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Gallerist Angela Westwater Revisits New York’s 1980s Art Renaissance
Westwater recalls a legendary 1985 dinner at Mr. Chow that gathered icons such as Basquiat, Keith Haring, Robert Mapplethorpe and David Hockney. At the time she was a decade into running the Sperone Westwater Gallery on Greene Street in SoHo. She contrasts those informal, community‑focused gatherings with today’s collector‑driven events.
Art Central kicked off its 11th edition in Hong Kong from March 25‑29, drawing more than 100 galleries and 500 artists. The fair introduced a new “Central Stage” program for internationally recognized mid‑career creators, while reporting stronger sales and higher visitor numbers than the previous year.
Nan Goldin’s new solo exhibition, titled “This Will Not End Well,” opened this week in the Salon d’Honneur of Paris’s Grand Palais. The five‑installation retrospective, built from videos and slideshows rather than prints, mourns half a century of lost loved...
The Museum of Modern Art opened 'Woven Histories: Textiles and Modern Abstraction' on April 20, showcasing roughly 150 works that trace a century of weaving, abstraction, and labor exploitation. The show runs through September 13 and aims to reshape narratives around textile...
UBS and Art Basel released their 2026 market report, finding the global art market grew 4% in 2025 to $59.6 billion. Auction sales jumped 9% to $20.7 billion, while dealer sales rose 2% to $34.8 billion, highlighting a resurgence after two years of...
Since we’re all talking about Artemis II and the moon, we got to see the moon up close—well, the next best thing, anyway. It’s an art installation called the Museum of the Moon by @lukejerramartist and it travels around to...
In this episode of our podcast, @annagammansart & I speak with Jenifer Gilbert, founder and director of Jenifer Lauren Gallery, about working with self-taught, disabled and neurodivergent artists >> https://t.co/RFwrovV2RY #LondonArtCritic #TheGoodTheBadAndTheArty
Máret Ánne Sara explains that the reindeer is not merely livestock for the Sámi people but a cornerstone of their philosophy, daily life, and survival. She frames the relationship as a sacred contract rooted in ancient tales, where the animal...
The 'Africa Fashion' exhibition, co‑curated with London’s Victoria and Albert Museum, opened at Paris’s Musée du Quai Branly and will run until 12 July 2026. Featuring designers from across the continent’s 54 nations, the show underscores a growing demand for African narratives...
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston will host "Picasso–Klee–Matisse: Masterpieces from the Museum Berggruen," showcasing more than 95 paintings, drawings and sculptures by Picasso, Matisse, Klee and others. The show, running May 20‑September 13, marks the first U.S. appearance of...
Angela Westwater recalls a legendary 1985 dinner at Mr. Chow that brought together icons like Basquiat, Keith Haring, Robert Mapplethorpe and David Hockney. At the time she was a decade into running the Sperone Westwater Gallery on Greene Street in...
Gisela Colón, a former environmental lawyer, is mounting two major solo shows—"Radiant Earth" at the Bruce Museum and "The Mountain, The Monolith" at Puerto Rico’s Museo de Arte Contemporáneo. The installations combine aerospace‑grade plastics, engineered pigments and stone sourced from California...
Seattle artist Peregrine Church has created a water‑based, invisible spray that reveals colorful designs on sidewalks only when they get wet. The paint, called Rainworks, adheres to concrete and remains hidden in dry weather, activating for up to four months...
The first comprehensive U.S. survey of David Armstrong opens at Artists Space, showcasing over 90 photographs that span three decades of his career. The exhibition repositions Armstrong beyond his association with Nan Goldin and the Boston School, highlighting his technical...
A New York Supreme Court judge ordered the return of Amedeo Modigliani’s 1918 portrait "Seated Man With a Cane" to the estate of Oscar Stettiner, a Jewish dealer whose work was seized by the Nazis. The ruling ends a twelve‑year...
Vietnamese artist Le Huu Hieu will present his solo exhibition "Silkworm" at the 61st Venice Biennale from May 9 to November 22, becoming the first Vietnamese artist to hold a solo show at the prestigious event. The installation, staged in...
Gucci has opened Demna Gvasalia’s first solo exhibition, “Memoria,” at Milan Design Week, marking the brand’s most ambitious creative showcase in years. The show featured 83 models, a mix of super‑top and celebrity faces, and underscored Gvasalia’s push toward a...
