Tolia Astakhishvili, Tolia Curriculum, 2026 Courtesy of the artist Design: Syndicat

ART CITIES:Vienna-Tolia Astakhishvili

Following a series of critically acclaimed international presentations, Tolia Astakhishvili now realizes her first solo museum exhibition at mumok with “Tolia Curriculum”, an ambitious long-duration project that radically rethinks the temporality and structure of exhibition-making. Conceived as an evolving and process-oriented format, the exhibition unfolds over several months, during which …

Kiki Smith, Sungrazer VIII, 2019, Bronze,Edition of 3 + 1 AP, 272 x 122 x Galerie Lelong 122 cm (107 3/16 x 48 1/16 x 48 1/16 in), © Kiki Smith, Courtesy the artist and Galerie Lelong

PREVIEW: Kiki-Smith Flight

For over forty years, Kiki Smith has navigated the art world not by following trends, but by spinning a vast, interconnected web …

Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Air Package on a Ceiling (Project for the Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia) (detail), 1968, Wood, paint, polyethylene, Mylar, twine, screws, and electric light, 17 x 27 1/2 x 27 1/8 inches (43.2 x 69.9 x 68.9 cm), © Christo and Jeanne-Claude Foundation, Photo: Prudence Cuming Associates Ltd, Courtesy Christo and Jeanne-Claude Foundation and Gagosian

ART CITIES: London-Christo

Christo and Jeanne-Claude were known for creating monumental, temporary public artworks that transformed landscapes using everyday materials. Their ambitious projects required years …

Rosa Barba, Tracing Vocabularies, Exhibition view at Centro de Arte Moderna Gulbenkian. Courtesy the artist, Esther Schipper

ART CITIES: Lisbon-Rosa Barba

Rosa Barba presents “Tracing Vocabularies”, a major exhibition at the Centro de Arte Moderna Gulbenkian (CAM) in Lisbon that transforms the CAM …

Jennifer West, Stitched Cosmos, Installation view, Curated  by Francesco Urbano Ragazzi,_Photo: Gaia Cambiaggi, Courteys the artit and Ca’ Foscari University of Venice

ART CITIES: Venice-Jennifer West

At the threshold between art installation, archival excavation, and speculative cosmology, Jennifer West transforms the ground floor of Ca’ Foscari University of …

Hilary Pecis, Target Canyon, 2026, acrylic on linen, 100 x 140 x 1 5/8 inches (254 x 355.6 x 4.1 cm), © Hilary Pecis, Courtesy the artist and David Kordansky Gallery

PRESENTATION: Hilary Pecis-Love Letters

In the paintings of Hilary Pecis, the everyday becomes structurally monumental. A cluttered coffee table, a hillside dense with succulents, a half-finished …

Zineb Sedira, When Words Fall Silent, Cinema Speaks...., Tate Britain Commission 2026, Photo © Tate (Lucy Green)

ART CITIES: London-Zineb Sedira

Zineb Sedira’s commission “When Words Fall Silent, Cinema Speaks…” at Tate Britain is not simply an installation—it is a fully inhabited cinematic …

Francesca Mollett, Inscape (after Cézanne), 2026, Oil on linen, triptych, 230.5 x 130.8 cm I 90 3/4 x 51 1/2 in (each) 230.5 x 400.1 cm I 90 3/4 x 157 1/2 in (overall), © Francesca Mollett, Courtesy the artist and Grimm Gallery

ART CITIES: N.York-Francesca Mollett

At a moment when contemporary painting continues to oscillate between figuration and pure abstraction, Francesca Mollett has emerged as one of the …

Thomas Hirschhorn

Thomas Hirschhorn (16/5/1957- )

Today is the occasion to bear in mind Thomas Hirschhorn (16/5/1957- ), he uses everyday and found materials to create a dystopian …

Lisa Yuskavage, Legend: Red Yellow Blue, 2024-2025, Oil on linen, 25 1/8 x 30 1/8 inches (63.8 x 76.5 cm), Signed and dated verso, © Lisa Yuskavage, Courtesy the artist and David Zwirner Gallery

PRESENTATION: Lisa Yuskavage

Twenty years after her first exhibition with David Zwirner, Lisa Yuskavage is not looking back—she’s painting into the wormhole. This May, the …

VALIE EXPORT

VALIE EXPORT (17/5/1940-14/5/2026)

A pioneer in film, video and installation art, VALIE EXPORT (17/5/1940-14/5/2026) has produced one of the most significant bodies of feminist art …

elly Akashi, Root Inversion (Mallow), 2026 Flame-worked borosilicate glass, weathering steel, 35.6 x 35.6 x 35.6 cm, © Kelly Akashi, Courtesy the artist and Lisson Gallery

ART CITIES: N.York-Kelly Akashi

In an age fixated on preservation—cloud backups, archival inks, climate-controlled vaults—Kelly Akashi proposes something more radical: that loss need not be resolved …

Jasper Johns

Jasper Johns (15/5/1930- )

Today is the occasion to bear in mind Jasper Johns (15/5/1930- ), his work affected nearly every artistic movement from the ‘50s …

Vaughn Spann, America (Redacted No. 2), 2026, Polymer paint, mixed media, canvas on wood panel, 76.8 x 103.5 x 7 cm - 30 1/4 x 40 3/4 x 2 3/4 in (unframed), 83.8 x 109.6 x 9.5 cm - 33 x 43 1/4 x 3 3/4 in (framed), © Vaughn Spann, Courtesy the artist and Almine Rech Gallery

ART CITIES: N.York-Vaughn Spann

Inside the cavernous white rooms of Almine Rech’s Tribeca space, the American flag does not flutter with patriotic ease. In Vaughn Spann’s …

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