Between February and April, Inhotim opened three new exhibitions and two site-specific works, confirming what the season’s curatorial direction suggested: this anniversary would not be a retrospective exercise in self-congratulation, but a statement on the place of contemporary Brazilian art today.
Julio Le Parc died in Paris on the 30th May 2026, aged 97, just days before the opening of this retrospective at Tate Modern, which he had been eagerly awaiting and had hoped to attend.
During the Biennale months, Venice transforms its 16th-century palazzos, baroque churches and industrial warehouses into art spaces, and the city itself becomes one vast, sprawling exhibition of contemporary art.
In every other year since 1895, countries from all around the world have been invited to curate an exhibition representing their nation at the Venice Biennale.
In every other year since 1895, countries from all around the world have been invited to curate an exhibition representing their nation at the Venice Biennale.
In every other year since 1895, countries from all around the world have been invited to curate an exhibition representing their nation at the Venice Biennale.
Here we run through some of the highlights from the fair itself, alongside the exhibitions and events happening across the city that same week, so you can plan your visit properly.
Founded in 1982, ARCOmadrid was among the pioneers of the modern European art fair. More than four decades later, Spain’s leading contemporary art event continues to occupy a distinctive position within the international circuit.
Despite the numerous Picasso exhibitions we have all seen over the years, Tate Modern offers us yet another.
We have selected the year’s must-see programs, bringing together shows set to shape the country’s cultural agenda.
Fortaleza is experiencing a moment of intense activity in the visual arts, being one of the main cultural hubs of Northeast Brazil.
London rarely fails to satisfy the culturally curious, and 2026 offers ample evidence of its continued standing as one of the world’s most varied and ambitious centres for art.
Just before closing for Christmas, White Cube presents an exhibition by the Brazilian artist Beatriz Milhazes.
We have selected 10 remarkable events or moments that shaped 2025 in the arts, with our special focus on contemporary art and São Paulo.
From 22 November to 23 February 2026, the Lasar Segall Museum presents a new exhibition by contemporary artist Alessandra Rehder, who was born in Sao Paulo and developed her photographic practice at the SPEOS Institute in Paris
Come learn about the best art shows on display in São Paulo. You’ll see photography and modern and contemporary art.
In this short review, you will learn more about the show and its shortcomings.
As part of the France–Brazil Season / France–Brazil Cultural Year 2025 – an initiative celebrating two centuries of diplomatic relations between the two countries – Casa Bradesco presents Re-Selvagem – Natureza Inventada, a solo exhibition by French artist Eva Jospin, curated by Marcello Dantas, on view through December 7, 2025.
The Royal Academy’s exhibition pairs Anselm Kiefer with Vincent van Gogh proposing a cross-century dialogue between two artists.
The solo show, on view through August 2025, features a large selection of moving image works spanning 15 years of his career.
On view at London’s Royal Academy of Arts (RA) through April 2025, “Brasil! Brasil! The Birth of Modernism” is a large exhibition spanning decades of history, from the 1910s to the 1970s.
When the viewer first enters the exhibition of works by Ficre Ghebreyesus (1962-2012) at Modern Art in London, his first show in the United Kingdom, they encounter a diverse collection of work, with sixteen paintings of different sizes and formal approaches, which somehow appear to form a coherent whole.
Verena Loewensberg (1912-1986) was one of the most influential figures of the Zurich school of concrete artists, whose work evolved from these principles. The current exhibition of her work at Hauser & Wirth in London presents paintings from the 1960s to the 1980s in which Loewensberg disrupts some elements of the rigid norms of concrete art.
Joseph Kosuth’s work, One and Three Chairs (1965), is an iconic illustration of what has become known as Conceptual Art — an art movement that prioritises the idea over the object.
This must-see exhibition offers a rare glimpse into the work of one of Cuba’s most well-known yet enigmatic contemporary artists.
This year, London’s art world promises an exciting group of exhibitions, from emerging artists to established icons, covering diverse practices from around the globe.
The Turner Prize, Britain’s most anticipated art award, sets the tone for contemporary debates concerning the state of the visual arts in the country.
In São Paulo, Brazil, Leme Gallery is currently hosting a solo exhibition by Gabriela Giroletti, a young Brazilian artist based in London, United Kingdom.
Curated by Marcello Dantas, it is the second by this artist in Brazil, after 18 years. Named ‘Inflammation,’ it gathers 19 large-scale works. Some of them were created specifically for this occasion.
Just like last year, painting is in abundance at Frieze London, while sculptural and three-dimensional works seem to have taken a step back, retreating closer to the comfort of the walls.