Katie Heck has built an immense body of work that crosses disciplines, from painting to sculpture to film. Read the full article on the artist by clicking above!
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Since time immemorial, humans have sculpted sacred symbols into stone or formed them from clay. Expressing beliefs, worldviews, and spirituality in physical objects like votives and shrines is a way to imbue power and venerate deities and the natural world. For artists Chenlu Hou and Chiara No, ceramics is an enduring conduit to explore spirituality and storytelling. Hou and No’s work will be exhibited together in a duo exhibition titled What the Hands Remember to Hear, which opens next month at The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum. The artists showcase objects that take on a sacred quality, emphasizing ceremony and customs while considering how cultures change and merge over time. Chiara No, “Votive of...

The Gala-Salvador Dalí Foundation presents Platform Dalí, a new international program inspired by the Empordà-born artist whose work was profoundly shaped by the scientific advances of the 20th century. Directed by the curator and art historian Mónica Bello, an internationally recognized leader at the intersection of art and science and former Head of Arts at CERN, Geneva, Platform Dalí fosters dialogue between artists and scientists to explore new ways of understanding the world. As Bello notes, the program’s ambition is “to establish a stable framework in which art and science can approach the complexity of the world together and invite us to observe it through multiple lenses.” Dalí observed...

The Andy Warhol Foundation named its 2025 Arts Writers Grant recipients, among them past and current ARTnews and Art in America contributors such as Glenn Adamson, Jeremy Lybarger, Zoé Samudzi, and Catherine G. Wagley. The grants consider writers across four categories: Articles, Books, Short-Form Writing, and Translation. The latter was introduced this cycle with a $30,000 purse to those translating books on contemporary visual art into English. A total of $1.04 million will be distributed to 31 writers this year in grants ranging from $15,000 to $50,000. Since the initiative started in 2006, the grants have been annually awarded to contemporary art writers “to ensure that critical writing remains a valued...

If you have recently heard from or done business with a New York art gallery that has Aicon as part of its name, you may want to take a closer look at the dealer’s website or letterhead and make sure you know exactly who you are dealing with. That’s because two businesses, run by two dueling brothers, are in conflict over the use of the name, which, per a lawsuit, denotes a legacy business, Aicon Gallery, which was in operation for 20 years before the brothers parted ways in 2019. Aicon Contemporary, represented by Projjal Dutta, filed the suit in New York Supreme Court in October against defendants Prajit Dutta and director Harry Hutchison, representing Aicon Art as well as ArtsIndia.com. The suit alleges...

A rare Fabergé egg created from crystal and adorned with diamonds sold for £22.9 million (around $30.2 million) on Tuesday at Christie’s London, where the price broke the record as the highest ever for a Fabergé egg at auction. The sale was the top billing in “The Winter Egg and Important Works by Fabergé from a Princely Collection,” whose 48 lots brought in a total of £27.8 million ($37.1 million). The so-called Winter Egg was created for Russia’s imperial family, one of 50 such lavish creations commissioned between 1885 and the Russian Revolution in 1917. As reported in The Art Newspaper (TAN), seven are thought to have been lost, and seven remain in private hands, outside of institutions....

On walking through the doors of Talkin’ Bout a Revolution at Chelsea’s Pen and Brush, it is impossible not to marvel at the sheer volume of work that stretches across the gallery’s two floors. For her mid-career survey on view through February 14, 2026, South Asian artist Pyaari Azaadi (formerly known as Jaishri Abichandani) produced over 200 pieces, which include wall-sized multimedia paintings, sculptures that range between life-sized and miniature, photographs of Desi queer nightlife from 1990s New York City, and performance art video installations. But perhaps most striking is that Azaadi’s art is a testament to the relationships she has cultivated within the South Asian diaspora over her decades...

“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 News reported. Manarat Al Saadiyat is home to the annual Abu Dhabi art fair, and also hosts various exhibitions, workshops, studio spaces, and cultural events. The exhibition will be on view May 30 through August 20, 2026, and you can already reserve tickets for 125 AED (or about $34). “The World of Studio Ghibli” launched in 2013 and has previously been on view in Japan, South Korean, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Bankkok. The most recent iteration, at Singapore’s ArtScience Museum,...

At the end of November, British outlets raised a ruckus after a pan-African flag by British Ghanaian artist Larry Achiampong replaced a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II in the Foreign Office. This week, Achiampong responded to what he called a “fuss,” labeling it “deeply problematic.” The Daily Mail reported that the Foreign Office, run by Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy, had hung two works from Achiampong’s 2017 series “Relic Traveller: Phase 1,” respectively titled Pan African Flag For The Relic Travellers’ Alliance (Motion) and Pan African Flag For The Relic Travellers’ Alliance (Community). Both works are appliqué flags that reconfigure elements of the red, yellow, black, and green...

In the autumn, abundant leaves fall from deciduous trees, leaving traces of a season’s job well done. Simultaneously everywhere and yet tiny symbols of the fragility of our forest ecosystems, these delicate specimens spend all summer photosynthesizing and making sure their trees get the nutrients they need. Once their job is done, Susanna Bauer’s beautiful and intimate pieces begin. Known for her lacy leaves meticulously stitched with cotton thread, Bauer transforms magnolia, gingko, oak, and other varieties of leaves into elegant, tiny textile pieces. Whether filling a precisely cut circular void, joining pointy edges, or merging multiple leaves together, the materials converge in a study of strength and...

Europe’s museums and galleries are presenting a season of ambitious exhibitions that push the boundaries of installation, performance and experiential art. From pioneers of the Brazilian avant-garde to artists redefining ecological practice, game-changing British choreographers, and politically charged multimedia works, these shows invite audiences to engage with creativity from the inside out. Together, they highlight the inventive, urgent and immersive directions art is taking today. This is a December not to be missed. Lygia Pape. Weaving SpacePinault Collection, Paris | Until 26 January Lygia Pape (1927–2004) is recognised as one of the leading figures of the 20th-century Brazilian avant-garde,...

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New York audiences got a taste of Ben Bliss in Mozart this fall, but this week Grand Tier Grab Bag offers snippets of the tenor trying his hand at Handel earlier this year.

Our round-up of the latest art publications

Dubbed the ‘Mona Lisa of the decorative arts’, the work is now the most expensive Fabergé egg ever sold at auction

In conversation with Suzette Bell-Roberts, Josèfa Ntjam, whose work is featured in the 36th Bienal de São Paulo, explores erased histories, speculative ecologies, and the sonic frequencies that open pathways to new ways of being […]

As the Villa Zegna pop-up takes root in Miami, the artist Sam Falls and Edoardo Zegna discuss the common threads in their work

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Miami Dispatch: Beach Library Installation Flops Reporting from Miami Art Week, Senior Editor Valentina Di Liscia attends the opening of artist Es Devlin’s “Library of Us” (2025), a 50-foot (~15.2-meter) revolving library set within a pool on Miami Beach. Gimmicky? Yes. But in Devlin’s defense, the artwork promotes a good cause: encouraging people to read books again. Alas: "I watched this premise fall apart almost immediately after Devlin’s speech, as attendees invited to mount the slowly rotating installation did what anyone who finds themselves riding an enormous sparkly spinning thingy on a beach would do in 2025: They pulled out their phones to document every second. (That includes me.)"Read...

Gabriela Beňačková is featured in a wonderful Christmas album called Carolling, released by Supraphon in the early 1990s.

The Andy Warhol Foundation named 28 arts writers and three translators to receive its annual Arts Writers Grant, today, Wednesday, December 3. The 31 grant recipients will receive a combined total of $1.04 million for articles, books, short-form writing, and translated texts. For the first time in the arts grant's 20-year history, the foundation awarded $30,000 grants to three writers to translate books about contemporary art from another language into English. The inaugural winners — Jessica Gogan, Eriko Ikeda Kay, and viento izquierdo ugaz — were selected to translate writings from Portuguese, Japanese, and Spanish, respectively. Gogan, a Ph.D. candidate in Art History at the University of...

The country is stymied by international sanctions, but Iranian collectors spend millions on home-grown art

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The story begins, as so many do in the history of modern photography, with an image: a woman behind the camera, calibrating light, waiting for a moment to materialise, composing an understanding of the world. Women Photographers 1900-1975: A Legacy of Light, which recently opened at NGV International, expands this gesture into a sweeping, multi-generational portrait of creative ingenuity. More than 300 works by over 70 artists illuminate the breadth and complexity of women’s contributions to photography during one of the most turbulent and transformative eras in modern history. The exhibition begins with a single idea – that women’s perspectives shaped photography – and transforms it into a global...

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The South African gallery announced a plan to shift its US base east as it participates in its first Art Basel Miami Beach

Hello, New York! We hope you had a lovely Thanksgiving, and that your December's off to a great start, even though it's dark and literally sleeting, plus expected to be the coldest winter since 1876 .... But I digress.If you're wondering what exactly you've stumbled onto here, then may I introduce you to our formerly email-only New York Newsletter? Every Tuesday, we tell you what's going on in the city's art world, including exhibitions to visit, events to attend, and, especially this week, ways to warm up. If you're a New Yorker, someone who visits or enjoys the city, or just a sicko who wants to feel FOMO, please subscribe below. Either way, welcome. This week, we present...

A trio of art-world stalwarts are joining forces to form a global gallery devoted to selling artwork on the secondary market. Pace Gallery, Di Donna Galleries owner Emmanuel Di Donna, and David Schrader, an executive vice president and chairman of global private sales at Sotheby’s, are teaming up to create Pace DiDonna Schrader (PDS). Headquartered […]

A report from Performa 2025 Biennial's Walking Tours

While Coca-Cola decided to run with generative AI for its animated Christmas ad—a holiday tradition the brand is known for—Apple leaned into the world of practical effects with a troupe of woodland puppets. Titled “A Critter Carol” and featuring the latest iPhone model, the short film takes its cues from compassion, creativity, and community. The quirky, happy-go-lucky song is inspired by Flight of the Conchords’ tune “Friends” and features a ragtag group of woodland critters who happen to run across an iPhone someone dropped during a hike. “For me, it was the story of how one act of kindness can bring…lots of different people together, and I think that’s a nice message,” says director...

Taken from a vertical perspective, Kevin Krautgartner’s photographs of crashing waves conjure the power and beauty of our oceans. Captured along the coast of Western Australia, the images revel in the clarity and textures of the water and shoreline, where “wind, swell, and underwater topography creates some of the most powerful and visually striking wave formations I’ve ever encountered,” he says. Krautgartner’s latest series is titled Waves | Ocean Forces. Turquoise water swirls, sprays, rolls, and washes over the sand, focused so specifically that the phenomenon appears nearly abstracted. The artist spends time planning and waiting for ideal weather conditions and swells in order to snap the...

At 52, Heather Powers is exploring mud and clay resist pattern texts on fabrics combined with natural dyes. They're working with indigo, captivated by the shades of blue it yields. There is a process of alchemy that transforms humble plants' leaves into royal shades of indigo. There's been a continuous thread—they're a weaver and fiber artist—throughout their creative career. For the early part, they were focused on developing technical skills and a personal language through patterns, colors,...

It’s the time of year when best-of lists make their rounds. As usual, we’ve deliberated and selected some of our favorite monographs, surveys, and whimsical tomes published in 2025. Several of these titles were also reader favorites and flew off our shelves as quickly as we could stock them (ahem, Dog Only Knows!). You can find many of the books below—along with others we’ve been enjoying—in the Colossal Shop. For more favorites, check out 2024’s list. Alphabet in Motion: How Letters Get Their Shape This ABC pop-up book by Kelli Anderson is the culmination of thousands of hours of research within various design archives. The artist and designer meticulously engineered kinetic and three-dimensional...

Tamara Wilson and Stanislas de Barbeyrac are the standouts in Calixto Bieito's underwhelming Die Walküre in Paris

"O Divine Redeemer" is, I suppose, more properly an Advent or Lenten piece. But when Renata Tebaldi asks us to hear her "croy", who can resist?

Tobi Onabolu is an artist-filmmaker and writer from London, now based in Grand Popo, Benin Republic. His film, Danse Macabre, was awarded this year’s Aesthetica Art Prize. The moving-image piece explores spirituality, mental health and the human psyche. Here, Onabolu brings together a vast range of ideologies, uniting Jungian psychology, which stipulates that all humans share a “collective unconscious,” informed by our ancestors; with Yoruba cosmology, a belief system stating that the universe has two interconnected worlds, one physical and one spiritual. The work synthesises elements from Yoruba traditions, European cinema and experimental music, creating a performance that draws from multiple...

In the decades following WWII, Britain welcomed thousands of South Asian migrants, many of whom found work in the mills and factories of Northern England. By 1970, more than 20,000 Pakistanis had made their home in Bradford alone. The following decade was one marred by economic hardship, unemployment and poor housing, a landscape that saw intensified social pressure. At the same time, the National Front, a far-right, fascist political party, rose in popularity. In 1977, the party won more than 100,000 votes in a Greater London election and in Bradford, NF marches and racist street activity became a regular feature of the political landscape. In response, a confident second generation began to emerge, with the...

Curator Edith Arance reflects on photography’s role in preserving Sudanese memory and amplifying the voices of artists documenting their own unfolding history. Absent Presence, 2022. © Altayeb Morhal The Africa Center has opened ‘Resistance in Memory: […]

Shin Shin (しんしん) is a Japanese onomatopoeia that describes the softened hush of falling snow. The literal translation of “Shin” is “silence”, or more accurately, the absence of sound where there was sound before. The word reflects the sensation that the world has been turned down, muffled by a blanket of white across rooftops and tree branches. It also captures the meditative stillness that runs through Michael Kenna’s (b. 1953) work. The photographer is best-known for enigmatic, graceful and hauntingly beautiful images of nature, often taken at dawn or in the dark hours of night. A new exhibition at The Photographers’ Gallery, London, brings together a selection of black-and-white prints...

Los Angeles Times art critic Christopher Knight retired on November 28 after serving thirty-six years in the role. A three-time nominee for the Pulitzer Prize for criticism, Knight won the honor in 2020 for his watchdog coverage of the contentious redesign of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, which drew criticism over its spiraling cost […]

The Louvre has announced that it will raise ticket prices for most visitors from outside the European Union by 45 percent, effective January 14, 2026. Officials expect the increase, from €22 (about $30) to €32 (roughly $42), to bring in an additional €17.5 million for the Paris institution annually. The Louvre, which welcomed some nine […]

Erin M. Riley, an artist out of Philadelphia, is urging you to really rethink your notion of weaving and looming by transforming it from traditional to anything but. Read Eva Glettner's interview withthe articst from our archives by clicking above.
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The Trellis Art Fund, a New York–based nonprofit that launched in February 2024 with a $15.8 million endowment and the goal of supporting individual artists through unrestricted grants, is expanding its $20,000 Stepping Stone grants to a two-year program. Twenty artists in the 2025 cohort and twenty-one artists making up the 2024 group will each […]

MasterVoices presents a strongly-cast Sweet Smell of Success—but the merits of this noir musical are hardly black or white. 

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At 50, Nicole Gammie has the chance to experiment and play. They're combining textile art techniques—bobbin lace and passementerie—creating work at the intersection of tradition and innovation. Learning and experimenting with lace and stitching began at an early age with numerous informal opportunities at school and in the community through classes and attending craft groups. Living around much of south-eastern Australia provided chances to investigate a range of lace and embroidery...

Minna Väisänen is making animations with Grok. At 56, they're exploring what happens when digital tools tear down old gatekeeping. You don't need to beg a production house for gear anymore—you just open a laptop and build your own world. The speed and access are wild. And yes, for women especially, that shift mattered. The old art structures were rigged—"genius" was a word reserved for men with handlers and mistresses. Digital tools let women skip the permission stage. You can self-publish,...

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A heartfelt celebration marking the artist’s 40-year journey, bringing together reflection, community, and the insistence on personal truth Senzo Shabangu, We must unite or perish, 2023. Acrylic paint on canvas, 130 x 130cm. Courtesy of […]

A Fully Funded Residency Supporting Palestinian Artistic Practice Gasworks has opened applications for its 2026 Residency for Palestinian Artists, an eleven-week fully funded opportunity designed to support emerging and mid-career practitioners working anywhere in the […]

Curators Courage Dzidula Kpodo, Maria Pia Bernardoni and Robin Beth Riskin reflect on expanding photographic language, revitalising historic sites, and charting new pathways toward freedom. Good People, 2024. © Khanya Zibaya LagosPhoto enters a new […]

 
Who doesn’t love a good photo book? To flick through the pages, be enlightened, educated, distracted and absorbed into another world through another’s eyes? Totally fantastic!
We’re here to share our Photobook Favourites – a selection of our favourite photography books recommended by the Shutter Hub community, an archive of titles we’ve enjoyed, and a reference point for you to explore.
The Colour of Money and Trees, Tony Dočekal, VOID
The Colour of Money and Trees, Tony Dočekal, VOID
The photographs in ‘The Color of Money and Trees’ were made by Dutch photographer Tony Dočekal during several visits to Arizona and California. While volunteering for an organisation working with the unhoused,...

Wayne White’s pictures start with thrift store paintings... White seizes on a startup surface that was a middle class decorator staple in the ‘50s and ‘60s.. read Mat Gleason's article on the artist by clicking above!
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Carmen Dominguez is working with gift tissue as transparencies. At 56, they're doing more woven paper art, experimenting with combining traditional home crafts with abstract imagery. They're exploring the themes of reconciling historical alienation with contemporary reality. They're influenced by absurdist humor—DADA, found art, art brut, home crafting, and graffiti. They must call themselves "entry-level" but they have 20 years of creating art at home. Self-taught. Southern California, urban...

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"Even though I would hope to be remembered as a portrait artist—canonizing the image of Indigenous people within art history—I am constantly set upon side quests,” says multidisciplinary Canadian artist Wally Dion.. read the full article by clicking above.
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Cartoonist Jay Howell is "looking forward to the next thing, always". Click above to read the full article.
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