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Artworld Global

Observations and Highlights from the Best Satellite Fairs

Springtime for discounts in Chelsea, winter for artists and galleries...

Is a MICA Alumna in Cowboy Boots Emerging as the Unlikely Enfant Terrible of Estonia’s Art Scene?

On the heels of a successful solo show, we catch up with Zody Burke to talk about her upcoming show in New York, an experimental studio practice, and the pitfalls of getting lost in translation as an American artist in Europe.

Western Civilization is in Crisis, but One of Europe's Top Art Fairs Makes Dystopia Seem Weirdly Sexy

Never have I felt more like a future anthropologist wandering an excavation of the present. Have we preemptively organized our visual culture around an acknowledgement of its own impending ruin?

"Trying to avoid politics in art is like trying to dodge raindrops on a rainy day."

In 2020 alone, 133 artists around the world were detained, 82 were jailed—and 17 were killed. And yet, artists have repeatedly ignored the possibility of reprisal and made work envisioning change in trying circumstances.

The Artist’s Inaugural Exhibition in DC is a Timely Act of Resistance

As an exhibit, Confluences showcases Box's willingness to evolve her approach to image-making over two decades to meet the challenges of conveying complexity.

Meet the Prolific Pandolfo Twins Through Nearly 1000 of their Artworks Under One Roof

OSGEMEOS’s work is largely inventive and whimsical, like stepping into a dream or a comforting alternate universe

Fairs Find Success with New takes on "Safe" Media Even as Institutions and Collections Celebrate Weirder Acquisitions

Soft Focus, Blurry Paintings Satisfy, Especially at Price Points Reflective of Younger and Emerging Artists

Pro Tips: From Art Basel Booths to Local Galleries and, of Course, Parties

We’re happy to share our picks for what’s worthwhile (and hacks for making it all a little more manageable) as the adult children of Miami Beach residents. We’ve already been in town for a week, checking out the local galleries and museum shows while plotting our fair itineraries. 

What To See During The Most Important Week for Art in New York

Armory Week in New York is overwhelming. We asked Chelsea insider Dylan Farley to share her "must-see" picks, including a group show of Baltimore artists curated by Derrick Adams.

The new Irene and Richard Frary Gallery to open in October at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center at 555 Pennsylvania Ave.

Berry will curate and promote the new art gallery’s rotating series of exhibitions exploring the intersection of arts and democracy that will be free and open to the public.

A Design-Based Campaign Makes Brazil’s Current Environmental Crisis Visible and Poignant

Água até Aqui @aguaateaqui (High Water Mark) is an initiative that aims to be a visual alert for the extreme consequences of the climate crisis currently in south Brazil but applicable everywhere.

The Titans of São Paulo's Modern and Contemporary Art Canon Command a Hometown Market Parallel to their Venetian Exposure

Thaís Franco, Collections Management Director of KURA Arte, reports from São Paulo's largest art fair, offering local insight on the Brazilian artists making waves in Venice.

A Book for Art Nerds and Aficionados, as well as the Culturally Curious

Get the Picture: Bianca Bosker’s Journey Among Inspired Artists and Obsessive Art Fiends Who Taught Her How to See (February 2024 Viking)

National Pavilions Question their own Identities in a Globalized World

At the national pavilions there’s an appropriately diverse set of strategies for addressing the legacies of colonialism and immigration from both traumatic or optimistic perspectives. 

Curator Adriano Pedrosa Celebrates Acts of Resistance, Independence, Vulnerability, and Joy in Spite of a Sick, Sad World

The 60th Venice Biennale takes on themes of displacement, environmental injustice, racism, colonialism, but also manages to avoid easy cliches by treating artists from marginalized backgrounds as individuals with agency.

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