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Hughes's semi-abstract paintings are shaped by Romantic visions of nature that provoke awe and unease in equal measure.
“It’s time for me to use what I know to start bringing to market the things I love,” Berry told Observer in an exclusive interview ahead of the...
Where the gleaming 17-meter-long silver airship at the entrance of Bul's major survey in Seoul is taking us will ultimately depend on how we choose to...
"When people see two directors working in dialogue, it sets a precedent for non-hierarchical collaboration."
"You can’t escape your own personal history, that’s true, but I’m using my story to speak to something larger, and I’m hoping now the work...
The exhibition is a crucial survey of an often overlooked chapter of Japanese contemporary art—one with a message for today’s increasingly divided...
“Before anything else, the role of the antiquarian is to create culture,” she tells Observer.
Last week's most notable results reveal quite a bit about the current state of the market in Asia and beyond ahead of the October and November sales...
Across sculpture, video and installation, the works in this soon-to-close show interrogate the systems that define value, utility and survival in the...
As the art industry searches for new sources of support, dismissing brand collaborations looks less like prudence and more like shortsightedness.
Here, it is abundantly clear that creativity in the face of devastation carries an infinite capacity for quiet resilience.
The auction house's strategy in the Gulf dovetails with a broader push to expand beyond traditional auctions, positioning the brand as a full-scale...
The brand quickly deleted all videos of the performance from its channels; the artist has issued no apologies and has declined to comment.
Their collaboration at the intersection of technique and technology marks a significant moment in contemporary art history.
Woo’s sculptures are arenas in which the fundamental tensions of contemporary existence are materially negotiated.
Her first sound-based public artwork transforms ordinary safety announcements into poetic, multilingual encounters.
The institution’s multidisciplinary programming highlights the rich diversity of Asia while fostering exchange across the city's sprawling...
Her passing leaves a profound void in New York’s art world.
A major career survey of the artist's work reveals a life spent transforming the traumas of war, displacement and memory into something equal parts...
Works by women Surrealists, including Leonora Carrington and Dorothea Tanning, shattered expectations—part of a broader market surge for Latin...
From A.A. Murakami’s immersive U.S. debut to a Tomashi Jackson survey, the city's first-ever Art Week has inspired a series of must-see exhibitions...
“The potential of sculpture to reinforce first-hand physical experience excites me,” the artist told Observer. “My test for good sculpture is...
“Museums today are expected to be more than just places to look at art—they’re destinations where people spend time,” director Melissa...
"It’s about creating spaces where people can come together, share ideas and build something meaningful,” Demet told Observer.
“I find that other animal species are rarely acknowledged as having their own independent intellect and autonomous relationship with the larger...
The question is whether these high-profile, single-owner collections can inject hope and revive excitement after a sluggish season, particularly on...
"I want to keep this ecosystem thriving, which is why I’m open to collaborating with other galleries, sharing resources and connecting people,"...
The goal of the collaboration is straightforward: to support ambitious works that experiment with new languages and techniques, offering artists the...
The fair's 2025 offerings reflect the growing dynamism of the Japanese market.
Escalating geopolitical volatility in the region has cast doubt on the fate of the highly anticipated inaugural edition of Art Basel Qatar.
"With this show, I wanted to explore how camouflage functions both politically and naturally," the artist told Observer ahead of the opening of his...
Having shifted to September for 2025, Tokyo Gendai is launching the city’s art calendar with programming that spans institutional surveys,...
“It’s like the rational pause that makes the emotional surge possible,” she tells Observer. “The frozen reflection and the flowing distortion...
Fair fatigue may be the art world’s mantra, but Paris endures as the exception that still demands the trip.
"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....
“People are excited to be ‘back to school'—both dealers and collectors,” David Nolan told Observer after reporting strong opening day sales.
What once appeared to be the perfect alignment of aesthetics and market logic—smooth, neutral, digestible, collector-friendly—is now struggling to...
The chaotic entrance lines at Kiaf and overcrowded aisles of last year’s Frieze are gone, replaced by smaller crowds of cautious buyers.
“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...
From Ambera Wellmann’s visceral debut at Hauser & Wirth to Sasha Gordon’s first Zwirner solo, September delivers a high-energy lineup of...
The festival's gift economy and participatory ethos drive home just how unsustainable the art world’s capital-driven fair model has become.
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.
This year's Triennale invites viewers to confront environmental trauma as something geologically embedded, not merely socially constructed.
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...
With this biennial, the organization explores alternative relationships between culture, ecology, historical legacy and regional industry.
The story of Flores’ rise illustrates how Indigenous knowledge and creativity are influencing the global conversation around what constitutes...
Working between micro and macro scales, she uses ink abstraction to express her heightened ability to attune to qi.
The museum's director, Dr. Peter Magee, says the institution will trace hundreds of thousands of years of human history through a uniquely Emirati...
The centenary of the artist's birth is likely to prompt renewed interest in his multifaceted practice.
“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...