Banksy, Donuts Chocolate, 2009. Signed serigraph. Pop House Gallery.
ALBEROBELLO.- In a town famed for its conical-roofed trulli, structures steeped in history and seemingly frozen in time, a vibrant jolt of contemporary rebellion has arrived. Casa Alberobello is currently hosting a dynamic exhibition, "Banksy and Other Stories of Rebel Artists," showcasing over 50 works from the most irreverent and counter-current voices in the contemporary art world. This isn't just an art show; it's a visual journey designed to disturb, interrogate, and narrate our present reality through the eyes of Banksy and a constellation of other creative rebels. Running from April 15th to September 30th, 2025, this unique exhibition invites visitors to see the world filtered through the perspectives of some of today's most influential living artists. The juxtaposition of ancient architecture and cutting-edge, often provocative, art creates an immediate and compelling dialogue. Mayor Francesco De Carlo and Culture Councilor Valeria Sabatelli, clearly enthusiastic about the exhibition, shared ... More
NEW HAVEN, CONN.- The Yale Center for British Art reopened to the public with a special exhibition of work by Tracey Emin (b. 1963), one of Britain’s most influential contemporary artists. Tracey Emin: I Loved You Until The Morning is the first presentation of Emin’s work in a North American museum and the first ever solo museum exhibition to foreground her practice as a painter. For more than thirty years, Emin has made expressive and candid works that explore love, loss, hope, desire, and grief. With honesty and deep emotion, her art draws on her personal experiences of illness, intimacy, and sexuality to confront broader concerns about women’s bodies and health. Shaped through ongoing dialogue with the artist, I Loved You Until The Morning showcases nineteen large-scale paintings, set alongside a selection of drawings, sculptures, and a neon installation that welcomes visitors at the entrance to the YCBA’s iconic Louis I. Kahn ... More
Circa-1905 Steiff (Germany) apricot long-mohair rod bear with elephant button. Sold for $22,800 against an estimate of $10,000-$16,000.
VINELAND, NJ.- Arguably the most formidable alliance of high-level toy collections to appear in the marketplace in recent years, Bertoia’s 500-lot Signature Toy Auction confidently powered its way past the $2 million mark on March 15. The all-star lineup combined Part II of the renowned Curtis and Linda Smith Collection, Tony Cuff’s European toys and trains; Japanese tin cars from the Ira Bernstein collection, and choice Lionel trains from the Bradley Kaplan Collection. After hammering the final lot, Bertoia Auctions’ president and principal auctioneer, Michael Bertoia, summarized the day’s highlights by saying, “The results showed what the toy-collecting hobby has always known – that great items bring great prices.” Linda Smith and her late husband, Curt, were prominent in the toy-collecting fraternity and active members of the Antique Toy Collectors of America. They were known for acquiring extraordinarily rare ... More
NEW YORK, NY.-Cavalier Gallery will present Paul G. Oxborough: New Works in the 530 W 24th Street gallery. The solo exhibition consists of more than 30 paintings by the celebrated artist, and opens with a reception on Thursday May 1, from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. In the artist’s new body of work, each evocative scene finds its ideal scale with canvases ranging from bijou vignettes to grand interiors. There is a palpable sense of warmth and hospitality in the work of Paul Oxborough; the artist’s affinity for painting bar and restaurant scenes from his world travels is likely not coincidental. In his newest oil paintings, Oxborough welcomes viewers to share magical moments in Venice and London, Tokyo and Havana, New York and Minneapolis. An award-winning portrait artist, he handles his medium with the deftness of the Old Masters, but with a distinctly contemporary flair. Some exhibition visitors will recognize the iconic mural in the King ... More
Path to Liberty: The Emergence of a Nation begins Fraunces Tavern Museum’s Liberty 250TM celebrations.
NEW YORK, NY.- Fraunces Tavern, located at 54 Pearl Street, was a witness to history throughout the Revolutionary War Era. Among the many historic events that took place there, Fraunces Tavern served as a meeting place for the Sons of Liberty, a site for trials that were part of a process that led to the emancipation of thousands of Black Loyalists, and the setting for Washington’s farewell to his officers. Two hundred fifty years later, Fraunces Tavern Museum will honor this history with a new special exhibition: Path to Liberty: The Emergence of a Nation. Commemorating the United States Semiquincentennial, Path to Liberty will be a chronological, multi-year exhibition telling the history of the American Revolution from 1775 to 1783, with a distinctive focus on what occurred in New York State and the surrounding areas. “Path to Liberty,” Craig Hamilton Weaver, co-chairman of the SRNY Museum & Art Committee, ... More
Michael Sailstorfer, Tank 11, 2024. Fuel tank, media player, speaker*, 160 x 150 x 37 cm.
DUBAI.- Air Electric is Michael Sailstorfer’s fourth solo exhibition with the gallery, bringing together three series of works that explore a subject that couldn’t be more relevant today, and has long been one of the artist’s signature themes: energy. Sailstorfer reflects on energy in its various forms – as a source, as storage, as a transmitter, as working material – in short, as fuel for life. The sculptural series C-Batterie, an homage to one of Sailstorfer’s artistic role models, Joseph Beuys, plays with common notions of classical sculpture such as eternity, uniqueness and preconceived values. At first glance, the five bronze casts on white pedestals seem to fulfil these ideas: an eternal, precious material, presented as a unique sculpture on a traditional plinth – a monument to energy. But is this really the case? Referencing Joseph Beuys’ Capri-Batterie (1985), an edition of 200 made from common, perishable materials, the original work consists ... More
Victoria Palacios, Deux portées, 2025. Acrylic and gouache on canvas, 160 x 140 cm (62 15/16 x 55 1/16 inches).
BRUSSELS.- Galerie Nathalie Obadia is presenting Des signes, des scènes, Victoria Palacios's first solo exhibition at the gallery in Brussels. Born in 1992 in Rennes, the French artist has lived and worked in Brussels for several years. She graduated in performance and painting from the École de Recherche Graphique (ERG) in 2019. Through a multidisciplinary practice combining painting, music, and performance, Victoria Palacios immerses visitors in a theatrical world of layered narratives, blending the sublime with the unsettling. The exhibition unveils new paintings, objects, and other recent works, in which captivating figures come to life. Each piece seems suspended between the ecstasy of a celebration at its height and the melancholy of a spectacle drawing to a close. Clowns, swans, veiled widows, and ghostly figures greet visitors in procession as they enter the ... More
The works on display utilize both traditional techniques and ornamentation while also showcasing how contemporary artists are reinterpreting this heritage.
ROME.- An exhibition dedicated to the intricate art of Ukrainian decorated eggs, known as pysanky, has opened to the public at the Casina delle Civette in Villa Torlonia. Titled "PYSANKA – the fragile beauty of Ukrainian Art," the display features 74 traditional and contemporary pysanky alongside 18 paintings, offering visitors a look into the historical depth and ongoing evolution of this unique artistic practice. The exhibition, which began welcoming visitors on April 18th and will remain open until September 14th, 2025, is housed in the Annex of the Casina delle Civette, a setting within the historic Villa Torlonia museums. It presents works by Ukrainian artists Larysa Iskiv, Volodymyr Lutsyk, Lilia Babiak, and Ala Zarvanytska, tracing how the ancient technique of decorating eggshells has been adapted and expressed in contemporary art. According to organizers, the exhibition highlights the significance of pysanky within Ukrainian culture. The pysanka, created by decorating eggshells w ... More
Fausto Melotti, Alice Cattaneo, Seconda Risonanza, GAM Torino. Photo: Alessandro Muner.
TURIN.- Under the new direction of Chiara Bertola, the GAM programme is organised to offer two annual seasons, called RESONANCES. Each season explores specific themes that not only offer ideas for a dynamic reorganisation of the collection but also result in exhibitions and projects that influence each other, creating a continuous dialogue. These themes are designed to integrate and strengthen each other, giving life to an organic and coherent cultural project. Each element, from the single work to the broader project, is inserted in a context that interchanges with the history and cultural heritage of the museum and the territory that hosts it, emphasising the importance of historical roots but without renouncing contemporaneity. Curated in this way, the programme is not limited merely to exhibiting works of art, but builds subtle connections between them, giving life to an interweaving that is both conceptual and visual, imaginary but also tangible. Each aspect resonates in harmony with the ... More
Enni-Kukka Tuomala: Empathy Echo Chamber, 2021. Photo: Laura Vuoma
HELSINKI.- What happens when we step outside our own bubbles and open our eyes to new ways of seeing? Amos Rex’s spring exhibitions bring together two artists whose works portray attempts at communicating and at understanding others – sometimes effortlessly, sometimes falteringly, but always offering new insights. The exhibition by Catalan-born, Helsinki-resident Anna Estarriola (b. 1980) Staged Circumstances and Piles of Things at Amos Rex explores the impossible and our perception of reality. Its 17 installations vary in scale, sharpening the senses as the experience constantly evolves. Spanning Amos Rex’s underground spaces as a labyrinth, the exhibition blends sculpture, moving image, sound, and electronics into a dynamic journey of shifting perspectives. An award-winning media artist, Estarriola draws inspiration from science and belief systems. Her works are featured internationally, including in the Finnish National Gallery and Saastamoinen Foundation collections. ... More
BERN.- Kunsthalle Bern will present the first Swiss solo exhibition of the artist Ibrahim Mahama, born in Ghana in 1987. The public project responds to Christo & Jeanne- Claude’s wrapping of the Kunsthalle – the first building they ever wrapped – on the occasion of its 50th anniversary in 1968. The proposal interrogates the imprint of the Kunsthalle Bern on national memory, and the impact it has had to the city’s architectural and artistic landscape. It is also a critical comment on the Eurocentric focus of the Kunsthalle highlighting the role of Kunsthalle Bern in shaping the western contemporary art canon. Mahama is known for large-scale installations and interventions, as well as for his use of found objects and repurposed materials. One recurring material in his work is the jute sack, which he collects and assembles collaboratively. Mahama began thinking about jute sacks in 2011 while waiting at the Ghanaian border watching trucks speeding by, transporting food and oth ... More
“Marisol to Warhol: Printmaking and Creative Collaboration” On view through September 7, 2025.
WILMINGTON, DE.- The Delaware Art Museum is presenting three exhibitions celebrating the innovation and breadth of artists working across media and time period. Drawn entirely from the Museum’s extensive collection, “Marisol to Warhol: Printmaking and Creative Collaboration,” “Inked Impressions: Etchings in the Age of Whistler,” and “John Sloan and His Students” explore the evolution of printmaking, the power of artistic experimentation, and the influence of mentorship in art. “These exhibitions highlight the richness of the DelArt’s collection and the many ways artists have explored, adapted, and innovated through different artistic techniques,” said Margaret Winslow, Head Curator and Curator of Contemporary Art. “We invite visitors to discover compelling stories of printmakers, experimenters, and educators who have shaped art over the last two centuries.” Admission to these exhibitions is included ... More
Shadow of Others, 2025, oil on canvas, 149.0 x 114.0 cm. Photo by Marius Poput.
TOKYO.- MAKI Gallery is presenting Shadow of Others, a solo exhibition by Romanian artist Marius Bercea at the Omotesando Gallery. Returning to Japan following his acclaimed 2021 show, Bercea unveils his latest works exploring notions of history, memory, and identity. For two decades, Bercea has developed a diverse body of work investigating the social and psychological impacts of the Romanian Revolution, the fall of the Iron Curtain, and the rise of consumer capitalism in Romania. His paintings often merge contrasting perspectives, creating a space where fiction and reality, glamour and fragility, memory and oblivion intersect, posing questions that function both as a historical reflection and an autobiographical journey. In his first solo exhibition in Japan at MAKI Gallery in 2021, Bercea depicted a generation of young artists born and raised following a transformative period in Romanian history, ... More
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Open Door Gallery at Worcester Art Museum opens group exhibition by artists with disabilities WORCESTER, MASS.- Open Door Gallery at the Worcester Art Museum (ODG@WAM) is debuting its first group exhibition, Shared, which features the highly differentiated work of eight artists with disabilities: Chenda Cope, Liz Doles, Alana Guarino, Judith Klausner, DaNice D. Marshall, Ọmọlará Williams McCallister, Sophie Pearson and Mika Cook-Wright. Shared delves into the theme of sharing through the artists’ experiences, materials and processes. Through painting, fiber, sound, drawing, sculpture and performance, these artists articulate concepts of community, grief, identity, ecologies, and interdependence. “I think about the resources my body shares amongst itself, the energy there never seems to be enough of and the blood that pools in my legs, and the resources society shares, or fails to share, like shelter, food, and healthcare,” Cook-Wright says. “In both ... More
Charlotte Moth exhibition unveils museum's transformation and collection dialogue at MAMC+ SAINT-ÉTIENNE.- A new solo exhibition by Romanian artist Charlotte Moth, her first in a French museum, opened last week at the Musée d’art moderne et contemporain (MAMC+). Titled, the exhibition offers a unique look at the museum itself, focusing on its recent renovation and extensive collection through Moth's lens as a visiting researcher. Since 2021, Moth has been exploring the MAMC+, examining the physical changes to the building and delving into the museum's reserves. Her work for this exhibition brings together pieces from the collection in unexpected pairings, spanning different geographical and cultural origins, including design, modern and contemporary art, and various artifacts. A new series of analog photographs showcases these juxtapositions, presenting works like a 16th-century monk sculpture alongside a piece by Sol LeWitt, or a Ugo La Pietra lamp next to a wooden ... More
Esteban Raheem Abdul Raheem Samayoa's Blood Be Water on view at ICA San José SAN JOSE, CALIF.- In his first solo institutional exhibition, Blood Be Water, Esteban Raheem Abdul Raheem Samayoa presents an immersive installation featuring new airbrushed paintings, charcoal drawings, oil pastels, and ceramics. Drawing from muralism, street art, and Latin American folk traditions, Samayoa constructs a visually striking, deeply personal exploration of heritage, identity, and transformation. The exhibition’s title challenges the saying “blood is thicker than water,” which prioritizes familial bonds over chosen relationships. Instead, Blood Be Water reflects on the power of community as a form of family, questioning how we are all shaped by both lineage and lived experience. Inspired by the biblical act of turning water into wine, Samayoa sees transformation as a sacred force—one that allows individuals to redefine themselves despite inherited circumstances. Samayoa’s ... More
Tel Aviv Museum of Art transforms gallery into "The Garden," a beguiling exploration of nature and reality TEL AVIV.- In the installation The Garden, a gallery at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art measuring an eighth of an acre is transformed into a spectacular and beguiling plot full of hills, trees, bushes, and flowers. Visitors are invited to wander the paths, linger in the garden’s nocturnal light, and listen to the sounds of nature. At first glance, the environment seems familiar, but in moments of doubt questions arise as to how natural it is and about the meaning of a garden and its role in the relationship between nature and man. In this garden, a variety of trees and other vegetation have been installed, some gathered in nature, others made of plastic and silk but looking deceptively natural. The normal laws of nature do not apply here; rather, what we see is a juxtaposition of diverse geographies, seasons and times. In an era when the notion of the real is fundamentally changing due ... More
LABoral Art and Industrial Creation Centre seeks Director GIJÓN.- The Fundación LABoral Centro de Arte, Creación Industrial y Promoción Cultural opens the selection period to fill the position of Director of the Center, which will have a five-year renewable term, under the contractual conditions specified in the terms and conditions of this notice. The position will entail artistic management, with responsibilities such as: • Propose to the Board of Trustees the actions to be carried out in the artistic field. • Develop a theoretical and conceptual discourse for the LABoral project. • Explore and promote new forms of research and artistic production. • Elaborate and propose the annual program of activities for each of the Center’s areas: exhibitions, production and research residencies, education and public programs. • Develop and coordinate the Center’s communication and dissemination strategy. • Promote and ... More
Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art opens two groundbreaking exhibitions DOHA.- This spring, Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art presents two exhibitions that shine a spotlight on the history of modernism in Qatar: Qatar: Close to My Soul, Art from the Collection of Abdulla bin Ali Al Thani and Wafa al-Hamad: Sites of Imagination, both on view from 19 April to 9 August 2025. Qatar: Close to My Soul, Art from the Collection of Abdulla bin Ali Al Thani showcases the evolution of Qatari art from the late 1960s to today. Inspired by the well-known poem and song by Adullah Al-Hammadi, “Allah ya ‘Omri Qatar”, the exhibition is organised around three sections that explore the beauty of the country's natural landscape and architecture, portraits of society, and the art of abstraction. These visual interpretations serve as self-expression as well as a cultural response to the rapidly changing local environment, and collectively they form a distinctive visual ... More
SMAC San Marco Art Centre, a pioneering new arts institution will launch in Venice VENICE.- SMAC, a pioneering new arts centre that will present a dynamic programme spanning visual arts, architecture, fashion, technology, and film, will open to the public on 9 May. SMAC is situated on the second floor of the Procuratie in Piazza San Marco and will provide more than 1,000 sq meters of exhibition space, recently restored by Pritzker- prize winning architect David Chipperfield. Through research, dialogue, and experimentation, SMAC will critically examine contemporary visual culture and its relations with history, science, philosophy, and society. The exhibition programme will be realised in collaboration with world- class international institutions and curators. To coincide with the 19th International Architecture Exhibition, La Biennale di Venezia 2025, SMAC‘s inaugural exhibitions will focus on the careers of two pioneers in their respective fields, ... More
Journey into a late Mughal epic based on the 'Shahnama'
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On a day like today, Australian painter Sidney Nolan was born
April 22, 1917. Sir Sidney Robert Nolan OM, AC (22 April 1917 - 28 November 1992) was one of Australia's leading artists of the 20th century. His oeuvre is among the most diverse and prolific in all of modern art. He is best known for his series of paintings on legends from Australian history, most famously Ned Kelly, the bushranger and outlaw. Nolan's stylised depiction of Kelly's armour has become an icon of Australian art. In this image: Sidney Nolan, Death of Sergeant Kennedy at Stringybark Creek, 1946, enamel on composition board, 91.0cm x 121.7cm, Purchased 1972, Courtesy National Gallery of Australia.
