Yale University’s Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library will explore a century of Black literary and artistic experimentation this fall with two exhibitions examining influential communities of writers, artists and poets. “Beauty Unadorned: Fire!! and the Harlem Renaissance” and “Cave Canem: A Home for Black Poetry” will open October 19, 2026, and remain on view…
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For 40,000 years, humans have been carving, casting and shaping the world around them, creating objects that reflect beliefs, identities, memories and ideas about power and mortality. A new book by art historian and curator Jo Baring explores why sculpture has remained such a powerful form of human expression. “Totem: The Untold Story of Sculpture,”…
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A luxury getaway in the Maldives is offering travelers a new reason to explore beyond its beaches and turquoise waters. Kandima Maldives has launched its first on-island “Art for Biodiversity” Exhibition, an initiative that brings together art, tourism and environmental conservation. Created to coincide with Maldives Independence Day, the exhibition is backed by a grant…
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New Yorkers will have an unusual—and decidedly larger-than-life—visitor this fall when 50 life-sized buffalo puppets take to the streets of Lower Manhattan and Downtown Brooklyn for Return of the Buffalo: Tatanka Owe Akupi. Taking place September 19 and 20, the two-day public art spectacle will bring a herd of buffalo into the city as part…
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A major photography exhibition featuring works by some of the most influential photographers of the 20th and 21st centuries has arrived in Southampton, New York, marking the beginning of a national museum tour that will continue across the country over the next two years. Presence: The Photography Collection of Judy Glickman Lauder, organized by the…
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The Flynn Center for the Performing Arts and the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize are bringing theater and civic engagement together with a new national initiative examining one of the most consequential questions facing the United States: What is the current state of American democracy? Women+ on the Edge of Democracy will commission 36 acclaimed women+…
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A temporary work of art in the heart of Paris has drawn millions of visitors, demonstrating the continued power of large-scale public art to attract tourists and locals alike. La Caverne du Pont Neuf, the massive installation created by French artist JR, was viewed in person by an estimated 6.4 million people between its unveiling…
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Geneva-based L’Appartement Gallery is taking its contemporary art program beyond its home city for the first time with Melting Beauty, a group exhibition opening July 30 on the Greek island of Antiparos. Curated by writer and curator Craig Burnett, the exhibition will run through August 31, bringing together 16 artists from different generations and cultural…
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Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) is expanding its exploration of American identity, politics and cultural memory with This Is America x PAMMTV, a new presentation of video and time-based works from the museum’s permanent collection. Opening July 9, 2026, and running through July 7, 2027, the exhibition will be presented in PAMM’s auditorium and online…
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Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is set to return to New York City Center for its annual holiday engagement with an exciting lineup of world premieres, beloved classics, and special tributes celebrating dance, music, and cultural legacy. Running from Dec. 2 through Jan. 3, 2027, the five-week season marks Artistic Director Alicia Graf Mack’s latest…
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