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Ten Shows Not to Miss During Tokyo Gendai

Ten Shows Not to Miss During Tokyo Gendai

Having shifted to September for 2025, Tokyo Gendai is launching the city’s art calendar with programming that spans institutional surveys,...

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Elisa Carollo

In Elizabeth Glaessner’s “Running Water,” Bodies Become Myths in Flux

In Elizabeth Glaessner’s “Running Water,” Bodies Become Myths in Flux

“It’s like the rational pause that makes the emotional surge possible,” she tells Observer. “The frozen reflection and the flowing distortion...

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Art Basel Paris’ Clément Delépine Reflects On How the Fair Tightened Its French Roots and Global Reach

Art Basel Paris’ Clément Delépine Reflects On How the Fair Tightened Its French Roots and Global Reach

Fair fatigue may be the art world’s mantra, but Paris endures as the exception that still demands the trip.

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Yuan Fang’s Visceral Paintings at Skarstedt Confront the Body’s Fragility and Its Strength

Yuan Fang’s Visceral Paintings at Skarstedt Confront the Body’s Fragility and Its Strength

"For me, painting is almost like an accident—you discover what it should be as you work on it. The process is about finding the piece along the way....

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A Brisk Start to the Armory Show Suggests Optimism as the Market Adapts to New Rhythms

A Brisk Start to the Armory Show Suggests Optimism as the Market Adapts to New Rhythms

“People are excited to be ‘back to school'—both dealers and collectors,” David Nolan told Observer after reporting strong opening day sales.

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Elisa Carollo

When Smooth Stops Selling: The Decline of ‘Non-Frictional Art’

What once appeared to be the perfect alignment of aesthetics and market logic—smooth, neutral, digestible, collector-friendly—is now struggling to...

05.09.2025 6

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Elisa Carollo

Frieze and Kiaf SEOUL Scale Back in Spectacle While Still Securing Sales

Frieze and Kiaf SEOUL Scale Back in Spectacle While Still Securing Sales

The chaotic entrance lines at Kiaf and overcrowded aisles of last year’s Frieze are gone, replaced by smaller crowds of cautious buyers.

04.09.2025 6

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Inside ‘A Boy That Don’t Bleed,’ Caleb Hahne Quintana’s Poetic Unveiling of Masculine Vulnerability

Inside ‘A Boy That Don’t Bleed,’ Caleb Hahne Quintana’s Poetic Unveiling of Masculine Vulnerability

“I’ve always felt attuned to the spiritual world, which is why these paintings carry a spiritual undertone. I’m treating all this as a...

04.09.2025 3

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This Fall’s Must-See Gallery Shows in New York

This Fall’s Must-See Gallery Shows in New York

From Ambera Wellmann’s visceral debut at Hauser & Wirth to Sasha Gordon’s first Zwirner solo, September delivers a high-energy lineup of...

03.09.2025 2

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Elisa Carollo

What the Art World Can Learn From Burning Man

What the Art World Can Learn From Burning Man

The festival's gift economy and participatory ethos drive home just how unsustainable the art world’s capital-driven fair model has become.

03.09.2025 5

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14 Exhibitions Not to Miss During Seoul Art Week 2025

14 Exhibitions Not to Miss During Seoul Art Week 2025

From Lee Bul’s sweeping “Grand Narrative” to Bae Yoon Hwan’s biting dystopian allegories, the city offers a wealth of must-see shows beyond the fairs.

02.09.2025 4

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As the Aichi Triennale Considers Humanity’s Fragile Bond with Nature, Hoor Al Qasimi Reflects on Its Role

As the Aichi Triennale Considers Humanity’s Fragile Bond with Nature, Hoor Al Qasimi Reflects on Its Role

This year's Triennale invites viewers to confront environmental trauma as something geologically embedded, not merely socially constructed.

29.08.2025 4

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Elisa Carollo

Raving in the Museum: Institutions Explore New Ways to Develop Audiences and Raise Funds

Raving in the Museum: Institutions Explore New Ways to Develop Audiences and Raise Funds

MoMA PS1’s "Warm Up," Hamburger Bahnhof’s "Berlin Beats," Tate’s "Late at Tate" and Palais de Tokyo's DJ-fueled openings transform the museums...

29.08.2025 4

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Elisa Carollo

Sky High Farm’s Biennial Blends Art, Agriculture and Ecological Urgency

Sky High Farm’s Biennial Blends Art, Agriculture and Ecological Urgency

With this biennial, the organization explores alternative relationships between culture, ecology, historical legacy and regional industry.

29.08.2025 4

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Elisa Carollo

Sara Flores and the Shipibo Community’s Journey from the Amazon to the Venice Biennale

Sara Flores and the Shipibo Community’s Journey from the Amazon to the Venice Biennale

The story of Flores’ rise illustrates how Indigenous knowledge and creativity are influencing the global conversation around what constitutes...

28.08.2025 7

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Elisa Carollo

Where Ink Breathes With the Universe: Hung Hsien’s Cosmic Abstractions at Asia Society Texas

Where Ink Breathes With the Universe: Hung Hsien’s Cosmic Abstractions at Asia Society Texas

Working between micro and macro scales, she uses ink abstraction to express her heightened ability to attune to qi.

27.08.2025 3

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Elisa Carollo

Inside the Vision for Abu Dhabi’s New Zayed National Museum

Inside the Vision for Abu Dhabi’s New Zayed National Museum

The museum's director, Dr. Peter Magee, says the institution will trace hundreds of thousands of years of human history through a uniquely Emirati...

27.08.2025 4

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How Museum Tinguely Is Keeping Jean Tinguely’s Legacy Alive 100 Years Later

How Museum Tinguely Is Keeping Jean Tinguely’s Legacy Alive 100 Years Later

The centenary of the artist's birth is likely to prompt renewed interest in his multifaceted practice.

26.08.2025 2

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Come Back Alive’s Vitaliy Deynega Reckons With the Destruction of Ukraine’s ‘Black Cloud’ at Burning Man

Come Back Alive’s Vitaliy Deynega Reckons With the Destruction of Ukraine’s ‘Black Cloud’ at Burning Man

“I think that Burning Man gives people a chance to experience what it feels like to go through a catastrophe. And the most important thing in any...

26.08.2025 4

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Aleksandra Artamonovskaja On Technology’s Role in Art’s Evolution

Aleksandra Artamonovskaja On Technology’s Role in Art’s Evolution

“The digital art we make today belongs to a long lineage dating back to the 1950s, with interactive systems, initiatives such as E.A.T. and tools...

25.08.2025 4

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Record Prices, New Buyers and Global Reach: Design’s Moment Has Arrived

Record Prices, New Buyers and Global Reach: Design’s Moment Has Arrived

If there’s one common thread among today’s collectors, Friedman Benda partner Rachel Olshin told Observer, it’s the desire to really live with...

22.08.2025 4

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How Late Is Too Late to Claim an Artwork? A Recent Alma Thomas Ruling Reopens the Question

How Late Is Too Late to Claim an Artwork? A Recent Alma Thomas Ruling Reopens the Question

Reich told Observer that the laches defense cannot be invoked in bad faith.

21.08.2025 3

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Kamel Mennour On 25 Years of Building a Parisian Powerhouse

Kamel Mennour On 25 Years of Building a Parisian Powerhouse

Kamel Mennour. Courtesy Mennour. Since entering the gallery business 25 years ago, Kamel Mennour has focused his efforts on his hometown and become...

20.08.2025 3

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Elisa Carollo

Documenta 16’s Naomi Beckwith Introduces Her Artistic Team

Documenta 16’s Naomi Beckwith Introduces Her Artistic Team

It remains to be seen whether the quiet strength of this groundbreaking group can secure a smooth, censor-free run—and the necessary funding.

20.08.2025 3

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From L.A. to Jaipur Palace, Rajiv Menon Centers South Asian Artists

"There’s an excitement around seeing Indian contemporary art on the global stage, and I think younger collectors are especially eager to be part of...

19.08.2025 7

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Elisa Carollo

The Alexandria Biennale Returns With a Mediterranean Focus After a 12-Year Hiatus

The relaunch of this historic biennial reflects broader efforts to revitalize Egypt’s cultural institutions and re-establish it as a hub for...

18.08.2025 5

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Elisa Carollo

‘It Was the Greatest Adventure of My Life’: Olivier Babin and the True Story of CLEARING

"I always believed one should run a gallery like the MoMA. Otherwise, why have a gallery at all? We were always operating with that mindset," he told...

16.08.2025 5

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Broader Vision, Sharper Focus: Kyla McMillan On The Armory Show’s Next Chapter

"It’s what makes us unique: we matter not just to New York but to the entire North American region,” the fair director told Observer.

15.08.2025 5

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Suppressed Intergenerational Traumas Surface in Christine Ay Tjoe’s Abstract Canvases

Here, the artist's grief surfaces in symbolically filtered ways, as the irrepressible tides of the unconscious inevitably seek their expurgatory...

15.08.2025 10

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As the Studio Museum in Harlem Nears Its Reopening, Thelma Golden Shares What to Expect

While Harlem has always grounded the Studio Museum’s mission, Golden emphasized that the new building will enhance its capacity to engage the entire...

15.08.2025 6

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Elisa Carollo

Sotheby’s Has Set a Debut Date for Its Landmark Breuer Building Headquarters

The renovation preserves the building’s architectural significance while updating it for auction house use.

13.08.2025 2

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Kasmin Reemerges Under New Leadership: Olney & Gleason Share Their Vision

“The enthusiasm we’ve received over the last week from our diverse collector base—which reflects the variety of our program—has been...

13.08.2025 10

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Four Years in, Pat Lee Reflects on Frieze Seoul’s Role in Reshaping the City’s Art Ecosystem

While Seoul had a well-developed scene before the arrival of the fair, Frieze has undeniably elevated the city’s profile as a global arts destination.

13.08.2025 4

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Elisa Carollo

How Value Shifts and Circulates in Today’s Fragmented Art World

Understanding how value is produced, circulated and legitimized across different art systems is essential to understanding where the industry is...

13.08.2025 6

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Guillaume Cerutti Calls for €50 Million EU Fund for Joint Museum Acquisitions

With the European Union’s AgoraEU program set to reshape cultural funding starting in 2028, museums are being encouraged to rethink how they acquire...

13.08.2025 6

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Elisa Carollo

What CLEARING’s Closure Tells Us About the Fragile Economics of Art Galleries

Dealers, especially those focused on primary market work, may be running more often than not on razor-thin or nonexistent profit margins.

11.08.2025 4

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Meet the Collectors: Rodrigo Padilla and Elliott Trice On Collecting Between Passion and Precision

“When we connect to an artist’s story, practice and presence, it changes how we live with the work and it becomes part of how we move through the...

11.08.2025 3

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Winston Artory Group Wants to Enhance Art Collection Management Through Tokenization

The merger is at the heart of a powerful tool for long-term wealth preservation and the integration of non-traditional assets into broader financial...

09.08.2025 5

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Elisa Carollo

Kiaf’s Evolving Identity in the Shifting Korean Market

"While the macroeconomic environment may be complex, we remain deeply optimistic about the depth and potential of the Korean art market," director...

06.08.2025 2

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Elisa Carollo

Director Eri Takane On Tokyo Gendai’s Expanding Footprint in Japan’s Fast-Growing Market

"We’re trying to introduce visitors to the wider landscape of Japanese culture and art beyond what’s on view in Tokyo," director Eri Takane tells...

05.08.2025 4

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With Camera and Questions, Joseph Cochran II Turns Photography Into Civic Work

Each picture he takes serves as an epistemology of human existence, manifesting in its being and becoming as individuals interact in society.

04.08.2025 3

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Elisa Carollo

Works from Pauline Karpidas’ Singular, Surrealist World Head to Sotheby’s

“Surrealism caught Pauline’s attention early on not just as an art movement but also as a way of seeing the world differently," chairman Oliver...

04.08.2025 4

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Elisa Carollo

In L.A., Aya Takano Channels Cosmic Consciousness Through a Manga Lens

“I would like to create a new myth that includes elements of magic that are essential to living beings, yet are no longer recognized within the...

01.08.2025 7

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Hauser & Wirth Heads to Palo Alto as Mega-Galleries Target Silicon Valley

Unsurprisingly, the new outpost will be housed in a historic building—an elegant former post office characteristic of early 1900s Bay Area...

31.07.2025 5

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Gabriel Rico Maps Reality Through Flesh and Form

At the core of his Guadalajara-based practice is a profound inquiry into the fabric of human existence in this particular space and time.

31.07.2025 3

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Mari-Claudia Jiménez Wants to Solve the Art Market’s Accountability Problem

"There are very few formal rules governing how advisors operate... and that lack of clarity is becoming increasingly problematic."

30.07.2025 6

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Elisa Carollo

RoseLee Goldberg On 20 Years of Performa and Why Performance Art Still Matters

"We love using the city as our stage, but I like that we always begin with the artist—often, the actual space is the final piece of the puzzle."

30.07.2025 4

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At Dia Beacon, Kishio Suga’s Material Intelligence

For Suga, artmaking is an exercise in both phenomenology and epistemology, questioning the very “thingness” of a thing.

30.07.2025 3

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Tammy Nguyen’s Layered Cosmology Collapses History Into Myth and Meaning

In her multilayered paintings, myth, memory and empire collide in a palimpsest that resists linear storytelling and easy interpretation.

28.07.2025 4

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Elisa Carollo

The Art World Confronts a New Era of Censorship in the U.S.

"While no single person is to blame, it’s clear that institutional fear—shaped by a broader climate of political hostility toward trans...

26.07.2025 4

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