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Contemporary Artists in the Baltics Fight Instability with Connection

Contemporary Artists in the Baltics Fight Instability with Connection

With Russian MiG-31 fighters encroaching on Estonian airspace and drones penetrating Polish skies, political unrest is increasingly shaping the way...

10.10.2025 3

Observer

Naima Morelli

Could Almaty’s Contemporary Art Museum Mark a New Era for Kazakhstan?

“This is not about ticking boxes with blue-chip names. Every work here is chosen for its relation to Kazakhstan," founder Nurlan Smagulov told...

03.10.2025 2

Observer

Naima Morelli

Emerging Art Scenes in Chios and Leros Offer a More Relaxed Definition of Art World Success

Perhaps the most radical gesture in art today is conceiving an exhibiton as a moment of beauty, care of place and respect.

19.08.2025 3

Observer

Naima Morelli

The Slow Biennial: Helsinki’s Gentle Vision for Environmental Art

Titled "Shelter: Below and Beyond, Becoming and Belonging," the Helsinki Biennial's third edition has an urgent message that risks being lost in its...

26.06.2025 3

Observer

Naima Morelli

VIMA Art Fair and the Quiet Politics of a Nascent Regional Scene

“We need a space of connection between the market and the galleries,” fair cofounder Edgar Gadzhiev told Observer.

21.05.2025 3

Observer

Naima Morelli

Younger, Bolder and Determined to Grow: The Rise of the Indonesian Contemporary Art Market

A visitor at Museum MACAN in Jakarta. Photo by GOH CHAI HIN/AFP via Getty Images There is no doubt that the Indonesian art market is one of the...

07.01.2025 5

Observer

Naima Morelli