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Lucas Museum of Narrative Art futuristic white curved building with solar panels against Los Angeles skyline
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Lucas Museum of Narrative Art: 16 Years in the Making

The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art opens in LA after 16 years, uniting film, comics, and painting in a bold new building by MAD Architects.

Monumental white sculptural face with closed eyes outside the Almaty Museum of Arts at dusk
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Almaty Museum of Arts: First Year Reflections

Artistic Director Meruyert Kaliyeva discusses Almaty Museum of Arts' first year, curation philosophy, and landmark sculpture exhibition Musinder

Contemporary ceramic and glass sculptures by Ceramic 47, MANU, Ambra Castagnetti, and Miriam Cernuda exploring material-led form
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August 2026: Sculptural Objects and Material Thinking

Explore four contemporary sculptural practices that think through material rather than imposing form. Featuring Ceramic 47, MANU, Ambra Castagnetti, and Miriam Cernuda.

Mel Odom surrealist painting of two androgynous faces merging, one warm-toned with red lips, one cool gray-green
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In Conversation with Mel Odom: Illustration, Gene Marshall and Fifty Years in Manhattan

An intimate interview with illustrator Mel Odom on his evolution from Blueboy covers to Gene Marshall, surviving the AIDS crisis, and how his art career continues to evolve in 2026.

Kostyantin Malginov silk tapestry featuring a koi fish composed of vibrant patchwork fabrics with bold zebra-stripe fins
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Kostyantin Malginov: Precision and Emotional Language in Silk Embroidery

Inside Kostyantin Malginov's textile art practice. Why silk tapestries matter as contemporary fine art, how to collect with confidence, and the discipline behind their creation.

Kate MccGwire TORSION 2024 sculpture with iridescent feathers twisted into sweeping spiral forms
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Kate MccGwire on Feathers, Sculpture & Duality

Sculptor Kate MccGwire talks feathers, process, and the tension between beauty and discomfort in her work with Dries Van Noten.

Irene de Boer sculptural installation 'Everything was in Ajar' 2020, epoxy foam resin map with cement bags on gallery floor
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There Should Be No Such Creature: Inside the Material Futures of Irene de Boer

Irene de Boer bridges quasicrystals, material research & ecological futures. Artist statement on translating science into immersive environments.

Anna Maria Maiolino Poetic Earth exhibition at MAAT, sculptural forms in earth tones arranged across curved white gallery space.
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Anna Maria Maiolino: Poetic Earth at MAAT

The MAAT in Lisbon is celebrating one of the most acclaimed and influential Latin American contemporary artists with a major exhibition.

Paloma Contreras Lomas art installation: vintage white sedan adorned with feathers, purple garlands, and folk objects outdoors
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Paloma Contreras Lomas on Horror, Politics and Art

Paloma Contreras Lomas discusses horror, Mexican political history, and her Biquini Wax roots ahead of her 2026 Gasworks solo show.

Departed Soul incense burner installation, dark pyramid form with gold motifs, ASBAR 2026 contemporary art exhibition
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Oud Abaya: Reimagining the Abaya Through Contemporary Art

Discover Oud Abaya, Reem Al Muhannadi's multidisciplinary practice reimagining Gulf abaya and oud through sculpture, installation, and film.

Donald Robertson's 'Wintour of Oz' fashion illustration: Wizard of Oz characters reimagined in Versace, Gucci, and editorial style on hot pink.
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Donald Robertson on Staying Loose in a Corporate World

Donald Robertson on leaving Estee Lauder, David Hockney's legacy, cardboard and drips, and painting art that's built to sell.

Richard Prince Untitled Girlfriend 1993 large-format photos on weathered wall Fondazione Prada
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Helter Skelter: Arthur Jafa & Richard Prince at Fondazione Prada

This major exhibition presents two radical perspectives that deconstruct the founding myths of the United States during a time of its greatest fragility.

Fra Angelico's Noli Me Tangere fresco displayed alongside a Mark Rothko abstract painting in dimly lit gallery
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Rothko in Florence: A Dialogue Across Five Centuries

A major exhibition at the Palazzo Strozzi celebrates the modern art master who transformed color into the architecture of the spirit.

Jenny Saville at Ca’ Pesaro Installation view
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Venice Biennale 2026: Must-See Collateral Exhibitions & Events Guide

The lagoon city as a cultural ecosystem: the best collateral and parallel events to see in Venice during the 61st International Art Biennale 2026.

Stone arched portico at Ca'Riviera overlooking lush green garden with mature trees
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Ca' Riviera: New Cultural Project During Venice Biennale 2026

Ca’ Riviera opens in Venice on May 9, 2026 with an inaugural group show featuring Leonor Fini, Cecilia Granara, and Yves Scherer.

Person performing a tea ceremony inside the back of a van, surrounded by soft draped fabric, carefully pouring tea into small cups arranged on a tray in a calm, intimate setting.
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The Makers Behind the Directory: Ten Artists You Should Know

Top contemporary artists to watch: discover painting, sculpture, installation, and multidisciplinary artists worldwide on WeDirectory’s global art platform.

Installation view of Anselm Kiefer’s “The Women Alchemists” at Palazzo Reale, Sala delle Cariatidi, Milan, featuring monumental textured panels with alchemical and figurative imagery.
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Kiefer: The Women Alchemists at Palazzo Reale, Milan

Anselm Kiefer, one of the most influential figures in contemporary art, pays tribute to female alchemists with a new pictorial cycle conceived specifically for the Palazzo Reale in Milan.

Alejandro Cesarco, All the Doors of My Mother’s Home, 2022, inkjet print showing six white interior doors slightly ajar, installed in sequence.
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Joan Jonas and Alejandro Cesarco at the Galleria Raffaella Cortese, Milan

Two exhibitions at Galleria Raffaella Cortese explore Memory, Ghosts, and Genealogy across Installation, Portraiture, and Textual Practice