Art Box portal // Vienna – The Albertina Museum is hosting the first major solo exhibition of British artist Jenny Saville (1979) in Austria, titled ‘Gaze.’ Open from March 21 to June 29, 2025, the exhibition offers a comprehensive overview of Saville’s artistic development over the past two decades, featuring both established works and new pieces...
Art Box portal // ALBERTINA MODERN, Vienna – The exhibition focuses on the drawings of Damien Hirst (1965), one of the most influential contemporary artists. While he is widely recognized for his paintings, sculptures, and installations, his drawings have remained relatively less well-known. This is the first museum exhibition dedicated to his drawings, offering an...
Art Box portal // Monira Al Qadiri’s „Deep Fate“ exhibition invites viewers to reflect on the intricate relationship between modern life, oil, and the ongoing climate crisis. Running from March 21 to September 7, 2025, on the 5th floor of the Kiasma Museum in Helsinki, this thought-provoking display examines how a resource that has shaped...
Art Box portal // The Palazzo Strozzi Foundation, located in a Renaissance palace in Florence, is known for its exceptional exhibitions. From March 16 to July 20, 2025, it will present „Sex and Solitude,“ the largest exhibition in Italy dedicated to British artist Tracey Emin (born 1963), curated by Arturo Galansino. „Sex and Solitude“ Tracey...
Art Box portal // „The Soul of Nature“ opens at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in February 2025 and runs through May 11. This exhibition is the first comprehensive retrospective of the iconic German Romantic artist Caspar David Friedrich in the United States. Caspar David Friedrich (1774–1840) redefined European landscape painting by using nature to...
Art Box portal// In a world of constant pressures, uncertainty, and societal challenges, the question often arises about the role of art: does it serve as a form of activism or as a form of escapism? This dilemma opens up a wide range of discussions about the function of art in contemporary society. Amidst change...
Written by Sandra Urban // For four months, student blockades and citizen protests have been ongoing in Serbia due to the deaths of fifteen people caused by the collapse of a concrete canopy at the Novi Sad Railway Station on 1 November 2024. The students’ persistence and determination to see their demands met by state...
By Matthew Stone // Optimism can come and go in all spheres of our lives, much as widely felt waves of it can pass in and out of cultural relevancy. In 2004 I co-wrote a manifesto about it with curator Brianna Toth, which we called Optimism as Cultural Rebellion. It did not specify what one...
Art Box portal // Marlon Mullen is a painter from Contra Costa County, California, who works at the NIAD Art Center. Born in 1963, he gained recognition thanks to his exhibition at the Whitney Biennial in 2019. In 2024, he made history by becoming the first artist with developmental disabilities to have a solo exhibition...