BERLIN.- Delcy Morelos’s first institutional exhibition in Germany presents a new large-scale, site-specific work at Hamburger Bahnhof that explores sacred ancestral knowledge, regeneration, and the interconnectedness of nature and humanity. “Madre” responds to the form, light, climate, sound, and atmosphere of the exhibition space, engaging in a dialogue with the ideas and practice of Joseph Beuys, whose works are shown in the museum’s permanent exhibition. The Colombian artist has created a fragrant, fertile, and captivating work that reflects on the maternal qualities of Earth: its role as a source of life and a place of return. Morelos’s “Madre”, composed of clay, soil, straw, hay, cinnamon, cloves, buckwheat, chia seeds and honey, invites visitors at Hamburger Bahnhof to experience an intense physical and sensorial encounter. The large-scale installation draws from various traditions and ancestral knowledge originating in the Americas, the Amazon, and be ... More
Wael Shawky, Drama 1882, 2024, 4K video (color, sound), VFX, Arabic with English subtitles. Courtesy the artist and Sfeir-Semler Gallery, Beirut/Hamburg. Joint acquisition by the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, the Bonnefanten Museum, Maastricht, the Centraal Museum, Utrecht, with support of the VriendenLoterij and the Mondriaan Fund.
AMSTERDAM.- With Drama 1882, Egyptian artist Wael Shawky presents a powerful and layered work exploring themes of power, historiography, and representation. From 11 July 2025, this video installation will be on view at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam. The work received international acclaim as one of the highlights of the 60th Venice Biennale, where it was shown in the Egyptian Pavilion. Drama 1882 centers on a pivotal moment in Egyptian history: the Urabi Revolution (1879–1882), a military-led uprising against foreign interference in Egypt. In 1882, the revolution was suppressed by the British, who subsequently maintained control over Egypt until 1956. Who decides who is a hero, a freedom fighter—or a terrorist? Drama 1882 poses this critical question, revealing how those in ... More
Portrait of Shamim M. Momin, Director and Chief Curator of The Bronx Museum, by Sue de Beer, 2025.
BRONX, NY.- The Bronx Museum of the Arts has appointed Shamim M. Momin as Director and Chief Curator following a nationwide search by the Board of Trustees, which retained the executive search firm, Isaacson, Miller. Momin will return to New York after over fifteen years and assume her new role in early September 2025 in anticipation of a $42.9 million transformation of the Museum’s South Wing. Most recently, Momin served as the Director of Curatorial Affairs at the Henry Art Gallery in Seattle, a position she held from 2018-2024, during which time she oversaw major commissions by Gary Simmons, Kelly Akashi, and Diana Al-Hadid. In 2009, Momin co-founded LAND (Los Angeles Nomadic Division), a non-profit public art organization committed to curating site-specific contemporary art projects in Los Angeles and beyond. LAND has since presented over 100 discrete exhibitions and programs with over 300 contemporary artists. Prior to her move to the West Coast, Momin served as Associate Curator of ... More
Victor Brauner (1903-1966), Untitled, circa 1930 Oil on canvas Signed lower right 82 × 82 cm. Result: €279,500. Estimate: €200,000 / €300,000.
PARIS.- With a result of €28,500,000 (buyer’s premium included), PIASA confirms its position among the leading French auction houses, despite a decrease in turnover compared to the first semester of 2024. This decline is mainly due to the schedule of the Modern and Contemporary Art department: the second auction of the Geneviève and Jean-Paul Kahn collection has been postponed to October 2025, and the auction of the Antoine de Galbert collection “Art brut & Compagnie“ is scheduled for September. Nevertheless, PIASA continues its momentum in the first semester of 2025 and strengthens its position as a leader in the design market, with a growth of over 15% compared to an already record-breaking first semester of 2024 in this segment.Alongside its traditional auctions, PIASA has successfully launched its new “ONLIVE“ department since the beginning of 2025, with more than 15 themed or monographic auctions already scheduled for the second semester of the year. With maj ... More
Installation view, Bek Hyunjin, Seoul Syntax,Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, Los Angeles, 2025. Photo by Paul Salveson.
LOS ANGELES, CA.- Tanya Bonakdar Gallery hosts PKM Gallery for an exhibition in Los Angeles. A prominent Korean gallery, PKM has chosen to exhibit a solo presentation of Korean multidisciplinary artist and musician Bek Hyunjin, introducing his gestural and poetic practice to Los Angeles for the first time. Entitled Seoul Syntax, the exhibition will be on view July 12 through August 29, 2025. Bek Hyunjin was born in Seoul and has lived and worked there for over 50 years. While the city has remained a constant in his life, Seoul itself is always changing and evolving. Both systematic and variable, the city is a juxtaposition of both stability and insecurity in Bek’s life. Seoul Syntax translates the artist’s experiences of his hometown – the emotions, thoughts, and sensations rooted in this place – to the city of Los Angeles. Syntax refers to the structure and order of language, ... More
SAO PAULO.- Maranhão, “great sea”, “flowing sea”, a place of constant movement and diverse cultural interplay. In this web of exchanges and hybridizations, reggae began reaching different regions of the state and the island of São Luís in the 1970s. At first, it arrived through the shortwave radios of amateur operators who picked up signals from across the Americas, including the Caribbean. Later, it came with sailors from places like French Guiana who docked in coastal cities on pirate ships, transporting—among other goods—reggae vinyls that were sold at the ports. On Maranhão soil, Jamaican music took on variations—one of them in the way people dance. In Maranhão, reggae is danced in pairs, closely held, in a sway reminiscent of rumba, salsa, merengue, and bolero. Dancing reggae as a couple is an encounter of skins—free bodies brought together by a rhythm that crossed the Atlantic and earned São Luís the nickname of the Brazilian Jamaica. These rhythmic an ... More
An artist’s reconstruction of the fossilized landscape, plants and animals found preserved in a remote bonebed in Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona. Illustration by Brian Engh.
WASHINGTON, DC.- A Smithsonian-led team of researchers have discovered North America’s oldest known pterosaur, the winged reptiles that lived alongside dinosaurs and were the first vertebrates to evolve powered flight. In a paper published today, July 7, in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers led by paleontologist Ben Kligman, a Peter Buck Postdoctoral Fellow at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, present the fossilized jawbone of the new species and describe the sea gull-sized pterosaur alongside hundreds of other fossils—including one of the world’s oldest turtle fossils—unearthed at a remote bonebed in Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona. These fossils, which date back to the late Triassic period around 209 million years ago, preserve a snapshot of a dynamic ecosystem ... More
BRISTOL.- Dana Awartani’s Standing by the ruins brings together existing works with a major new commission in a moving exploration of love and loss, destruction and the passage of time. Awartani – a Palestinian-Saudi artist – addresses the physical loss of cultural heritage through the lens of abandoned, destroyed and vanishing places. Working across painting, installation, textiles, performance and film, she draws attention to both the human act of making and human loss, reflecting upon the ravages of conflict within the Middle East and architectural modernisation ingrained with colonial legacy. Named after an ongoing series of floor installations and paintings, the exhibition - her first European institutional solo show - presents three key moments: remembrance, healing and forgetting. Each work suggests a shifting relationship with the present and simultaneously with what is absent, rooted within a practice which Awartani describes as being as much about the story of how it is ... More
Marco A. Castillo, Primeira libreta de notas, page 10, 2018. Signed by artist, recto. Mixed media on paper, in artist frame, paper: 9 13/16 x 7 13/16 inches.
NEW YORK, NY.- The exhibition Faktura / Tektonika presents a selection of works that highlight two foundational components of early 20th-century Constructivism: faktura, the material properties of an object, and tektonika, an object’s spatial presence. In the lineage of the Constructivist movement, the exhibition foregrounds artists who emphasize material and form as active forces in artistic production. Through a range of practices that include the use of industrial media, alternative photographic processes, and an exploration of the self-reflexive properties of a chosen material, the works on view investigate the ways in which surface, structure, and perception intersect. Bringing together artists from within and beyond the gallery’s program, Faktura / Tektonika draws connections between emerging and established artists across multiple generations in the enduring spirit of this revolutionary movement in the history of art. Embodying Faktura / Tektonika is the work of pioneering ... More
ARLES.- For the fifth chapter of the Hans Ulrich Obrist Archives, LUMA Arles presents the first major exhibition in over twenty-five years in France devoted to Maria Lassnig (1919-2014). Born in rural Southern Austria in 1919, Lassnig pursued a 70-year career in the fields of painting, drawing and (animated) film. Building on the profound connection shared by Lassnig and curator Hans Ulrich Obrist, this presentation renews French audiences’ engagement with the artist’s groundbreaking oeuvre, which has shaped the history of modern and contemporary art through the concept of ‘Body Awareness’ and its feminist engagement. Her last solo exhibition in France was in 1999 in Nantes, held at the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Nantes and the Fonds Régional d’Art Contemporain des Pays de la Loire. In Lassnig’s earlier work, expressionist and Surrealist influences were strongest, followed by Art Informel and Nouvelle Figuration, developments that shaped Lassnig’s approach roote ... More
The signing ceremony of the exhibition agreement was held today at the Hong Kong Palace Museum.
HONG KONG.- The Hong Kong Palace Museum and the Supreme Council of Antiquities of Egypt signed an exhibition agreement to launch the special exhibition “Ancient Egypt Unveiled: Treasures from Egyptian Museums” in mid-November 2025. The special exhibition, which will run for an unprecedented nine and a half months, brings together 250 exquisite treasures from seven major museums in Egypt, including the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, the Luxor Museum of the Ancient Egyptian Art, the Suez National Museum, and the Sohag National Museum. Recent significant archaeological discoveries from the Saqqara, the vast necropolis of the ancient capital Memphis located south of Cairo, will also be exhibited, offering visitors a glimpse into the mysteries of Egypt’s magnificent ancient civilisation. The Museum will also present a group of ancient Chinese objects to foster dialogue and exchange with their Egyptian counterparts, highlighting the parallel ... More
Ayako Rokkaku, Untitled, 2024. Bronze and acrylic. 43 x 30 x 30 cm. Courtesy of the artist and König Galerie.
MADRID.- The Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum is presenting an exhibition dedicated to the Japanese artist Ayako Rokkaku (born Chiba, 1982) which traces her artistic evolution through around thirty early and recent works, including paintings, sculptures and installations. For the Moments that you feel Paradise is the latest event in the exhibition programme devoted to the collection of Blanca and Borja Thyssen-Bornemisza, which includes two paintings by the artist. It reveals a universe in constant transformation, in which past and present intermingle and where paradise is not a destination but a fleeting sensation, just beyond reach but always present. Known for her large-format canvases painted with her fingers, Ayako Rokkaku is an artist who creates immersive worlds that move between the tangible and the imaginary. Her dream figures first appeared in her earliest paintings, which include motifs that have subsequently recurred in her work, such as fish. Decades later these ... More
HK:PM.
HONG KONG.- M+, Asia’s global museum of contemporary visual culture in the West Kowloon Cultural District (WestK) in Hong Kong, unveiled the new M+ Facade commission HK:PM (2025) by internationally acclaimed photographer Greg Girard. This thrilling work is a visual journey through Hong Kong’s cityscape. HK:PM will be shown on the M+ Facade every night until Sunday, 28 September 2025. HK:PM animates analogue photographs from Girard’s personal collection, shot between the 1970s and 1990s. They portray the bustling streets of Central, featuring students, fashionistas, and workers going about their daily lives. Girard also weaves in rare photographs of the now-demolished Kowloon Walled City. In other scenes, neon-lit streets, lively nightclubs, and magical celebrity moments come to life. There is a sense of perpetual motion, from airplanes soaring between dense skyscrapers near old Kai Tak Airport to the constant activity along Victoria Harbour. Girard is renowned for capturing cities i ... More
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Exhibition at Modern Art Oxford brings together new commissions alongside recent and historical works OXFORD.- Movements for Staying Alive brings together new commissions alongside recent and historical works that value the importance of movement as a means to learn, connect, and foster a sense of community. Rather than focusing solely on visual experience, this exhibition encourages you to engage with the artworks through your body. Together, the artworks create an environment that prioritises the bodily experience of the space, ideas, and artwork, rather than privileging sight over other senses. From the movements that quite literally keep us alive – the flow of blood through our bodies and the flux of our organs and cells – to the interactions and connections that make us feel alive, this exhibition celebrates the fundamental movements of life. Together, the artworks on display highlight the power of movement as a source of knowledge, creativity, and community. ... More
Ancient species' dental records can offer greater clarity on prehistoric life WASHINGTON, DC.- A new study co-led by the Smithsonian’s Museum Conservation Institute and Harvard University reveals that 1.5–18 million-year-old mammalian fossils from Kenya contain proteins in their enamel that could be used to interpret their biology and evolution. These findings, published in Nature today, July 9, push the availability of proteins for analysis back over 15 million years, opening the door to a greater understanding of evolution during the Earth’s current geological era, the Cenozoic Era. Ancient proteins extracted from fossils contribute to a comprehensive picture of how extinct species lived and evolved. Paleontologists have used ancient proteins to reveal unexpected relationships between species on the tree of life, aspect of species’ population structure over large geographic regions and even behavioral adaptations that one cannot observe by solely examining ... More
New exhibition Fierce! The Story of Cats roars into the Natural History Museum LOS ANGELES, CA.- The purrfect exhibition is coming to the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (NHM) this summer, as Fierce! The Story of Cats will bring an in-depth look at a wide range of felines to the Exposition Park museum from July 13, 2025, to February 18, 2026. Spanning continents and the ages, Fierce! The Story of Cats includes an array of incredible mounted specimens, interactive displays, and cultural objects inspired by these fascinating creatures. This exciting new exhibition explores the diversity of felines — their behaviors, unique biology, and complex relationship with humans — and offers an up-close-and-personal experience, highlighting their beauty and predatory skills. From ferocious tigers to beloved pets, the exhibition encourages guests to immerse themselves in the captivating world of cats while illuminating the importance of protecting wild species ... More
The Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia announces the winners of the 2025-2026 MOCA GA Working Artist Project ATLANTA, GA.- MOCA GA’s Working Artist Project (WAP) was developed in support of established artists in the Metropolitan Atlanta area. Each year the program is funded by the Charles Loridans Foundation, the Antinori Foundation, the PNC Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts. Including the three Fellows announced today, there are a total of 48 Fellows over the past 18 years. As a museum that is dedicated first and foremost to supporting Georgia’s contemporary artists, it is MOCA GA’s goal to encourage these artists to remain in our city to establish Atlanta as one of the best cities for launching a viable career in the arts. “This legacy initiative provides an unparalleled level of support for individual artists, expands the Museum’s mission, and promotes Atlanta as a city where artists can live, work, and thrive. MOCA GA supports artists by granting a major stipend ... More
Center for An Untold Tomorrow announces 2025 Oregon Media Arts Fellowship winners PORTLAND, ORE.- PAM CUT // Center for an Untold Tomorrow has announced that media artists Fernanda D’Agostino and Ime N. Etuk have been awarded the Oregon Media Arts Fellowship for 2025. The Oregon Media Arts Fellowship is an award given every other year for media-based storytellers who have shown a commitment to their craft while continuing to push forward with new and engaging work. The program is funded by the Oregon Arts Commission and administered by PAM CUT, an organization changing for whom, by whom, and how cinematic stories are told. The Oregon Media Arts Fellowship is part of PAM CUT’s year-round artist services programming which is committed to the sustained growth of multi-media artists, both locally and nationally, who are pushing the boundaries of what is possible. The Artist Fellowships honor Oregon’s professional artists and their achievements ... More
"Boomerang" by Jairo Sosa on view at CUE Art NEW YORK, NY.- CUE Art presents Boomerang, a solo exhibition by New York City-based artist Jairo Sosa, nominated by Hugh Hayden. The exhibition is on view at CUE’s gallery space at 137 West 25th Street from June 26–September 7, 2025. Attendance during gallery hours (Wed–Sat, 12–6 pm) is free; no reservations are required. Boomerang presents an installation of new ceramics-based works informed by personal and collective memory. Sosa’s rigorous practice builds from the tension of slip-casting and press molding to compose a sculptural language attuned to the space between hope and collapse, ascension and return. The works in the exhibition echo nostalgic and familiar forms. Sosa brings them from the street to his studio, engaging in a process of abstraction, repetition, and fragmentation that coalesces into a passionate poetics of endurance. Utilizing meticulous ... More
Oklahoma City Museum of Art announces new Board Chair-Elect, Board members OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA.- The Oklahoma City Museum of Art announced the appointment of Lawrence Davis as its new Chair-Elect for 2025-2026. Davis will become Board Chair July 1, 2026. Additionally, seven community leaders have also joined OKCMOA’s Board of Trustees. Davis has supported OKCMOA for more than 20 years. He joined the Board of Trustees in 2022 and has since served as Chair of the Audit Committee (2023-present) and on the Finance & Investment, Resource Development, and Collections, Exhibitions, and Film Committees. Davis, retired President and Managing Director of MAP Energy LLC’s Natural Gas Division, currently serves in the following leadership roles: • Treasurer, Oklahoma Geological Foundation • Director, Oklahoma City Philharmonic • Trustee, Oklahoma City Jewish Foundation • Director, St. Anthony Foundation • President, ... More
Pao Houa Her: The Imaginative Landscape at San Jose Museum of Art SAN JOSE, CALIF.- Pao Houa Her: The Imaginative Landscape is the first survey of the artist’s compelling body of work. On view from July 11, 2025 through February 22, 2026, the exhibition weaves connections between Her’s past series, recent projects, and ongoing explorations, linking California’s agricultural landscapes, the jungles of Laos, Minnesota’s poppy fields, and beyond. While rooted in Her’s Hmong American experience, the exhibition offers a meditation on the construction of homeland—a theme that resonates deeply across global diasporic communities. Co-organized by the San José Museum of Art (SJMA) in California and the John Michael Kohler Arts Center in Wisconsin, the exhibition is presented at both venues, showing works from the same series. This collaboration reflects the diverse contexts in which Hmong communities have established new homelands. ... More
Visionaries + Voices announces 2025 Artist in Residence exhibition CINCINNATI, OH.- Visionaries + Voices will host Chloe Greenberg as our 2025 Artist in Residence! Selected through a juried process including staff and over 30 participating V+V artists, Chloe is a Cincinnati-based children’s book illustrator and collage artist known for her vibrant, painterly constructed paper assemblages. Over the course of 6 weeks, Greenberg has spent 3-4 days per week working and collaborating with artists at both V+V studios. Knowing each artist has their own unique aesthetic approach and stylistic quirks, the work she’s making expands on how differences are necessary and crucial to illustrating a personalized piece of painterly collage. Greenberg says of her time so far working in both studios, “I think it’s refreshing that many of the artists make art with little to no inhibitions; they just make art because they enjoy it. They aren’t making themselves meet certain ... More
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On a day like today, Italian artist Piero Manzoni was born
July 13, 1933. Piero Manzoni di Chiosca e Poggiolo (July 13, 1933 - February 6, 1963) was an Italian artist best known for his ironic approach to avant-garde art. Often compared to the work of Yves Klein, his own work anticipated, and directly influenced, the work of a generation of younger Italian artists brought together by the critic Germano Celant in the first Arte Povera exhibition held in Genoa, 1967. In this image: Piero Manzoni, Merda d'Artista.
