure from the 1930s to the early twenty-first century, focusing on Freud’s mastery of drawing in all its forms – from pencil, ... More
Hayward Gallery announces monumental new sculptural commission from Teresa Solar Abboud LONDON.- On 16 October, the Hayward Gallery will unveil Mother Tongue: a monumental public art commission by Spanish artist Teresa Solar Abboud supported by Byredo and the Hayward Gallery’s Commissioning Committee. The bubblegum pink sculpture of two tongues intertwining as one dancing figure will be located on the walkway in front of the Gallery’s entrance, giving the iconic brutalist site a surreal new look this Autumn. The commission marks the first time that the artist’s ambitious outdoor sculptures have been presented by a UK public art gallery. Solar Abboud’s larger-than-life installations capture moments of transformation. Vibrant and abstract, they blend mythology, anatomy, natural history and ecology to explore the relationship between human technology and the world around us. Returning to the Hayward Gallery, after previously participating in the group ... More
OFFSCREEN Paris honors Shigeko Kubota and unveils the highlights of its 2025 edition PARIS.- For its 4th edition, from October 21 through 26 (VIP Preview October 20), during Art Basel Paris, OFFSCREEN Paris will again exhibit avant-garde, historical, and contemporary artists, working with installations and experimental practices around image-based work. This year, OFFSCREEN will take over a new venue: La Chapelle Saint-Louis de la Salpêtrière, a historic landmark set along the Seine, in geographic continuity with the Grand Palais. OFFSCREEN functions as a curated salon in a site-specific architectural exhibition. Each artist is presented by their gallery in a solo presentation, developing an immersive walkthrough that feels nothing like a fair. Participation is limited to maintain a coherent curatorial trajectory. OFFSCREEN has an established and highly selective voice to introduce specific bodies of works to an international community of collectors, ... More
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On a day like today, American artist Sol LeWitt was born
September 09, 1928. Solomon "Sol" LeWitt (September 9, 1928 - April 8, 2007) was an American artist linked to various movements, including Conceptual art and Minimalism. LeWitt came to fame in the late 1960s with his wall drawings and "structures" (a term he preferred instead of "sculptures") but was prolific in a wide range of media including drawing, printmaking, photography, and painting. He has been the subject of hundreds of solo exhibitions in museums and galleries around the world since 1965. In this image: A visitor looks at the piece of art "Wall Drawings" by American artist Sol LeWitt at the Haus Konstruktiv in Zurich, Switzerland, Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2004.
