Exhibitions
Ruttkowski;68 Paints a Portrait of New American Life
SummaryRuttkowski;68 in New York is presenting We the Structures, a new group show bringing together work by American artists February James, Baseera Khan and Andrew KassThe exhibition explores structure as a medium and subject, from personal and psychic life, family systems, urban infrastructure and the spiritualAs the United States approaches its 250th anniversary, art institutions across the country are offering up their own national state of affairs. From the 2026 Whitney Biennial to MONUMENTS at LACMA, exhibitions are looking to the past for answers for our future, and New York’s Ruttkowski;68 is taking part with its new group show.Running through May 9, We the Structures delves into the emotional and civic frameworks that define contemporary American life, bringing together works by ...
Thom Yorke and Stanley Donwood Are Bringing Their “No Go Elevator” Exhibit to Venice
SummaryArtists Thom Yorke and Stanley Donwood will present a new exhibition titled "No Go Elevator (not without no keycard)" in Venice from May 6 to June 7The show features fresh ink drawings and large-scale paintings, marking a striking evolution in the duo's three-decade collaborative partnershipLocated at Castello 2432, the project emphasizes cryptic textual elements and unnerving terrains that evolve from their iconic visual work for Radiohead and the SmileCoinciding with the atmosphere of the 2026 Venice Biennale, Radiohead's Thom Yorke and Stanley Donwood's "No Go Elevator (not without no keycard)" will open at a dedicated gallery space on Fondamenta dei Penini. The highly anticipated show runs from May 6 to June 7, inviting attendees into a bleak yet captivating universe. The body o...
Gagosian Runs Back Duchamp’s Greatest “Readymades”
SummaryGagosian inaugurates its new gallery at 980 Madison Avenue with a showcase of replicated “readymades” by pioneering French conceptual artist Marcel DuchampThe exhibition runs parallel to a historic Duchamp retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art, the first of its kind in over 50 yearsIt’s Duchamp spring in New York. The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) recently mounted the first U.S. retrospective dedicated to the artist in half a century, and joining in on the momentum, Gagosian is christening its new Upper East Side space with a trove of the conceptual French artist’s most beloved readymades.On from April 25 through June 27, the exhibition, in the spirit of “Bicycle Wheel,” marks a full-circle moment for both the artworks. Through the years, many of Duchamp’s original bunch of maste...
CART Department Brings Ai Weiwei’s Iconic BMW LEGO Art Car to NYC
Summary CART Department is bringing "Ai Weiwei LEGO Story" to Free Parking at 16 Morton Street from April 24 to May 3, featuring the artist's rare BMW LEGO art car alongside his famous 'Zodiac' and 'After' series The exhibition offers a unique look at how Weiwei turned a past censorship battle with LEGO into a global creative movementLarry Warsh's CART Department is bringing a significant cultural moment to downtown Manhattan this spring. From April 24 to May 3, 2026, the Free Parking gallery garage at 16 Morton Street will host the "Ai Weiwei LEGO Story" exhibition. It's a rare chance to see a concentrated collection of the artist's work, including his famous BMW LEGO art car.The centerpiece is that BMW art car, which has not been seen by the public in over a decade. It first gained notor...
Step Into ‘View Master,’ Derrick Adams’ Technicolor World of Black Joy
SummaryNew York-based artist Derrick Adams has unveiled View Master, his first mid-career survey, at ICA BostonRunning through November 13, the exhibition features over 100 works created over the last two decades, spanning sculpture, painting, installation, video and performanceBaltimore-born, Brooklyn-based artist Derrick Adams is getting his flowers at ICA Boston with his first full survey show. The exhibition, dubbed View Master, brings together over 100 works created during the last two decades, making for a tender, cross-genre ode to the richness of Black American life.Tapping into realms like pop culture, Black art history, domestic life and, notably, play, Adams turns everyday encounters into kaleidoscopic visual celebrations. He’s best known for his vibrant cubist portraits, though...
Martin Wong, the High Priest of Lowbrow, Lives On at P·P·O·W and Wrightwood 659
SummaryWrightwood 659 in Chicago is opening Chinatown USA by the late Chinese-American artist Martin WongNew York's P·P·O·W Gallery is concurrently presenting Popeye, focused on Wong's fascination for comic books and tattoo imageryThe late Martin Wong never got to visit China, he never spoke the language. Like many Asian Americans, his understanding of motherland was puzzled through fragments of stateside exports. Yet place, evidenced by his storied graffiti collection and street-forward oeuvre at large, remained central to him, and nowhere more so than Chinatowns.Wrightwood 659 and P·P·O·W Gallery are teaming up to present partner exhibitions dedicated to legendary Chinese-American artist. Between Chinatown USA in Chicago and New York’s Popeye, the shows brings more untrodden aspects of W...
Swordsman Suit Up in Josie Hall’s Sublime Kendo Series
SummaryPhotographer Josie Hall is set to present her debut show at Have A Butchers in London from April 17 through May 1The show explores the craft of kendo, a modern Japanese martial art, visualized through her haunting, stylized signatureDiscipline and ritual — in kendo, the Japanese martial art that translates to the “way of the sword,” technique is only half of the story. “What interested me was how the way of the sword correlates directly to how one operates in daily life,” photographer Josie Hall told Another about her new series, Red Patience. “It’s not just about combat, but how it acts as a framework for living: discipline, composure under pressure, responsibility and respect.”Red Patience takes the spotlight in the London-based artist’s debut show at Have A Butchers gallery in Ha...
Contemporary Artists Reclaim Colonial Photography in Museum Rietberg Exhibition
The Museum Rietberg in Zürich, Switzerland, has just opened its doors to a new exhibition that brings a contemporary lens to colonial-era photography. Titled A Kind of Paradise, the showcase unites 20 artists from the diaspora, each known for their thought-provoking works surrounding race, class and historical narratives. Using their practices to explore identity, the featured pieces exhibit how divisive photographs can be reclaimed to spotlight the untold stories behind the art.The expansive exhibition is split into four main sections: Shapeshifters; Confrontation; Care; and In the Photo Fantastic. The first category, Shapeshifters, takes viewers through a series of lost photographs that includes Brazilian crafter Rosana Paulino fusing personal images onto materials while other multimedia...
FKA Twigs, Dev Hynes, Brian Eno and More Tapped for Vatican City’s Venice Biennale Pavilion
SummaryThe Vatican City released featured artists for its upcoming Holy See pavilion showcase for this year’s Venice BiennaleThe lineup includes 25 musicians, poets, architects, filmmakers and artists exploring the contemplative power of soundVatican City’s Holy See Pavilion will host music’s top talents for its sound-based presentation at next month’s Venice Biennale, featuring works by FKA Twigs, Dev Hynes, Brian Eno and Patti Smith.Curated by Hans Ulrich Obrist and Ben Vickers, the exhibition, titled The Ear is the Eye of the Soul is based on the life and legacy of Benedictine nun Saint Hildegarde of Bingen, a medieval abbess, poet, healer and composer, also known as the patron saint of writers and musicians. “The exhibition takes the form of a sonic prayer,” reads the project statement...
Harmony Korine’s First U.S. Museum Show Is ‘Perfect Nonsense’
SummaryICA Miami will present Perfect Nonsense by director and artist Harmony KorineOpening April 15, the exhibition marks Korine's U.S. museum debutThe show features over 50 works created throughout his life, including paintings, drawings, photographs, zines, collages, films and notesDirector, artist and EDGLRD ringleader, Harmony Korine, is set to open his first U.S. museum survey next week at ICA Miami. With over 50 works in tow, the exhibition will “trace the full arc of [his] career,” spanning pre-Gummo works to recent projects.The show’s title, Perfect Nonsense, reflects the irreverent, almost acidic air that’s surrounded Korine throughout all of his artistic chapters. Structured as a series of thematic encounters, the survey brings life to his enduring curiosity with outsider narrat...
The Age of ‘Inocentes’
It’s time for the underground to break the surface, says Jo “22” Frias, the artist and composer behind Red Expanse. It’s a statement, not suggestion, that animated the label’s recent group show in New York. How do means of survival become silenced? When does action need noise? According to Inocentes, that time is now.Frias founded the label and, now, publishing house in 2014 as a platform to release his own projects. Over the years he’s garnered a global network of like-minded artists, frustrated with the confines of commercial artmaking, and has kept busy making films, releasing books and putting on shows ever since.Inocentes ran from March 5 through 8 in Downtown Manhattan, marking a major meeting of minds for the indie publishing world and their artist communities. Curated by Frias alon...
Hideo Kojima and Nicolas Winding Refn’s ‘Satellites II’ to Touch Down in New York
SummaryPrada Mode will arrive in New York for its 14th edition, presenting Satellites II by Hideo Kojima and Nicolas Winding RefnThe showcase features installations and performances within the hotel and across the city, exploring themes of connection, creativity and loveSatellites II, a new exhibition by gaming polymath Hideo Kojima and filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn, will take over New York’s Hotel Chelsea for the 14th edition of Prada Mode. Coinciding with the Tribeca Film Festival, the show will be open to the public from June 5 to 7, with a private members club running from June 3 to 4.The forthcoming presentation follows Satellites, Kojima and Refn’s collaborative project shown at Prada Aoyama in Tokyo around the same time last year. Satellites II builds off the original show, diving ...
