Wafaa Bilal for “Wafaa Bilal: Indulge Me” at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago February 1–October 19, 2025 For nearly two decades, Wafaa Bilal has put his body on the line for his art-making. “Indulge Me” at the MCA Chicago, the first major survey for the Iraqi American artist, showcased how his work highlights the …
ARTnews Awards 2025 Established Artist of the Year: Wafaa Bilal Read More »
“Bowls, Boxes, Plates & Vessels” at Parker Gallery, Los AngelesFebruary 1–October 19, 2025 Saying goodbye can be hard. That was the premise of “Bowls, Boxes, Plates & Vessels,” Parker Gallery’s final exhibition at its longtime base in founder Sam Parker’s home in LA’s Los Feliz neighborhood. Since its founding in 2017, Parker Gallery has gained …
ARTnews Awards 2025 Best Gallery Group Show: “Bowls, Boxes, Plates & Vessels” Read More »
Ralph Lemon for “Ceremonies Out of the Air: Ralph Lemon” at MoMA PS1, New YorkNovember 14, 2024–March 24, 2025 Never content to work in just one medium, Ralph Lemon spent the past three decades creating works that blur the divisions between dance, drawing, painting, installation, sculpture, and writing. He started out as a dancer and …
ARTnews Awards 2025 Lifetime Achievement: Ralph Lemon Read More »
“The World of Studio Ghibli” at the ArtScience Museum in Singapore, 2024. Photo Then Chih Wey/Xinhua via Getty Images “The World of Studio Ghibli”, a long-running immersive exhibition dedicated to the wildly popular Japanese animation studio, will next set up shop at Manarat Al Saadiyat, an arts and culture center in Abu Dhabi, the National …
Immersive Studio Ghibli Exhibition Travels to Abu Dhabi in May 2026 Read More »
CCI fellow Celia Irina González (left) and CCI curatorial associate Iberia Pérez González. Photo Lazaro Llanes During a week when all eyes (art world ones, at least) are on Miami, the Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) has announced a pair of substantial gifts in support of the museum’s Caribbean Cultural Institute (CCI). The Mellon Foundation …
Pérez Art Museum Miami Announces Gifts Totaling $7 M. for Caribbean Cultural Institute Read More »
Andy Warhol, Muhammad Ali (1977) Robert McKeever One of the most recognizable faces in American culture returned to the site of his making on Wednesday, when Lévy Gorvy Dayan sold Andy Warhol’s Muhammad Ali (1977) for $18 million during the VIP Preview of Art Basel Miami Beach. The painting—autographed on the reverse by Ali and once …
A Knockout Sale: Warhol’s Ali Fetches $18 M. in the Building Where the Legend Was Born Read More »
Diana Ross performing at Alex Prager’s Mirage Factory, with Capital One and the Cultivist. Photo Bre Johnson/BFA.com An elegant, all-green room, meant to evoke a garden party in Los Angeles’s Griffith Park, was the setting for an intimate performance by the one and only Diana Ross. In a glimmering red-and-silver gown, Ross, accompanied by two …
Diana Ross Is Transcendent During Miami Art Week Performance Read More »
Aerial view of Lucas Museum of Narrative Art under construction, September 2025. Photo Pedro Ramirez/©2025 Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, All Rights Reserved/Courtesy Hathaway Dinwiddie To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. Good Morning! Hauser & Wirth to open Sicily branch in historic Palazzo Forcella De Seta. Lucas Museum of Narrative Art …
Andrea Fraser, Lexicon (detail), 2025. Photo Mark Blower/Courtesy the artist, Commonwealth and Council, and Marian Goodman Gallery At Art Basel Miami Beach this week, you might notice a stack of posters (glossy white paper, with red text) on the floor of Commonwealth and Council’s booth. The Los Angeles–based gallery is encouraging visitors to take them …
At Art Basel, Andrea Fraser’s Latest Project Compiles Words Banned by Trump Read More »
Installation view of Alex Prager’s Mirage Factory, 2025, with Capital One and The Cultivist, at 430 Lincoln Road in Miami Beach. Photo Daniel Seung Lee A fanciful marquee has risen on Miami Beach’s Lincoln Road for this week. In red text, the marquee reads “Alex Prager’s Mirage Factory,” and it is the latest project by …
