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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.

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Elisa Carollo

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

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...

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

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...

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

‘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...

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

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.

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

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...

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

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...

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

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.

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

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...

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

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.

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

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...

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

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...

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

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.

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

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...

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Winston Artory Group Wants to Enhance Art Collection Management Through Tokenization

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...

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Kiaf’s Evolving Identity in the Shifting Korean Market

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...

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

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...

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

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.

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

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...

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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...

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

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...

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Gabriel Rico Maps Reality Through Flesh and Form

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.

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

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."

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

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."

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At Dia Beacon, Kishio Suga’s Material Intelligence

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.

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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.

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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...

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Senators Target the Art Market With New Anti-Money Laundering Rules

“Art should be for art-lovers, not terrorists and criminals,” said Senator John Fetterman in a statement.

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Michael Govan On Building a Museum for the 21st Century

“We want to showcase and help people feel the splendor and power of the interrelationships between many cultures, especially in a place like Los...

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In Istanbul, Marcel Dzama’s Visual Myths Reveal the Fragile Machinery of Power

With his signature Dadaist irreverence, the artist blends whimsy with menace and playfulness with subversion to unearth uncomfortable truths of our...

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Phillips Introduces Benefits for Priority Bidding to Boost Auction Engagement

Early movers will benefit from discounted buyer’s premiums not only on the initial bid but also on all subsequent bids on a lot.

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Don’t Miss: Dustin Yellin’s Cosmic Time Capsules at Almine Rech

In richly layered storytelling, the artist explores the intricate relationship between nature, technology and the human condition.

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Backed by an Expanding Collector Base, Old Masters Make a Quiet Comeback in London

From $1.6B in 2014 to $803M in 2024, the Old Masters market is shrinking in value while simultaneously resisting collapse by growing in volume.

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Contemporary Dialogues: Francesca Cappelletti’s Vision for Galleria Borghese

She views engaging with the collection through fresh perspectives as an act of critical thinking—and how we keep a fertile dialogue with the past...

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Melissa Joseph Scales Up Poignancy in Public Spaces With ‘Tender’

"The idea that I could create a space where people might just stumble upon these images by chance amid the daily hustle and bustle was really the...

22.07.2025 2

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ADAA Hits Pause On The Art Show as Dealers Question Whether Fairs Are Still Worth It

Although fairs like Art Basel and Frieze continue to inspire collector loyalty, mid-sized galleries are questioning whether the rising costs, booth...

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At Kunstmuseum Basel, Medardo Rosso’s Radical Dismantling of Form

Placing process before final form, the artist radically redefined traditional notions of sculpture at the end of the 19th Century.

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Julian Charrière’s ‘Midnight Zone’ Channels Abyssal Intensity to Inspire Ecological Awareness

"I see art as a medium of encounter. Not just with nature, but with forces greater than ourselves," the artist told Observer.

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Aspen Art Week 2025 Brings Dual Fairs, Deeper Local Ties and Broader Prestige

“We really try to embrace the town,” Hoffman tells Observer. “We believe an art fair should be part of the community—not just for the weekend,...

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How New Perspectives Art Partners Plans to Reshape the High-End Art Market

"The way things were done in the past has largely outlived its usefulness," Philip Hoffman of The Fine Art Group tells Observer.

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Why the Sharpe-Walentas Studio Program Is More Relevant Than Ever

The residency has evolved over nearly three decades to meet the shifting needs of contemporary artists while staying grounded in its founding values.

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Ten Upstate Art Weekend Exhibitions That Justify the Drive

From barn-side group shows to forest installations and long-awaited museum retrospectives, these ten shows make the journey north a must for...

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Meet Huda Alkhamis-Kanoo, One of the Patrons Shaping the Future of Art in the UAE

“We have the energy and appetite for innovation that come with youth, but we are also grounded in deep tradition,” the ADMAF founder tells Observer.

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What If the Art World Isn’t Collapsing But Changing Hands as It Should?

We need to start looking at prominent gallery closures as a natural passing of the torch.

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Zero Art Fair Isn’t Selling Art—It’s Giving It Away, With Just a Few Caveats

“We see the fair as a bridge between art, artists and working people who deserve to live with art,” the fair's co-founders told Observer.

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The Empathy and Everyday Magic of Jenna Gribbon’s Milan Debut

"Painting is especially good at framing things that might otherwise be overlooked and revealing their hidden magic,” the artist told Observer.

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Art Basel Qatar Prepares to Upend the Traditional Fair Model With a New Artist-Led Format

The format, already explored in Panorama and set to be adopted by Art Basel in Doha, allows galleries and artists to engage with collectors more...

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How Third-Party Guarantees Are Quietly (But Significantly) Rewriting the Rules of the Art Auction

The adrenaline once tied to the unpredictability of a straight consignment has been displaced by the measured calm of a choreographed performance.

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Quynh Pham On Two Decades of Galerie Quynh and Vietnam’s Evolving Art Scene

"What drives me is the impact of what I’m building here. The fight is hard—it’s a struggle every day, in so many different ways—but it’s...

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Isabella Ducrot’s Practice Remains Rooted in the Quiet Power of Materials

At 94, the artist returns to New York with "Visited Lands" at Petzel.

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