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Latest Newsletter 10 Jun - 17 Jun 2025

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The Week in Art visit the site

10-17 Jun 2025

Openings, events, auctions
Berlin, Brussels, London, Los Angeles, Naples, New York, Paris, Seoul, Shanghai, Sydney, Zürich

KAWS: THERAPY @ Galerie Max Hetzler, Bleibtreustraße 45 Berlin		Jenny Brosinski: In my cloud (NO birds) @ Almine Rech Brussels		Franz West: Die frühen Werke / Early Works @ Galerie Eva Presenhuber, Maag Areal Zürich
Brice Marden: Works on Paper @ Gagosian, rue de Ponthieu Paris		On Blindness @ Nara Roesler New York New York		Anne Appleby: Array @ parrasch heijnen Los Angeles

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Berlin

Berlin, Wednesday 11

Capitain Petzel:
Christopher Kulendran Thomas
a single monumental painting - Thomas' largest to date - covers the entirety of the exhibition space as he examines colonial art history and ethnic violence in Sri Lanka

first day

Berlin, Friday 13

Esther Schipper:
Norbert Bisky: Polympsest
new paintings and sculpture in Bisky’s first solo exhibition with the gallery - “Bisky has established a formal vocabulary in which bodies become representations of existential states”

opening reception

Esther Schipper:
Roman Ondak: Out of the Blue
sculptures and photographic works all loosely based on the color blue and its association with melancholy - “Ondak is not a gloomy artist, his works, blue or not, are full of reflection but also have much affection for life and his spectators”

opening reception

Galerie Max Hetzler, Bleibtreustraße 15/16:
KAWS: THERAPY
across two of the Berlin spaces, new paintings and a larger-than-life sculpture in KAWS’ inaugural exhibition with the gallery

opening reception

Galerie Max Hetzler, Bleibtreustraße 45:
KAWS: THERAPY
across two of the Berlin spaces, new paintings and a larger-than-life sculpture in KAWS’ inaugural exhibition with the gallery

opening reception

Brussels

Brussels, Thursday 12

Almine Rech:
Jenny Brosinski: In my cloud (NO birds)
“Brosinski brings together painting and sculpture to form a cosmos in which materials and colors - surrounded by empty space - reveal their pure presence” - Larissa Kikol

opening reception

Almine Rech:
Janet Werner: Hell and Happiness
the artist's first solo show with the gallery - “there is a humorous and playful aspect in this work, but there is … a darker side, an underlying seriousness, a disorder within the idea of a unified image or narration” - Werner

opening reception

London

London, Tuesday 10

Emanuel von Baeyer:
Dracula & Frankenstein
artwork for the two great gothic novels by renowned illustrator Angela Barrett

opening reception

Hayward Gallery:
Yoshitomo Nara
more than 150 drawings, paintings, sculptures, installation and ceramics in the largest European retrospective of one of Japan’s most celebrated artists

first day

Hayward Gallery:
Yoshitomo Nara: Artist’s Talk

talk

Hayward Gallery:
Ghazaleh Avarzamani and Ali Ahadi: Freudian Typo
new image-based works, sculpture, video and found objects in a multi-layered exhibition exploring language and the vocabulary of corporate finance, debt and development

first day

London, Wednesday 11

Cristea Roberts Gallery:
The Sum of the Parts: The Complete Portfolios of Josef Albers
lithography, silkscreen, inkless intaglio, and embossing in the first exhibition dedicated solely to the complete print portfolios of Albers

opening reception

Cristea Roberts Gallery:
Introduction to the exhibition with Nicholas Fox Weber, the Director of the Josef and Anni Albers Foundation

talk

David Zwirner:
Joe Bradley: Animal Family
new paintings by the American artist - “I have never really felt comfortable calling myself an abstract painter ... there have always been flashes of figuration in my work” - Bradley

private view

David Zwirner:
Walkthrough with Joe Bradley in conversation with Caoimhín Mac Giolla Léith

tour

Ruup & Form:
Kerry Lemon: Simpling
titled after the historical practice of harvesting medicinal plants, an exhibition of sculptural works and immersive installation where Lemon “invites viewers to reimagine the interdependence of body, plant, and place”

first day

London, Thursday 12

Gagosian Grosvenor Hill:
Rudolf Stingel: Vineyard Paintings
the inaugural presentation of new paintings by Stingel - “in these works I’m leaving rigorous conceptual process behind and allowing myself to paint”

opening reception

Hurst Contemporary:
Figurative Impressions: In Plain Sight
the second instalment in the gallery’s curatorial series Figurative Impressions is “an exploration of figurative painting as a medium for expressing the complexities of the lived experience”

opening reception

JD Malat Gallery:
Sepand Danesh: Odradek
the ten paintings in the French-Iranian artist’s debut solo exhibition in London explore “identity transformation and the paradoxes of contemporary existence in our hyper-connected age”

opening reception

Galerie Max Hetzler:
Potential Colour

first day

Robilant+Voena, London:
Stephen Appleby-Barr in conversation with Maria Fusco

talk

SQFT:Space Gallery:
A conversation with Alberto Torres Hernandez and Jorge Garriz

talk

Saatchi Yates:
Once Upon a Time in London
a monumental summer exhibition celebrating London, its artists and institutions, with works by Francis Bacon, Leon Kossoff, Frank Auerbach, Bridget Riley, David Hockney, Paula Rego, Lucian Freud, Gilbert & George, Neil Stokoe, Tracey Emin, …

private view

Timothy Taylor:
Hilary Pecis: Wandering
new paintings by the Los Angeles-based Pecis - “kaleidoscopic compositions drawn from the artist's daily excursions”

opening reception

Timothy Taylor:
Hilary Pecis in conversation with Katy Hessel

talk

Workplace:
Cathleen Clarke: A New Path
“a new body of work that looks back to the Midwestern winters of Clarke’s childhood” in the first UK solo exhibition of the Brooklyn-based painter

opening reception

London, Saturday 14

Autograph:
Embodied Stories: Yoga in the Gallery with Eileen Perrier

special event

Emanuel von Baeyer:
Angela Barrett in conversation with John Huddy

talk

London, Tuesday 17

County Hall Pottery:
Ceramic Material Production and Investigation Masterclass

special event

October Gallery:
October Gallery at Africa Basel
for their presentation at the debut edition of Africa Basel, painting, sculpture, photography and ceramic works by James Barnor, Eddy Kamuanga Ilunga, Alexis Peskine, Zana Masombuka, LR Vandy, Owusu-Ankomah, and Xanthe Somers

first day

Palmer Gallery:
Errant Echoes: RA Schools Class of 2027
hosted by the gallery, Errant Echoes presents a selection of work from the seventeen artists of the 2027 cohort at the RA Schools

private view

Los Angeles

Los Angeles, Saturday 14

Luis De Jesus Los Angeles:
Francisco Masó: Documentary Abstraction
in the Cuban conceptual artist's first solo exhibition in Los Angeles, acrylic on canvas paintings which explore the forces of state power and control, and the militarization of Cuban civil society

opening reception

Luis De Jesus Los Angeles:
Kelley Johnson: Elusive Spaces
an exhibition of new painting by Johnson that “exists in a shifting space between abstraction, landscape, and dreamscape”

opening reception

Luis De Jesus Los Angeles:
Strings Attached: Queering Proximities
for Pride Month, an intimate exhibition exploring queer strategies through works by multidisciplinary artists Amy Adler, John Brooks, Josh Cabello, Pui Tiffany Chow, Zackary Drucker, Rubén Esparza, Ken Gonzales-Day, Jonathan VanDyke, and Jwan Yosef

opening reception

parrasch heijnen:
Anne Appleby: Array
“the artist’s edge-to-edge color field paintings are composed of multi-panel works often in grid form, revealing chromatic shifts in the context of sequential development”

first day

Naples

Naples, Thursday 12

Alfonso Artiaco:
Paolo Bini: Nient’altro che Pittura
Bini’s first solo show is “a call to attunement, a return to the essential, to a way of seeing shaped by slowness, sensitivity, and presence”

opening reception

Alfonso Artiaco:
Selene Cardia: Chiodi d’ambra
Cardia’s first solo exhibition presents “her practice in a painting language that is both austere and luminous, where time and gesture are not mere components but structuring forces”

opening reception

New York

New York, Wednesday 11

Sotheby’s New York:
Important Design
auction: Wed 11
(viewing: Fri 6-Wed 11)

auction

Sotheby’s New York:
Axel Salto: The Burning Now
auction: Wed 11
(viewing: Fri 6-Wed 11)

auction

New York, Thursday 12

CARVALHO PARK:
Beau Gabriel: Blackberry Rondo
the New York-born, London-based artist’s inaugural solo exhibition in the United States

opening reception

CARVALHO PARK:
Rosalind Tallmadge: Pareidolia
the third edition of the gallery’s acclaimed performance series brings together Tallmadge’s installation with the choreography of Principal dancer and activist Ingrid Silva, performed by Elias Re and Vinícius Freire

opening reception

CARVALHO PARK:
Echoes on the Wall, featuring Ingrid Silva, Elias Re + Vinícius Freire

performance

Nara Roesler New York:
On Blindness
painting, sculpture, drawing, photography, and video in a group exhibition curated by Mateus Nunes which draws on the life and work of Jorge Luis Borges to explore blindness as a poetic catalyst

first day

Perrotin New York:
Gabriel Rico: A Finger Pointing to the Moon
reflecting on the relationship between humans and the environment through object-making, assemblage-based installations, and a keen understanding of material processes, Rico achieves a precise geometry from his carefully chosen objects

opening reception

Perrotin New York:
Christiane Pooley: Imaginary Country
the first US exhibition of paintings by the Chilean-born, Paris-based artist draws inspiration from the landscapes of South America to depict ethereal terrains on canvas and copper plate

opening reception

Perrotin New York:
Power Line: Yale School Of Art
an exhibition of works by the Yale School of Art Painting and Printmaking Graduate Class of 2025

opening reception

Perrotin New York:
Focus: Josh Sperling
“throughout the course of his artistic practice, Sperling has continuously referenced the worlds of design and architecture as inspirations for his sculptural works on canvas”

first day

New York, Friday 13

Sotheby’s New York:
A Life in Art: The Mallin Collection Part III
auction: Fri 13-Wed 18
(viewing: Sat 14-Tue 17)

auction starts

Upsilon Gallery:
Mark Making / Time Marking
the first presentation of Ryoko Endo, Hannah Lim, and Park Seo-Bo’s work in dialogue - “three visionary artists whose practices traverse East and West, past and present, structure and spontaneity”

first day

Paris

Paris, Wednesday 11

Galerie Georges-Philippe & Nathalie Vallois:
Robert Cottingham: Cameras, Typewriters & Components
“with one exception [...] the human figure is absent from his work. Exiled without return, in an off-screen made improbable, almost unthinkable [...] ”the things I choose to paint say much more about man than painting a man” - Alain Cueff

opening reception

Galerie Georges-Philippe & Nathalie Vallois:
Focus #2 - American Photorealism
with works by John Baeder, Robert Bechtel, Charles Bell, Robert Cottingham, John DeAndrea, Don Eddy, Ralph Goings, Duane Hanson, and John Salt

opening reception

Hauser & Wirth:
Rita Ackermann. Doubles
new paintings and large works on paper in Ackermann’s first exhibition at the gallery in Paris - “everything about these Doubles not only turns the tables on their beholders, but also subverts established ways of interpreting works of art” - Pamela Kort

opening reception

Sotheby’s Paris:
Tableaux 1400-1900
auction: Wed 11
(viewing: Fri 6-Wed 11)

auction

Paris, Thursday 12

HELENE BAILLY:
Montparnasse & the School of Paris: Studio Stories
curated by Armand Camphuis with works by historic and contemporary artists, an exhibition which “highlights the enduring importance of artists’ studios for the Parisian avant-gardes – past and present”

opening reception

Sotheby’s Paris:
Arts d'Asie
auction: Thu 12
(viewing: Fri 6-Wed 11)

auction

Paris, Saturday 14

Almine Rech, Turenne:
Roby Dwi Antono: Tilik Belik: Visiting the Ailing Spring
“deliberately composed, [Roby’s] idyllic landscapes suggest a utopia where nostalgia and folk rituals co-exist on a flat plane, forcing us to question our notions of science and progress”

opening reception

Almine Rech, Turenne:
Jess Valice: Home is Not a Place
“a unique installation, a representation of her bedroom, the ultimate symbol of sanctuary. Bathed in deep maroon-colored, the room evokes the primal safety of a womb or the rawness of an open wound” - Lisa Boudet

opening reception

Almine Rech, Matignon:
Taryn Simon: The Game
through photography, video, and installation, Simon continues her exploration of “the backstage of power, uncovering the invisible structures that shape our perception” - Maud de la Forterie

opening reception

Gagosian, rue de Ponthieu:
Brice Marden: Works on Paper
selected by Marden’s daughters Mirabelle and Melia, previously unseen work from the artist’s final two decades - “[Marden’s] drawings have a personal feeling, which is the result of hand merging with mind: both need to become one” - Eileen Costello

opening reception

Seoul

Seoul, Friday 13

LKIF Gallery:
Raphael Barratt: Illuminations

first day

Shanghai

Shanghai, Wednesday 11

Almine Rech:
The Archipelagic Imagination: Seaport
the first of a two-part group exhibition curated by Zong Han - “convening artistic positions rooted in Southeast Asia and its global dispersals”

opening reception

Sydney

Sydney, Thursday 12

Art Leven:
First Nations Fine Art Auction
“a tightly curated selection of 82 works by artists of outstanding cultural and historical significance”

private view

Zürich

Zürich, Thursday 12

Hauser & Wirth Bahnhofstrasse 1:
‘Just There’ Rothko Ryman
important works by the two American greats of 20th-century painting as the gallery brings them together for the first time in a two-person exhibition

opening reception

Zürich, Friday 13

Galerie Eva Presenhuber, Maag Areal:
Franz West: Die frühen Werke / Early Works
largely drawn from private collections, an exhibition of sculptures and objects from 1975 to 1990 by the “unique and incomparable” Austrian artist

first day

Galerie Eva Presenhuber, Waldmannstrasse:
Troisième Étage
paintings by Joe Bradley, Austin Eddy, Karen Kilimnik, Ugo Rondinone, and Josh Smith, shown alongside unique furniture pieces by Franz West

first day

Hauser & Wirth:
Ed Clark. Paint is the Subject
curated by Tanya Barson with the artist’s estate, key works spanning seven decades in the first solo exhibition in Switzerland dedicated to the pioneering American abstractionist

opening reception

Hauser & Wirth:
Pat Steir. Song
new works by one of the great innovators of contemporary painting, in her first solo exhibition with the gallery in Europe

opening reception

Mai 36 Galerie:
Thomas Ruff: expériences lumineuses
“Ruff once again makes it clear that he is convinced of the importance of scientific photography”

opening reception

Mai 36 Galerie:
Maia Ruth Lee: Nearing
"through painting, sculpture, installation, and photographic work … my work explores the evolving shape of language, memory, and identity in the context of migration, diaspora, and personal mythology”

opening reception

Galerie Peter Kilchmann, Zahnradstrasse:
Tobias Spichtig: Heavy Mental
the Berlin-based artist’s first solo exhibition of new paintings, sculptures, and drawings - “for Spichtig, painting, like music, begins not with thinking, but with a pulse - something sensed or intuited before it becomes visible” - Samuel Staples

opening reception

Zürich, Saturday 14

Galerie Eva Presenhuber, Maag Areal:
In Conversation: Peter Pakesch & Hans Ulrich Obrist

talk

galerie gmurzynska, Paradeplatz:
Warhol/Cutrone
paintings, drawings, and unique polaroids, including some shown publicly for the first time, in this exhibition curated by James Hedges juxtaposing the two artists

opening reception

Hauser & Wirth:
Ed Clark. Paint is the Subject

tour

Hauser & Wirth:
Pat Steir. Song

tour

Galerie Peter Kilchmann, Rämistrasse:
Travis Boyer: Personal Effects
new paintings by Boyer in his first solo exhibition in Switzerland - “Boyer’s works explore how surfaces accrue meaning, inviting reflection on ornament, cultural memory, and queer embodiment”

opening reception

Zürich, Sunday 15

Galerie Peter Kilchmann, Rämistrasse:
Thomas Love in conversation with Travis Boyer

talk

Don’t miss: exhibitions closing
Athens, Houston, London, Los Angeles, Monaco, New York, Palm Beach, Paris, Sydney

James Turrell: At One @ Gagosian Le Bourget Paris		Lee Shulman and Omar Victor Diop: The Anonymous Project presents Being There @ Edwynn Houk Gallery New York		Carolee Schneemann @ Lisson Gallery Los Angeles
Edvard Munch Portraits @ National Portrait Gallery London		Juana Subercaseaux: Bag of Cells @ Colector Houston		A Mysterious Vision: The Uncanny and Lingering Influences of Surrealism in Contemporary Art @ Robilant+Voena, New York New York