A collector guided by instinct and intellect, Gardner built an enduring model of curatorial authorship. Photo by Billie Weiss/Courtesy Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum There is a temptation, when studying the great collectors of history, to conclude that their achievements belong to a different world entirely—one of unimaginable resources, unregulated markets and open access to masterpieces … Read more
The exhibition is an exercise in dismantling that hierarchy of power, taking a prismatic and expansive view via its intersection of geographies, identities and timelines. Photo: Robert Glowacki Photography “The Woman Question 1550-2025,” closing soon at the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw, is as impactful as it is informative. Part of the urgency of … Read more
A view of Frieze New York at the Shed in 2025. Casey Kelbaugh/CKA Art fair fatigue usually starts to set in just before May, which is ironic given that May is one of the busiest months in the spring art calendar. Or maybe they’re just all busy now. There were, as always, loads of April … Read more
“Let Us Gather in a Flourishing Way,” on view at the Buffalo AKG Art Museum through September 6, is the first major institutional survey to map the contributions of contemporary Latinx painters to American art. Photo: Brenda Bieger, Buffalo AK Latinos are the largest minority group in the U.S., and according to recent data, around … Read more
Artist Natasja Mapeson created an immersive environment for the entrance to Art Brussels (Galerie Sophie van de Velde, Antwerp). Photo: Martin Billet for Office Rouge At this year’s slightly contracted Art Brussels fair, the welcome started before the booths. At the entrance, next to the ticket and information desks, is Natasja Mabesoone’s commission for the … Read more
Over two decades, Valerie Mercer has built a collection that asserts that the entire history of American art must include African American artists. Courtesy of the Detroit Institute of Arts When the Detroit Institute of Arts unveiled its newly reinstalled galleries dedicated to African American art last fall, the most significant change wasn’t just organizational, … Read more
Curt Kerner, Self-portrait with stinging nettle1933. Oil on cardboard. © Neue Nationalgalerie, Stiftung, Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Berlin / Photography: Andre van Lien Audio guides can be hit or miss in establishments. They can be plodding, condescending, or somehow fabricate the material before it becomes boring. I recommend the one narrated by John Stamos at Graceland, though … Read more
MEGA Art Fair hosted its third edition at SPAZIO PROFUMO, the former Esperis perfume factory at Via Binda 29 in the Navigli district. Ph: Francesca Rossi courtesy of MEGA Art Fair As a new generation of professionals questions how art is and should be experienced, circulated and collected, agile alternative formats—from salon-style fairs to exhibition-social … Read more
Curator, art collector and entrepreneur Lukas Amacher is building an infrastructure for conversation in the art world. Courtesy CONTXT The next time you scan a QR code into a slot, you may find yourself talking to a digital lecturer, thanks to the new technical technology platform CONTXT. The idea behind the customizable software, which is … Read more
The reshaped, fair and improved market conditions indicate growing cultural confidence in Milan. Federico Gherardi In the run-up to the chaos that was Salone del Mobile and Milan Design Week – as many construction sites around the city attest –miart It opened with its own show, vying for a place in the Italian art scene. … Read more