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Patti Smith, Brian Eno and FKA Twigs will represent the Vatican at the 2026 Venice BiennaleThe Holy See pavilion will celebrate nearly a millennium of sonic possibilities through specially commissioned compositions, artworks and installations. Here’s who’s participating
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In Venice, Su Xiaobai will fill a historic palazzo with works crafted in natural lacquerDuring the Venice Biennale, Su Xiaobai’s 'Alchemical Universe' at Palazzo Soranzo Van Axel will make for a special show
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Step into the contemporary puzzle of Martin Margiela's first large-scale exhibition in Japan'Martin Margiela at Kudan House', running in Tokyo until 29 April, is an eclectic and curious world
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Anna Park's new show at Lehmann Maupin in London offers a voyeuristic mix of the abstract and the figurativeThe South Korea-born artist confronts a lack of nuance in playful works which rethink vintage pin-up motifs
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Why do we like watching women die, asks Marina Abramović in CopenhagenIn 'Seven Deaths' at Copenhagen’s Cisternerne, Marina Abramović considers Maria Callas, and the tragic female characters she embodied
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Discover the experimental work of overlooked Croatian artist Edita SchubertAt Muzeum Susch, Edita Schubert's avant-garde work and process go under the spotlight; find canvases slashed by knives and geometric pieces that play with the abstracted body
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Daphne Wright casts her family in Jesmonite. Discover her works in LondonAt Frith Street Gallery, the artist explores a fascination with materials; when we visit, she tells us about the ‘sulking’ power of clay and her ‘very brutal’ way to make work
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Painter-to-watch Joanna van Son puts a modern spin on the old masters at Saatchi YatesIn London, the artist’s rich oil paintings pay tribute to her partner
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Step into painter Hannah Murray’s seductive, unsettling worldIn an exhibition at Ginny on Frederick in London, the artist populates hyperrealistic interiors with her almost-realistic figures
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Margaret Howell and Kettle’s Yard unpack Japanese artist Kenji Umeda’s sculptural styleFollowing the discovery of a long-lost trunk belonging to the artist, previously unseen works, clothes and correspondence go on show in London and Cambridge
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Painter Hurvin Anderson’s blend of memory and history is mesmerising at Tate BritainThe artist presents his first major retrospective, in which bold and joyful works zigzag between places, memories and motifs
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Inez & Vinoodh celebrate their 40-year career with a major exhibition in The HagueIn 'Can Love Be a Photograph,' at the Kunstmuseum Den Haag, Dutch-born photographers Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin mark forty years of creative collaboration
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Don’t miss these six artists at Art Basel Hong Kong 2026Art Basel Hong Kong is back, from 27-29 March. But what is essential viewing?
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How can we overcome the problem of representation, asks Collier Schorr in ParisAt Modern Art, Paris, Collier Schorr presents photographs, collages, notes, drawings and video for her first exhibition in Paris
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Meet Orfeo Tagiuri, the artist using cartoons to explore humour and melancholyLondon-based multidisciplinary artist Orfeo Tagiuri channels meditation, sadness and ‘bad puns’ in work currently on display at his 'Doing Nothing' exhibition at Mutty in Brescia, Italy
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Step inside Mark Rothko's major retrospective in Florence'Rothko in Florence', curated by Christopher Rothko and Elena Geuna, encompasses the main exhibition at Palazzo Strozzi and spaces that were historically significant to Rothko
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Meet Delaine Le Bas, the former Turner Prize nominee with a major retrospective in ManchesterThe artist has imbued Manchester's Whitworth gallery with a feminist and spiritual magic. Discover more about her here
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At Serpentine, David Hockney asks us to pause and observe the passing of timeIn ‘A Year in Normandie and Some Other Thoughts about Painting’, David Hockney presents new work alongside his epic iPad paintings
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From retrofuturist fembots to masculine soul-searchers, life weighs heavily in this London art exhibitionFrom mental health to masculinity and belonging, ‘The Weight of Being’ at Two Temple Place traces the emotional textures of everyday life, balancing heaviness and joy
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In London, Sarabande artists consider the meaning of inheritance for International Women’s Day 2026For the exhibition 'All That's Been Given', nine artists will be showing work at the Sarabande Foundation in London, 4-10 March 2026
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Umi Ishihara takes a deep-dive into Tokyo's strip clubsUmi Ishihara's moving image installation at Gasworks, exploring Tokyo's strip club scene, is inspired by her own parents who worked across nightclubs and free raves in Japan
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In Los Angeles, artists consider the enduring legacy of the Black Diaspora'Here Now and Then' with works by artists including Jean-Michel Basquiat, Julie Mehretu and Kehinde Wiley, explores what it means to exist in the present moment
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‘Tracey Emin: A Second Life’ is tough, honest and life-affirmingWith 100 works drawn from her 40-year career on show at London’s Tate Modern, the artist offers an unflinching and moving look at the gritty, bloody but also beautiful reality of living
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At the Royal Academy of Arts, Rose Wylie is bold, raw and joyful‘Rose Wylie: The Picture Comes First’ is the artist's largest retrospective yet
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In the 1980s, US television got radical. What sparked it?An exhibition at Goldsmiths CCA 'It’s 8:30. Do you know where your brains are?' considers DIY television from the 1980s to the 2010s by the collective Paper Tiger Television
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Gideon Appah has joined art’s big league. How is he feeling as his New York debut at Pace gathers momentum?After being signed by Pace in 2022, the artist has gone on to translate thoughts on leisure and freedom into exquisitely detailed oil paintings
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Everything you need to know about Frieze Los Angeles 2026Los Angeles is gearing up for another jam-packed week of art and cultural events taking place over the last weekend in February.
