14 stories on The Cultural Signal
Whitechapel Gallery has launched Backyard Biennial: East, an eight-week summer arts festival featuring collaborations with over 40 local partners across East London.
Artist Kelly Akashi has been commissioned to create a site-specific installation for the new Williams College Museum of Art (WCMA) scheduled to open in late 2027.
Artist Ibrahim Mahama will present a site-specific installation titled 'Labyrinths' at MAPS in Køge, Denmark, from June 12 to December 31, 2026.
The Obama Presidential Center in Chicago will feature a permanent site-specific installation by artist Carrie Mae Weems titled 'The Cool Blue Wind' when it opens on June 19, 2026.
The thirteenth edition of Sonsbeek, Europe’s oldest recurring exhibition for art in public space, will take place in Arnhem from July 2 through October 11, 2026.
Galleria Continua will present a solo exhibition by the artist JR at the Piscina Cozzi in Milan from April 21 to April 26, 2026. Curated by Sabato De Sarno and presented by Vanity Fair, the installation is part of the artist's global 'Inside Out' project.
Serpentine South has installed 'Albero folgorato (Thunderstruck Tree, 2012)', a monumental bronze and gold leaf sculpture by Italian artist Giuseppe Penone.
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) has acquired Jeff Koons’s 'Split-Rocker' (2000), a large-scale sculpture featuring living plants. The work will be installed in late 2025 as a permanent anchor for the 3.5-acre public park surrounding the museum's new David Geffen Galleries.
Hauser & Wirth has announced a series of upcoming global exhibitions and projects, including a survey of artist Sonia Boyce at Tate and Zoe Leonard’s participation in the 2026 Venice Biennale.
Perrotin has released a comprehensive list of major institutional exhibitions and public commissions for artist Jean-Michel Othoniel. Key locations include the Musée du Louvre and Institut de France in Paris, as well as the Miami Beach Convention Center and the Olympic Sculpture Park in Seoul.
The Whitney Museum of American Art has launched a redesigned food and beverage program featuring a flagship Frenchette Bakery and the eighth-floor Studio Bar.
The Whitney Museum of American Art, in collaboration with Hudson River Park, has installed a permanent public artwork by David Hammons titled Day's End (2014–21). Located on the Hudson River waterfront, the open-frame steel structure measures 52 feet high, 325 feet long, and 65 feet wide.
Tate Modern will present 'Tracey Emin: A Second Life' from February 27 to August 31, 2026, marking the artist's largest exhibition to date.
The Museu de Arte Moderna (MAM) Rio will present the first Brazilian iteration of Daniel Buren’s 'Voile/Toile – Toile/Voile' from February 24 to April 12, 2026.
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