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9 Inspiring Art Exhibitions To Catch Now
Slide Nr 1Find fresh inspiration for the year in these unmissable exhibitions, retrospectives and biennials across the globe, from immersive installations in Berlin to Asian fantasy art.
Courtesy of LUMA Arles © Victor&Simon - Grégoire d’Ablon 0/9
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Slide Nr 2Tracey Emin: A Second Life
Tracey Emin’s work is known for its unfiltered vulnerability defined by the candid revelation of herself. Spanning four decades of her critically acclaimed career, one of London’s much-anticipated upcoming exhibitions – held at the preeminent Tate Modern – unveils a series of the artist’s intimate life experiences, told in a distinctive visual language all her own. The retrospective includes the installation My Bed, which rocketed Emin to instant fame in the ‘90s, together with other key confessional and emotionally charged works. Until 31 August 2026
Courtesy of Tate Modern © Sonal Bakrania 1/9
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Slide Nr 3Pierre Huyghe
The Renzo Piano-designed Fondation Beyeler, set in the pastoral town of Riehen near Basel, has been transformed into a precarious and engaging mindscape by the French artist’s first-ever solo show of this magnitude in Switzerland. Huyghe, notable for the complexity of his multifaceted moving images, invites the viewer into haunting realms that exist only in his work. Fluidly shifting between familiarity and the unknown, the penetrating sound and distinctive visuals will undoubtedly captivate. Until 13 September 2026
Courtesy of Fondation Beyeler. Pierre Huyghe © Ola Rindal 2/9
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Slide Nr 4Igshaan Adams: Between Then and Now
Adams’ intricate intersecting details, created with thread, beads, wire and fabric (often with the helping hands of his mother and friends), mirror his personal stories: the complexity of his identity, religious and social upbringing, and how contrasting elements of humanity are interwoven. Featuring over 60 works, the South African artist’s largest show to date, debuting at the Contemporary Art Museum of Luxembourg, is a must-see of the season. Until 23 August 2026
Workshop with Garage Dance Ensemble © Igshaan Adams. Courtesy the artist, Thomas Dane Gallery and blank projects. Photo: Lindsey Appolis 3/9
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Slide Nr 5Haegue Yang: Star-Crossed Rendezvous
The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles – Haegue Yang, a South Korean artist based in Berlin and Seoul, employs a myriad of ordinary objects to examine the relationship between the individual component and the collective. Moving away from conformity and singular identity, Yang’s ongoing engagement with the composer Isang Yun is realised through an institutional collaboration at Los Angeles’ Museum of Contemporary Art. Until 2 August 2026
Haegue Yang, Star-Crossed Rendezvous after Yun, 2024. Courtesy of the artist. Installation view of Leap Year, Hayward Gallery, London, United Kingdom, 2024. Photo by Mark Blower 4/9
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Slide Nr 6Hiroshi Sugimoto: Extinction
One of the foremost Japanese artists of our time, Hiroshi Sugimoto showcases the depth and diversity of his expertise across multidisciplinary genres spanning architecture, antiques, theatres and ceramics – but it has always been his black-and-white photographic work that has beguiled a wider audience worldwide. For this exhibition at Tokyo’s National Museum of Modern Art, 13 of his pivotal photographic series in gelatin silver prints – including the renowned Seascape and Theater, together with the new series Stylized Sculpture – will be brought together to reveal Sugimoto’s oeuvre spanning more than half a century. Until 13 September 2026
Courtesy of The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo Nikkei Inc. © Hiroshi Sugimoto 5/9
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Slide Nr 7Gerhard Richter: Overpainted Photographs
A cultural pivot, the LUMA Arles – conceived by leading art patron Maja Hoffmann and housed in a landmark edifice, redesigned by Frank Gehry, in the city that inspired Van Gogh – is currently hosting Overpainted Photographs, a collective study by Gerhard Richter, famed for exploring the intersection of photography and painting. Pushing the boundaries of perspective, the series with the same moniker includes a work created using a snapshot taken at Berlin’s Neue Wache, which houses a sculpture depicting a mother and her dead son – a replica of Käthe Kollwitz’s piece – in honour of those suffering under war and tyranny. Until 10 January 2027
Courtesy of LUMA Arles © Victor&Simon - Grégoire d’Ablon 6/9
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Slide Nr 8Linna Lapelytė: We Make Years Out of Hours
Berlin’s Hamburger Bahnhof, one of the most significant contemporary art museums in Europe, celebrates its 30th anniversary with a series of showcases and events. Currently on view in the Historic Hall is the installation We Make Years out of Hours by Linna Lapelytė, consisting of 400,000 wooden bricks and periodic performances – an interactive piece that invites viewers to participate. As with her best-known collaborative opera, Sun & Sea, the installation entails an ever-shifting visual landscape, while questioning the fragility of coexistence and the lasting impact of any given action. It coincides with Shilpa Gupta’s What Still Holds, a series of works that challenge the structures of societal control. Until 10 January 2027
Courtesy of Nationalgalerie der Gegenwart © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Nationalgalerie / Laura Fiorio 7/9
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Slide Nr 9La Biennale di Venezia – In Minor Keys by Koyo Kouoh
The 61st Venice Biennale centres on the late curator Koyo Kouoh’s thematic concept of “the minor key”, resonating with the melancholic sadness of the musical concept while deliberately distancing itself from the triumphant. Kouoh’s curatorial vision continues through the team of curators she personally selected prior to her passing. Until 22 November 2026
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Slide Nr 10Myths, Monsters and Manga: The Art of Fantasy in Asia
The depth of imagination and its manifestations in Asian visual culture form the foundation of this ambitious exhibition at M+ in Hong Kong. Through a thorough examination of the historical, cultural and geographical contexts of fantasy, the show brings together rich explorations of imaginary worlds across various media in Asia, revealing the complexity and diversity of fantasy as a concept. From 17 October 2026 to 4 April 2027
Courtesy of National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea © Kim Younghwan 9/9
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