Art

TROTOAR Gallery in Zagreb, Croatia, proudly announces That’s What’s Up!, a group exhibition curated by Croatian-born writer and curator Saša Bogojev. Featuring a lineup of international artists, the show explores diverse approaches to contemporary figurative painting. Participating artists include Sara Birns, Tim Brawner, Martyn Cross, Sara-Vide Ericsson, Julius Hofmann, Timothy Lai, Danica Lundy, Laurent Proux, Javier Ruiz Pérez, Kristof Santy, Dennis Scholl, Kristina Schuldt, and Christian Rex Van Minnen.The exhibition bridges local and global art scenes, showcasing works that nod to pivotal moments in art history (Birns, Van Minnen), explore technology and contemporary aesthetics (Hofmann, Brawner), emphasize surface and texture (Cross, Lai, Ericsson, Ruiz, Santy), or push reality into ...

Ross + Kramer Gallery will present Esther Mahlangu: Time in Color, a solo exhibition showcasing over 30 works by South African artist Dr. Esther Mahlangu courtesy of Cart Dept and No More Rulers. The exhibition is set to open November 21, 2024.Dr. Mahlangu is celebrated globally for her vibrant, geometric paintings rooted in the centuries-old Ndebele tradition, a cultural practice passed down through generations of women. These designs, originally painted on homes, serve as visual storytelling tools that celebrate heritage and mark significant life events.Mahlangu’s works reimagine Ndebele motifs for contemporary audiences, blending tradition with innovation. This exhibition spans a decade of her practice (2011–2021) and features a hand-painted BMW Art Car, emphasizing her groundbreaking r...

ILL-STUDIO and Slam Jam joined forces with Milan-based NM3 to create a time capsule, aptly titled Dear World. Akin to a sci-fi dream, the immersive installation features a curated selection of images and audio pieces, assembling a “tactile library of contemporary culture” for generations to come.The contents culminate in the work of 37 artists, merging the deeply personal and globally resonant artifacts and ephemera, housed under a sleek, stainless steel frame. The capsule will also include a curated selection of 100 songs, which will play in the gallery as a soundscape, reflecting today’s emotional landscape through a sound system installation by Giorgio Di Salvo.Dear World expands on the mission of Attention Deficit Disorder Prosthetic Memory Program (ADDPMP), defined by ILL-STUDIO found...

Yayoi Kusama has landed in Melbourne. In a new exhibit at the National Gallery of Victoria, the Japanese designer brings has unveiled a world-premiere "Infinity Mirrored Room" titled My Heart is Filled to the Brim with Sparkling Light (2024). The new infinity room is part of the artist's landmark retrospective.Transforming one of the galleries at NGV Melbourne, the installation welcomes visitors into Kusama's latest exploration of the limitless visual realm through a series of reflective surfaces. The spatial illusion allows visitors to experience Kusama's celestial universe, bridging the gap between the physical world and the infinite one. The My Heart is Filled to the Brim with Sparkling Light (2024) features Kusama's latest work using her signature mirrors to explore spatial boundaries....

Moosey Art in Norwich, UK has lifted the veil on In Search of Light, a new solo exhibition by Ivan Seriy. With technical cues from his graffiti roots, Seriy brings his whimsical characters to life on canvas, offering a compelling commentary on the contradictions of our time through a rich showcase of oil paintings.The exhibition chronicles the journey of a nameless boy and his cat friend as they venture through a dark forest, in a search for, as the title suggests, light. Each work is enchanted with the excitement of a new discovery as the pair face unexpected challenges along the way.Autobiographical elements lend emotional depth to these works, complemented by a 3D-rendered quality that brings them closer to reality. In the ethereal glow of a lunar rainbow or a sparkle in the characters’...

London's Tate Modern is turning 25 this May, and to celebrate the museum will reunite visitors with some of the most iconic works in its history. Among them is "Maman" by Louise Bourgeois, a 30-foot-tall bronze spider, returning to the Turbine Hall for the first time since 2000.Like a creature straight from a dream (or nightmare,) the sculpture pays tribute to the artist’s own mother, who worked as a weaver in a textile workshop, Embodying themes of nurture and vulnerability, the sculpture’s slender, steel figure, while evoking a sense of awe and fear, casts a protective shadow over the space as she shelters her sac of marble eggs."Maman" will anchor a new trail throughout the museum featuring 25 key works, both old and new, including favorites like Mark Rothko’s Seagram Murals and Dorothe...

Villepin in Hong Kong presents DAY ZER0, a new solo exhibition by Yukimasa Ida, now on view until March 2025. For his inaugural show with the gallery, the Japanese artist reimagines interconnection across time and space, unveiling a cosmic sense of hope for an ever-evolving world.The exhibition spans three sections, beginning in the year 30,067, where Ida preserves fragments of a bygone world. Memory and nostalgia are realized through the long, meditative brushstrokes of In Space, while a series of sculptures resemble the likes of spiritual icons from the 20th century. Elsewhere, lush canvases of oceans and mountains reveal nature’s power, as The Ark contemplates the tension between the ephemeral and the eternal. The final act, Zero Hour, makes room for “a moment of rebirth.” Inspired by C...

On Goldfish Street in Hong Kong, you can find rows of Betta fish dangling in small plastic bags, organized in neat, endless rows. Many of their journeys begin in Thailand, where they’re farmed in solitude and shipped across the world. Raised for display, these creatures embody a paradox of hostility and beauty, where their inability to coexist with one another is dually defined by their nature and their involuntary confinement.This delicate tension is at the heart of Trevor Yeung’s latest solo exhibition, now on view at Magician Space in Beijing until February 25, 2025. Known for his mixed-media works that often consist of plants and animals, Yeung examines closed systems that dictate behavior and emotion, revealing the artifice of human relations.In Not a Fighter, But a Lover, the artist ...

Secret Walls hit Art Week in Miami Beach, teaming up with 7-Eleven® and artist Blue the Great to unveil a skate-inspired merch collection. On December 5, the CitizenM Hotel rooftop became the hub for the launch, featuring Blue the Great spinning as DJ and showcasing his signature bandaged mummy reimagined through skate culture. Limited-edition gear dropped at the event, with the full collection launching online December 12.The night capped with a Secret Walls live paint battle, where local artists Cory Van Lew and Brian Butler clashed in a high-energy showdown. Cory Van Lew took the win, judged by crowd cheers. We caught up with Secret Walls founder Terry Guy to dive into the event’s impact and his vision for the future. Read the full interview below.What makes the Miami installment during...

Hebru Brantley unveiled his "Black Odyssey" installation at this year’s SCOPE Art Show in Miami Beach. The Chicago-based artist explores the interplay between modern attitudes in social media and historical freak shows, exposing the ways spectacle and the commodification of people of color persist across eras. The installation reimagines the circus as a stage for cultural critique, where characters like “Siamese Twins,” “Afro Mane” and “Frog Boy” embody themes of identity, persecution, and compromise. Anchored by a short film, the project delves into the legacies of entertainment, Blackness and family, juxtaposing past and present sensationalism to challenge perceptions of value and humanity. We sat down with Hebru Brantley to discuss the themes he explored in "Black Odyssey" and various e...

The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Met) has unveiled plans for its new modern and contemporary art wing. Designed by Frida Escobedo, the expansion marks the first wing designed by a woman in the institution's 154 year history, and aims to emphasize accessibility, sustainability and harmony with its historic New York City campus. With $550 million in private donations already under its belt, the Tang Wing is set to open in 2030.The wing will become the home to the museum’s collection of 20th and 21st century art, constructing over 70,000 square feet of gallery space – a near 50 percent increase – atop the building’s existing footprint. Alongside improved accessibility features, such as additional elevator cores, ramps and optimized circulation paths, the redesign will offer 18,500 square feet ...