Elsa Tomkowiak, Zip, 2021 (series of 6), acrylic on oversized zip bag. 150 x 90 cm, each. TMH installation view. Photo: Arjen Veldt.
AMSTERDAM.-The Merchant House’s (TMH) summer exhibition Fragments and the corresponding theme The Merchant House / Your House reflect on how artworks occupy spaces—from public to private, from gallery to home. Featuring works by TMH’s artists—Pino Pinelli (IT, 1938–2024), Elsa Tomkowiak (FR, b. 1981), Zhu Hong (CN, b. 1975), Sylvie Bonnot (FR, b. 1982), and André Stempfel (FR, b. 1930)—it engages the architectural legacy of the Amsterdam canal house, suggestions of domestic decor, and TMH’s programming history. The project takes its inspiration from artist Pino Pinelli’s signature series. Neither entirely painting nor sculpture, his works unfold across walls in small, color-saturated units. The walls—those rigid partitions, frameworks of “everyspace”—become an area of free play, inviting us, as Pinelli suggested, to touch the works and join ... More
DRESDEN.- A painting by Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472–1553) and his workshop, missing since the end of World War II, has returned to the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister (Old Masters Picture Gallery). The small-scale portrait depicts Elector Friedrich the Wise. It had been in a private collection in France. When its provenance was investigated at the Artcurial auction house, it was discovered that it had formerly belonged to the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden (Dresden State Art Collections, SKD). Thanks to the owners, the Dreyfus family of Paris, and the support of MUSEIS SAXONICIS USUI – Freunde der Staatlichen Kunstsammlungen Dresden e.V., it has been possible to re-acquire the work for the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister. It can be seen now, and until 26 July 2026, in the current special exhibition ‘All that glisters is not gold. Friedrich the Wise’ in the Münzkabinett at the Residenzschloss. After the ... More
Vaughn Spann America (In Brown), 2026. Polymer paint, mixed media, canvas on wood panel, 121.9 x 106.7 cm. 48 x 42 in.
NEW YORK, NY.- Whose Home? A curious thing about this country’s national anthem "The Star-Spangled Banner," is that in its first stanza (which is usually the only one sung when publicly performed) it poses questions. It asks the listener, “Can you see (by the dawn's early light)?” these stars and stripes, putatively a beacon for those who wish to be free of tyranny. It asks whether we can affirm that it still does “wave (o'er the land of the free and the home of the brave).” Though a Black and Indigenous man — Crispus Attucks — was among the first to die for the American revolutionary cause that impelled the writing of Francis Scott Key’s anthemic poem, currently a White, Christian nationalist revanchist movement led by the executive branch of the federal government has sought to make non-White immigrants incidental to the story of this nation’s creation and subsequent development into a super power. For people who look like Attucks, ... More
Van Cleef & Arpels pair of diamond and sapphire ear clips, mounted in platinum. Sold for $61,750.
GLEN COVE, NY.-Roland Auctions NY presented an impressive collection of fine jewelry, all the property of the family of legendary American composer, conductor, pianist, and educator Leonard Bernstein, the first American-born conductor to achieve international stardom, at their recent May 2nd , 2026 Multi-Estates Auction. As most people are aware, Bernstein is best known for composing the musical West Side Story, leading the New York Philharmonic, and bringing classical music to public television. This exquisite selection of jewels, all from Van Cleef and Arpels, Cartier, David Webb and others, were gifts from Leonard Bernstein to his beautiful wife of over 25 years, Felicia Montealegre. The superb collection, made up most of the highest sellers in the auction, led by a pair of Van Cleef & Arpels diamond and sapphire ear clips, mounted in platinum, set with 18 pear shaped sapphires, total approximately 9.00 carats, and 44 round brilliant-cut ... More
LONDON.- The archive, both historic and personal with questions of authorship and authenticity, dominates the themes of the longlisted titles for the 2026 edition of the Kraszna-Krausz Book Awards, the UK’s leading prize celebrating excellence in photography and moving image publishing. In addition, deeply personal approaches to race, representation, identity, and sexuality; notions of ‘the other’; and the preservation and transformation of the past feature. Selected books are those which make original and lasting educational, professional, historical and cultural contributions to the field. Following the longlist announcement, shortlisted publications will be announced in early June 2026. The winner of each category, sharing a £10,000 prize fund, will be announced at the end of June 2026. Events celebrating the 2026 Awards and the winners will take place in Autumn 2026 in London at the Barbican and the V&A, South Kensington. The longlisted publications will be showcased by the K ... More
LA JOLLA, CA.- Joseph Bellows Gallery is presenting an online exhibition of David Freund’s Gas Stop. The 11×14-inch gelatin silver prints featured here are drawn from the artist’s expansive project, photographed in 47 states between 1978 and 1981. Freund’s black-and-white gas station photographs feel especially resonant today. They describe an American narrative embedded in the vernacular landscape—where architecture, commerce, and daily life intersect. Initiated in the wake of the 1970s oil crisis, the work reflects a moment when fuel shortages and rising prices reshaped the nation’s relationship to mobility. That cyclical volatility persists, and the gas station remains a quiet register of broader economic and cultural shifts. Working with a handheld 35mm camera, Freund achieves a level of compositional clarity more often associated with large-format photography. His images are structured through a careful orchestration of space—horizontal bands of land and sky, the ge ... More
Filippo Lippi, The Adoration in the Forest, c. 1459, detail: condition of the flesh tones
Photo: Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Gemäldegalerie / Sandra Stelzig, 2023.
BERLIN.- One of the treasures of the Italian Renaissance in Berlin’s Gemäldegalerie is about to receive long-needed conservation care. Filippo Lippi’s The Adoration in the Forest, painted around 1459, will undergo a two-year restoration project supported by the Ernst von Siemens Art Foundation and the Schoof’sche Stiftung. The painting, considered one of the outstanding works of Renaissance art in the collection of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, is admired for its delicate tempera technique, subtle gilding, and sophisticated use of perspective. In the work, the Virgin Mary kneels before the newborn Christ Child in a quiet forest setting, creating a scene that feels both intimate and mystical. The painting’s history adds to its importance. Lippi created The Adoration in the Forest in 1459 as an altarpiece for the chapel of the Palazzo Medici in Florence. That same year, Benozzo Gozzoli completed ... More
LONDON.- A new exhibition from the British Museum explores the transformative time when Netherlandish drawings emerged from the workshop to become an art form in their own right. Early Netherlandish drawings brings together 110 works by renowned artists such as Rogier van der Weyden, Lucas van Leyden, Pieter Bruegel the elder and Hendrick Goltzius. Lesser-known masters, anonymous sheets and workshop copies have been included to offer a rich and comprehensive account of drawing across the region. The British Museum's collection of pre-1600s Netherlandish drawings, totalling more than 1,200, is one of the most important in the world. Unlike Italy, where the taste for collecting drawings in the 1500s ensured that a higher number from previous centuries were preserved, early Netherlandish works on paper are much rarer. The unparalleled breadth and quality of the Museum's holdings in this field provide an opportunity to piece together ... More
Mori Tōgaku, Unglazed earthenware vessel with diamond-shaped body, scalloped mouth, and marbleized red and purple designs made with iron oxide red pigments, 1984. Unglazed marbleized earthenware with anhydrous and hydrated iron oxide red pigments. Fired in Sabukaze Great Kiln, 8 1/8 x 6 1/4 x 6 1/8 in.
NEW YORK, NY.- This May, Joan B Mirviss LTD presents, in collaboration with Shibuya Kurodatoen Co. Ltd., Architect of the Bizen Renaissance: Mori Tōgaku. While Mori Tōgaku’s (b. 1937) name has become synonymous in Japan with contemporary Bizen ceramics, Architect of the Bizen Renaissance marks the artist’s first solo show and retrospective outside of Japan. Featuring twenty-three works that span the artist’s career, this exhibition presents the remarkable aesthetic diversity that this master ceramist has been able to achieve within the Bizen tradition. Mori Tōgaku was born on March 23, 1937, in the town of Imbe, historically part of Bizen Province. His family has been making ceramics there since the Muromachi period (1336–1573), when they were officially designated ... More
Jonathan Lasker, Reasonable Exclusion, 1997. Oil on linen, 80 x 60 in. (203.2 x 152.4 cm)
LONDON.- Timothy Taylor is celebrating three decades of its programme and its relationships with artists with 30 Years, an exhibition on view in London from 23 April through 30 May. The landmark presentation brings together new, recent, and historic works by represented artists, alongside paintings by significant twentieth-century figures whose work the gallery has consistently championed over the past three decades. Together, the works reflect the gallery’s history, grounded in historical resonance and shaped by new perspectives. The thirtieth anniversary offers an opportunity to reflect on the consistency, depth, and curiosity that have shaped Timothy Taylor’s programme, while acknowledging the artists who have helped define it. From the beginning, the gallery has celebrated painters, often following their exploration of other media. Foundational to this programme are works by Sean Scully, Jonathan Lasker, Philip Guston, Alex Katz, Kiki Smith, Simon Hantaï, and Antoni ... More
Installation view of WORN. Photo: Rijksmuseum/Albertine Dijkema.
AMSTERDAM.- WORN at the Rijksmuseum is an intimate display of fashion garments that have been worn, altered and reused – with a focus on wear, repair and craftsmanship. On view are 24 garments and accessories dating from 1640 to 1930. All of them have been cherished for centuries, from the 17th-century mules with richly embroidered patterns to an 18th-century dress worn by multiple generations of the Six family. WORN at the Rijksmuseum runs from 27 March 2026 to 21 March 2027. "WORN reveals that wearing vintage and second-hand garments has a long history – whether because of craftsmanship, economic considerations or their emotional value." --- Vanessa Jones, costume and fashion curator WORN presents garments and accessories from the collection of the Rijksmuseum that were repeatedly re-worn and adapted. The display invites visitors to truly look – up close, slowly and with careful attention. Take time to discover the repairs, the crisscross patterns of darned stitching, the slight ... More
LONDON.- A new exhibition presents research on a fascinating medieval jug and the intriguing story of its journey from England to West Africa and back. The Asante Ewer is one of the finest examples of bronze casting from medieval England. It has been the focus of a major research project aimed at further understanding the story of its journey to a royal palace in Ghana and the significance it held there. Dating between 1340 and 1405, it is one of three ewers from medieval Europe known to have travelled to Ghana. The display explores the ewer’s many lives: from English luxury jug, to West African sacred vessel, and later as military loot taken by British troops during the Anglo-Asante War in 1896. From about AD 800, trade routes across the Sahara connected West Africa with North Africa, the Mediterranean world, the Middle East and, through these regions, indirectly with Europe. From the late 1400s onwards, Atlantic maritime routes enabled direct trading networks between Europe and West Afri ... More
Paul Sérusier, Bretonne allaitant, 1892, oil on canvas, 73x55 cm (28,7 x 21,6 in).
PARIS.- Waddington Custot – an internationally renowned gallery specialising in modern and contemporary art, with established spaces in London and Dubai – marks a significant milestone with the opening of its Paris location. This new chapter is inaugurated by The Nabi Shock, a landmark exhibition devoted to a movement at the heart of the gallery’s expertise. Bringing together key works by Émile Bernard, Pierre Bonnard, Maurice Denis, Charles Filiger, Paul Ranson, József Rippl-Rónai, Ker-Xavier Roussel, Paul Sérusier and Edouard Vuillard, the exhibition foregrounds the subtle radicalism of these modernist artists. Presented alongside works by contemporary artists, such as Etel Adnan, Ben Arpéa, Marcel·la Barcelò, Ian Davenport, Marcel Dzama, Pierre Knop, François Réau, Anne Rothenstein, Christine Safa, and Fabienne Verdier, The Nabi Shock reveals the striking contemporary resonance of the Nabis aesthetic, in which colour, rhythm, and interiority remain the driving forces. Firmly ... More
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Lucy Culliton wins Sulman Prize 2026 SYDNEY.- Lucy Culliton has won the Sir John Sulman Prize 2026 and $40,000 for her work Toolah, artist model, an intricately detailed painting of Toolah, one of her beloved rescue greyhounds. This is Culliton’s seventh time as a Sulman Prize finalist, with her 2026 winning work selected from 26 finalists. Hearing of the news, Culliton said she was overwhelmed and had not expected to win. ‘This painting of Toolah means so much to me. Besides painting, I rescue animals in need. Toolah is one of seven greyhounds who live with me that come from the greyhound racing industry. This is my quiet protest against greyhound racing,’ said Culliton. Born in Sydney, Culliton is a contemporary painter known for her vibrant and observant depictions of landscapes, still life and animals. She trained at the National Art School and has exhibited professionally s ... More
Grids, films and furniture: How a new exhibition explores the logic of the Swiss style NEW YORK, NY.- Frame in Frame – Swiss Design in Motion opens to the public on May 15th in New York, marking the first U.S. presentation of over 200 rediscovered experimental films produced in Switzerland between the 1960s and 1990s. Today, the exhibition programming is unveiled: a week of walkthroughs, screenings, and a panel discussion exploring how structural thinking shaped the canonic form of the Swiss Style. The exhibition unfolds as a spatial installation in which film, furniture, and lighting operate as a single system, allowing sequences, rhythms and structures to interact. Developed at the Basel School of Design, the films extend the principles of Swiss graphic design - grid, modularity, and typography — into the moving image, offering an early and influential exploration of motion design. Modular seating by Panter&Tourron forms a flexible landscape ... More
New Museum announces first artists-in-residence to occupy new Artist Studio in OMA-designed building NEW YORK, NY.- The New Museum today announced that Yun Choi (b. 1989; lives and works in Seoul, South Korea), Alison Kuo (b. 1985; lives and works in New York, NY), and Korakrit Arunanondchai (b. 1986; lives and works in Bangkok, Thailand) will be the first artists-in-residence to inaugurate the Artist Studio created through the OMA-designed expansion of the New Museum. This series of residencies begins in spring 2026 and continues through winter 2027, with the participating artists focused on research and idea development while engaging in public programs, studio visits, and dialogue with artists, curators, community partners, and cultural practitioners across New York’s art ecosystem. The New Museum’s residency program, now enhanced by the creation of a 730 sq ft artist studio in the Museum’s new building, invites artists to develop work onsite while making ... More
21st ICOM-CC triennial conference: Cultural Connections in Conservation OSLO.- The conference theme, Cultural Connections in Conservation, invites the conservation community to explore how conservation can strengthen links to the past, present, and future, and bridge divides across cultures and generations. Cultural connections lie at the heart of why we conserve cultural heritage. Both societal and professional relationships—as well as our links to the past and the future—are vital to recognising, understanding, and sustaining the cultural identities embodied in material culture. As global change and societal transformation continue, it becomes increasingly important to understand, respect, and advocate for diverse voices and communities, including Indigenous cultures. Responding to new challenges, forging new paths, and fostering inclusive collaborations can align with commitments to conserving material heritage, whether historic ... More
Kurdish artist Ahmet Güneştekin opens new foundation and solo exhibition in Venice VENICE.- The Kurdish-Turkish artist Ahmet Güneştekin returns to Italy after a major solo exhibition at the National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art in Rome. The new exhibition, titled Sessizlik / Silenzio / Silence, curated by Sergio Risaliti, coincides with the launch of the cultural activities of the Güneştekin Foundation, housed in Palazzo Gradenigo. The palazzo, located in Venice's Castello district, was purchased by the artist and underwent major restoration work over the past two years. Sessizlik / Silenzio / Silence is a complex display of artworks including paintings and sculptures, a sort of staging spread across the ground floor, the first floor and the exterior of the building. There are 11 bronze sculptures and an equal number of oil paintings displayed on the walls of the building's two floors. The sculptures, of varying sizes and dimensions, reaching ... More
Three exhibitions at the Centre culturel suisse in Paris PARIS.- The Centre culturel suisse in Paris presents a compelling triad of exhibitions that traverse the boundaries of memory, elemental transformation, and feminist mythology. Featuring the first French monographic presentations of Akosua Viktoria Adu-Sanyah and Mai-Thu Perret, alongside an evocative survey of Ingeborg Lüscher, the programming explores the intersection of the personal and the cosmic. From Adu-Sanyah’s poignant integration of generative technology and clinical archives to Lüscher’s lifelong obsession with the unruly vitality of fire, and Perret’s construction of dissident, maternal cosmogonies, these exhibitions collectively examine how material—whether ash, glass, or data—can be used to hold space for the absent and the divine alike. The first monographic exhibition in France of Akosua Viktoria Adu-Sanyah (born in 1990, lives and works ... More
Pergamonmuseum sets grand reopening for June 2027 BERLIN.- The date is set – Pergamonmuseum returns on June 4, 2027! - All museums on UNESCO World Heritage Site Museum Island open again. First day open to the public at the Pergamonmuseum in Berlin: June 4, 2027 – Pergamon Altar, Islamic Art Collection and highlights from Babylonia will be presented in new display – Group bookings available from 1st of July, 2026 The Pergamonmuseum on Berlin's Museum Island will reopen its doors for visitors on June 4, 2027. Its name-giving highlight, the world-renowned Pergamon Altar, will then finally be visible again. In addition, the Museum of Islamic Art will present its completely redesigned permanent exhibition in the entire northern wing of the building, featuring unique exhibits like the more than 30 meter-long façade of the desert palace of Mshatta, the colourfully painted wooden Aleppo Room or a cupola ... More
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Bvlgari inaugurates its role as the Exclusive Partner of the Venice Biennale VENICE.- Bvlgari inaugurates its role as the Exclusive Partner of the Venice Biennale until 2030. This significant commitment solidifies the Maison's strong and enduring bond with art, cultivated over years by promoting creativity as an expression of freedom, fostering cultural dialogue, and driving innovation. A further expression of Bvlgari’s dedication to perpetuate art and beauty for an ever-wider audience. Two special initiatives mark the brand’s debut in the 2026 edition. The Bvlgari Pavilion within the Giardini della Biennale hosts a new project by Canadian artist Lotus L. Kang, while Fondazione Bvlgari presents its first exhibition at Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana featuring two Italian artists, Lara Favaretto and Monia Ben Hamouda. In The Face of Desire is Loss, the Toronto-born, New York-based artist deepens her engagement with time and the body as uncontainable ... More
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German Pavilion at the Venice Biennale presents Ruin with works by Henrike Naumann and Sung Tieu VENICE.- The German Pavilion at the 61st Venice Biennale presents Ruin, an exhibition by Henrike Naumann and Sung Tieu, curated by Kathleen Reinhardt. ifa—Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen (Institute for International Relations) is the commissioner of the German contribution to the biennial. Ruin is a space in which the polychronic traces of physical and social structures, German ideologies, and lives once lived remain materially present. With formal vocabularies spanning minimalist clarity and maximalist opulence, Henrike Naumann and Sung Tieu actively grapple with the architecture of the German Pavilion, using it as an ambiguous mirror for contemporary social dynamics. The exhibition takes its title from the term’s semantic plasticity: ruin describes not only the decay of physical structures, but also gestures toward bankruptcy—whether financial, political, ... More
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