Il “Museo del Genio” (Istituto Storico e di Cultura dell’Arma del Genio) di Roma non poteva cogliere migliore occasione per riaprire le porte al grande pubblico. Fino al 15 febbraio 2026, infatti, ospita “Vivian Maier. The Exhibition”, mostra dedicata ad una delle più grandi “fotografe di strada” del secolo scorso. Il percorso espositivo è un viaggio itinerante fra New York e Chicago, i cui vivaci quartieri catturati da Maier sono i protagonisti indiscussi.
Vivian Maier, “Armenian woman fighting on East 86th Street”, New York, NY, September 1956. Gelatin silver print, 2012, 40×50 cm, © Estate of Vivian Maier, Courtesy of Maloof. Collection and Howard Greenberg Gallery, NY
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Nan Goldin, born in Washington D.C. in 1953, has spent over four decades documenting human intimacy, friendship, addiction and loss with an unflinching eye. Her work has been exhibited in institutions around the world – from MoMA, New York, to Tate Modern, London, the Centre Pompidou, Paris and Moderna Museet, Stockholm – cementing her reputation as one of the most influential photographers of her generation. However, her new exhibition at Pirelli HangarBicocca, This Will Not End Well, offers a different lens. For the first time in Europe, the focus is on Goldin as a filmmaker, introducing commissions that transform the space into a sensory village of images, sound and architecture. “I have always wanted...

Takashi Niwa uses folded steel geometry to shape a restaurant
 
Takashi Niwa Architects designs Urban Sparkle for Hokkaido Sachi Restaurant located in Thao Dien, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Designed for a flagship Japanese restaurant, the building is defined by an origami-inspired steel roof that establishes a strong architectural presence while organizing light, circulation, and program across the site. The project occupies a 30-meter street frontage directly in front of Ho Chi Minh City’s first metro line and is surrounded by high-rise residential towers. As a result, the building is experienced from three primary viewpoints: street level, passing trains, and elevated perspectives from adjacent towers. The...

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Kathleen Goncharov, a curator whose work included organizing shows for Just Above Midtown gallery, died at her home in Boca Raton, Florida, of natural causes on December 31. She was 73 years old.  Goncharov served as senior curator at the Boca Raton Museum of Art in Florida from 2012 until she retired in 2025. She had previously worked as a curator at institutions throughout the US, curated exhibitions from Rio de Janeiro to Bologna and Rome, and served as the commissioner of the US Pavilion for the Venice Biennale in 2003, which that year took the form of an exhibition of Fred Wilson, “Speak of Me as I Am,” about the historical and contemporary role of Black people in Venice for the American pavilion....

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut — Upon first entering the Yale Center for British Art’s grand lobby, I am confronted by a trio of ships hung on wires suspended from the ceiling. The bows of “The Survivor” (2022), “The Relic” (2022), and “Desire” (2018) all point in the same direction, and all are loaded with cargo, as if they were plucked from the sea mid-journey and shrunken down to fit inside this gallery. They sway slightly on their strings, as though still remembering the rhythm of the water. They are freighted with jute sacks that have rope choking their midsections, potted plants, tied herbal sprigs dangling over the sides, wooden crates marked “fragile,” fishing nets, and other sacks that...

Believe it or not, the future of our nation may rest on how museums in the United States perform in 2026. We must deliver content about the 250th anniversary of our nation and its democracy that is thoughtful and comprehensive. We must make access to museums within reach of all Americans. And finally, museums must issue a challenge to the communities we serve: It’s time to know your nation’s history, if for no other reason than that it is our only path to building a more perfect union.It’s tempting to be dispirited as a museum professional these days. Headlines about a highly partisan political environment, a cynical public, and a tidal wave of industrial and cultural change driven by AI might lead one...

In a series of photographs taken between 1978 and ’80, David Wojnarowicz donned a paper mask of French poet Arthur Rimbaud, a punk icon who died nearly a century before, and took him around the city like a tourist, from Coney Island to Times Square porn theaters. Much ink has been spilled over Wojnarowicz’s work as a visual and performance artist, writer, and, of course, queer activist during the AIDS epidemic. But the Leslie-Lohman Museum’s new catalog, corresponding to its exhibition focusing on Wojnarowicz’s nearly 500-photograph Arthur Rimbaud in New York project, takes on particular resonance today, in an age of growing authoritarianism. Earlier this fall, federal immigration agents — masked to...

Some of us mark the New Year with a kiss or by swallowing 12 grapes for good luck, and others begin anew with the $2.75 million sale of a live-painted likeness of Jesus Christ.During a New Year’s Eve party at Mar-a-Lago attended by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other right-wing figures, President Donald Trump auctioned a blue-eyed Christ likeness created in 10 minutes on stage. In a well-lit performance, Christian worship painter Vanessa Horabuena began the portrait with a bright-yellow cross and ambidextrous brush strokes as a cover of “Hallelujah” and other religious music played in the background.“There’s a young lady named Vanessa who’s one of the greatest artists anywhere in...

At midnight on New Year’s Eve, incoming Mayor Zohran Mamdami took his oath of office on the Qur’an, Islam’s most important religious text. He is the first Muslim to hold the position of Mayor of New York City. One of the two Qur’ans used in the ceremony came from Mr. Mamdani’s grandfather. The other was lent by the New York Public Library’s Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. According to the New York Times, the latter book was selected by Rahim and Rama Duwaji, Mamdani’s wife, with the help of Hiba Abid, curator of Middle Eastern and Islamic studies at the NYPL. Executed in red and black ink and thought to have been produced in the late 18th or early 19th century in Ottoman Syria,...

Just weeks after opening in mid-December, India’s top biennial, the Kochi-Muziris Biennale, was forced to close briefly following protests by Christian groups in response to a painting depicting the Last Supper. The painting by Tom Vattakuzhy was not included in the main biennial exhibition, “For the Time Being,” but rather in a recurring side exhibition also organized by the Kochi Biennale Foundation called “EDAM,” which highlights the practices of artists and collectives based in Kerala, the south Indian state where Kochi is located. “EDAM” is staged at multiple sites across Kochi; Vattakuzhy’s painting was shown at the Garden Convention Centre, a short walk from the biennial’s main venue....

The Erie Art Museum has responded to a lawsuit filed on Nov. 7, 2025, by the daughter of a local artist, requesting the return of a watercolor painted by her late father. The artist, George C. Demiel, submitted the painting to be included in an annual juried show in 1966 at the museum, which was then known as the Art Center of Erie. The Art Center did not accept the painting, and Demiel—who died the following year at age 53—never reclaimed the artwork. The Erie Times-News, which has been covering the lawsuit, reported that the museum’s December 12 response refers to the watercolor, titled House Boats, as “abandoned personal property.” The response continues to explain that “After Mr. Deimel did not...

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Both of the curators at the David Winton Bell Gallery at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, were terminated on December 4, according to an internal message shared with ARTnews. Kate Kraczon, director of exhibitions and chief curator, and Thea Quiray Tagle, associate curator, will both work until early 2026. The Bell exhibits contemporary art and is part of the Brown Arts Institute. The school is facing a substantial financial crunch that has led to layoffs and other austerity measures. Kraczon was hired in 2019 after 11 years as associate curator at the Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania. While there, she championed emerging artists, notably curating “Alex Da Corte and...

The Hungry Caterpillar uses 3D-printed modular kitchens
 
Set beneath a dense canopy of trees in India’s Ashoka University, The Hungry Caterpillar by Lyth Design rethinks the idea of a food street as a place of shelter, curiosity, and ecological responsibility. Designed by architect Apoorva Shroff, the project moves beyond the logic of fast consumption, proposing a child-friendly environment shaped by nature-inspired form, low-impact construction, and material efficiency.
 
The concept takes shape through the simple yet evocative image of a caterpillar feeding calmly within its habitat, protected by foliage and form. From this initial intuition, the bamboo structure evolves into a cocoon-like street...

By Marina Claire The Middle Becomes Eclectic II is an LA-made small works salon – a large-scale exhibition within an intimate space – of forty Los Angeles area artists. The show’s title is a play on the iconic KCRW alternative radio program that began in LA in 1977. The small works in this exhibit span a wide range of media and styles, all made during the past year, by diverse artists at all career levels, guest curated by Camilla Taylor. The show is on view at The Middle Room Gallery in...

"I'm trying to create a portrait of a person without their face, which is really interesting to me," Laurie Lee Brom says. Instead, she allows the setting and actions to shed light on who this person is... Read the full article by clicking above.
The post Laurie Lee Brom Paints Beautifully Dreary Window Portraits first appeared on Hi-Fructose Magazine.

Hyperallergic’s monthly Opportunities Listings provide a resource to artists and creatives looking for funding and community support to further their work. Subscribe to receive this list of opportunities in your inbox each month. Sign up here! If you find this list valuable, consider becoming a Hyperallergic Member to help us make it possible every month. Residencies, Workshops, & FellowshipsHaystack Mountain School of Crafts – Haystack at 75Artists can apply for Open Studio Residency and all-levels workshops in blacksmithing, ceramics, fiber, glass, graphics, metals, wood, and writing in coastal Maine. Tuition, room and board, and shop fees vary. Fellowships are available.Application Period: January...

TÜBINGEN, GERMANY—According to a SciNews report, modern humans may have hunted with bows and arrows in the early Upper Paleolithic, between 40,000 and 35,000 years ago. It had been previously thought that people living in Europe at this time hunted with thrusting spears at close range, only advancing to spear-throwers some 20,000 years ago, and then to bows and arrows about 12,000 years ago, based upon artifacts recovered from Paleolithic sites. Researchers led by Keiko Kitagawa of the University of Tübingen experimented with attaching replica stone, antler, and bone points to shafts and launching them as arrows shot from a bow, spears, and darts. The scientists then compared the wear patterns on the...

When furniture maker Terry Facey began repairing historical pieces, his work often centered around 17th-century examples, thanks to an antique dealer who regularly brought him new items. Over time, the practice instilled a love for the beauty and precise craftsmanship of these centuries-old objects. And one day, he decided to try making one himself—only his iteration was really, really small. Facey works out of his shed, set up much the same as any other wood shop, except that everything is optimized for making scale miniatures. Recently, the V&A commissioned him to replicate an ornate, 17th-century table in its permanent collection at 1:8 scale. “It’s a piece that I’ve always loved,” Facey says....

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SANDSARA mini: an alternative timepiece that draws time in sand
 
SANDSARA mini is a kinetic desktop timepiece designed by Eduardo Cano that translates programmed motion into physical patterns drawn in sand. Referencing the spatial logic of Zen gardens, the device combines robotics, material restraint, and sensory design to create an object focused on slow movement and visual rhythm rather than screen-based interaction.
 
At the core of the device is a SCARA (Selective Compliance Assembly Robot Arm) mechanism, a system typically used in industrial automation. In SANDSARA mini, the robotic arm is calibrated to control a magnet positioned beneath a sealed bed of fine white sand. A single ferritic stainless...

Dan Johnson gives an inside look at the creation of Sarah Kirkland Snider's rapturous new opera Hildegard which opens at New York's PROTOTYPE Festival next week.

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Fine music-making meets a clunker of a production in La Monnaie's revival of Norma

The New Year has begun, and Aesthetica is looking forward to 12 more months of exciting opportunities for artists, creatives, filmmakers and writers. Whether highlighting standout work in art, design and photography or creating space for emerging voices in literature and film, the year ahead is set to be a great one. With fresh programmes and events on the way, Aesthetica remains dedicated to fostering and uplifting creative talent across a wide range of practices. This is a moment to seek out new ideas, connect with the creative community and continue expanding the boundaries of artistic expression. Aesthetica Magazine The acclaimed bi-monthly magazine invites readers into the constantly shifting landscape of...

The event, which runs 22-31 January, will include a presentation of the innovative travelling exhibition Wan Hai Hotel, the Singapore Biennale, the art fairs Art SG and S.E.A. Focus, shows about the convergence of technology and art, and hundreds more events across the city

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Sculptural PLOTTER Flagship emerges in Tokyo
  Designed by MET Team Architects, the Tokyo Flagship Shop for Japanese stationery brand PLOTTER occupies a narrow urban site, where the store’s sculpted facade emerges as two interlocking volumes. The brand is known for its minimalist leather binders that reinterpret the traditional notebook, and this dual-volume composition, one symbolizing the past and the other the future, anchors both the architectural concept and the brand narrative. Strict height regulations further shape the compact building, requiring the design to articulate identity through form rather than scale.
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MET merges Past and future within a compact vertical...

Children’s drawings translate into vibrant chair designs
 
Chair for Kids is a participatory design project developed by designer Taekhan Yun in collaboration with students from an English school in Siem Reap, Cambodia. The project focuses on translating children’s ideas and drawings into functional seating, while introducing fundamental principles of design and making.
 
The process began with the children drawing stools and chairs, using these sketches as an initial exploration of form and function. They then measured their height and body dimensions, incorporating basic ergonomic considerations into the designs. This step informed the scale and proportions of each chair while encouraging an...

Milwaukee show explores how the Queen of Chicago and her friends offered a different vision of the Midwest

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Work was created live by Vanessa Horabuena at Mar-a-Lago New Year’s eve bash

Huge cohort studies prove it, says professor at University College London, but you have to actually engage with the art to see results

The National Gallery and Imperial War Museum seek public’s views on purpose and priorities

Con Fantastica, la Quadriennale d’arte del 2025 si presenta come un progetto che assume l’immaginazione non come fuga dal reale, ma come strumento critico capace di riformulare il presente. Ideata da Luca Beatrice, scomparso improvvisamente a gennaio nell’anno dell’inaugurazione, questa edizione porta con sé il peso e la responsabilità di una visione che non si è potuta misurare direttamente con l’esito espositivo, ma che rimane leggibile come struttura concettuale diffusa. Beatrice aveva immaginato Fantastica come un campo di forze, non come una mappa ordinata: un luogo in cui l’arte italiana contemporanea potesse mostrarsi nella sua capacità di generare mondi, immagini e narrazioni...

AN ARTIST AND PEDAGOGUE of powerful originality with a personality to match, Ken Jacobs saw the full equation. Like his generational peer Stan Brakhage, and such earlier nonpareils Dziga Vertov and Oscar Micheaux, he reinvented the motion picture medium to suit his interests, which extended well beyond conventional cinema: not montage, but bricolage; not film […]

You know the feeling—you walk through your front door after an exhausting day, only to face dust bunnies lurking in... Read More

5 exhibitions to see in London at the beginning of this year

This week, Parterre Box shares Quinn Kelsey and Jennifer Rowley in a duet from a Verdi opera rumored to be returning to New York this time next season.

In 2022, woodland covered 13% of the UK’s land. Only 2.5% of this is ancient – defined as woods that have existed since at least AD 1600. Today, 1,225 of the country’s ancient woods are current under threat from development, overgrazing, air pollution and the spread of invasive species such as rhododendron. They’re irreplaceable, complex ecosystems that are home to communities of plants and animals not found elsewhere. They are also the site of stories and legends, the spaces where folktales begin. There’s a unique kind of atmosphere, almost as though knights or mythical creatures could step out from behind a tree. Here are five photographers who put the magic of the forest front and centre. Joanna...

Nella fotografia di Santi Caleca c’è una donna bionda quasi quarantenne che sorride con un paio di infradito in mano in via Giulia a Roma: è Letizia Battaglia e siamo nel 1972. Può sembrare una semplice fotografia ed è invece un’immagine che reca in sé un elemento che contraddistinguerà le vicende umane e professionali di Letizia Battaglia: un coraggio tipicamente femminile (nomen omen). Santi Caleca è in quegli anni il compagno della fotografa che aveva (primo atto di coraggio) divorziato dal marito e anche, in via temporanea, da Palermo, per iniziare una nuova vita sotto il segno dell’ottava arte (secondo atto di coraggio che ripeterà sempre: «sono diventata fotografa a trentanove anni» e...

In the spring, The English Concert completed a three-city tour performing a concert version of Handel’s Giulio Cesare in Egitto.

Born in 1984 in the quiet Dutch village of Wamel, Iris van Herpen has long been recognised as one of the most pioneering figures in contemporary fashion. Her fascination with the transformative possibilities of clothing began in her grandmother’s attic, a trove of garments and costumes from past eras that revealed the potential for clothing to tell stories and evoke emotion. After completing her studies at ArtEZ University of the Arts in Arnhem, she honed her craft under the tutelage of Alexander McQueen in London and Claudy Jongstra in Amsterdam. By 2007, Van Herpen had launched her own label, presenting her first collection during Amsterdam Fashion Week, a debut that heralded a new era in haute couture....

 
There’s just two weeks left to submit your work for The City Series: Cambridge!
An ongoing series of publications, The City Series sets out to explore the people, places, and cultures that shape cities around the world. The inaugural volume explores a city that has welcomed us, and been home to nearly a dozen Shutter Hub exhibitions – Cambridge.
We’re inviting international photographers to capture Cambridge – a city of contrast and continuity. Along the river, historic stone buildings and quiet courtyards stoically reflect centuries of tradition while the streets around them pulse with movement as fleets of bicycles and pedestrians move between libraries, museums, galleries, and cafés.
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On architecture’s turn toward deep time 

CAROLYN CHRISTOV-BAKARGIEV retired as director of Castello di Rivoli in Italy in 2023, where she previously served as chief curator from 2002 to 2009. She was the artistic director of Documenta 13, 2012, which took place in Kassel; Kabul and Bamiyan, Afghanistan; Cairo and Alexandria, Egypt; and Banff, Canada. In a wide-ranging conversation for this […]

“MIAMI’S A SUNNY PLACE for shady people!” observed Iggy Pop in a 2008 interview with CNN, just a few years after Art Basel landed on the sandbar that is South Beach and forever altered the landscape of both Miami and contemporary art. “I’m practical, where this place is moody [. . .] and I’m materialistic […]

Three times a year—September, January, and May—Artforum’s editors look ahead to the coming season of institutional exhibitions, identifying those that are likely to affect the trajectory of contemporary art and art history. In this issue, we preview twenty-four exhibitions opening around the world between January and April; also included is a list of notable annuals, […]

COUNTY WICKLOW, IRELAND—More than 600 possible dwelling platforms and a cistern have been identified at Ireland’s Brusselstown Ring hillfort by Dirk Brandherm of Queen’s University Belfast and his colleagues, according to a Phys.org report. The site, one of the 13 large enclosures in the Baltinglass hillfort cluster in eastern Ireland, is thought to have been occupied during the Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age, between about 1193 and 410 B.C. The Brusselstown Ring features two ramparts—the outer ring also encloses a Neolithic hillfort. Nearly 100 of the possible roundhouse platforms in the Brusselstown Ring are within the inner rampart. The rest are situated between the inner wall and the outer...

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, as industrialization swelled and advances in science and health paralleled social and economic transformation, artists searched for ways to express the changing times. Fatigued with the traditions and values of conservative society, which increasingly felt at odds with the way the world was heading, artists began to seek new visual languages in painting, architecture, and design. What started as dalliances with non-academic painting in the late 1800s—think Vincent van Gogh and the Impressionists—burgeoned into a full-throttle movement, especially after World War I. Kasimir Malevich’s “Black Square” (1913), for one, marked a turning point in Western art when...

ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO—Phys.org reports that a reexamination of more than 2,400 parrot bones unearthed at Chaco Canyon suggests that most of the macaws and parrots that were kept by ancient Puebloans were likely restricted to the large, multistory buildings known as great houses, where they lived in heated rooms with plastered walls. Katelyn Bishop of the University of Illinois determined that 42 of these 45 birds were macaws, while the other three were thick-billed parrots. These bird remains were last examined more than 50 years ago. The remains of four of the macaws and all three of the thick-billed parrots are now missing. Analysis of the remaining bird remains showed that they had been acquired over a...

Limestone statue fragment CAIRO, EGYPT—According to an Ahram Online report, excavations at connected sites in northern Egypt’s western Nile Delta have uncovered an industrial area at Kom Wasit that was in use as early as the fifth century B.C., and part of a Roman-era necropolis at the site of Kom al-Ahmar. Mohamed Abdel Badi of the Egyptian Antiquities Sector of the Supreme Council of Antiquities said that a large building divided into at least six rooms was unearthed in the industrial area. More than 9,000 fish bones found in two of these rooms show that they were used to process and salt fish. Metal and stone tools, faience amulets, and limestone statues are thought to have been made in the other rooms...

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Two weeks remain for you to submit your thoughts for this spring's The Talk of the Town.

As the year draws to a close, we look back on a dynamic twelve months across Aesthetica’s platforms, celebrating creativity in all its forms. From the Aesthetica Art Prize and Film Festival to the New Music Stage, Aesthetica Future Now Expo and the pages of Aesthetica Magazine, 2025 has been defined by bold ideas, emerging talent and ambitious work that responds to the world around us. Together, these highlights reflect our ongoing commitment to championing innovation across art, film, music and design, while creating space for new voices shaping the future of contemporary culture. Aesthetica Art Prize The 2025 Aesthetica Art Prize brought together 25 shortlisted artists, whose works span painting, drawing,...

La storia artistica di Carmine Rezzuti non devo certamente presentarvela io: Rezzuti è un artista che ha saputo raccontarsi, nel tempo, con genio raffinato e una profonda e simbolica narrazione iconografica. Le sue scelte hanno sempre attraversato l’immaginifico, sia quando ha lavorato in esperienze site-specific, sia quando tutto è nato spontaneamente nel silenzio del suo studio, immaginando spazi da contaminare e luoghi da percorrere con estro e originalità.
Carmine Rezzuti, vista d’insieme della mostra “…Di Notte” alla Galleria Frame Arts et Artes di Napoli. Foto di Rita A. Fusco
C’è qualcosa di primitivo e apotropaico nelle opere di Rezzuti, qualcosa che ci appartiene, un’intimità che...

Every month, we share opportunities for artists and designers, including open calls, grants, fellowships, and residencies. Make sure you never miss out by joining our monthly Opportunities Newsletter. Get Published in Artistonish Magazine and Astonish Art Lovers with Your Art!FeaturedThe 66th issue of Artistonish Contemporary Art Magazine will feature contemporary artworks from around the world on vibrant glossy pages in print and online. It offers a chance to share your work with art lovers, curators, and collectors and join an international conversation on creativity and expression. Jury-selected artists will be published in the January 2026 issue, featured on Artsy, receive a certificate of achievement and...

ANTALYA, TURKEY—The Anadolu Agency reports that excavations at Syedra, a 3,000-year-old city site on Turkey’s southern coastline, suggest it was a center for olive oil production. “Through excavations, we have uncovered nearly 20 olive oil workshops,” said Ertuğ Ergürer of Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University. “Beyond that, we have identified over 100 such workshops across the entire ancient city,” he added. Olive oil was usually produced outside a city’s walls, he explained, but at Syedra, evidence for the production of olive oil was detected under nearly every building. The olive oil was likely used locally and shipped from Syedra to North Africa and the Levant, he concluded. For more on the...

Blurring the boundaries between architecture, social space, and sculpture, a new bar has arrived on the scene in Rome. Bar Far reimagines a traditional gallery, which happens to be the new location of Villa Lontana, into a visually mesmerizing meeting spot. The name of the show and temporary libations pop-up is a play on the name of Villa Lontana itself, which translates to “faraway villa,” and it’s the latest from artists Clementine Keith-Roach and Christopher Page. From the neon sign on the facade to tables held up by legs and sconces in the form of hands holding candles, the exhibition celebrates the legacy of illustrious art bars like Cabaret Voltaire—the birthplace of Dada in Zurich—or the...