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Catherine Opie’s Norwegian Landscapes Are Portraits in Disguise

An exhibition of her outsider’s gaze on Norway's unique topography, on at PoMo through January 3, took shape after a three-week winter road trip in...

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Sarah Moroz

Grażyna Kulczyk Has Spent 50 Years Collecting Artists Who Were Difficult to Place

With Observer, the Muzeum Susch founder reflected on the ideal conditions for viewing art, the feminist figures she most appreciates and how artistic...

17.08.2026 4

Observer

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Judy Glickman Lauder’s Vast Trove of Photography Is a Portrait of Its Collector

Spanning quotidian moments to historic pinnacles, the touring exhibition "Presence: The Photography Collection of Judy Glickman Lauder" examines...

11.08.2026 10

Observer

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Centro Botín Champions Marisol’s Drawings and Rethinks Her Legacy

The idea of the female body as, per Vallés Vílchez, "a site of expectations" runs through her work without question, and her aesthetics of...

10.08.2026 10

Observer

Sarah Moroz

Julian Schnabel On Showcasing the Essentials at Château La Coste

"I think that each of these paintings is emblematic of a particular moment. They encapsulate something; they represent a group of paintings," he told...

04.08.2026 10

Observer

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At Ebbio, the Parisian Art Consultancy IDA Offers Artists the Luxury of Unstructured Time

Florence Marmiesse and Camilla D'Alfonso's brief Italian residency offers artists space for both research and rest.

09.07.2026 9

Observer

Sarah Moroz

Positioned for Growth, Riga Contemporary Is Small by Design and Serious About Staying That Way

Maintaining an intimate scale—and refusing to aspire to be a massive event in the long term—draws, perhaps, just a small portion of the...

07.07.2026 9

Observer

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In Warsaw, “The Woman Question” Dismantles Art History’s Greatest Myth

This sweeping exhibition illustrates that women artists were never absent from the historical record; they were only written out of it.

30.04.2026 10

Observer

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Marina Abramović Brings Psychodrama to Copenhagen’s Cisternerne

We spoke with the artist about her striking overlaps with Maria Callas, how museums must better evolve to meet the needs of the public and her utterly...

30.04.2026 20

Observer

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Paris Internationale Expands to Milan, Testing New Ground

Paris Internationale’s first edition in Milan drew a mix of curiosity and confidence, with early sales and strong participation suggesting...

21.04.2026 20

Observer

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miart’s Three-Tier Experiment Reflects a Changing Milan

At its 30th edition, miart spread galleries across three floors in a move that unsettled some exhibitors while sharpening distinctions between its...

20.04.2026 20

Observer

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In Venice, Andreas Angelidakis Is Queering the Idea of a National Pavilion

Get ready for his “Byzantium goth disco” to open at the Biennale.

11.04.2026 20

Observer

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Art Paris Brings a More Intimate, Grounded Energy to the Grand Palais

In autumn, Art Basel Paris draws an international crowd; this springtime fair keeps its focus closer to home

10.04.2026 10

Observer

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Danielle Orchard’s Indescribable Yearning

Orchard's figures hold their secrets close—aloof by design, tender by effect.

19.03.2026 30

Observer

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The Louche, Romantic, Feral World of Sébastien Tellier

With "Kiss the Beast," the French provocateur invites you to embrace your savage side

18.03.2026 20

Observer

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ARCOmadrid Balances Curatorial Quality With an Easygoing Spirit

This European fair has long cultivated its reputation as a platform for encountering thoughtful work rather than a marketplace where well-heeled...

09.03.2026 20

Observer

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Rotterdam’s Reopened Photography Museum Celebrates the Medium’s Material Nature

The repurposed six-story cast-iron column structure houses one of the largest museum collections of photography in the world, as well as...

06.02.2026 10

Observer

Sarah Moroz

In L.A., Julia Stoschek’s Art Collection Activates a Cinema Landmark

Observer spoke to curator Udo Kittelmann about willfully modifying art world terminology, being firmly anti-black box and the unmistakable constancy...

06.02.2026 10

Observer

Sarah Moroz

Art Genève Courts Galleries With a Different Market Logic

This fair unfolds at a deliberately measured scale, offering galleries and collectors a setting defined by conversation and connection.

31.01.2026 20

Observer

Sarah Moroz

Thailand’s First International Contemporary Art Museum Opens, Marking a New Cultural Chapter

Drawn from a single private collection built over three decades, Dib Bangkok’s holdings reflect an intentionally balanced conversation between Asian...

02.01.2026 20

Observer

Sarah Moroz

Young Fair Art Antwerp Leans Into the City’s Centuries-Old Collecting Culture

Research has shown that as early as the 1500s, 90 percent of homeowners in Antwerp owned at least one portrait or religious painting.

15.12.2025 20

Observer

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“Dirty Looks” at the Barbican Art Gallery Is Intentionally Messy

The show examines the signification of dirty as a shorthand for transgressing polished aesthetics, for dismantling impeccable craftsmanship and for...

10.12.2025 20

Observer

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“Nigerian Modernism” Reframes the Story of Modern African Art

Curator Osei Bonsu describes the exhibition as “cultural restoration in real time.”

04.12.2025 20

Observer

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Musée Marmottan Monet’s “The Empire of Sleep” Considers Slumber as an Artistic Trope

The exhibition text reminds viewers that sleep takes up about a third of our lives; given this significant consumption of hours, it deserves to be...

02.12.2025 20

Observer

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At the Courtauld, Wayne Thiebaud’s Poignant—if Long-Vanished—America

Although the artist’s canvases are never peopled, there’s a sense that service has its beauty.

19.11.2025 20

Observer

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Artissima’s 32nd Edition Grounded Global Contemporary Art in Regional Identity

Although a distinctly Italian sensibility runs through the fair’s context, fair director Luigi Fassi pointed out that the majority of participating...

05.11.2025 20

Observer

Sarah Moroz

At Musée Jacquemart-André, Georges de La Tour’s Light Shines Brightly

Works from La Tour’s atelier and by contemporaries like Jean Le Clerc and Jacques Callot contextualize his influence while underscoring his distinct...

22.09.2025 20

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At PPOW, Erin M. Riley Weaves Her Own Story

Erin M. Riley’s work challenges her psychologically as she plumbs directly from her own past. But her work is also

17.09.2025 20

Observer

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‘Coco Chanel’s Roaring Twenties’ Examines Sporty Silhouettes and Cross-Disciplinary Collaborations

The show highlights how the designer’s vision for modern femininity reshaped the social and cultural landscape of the 1920s.

08.09.2025 20

Observer

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Despite Global Reach, Art-o-rama Is Keeping the Spotlight Squarely on Marseille

DS Galerie rep Ulysse Feuvrier told Observer that Marseille is “an ecosystem that’s growing more and more,” yet the size of the fair was manageable.

06.09.2025 20

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In Arles, the Rencontres de la Photographie Showcases the Vernacular, the Archive and the Contemporary

Each year, the festival brings together diverse exhibitions across unexpected venues, transforming the small city into a summer hub for photography.

19.08.2025 20

Observer

Sarah Moroz

Riga Contemporary Charts a New Course for Baltic Art

The Latvian art fair made its debut this year in a converted warehouse, attracting 12,000 visitors with a free, registration-only model.

23.07.2025 20

Observer

Sarah Moroz

The 2025 Latin American Foto Festival Grapples with Extremes

In the present political context, in which these communities are especially vulnerable to violence, injustice and displacement, the festival feels...

19.07.2025 20

Observer

Sarah Moroz

In Menorca, Cindy Sherman’s Cinematic Take on Womanhood

Cindy Sherman, Untitled #550, 2010/2012; Chromogenic color print, 153 x 302.3 cm / 60 1/4 x 119 in. © Cindy Sherman, courtesy the artist and Hauser &...

13.07.2025 20

Observer

Sarah Moroz

Céleste Boursier-Mougenot’s Meditative ‘Clinamen’ Is a 21st-Century Urban Giverny

Tadao Ando’s architecture is a harmonious backdrop for the artist's serene sensorial soundscape.

11.07.2025 20

Observer

Sarah Moroz

In Art, This Museum Chronicles Centuries of Voluntary and Involuntary Journeys

Fenix's inaugural exhibition “All Directions” lives up to its name, presenting the ugly and the possible alike: the burdens of exile, the...

13.06.2025 20

Observer

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Legacy and Loss in the South and Self: An Interview with Rahim Fortune

"First and foremost, I'm interested in photographs of people, but I think that forgotten architecture is just as important to understanding history."

21.05.2025 10

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