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Columna Rota is now on view at the Museo de la Ciudad de México. This large exhibition explores how rejection shapes both our personal lives and our shared history. Inspired by Frida Kahlo’s Broken Column, the project brings together more than 125 contributors and is built from many voices instead

The Fondation Carmignac presents the exhibition Vertigo, evoking the dizzying sensations of the Mediterranean sun, the mistral wind, the spray of the sea, and the deep, telluric forces of the earth. Inspired by the island of Porquerolles, the show explores the relationship between natural phenomena and post-1950 abstract art, capturing

In many ways, the shadow stands at the beginning of art history. According to Pliny the Elder, the first image was created when the daughter of the potter Butades traced her lover’s shadow. In Plato’s allegory of the cave, shadow images represent illusion, contrasted with the light of knowledge. For

The National Academy of Design is pleased to present Whose America?, an exhibition that examines the United States’ relationship to the history of “America” in all its plural forms. Drawing on the Academy’s diverse community of National Academicians—artists whose experiences span diasporas across the Americas—the exhibition unpacks the regional, political,

On the occasion of Milano Cortina 2026, the Mart presents a major exhibition exploring the relationship between art and sport. More than 350 works and archival materials trace how the athletic body has been represented from antiquity to today, between myth, performance, and challenge. Organized into eight thematic sections, the

The 14th Taipei Biennial, curated by Sam Bardaouil and Till Fellrath, brings together 54 artists from 35 cities, featuring 33 new commissions and site-specific installations. This edition highlights young and mid-career voices, with nearly half of participants born after 1984, and including Tobias Zielony. Whispers on the Horizon explores yearning—a

Taking place from November 6, 2025, to February 15, 2026, the 24th Paiz Art Biennial, curated by Eugenio Viola, embraces The World Tree as a universal symbol of connection—bridging cultures, histories, and human experiences across time and space. Inspired by ancestral cosmogonies, the Biennial explores how art can foster empathy,

Thomas Ruff: A Mindmap on Photography opens on November 8 at the Lishui Photography Culture Center. Spanning over forty years, the exhibition traces Ruff’s journey from early series like Interiors and Portraits to conceptual works such as Nudes, JPEGs, and Substrates. Presented as a “mental map” of his thinking, the

Artist Wael Shawky’s monumental bronze sculpture Crush is now permanently on display at the Deutsche Wildtier Stiftung in Hamburg. The six-metre-tall, four-and-a-half-tonne work explores the changing relationship between humans and animals — from wild to domesticated, from adversary to companion — highlighting the contradictions and tensions of coexistence over time.

“Becoming the Sea” presents a sweeping survey of Anselm Kiefer’s work, gathering major loans from museums and private collections across the United States. At its heart is a vast, site-specific installation inspired by the Mississippi and Rhine Rivers—two waterways that carry powerful associations of memory, transformation, and time. The exhibition