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Our editors on the exhibitions they’re looking forward to around the world this month – from Seoul and Sharjah to Birmingham and Boston.
The 10 Exhibitions to See in August 2026
Our editors on the exhibitions they’re looking forward to around the world this month – from Seoul and Sharjah to Birmingham and Boston
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Flávia Almeida, currently vice president of MASP (the São Paulo Museum of Art), is to become the Brazilian institution’s president.
Flávia Almeida takes on MASP presidency
Almeida follows Heitor Martins’s 12-year tenure
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Valerie Hillings has been appointed as inaugural director of the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi, set to open in December this year, the Abu Dhabi Department of Culture and Tourism has announced.
Valerie Hillings appointed director of Guggenheim Abu Dhabi
Hillings has been closely involved with the project during its development
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Christopher Nolan’s adaptation goes for modern psychology over textual ‘fidelity’, eschewing not just the silliness of toga-clad deities perched in the heavens, says Beatrice Loayza, but the itchiness of dogmatic truths
‘The Odyssey’: The Feelgood Film of the Year
Christopher Nolan’s adaptation goes for modern psychology over textual ‘fidelity’, eschewing not just the silliness of toga-clad deities perched in the heavens, says Beatrice Loayza, but the itchiness of dogmatic truths
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Francisco Correa Cordero, who founded New York’s Lubov gallery, has died.
Francisco Correa Cordero, Lubov gallery founder, 1989–2026
Chinatown outfit drew a cult following
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Though Ellen Pau’s latest works might resonate with certain experiences of Hong Kong’s recent past, they’re far from political commentary, writes Marcus Civin.
Ellen Pau: Less Than Meets the Eye
Though these works might resonate with certain experiences of Hong Kong’s recent past, they’re far from political commentary
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Im Youngzoo’s recent exhibition suggests that our drive to develop new technologies indicates a spiritual need to manage ‘existential uncertainty’.
Im Youngzoo: Requiem for Technological Progress
A recent exhibition suggests that our drive to develop new technologies indicates a spiritual need to manage ‘existential uncertainty’
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The central question of ‘The Savage Landscape’ is whether any true “wilderness” still exists on this earth, writes Oliver Basciano.
‘The Savage Landscape: How We Made the Wilderness’ by Cal Flyn, Reviewed
Does any true wilderness still exist on this earth?
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Brutalism, according to the author, was a ‘method’ in Korea, where architecture was a response to the necessities of healing and rebuilding after twentieth-century wars.
‘Brutalist Korea’ by Paul Tulett, Reviewed
Brutalism, according to the author, was a ‘method’ in Korea, where architecture was a response to the necessities of healing and rebuilding after twentieth-century wars
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Nirmala Devi reviews ‘Flowers’ by Brian Dillon, Takenori Miyamoto and Teppei Takeda.
‘Flowers’ by Brian Dillon, Takenori Miyamoto and Teppei Takeda, Reviewed
The short review of this book would say that it does what it says on the cover
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Sohrab Hura's latest photobook captures conflict beyond the frame.
‘Snow’ by Sohrab Hura, reviewed
Sohrab Hura's latest photobook captures conflict beyond the frame
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Irénée Scalbert's ‘Totems’ comprises ten texts and lectures on twentieth-century European architecture written and delivered over the past 25 years.
‘Totems: Selected Essays on Architecture’ by Irénée Scalbert, Reviewed
‘Totems’ comprises ten texts and lectures on twentieth-century European architecture written and delivered over the past 25 years
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Artist Oliver Beer’s canvases record the shapes created by hundreds of notes like a musical score.
Oliver Beer’s Music for Paintings
The artist’s canvases record the shapes created by hundreds of notes like a musical score, but the closer you get, the less gestural they appear
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Ali Kazim's ‘Alphabet Book’ shows us that language is an evolving matter.
‘Alphabet Book’ by Ali Kazim and Hammad Nasar, Reviewed
The book shows us that language is an evolving matter
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At Los Angeles’s Hammer Museum, Claudia Ross questions the formal dictates of earthly art.
The Formal Dictates of Earthly Art
What if artistic innovation emerges from material itself, rather than being imposed on it?
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For Pallavi Surana, the Indian Pavilion at this year’s Venice Biennale raises both intended and unintended questions about what constitutes ‘home’.
The Politics of Belonging at the India Pavilion
For Pallavi Surana, the Indian Pavilion at this year’s Venice Biennale raises both intended and unintended questions about what constitutes ‘home’
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What if artistic innovation emerges from material itself, rather than being imposed on it?
The Formal Dictates of Earthly Art
What if artistic innovation emerges from material itself, rather than being imposed on it?
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SoundCloud’s recently announced acquisition of NFT music platform Nina Protocol sounds the death knell for the illusion of tech’s utopianism in the arts, says Robert Barry.
The Blockchain Fantasy is Dying
SoundCloud’s recently announced acquisition of NFT music platform Nina Protocol sounds the death knell for the illusion of tech’s utopianism in the arts
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The second edition of the Bogota Biennial, which will take place across the Colombian capital in September 2027, will be led by the biennial’s director Juan Ricardo Rincón Gaviria and chief curators Magalí Arriola and José Esparza Chong Cuy.
Curatorial team announced for 2027 Bogota Biennial
The Biennial calls in chief curators Magalí Arriola and José Esparza Chong Cuy
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wrote about apes, blockchains, protocols and music for @artreview.bsky.social artreview.com/the-blockcha...
The Blockchain Fantasy is Dying
SoundCloud’s recently announced acquisition of NFT music platform Nina Protocol sounds the death knell for the illusion of tech’s utopianism in the arts
artreview.com
Ali Kazim's Alphabet Book shows us that language is an evolving matter.
‘Alphabet Book’ by Ali Kazim and Hammad Nasar, Reviewed
The book shows us that language is an evolving matter
artreview.com
Brutalism, according to Nirmala Devi, was a ‘method’ in Korea, where architecture was a response to the necessities of healing and rebuilding after twentieth-century wars.
‘Brutalist Korea’ by Paul Tulett, Reviewed
Brutalism, according to the author, was a ‘method’ in Korea, where architecture was a response to the necessities of healing and rebuilding after twentieth-century wars
artreview.com
Sohrab Hura's latest photobook captures conflict beyond the frame.
‘Snow’ by Sohrab Hura, reviewed
Sohrab Hura's latest photobook captures conflict beyond the frame
artreview.com
Simone Forti, pioneer of postmodern dance, has died aged ninety-one, her gallery Raffaella Cortese has announced.
Simone Forti, pioneer of postmodern dance, 1935 – 2026
The artist influenced Fluxus and the Judson Church Theater
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‘Totems’ comprises ten texts and lectures on twentieth-century European architecture written and delivered over the past 25 years. artreview.com/totems-select...
For Pallavi Surana, the Indian Pavilion at this year’s Venice Biennale raises both intended and unintended questions about what constitutes ‘home’. artreview.com/the-politics-...
I reviewed Oliver Beer's recent show at Ropac, London, for @artreview.bsky.social artreview.com/oliver-beer-...
Oliver Beer’s Music for Paintings
The artist’s canvases record the shapes created by hundreds of notes like a musical score, but the closer you get, the less gestural they appear
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The short review of this book would say that it does what it says on the cover, which is emblazoned with the words ‘Teppei Takeda Flowers’, writes Nirmala Devi.
‘Flowers’ by Brian Dillon, Takenori Miyamoto and Teppei Takeda, Reviewed
The short review of this book would say that it does what it says on the cover
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