Just two months ago, New York City’s Frick Collection reopened its doors after a five-year renovation and temporary residence on Madison Avenue.
June 2025 Art News
Munson Museum of Art in Utica, N.Y., presents the extraordinary artwork of contemporary artist Karen LaMonte, one of the most celebrated sculptors of our time, in a comprehensive exhibition, Celestial Bodies: Sculpture by Karen LaMonte, now on view through Dec. 31, 2025. Celestial Bodies will explore LaMonte’s career working in diverse mediums to create award-winning sculptures in porcelain, bronze, glass, and stone.
Let us start with black and red, galactic black and blue-based crimson– void and blood, dead and living. Add to that, intense emotion: horror and ecstasy, revulsion and reverence, debauchery and exultation, violence and grace. Throw in narrative: historical references, biblical tales, political intrigue, relationships, rape, murder, God. And, most importantly, there’s the radiance of pure light: golden, streaming, illuminating.
From the extreme flooding in Asheville to the catastrophic fires in Los Angeles, and every melted glacier gap in between, the globe is reeling from recent climate threats, and it doesn’t look like we’ll be able to catch a break anytime soon.
This summer, Meyer Gallery presents four solo exhibitions by Eric G. Thompson, Milt Kobayashi, William C. Hook, and Francis Livingston. Each show highlights a painter whose work is grounded in technical command, formal clarity, and a sustained engagement with their subject. Opening receptions for each exhibition will be held on the first day of the show from 4 to 6 PM at the gallery.
Since our very first president, Americans have adorned themselves with political messages. A compact way to tell the world about your political views and preferred candidates, buttons and pins have long served as simple, easy ways to boldly show your support.
Emerging artist Wenhui Hao (2000) has been drawing attention with her striking blend of figuration and abstraction. The 2024 Royal College of Art graduate now lives and works in Beijing and London and has had a number of popular exhibitions across Europe and Asia. Her first U.S. solo exhibition opened June 11th at Half Gallery in NYC.
In Rome, after nearly two decades in the making, a new piazza in front of the ancient tomb of the Roman Emperor Augustus is finally open– at least partially.
In the vacant 42,000-square-foot space of an office building in the Lower East Side of New York, a new type of hybrid museum will open in 2026. This nonprofit institution, Canyon, will be a cultural venue centered around video, performance, sound, and immersive art.
Copying within the context of the art world has evolved over the centuries. What was once understood as a vital tool for study and learning is now often perceived, especially by laymen, as a kind of cheating. Even so, copying sometimes is ethically questionable.
