Exhibitions

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...

SummarySky High Farm, an artist-founded nonprofit working to combat food injustice, has announced its inaugural art biennial.The exhibition will be on view from June 28 through October 2025 in Germantown, New York.Among the 50 featured artists are Anne Imhof, Rirkrit Tiravanija, Tschabalala Self, Félix González-Torres and more.Sky High Farm is launching its first art biennial, TREES NEVER END AND HOUSES NEVER END. In the last several years, the non-profit has made major waves, teaming up with fashion heavyweights like Dover Street Market and Balenciaga to join the fight against food insecurity. Now, the organization ringing in a new era with this significant milestone, as it expands to a new 560-acre, riverside site.Curated by founder and Gagosian-backed artist Dan Colen, the site-specific...

SummaryLos Encuentros is opening at Ballroom Marfa on July 4.The exhibition features work by Ozzie Juarez, Justin Favela, Antonia Lechuga, Narsiso Martinez and Yvette Mayorga.The works unpack social realities through painting, sculpture and installation.This summer, Ballroom Marfa will lift the veil on Los Encuentros, a group exhibition featuring newly commissioned works from five pioneering Latinx artists – Ozzie Juarez, Justin Favela, Antonio Lechuga, Narsiso Martinez and Yvette Mayorga – bound by the allure of everyday materials.A commitment to community, collaboration and the expression of Latinx culture, threads throughout the showcase of painting, sculpture and installation, with Marfa's proximity to Mexico adding a rich layer of context. Together, the artists confront colonial narra...

SummaryOver 90 works spanning Rashid Johnson’s three-decade career"Sanguine" installation transforms the Guggenheim’s rotunda into a living archiveThemes of race, identity, mental health and collective expressionNYC's Guggenheim Museum is showing Rashid Johnson: A Poem for Deep Thinkers, the artist’s most extensive solo exhibition to date. Curated by Naomi Beckwith and Andrea Karnes, the show takes over the museum’s spiraling rotunda with more than 90 works that examine race, personal history, mental health and cultural inheritance.At the top of the ramp, a new site-specific installation titled "Sanguine" anchors the experience. Steel structures hold live plants, books by Black writers, and an upright piano intended for public performances. The installation was designed to interact with th...