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Installing 'Magic Grasshopper' in Times Square—perhaps the ultimate emblem of America’s promise of prosperity through consumerism—only sharpens...


Through fluid forms and radiant color, Kato translates spiritual and biological evolution into a visual language of transformation.


Preliminary reports suggest that the art market is regaining traction at every level, but with a sharper focus.


The organization deliberately focuses on process—the research, prototyping and inevitable failures that precede a finished artwork—to provoke...


From François Pinault’s sweeping Minimalism show at the Bourse de Commerce to Gerhard Richter’s career-defining retrospective at Fondation Louis...


As operating costs rise and mega-fairs tighten their grip, Paris has become the epicenter of a new kind of rebellion: dealer-led fairs reclaiming...


The art fair recently announced a new Milan edition that will debut during that city’s art week in April.


Barriers to deepfake-level authenticity are collapsing, making identity theft in the art world not only effortless but chillingly precise.


“The architecture responds directly to a program that has always been international and cross-disciplinary—but that now promises to expand even...


The city's auction houses roared back with big numbers and a wave of artist records, signaling a renewed surge of confidence at the top of the market.


"Our residencies don’t demand any kind of formal outcome from the artists or curators who take part," Aaron Cezar, the organization's founding...


The energy on opening day felt less like a post-Brexit correction and more like the city snapping back into its golden age—and perhaps even better...


While the U.A.E.’s art ecosystem—which includes Dubai’s gallery network and institutional hubs like Sharjah—has been widely reported on, far...


The museum will unveil the full gift in a major exhibition in 2030, but an initial selection of 24 works will debut much sooner in the special...


‘ENCODED’ is not intended as a protest but as a precise act of cultural negotiation—a strategic use of technology through which artists can...


The collectibles market may offer a viable blueprint for cultivating lifelong engagement from a new generation of art collectors.


Abu Dhabi Art Fair will hold its final edition this November before officially rebranding as Frieze Abu Dhabi next year.


Artistic director Wael Shawky teased that the commissioned public projects will amplify regional voices, with their full scope to be revealed in the...


The gallerist is emblematic of a cultural cohort that embraces flexibility.


Observer caught up with the gallerist to discuss the country’s booming art market, GST cuts, new collectors and the country’s growing role on the...


For anyone even faintly aware of global history, certain parallels are chilling.


Her latest sculptural fields are a meditation on humanity’s fragile place in the universe.


His process turns the act of creation into performance, where the artist’s movements and repetitions become both the subject and the record of the...


Like myths and folktales, her densely symbolic works act as vessels of ancestral memory, turning her practice into a storytelling ritual that links...

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...
