W. A. Sutton, Several degrees of attention, 2022. Installation view, Govett-Brewster Art Gallery, Ngāmotu New Plymouth, Aotearoa New Zealand. Photo: Bryan James.

Several degrees of attention: Thinking with the collection at the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery

July 9–November 13, 2022 The exhibition Several degrees of attention offers four ways into and out of specific contemporary art histories that we are familiar with. It consists of four curatorial projects, each of which draws inspiration from a specific work or collection of works in the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery collection. The permanent collection of the Govett-Brewster…

July 19, 2022

Illustration: Mayfried Visual Communication.

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Lenbachhaus Munich presents The Remains of 100 Days…documenta and the Lenbachhaus

July 18, 2022–March 25, 2023 The inaugural Documenta was held in Kassel in 1955. The 15th edition of the exhibition is now being shown in 2022, 67 years after it first opened. The 100-day exhibition had a long-lasting impact on the collections and programs of the art institutions in the Federal Republic of Germany and was…

July 19, 2022

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Press and professional accreditations now open for 16th Lyon Biennale

September 14–December 31, 2022 Preview days: September 12–13,10am–7pm On the website of the 16th Lyon Biennale, the accreditation form for the professional preview days on September 12 and 13 is now accessible. From September 12 through September 18, those who have been accredited are able to enter all 12 venues of the Biennale for free. From September…

July 4, 2022

José Medeiros, Abdias Nascimento (Dr. Emanuel), 1957. Abdias Nascimento Collection – IPEAFRO.

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Inhotim presents Second Act of the Black Art Museum by Abdias Nascimento

May 28–October 16, 2022 Inhotim has a museum inside of its building that, for a two-year period, exhibits the Black Art Museum idea envisioned by Abdias Nascimento (1914-2011) in the early 1950s. The project is co-curated by Inhotim and IPEAFRO (Institute for Afro-Brazilian Research and Studies). The interdisciplinary heritage of Nascimento, a poet, playwright, curator, visual artist,…

June 30, 2022

Notes: Chinese Artistic and Intellectual Voices from the End of the Twentieth Century, 2022. Poster.

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Beijing Inside-Out Art Museum presents New Exhibition: Notes

June 23–July 24, 2022 Notes: Chinese Artistic and Intellectual Voices from the End of the Twentieth Century (hereinafter referred to as Notes) is a new chapter in the study of the history of Chinese contemporary art in the second half of the 20th century, succeeding our previous exhibition Waves and Echoes. Notes provides a study of the…

June 29, 2022

Jana Wisniewski, “WOFÜR? haben wir eigentlich gestimmt (WHAT FOR? have we actually voted for),” 1981. Poster design, photograph with mounted text-foil. Courtesy of Künstlerhaus-Archiv.

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Künstlerhaus, Austrian Artists’ Association presents 1503.

June 23–September 25, 2022 Preview: June 22, 12–9pm, film screenings until 6pm, concert (Karlheinz Essl) at 6:30pm, and a performance (Christa Biedermann) In the German-speaking world, the Künstlerhaus was one of the first artist-run institutions. Since its founding in 1861, the "Genossenschaft der bildenden Künstler im Künstlerhaus," which later became the "Gesellschaft der bildenden Künstler im Künstlerhaus,"…

June 15, 2022