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Celebrating its 44th edition this year, ARCOmadrid 2025 is bringing together 214 galleries from 36 countries, making Madrid a major stop for contemporary art this month. With a mix of established and emerging talent, the fair has a significant Latin American presence with nearly a third of international galleries coming from the region. Spain is also well represented, with 71 galleries making up about a third of the exhibitors. The fair runs from March 5 to 9 at IFEMA MADRID, with the first three days reserved for VIP guests before opening to the public on March 7. Here are some of the booths worth checking out.The Ryder Projects | Booth 9D04The Ryder Projects turns its booth into a reflection on the architecture of art fairs—spaces within spaces, each with its own set of ideas. Featuring ...

Frieze New York has announced the 67 galleries set to participate in its 2025 edition, running May 7–11 at The Shed. The lineup includes major players like Gagosian, Hauser & Wirth, Pace, Perrotin, and David Zwirner, alongside international names like Tomio Koyama (Tokyo), Kukje (Seoul & Busan), and OMR (Mexico City). Several New York galleries, including 303 Gallery and Miguel Abreu Gallery, will also take part.The fair’s Focus section, curated by Lumi Tan for the second year, highlights emerging and underrepresented artists. Newcomers include G Gallery (Seoul), King’s Leap (NY), and Yeo Workshop (Singapore). Notable exhibits include works by the late Jenni Crain, interactive video by Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley, and textile installations by Citra Sasmita.This announcement comes a...

The New Museum in NYC is set to unveil its biggest expansion yet. In Fall 2025, its new 60,000-square-foot addition, designed by OMA with Cooper Robertson, will open, doubling gallery space and improving accessibility with new elevators, an atrium stairway and an outdoor plaza. It will also create dedicated spaces for artist residencies and give NEW INC, the museum’s cultural incubator, a permanent home. The $125 million USD project, with $82 million USD going toward construction, is named in honor of the late philanthropist Toby Devan Lewis, whose $30 million USD gift is the largest in the museum’s history.The inaugural exhibition, New Humans: Memories of the Future, will take over the expanded space, featuring more than 150 artists exploring how history and the future intersect. Sarah Lu...

The 2025 edition of Hong Kong’s Digital Art Fair is officially cancelled, as per an announcement posted on Instagram last Sunday, with organizers attributing it to “reasons beyond its control,” though government officials later revealed that the fair failed to secure sufficient funding.A statement from Hong Kong’s Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau published on Monday noted that while the fair had applied for funding from the Mega Arts and Cultural Events Fund, a government-led initiative to bolster Hong Kong as an “East-meets-West center for international cultural exchange.”However, it lacked “adequate” information for an “assessment of its artistic merits, attractiveness to tourists and economic benefits,” and by the time the application was received, tickets were already rolling out.Lau...

Art Basel has unveiled the roster for the 2025 edition of its marquee Swiss fair this summer. Under the direction of Maike Cruse, the flagships’ 55th edition will showcase 291 galleries, hailing from 42 countries and territories, launching its new Premiere sector, dedicated to "ultra-contemporary" artworks.Premiere will highlight 10 galleries displaying works, by up to three artists, created in the past five years. The section will see Chapter NY, presenting Antonia Kuo’s photochemical paintings and Erin Jane Nelson’s ceramics; alongside Beijing’s Magician Space where Liu Ding reflects on multi-valenced trauma in his latest installation Survivors. Making a Basel debut, London’s Edel Assanti will spotlight Lonnie Holley’s multi-medium practice.Other galleries from this year’s newcoming clas...

The Metrograph in New York is set to present In Dreams, an all-day, tribute to the legendary late David Lynch, on February 19. Following his passing last month, the theater takes a look back and honors Lynch's artistic legacy, promising “a full day of terror, bliss, crackpot comedy, ominous whooshing… and collective celebration of a titan of American art.”The “memoriam marathon” will see several of the director’s most pivotal films – Mulholland Drive, Inland Empire, Blue Velvet and Wild at Heart – alongside an introduction by cinematographer and Lynch’s longtime collaborator Frederick Elmes."It’s been such a privilege to be part of David's unique vision, one that transports us to worlds that are familiar and mysterious, frightening and dark, beautiful and inspirational,” expressed Elmes, w...

With Zona Maco celebrating two decades as a cornerstone of the Latin American art scene, this year’s edition highlights bold solo installs to thought-provoking group presentations. Rodrigo Ramírez distorts identity through visceral, layered paintings, while Lewinale Havette reclaims femininity and migration with striking compositions. Pachi Muruchu and Livien Yin weave narratives of heritage and time, Ana Segovia reinvents cinematic nostalgia, while Chavis Mármol delves into the complexities of love and identity.Adding to the excitement, visitors can vote for their favorite piece from a shortlist of 20, with the winning artist and gallery splitting a $100,000 USD prize from the Erarta Foundation in honor of the fair’s 20th anniversary. Check out our roundup of standout presentations at Zon...

This year’s national and regional winners of the Sony World Photography Awards have been revealed. The victors were selected from a massive pool of applicants in the Open Competition, which aims to discover standout imagery captured in the past year. Photographers from 56 countries took part in this year’s competition with over 400,000 images submitted to the contest.One of the highlights includes National Awards winner Rahsan Firtina from Turkey who captured a seemingly candid portrait of a man resting at a table with a soft, contemplative demeanor while two locals behind him play a game of ping pong. Another image, taken by Mohammed Muhtasib from Saudi Arabia, features an incredibly, crowded public space with hundreds of individuals rubbing shoulders on the street level while others are ...