Chicago-based artist Laura Berger continues her explorations of communion in a suite of staggering paintings that place her signature minimal figures in intimate fellowship with one another and the earth. Spanning six feet wide, the monumental works layer limbs and landscapes, as nude bodies merge with waves, flowers, and sun-strewn clouds. Berger frequently gestures toward past experiences and the spiritual realm, particularly focusing on the ways time fogs the clarity of memory and how transformation emerges from myriad circumstances. This body of work expands on the themes of interdependence, too, as she renders her figures in varying states of translucence as they swim through a cresting wave or lounge...

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On Saturday, 23rd June 2018, a junior association football team became trapped in Tham Luang cave system in Northern Thailand... Read More

ensamble studio builds the real instead of imagining it
 
In an architectural landscape increasingly dominated by frictionless renderings and speculative futures, Ensamble Studio redirects attention toward something heavier and more grounded. Led by Antón García-Abril and Débora Mesa, the practice does not reject technological advancement but reframes it through a material lens. Their work suggests that the future of architecture lies in a deeper engagement with the physical world, encompassing gravity, mass, resistance, and time.
 
Ensamble Studio proposes a ‘utopia of the real’ imagined as an operative condition embedded in construction itself. It is not about projecting ideal futures, but about...

Vintage fashion keeps coming back, and it’s not hard to see why. The silhouettes from the 1950s through the 1980s... Read More

Spain’s pavilion for World Design Capital Frankfurt Rhein-Main
 
At a moment when architecture is being pushed to respond more directly to environmental and social pressures, Spain’s pavilion for World Design Capital Frankfurt Rhein-Main 2026 positions itself as more than a temporary installation. While materiality is at the center of its design, the project explores how a reversible cultural infrastructure can activate public space without permanent construction. Discussions about material use, circularity and reutilization in architecture are closely tied to cultural contexts, environmental conditions, and historical influences that reveal how time shapes the built environment. Beyond its construction,...

The staggeringly great Ukraine-born Jewish bass Mark Reizen sings "The Ebullient Kura Swirls" a/k/a "The Persian Love Song" by Moldova-born Jewish composer Anton Rubinstein.

Happy April! Hope you got a kick out of our April Fools’ issue. If that wasn't enough for you, Staff Writer Rhea Nayyar rounded up the best jokes in the art world this year — check it out and let us know who you think did it best. (For the record, I still think it’s us.) And in other ways to celebrate this month, we’ve also put together a list of 10 recommended books coming out in April. Kamrooz Aram is everywhere this year, from Mumbai Art Week to the Whitney Biennial, and critic Aruna D’Souza is grateful. She pens a beautiful meditation on his work, reading his abstract paintings as not simply a denunciation of Western modernism nor a reassertion of Islamic visual motifs, but something else...

According to our 2025 Visitor Figures survey, the Seoul location of the museum is attracting more international guests

PAMM presents Basquiat: Figures, Signs, Symbols, a rare exhibition bringing together iconic works by Jean-Michel Basquiat in Miami.

Collaboration between Seoul Museum of Art and Abu Dhabi Music and Arts Foundation presented works by 47 UAE-based artists in Korea

UNPACKING room for dreams at Milan Design Week 2026
 
ROOM FOR DREAMS, designboom’s multilayered takeover of the ME Milan Il Duca during Milan Design Week 2026, brings together architects, designers, cultural institutions, and brand collaborators to transform the Aldo Rossi-designed hotel in the heart of the city into a temporary ecosystem of ideas. Exploring dreams as rigorous tools for social and cultural change, each intervention transforms the hotel’s public spaces through a unique interpretation of dreaming, imagination and future possibilities.
 
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More than a design exhibition, ROOM FOR DREAMS becomes a living manifesto for utopian optimism, creative courage and...

AMIDA’s Digitrend NASA Tribute with ceramic shell
 
AMIDA releases the Digitrend NASA Tribute watch wrapped with a shell inspired by the ceramic tiles around the Space Shuttle’s exterior. The timepiece design builds around the visual and material language of the Space Transportation System, the space agency’s program that flew 135 missions between 1981 and 2011. Using the ceramic covers around it, the aircraft was able to survive exit from and reentry into the Earth, as the 24,000 pieces of tiles bonded to the space shuttle’s aluminum skin were able to absorb the heat.
 
Now, those tiles have turned into the ceramic shell of AMIDA’s Digitrend NASA Tribute watch, a homage to the space agency and its...

AI Radio System Uses Nostalgia to support Memory and well-being
 
TBWA HAKUHODO announces the unveiling of Radio Time Machine, a pioneering AI-powered device that automatically generates era-specific radio-like audio content, historical news, and popular music. This innovative project, initially implemented in collaboration with Nichii Gakkan, a leading care facility operator in Japan, aims to stimulate memories, cognition, and communication while enhancing the well-being of residents in elderly care settings.
 
TBWA HAKUHODO sees AI and digital devices as more than tools for convenience; they could also enrich human experiences and relationships. Applying its ‘Human Innovation’ philosophy, the agency...

Cyrus Poonawalla is the latest collector to pay top prices for South Asian art, as the Indian art market continues a bull run

 
FEELING SEEN is guest curated by Jenna Eady as part of our Curate for the Community series.
Our sense of feeling goes beyond the physical – it’s emotional, atmospheric, and relational. It’s through these feelings that we connect with one another on a deeper level.
FEELING SEEN is about exploring how photography can express both internal and external sensations – whether it’s the rush of anticipation, the dis/comfort of the body, nostalgia of memory or tension of conflict. This project believes in photography’s power to evoke real emotional resonance. Its about creating the space for others to feel something.
The project aims to amplify diverse voices and create opportunities for new perspectives...

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April showers bring unread book towers ... and we're here to add a few more to your list! With a focus on retelling history through an artist's lens, here are our recommendations for books to read this spring. New York-based Molly Crabapple brings her background as a painter and organizer to bear on a book about the Jewish Bund, while Susan Simensky Bietila narrates her decades-long career as an environmental activist and feminist artist. In catalogs, the first comprehensive tome on Theresa Hak Kyung Cha fleshes out the artist's inner life and experimentation, long overshadowed by her creative legacy, as a 50-year survey of Chicano camera culture and photography contextualizes the evolving art...

Colorado state legislators will consider creating a new legal framework for artists to incorporate their practices, a move that could enshrine intellectual property rights and expand healthcare access for cultural workers.A new bipartisan bill introduced in the state’s legislature last month would establish the country’s first-ever Artists Corporation, or A-Corp, a distinct limited liability corporation (LLC) for which only artists would be eligible. Because Colorado permits businesses from across the country to register as corporations in the state, if enacted, the bill could have far-reaching impacts for both individual artists and collectives whose members reside outside the state.Behind the push for a...

A motel in Pioneertown, a community in California's Mojave Desert, offers local grit and an antidote to art fair fatigue

Kamrooz Aram was everywhere I happened to be these early months of 2026, and I’m all the luckier for it. He exhibited at Nature Morte in Mumbai for Mumbai Art Week, is currently on view at Alexander Gray Associates in Tribeca, and makes a rich appearance — almost a mini-solo show — in the 2026 Whitney Biennial. Aram, born in Iran and a graduate of Columbia’s MFA program, is known for his play with the grid. It’s a project that is archeological and critical at once, as it underlies two traditions that are often understood at odds: Western modernist abstraction, on the one hand, and non-Western, and specifically Western Asian, decoration (above all, pottery and tilework) on the other. Aram’s...

Teresinha Soares, the Brazilian artist whose paintings and installations from the 1960s and ’70s challenged gendered-conventions of how women were both treated in Brazilian society and depicted throughout art history, died on March 31 in Belo Horizonte. She was 99 years old. She had been hospitalized after breaking her femur and never recovered, according to her daughter, artist Valeska Soares, as reported by Brazilian newspaper Estado de Minas. “Teresinha Soares leaves a legacy that, in the present, keeps open investigations into desire, eroticism, and expression,” the artist’s gallery, Gomide & Co., wrote on Instagram, adding that her body of work “made a decisive contribution to discussions on the...

I don't really know about swimming in the Canal, but I guess if it's good enough for Mimmo the obscenely large dolphin, then it's good enough for me. (via Instagram; all screenshots Rhea Nayyar/Hyperallergic)For each April Fools’ Day, the writers and editors at Hyperallergic put their heads together to condense a year's worth of outrageous global art happenings into a single day of semi-believable satire posts. Honestly, it's the number-one thing on our editorial calendar that I, the publication's horrible little imp, look forward to most. In addition to our fresh and feral stock of jokes this year, we wanted to show some love to a few other examples of April Fools’...

The Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía in Madrid has refused the Guggenheim Bilbao’s request to borrow Pablo Picasso’s Guernica, evoking reminders of a painful political history in Spain, according to Italy’s Il Giornale dell’Arte. The Guggenheim, which is located in Basque Country, had hoped to borrow the 1937 masterpiece for nine months beginning […]

The Art Newspaper’s annual survey of museum attendance found that the Louvre in Paris continues to be the most visited museum in the world, even though numbers have dipped significantly since Covid—the institution, which has recently been plagued by a major jewel heist and a ticket fraud scheme, welcomed over 9 million people in 2025.  Some […]

Patricia Marroquin Norby, who in 2020 was named the first-ever full-time associate curator of Native American art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, quietly departed the role in December as questions swirled regarding her own Native heritage, Artnews reports. Norby had been touted as the first Native American curator hired by the museum. The Met […]

Amidst a partial government shutdown and an illegal war on Iran, Trump’s plans for an overhaul of his living quarters have been at least temporarily scuppered: on Tuesday, a federal judge approved an order that will halt Trump’s in-progress construction of an opulent ballroom at the site of what was formerly the  White House’s East Wing. His ruling follows […]

In an opinion filed March 31,  a US District Court judge for the District of Columbia has rejected the Trump administration’s arguments for a 90,000-square-foot, $400 million ballroom to be erected on the former site of the East Wing, which Trump unceremoniously demolished last year.  Judge Richard J. Leon, a George W. Bush appointee, came out of the gate strong, in an opinion that starts, “The President of the United States is the steward of the White House for future generations of First Families. He is not, however, the owner!” He goes on to use seventeen more exclamation points in the course of the 35-page opinion, which is highly dismissive of the administration’s arguments. Trump claims that...

The similarities between Rome and Paramus, New Jersey, are legion, and soon there will be one more point of commonality: Michelangelo’s hallowed paintings in the Sistine Chapel. The setting will be the Westfield Garden State Plaza shopping mall, and the occasion will be “Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel: The Exhibition,” an “immersive experience” opening April 10. “Rated 4.8 stars globally, the exhibition faithfully recreates all 34 of Michelangelo’s ceiling and altar masterpieces using licensed high-resolution imagery and an advanced printing technique,” reads a press release (which deserves some credit for not bumping that rating up to 5). “From The Creation of Adam to The Last Judgment,...

Caravaggio, a feature-length documentary about the Baroque Italian painter, was released in theaters last fall. The film, directed by Phil Grabsky and David Bickerstaff, is part of the “Exhibition on Screen” series, which is produced by UK-based company Seventh Art Productions. It will now be more widely available, premiering on Marquee TV, a streaming platform that mostly focuses on performing arts, starting on April 6. Grabsky told the Art Newspaper that the film does not overly emphasize Caravaggio’s notorious temper and reputation as a troublemaker, instead focusing on his innovative, emotionally complex painting style. Grabsky and Dickerstaff worked on the documentary for five years, and it covers...

The German artist's "Angelus Novus", once owned by Walter Benjamin, remains at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem due to war-related flight suspensions

China has ordered a sweeping, nationwide audit of its state-run museums after a scandal at one of its top institutions revealed that national treasures had quietly slipped into the private market, according to Hong Kong newspaper South Morning China Post. The directive, issued this week by the National Cultural Heritage Administration, requires every state-owned museum to conduct a physical, item-by-item inventory of its collections, checking each object against official records. The goal is simple: make sure what’s on paper actually exists in storage.  The move follows months of fallout from the Nanjing Museum, where investigators uncovered decades of mismanagement and alleged corruption involving donated...

Known for his collaborative photography projects like Invisible Jumpers, Joseph Ford is interested in perception and intervention. His ongoing series, Impossible Street Art, invites artists such as Antonyo Marest, Alex Senna, and MadC to imagine their work in monumental landscapes via a bit of sleight of hand. The artists create trompe-l’œil interventions on Ford’s photographs, which he then documents on an easel in front of that same place to give a sense of what these huge paintings or installations would feel like in situ. “These new works mostly explore infrastructure in the form of huge concrete constructions—nuclear power plants, dams, fossil fuel power stations,” Ford says. The locations are...

A new gallery dedicated to the work of Ruth Asawa, a trailblazing modernist sculptor known for her organic-feeling, looped wire creations, will open in San Francisco in the spring, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. The new venue will be in San Francisco’s Minnesota Street Project, a converted warehouse space that hosts galleries and arts nonprofits. Born in rural […]

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Madama Butterfly confronts anime, virtual reality, and weeaboos in Matthew Ozawa's bold production at the Lyric Opera of Chicago.

Parterre Box is announcing a formal partnership with Kalshi Inc. 

When we visit major hubs like Copenhagen or Paris, we often take a lot of photos and make sure to grab a little souvenir as a memento of our visit. How better to remember the architecture and the feel of the city? Well, fiber designer Jake Henzler, a.k.a. Boy Knits World, figures you can stitch those memories into something much cozier than a postcard or a keychain. Forthcoming from David & Charles Publishing, Henzler’s book Knit the City highlights buildings around the world through a series of building block-like patterns. Using a modular system, details like gables and windows can be switched up to create your own unique facades. Then it’s up to you to choose the colors you’d like to use. The blocks...

A global public artwork linking screens, civic action and collectible editions supporting humanitarian causes.

Frida Leider is a major Wagnerian soprano who does not sound like a Wagnerian soprano.

Authenticity and connection are two core values that drive Tina Simakova, a London-based portrait photographer. “I believe the most powerful images are born in trust and honesty,” she says. The artist is a master of natural light and minimal settings, using them to create atmospheric portraits rooted in intimacy and vulnerability. In one shot, a sliver of illumination – perhaps from a doorway, or an open window – slices through the darkness, brightening only the subject’s eyes. In another, the sitter’s side profile balances on the edge of a plush sofa, bathed in the glow from yet another unseen source. Its warmth complements their auburn hair. Elsewhere, chiaroscuro – where deep shadows engulf...

 
A figure shades her face from bright headlights, shining through a front window. Another character lies on a green velvet bedspread, quietly examining a pocketknife. Elsewhere, a woman clutches a portrait, its face obscured by rays of sunlight. These are compositions by Chrissy Lush, a visual artist born in New York and based in Nashville. Her staged works centre on moments when “composure begins to give way.” Often set within domestic and suburban environments, Lush’s figures appear to respond to external pressures that remain just outside the frame. “These are moments of slippage, when a controlled exterior falters and something unguarded briefly surfaces,” Lush says. The work explores tensions...

 
Stockholm-based Linda Westin left photography to pursue a PhD in neuroscience, specialising in super-resolution fluorescence microscopy – a group of imaging techniques that allows scientists to illuminate the structures inside cells by making them glow under specific wavelengths of light. When returning to the medium, she began to apply what she had learned, and started to look at forests, rocks, plants and stars with a newfound sensitivity. Now, Westin brings methods from neuroscience into artworks. These pictures present forest canopies as if they were neuronal dendrites, the branching extensions of nerve cells that receive signals. In the following pages, far-off mountains are framed by lush, layered...

 
One unexpected angle can offer an entirely new perspective on something we think we know. Stockholm-based Senay Berhe (b. 1979) proves this to be true, encouraging us to reconsider our surroundings through graphical compositions. As he travels across the city, Berhe captures everything from bridges to tower blocks – with the setting sun bouncing off multi-storey buildings, or balconies and satellite dishes cast in shadow. These are everyday locations shown anew. In portraiture, Berhe demonstrates an equally considered approach to framing and lighting, whilst also emphasising the depths of human emotion. One shot plays with primary colours; a model – seemingly deep in thought – is positioned against a...

The Danish architecture firm BIG was founded in 2005 by Bjarke Ingels (b. 1974), one of the most celebrated figures in the field. What began as a small Copenhagen practice has now grown into a major studio, with offices in Barcelona London, Los Angeles, New York, Riyadh, Shanghai and Zurich. BIG’s designs – often described as “pragmatic utopian” – stand out for their bold-yet-practical forms, elements of surprise and people-focused solutions. From Denmark’s playful LEGO House, which appears to be made from the famous colourful bricks, to The Twist, a warping structure situated in the Kistefos Sculpture Park outside Oslo, BIG continues to produce buildings that push the boundaries of imagination. ...

Throughout Southeast Asia, nymph-like, shape-shifting deities associated with clouds and water known as apsaras are commonly depicted in sculptures and other artworks dating back millennia. For San Francisco-based artist Anoushka Mirchandani, who was born in India, these mythological beings are the spirits, so to speak, of vibrant oil paintings. Tapping into family memories and her upbringing influenced by South Asian cultural traditions, Mirchandani explores mythology and perception. Her current solo exhibition, My Body Was a River Once at ICA San José, explores the tradition of the apsara through a lens of timelessness, femininity, and biophilia. Curated by Zoë Latner, the show emphasizes the dynamic...

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In the process of painting someone, artist Jenny Morgan reveals not only what shows, but what doesn’t show. Her vibrant and emotional oil paintings of figures hover in a place that is between realism and abstraction, where many of her subjects confront their viewer with an electric stare that braves against the vulnerable moment in […]
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Blown wildly out of proportion in large format, the slime molds that British photographer Barry Webb captures seem atmospheric and sculptural. Stemonitis, for example, looks like dozens of thin pieces of wire with their ends coated in colored wax. But this fungi-like form is one of hundreds of kinds of slime mold, and it typically only reaches a height of about two centimeters at the most. Thanks to Webb’s macro photos, we glimpse a phenomenally beautiful world up-close that is otherwise virtually invisible. Scientists have documented hundreds of these organisms, which aren’t actually related to plants, fungi, animals, or molds—despite the name. They comprise a unique group unto themselves, more closely...

Barrie Kosky’s zany production of The Nose time-steps back onto the Komische Oper Berlin stage.

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Growing up as a queer kid in the ‘80s, I was well aware from an early age that I was different, and that different was not okay, especially living in Missouri,” says New Mexico artist Anthony Hurd, who recently shifted away from abstracts, to delve into what may be deemed “controversial” figurative work. Not only […]
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The 78th Issue of Hi-Fructose includes a cover a feature on Nieves Gonzalez, the art of Grip Face, The landscapes of Jennifer Nehrbass, the soft sculptures of Ela Fidalgo, the stitched urban landscapes of Laura Ortiz Vega, the art Jeffrey Gibson, Yu Jin Young’s once transparent figures, and the paintings of Fatima De Juan.  Plus […]
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We are really pleased to announce that DO YOU LIKE LOVE? is now available to order!
Do you like love? The question came from a conversation, recalled by a friend. Her elderly neighbour used to cry for ‘elp!’ and Jane’s husband Pip would rush to her aide. Sometimes she’d fallen, but rarely; although she was blind she had lived in that house for 60 years, she knew every inch of it. A house filled with memories of her husband, their life together, and her aloneness after his death. On this one day that she called out, she was found sitting with the television on, a black and white film playing out a romantic scene from the 1950s.
‘Do you like love, Pippy?’ she said, ‘I like love.’
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