A new wave of younger galleries has gravitated toward less conventional settings in setting up shop across Seoul.

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BONAVENTURE SOH BEJENG NDIKUNG cuts an outsize presence in contemporary curating. Originally trained in biophysics and biotechnology, Ndikung changed tack in 2009 to found the art space SAVVY Contemporary in a former storefront in Berlin’s Neukölln neighborhood. In the...

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A FORMIDABLE CRITIC and an expansive personality, P. Adams Sitney was at once affable and irascible, generous and opinionated. He loved to play the Great Man, and as the author of an unquestionably great book illuminating an ostensibly abstruse...

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WHEN THE VIDEO ART PIONEER Dara Birnbaum passed away this past May, she left behind a bevy of fellow artists, gallerists, and curators who have championed her throughout the years. Stuart Comer, the Lonti Ebers Chief Curator of Media...

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ONE SUMMER, Koyo Kouoh invited me to the home outside Basel that she shared with her saxophonist husband, Philippe Mall. Arriving with my then-partner, the artist Alexandra Bachzetsis, we met Theo Eshetu, Godfried Donkor, Tracey Rose, and other artists...

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WHAT MAKES A WORK OF ART “GREAT”? When I was teaching art history, one idea that emerged in our classroom discussions was that the great work of art is often (though not always) polyvalent, proposing multiple ideas or themes...

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Yuk Hui speaks with Daniel Birnbaum about his philosophy of technology

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Three times a year—September, January, and May—Artforum’s editors look ahead to the coming season of institutional exhibitions, identifying those that are likely to impact the trajectory of contemporary art and art history. In this issue, we preview twenty-five exhibitions...

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On the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s redesigned wing for the arts of Africa, the Ancient Americas, and Oceania

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SOME HEARTS MIRACULOUSLY ENDURE. Agosto Machado—artist, activist, thespian, muse, historian, raconteur, and perennial fashion plate—is one of them.  Machado grew up an orphan in Manhattan’s Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood and spent much of his youth without a roof over his...

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July 27 – August 27, 2025

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August 9 – September 13, 2025

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July 26 – August 31, 2025

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“The secret to getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex, overwhelming tasks into small, manageable tasks and starting on the first one.” – Mark Twain There is a saying loaded with wisdom...

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High-valued works by Picasso, Matisse, Mondrian, and Rothko will hit the block in November.

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July 12 – August 30, 2025

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The museum expected to receive a $750,000 grant award towards its historic preservation program.

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Emotional range prevails at the 78th Locarno Film Festival

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Sanjay Patel enjoyed success on YouTube with his colorful shorts and is about to release a richly illustrated book that tells the story of the longest poem in the world

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Wittfooth venerates "ancient rhythms that prevail despite our human tumult." Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article Atmospheric...

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