Kiki Smith, Sungrazer VIII, 2019, Bronze,Edition of 3 + 1 AP, 272 x 122 x Galerie Lelong 122 cm (107 3/16 x 48 1/16 x 48 1/16 in), © Kiki Smith, Courtesy the artist and Galerie Lelong

PREVIEW:Kiki-Smith Flight

For over forty years, Kiki Smith has navigated the art world not by following trends, but by spinning a vast, interconnected web of her own. She is a rare breed of multidisciplinary artist whose restless curiosity refuses to be confined to a single medium. From the heavy permanence of bronze …

Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Air Package on a Ceiling (Project for the Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia) (detail), 1968, Wood, paint, polyethylene, Mylar, twine, screws, and electric light, 17 x 27 1/2 x 27 1/8 inches (43.2 x 69.9 x 68.9 cm), © Christo and Jeanne-Claude Foundation, Photo: Prudence Cuming Associates Ltd, Courtesy Christo and Jeanne-Claude Foundation and Gagosian

ART CITIES:London-Christo

Christo and Jeanne-Claude were known for creating monumental, temporary public artworks that transformed landscapes using everyday materials. Their ambitious projects required years of planning yet existed only briefly before being dismantled and recycled. Christo met Jeanne-Claude in Paris in 1958, and together they moved from producing wrapped objects and assemblages …

Rosa Barba, Tracing Vocabularies, Exhibition view at Centro de Arte Moderna Gulbenkian. Courtesy the artist, Esther Schipper

ART CITIES: Lisbon-Rosa Barba

Rosa Barba presents “Tracing Vocabularies”, a major exhibition at the Centro de Arte Moderna Gulbenkian (CAM) in Lisbon that transforms the CAM …

Jennifer West, Stitched Cosmos, Installation view, Curated  by Francesco Urbano Ragazzi,_Photo: Gaia Cambiaggi, Courteys the artit and Ca’ Foscari University of Venice

ART CITIES: Venice-Jennifer West

At the threshold between art installation, archival excavation, and speculative cosmology, Jennifer West transforms the ground floor of Ca’ Foscari University of …

Hilary Pecis, Target Canyon, 2026, acrylic on linen, 100 x 140 x 1 5/8 inches (254 x 355.6 x 4.1 cm), © Hilary Pecis, Courtesy the artist and David Kordansky Gallery

PRESENTATION: Hilary Pecis-Love Letters

In the paintings of Hilary Pecis, the everyday becomes structurally monumental. A cluttered coffee table, a hillside dense with succulents, a half-finished …

Zineb Sedira, When Words Fall Silent, Cinema Speaks...., Tate Britain Commission 2026, Photo © Tate (Lucy Green)

ART CITIES: London-Zineb Sedira

Zineb Sedira’s commission “When Words Fall Silent, Cinema Speaks…” at Tate Britain is not simply an installation—it is a fully inhabited cinematic …

Francesca Mollett, Inscape (after Cézanne), 2026, Oil on linen, triptych, 230.5 x 130.8 cm I 90 3/4 x 51 1/2 in (each) 230.5 x 400.1 cm I 90 3/4 x 157 1/2 in (overall), © Francesca Mollett, Courtesy the artist and Grimm Gallery

ART CITIES: N.York-Francesca Mollett

At a moment when contemporary painting continues to oscillate between figuration and pure abstraction, Francesca Mollett has emerged as one of the …

Thomas Hirschhorn

Thomas Hirschhorn (16/5/1957- )

Today is the occasion to bear in mind Thomas Hirschhorn (16/5/1957- ), he uses everyday and found materials to create a dystopian …

Lisa Yuskavage, Legend: Red Yellow Blue, 2024-2025, Oil on linen, 25 1/8 x 30 1/8 inches (63.8 x 76.5 cm), Signed and dated verso, © Lisa Yuskavage, Courtesy the artist and David Zwirner Gallery

PRESENTATION: Lisa Yuskavage

Twenty years after her first exhibition with David Zwirner, Lisa Yuskavage is not looking back—she’s painting into the wormhole. This May, the …

VALIE EXPORT

VALIE EXPORT (17/5/1940-14/5/2026)

A pioneer in film, video and installation art, VALIE EXPORT (17/5/1940-14/5/2026) has produced one of the most significant bodies of feminist art …

elly Akashi, Root Inversion (Mallow), 2026 Flame-worked borosilicate glass, weathering steel, 35.6 x 35.6 x 35.6 cm, © Kelly Akashi, Courtesy the artist and Lisson Gallery

ART CITIES: N.York-Kelly Akashi

In an age fixated on preservation—cloud backups, archival inks, climate-controlled vaults—Kelly Akashi proposes something more radical: that loss need not be resolved …

Jasper Johns

Jasper Johns (15/5/1930- )

Today is the occasion to bear in mind Jasper Johns (15/5/1930- ), his work affected nearly every artistic movement from the ‘50s …

Vaughn Spann, America (Redacted No. 2), 2026, Polymer paint, mixed media, canvas on wood panel, 76.8 x 103.5 x 7 cm - 30 1/4 x 40 3/4 x 2 3/4 in (unframed), 83.8 x 109.6 x 9.5 cm - 33 x 43 1/4 x 3 3/4 in (framed), © Vaughn Spann, Courtesy the artist and Almine Rech Gallery

ART CITIES: N.York-Vaughn Spann

Inside the cavernous white rooms of Almine Rech’s Tribeca space, the American flag does not flutter with patriotic ease. In Vaughn Spann’s …

Elli Antoniou, To Vouno, 2024, Stainless steel, 59,5x45 cm, © the artist courtesy of Cob Gallery, Photo: © & Courtesy Valia Katsimpa

Review: Masking

“Masking” a highly compelling exhibition is currently on view at Zoumboulakis Galleries. Curated by Katerina Nikolaou, the show tackles the concept of …

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