NEW YORK, NY.- The Guggenheim New York presents a major solo exhibition of work by Rashid Johnson, opening April 18, 2025, and remaining on view through January 18, 2026. Encompassing the entirety of the museum’s rotunda, the show is Johnson’s first solo presentation at the Guggenheim, his largest exhibition to date, and the first expansive museum survey of his work in over a decade. Rashid Johnson: A Poem for Deep Thinkers brings together more than ninety artworks, including an outdoor sculpture and new pieces made specifically for the exhibition—two of which will be activated through ongoing performances. The survey spans pivotal phases of Johnson’s career, including notable series such as The New Negro Escapist Social and Athletic Club, Cosmic Slops, black-soap shelf paintings, spray-painted text works, the more recent Anxious Men and Broken Men series, and large-scale indoor and outdoor sculptures. The exhibition offers a loose chronology of Johnson’s artistic evolution a ... More
Rembrandt van Rijn (studio copy), Portrait of Rembrandt with a Gorget (c. 1629).
THE HAGUE.- Today the Mauritshuis presented the results of its research on three paintings in its collection. In the case of two of these works, it was not certain whether they were painted by the great master himself or came from his studio. All three were subjected to close examination at the museum’s conservation workshop, where conservation work was also performed on two of them. The research revealed a wealth of new information, including on the attribution of the paintings. The Mauritshuis is devoting a presentation in the museum to the project. Entitled Rembrandt?, the presentation can be seen in room 10. The three paintings are: Portrait of Rembrandt with a Gorget (c.1629), Study of an Old Man (c. 1655-1660) and ‘Tronie’ of an Old Man (c.1630). It had been known for 25 years that this 1629 portrait is not a genuine Rembrandt. In 1999 it was discovered to be a copy of an early self-portrait by Rembrandt in the collection ... More
This crocheted side chair covered in jute and finished with colored yarn, by Albert Lohnes (West Berlin, Nova Scotia, 1895-1977), fetched CA$10,620 against a high estimate of $6,000.
NEW HAMBURG, ON.- A rare merganser drake decoy by Capt. Edwin Bachman (1872-1914) sold for $35,400, and original paintings by acclaimed Nova Scotia folk artists Cyril Hirtle (1918-2003) and Maud Lewis (1903-1970) realized $27,140 and $17,700, respectively, in Miller & Miller Auctions, Ltd.’s online East Coast Canadiana & Folk Art auction held April 12th. All prices in this report are in Canadian dollars and include an 18 percent buyer’s premium. The auction featured the collection of Chris Huntington, “arguably the most recognized name in the world of Canadiana folk art,” according to Ethan Miller of Miller & Miller Auctions, Ltd. In all, 304 lots came up for bid, in categories that included Canadiana, folk art, textiles, art and decoys. Online bidding was via MillerandMillerAuctions.com and ... More
Hayley Chi Hay Chiu, Everybody Wants to Play, 2021 Oil on canvas 20 × 16 in.
MARKHAM, ON.-SSEW Project, a rising name in Canada’s contemporary art scene, is making its international art fair debut at the prestigious San Francisco Art Fair today. Founded in early 2024, the young gallery has quickly made a name for itself, from developing an impressive artist roster to participating in its first fair, Art Toronto 2024. Stepping onto the global stage with a compelling selection of artists is a testament to SSEW’s unique vision and commitment to champion underrepresented voices. Dedicated to showcasing contemporary artists of Asian descent and global diasporas, SSEW Project embraces its namesake - (“sew”) - by fostering intellectual exchange and inclusive connections among artists, collectors, and audiences. Their rapid ascent in the Canadian art world highlights not only the strength of their curatorial vision but also the demand for fresh, diverse perspectives in contemporary art. For their inaugural ... More
Jacopo Tintoretto's Crucifixion in the Sala dell'Albergo of the Scuola Grande di San Rocco, after conservation. Photo: Matteo De Fina.
VENICE.- The Scuola Grande di San Rocco and Save Venice announced the completion of the restoration of the monumental Crucifixion by Jacopo Tintoretto in the Sala dell’Albergo of the Scuola. The two-year project, funded by Save Venice with €672,000, was made possible through the generous support of Arnold M. Bernstein. Treatment was carried out on-site in the Scuola, while the painting remained partially visible through the worksite scaffolding. Officials from the Soprintendenza Archeologia, Belle Arti e Paesaggio per il Comune di Venezia e la Laguna provided oversight while work was carried out by restorers from the CBC Conservazione Beni Culturali firm, under the direction of Caterina Barnaba. Non-invasive diagnostic investigations were conducted by S.T.Art-Test of S. Schiavone & C. sas. A non-invasive diagnostic campaign was conducted using UV LED fluorescence and Infrared reflectography (IR) to assess the painting’s condition and study Jacopo ... More
Red Abakan III, Magdalena Abakanowicz, 1970-1971. Photo: Arnaud Conne.
TILBURG.- Het Noordbrabants Museum and TextielMuseum announce a threefold exhibition of the Polish artist Magdalena Abakanowicz (1932–2017) in the Netherlands from 18 April to 24 August 2025. The project emphasizes the world-famous Abakans as well as lesser-known sculptures, drawings, films and installations. Abakanowicz is considered an installation-art pioneer and one of the most influential post-war Polish artists. Throughout her life, Magdalena Abakanowicz engaged with pressing ecological, geopolitical and cultural questions concerning the human condition. She examined traces of loss, trauma and recovery through often large-scale installations. The exhibitions Everything is made of fiber (TextielMuseum) and Human Nature (Het Noordbrabants Museum) depart from her magnus opus in the Provinciehuis of North Brabant, titled Bois le Duc (1971). Abakanowicz’s most celebrated works came into existence in 1967 with her creation of three-dimensional fibre works called Abakans. By 1973, she bega ... More
NEW YORK, NY.- Gagosian announces Picasso: Tête-à-tête, presented in partnership with the artist’s daughter Paloma Picasso. Offering a unique opportunity to view over fifty rarely seen paintings, sculptures, and drawings from the full span of the artist’s career—1896 to 1972—the exhibition will include nearly a dozen works that are being exhibited publicly for the very first time and others that have not been shown for decades. Drawn largely from Picasso’s estate, Picasso: Tête-à-tête opens on April 18 and is the final exhibition to be held at Gagosian’s flagship 980 Madison Avenue gallery. I have been fortunate to present more than twenty exhibitions dedicated to Pablo Picasso throughout my career, and it seems only fitting that a blockbuster show of the artist’s work should close out our time at 980 Madison. It is incredibly exciting to partner ... More
BOSTON, MASS.- The Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston opened Stanley Whitney: How High the Moon. The ICA/Boston is the last stop for this major touring survey, which traces the development of Whitney’s unique and powerful abstractions over his 50-year career. The exhibition includes over 100 works, featuring extensive installations of the artist’s improvisatory small paintings; drawings and prints; and a selection of his sketchbooks spanning from 1987 to 2021, offering a view into Whitney’s endless variations on the theme of color, form, and his engagement with the written word. Stanley Whitney: How High the Moon is organized by the Buffalo AKG Art Museum and is curated by Cathleen Chaffee, Charles Balbach Chief Curator at the Buffalo AKG Art Museum. The ICA’s presentation is organized by Ruth Erickson, Barbara Lee Chief Curator and Director of Curatorial Affairs, with Tessa Bachi Haas, Assistant Curator, and is on view from April 17 through September ... More
NEW YORK, NY.- Claes Oldenburg and Peter Moore both moved to New York in the mid–1950s and were immediately struck by the city’s streets, in particular the sidewalks, storefronts and signage that clamored for attention. Keenly alert to the visual assault of language and communication, Oldenburg made drawings and sculptures of storefronts, street objects and text-based posters, while Moore produced a historical record of city signage through documentary photographs. The exhibition displays key examples from these bodies of work, including pieces from Oldenburg’s legendary installations The Street (1960) and The Store (1961) that interpret the urban environment depicted in Moore’s images. Similarly attentive to witty juxtapositions of words and phrases as well as the cycle of urban transformation and capitalist expansion, Oldenburg and Moore confronted the overall theatricality of the city’s streets ... More
Nancy Karrels (Associate Director of Provenance and Object Histories). Courtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art.
WASHINGTON, DC.- The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art has announced the appointment of Nancy Karrels as the associate director of provenance and object histories and Negin Sobhani as the associate director of global affairs. With these newly established leadership positions, the museum is transforming its research capabilities and global engagement, further aligning with its mission to foster a deeper understanding of Asian art and cultural heritage. This strategic shift strengthens its role in responsible museum practice and cultural diplomacy, reinforcing a commitment to advancing provenance research, transparency and exchange of international knowledge. As associate director of provenance and object histories, Karrels will set the strategic direction for the museum’s expanded Department of Provenance and Object Histories, enhancing research efforts and increasing the number of staff engaged in collection histories. As associate director of global affairs, ... More
Portrait of Leana and the Lambeth Children, ca. 1848, unidentified artist (American or European, active in New Orleans, Louisiana in mid-19th century), oil on canvas. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, J. Harwood and Louise B. Cochrane Fund for American Art and Revolving Art Purchase Fund, 2024.312
RICHMOND, VA.- Visitors to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) can now see its newly acquired painting Portrait of Leana and the Lambeth Children on view in the museum’s American art galleries. Acquired by VMFA in December 2024, this remarkable painting will later be a centerpiece of the new American galleries in the museum’s forthcoming James W. and Frances Gibson McGlothlin Wing II, which is scheduled to open in 2028. While the museum is privileged to boast a leading collection of American art, rarely does it acquire a work whose extraordinary orchestration of subject, history and provenance singularly elevates the department’s holdings. “The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts strives to acquire significant works that build on the strengths of the museum’s permanent collection,” said Director and CEO Alex Nyerges. ... More
Fighting Amazon (Yellow Gate 1990), 2025, gouache and graphite on tea-stained paper, 47.25 x 31.5 inches.
NEW YORK, NY.- Derek Eller Gallery presents I Am Woman Inflicted with the Burden of Bearing Mankind, a solo exhibition of new work by Ellen Lesperance. Continuing her exploration of the intersection of feminism, craft, and activism, Lesperance makes paintings inspired by knitting patterns worn or utilized by women involved in acts of both empowerment and struggle. For this exhibition, Lesperance mines source material related to contemporary women activists and the Amazons of ancient Greece and, as such, speaks to similarities that transcend space and time. Lesperance’s long-standing interest in protest knitwear originates in the Greenham Common Women’s Peace Camp, an anti-nuclear movement which took place in the United Kingdom in the 1980s and ‘90s. Combing through archives related to Greenham Common, Lesperance discovered a trove of images of hand-knit material, often embedded with subversive, political, and feminist symbology. As a Fulbright Global Scholar (2022-24), Lesperance had t ... More
Claude Monet, (1840-1926) Peupliers au bord de l’Epte, crépuscule, oil on canvas, 39 x 25 in. (100 x 65.1 cm.), Painted in 1891, Estimate $30 million – 50 million.
NEW YORK, NY.- Christie's announced Claude Monet’s Peupliers au bord de l’Epte, crépuscule as a leading highlight of the 20th Century Evening Sale taking place in New York during the Spring Marquee Week (estimate: $30 million – 50 million). From Monet’s highly coveted Les Peupliers series, this painting features a powerful palette of sunset hues, in a striking vertical orientation measuring more than three feet (one full meter) high. The work has exceptional provenance, with a rich and varied international exhibition history, having first been exhibited the year after it was created in the Monet exhibition, Série des peuplier des bords de l’Epte from February – March 1892. The painting’s first owner was the legendary dealer Paul Durand-Ruel, who acquired the work in 1892 and within whose family collection it remained until 1955. It now comes to auction from a private collection, where it has been for over 60 years. This April, Peupliers au bord de l’Epte, crépu ... More
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Krannert Art Museum appoints Evelyn C. Shapiro as Assistant Director for Marketing & Communications CHAMPAIGN, IL.- Krannert Art Museum has named Evelyn C. Shapiro as Assistant Director for Marketing and Communications. A seasoned marketing professional with a deep commitment to the arts and culture community, Shapiro brings a wealth of experience and impact to the position. She began her tenure in January. Museum Director Jon L. Seydl notes, “Evelyn brings a strong portfolio, with a long history of public service and a wide range of skills, while being deeply embedded in the arts and culture ecosystem of Champaign-Urbana. We are elated that Evelyn has joined the outstanding staff at Krannert Art Museum and admire her passion for the museum’s strategic goals and commitment to teamwork.” In her new role, Shapiro will lead the museum’s efforts to elevate its visibility and strengthen its presence on campus, in the Champaign-Urbana community, and beyond. ... More
Take your shot at the only official video NFT celebrating Alex Ovechkin's record-setting goal at Heritage Auctions DALLAS, TX.- The wrist shot Alex Ovechkin lasered past Ilya Sorokin of the New York Islanders on April 6, 2025 pushed Ovechkin to the top of the NHL's all-time goals list. As the only NHL player in history to reach 895 goals (and counting) in his career, the Washington Capitals superstar is officially the greatest goal-scorer of all time. The record-breaking tally set off a celebration in Washington and throughout the hockey and sports world worthy of the greatest to ever take aim at opposing goalies. Now that celebration continues into the digital market, as one lucky bidder also will become one-of-one through the winning bid for an Alexander Ovechkin Officially Licensed 1/1 Video Collectible NFT in The Alex Ovechkin 895 ... More
Heritage's largest photography auction hits the block with distinguished collections DALLAS, TX.- If the saying holds true and a moment or a soul is frozen and captured each time a photographer makes a photograph, then Heritage's April 29-30 Photographs Signature® Auction is a time machine both nostalgic and somehow prescient. And one piloted by photographer greats Robert Frank, Edward S. Curtis, George Tice, Diane Arbus, Richard Avedon, Peter Beard, Harry Callahan, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Nan Goldin, Garry Winogrand...the list goes on to a dizzying length. Dizzying, but accessible. The auction is a sweet spot for Heritage, but also a point of opportunity for photophiles and collectors at every level. "This is the largest, most valuable photography auction we've had," says Nigel Russell, Heritage's Director of Photographs. "We're offering photographs that you just don't see at other auction houses." ... More
Karma presents "Proximity": New sculptures by Thaddeus Mosley alongside Public Art Fund installation NEW YORK, NY.- Karma presents Thaddeus Mosley, Proximity, an exhibition of new sculptures on view from April 17 to May 24 in New York. On June 3, Public Art Fund’s presentation Thaddeus Mosley: Touching the Earth will open at City Hall Park. A career-spanning monograph will be published by Karma Books later this year. Since he first began sculpting wood in the 1950s, Mosley has worked in his studio seven days a week. The artist discovers his forms in the trees from which his sculptures are hewn. Riffing on the simultaneous rootedness and reach of his sylvan muses, Mosley makes works that at once soar upward and make solid contact with the ground. The sculptures in Proximity, while made in the past two years, are the result of seven cumulative decades of experimentation with chisels, gouges, and mallets. These works evince the continued relevance ... More
Exhibition traces the singular path of Belgian filmmaker, writer, and artist Chantal Akerman LISBON.- The Chantal Akerman travelling exhibition proposes a moving and unexpected journey through art and life, along a path marked by multiple geographies: from Brussels to border zones, from the kitchen to the desert, from burlesque to tragedy, from the sufferings of the world to those of the most intimate spheres. In addition to a selection of installations and films, some of which are being shown to the public for the first time, the exhibition brings together screenplays, project notes, and production documents from the Fondation Chantal Akerman archives. This previously unseen "living material" bears witness to the creative conditions of the artist's oeuvre, but also the central role of writing, "the ultimate art" for the woman who also wrote a number of texts, including Hall de nuit [Night Hall] (1992), Une famille à Bruxelles [A Family in Brussels] (1998), and Ma mère ... More
Joani Tremblay's "All the Wild That Remains" opens at Acquavella Palm Beach PALM BEACH, FLA.- Acquavella Palm Beach opened All the Wild That Remains, Joani Tremblay’s first solo exhibition with the gallery and her first in Palm Beach. The exhibition features new paintings that span two signature bodies of work including large-scale landscapes and intimate flower paintings. Working between her studios in Montreal, Canada and the Mojave Desert in California, Tremblay continues her exploration of our personal and collective relationship with the natural world. The show will be on view from April 17 through June 15, 2025 at Acquavella Galleries’ Palm Beach location. Tremblay’s work explores both the physical experience of nature and our perception of it, which is often mediated through its ubiquitous representation in media, informing what the artist describes as “painting from a constructed idea of place.” Eschewing traditional approaches to landscape ... More
LAM museum acquires Sprinkle Carpet by artist collective We Make Carpets LISSE.- The LAM museum has acquired Sprinkle Carpet, a unique installation by the artist collective We Make Carpets. Composed of brightly coloured sprinkles arranged in a decorative pattern, the artwork is remarkably delicate. Even the slightest movement could transform it into nothing more than a pile of ordinary food sprinkles, commonly used as a topping for breakfast sandwiches in the Netherlands. The acquisition is now on display at the LAM museum on the Keukenhof Estate in Lisse as part of its visual arts exhibition exploring the theme of breakfast. Though much smaller in scale, We Make Carpets’ Sprinkle Carpet calls to mind Wim T Schippers’ controversial Peanut-Butter Platform. However, there’s a significant difference: while Schippers aimed to shake visitors up in the late 1960s, We Make Carpets seeks to inspire wonder for the everyday. All of We Make Carpets’ ... More
A Bouquet of Gems: A Superb Collection of Jewels by JAR at Christie's GENEVA.- Christie’s Magnificent Jewels auction on 14 May in Geneva will be offering A Bouquet Of Gems: A Superb Collection Of Jewels By JAR, one of the largest and most important private collections of works by the visionary designer, Joel Arthur Rosenthal. Each of the 21 jewels were acquired for this private collector in the early 2000s and 2010s, with none having appeared on the market or at auction before. The 21 pieces have a combined low pre-sale estimate of US$ 3.0 million, and count amongst the most important JAR collections to come to market. The Collection is led by the fabulous and sculptural Diamond ‘Apricot Blossom’ Bracelet (illustrated above, estimate US$340,000-570,000) which like so many of JAR’s designs is as much a work of art as it is a wearable jewel. This bracelet, along with the technicolour Multi-Gem Chain Necklace (estimate US$285,000-400,000) ... More
Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern Art online at Christie's DUBAI.- Christie’s announces its online auction of Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern Art, live for browsing from 17 April and open for bidding from 24 April – 8 May. Reflecting the dynamic art scene in the region the auction offers a compelling selection of artworks highlighting the rich and diverse artistic production from the Gulf, the Levant, Iraq, Iran and North Africa. The sale features 69 works encompassing modern and contemporary periods, including paintings, works on paper, photography and sculpture. Leading the sale is the mesmerising Water Lilies by pioneering female artist Samia Halaby (illustrated above) (estimate: US$100,000-150,000). Painted in 2013, this is part of the artist’s later body of work, characterised by her departure from the use of sharp geometric shapes to more organic lyrical forms inspired by the complex geometry of nature. ... More
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On a day like today, Ukrainian-American sculptor Louise Nevelson died
April 17, 1988. Louise Nevelson (September 23, 1899 - April 17, 1988) was an American sculptor known for her monumental, monochromatic, wooden wall pieces and outdoor sculptures. In this image: Installation view.of an exhibition at McCabe Fine Art that presented a diverse selection of Louise Nevelson’s late career works.
