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Anya Paintsil and Stephen William’s shared life and practice in North Wales shape 'Allanol Always', Paintsil’s new exhibition at Tŷ Pawb, Wrexham. Read Emily Steer's Spotlight in Ocula Magazine: https://ocula.com/magazine/spotlights/interlaced-life-work-anya-paintsil-stephen-william/
September 9, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Anya Paintsil and Stephen William’s shared life and practice in North Wales shape 'Allanol Always', Paintsil’s new exhibition at Tŷ Pawb, Wrexham. Read Emily Steer's Spotlight in Ocula Magazine: https://ocula.com/magazine/spotlights/interlaced-life-work-anya-paintsil-stephen-william/
#TheArmoryShow anchors a busy return for New York’s art world. Highlights include #SamuelFosso at #YossiMilo and #DominiqueFung’s performance on the #HighLine. Read XY Zhou’s guide to the week in #OculaMagazine: https://ocula.com/magazine/spotlights/the-armory-show-openings-everywhere-new-york-2025/
September 4, 2025 at 8:44 PM
#TheArmoryShow anchors a busy return for New York’s art world. Highlights include #SamuelFosso at #YossiMilo and #DominiqueFung’s performance on the #HighLine. Read XY Zhou’s guide to the week in #OculaMagazine: https://ocula.com/magazine/spotlights/the-armory-show-openings-everywhere-new-york-2025/
Seoul is buzzing during Frieze and Kiaf, but the city’s art scene goes far beyond the fairs. From Mark Bradford at Amorepacific to SONGEUN’s Panorama and artist-run spaces in Euljiro, Explore more in Ocula Magazine: https://ocula.com/magazine/opinions/how-to-make-the-most-of-seoul-frieze-kiaf-2025/
September 3, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Seoul is buzzing during Frieze and Kiaf, but the city’s art scene goes far beyond the fairs. From Mark Bradford at Amorepacific to SONGEUN’s Panorama and artist-run spaces in Euljiro, Explore more in Ocula Magazine: https://ocula.com/magazine/opinions/how-to-make-the-most-of-seoul-frieze-kiaf-2025/
At 91, #FrankBowling prepares for his debut at the 36th #BienaldeSãoPaulo. In his London studio, he spoke with Annabel Downes about a life crossing borders and returning to South America. Read the Spotlight in #OculaMagazine: https://ocula.com/magazine/spotlights/mapping-frank-bowlings-world/
September 2, 2025 at 3:51 PM
At 91, #FrankBowling prepares for his debut at the 36th #BienaldeSãoPaulo. In his London studio, he spoke with Annabel Downes about a life crossing borders and returning to South America. Read the Spotlight in #OculaMagazine: https://ocula.com/magazine/spotlights/mapping-frank-bowlings-world/
Álvaro Urbano’s ‘Prelude’ transforms Marian Goodman Gallery into a memory of the Ramble, Central Park’s legendary cruising ground. Leo Herrera recalls his own first visit in Ocula Magazine: https://ocula.com/magazine/spotlights/alvaro-urbano-sparks-leo-herrera-cruising/
Born a Ramblin’ Man: Álvaro Urbano Sparks a Cruiser’s Story
Inspired by Álvaro Urbano, Leo Herrera revisits New York’s Ramble, the legendary queer meeting ground, exploring its history, atmosphere, and enduring cultural resonance.
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August 22, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Álvaro Urbano’s ‘Prelude’ transforms Marian Goodman Gallery into a memory of the Ramble, Central Park’s legendary cruising ground. Leo Herrera recalls his own first visit in Ocula Magazine: https://ocula.com/magazine/spotlights/alvaro-urbano-sparks-leo-herrera-cruising/
Bangkok’s leading art centre has censored works in an exhibition on authoritarianism after pressure from China. Removed pieces addressed Tibet, Xinjiang, Hong Kong, Myanmar, and Syria, with curators now in exile. ‘A chilling signal to exiled artists,’ one said. ocula.com/magazine/art...
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Bangkok Removes Artworks from Exhibit After ‘Pressure’ from China
Censored works include a film of Tibetans demanding accountability for genocide and references to China and Israel’s treatment of Muslims.
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August 13, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Bangkok’s leading art centre has censored works in an exhibition on authoritarianism after pressure from China. Removed pieces addressed Tibet, Xinjiang, Hong Kong, Myanmar, and Syria, with curators now in exile. ‘A chilling signal to exiled artists,’ one said. ocula.com/magazine/art...
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The news lands at a turning point for L.A.’s gallery scene. Weeks after BLUM’s closure—a space that shaped the city’s contemporary art and once showed #LaurenQuin —artists and audiences are left wondering how its rising stars will realign. ocula.com/magazine/art...
#PaceGallery #OculaNews
#PaceGallery #OculaNews
Pace Gallery Takes on Painter Lauren Quin Amid Shifts in L.A. Art Scene
There have been some seismic shifts to the landscape of the Los Angeles art market lately—but the addition of painter Lauren Quin to the roster at Pace Gallery shows how up-and-comers are still on the...
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August 13, 2025 at 1:13 AM
The news lands at a turning point for L.A.’s gallery scene. Weeks after BLUM’s closure—a space that shaped the city’s contemporary art and once showed #LaurenQuin —artists and audiences are left wondering how its rising stars will realign. ocula.com/magazine/art...
#PaceGallery #OculaNews
#PaceGallery #OculaNews
The exhibition, which has spotlighted defining artists over time, including David Hockney, Lucian Freud, and Sarah Lucas, will be curated by writer #EkowEshun, the chair of the biannual Fourth Plinth public commission for Trafalgar Square. ocula.com/magazine/art...
#BritishArtShow10 #OculaNews
#BritishArtShow10 #OculaNews
Ekow Eshun to Curate British Art Show’s Largest Edition Yet
Ekow Eshun will oversee the quinquennial exhibition bringing a snapshot of British contemporary art to five U.K. cities for the first time starting from September 2026.
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August 11, 2025 at 4:17 AM
The exhibition, which has spotlighted defining artists over time, including David Hockney, Lucian Freud, and Sarah Lucas, will be curated by writer #EkowEshun, the chair of the biannual Fourth Plinth public commission for Trafalgar Square. ocula.com/magazine/art...
#BritishArtShow10 #OculaNews
#BritishArtShow10 #OculaNews
Chelsea’s #KasminGallery is closing its doors after 35 years in business. But in its place, two principal staff members will lead a new enterprise named #OlneyGleason. ocula.com/magazine/art...
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#OculaNews
Kasmin to Close After 35 Years, Replaced by Gallery Olney Gleason
New York mainstay Kasmin Gallery is making way for a new venture led by two of its senior staff, Nick Olney and Eric Gleason.
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August 11, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Chelsea’s #KasminGallery is closing its doors after 35 years in business. But in its place, two principal staff members will lead a new enterprise named #OlneyGleason. ocula.com/magazine/art...
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#OculaNews
#LiBinyuan’s 'Becoming Li Binyuan' at #SongArtMuseum reveals over a decade of performances exploring the body as site of resistance and memory.
Read Shanyu Zhong's Spotlight in #OculaMagazine:
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Read Shanyu Zhong's Spotlight in #OculaMagazine:
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Becoming Li Binyuan: Portrait of a Heiqiao Performance Artist
Shanyu Zhong walks us through Song Art Museum in Beijing, where the largest-ever solo exhibition of artist Li Binyuan explores how one body can mark, mirror, and resist the forces that shape it.
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August 11, 2025 at 4:05 AM
#LiBinyuan’s 'Becoming Li Binyuan' at #SongArtMuseum reveals over a decade of performances exploring the body as site of resistance and memory.
Read Shanyu Zhong's Spotlight in #OculaMagazine:
ocula.com/magazine/spo...
Read Shanyu Zhong's Spotlight in #OculaMagazine:
ocula.com/magazine/spo...
This autumn, auction house #Phillips is instituting lower fees for early bidders at live auctions with a ‘first-of-a-kind’ incentive introduced to ‘[create] more momentum in the early stages of bidding’, while ‘providing greater certainty for sellers’. ocula.com/magazine/art...
Phillips Reduces Fees for Early Bidders at Live Auctions This Autumn
Phillips CEO Martin Wilson said the ‘strategic adjustment’ will support the house to deliver better results for clients and generate ‘a more vibrant auction experience’.
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July 24, 2025 at 3:02 AM
This autumn, auction house #Phillips is instituting lower fees for early bidders at live auctions with a ‘first-of-a-kind’ incentive introduced to ‘[create] more momentum in the early stages of bidding’, while ‘providing greater certainty for sellers’. ocula.com/magazine/art...
Dealer #DavidZwirner said #RaymondSaunders will be ‘dearly missed’ by family, friends and the community of the Bay Area. ‘His work, however, will continue to be seen and discovered by new audiences for many decades to come as he takes his rightful place in art history.’ ocula.com/magazine/art...
Radical Painter Raymond Saunders Dies at 90
U.S. artist Raymond Saunders died just a week after his first major survey closed at Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh.
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July 23, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Dealer #DavidZwirner said #RaymondSaunders will be ‘dearly missed’ by family, friends and the community of the Bay Area. ‘His work, however, will continue to be seen and discovered by new audiences for many decades to come as he takes his rightful place in art history.’ ocula.com/magazine/art...
Glowing screens, redacted texts, mirrored forms—light as force and subject takes centre stage at @hauserwirth.bsky.social St. Moritz this summer. Featuring works by #PipilottiRist, #JennyHolzer, #FrankBowling, #MartinCreed and #LarryBell, 'Light' is on view until 30 August.
July 22, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Glowing screens, redacted texts, mirrored forms—light as force and subject takes centre stage at @hauserwirth.bsky.social St. Moritz this summer. Featuring works by #PipilottiRist, #JennyHolzer, #FrankBowling, #MartinCreed and #LarryBell, 'Light' is on view until 30 August.
For the first time since 1988, the ADAA won’t be staging its annual fair in New York this October. ocula.com/magazine/art...
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#ADAA #OculaNews
Art Dealers Association of America Cancels 2025 Edition of New York Fair
The news comes at a ‘challenging moment’ for charitable organisations who receive funding from the event.
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July 21, 2025 at 11:44 PM
For the first time since 1988, the ADAA won’t be staging its annual fair in New York this October. ocula.com/magazine/art...
#ADAA #OculaNews
#ADAA #OculaNews
Amanda Heng, 74, whose performances critique gender roles in traditional Chinese culture—exploring female infanticide, the beauty industry, and domestic labour—was selected for the ‘strength and continued relevance’ of her work. ocula.com/magazine/art...
#AmandaHeng #VeniceBiennale #OculaNews
#AmandaHeng #VeniceBiennale #OculaNews
Performance Artist Amanda Heng Will Represent Singapore at 2026 Venice Biennale
Artist Amanda Heng has been chosen to represent Singapore at the 2026 Venice Biennale, with Singapore Art Museum's Selene Yap to lead the curatorial direction.
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July 20, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Amanda Heng, 74, whose performances critique gender roles in traditional Chinese culture—exploring female infanticide, the beauty industry, and domestic labour—was selected for the ‘strength and continued relevance’ of her work. ocula.com/magazine/art...
#AmandaHeng #VeniceBiennale #OculaNews
#AmandaHeng #VeniceBiennale #OculaNews
Serbian artist Marina Abramović and Scottish painter Peter Doig are among the 2025 Praemium Imperiale laureates—an award backed by Japan’s royal family recognising creators across the arts. ocula.com/magazine/art...
#MarinaAbramovic #PeterDoig #OculaNews
#MarinaAbramovic #PeterDoig #OculaNews
Marina Abramović and Peter Doig Take Praemium Imperiale Award for 2025
The Serbian performance artist and Scottish painter were among five recipients of the £77,000 award backed by Japan’s royal family recognising artists with international impact.
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July 18, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Serbian artist Marina Abramović and Scottish painter Peter Doig are among the 2025 Praemium Imperiale laureates—an award backed by Japan’s royal family recognising creators across the arts. ocula.com/magazine/art...
#MarinaAbramovic #PeterDoig #OculaNews
#MarinaAbramovic #PeterDoig #OculaNews
Britain’s most prestigious contemporary art award will be hosted by the North Yorkshire town Middlesbrough next year, building on its commitment to sparking public debate about art across the U.K. ocula.com/magazine/art...
#TurnerPrize #Tate #OculaNews
#TurnerPrize #Tate #OculaNews
The Turner Prize Heads North to Middlesbrough in 2026
The Tate has announced the Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art (MIMA) as the venue for its next flagship prize in 2026.
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July 16, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Britain’s most prestigious contemporary art award will be hosted by the North Yorkshire town Middlesbrough next year, building on its commitment to sparking public debate about art across the U.K. ocula.com/magazine/art...
#TurnerPrize #Tate #OculaNews
#TurnerPrize #Tate #OculaNews
Soho Estates heiress and gallery owner India Rose James will stage a ‘cultural intervention’ during London’s Frieze Week this October with a boutique fair for women-led galleries to celebrate the influence of women in contemporary art.
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#SohoEstates #FriezeLondon #OculaNews
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#SohoEstates #FriezeLondon #OculaNews
India Rose James to Host Women-Led Galleries in New Fair During Frieze London
The Soho heiress and gallerist will draw in the ‘next generation’ of collectors and creatives during Frieze London with a boutique fair that offers an alternative to the ‘scale and saturation of the l...
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July 14, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Soho Estates heiress and gallery owner India Rose James will stage a ‘cultural intervention’ during London’s Frieze Week this October with a boutique fair for women-led galleries to celebrate the influence of women in contemporary art.
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#SohoEstates #FriezeLondon #OculaNews
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#SohoEstates #FriezeLondon #OculaNews
Elena Buchmann staged over 300 exhibitions since co-launching the gallery in St. Gallen in 1975, supporting artists like Lawrence Carroll, Tony Cragg, Mario Merz, and Wolfgang Laib—many of whom have stayed with Buchmann Galerie.
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#ElenaBuchmann #BuchmannGalerie #OculaNews
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#ElenaBuchmann #BuchmannGalerie #OculaNews
Swiss Art Dealer Elena Buchmann of Buchmann Galerie Dies at 78
The veteran gallerist who helped launch the careers of artists like Lawrence Carroll, Tony Cragg, and Wolfgang Laib is remembered for her ‘unwavering curiosity and deep fascination for art’.
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July 14, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Elena Buchmann staged over 300 exhibitions since co-launching the gallery in St. Gallen in 1975, supporting artists like Lawrence Carroll, Tony Cragg, Mario Merz, and Wolfgang Laib—many of whom have stayed with Buchmann Galerie.
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#ElenaBuchmann #BuchmannGalerie #OculaNews
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#ElenaBuchmann #BuchmannGalerie #OculaNews
Collector-turned-dealer Adam Lindemann announced that he will be closing Venus Over Manhattan, the gallery he opened in New York City almost 14 years ago. ocula.com/magazine/art...
#VenusOverManhattan #AdamLindemann #OculaNews
#VenusOverManhattan #AdamLindemann #OculaNews
‘Time to Wave the White Flag’ for Adam Lindemann as He Closes Venus Over Manhattan
New York art dealer Adam Lindemann said he will return to collecting upon closing Venus Over Manhattan after nearly a decade and a half in the ‘cutthroat’ art trade.
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July 13, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Collector-turned-dealer Adam Lindemann announced that he will be closing Venus Over Manhattan, the gallery he opened in New York City almost 14 years ago. ocula.com/magazine/art...
#VenusOverManhattan #AdamLindemann #OculaNews
#VenusOverManhattan #AdamLindemann #OculaNews
Led by artist Wael Shawky, Art Basel’s inaugural fair in the Gulf region will ‘[place] artistic intent at its core’ with a view to better serve exhibiting galleries. ocula.com/magazine/art...
#WaelShawky #ArtBasel #OculaNews
#WaelShawky #ArtBasel #OculaNews
Artist Wael Shawky Will Direct the First Art Basel Qatar
Art Basel has appointed Egyptian artist Wael Shawky to assist with the gallery selection and thematic focus of its first edition in Qatar.
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July 13, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Led by artist Wael Shawky, Art Basel’s inaugural fair in the Gulf region will ‘[place] artistic intent at its core’ with a view to better serve exhibiting galleries. ocula.com/magazine/art...
#WaelShawky #ArtBasel #OculaNews
#WaelShawky #ArtBasel #OculaNews
Jean-Michel Basquiat’s 'Untitled' painting from 1981 led the sale, closing toward its high estimate at $16.4 million after a steady back and forth between four buyers. ocula.com/magazine/art...
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#SothebysNewYorkSales #OculaNews
Big Names Back Sotheby’s $186.1m Evening Sale Hitting Near Top of Estimate
Top artists like Jean-Michel Basquiat, Richard Prince, Andy Warhol, and Roy Lichtenstein were in demand from selective buyers in New York this week.
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May 18, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Jean-Michel Basquiat’s 'Untitled' painting from 1981 led the sale, closing toward its high estimate at $16.4 million after a steady back and forth between four buyers. ocula.com/magazine/art...
#SothebysNewYorkSales #OculaNews
#SothebysNewYorkSales #OculaNews
Koyo Kouoh was set to become the first African woman to the biennial since its inception in 1895. ocula.com/magazine/art...
#KoyoKouoh #VeniceBiennale #OculaNews
#KoyoKouoh #VeniceBiennale #OculaNews
‘Deeply Saddened and Dismayed’: Koyo Kouoh, Curator of 2026 Venice Biennale, Has Died
The Cameroonian-Swiss curator was the first African woman selected to direct the Venice Biennale and leaves an 'immense void' in the art world.
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May 13, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Koyo Kouoh was set to become the first African woman to the biennial since its inception in 1895. ocula.com/magazine/art...
#KoyoKouoh #VeniceBiennale #OculaNews
#KoyoKouoh #VeniceBiennale #OculaNews
Dealers reported energetic sales yesterday as Frieze returned to The Shed to host vital arts patrons like Agnes Gund, Jon & Lizzie Tisch, and Suzanne Deal Booth. ocula.com/magazine/art...
#FriezeNewYork #ArtFairSales #OculaNews
#FriezeNewYork #ArtFairSales #OculaNews
Frieze New York: ‘Palpable Enthusiasm’ on Preview Day
With four days left of the fair, we share what collectors have been eyeing among this year's crop of blue-chip and rising talent.
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May 8, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Dealers reported energetic sales yesterday as Frieze returned to The Shed to host vital arts patrons like Agnes Gund, Jon & Lizzie Tisch, and Suzanne Deal Booth. ocula.com/magazine/art...
#FriezeNewYork #ArtFairSales #OculaNews
#FriezeNewYork #ArtFairSales #OculaNews
Rachel Uffner Gallery is now Uffner & Liu, following the promotion of director Lucy Liu to partner. ocula.com/magazine/art...
#RachelUffner #NewYorkGallery #OculaNews
#RachelUffner #NewYorkGallery #OculaNews
New York's Rachel Uffner Gallery Takes on New Name and Partner
The Lower East Side mainstay hopes to expand its international reach and support emerging voices with the rebrand.
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May 5, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Rachel Uffner Gallery is now Uffner & Liu, following the promotion of director Lucy Liu to partner. ocula.com/magazine/art...
#RachelUffner #NewYorkGallery #OculaNews
#RachelUffner #NewYorkGallery #OculaNews