Exhibitions

SummaryPerrotin Hong Kong presents Aryo Toh Djojo's latest exhibition,SpectraThe show highlights new artworks, spanning thermochromic and abstract pieces explore hidden knowledge and inner consciousnessThe exhibition will run from May 24 through July 5, 2025Opening today, Perrotin Hong Kong will be unveil Aryo Toh Djojo’s newest exhibition, Spectra. Shaped by temperature, sound and atmospheric conditions, the LA-based artist transforms traditional painting into an evolving sensory experience. His latest body of work merges explores the interplay between inner clarity and cosmic revelation, inviting viewers to engage with perception as a gateway to expanded consciousness. Toh Djojo believes everyone exist within a multidimensional reality, where meditation, hypnosis and altered states can r...

Beijing’s Red Brick Art Museum is playing host to Silent Emptiness, a major solo exhibition by Berlin-based artist Chiharu Shiota. Curated by Yan Shijie, the show marks a defining moment in her career, expanding on her core concept of “presence in absence.” Through a host of newly-commissioned installations, Shiota captures the intangible with a divine, fibrous language, approaching the enlightenment in Eastern philosophy and confronting life and death head-on.In “Metamorphosis of Consciousness,” emptiness is imagined as ethereal curtains of wings and lights. Drawing inspiration from Chinese philosopher Zhuangzi’s dream of becoming a butterfly, the installation is grounded by a serene sense of transformation and a coexistence between body and consciousness. “While each time we slip into sl...

SummaryThe Metropolitan Museum of Art is hosting the first museum survey of paintings by acclaimed artist Lorna Simpson.Now on view through November 2, the exhibition features over 30 of works from the last 10 years.For Lorna Simpson, images are always up for negotiation. A pioneer of conceptual photography, the New York-based artist is lauded for her ability to unravel the ways we reckon and wrestle with identity, challenging traditional narratives through text and image. Expanding on her impressive oeuvre of film, photography and collage, Simpson has spent the last decade delving into painting, building on her earlier themes while introducing new visual textures and techniques.The Metropolitan Museum of Art is currently hosting the first museum survey dedicated to Simpson's painterly cha...

Summaryface oka's THE KIDDING HEADS exhibition features his first puppet worksCollaboration T-shirts featuring designs inspired by the artworks are available for purchaseThe exhibition will take place Mister hollywood - the newly venue in HarajukuJapanese artist and illustrator face oka is set to present his solo exhibition, THE KIDDING HEADS, at Mister hollywood - the newly in Harajuku, following its earlier showcase in Osaka. THE KIDDING HEADS will focus on puppet-based works, marking face oka's first foray into the craft and medium, thus expanding his artistic repertoire beyond his signature satirical illustrations and sculptures.In tandem with the solo showcase, a collaboration T-shirt will be available for purchase, offering two distinct designs. One features the KIDDING HEADS logo in...

SummaryAcclaimed light artist James Turrell will open The Return at Pace Gallery in Seoul, on view from June 14 through September 27.The exhibition will feature recent and never-before-seen light installations alongside a collection of photographs and works on paper.A new James Turrell exhibition is set to hit Pace Gallery in Seoul next month, marking the artist’s first return to the Korean capital in 17 years. Titled The Return, the show features five recent installations — including a never-before-seen Wedgework piece — by the Light and Space luminary, transforming the tea house and all three floors of the galleries into dreamlike illusions.Like others in the series, Turrell's latest Wedgework presents a choreographed play of color, shadow and light. Light takes on a “thingness” in a low...

SummaryIsaac “Drift” Wright arrested during his solo show at Robert Mann GalleryHe was charged with third-degree trespassing linked to previous climbsAn undercover officer at the event reportedly made the arrestIsaac Wright, known as “Drift,” was arrested at his own art show in Chelsea last Thursday night. Just two hours into the opening, NYPD officers entered the Robert Mann Gallery and took him into custody on charges of third-degree trespassing.Wright, a former Army paratrooper, gained notoriety for climbing skyscrapers and restricted sites to capture high-altitude photographs. His work, often shot from dangerous heights like the Queensboro Bridge or the Empire State Building, earned him both a social media following albeit multiple legal run-ins.According to Artnews, witnesses said an ...

SummaryAwol Erizku pays homage to Malcolm X through new and recent worksThemes include faith, identity and transformationOn view at CAAM through September 7, organized with SCAD Museum of ArtAwol Erizku’s new exhibition at the California African American Museum (CAAM) takes a personal look at the life and meaning of Malcolm X. Titled Awol Erizku: X, the show doesn’t try to explain Malcolm’s legacy in a straightforward way. Instead, it builds a layered portrait using film, photography, sculpture, music and historical materials.For Erizku, Malcolm X is not just a historical figure. He becomes a lens through which to explore bigger ideas like faith, identity, transformation and the ties between Africa and the United States. The artist brings his own visual language to the work, which he calls...

The Centre Pompidou-Metz is celebrating its 15th anniversary with The Endless Sunday, a major exhibition curated by renowned Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan. For the first time, the museum will activate every part of its establishment, from the Grande Nef and Galerie 1 to the rooftops and hidden spaces with more than 400 works from the Centre Pompidou’s collection.Cattelan brings these works into dialogue with approximately 30 of his own, offering his signature satire plus a melancholic reflection on modern mythologies. Among them is Comedian, his infamous banana duct-taped to the wall, a piece that stirred global debate on the value and absurdity of contemporary art. In this context, it stands as both satire and symbol, reinforcing the exhibition’s deeper exploration of cultural rituals ...

SummaryStepping on the Tail of a Rainbow by Takashi Murakami is opening at the Cleveland Museum of Art and will be on view through September 7.Many of the works use shared historical trauma as a point of departure, reimagined through the artist's signature electric style.The show features several never-before-seen and new works including a "dream hall" in the museum's atrium.Takashi Murakami is touching down in Ohio to unveil Stepping on the Tail of a Rainbow, his latest exhibition at the Cleveland Museum of Art (CMA). Expanding on its initial 2022 presentation at The Broad, the show casts the celebrated artist in a more edgy and acidic light, featuring never-before-seen installations and exclusive new works that take viewers beneath the surface of his candy-colored, Superflat world.The ex...

SummaryBig Picture marks Josh Sperling’s first West Coast solo exhibitionThe showcase will include both sculptural paintings and artistic furnitureHosted by Perrotin Los Angeles, the exhibition will run from May 31 to July 3, 2025Josh Sperling is set to unveil Big Picture, his first-ever solo showcase on the West Coast. Hosted by Perrotin Los Angeles, the showcase merges Sperling’s decade-long exploration of sculptural painting with his latest venture into functional design. Known for his mastery of form and color, the Ithaca-based artist introduces new dimensions to his work, where practicality and visual expression intertwine seamlessly. This exhibition marks a significant step in his creative journey, expanding beyond traditional canvases to embrace interactive, modular elements.A core ...

SummarySouth Korean artist Jang Koal will present her solo exhibition, Solitary Inn, at Nanzuka Underground from May 16 through June 21.The showcase will debut 15 new paintings, staged as "rooms," that explore introspective moments of the everyday.For Seoul-based artist Jang Koal, a window is a portal into something close to magic. Much of her work takes cues from views from her studio – cityscapes and bursts of greenery below, pulsing with shifting emotions, rich narratives and flecks of hope.In Solitary Inn, her upcoming solo showcase at Nanzuka Underground, the painter invites viewers into her inner worlds. The exhibition features 15 new works that explore quiet, introspective moments that welcome the memory to the forefront.Staged in a series of room-like vignettes, each painting is an...

SummaryHiroki Muraoka is a professional skateboarder who launched his first solo exhibition at Taipei's Little HutThe show will go on view from May 17 through June 1Bright Moments focuses on the happiness found in everyday lifeHiroki Muraoka is an emerging contemporary painter based in Tokyo, Japan who paints vivid, flat-based figurative scenes that capture his experiences as a professional skateboarder. Having been repped by big brands such as adidas and Traffic for his skateboarding talents, Muraoka has spent most of his daily life on four tiny polyurethane wheels, but would reserve his down time working on sketches, drawings and paintings. Taiwan's Little Hut has recognized Muraoka's creative skills beyond the action sport and is gearing up to launch a solo exhibition called Bright Mome...