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Ocula @ocula.com · 09/09/2025
Anya Paintsil and Stephen William’s shared life and practice in North Wales shape 'Allanol Always', Paintsil’s new exhibition at Tŷ Pawb, Wrexham. Read Emily Steer's Spotlight in Ocula Magazine: ocula.com/magazine/spotlights/inter…
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Ocula @ocula.com · 04/09/2025
#TheArmoryShow anchors a busy return for New York’s art world. Highlights include #SamuelFosso at #YossiMilo and #DominiqueFung’s performance on the #HighLine. Read XY Zhou’s guide to the week in #OculaMagazine: ocula.com/magazine/spotlights/the-a…
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Ocula @ocula.com · 03/09/2025
Seoul is buzzing during Frieze and Kiaf, but the city’s art scene goes far beyond the fairs. From Mark Bradford at Amorepacific to SONGEUN’s Panorama and artist-run spaces in Euljiro, Explore more in Ocula Magazine: ocula.com/magazine/opinions/how-to-…
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Ocula @ocula.com · 02/09/2025
At 91, #FrankBowling prepares for his debut at the 36th #BienaldeSãoPaulo. In his London studio, he spoke with Annabel Downes about a life crossing borders and returning to South America. Read the Spotlight in #OculaMagazine: ocula.com/magazine/spotlights/mappi…
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Ocula @ocula.com · 22/08/2025
Álvaro Urbano’s ‘Prelude’ transforms Marian Goodman Gallery into a memory of the Ramble, Central Park’s legendary cruising ground. Leo Herrera recalls his own first visit in Ocula Magazine: ocula.com/magazine/spotlights/alvar…
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Born a Ramblin’ Man: Álvaro Urbano Sparks a Cruiser’s Story
Inspired by Álvaro Urbano, Leo Herrera revisits New York’s Ramble, the legendary queer meeting ground, exploring its history, atmosphere, and enduring cultural resonance.
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Ocula @ocula.com · 13/08/2025
Bangkok’s leading art centre has censored works in an exhibition on authoritarianism after pressure from China. Removed pieces addressed Tibet, Xinjiang, Hong Kong, Myanmar, and Syria, with curators now in exile. ‘A chilling signal to exiled artists,’ one said. ocula.com/magazine/art... #OculaNews
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Bangkok Removes Artworks from Exhibit After ‘Pressure’ from China
Censored works include a film of Tibetans demanding accountability for genocide and references to China and Israel’s treatment of Muslims.
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Ocula @ocula.com · 13/08/2025
The news lands at a turning point for L.A.’s gallery scene. Weeks after BLUM’s closure—a space that shaped the city’s contemporary art and once showed #LaurenQuin —artists and audiences are left wondering how its rising stars will realign. ocula.com/magazine/art... #PaceGallery #OculaNews
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Pace Gallery Takes on Painter Lauren Quin Amid Shifts in L.A. Art Scene
There have been some seismic shifts to the landscape of the Los Angeles art market lately—but the addition of painter Lauren Quin to the roster at Pace Gallery shows how up-and-comers are still on the...
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Ocula @ocula.com · 11/08/2025
The exhibition, which has spotlighted defining artists over time, including David Hockney, Lucian Freud, and Sarah Lucas, will be curated by writer #EkowEshun, the chair of the biannual Fourth Plinth public commission for Trafalgar Square. ocula.com/magazine/art... #BritishArtShow10 #OculaNews
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Ekow Eshun to Curate British Art Show’s Largest Edition Yet
Ekow Eshun will oversee the quinquennial exhibition bringing a snapshot of British contemporary art to five U.K. cities for the first time starting from September 2026.
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Ocula @ocula.com · 11/08/2025
Chelsea’s #KasminGallery is closing its doors after 35 years in business. But in its place, two principal staff members will lead a new enterprise named #OlneyGleason. ocula.com/magazine/art... #OculaNews
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Kasmin to Close After 35 Years, Replaced by Gallery Olney Gleason
New York mainstay Kasmin Gallery is making way for a new venture led by two of its senior staff, Nick Olney and Eric Gleason.
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Ocula @ocula.com · 11/08/2025
#LiBinyuan’s 'Becoming Li Binyuan' at #SongArtMuseum reveals over a decade of performances exploring the body as site of resistance and memory. Read Shanyu Zhong's Spotlight in #OculaMagazine: ocula.com/magazine/spo...
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Becoming Li Binyuan: Portrait of a Heiqiao Performance Artist
Shanyu Zhong walks us through Song Art Museum in Beijing, where the largest-ever solo exhibition of artist Li Binyuan explores how one body can mark, mirror, and resist the forces that shape it.
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Ocula @ocula.com · 24/07/2025
This autumn, auction house #Phillips is instituting lower fees for early bidders at live auctions with a ‘first-of-a-kind’ incentive introduced to ‘[create] more momentum in the early stages of bidding’, while ‘providing greater certainty for sellers’. ocula.com/magazine/art...
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Phillips Reduces Fees for Early Bidders at Live Auctions This Autumn
Phillips CEO Martin Wilson said the ‘strategic adjustment’ will support the house to deliver better results for clients and generate ‘a more vibrant auction experience’.
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Ocula @ocula.com · 23/07/2025
Dealer #DavidZwirner said #RaymondSaunders will be ‘dearly missed’ by family, friends and the community of the Bay Area. ‘His work, however, will continue to be seen and discovered by new audiences for many decades to come as he takes his rightful place in art history.’ ocula.com/magazine/art...
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Radical Painter Raymond Saunders Dies at 90
U.S. artist Raymond Saunders died just a week after his first major survey closed at Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh.
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Ocula @ocula.com · 22/07/2025
Glowing screens, redacted texts, mirrored forms—light as force and subject takes centre stage at @hauserwirth.bsky.social St. Moritz this summer. Featuring works by #PipilottiRist, #JennyHolzer, #FrankBowling, #MartinCreed and #LarryBell, 'Light' is on view until 30 August.
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Ocula @ocula.com · 22/07/2025
For the first time since 1988, the ADAA won’t be staging its annual fair in New York this October. ocula.com/magazine/art... #ADAA #OculaNews
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Art Dealers Association of America Cancels 2025 Edition of New York Fair
The news comes at a ‘challenging moment’ for charitable organisations who receive funding from the event.
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Ocula @ocula.com · 20/07/2025
Amanda Heng, 74, whose performances critique gender roles in traditional Chinese culture—exploring female infanticide, the beauty industry, and domestic labour—was selected for the ‘strength and continued relevance’ of her work. ocula.com/magazine/art... #AmandaHeng #VeniceBiennale #OculaNews
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Performance Artist Amanda Heng Will Represent Singapore at 2026 Venice Biennale
Artist Amanda Heng has been chosen to represent Singapore at the 2026 Venice Biennale, with Singapore Art Museum's Selene Yap to lead the curatorial direction.
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Ocula @ocula.com · 18/07/2025
Serbian artist Marina Abramović and Scottish painter Peter Doig are among the 2025 Praemium Imperiale laureates—an award backed by Japan’s royal family recognising creators across the arts. ocula.com/magazine/art... #MarinaAbramovic #PeterDoig #OculaNews
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Marina Abramović and Peter Doig Take Praemium Imperiale Award for 2025
The Serbian performance artist and Scottish painter were among five recipients of the £77,000 award backed by Japan’s royal family recognising artists with international impact.
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Ocula @ocula.com · 16/07/2025
Britain’s most prestigious contemporary art award will be hosted by the North Yorkshire town Middlesbrough next year, building on its commitment to sparking public debate about art across the U.K. ocula.com/magazine/art... #TurnerPrize #Tate #OculaNews
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The Turner Prize Heads North to Middlesbrough in 2026
The Tate has announced the Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art (MIMA) as the venue for its next flagship prize in 2026.
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Ocula @ocula.com · 15/07/2025
Soho Estates heiress and gallery owner India Rose James will stage a ‘cultural intervention’ during London’s Frieze Week this October with a boutique fair for women-led galleries to celebrate the influence of women in contemporary art. ocula.com/magazine/art... #SohoEstates #FriezeLondon #OculaNews
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India Rose James to Host Women-Led Galleries in New Fair During Frieze London
The Soho heiress and gallerist will draw in the ‘next generation’ of collectors and creatives during Frieze London with a boutique fair that offers an alternative to the ‘scale and saturation of the l...
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Ocula @ocula.com · 14/07/2025
Elena Buchmann staged over 300 exhibitions since co-launching the gallery in St. Gallen in 1975, supporting artists like Lawrence Carroll, Tony Cragg, Mario Merz, and Wolfgang Laib—many of whom have stayed with Buchmann Galerie. ocula.com/magazine/art... #ElenaBuchmann #BuchmannGalerie #OculaNews
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Swiss Art Dealer Elena Buchmann of Buchmann Galerie Dies at 78
The veteran gallerist who helped launch the careers of artists like Lawrence Carroll, Tony Cragg, and Wolfgang Laib is remembered for her ‘unwavering curiosity and deep fascination for art’.
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Ocula @ocula.com · 14/07/2025
Collector-turned-dealer Adam Lindemann announced that he will be closing Venus Over Manhattan, the gallery he opened in New York City almost 14 years ago. ocula.com/magazine/art... #VenusOverManhattan #AdamLindemann #OculaNews
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‘Time to Wave the White Flag’ for Adam Lindemann as He Closes Venus Over Manhattan
New York art dealer Adam Lindemann said he will return to collecting upon closing Venus Over Manhattan after nearly a decade and a half in the ‘cutthroat’ art trade.
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Ocula @ocula.com · 13/07/2025
Led by artist Wael Shawky, Art Basel’s inaugural fair in the Gulf region will ‘[place] artistic intent at its core’ with a view to better serve exhibiting galleries. ocula.com/magazine/art... #WaelShawky #ArtBasel #OculaNews
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Artist Wael Shawky Will Direct the First Art Basel Qatar
Art Basel has appointed Egyptian artist Wael Shawky to assist with the gallery selection and thematic focus of its first edition in Qatar.
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Ocula @ocula.com · 19/05/2025
Jean-Michel Basquiat’s 'Untitled' painting from 1981 led the sale, closing toward its high estimate at $16.4 million after a steady back and forth between four buyers. ocula.com/magazine/art... #SothebysNewYorkSales #OculaNews
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Big Names Back Sotheby’s $186.1m Evening Sale Hitting Near Top of Estimate
Top artists like Jean-Michel Basquiat, Richard Prince, Andy Warhol, and Roy Lichtenstein were in demand from selective buyers in New York this week.
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Ocula @ocula.com · 13/05/2025
Koyo Kouoh was set to become the first African woman to the biennial since its inception in 1895. ocula.com/magazine/art... #KoyoKouoh #VeniceBiennale #OculaNews
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‘Deeply Saddened and Dismayed’: Koyo Kouoh, Curator of 2026 Venice Biennale, Has Died
The Cameroonian-Swiss curator was the first African woman selected to direct the Venice Biennale and leaves an 'immense void' in the art world.
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Ocula @ocula.com · 09/05/2025
Dealers reported energetic sales yesterday as Frieze returned to The Shed to host vital arts patrons like Agnes Gund, Jon & Lizzie Tisch, and Suzanne Deal Booth. ocula.com/magazine/art... #FriezeNewYork #ArtFairSales #OculaNews
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Frieze New York: ‘Palpable Enthusiasm’ on Preview Day
With four days left of the fair, we share what collectors have been eyeing among this year's crop of blue-chip and rising talent.
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Ocula @ocula.com · 05/05/2025
Rachel Uffner Gallery is now Uffner & Liu, following the promotion of director Lucy Liu to partner. ocula.com/magazine/art... #RachelUffner #NewYorkGallery #OculaNews
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New York's Rachel Uffner Gallery Takes on New Name and Partner
The Lower East Side mainstay hopes to expand its international reach and support emerging voices with the rebrand.
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Ocula @ocula.com · 09/04/2025
Thanks for sharing ❤️
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Ocula @ocula.com · 09/04/2025
Thanks for sharing.
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Fitzcarraldo Editions @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
'Some nights he hit the clubs... as a moon-faced goblin with melting green wax for hair, on others he materialised as a deranged jester on roller-skates, his head explosively crowned by a sunburst of razzmatazz spikes.' Read Charlie Fox on Leigh Bowery in @ocula.com: ocula.com/magazine/fea...
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Leigh Bowery: ‘I Just Adore Extremes’
On the occasion of Tate Modern's survey exhibition Leigh Bowery!, Tendai John Mutambu reintroduces Charlie Fox's writings on the visionary artist.
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Ocula @ocula.com · 09/04/2025
The economist Clare McAndrew said that as 'financial confidence tends to drive purchases', amid the national and geopolitical tensions of the past year, 'people may not be as sure of the future, especially for high-value discretionary purchases like art'. ocula.com/magazine/art... #OculaNews
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‘Vibe-Driven’ Global Art Market Expands to Bring in Risk-Averse Buyers
Sales fell by 12 percent in 2024 with fewer $1 million-plus lots consigned, according to the latest Art Basel and UBS Art Market Report.
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Ocula @ocula.com · 02/04/2025
The jury also praised the artist's 'bold vision' and exploration of personal experience working for companies like McDonald's and Starbucks to confront 'societal norms and systemic injustices'. ocula.com/magazine/art... #ShinMin #ArtBaselHongKong #OculaNews
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Shin Min Plays on Her Fast Food Experience to Win Art Basel Prize
The young Korean artist Shin Min’s prize-winning work was lauded by the jury for its ‘potent symbolism’ at the inaugural Art Basel and MGM Discoveries Art Prize.
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Ocula @ocula.com · 25/02/2025
‘I'm trying to make the kinds of paintings I wanted to see exist, where Black people are centre-stage, where we are seen to be acting, deciding, and changing things. Where we are key protagonists—not adjuncts,’ Lubaina Himid said to Ocula in 2024. Read more on Ocula: ocula.com/magazine/con...
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Ocula @ocula.com · 19/02/2025
Creative Australia's decision to drop Khaled Sabsabi last Thursday has sparked outrage within the arts community, raising questions around institutional decision-making and artistic freedom. ocula.com/magazine/art... #KhaledSabsabi #AustralianPavilion #VeniceBiennale #OculaNews
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Australian Pavilion at Venice Faces Cancellation Over Controversy
Creative Australia’s decision to drop Khaled Sabsabi has sparked outrage within the arts community, raising questions around institutional decision-making.
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Ocula @ocula.com · 22/01/2025
Koyo Kouoh, the curator for the 61st International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia, described her intent to compose an exhibition that 'will carry meaning for the world we currently live in—and most importantly, for the world we want to make.' ocula.com/magazine/art... #OculaNews
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Which Artists Are Showing at Venice Biennale 2026?
The 61st International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia is set to open in April 2026. These are the artists and curators representing their countries.
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Ocula @ocula.com · 21/11/2024
Seven bidders sent the price of Maurizio Cattelan's 'Comedian' (2019) soaring at Sotheby's The Now and Contemporary Evening Auction in New York on Wednesday night. ocula.com/magazine/art... #SothebysSalesReport #MaurizioCattelan #OculaNews
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Bidders Go Bananas for Cattelan’s ‘Comedian’
The work was acquired by Chinese crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun for $6.2 million, more than quadruple its estimate.
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Ocula @ocula.com · 19/11/2024
'Observer' said its list 'spotlights the bold innovators steering today's art world through shifting markets, new collector dynamics, and cultural reinvention. ocula.com/magazine/art... #BusinessOfArtPowerList #Observer #OculaNews
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Observer Lists Most Influential People in the Art Business
Observer has published its Business of Art Power List, an unranked collection of the 67 ‘most influential people in art’.
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Ocula @ocula.com · 19/11/2024
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