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Juan Francisco Casas swaps blue ballpoint for red lipstick in new show exhibition
Juan Francisco Casas presents 'La Noche Sexual' at Galería Fernando Pradilla in Madrid, running from June 4 to July 11, 2026. The exhibition marks a departure from his signature…
Alejandra Díez de Rivera's 'Theatres of the mind' at Espacio Valverde exhibition
Espacio Valverde presents 'Theatres of the mind', a solo exhibition by Alejandra Díez de Rivera, as part of the OFF section of PHotoESPAÑA. The series features photographs of…
MEUW: Pale Pink Silicone Creatures Question Human-Animal Bonds at Milan Design Week 2026 exhibition
At Milan Design Week 2026, Jaemo Lee and Lisa Schober presented MEUW (Socius novus), a family of soft, pale pink silicone creatures at the abandoned Baggio Military Hospital in…
Tania Franco Klein's 'Subject Studies' Debuts in Italy at Fotografia Europea exhibition
Mexican multidisciplinary artist Tania Franco Klein (b. 1990) presents her series 'Subject Studies: CHAPTER I' for the first time in Italy, curated by Tim Clark at Chiostri di San…
Jasper Johns: Night Driver at Guggenheim Bilbao exhibition
From May 29 to October 12, 2026, the Museo Guggenheim Bilbao will host 'Jasper Johns: Night Driver', a retrospective overseen by curator Enrique Juncosa. This exhibition showcases…
Kantor and Jarema Dialogue at 2026 Venice Biennale Collateral Event exhibition
From May 9 to November 22, 2026, the Starak Family Foundation will host 'Tadeusz Kantor (1915–1990): Emballage, Cricotage and Madame Jarema' as a Collateral Event during the 61st…
Mavis Pusey: First Major Museum Survey at Hammer Museum exhibition
The Hammer Museum in Los Angeles will present "Mavis Pusey: Mobile Images," the first major museum survey dedicated to Jamaican-born artist Mavis Pusey (1928–2019). Opening in…
Michaela Gleave Explores Perception at Artspace Sydney exhibition
Sydney artist Michaela Gleave will showcase 'Event Horizon' at Artspace from March 6 to June 7, 2026. Her artistic endeavors encompass various mediums, including installation,…
First Nations Ceramics Touring Exhibition Opens at Cairns Art Gallery exhibition
The Cairns Art Gallery has opened the National Gallery of Australia's touring exhibition, "Of This Earth," marking it as the first venue to showcase this significant collection.…
Hospital of Emotions pop-up transforms defunct LA hospital into art experience exhibition
The Hospital of Emotions, a pop-up exhibition curated by Yaara Sachs, has taken over 80 rooms in the now-defunct St Vincent Medical Center in Los Angeles, scheduled for renovation…
François Bonnel's 'Geometry of Joy' Opens at Maddox Gallery London exhibition
François Bonnel, a former advertising executive who pivoted to art in 2018 after 25 years in the industry, presents his debut solo exhibition 'The Geometry of Joy' at Maddox…
Larissa Borteh's Elusive Abstractions at Devening Projects exhibition
Larissa Borteh's exhibition 'In the Wind' at Devening Projects in Chicago runs through June 13. The show features a dozen oil paintings ranging from 16 x 20 inches to 60 x 72…
Osanna Visconti's Bronze Botanicals at Maison Gerard exhibition
The inaugural solo exhibition of Osanna Visconti in the U.S., titled "Osanna Visconti di Modrone," is currently being showcased at Maison Gerard in New York until June 30. This…
Nick Cave and Marie Watt Unveil Obama Center Commission exhibition
Nick Cave and Marie Watt have created a collaborative multimedia textile installation for the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago's Jackson Park, set to open on Juneteenth.…
Huntington Exhibition Links Brontë, Butler, and Babitz Through Personal Artifacts exhibition
The Huntington Library, Art Museum, & Botanical Gardens in Los Angeles presents 'Stories from the Library: From Brontë to Butler,' an exhibition that uses personal effects to…
Haegue Yang's Venetian Blinds Explore Korea's Division at MOCA exhibition
Haegue Yang's exhibition "Star-Crossed Rendezvous" at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles uses Venetian blind installations to reflect on Korea's division. The show…
Whistler's Mother Takes Center Stage at Major Tate Britain Retrospective exhibition
James McNeill Whistler's iconic painting 'Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1', commonly known as Whistler's Mother, is a highlight of a major retrospective at Tate Britain in…
Daniela De Lorenzo's Felt Sculptures Explore Presence and Absence at Lottozero exhibition
At Lottozero Kunsthalle in Prato, Daniela De Lorenzo's solo exhibition 'Puzzle' presents felt sculptures and photographic prints that investigate the fragmentation and…
Venice Biennale 2026: Must-See Off-Site Exhibitions exhibition
The 61st Venice Biennale, titled 'In Minor Keys', commenced on May 9, 2026. Among the off-site exhibitions is 'Le pli et le temps' at Fondazione dell'Albero d'Oro, showcasing…
Censorship and Compromise: Dane Nakama's 'Dear Uncle Tani' and Institutional Pressures Under Trump exhibition
In early 2026, Dane Nakama, a Japanese-Uchinanchu artist, inaugurated 'Dear Uncle Tani' at the Grand Central Art Center (GCAC) located in Santa Ana, California. This exhibition…
Byblos Exhibition at Institut du monde arabe Explores City's Turbulent History exhibition
The Institut du monde arabe in Paris presents 'Byblos dans le fracas du monde', an exhibition running until August 23, 2026. Curated by Marie Zawisza, the show examines the…
Kiki Smith Exhibition at Galerie Lelong Through July 2026 exhibition
Galerie Lelong in Paris is hosting an exhibition of works by Kiki Smith, on view until July 11, 2026. The show was reviewed by Maxime Guillot in L'ŒIL's June 2026 issue. Smith, a…
Nancy Graves Exhibition at Galerie Ceysson & Bénétière Through June 2026 exhibition
Galerie Ceysson & Bénétière presents a solo exhibition of Nancy Graves, running until June 20, 2026. The show is reviewed by Maxime Guillot in L'ŒIL's June 2026 issue (n°796).…
Jonathas de Andrade Exhibition at Galleria Continua exhibition
Jonathas de Andrade will hold an exhibition at Galleria Continua from June 12 to September 20, 2026. The article, published in L'ŒIL n°796 on June 1, 2026, was written by Maxime…
Alioune Diagne Exhibition at Galerie Templon Through July 2026 exhibition
Alioune Diagne is the subject of a solo exhibition at Galerie Templon, running until July 18, 2026. The show is reviewed by Maxime Guillot in L'ŒIL's June 2026 issue. Diagne's…
Karen Swami Exhibition at Galerie Minsky in 2026 exhibition
Karen Swami will have an exhibition at Galerie Minsky from June 5 to July 18, 2026. The article, published in L'ŒIL on May 26, 2026, is behind a paywall, so details about the…
Marie-Claude Bugeaud Exhibition at Galerie Éric Linard Through June 2026 exhibition
The article announces an exhibition of works by Marie-Claude Bugeaud at Galerie Éric Linard, running until June 20, 2026. The full content is behind a paywall, but the piece is…
Huet perdu dans les nuages at Musée de la vie romantique exhibition
The Musée de la vie romantique in Paris is presenting the exhibition "Huet perdu dans les nuages," running until August 30, 2026. The show focuses on the work of artist Huet,…
French Exploration History Exhibition at Musée de l'Armée exhibition
The Musée de l'Armée in Paris presents 'Trois siècles d’explorations françaises', an exhibition covering three centuries of French explorations, running until August 16, 2026. The…
Atelier des Lumières presents immersive spectacle with weak narrative exhibition
The Atelier des Lumières in Paris is hosting an immersive digital exhibition titled 'Un grand spectacle, un petit récit' (A Grand Spectacle, a Small Story), running until June 28,…
Barcelona as a Spanish Inn for the Avant-Gardes exhibition
The exhibition 'Picabia, Méditerranée' at the Musée d'art moderne de Céret, labeled of national interest, revives the memory of Barcelona as a small 'capital of the arts' at the…
Chez Madame de Sévigné: Exhibition at Musée Carnavalet exhibition
An exhibition titled 'Chez Madame de Sévigné' is on view at the Musée Carnavalet in Paris until August 23, 2026. The show explores the world of the 17th-century letter writer…
Ferenczy Exhibition at Petit Palais Through September 2026 exhibition
The Petit Palais in Paris is hosting an exhibition titled 'Ferenczy, le caméléon hongrois' until September 6, 2026. The show focuses on the Hungarian artist Károly Ferenczy, known…
Martin le magnifique exhibition at Louvre runs until July 2026 exhibition
The Musée du Louvre presents 'Martin le magnifique', an exhibition running until July 20, 2026. The show is reviewed by Isabelle Manca-Kunert in L'ŒIL magazine's June 2026 issue…
60 Years of African Fashion at Musée du quai Branly exhibition
The Musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac in Paris presents '60 ans de mode africaine', an exhibition running until July 12, 2026. Curated by Marion Krauze, the show surveys six…
Centraal Museum Utrecht mounts first retrospective of Caravaggist Gerard van Honthorst exhibition
The Centraal Museum in Utrecht has opened the first retrospective dedicated to Gerard van Honthorst (1592–1656), a Dutch Golden Age painter who was more famous and better paid…
Palais royal de Milan explores metaphysical emptiness exhibition
The Palais royal de Milan is staging an exhibition that paradoxically celebrates the 'poetics of emptiness' through a monumental accumulation of works. The show, titled 'De la…
Barberini Exhibition Traces Bernini's Baroque Origins exhibition
The Palazzo Barberini in Rome is hosting an exhibition that investigates the origins of the Baroque, focusing on the relationship between Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598–1680) and…
Le miroir des espèces explores ecological transformation exhibition
The exhibition 'Le miroir des espèces' examines how ecosystems evolve under human activity, leading to the disappearance of animal and plant species, as well as the extinction of…
Medieval historian Patrick Boucheron curates Arsenal exhibition exhibition
Medieval historian and Collège de France professor Patrick Boucheron has accepted his first library commission, agreeing to serve as general curator for an exhibition at the…

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