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The First Art Newspaper on the Net Established in 1996 Wednesday, July 9, 2025 Berlin celebrates 200 years of Museum Island with special exhibition on the Altes Museum View of the Altes Museum in 1885, with the Alte Nationalgalerie visible in the background; print after a drawing by Robert Geissler, 1885. BERLIN.- To mark the 200th anniversary of Museum Island, the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin has inaugurated a landmark exhibition titled “Foundation Stone Antiquity: Berlin’s First Museum”, which opens today at the Altes Museum and will run through May 3, 2026. The show revisits the museum’s origins and the cultural significance of its foundation in the early 19th century, offering both a look back and a vision for the future. The story began precisely two centuries ago, on July 9, 1825, when the foundation stone for the Altes Museum was laid in Berlin’s Lustgarten. Designed by celebrated architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel, the building was the first in Berlin — and all of Prussia — conceived specifically as a public art museum. It officially opened five years later, on August 3, 1830, and quickly became a beacon of culture and learning, attracting local and international visitors alike. Housed in the museum’s upper galleries, the exhibition offers a rare gli ... More The Best Photos of the Day Embark on a captivating journey through time at the Artemis Fine Arts Auction, starting July 10, 2025, at 8:00 AM GMT-6. This extraordinary event showcases a meticulously curated collection of Pre-Columbian, Native American, and Tribal artifacts alongside rare fossils and ancient treasures from Egypt, Greece, Rome, the Near East, and Asia. Complemented by exquisite fine and visual art, every piece is legally acquired, authenticated, and approved for sale, offering collectors unparalleled quality and confidence. In this image: Tang Dynasty Pottery Mingqi Warrior - Large and Lively. Estimate $3,500-$5,500. Suchi Reddy's Turbulence 2025 is unveiled at Brooklyn Botanic Garden The Preservation Society of Newport County opens "Richard Morris Hunt: In A New Light" Europe's first major solo exhibition dedicated to Emily Kam Kngwarray opens at Tate Modern Turbulence 2025. Photo Gabrielle Beaumont. BROOKLYN, NY.- Suchi Reddy's Turbulence 2025, a site-specific sculptural and sonic installation by architect and artist Suchi Reddy, is unveiled at Brooklyn Botanic Garden, sited in BBG’s Plant Family Collection. A dynamic convergence of landscape, reflection, sound, and movement, the work offers an experiential meditation on environmental stress both seen and unseen—and the emotional resonance of our shared ecological reality. Commissioned by Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Turbulence 2025 marks a powerful new chapter in Reddy’s ongoing inquiry into the intersections of human perception, neuroaesthetics, and environmental consciousness. Comprising two mirrored passageways—each eight feet tall and five feet wide—the installation invites visitors to walk through gently shifting planes of reflective metal that refract and distort the surrounding landscape accompanied by a sonic installation. The change in perspective created as visitors move through and around the work ... More Richard Morris Hunt, Rendering for East Elevation of William K. and Alva Vanderbilt’s Marble House, ca. 1888. Image Courtesy of The Hunt Collection in AIA/AAF Collection, Prints and Photographs Division of the Library of Congress, Washington, DC. NEWPORT, RI.- Richard Morris Hunt has long been associated with contributions of extraordinary architecture, including The Breakers and Marble House, that provided the grand backdrop for America’s Gilded Age. The first American admitted to the prestigious École des Beaux-Arts, Hunt returned home to instill European grandeur into his buildings. But Hunt also envisioned creating a national identity beyond physical structures. He was a collector, and this act of collecting, as well as what he collected, reflected how he sought to influence America’s cultural development. On view at Rosecliff through November 2, The Preservation Society of Newport County examines this lesser-known aspect of Hunt’s legacy with the opening of the exhibition “Richard Morris Hunt: In A New Light.” “As caretakers ... More Emily Kam Kngwarray, Alhalker- My Country, 1992 installation view at Tate Modern 2025. © Emily Kam Kngwarray Copyright Agency. Licensed by DACS 2025. Photo © Tate / Kathleen Arundell. LONDON.- Tate Modern presents Europe’s first major solo exhibition dedicated to one of the most extraordinary figures in international contemporary art, Emily Kam Kngwarray (c.1914-1996). A senior Anmatyerr woman from the Sandover region in the Northern Territory of Australia, Kngwarray translated her ceremonial and spiritual engagement with her ancestral Country, Alhalker, into vivid batik textiles and monumental acrylic paintings on canvas. Taking up painting in her 70s and devoting her final years to creating a large body of art, Kngwarray forged a path for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists, women artists and Australian artists, and continues to entice audiences around the world three decades after her passing. Organised in collaboration with the National Gallery of Australia, this extensive survey brings together over 80 ... More MOCA Tucson appoints Gabriela Rangel as Executive Director Neue Nationalgalerie expands its postwar art collection with key works by Ellsworth Kelly and Mario Merz Scholar and collector makes planned $5 million gift to Cincinnati Art Museum Gabriela Rangel, image by Erick Meyenberg. TUCSON, AZ.- MOCA (Museum of Contemporary Art) Tucson announced the appointment of Gabriela Rangel as its next Executive Director, effective September 1, 2025. An acclaimed curator, arts editor, and institutional strategist, Rangel brings more than two decades of experience leading global contemporary art organizations and developing inclusive and visionary cultural programming. Rangel joins MOCA Tucson during a period of expanding national visibility, as the museum deepens engagement with the communities it serves. As Southern Arizona’s only museum devoted solely to experimental contemporary art and new artist commissions, MOCA Tucson occupies a unique role in the cultural life of the region—presenting ambitious exhibitions, public programs, and educational initiatives that reflect the binational identities of the U.S.–Mexico borderlands. “We are thrilled to welcome Gabriela Rangel to MOCA Tucson,” said Danny Vinik, President of the Board of Directors. “Gabriela joins ... More Ellsworth Kelly, Untitled, EK 689, 1983, Lafrenz Collection, Photo: Weserburg Museum of Modern Art. BERLIN.- The Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin has unveiled two significant additions to its collection, reinforcing its focus on postwar art and elevating its already diverse exhibition “Stress Test: Art Between Politics and Society. Collection of the Nationalgalerie 1945–2000.” Beginning today, visitors can experience major works by American minimalist Ellsworth Kelly and Italian Arte Povera pioneer Mario Merz, thanks to the generous support of the Lafrenz Collection. The museum has received Mario Merz’s large-scale installation “Gambe che corrono” (Legs That Run, 1967/1980) as a permanent gift. The visually arresting work, now on view in the gallery’s “Nature & Culture” section, features a massive canvas with repeated leg motifs in motion, illuminated by glowing blue neon numbers. In front of the painting, bundled willow branches stand as a kind of natural barrier—both concealing and revealing the image behind them. Merz, one of the founders of ... More Rei Kawakubo (Japanese, b. 1942), Dress, 2010, cotton, rayon, polyester, polyurethane, acrylic, Collection of Mary W. Baskett, L9.2025:10. CINCINNATI, OH.- A planned $5 million gift from Cincinnati-based collector and art scholar Mary W. Baskett will have an enduring impact on the Cincinnati Art Museum’s (CAM’s) fashion arts and textiles collection. The gift will endow the curator of fashion arts and textiles position, marking the museum’s first endowed curatorial role, and will lead to the opening of CAM’s first dedicated fashion gallery, expanding the stewardship and exhibition of the collection. “Mary’s friendship with the Cincinnati Art Museum will benefit generations of museum visitors and researchers into the future. It is particularly notable that Mary’s generosity is joined with deep curatorial knowledge and pursuit of innovative scholarship. We are thrilled to carry this legacy forward,” said Louis and Louise Dieterle Nippert Director Cameron Kitchin. Mrs. Baskett’s collection of fashion from Japan–which features pieces by designers Issey Miyake, Rei Kawakubo ... More The Playmaker: Installation designed by Stefano Boeri Architetti inspired by football legend Sandro Mazzola Louis Stern Fine Arts showcases art that survived a devastating fire Warhol, Sherman, and Prince explore "Purpose" in group show at Alexander Berggruen Stefano Boeri Architetti, The Playmaker. MANCHESTER.- An installation composed of three different cylindrical modules, like miniature playing fields, enriched on the ground by graphic patterns created by the Mexican artist Eduardo Terrazas. The walls come alive with circular holes, doors that connect the spaces and invite visitors to test themselves, transforming the path into a game of movement and challenge. Here they can try to leave their mark, as in a game played with the body and memory, inspired by the gestures of the legend Sandro Mazzola: this is “The Playmaker”, the interactive installation designed by the Stefano Boeri Architetti studio inspired by the historic footballer of the Italian national team, European champion in 1968 and vice-champion of the world in 1970, as well as a leading player of the Grande Inter with whom he won 4 league titles, 2 Champions Cups and 2 Intercontinental Cups. “Sandro Mazzola was one of the legends of my childhood and adolescence. Extremely fast, unpredictable, technical, he combin ... More Cecilia Z. Miguez (b. 1955), The Smile Is the Last Thing To Go, 2025. Bronze, concrete, resin, gold leaf, glass microbeads, and oil paint, 38 1/2 x 10 x 10 inches; 97.8 x 25.4 x 25.4 centimeters. WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA.- Louis Stern Fine Arts presents Cecilia Z. Miguez: A Thousand Years in One Night. On the evening of January 7, 2025, the deadly Eaton Fire ignited and rapidly spread, ravaging the foothill communities of the San Gabriel Mountains. Amongst the thousands of structures destroyed were Cecilia Z. Miguez’s Altadena home and studio, where scores of her bronze, wood, and found object sculptures were damaged or lost entirely to the blaze. This exhibition showcases what survived, albeit transformed by the fire: bronze torsos and limbs, glass cups and marbles, and the artist herself. Miguez’s salvaged sculptures, which she has reworked and reimagined in a makeshift studio, proudly bear the scars of the inferno on their beautiful, imperfect forms. They tell a powerful story of resilience, reincarnation, and the healing power of creative ... More Installation view of Purpose (July 9-August 21, 2025) at Alexander Berggruen, NY. NEW YORK, NY.- Alexander Berggruen announces Purpose. This group exhibition will open Wednesday, July 9, 2025 with a 5-7 pm reception at the gallery (1018 Madison Avenue, Floor 3, New York, NY). Included in Purpose are works by: Sula Bermudez-Silverman • Mauro Bonacina • Chris Burden • Jacqueline Humphries • Sherrie Levine • Robert Longo • Patricia Orpilla • Richard Prince • Pauline Shaw • Cindy Sherman • Kyle Thurman • Rosemarie Trockel • Andy Warhol The group show Purpose traces how contemporary and historic artists approach image-making with deep intention. This exhibition explores two primary approaches: repurposing culturally recognizable images and meticulously constructing imagery. These artists breathe new life into found imagery, employ digital manipulation, and/or use intricate craft techniques. Purpose surveys how images shape our identities and cultural memory, individually and ... More Paul Anthony Smith transforms urban space with perforated portraits and textured landscapes Baltimore Museum of Art adds 150 artworks to its collection from around the globe Transformative Sound and Vision Galleries to open at National Science and Media Museum Paul Anthony Smith, Melody #4, 2025. Unique picotage on inkjet print, mounted on museum board. Photo: Nicholas Knight, Courtesy of Public Art Fund, NY. NEW YORK, NY.- Public Art Fund presents Melodies from a running spring, a new series of nine grayscale mixed media works by Paul Anthony Smith, displayed on over 300 JCDecaux bus shelters across New York City, Boston, and Chicago from July 9 through September 7, 2025. The exhibition marks Smith’s first solo public commission in New York City and features picotage, his signature technique began in 2012, puncturing the surfaces of his photographs with a handmade ceramic tool to add texture pattern and dimension to the images. The exhibition expands on Smith’s ongoing exploration of Black diasporic identity, memory, and the legacies of colonialism. By rendering the works in grayscale and exhibiting them in advertising spaces typically saturated with color, Smith rejects the glossy, tropical fantasies that often frame Jamaica in popular imagery. Instead, he reimagines the island from a more intimate perspective – one rooted in ... More Ansoumana Diédhiou. Polygamie. c. 1978. Baltimore Museum of Art: Amy Gould/Matthew Polk Fund. © Estate of Ansoumana Diédhiou. BALTIMORE, MD.- The Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA) announced today the acquisition of approximately 150 works, capturing artistic ingenuity across culture, geography, and time. The BMA continues to be guided by a vision of global exchange, adding works to the collection that represent a vast array of voices from around the world and allowing for more dynamic and nuanced storytelling about art and people. This includes an ongoing focus on uplifting artists from or with ties to the Baltimore region, highlighting the depth of artistry and innovation that exists within the museum’s community. Among the acquisitions, which include works entering the collection through purchase and gift or promised gift, are paintings by Thomas Hart Benton, Katherine Bradford, Manuel Felguérez, Helen Frankenthaler, Maia Cruz Palileo, Kaveri Raina, and María Josefa Sánchez; sculpture and mixed media works by Kelly Akashi, Ida Applebroog, Tracey Emin, Alicia Henry, and Roxy Paine; a video installation ... More New permanent multi-million-pound Sound and Vision galleries open to the public on Thursday 10 July. BRADFORD.- The National Science and Media Museum will open its much-anticipated permanent Sound and Vision galleries on Thursday 10 July. Marking the culmination of a £6.8 million transformation of the museum, the new galleries span two floors of the museum, showcasing world-class collections of photography, film, television, animation, gaming and sound technologies in new and innovative ways. Thanks to a transformational gift from The National Lottery Heritage Fund – made possible by money raised by National Lottery players, the new galleries feature over 500 exhibits, a new art commission and a range of interactive displays. Designed by award-winning AOC architecture and futureproofing the museum for years to come, the galleries have been years in the making. Their opening marks the completion of the Sound and Vision project, exploring globally significant stories of technological innovation and social change. Consultation and collaboration with key audiences and community groups ha ... More He Painted Bugs Like Jewels — And Changed Science More News Collective announces and opens new programme inspired by the original panorama invented on Calton Hill EDINBURGH.- Today, Collective announced and open a new programme, Panorama: New Views of a City, running from Wednesday 9 July to Sunday 21 December 2025. Inspired by the work of Irish artist Robert Barker (1739–1806) – credited as inventor of the panorama – the programme invites artists and audiences to explore new ways of seeing the city of Edinburgh and our surroundings. Barker’s Panorama of Edinburgh from Calton Hill was made in 1788, capturing a 360-degree view of the city and surrounding landscape in a continuous image. The original drawings were created from Observatory House – the oldest building on what is now Collective’s site – marking Calton Hill’s early role in science, astronomy and timekeeping, as well as a place for art and close observation. Two centuries on, Collective responds to this legacy with the Panorama programme by inviting ... More Adolf Luther Foundation / Kunstmuseen Krefeld seeking foundation curator and managing director KREFELD.- The Adolf Luther Foundation is looking for a foundation curator and managing director (m/f/d). The Adolf Luther Foundation, based in the former artist and residential studio in Krefeld, was founded in 1989 by the Krefeld light and object artist Adolf Luther (1912-1990). The aim and task of the foundation is to promote and support research in the field of Concrete Art and abstraction and to preserve the artistic work of Adolf Luther and his collection. The foundation's collection comprises around 1000 works by Adolf Luther (drawings, paintings, graphic art, object art, installations) from the period from 1942 to 1990. Works by Yves Klein and Lucio Fontana, the Nouveaux Réalistes and the Zero movement, Herbert Zangs as well as Ad Reinhardt and Joseph Beuys are also part of the collection. Since May 2025, the Adolf Luther Foundation and the Kunstmuseen Krefeld ... More Exhibit of $5 million Saint-Gaudens' Estate gold coin OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA.- A century-old U.S. gold coin, owned for decades by the family of the coin’s designer, acclaimed sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens, will be publicly displayed in August for only the fourth time in 111 years. The coin’s face value is $20, but this historic gold piece is now insured for $5 million. It will be a featured exhibit at the American Numismatic Association 2025 Oklahoma City World’s Fair of Money® (www.WorldsFairofMoney.com). The family-friendly event will be open to the public at the Oklahoma City Convention Center from August 19 to 23, 2025. Often described by experts as America’s most beautiful coin, the 1907-dated Ultra High Relief Double Eagle ($20 denomination U.S. gold coin) was presented in 1908 to Saint-Gaudens’ widow at the request of President Theodore Roosevelt, who earlier asked the renowned artist to create the now iconic design. ... More ARCOmadrid 2026 launches a new call for the design of the Guest Lounge MADRID.- ARCOmadrid in collaboration with the Leading Brands of Spain Forum (FMRE) and AD España Magazine, ARCOmadrid is launching a call for architects, designers, interior designers and other creative professionals to design the Guest Lounge for the 45th edition of the fair, which will take place from 4 - 8 March 2026. The Guest Lounge at ARCOmadrid is an iconic space devised as a meeting point for art, design and innovation. It is redesigned each year to welcome national and international guests, collectors and sector professionals. Applications can be submitted until 5 September. A specialised panel will evaluate the candidates’ profiles to select three finalists, who will each receive a fee of 1,500 euros to develop their proposals. The deliberations will take place in October, with the winner being announced in November. The Guest Lounge at ARCOmadrid 2026 will be one of most ... More SALA Festival 2025 program unveiled, celebrating community and creativity across South Australia ADELAIDE.- This August, artists across South Australia will share their creativity as the 28th South Australian Living Artists (SALA) Festival unveils its 2025 program. From city streets to country towns, SALA invites everyone to join this statewide celebration of visual art, where neighbours, families, and friends can discover a diverse array of exhibitions within their own communities. The 2025 program is now available online at salafestival.com, with printed copies available from Saturday 19 July at Foodland supermarkets, SALA venues, civic centres, and visitor information centres across the state. Running from 1–31 August, the festival will feature more than 700 exhibitions and events, with over 10,500 artists in a celebration of creativity spanning every corner of South Australia. SALA continues its proud tradition of being Australia’s largest open-access visual arts event, encouraging artists at every ... More Portland Museum of Art announces the 2025 Tidal Shift Award Winners ROCHESTER, NY.- The Portland Museum of Art announced the 2025 winners of the Tidal Shift Award, the national youth art prize recognizing young artists who engage with the climate crisis through creative expression. Open to artists ages 14 to 22 living east of the Mississippi River, the Tidal Shift Award invites young people to reflect on climate change and its impact on their communities. Submissions are accepted in all mediums, including painting, sculpture, photography, video, and works on paper. “Art has this incredible way of helping people feel the urgency of needing to address climate change,” said juror David Reidmiller, PhD, Chief Impact Officer & Senior Vice President for Community Resilience at the Gulf of Maine Research Institute. “These young artists aren’t just raising awareness; they’re sparking real conversations and motivating people to act, all through their creativity ... More One of the east coast's longest-running art festivals returns this summer in Rochester NY ROCHESTER, NY.- Set against the backdrop of one of USA Today’s “10 Best Art Museums in the US,” the M&T Bank Clothesline Art Festival returns to the Memorial Art Gallery (MAG) in Rochester, NY, on September 6–7, 2025. Now in its 68th year, Clothesline stands as one of the longest continuously running juried art festivals in the country. What began in 1957 with paintings strung on literal clotheslines has grown into a vibrant, two-day celebration of contemporary creativity, featuring more than 300 artists from across the Northeast and beyond, thousands of attendees, live music, hands-on activities, and free access to MAG’s world-class galleries. Visitors can explore a collection spanning 5,000 years of art history and roam 14 acres of museum grounds, including the open-air Centennial Sculpture Park, where monumental works by artists like Sanford Biggers and Rashid Johnson are on ... More 2025 Adelaide Festival delivers $62.6 million boost to SA economy and secures new government funding ADELAIDE.- The 2025 Adelaide Festival has returned impressive results, injecting an estimated $62.6 million gross expenditure into the South Australian economy. The March Festival drew 365,402 total attendances including 27,471 visitors to the state for ticketed events — a remarkable 40% increase compared to last year. In a major coup, the Festival has also secured an additional $650,000 in funding from the South Australian State Government’s Arts Investment Fund which has already been matched by philanthropic supporters of the Adelaide Festival, taking this extra investment to over $1.3 million. This new initiative under Create SA’s Cultural Policy encourages philanthropic giving by matching new private donations dollar-for-dollar, bringing together public and private investment to ensure the Festival remains a dynamic and sustainable cultural event for years to come. The 2025 ... More Moira Cameron announced as winner of the Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Portrait Award 2025 LONDON.- Moira Cameron has won first prize in the prestigious Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Portrait Award 2025 for her self-portrait A Life Lived. Tim Benson was awarded the second prize for Cliff, Outreach Worker, and third prize went to Martyn Harris for Memories. Michelle Liu wins the Young Artist Award for her portrait Kofi. The winning portraits are now on display as part of the Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Portrait Award 2025. The exhibition features 46 portraits, selected for display by a panel of judges including visual artist, Maggi Hambling CBE; art historian and academic at The Courtauld Institute of Art, Professor Dorothy Price FBA; opera singer, artist and writer, Peter Brathwaite; Joint-Head of Curatorial and Senior Curator of 20th Century Collections at the National Portrait Gallery, Rosie Broadley; and, the panel chair, the Gallery’s Director of Programmes and ... More PhotoGalleries Monica Bonvicini Carlos Cruz-Diez Consuelo Kanaga Brooklyn Museum at 200 Flashback On a day like today, English artist David Hockney was born July 09, 1937. David Hockney, OM, CH, RA (born 9 July 1937) is an English painter, draftsman, printmaker, stage designer and photographer. An important contributor to the pop art movement of the 1960s, he is considered one of the most influential British artists of the 20th century. In this image: David Hockney, “Walk Around the Alcazar”, 2017. Acrylic on canvas, 36 x 72” (hexagonal). No. 17A20 © David Hockney. Photo: Richard Schmidt. © 1996 - 2025 Founder: Ignacio Villarreal (1941 - 2019) Editor & Publisher: Jose Villarreal (52 8110667640) Art Director: Juan José Sepúlveda Ramírez Writer: Ofelia Zurbia Betancourt

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