Faustus in Africa! reimagines the classic story of Faust’s downfall, using puppetry and animation to address colonialism and the climate emergency. Directed by William Kentridge, this reworking of the Handspring Puppet Company’s 1995 production follows Faustus on a reckless journey through greed and excess, set in an African safari. The
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Michele Guido | Solo Show | ATALANTIA GARDEN PROJECT | Xiamen, China
The “Atalantia Garden Project_2025” exhibition by Michele Guido is displayed across two interconnected spaces at Paper Times Bookstore in Xiamen. The first space features a site-specific installation observable only from the outside. It creates a total habitat, showcasing “writings” that emerge from interactions between insects and plants. The floor is
PANORAMA POZZUOLI | ITALICS 2025
Lia Rumma Gallery is pleased to announce its participation in Panorama Pozzuoli with a work by the artist William Kentridge. Panorama returns to Campania for its fifth edition, choosing the city of Pozzuoli as its setting, a place steeped in history, myth, and natural power. Promoted by ITALICS and curated
WAEL SHAWKY | Solo show | I Am Hymns of the New Temples | LUMA Arles
I Am Hymns of the New Temples is a site-specific exhibition that entirely transforms La Grande Halle of LUMA Arles into an immersive experience that blurs the lines between the metaphysical and the real. The site of ancient Pompeii, the legendary city that was buried under ash and volcanic debris for
MARINA ABRAMOVIĆ | Group Show | Marina Abramović and MAI in dialogue with Joseph Beuys | Museum Schloss Moyland
In 2005, Marina Abramović re-performed seven iconic performance artworks, including Joseph Beuys’s How to Explain Pictures to a Dead Hare, with full permission and documentation. This material now informs ongoing research at the Joseph Beuys Archive and Museum Schloss Moyland, in collaboration with the Marina Abramović Institute (MAI). Building on
GILBERTO ZORIO | Solo show | “Gilberto Zorio” | Borgo Medievale di Castelbasso
From 26 July to 31 August 2025, Castelbasso once again becomes a capital of contemporary art with a solo exhibition of Gilberto Zorio, a central figure of Arte Povera and a prominent name on the Italian and international art scene. Curated by Ilaria Bernardi, the exhibition — hosted at Palazzo
HAIM STEINBACH | Solo show | Haim Steinbach: Objects for People | MACS, Hornu
Conceived by Haim Steinbach to coincide with his exhibition at MACS, the Objects for People project features six individuals from diverse social backgrounds, filmed in their homes as they discuss objects they have arranged in their everyday surroundings. The interviews were conducted informally, without a prearranged questionnaire. The objects, selected
WAEL SHAWKY | Solo show | Drama 1882 | Talbot Rice Gallery
On the occasion of Talbot Rice Gallery’s 50th anniversary, a solo exhibition of Egyptian artist Wael Shawky is presented across the gallery’s contemporary and neoclassical spaces. The exhibition brings together two major film works by Shawky: the Cabaret Crusades series, which tells the story of the Crusades from an Arab
ANSELM KIEFER | Solo show | Le Donne dell’Antichità | Ravello Festival
The Ravello Foundation and Galleria Lia Rumma present Le Donne dell’Antichità by Anselm Kiefer at Villa Rufolo from 11 July to 2 September 2025, on the occasion of the Ravello Festival. The exhibition explores the female figure as a generative, destructive, or initiatory force, through characters from Roman history, Greek
ILYA & EMILIA KABAKOV | Betweeen Heaven and Earth | Oakville Galleries, Canada
Oakville Galleries presents Between Heaven and Earth by Ilya & Emilia Kabakov across both of its venues, featuring paintings, prints, and installations that also extend into the gardens. The central work is The Ship of Tolerance, an 18-meter-long ship with sails made from paintings by over 2,000 local children, displayed