Taking place at Riyadh’s JAX District from April 30 – May 12, 2025, this groundbreaking show presents works by three leading female artists Hamra Abbas, Lulwah Al Homoud, Raeda Ashour and Bahrain’s Rashid Al Khalifa exploring the cultural identity through art, bridging tradition and contemporary practice, and redefining the accessibility of artistic expression in Saudi Arabia and beyond.
LONDON.- Fragments of Folklore is a world-class exhibition presenting cultural identity through art, bridging tradition and contemporary practice, and redefining the accessibility of artistic expression in Saudi Arabia and beyond. The exhibition marks a pivotal moment in the evolution of contemporary art in Saudi Arabia as the kingdom reshapes its cultural landscape through its Vision 2030 reform plans. Fragments of Folklore reflects this paradigm shift via its featured artists (Rashid Al Khalifa, Lulwah Al Homoud, Raeda Ashour and Hamra Abbas) who all explore the ongoing tension between tradition and reinvention. Notably, three-quarters of the artists featured in Fragments of Folklore are female, including two Saudi artists (Al Homoud and Ashour); which aligns with the Saudi Arabia Vision 2030 plans to increase female empowerment and representation. This exhibition, which takes place in Riyadh’s ... More
LENS.- Clothes, attire, and apparel have long been an integral part of the artistic persona: from Rembrandt’s toques and turbans to Vigée-Lebrun’s long shawls; from George Sand dressing as a man to Rodin’s studies for Balzac’s dressing gown and Marcel Duchamp assuming the guise of Rrose Sélavy, and from Sonia Delaunay’s simultaneous dresses to Andy Warhol’s wig… The garments chosen by the artist reveal an identity, and an artistic truth that is both intimate and public. This exhibition examines the ways in which artists are represented, both by themselves and by other artists. What lies behind the choice of a particular outfit? The self-portrait, like the representation of an artist by one of their peers, is a distinct genre that can reveal just as much about an era or an artistic intention as it does about conceptions of the artist’s place in society. The exhibition The art of dressing. Dressing like an artist analyses the history of these representati ... More
Museum-quality crocheted side chair covered in jute and finished with colored yarn by Albert Lohnes (Nova Scotia, 1895-1977), one of 16 known examples. Estimate: CA$4,000-$6,000.
NEW HAMBURG, ON.- A rare and important Merganser drake decoy by Captain Edwin Bachman, and original paintings by the acclaimed Nova Scotia folk artist Maud Lewis and Canadian painter Charles F. Comfort are a few of the expected top lots in Miller & Miller Auctions, Ltd.’s East Coast Canadiana & Folk Art auction scheduled for Saturday, April 12th. The online-only auction, starting promptly at 9am Eastern time, will feature the collection of Chris Huntington, “arguably the most recognized name in the world of Canadiana folk art,” according to Ethan Miller of Miller & Miller Auctions, Ltd. In all, 305 lots will come up for bid, in categories that include Canadiana, folk art, textiles, art and decoys. Online bidding is via MillerandMillerAuctions.com and LiveAuctioneers.com. The Merganser drake decoy by Nova Scotia carver Captain Edwin Bachman (1872-1914) is of stylish form, with a carved head featuring a prominent ... More
NEW YORK, NY.- Since 1972, Cynthia Hawkins has consistently painted abstractly and in series, exploring diverse literary, philosophical, and scientific influences through work that is rich in color and meaning. For her first one-person exhibition at Paula Cooper Gallery, Hawkins will present new paintings from her ongoing series Maps Necessary for a Walk in 4D (2023–). In these works, the form of specific maps direct investigations into color and light, providing both an underlying compositional structure and a symbolic vocabulary that plays out on the surface. By manipulating the same maps within each work and across the series, Hawkins provides a consistent point of entry that guides the viewer to engage in extended looking. Hawkins’s recent interest in maps originated with studies of Maori and Marshall Island stick charts––an ancient form of marine cartography that relied on memory ... More
AMSTERDAM.- Galerie Ron Mandos is presenting Babylon Fading, a solo exhibition by Anselm Reyle. Known for his use of found materials, neon lights, and high-gloss industrial finishes, Reyle examines the legacy of abstraction and modernist aesthetics in contemporary art. Babylon Fading runs from March 23 to May 11, 2025. It is Reyle’s first exhibition at the gallery. Anselm Reyle’s practice revolves around the transformation of everyday and industrial materials into striking compositions, reinterpreting modernist traditions. He describes materials as his vocabulary, drawn to their seductive qualities, whether neon, Mylar foil, or industrial lacquer. His works often contrasts these artificial, urban materials with organic elements like clay and burlap, creating an unique dynamic between the natural and the manufactured. In Babylon Fading, Reyle expands on these ideas, bringing together a selection of works that blur distinctions between painting, sculpture, and installation. His mixed-media ... More
MILAN.- From March 27 to July 27, 2025, Pirelli HangarBicocca will present "ICARUS", the first major anthological exhibition in Europe dedicated to the art of Yukinori Yanagi, with a wide selection of key works from the 1990s and 2000s, as well as more recent works. Visitors will experience the unpredictable trajectories created by the Japanese artist. Yanagi will recontextualize some of his most significant and monumental installations in the former industrial spaces of Pirelli HangarBicocca, offering insights that are more relevant than ever on issues of nationalism, governance mechanisms, and the paradoxical aspects of contemporary societies. Yukinori Yanagi (Fukuoka, 1959) lives and works on the Japanese island of Momoshima, far from the public eye, despite being one of the most influential contemporary Japanese artists. In 1993, he was invited to his first international exhibition, the 45th Venice Biennale, where he presented ... More
Installation view "CARLONE CONTEMPORARY: Sarah Ortmeyer. DIABOLUS (PROTECTOR)", Upper Belvedere. Photo: Johannes Stoll / Belvedere, Vienna.
VIENNA.- In raw, untamed forms, yet unmistakably devils, Sarah Ortmeyer’s DIABOLUS (PROTECTOR) take over the Carlone Hall, extending into the adjoining rooms where parts of the Belvedere’s medieval art collection are displayed. Ortmeyer’s protective figures emerge like timeless shadows, defying the generic while opening up new layers; each DIABOLUS is unique. General Director and curator Stella Rollig: Sarah Ortmeyer’s DIABOLUS (PROTECTOR) introduce an ambivalent tension to the Carlone Hall and collection of medieval art through their powerful, archaic presence. The protective devils are a reminder that the duality of good and evil exists not only as opposites but also as an inseparable force shaping the perception of the world and the self. Across various indigenous and religious traditions, as well as medieval Christianity, devils and demons have been seen both as threats and protectors. Their grotesque forms express a universal duality ... More
Julie Curtiss, Wicked, 2022, gouache and acrylic on paper. Gift of Ligon Contemporary Art Foundation, 2024.01.001
CHARLOTTE, NC.- The Bechtler Museum of Modern Art announced the acquisition of three significant artworks for its permanent collection. These additions to the museum’s holdings, made possible through the support of generous donors, reinforce the Bechtler’s commitment to presenting modern and contemporary art that sparks conversation and inspiration. “These acquisitions mark an exciting next chapter for the Bechtler,” said Todd D. Smith, executive director of the museum. “By adding works by these important contemporary artists, we are not only expanding our collection, but also deepening our engagement with evolving narratives of modern and contemporary art.” The acquisitions have been featured in The Charlotte Observer newsletter, as well as in Axios Charlotte. The newly acquired works include: With its bold use of color and dynamic play of form, Untitled is a signature ... More
Installation view. Luke Hayes.
LONDON.- Pamela Anderson’s sensational red bathing suit from Baywatch, the first Olympic solo swimming gold medal won by a British woman, and a pair of Tom Daley’s Speedos worn while competing at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, are all now on show as star items in the Design Museum’s major new exhibition on swimming. Splash! A Century of Swimming and Style — which opens to the public at the Design Museum on Friday — examines our enduring love of water over the past 100 years: from Britain’s lido boom during the early 20th century, to the viral Mermaidcore trend of the 2020s. Other remarkable objects on show in the exhibition include the banned ‘technical doping’ LZR Racer swimsuit, one of the earliest surviving examples of a bikini, and a detailed architectural model of the Zaha Hadid-designed London 2012 Aquatics Centre. In total over 200 objects — from around 50 lenders across Europe — feature in Splash!, collectively exploring swimming’s ... More
Uncertain Futures combines art, research, and activism, aiming to drive meaningful social change and influ- ence policy and legislation.
BERLIN.- The American artist Suzanne Lacy (*1945 in Wasco/California) is regarded as a pioneer of socially engaged performance art. Since the 1970s, she has collaborated with diverse communities on projects and interventions addressing gender equality, violence against women, racism, immigration, and workers’ rights. For the project Uncertain Futures, Lacy worked with Manchester Art Gallery, university academics, an advisory group, and more than 100 women in Manchester, UK, from 2019 to 2024 to develop interviews, workshops, and presentations examining the inequalities faced by women over 50 in relation to work and unemployment. Bringing together a range of stories that highlight experiences of intersectional disadvantage, the video installation produced as a summary of this project is being shown in Germany for the first time at ... More
LONDON.- From giant puppet making workshops to a murmuration of human starlings, UK-wide activities and events inspired by THE HERDS, convened and supported by Art Fund, will respond to the climate crisis and connect local communities with museum collections and the natural world. From April to August 2025, ever-growing herds of life-size puppet animals will stampede into cities across Africa and Europe to flee climate disaster in a public artwork on a scale never before attempted. Millions of people will follow THE HERDS online and via social media as well as joining special events and performances in person along the 20,000km route from the Congo Basin to the Arctic Circle. With support from Art Fund, the national charity for museums and galleries, thousands more people of all ages across the UK will be able to get involved in their local area through artistic events, workshops and educational activities inspired by the journey, designed to spark collective action, learning and discussion. ... More
Studio DRIFT, Meadow. Installation view, Superblue, Miami. Photo: Oriol Tarridas. Courtesy of the artists.
LEON.- MUSAC presents its programme for 2025, which includes a major exhibition of Yoko Ono’s work under the title Insound and Instructure starting in November, as well as the first show in Spain by Studio DRIFT form June 14. Additionally, there will be two exhibitions featuring Spanish painters Secundino Hernández and Luis Moro, along with a yearly presentation of the MUSAC Collection. Through a selection of 35 artists and 40 works from the MUSAC Collection, this exhibition curated by Mariano Mayer seeks to explore the connections and relationships that contemporary art establishes when the vocabulary it employs in its creation reveals a process of creativity. It does so through two distinct groups: on the one hand, a selection of pieces whose formal austerity and economy of means contrast with their poetic reflectiveness; and on the other, several works in which the close relationship between subject matter and artistic language captivates ... More
Tamás Konok, Signe 1999. Acrylic on canvas, 150 x 110 cm.
LONDON.- Annely Juda Fine Art is presenting its first exhibition of Hungarian artist Tamás Konok (1930-2020), charting the work of this pioneering abstract artist from the period of the 1970s up to his death in 2020. The exhibition is on view in the third floor galleries and will run until 3 May 2025. Tamás Konok’s paintings confront fundmental questions regarding the space, time and structure of the image in a nonfigurative, formal language. With a decades-long commitment to image composition, Konok is recognised as a pioneer of Hungarian geometric and lyrical abstraction. Like many artists of the twentieth century, Konok begain his career as a figurative artist. Having graduated from the Hungarian Academy of Fine Arts in 1953, he travelled to Paris in 1958 where he would relocate in the following year. It was here that he was introduced to the possibilities of abstraction through the work of Endre Rozsda and sculptor Lajos Barta, amongst others, with his first solo ... More
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Reykjavík Art Museum unveils "Swell," highlighting women's impact on Icelandic art in the 1980s REYKJAVÍK.- Swell: Women’s Initiative in Icelandic Art in the Eighties is a group exhibition that explores the pivotal role of women artists in shaping the Icelandic art scene leading up to and during the transformative decade of the 1980s. This exhibition is the culmination of a year-long research project dedicated to revealing the intricate networks, resilient connections, and bold initiatives that characterised this era of artistic creation, innovation and exploration. During the 1970s, second-wave feminism worldwide forged critical groundwork, advocating for women’s rights, increased visibility, and institutional change. Building on this momentum, often referred to as the Women’s Decade, the 1980s saw women artists further asserting their presence and challenging the dominant norms of the art world. The stage was set for women artists who, by the eighties, were leveraging ... More
Tate expands Tate Collective Producers programme LONDON.- Today Tate announced that it is expanding its groundbreaking Tate Collective Producers programme, which puts young people at the heart of the museum, provides them with unique opportunities, and helps them gain new skills and experiences. Gucci will be supporting the programme for the next 3 years through Gucci Changemakers London, building on a shared commitment to nurture a new generation of creative talent. In addition, Tate is proud to announce a Creative Futures Festival at Tate Britian next month that will provide free workshops, mentoring and inspiration for young people looking to build a career in the arts. Tate Collective Producers are a group of 50 creatives aged 16 to 25, recruited from youth and education organisations local to Tate Britain and Tate Modern. Each year the Producers work together to curate multi-disciplinary projects and events ... More
The Eclectic Collector: 7,000 years of history and collectibles DUBLIN.- The sale of 482 lots includes historical artefacts, manuscripts, documents, photographs, books, militaria and medals, weapons, memorabilia including advertising, sport and entertainment, coins, banknotes and other collectibles. Bidding is live now and ends at 30 second intervals from 2pm to 6pm on Sunday, 6 April at www.bid.whytes.ie. The timeline in this auction runs from 5,000 BC (7,000 years ago!) for a very large piece of bog oak to gold coins issued in 2000 AD (25 years ago). Worthy of note is a gun with which an Irish Volunteer in Tullamore fired the first shot of 1916 [lot 144, estimate €8,000 to €10,000]. A 1921 Agreement on the Treaty signed by Eamon de Valera and Michael Collins is a unique and extremely important document [lot 193]. An archive of about four hours of film features the War of Independence and the 1916 Rising [lot 163, €80,000 ... More
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum transforms with Fabiola Jean-Louis's paper sculptures BOSTON, MASS.- Fabiola Jean-Louis’s captivating exhibition at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum invites visitors on a journey through the ancient and eternal, earthly and divine, personal and political. On view through May 25, 2025, the exhibition honors the culture and history of the artist’s native Haiti, with many artworks serving as sacred portals to the “waters of the abyss” where, in the Vodou tradition, ancestral spirits reside. Using paper as her principal medium, Jean-Louis transforms the material into remarkable works of art including stone-like sculptures and lavish period garments. Waters of the Abyss: An Intersection of Spirit and Freedom, on view in all three of the Museum’s rotating exhibition spaces, reflects Jean-Louis’s rediscovery of her Haitian roots and culture, encompassing the sanctity of Vodou and its role in the Haitian Revolution. The exhibition’s ... More
Philip Colbert's striking sculpture The Lobster Painter takes over K11 MUSEA Harbourfront Promenade HONG KONG.- British artist Philip Colbert’s The Lobster Painter, presented by K11 Art Foundation (KAF), is on view at the iconic Promenade at K11 MUSEA during Hong Kong’s Art Week. This monumental artwork, a collaboration between the artist and Co-Museum, is a striking 7.5-metre-high steel sculpture and is a testament to KAF’s pioneering role in the creative and art industry. The renowned artist also returns to K11 MUSEA to exhibit a selection of sculptures and digital works, further extending his lobster world to Hong Kong and bringing his vibrant hyper-pop art to the community. Merging art, technology, and accessibility, Colbert’s works represent a new frontier in contemporary art that challenges the traditional boundaries of ownership and engagement. Widely recognised for his bold neo-pop aesthetic and signature lobster alter ego, Colbert is redefining ... More
Celebrate the centenary of the Art Deco movement at the Classic Antique Fairs' Spring Fair BIRMINGHAM.- Art Deco although originally short for the French Arts décoratifs, a style that first appeared in 1910s as Art Moderne. It was after the 1925 Exposition internationale des arts décoratifs et industriels modernes that that Art Deco as an international style began in earnest. Art Deco had origins in the bold geometric forms of seen in the Vienna Secession and Cubism Movements. It embraced the bright colours of Fauvism, the theatricality of the Ballets Russes, as well as style signifiers from the Chinese, Japanese, Indian, Persian, ancient Egyptian, and the Mayan civilisations. The Maharajah Holkar of Indore was a great follower of the Art Deco Movement, commissioned the German architect Eckart Muthesius to build the 40 room Manik Bagh Palace (the Jewel Garden) in Indore in 1930. The style of the Palace was Art Deco and the international ... More
FLAMIN Animations showcase new work by Black artists LONDON.- Yesterday (25 March 2025), artists selected as part of Film London’s FLAMIN Animations programme showcased new work in progress at The New Black Film Collective’s (TNBFC) XPO at Rich Mix, London. This special showcase presented work in progress developed through the scheme by artists Faye Craig, Aliyah Harfoot, Caroline James and Jess Stephens. This year’s projects include a vision of Notting Hill Carnival 100 years in the future, a dystopian mockumentary about a city curfew, and poetic celebrations of womanhood and female friendship. After the screening, Aliyah Harfoot and Jess Stephens were joined in conversation with Bart Yates, Founder and Executive Producer, Blinkink and Nathan Geyer, Programme Coordinator, Film London Artists’ Moving Image Network (FLAMIN). Aliyah Harfoot, said: “It’s been really nice to be able to be in the creative ... More
Dyeing Japanese handmade paper using traditional techniques
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On a day like today, painter and photographer Edward Steichen was born
