The benefits and burdens of temporary energy supply
In her new series of works, layt de kam (light is coming), artist Ibiye Camp explores the economic and social impacts of power ships. Her work will be on display from January 17 in the exhibition Ibiye Camp: Layt de kam at the Bonington Gallery in Nottingham.
Rhythm as collective practice
From January 21 to 31, Sri Lanka will host the ninth edition of Colomboscope, an experimental, interdisciplinary art festival entitled Rhythm Alliances. Over 50 artists, collectives, musicians, choreographers, filmmakers, and cultural organizers will present their projects at various freely accessible locations throughout the city of Colombo.
Caravaggio and Bellini visit New York
The Morgan Library & Museum in New York welcomes two famous paintings, each of which is the subject of a small exhibition: Giovanni Bellini’s »Pietà« Restored and Caravaggio’s »Boy with a Basket of Fruit« in Focus open on January 15 and 16, respectively.
Resettlement for progress
In the exhibition Saba Khan: Riverless Water, the Pakistani artist addresses a difficult topic: the effects of the construction of the Mangla Dam in Pakistan in the 1960s, which required the resettlement of around 110,000 people. Many residents moved to Birmingham, where the show will be on display at the Midlands Arts Centre starting January 10.
Biographies behind the artworks
With the exhibition Faces and Narratives: The Collection of Classical Modernism – August Macke and the Rhenish Expressionists, the Bonn Art Museum examines how the lives of artists shaped their works. The show focuses in particular on female artists who are rarely seen in museums, such as Käthe Kollwitz, Marta Worringer, and Emy Roeder. The exhibits will be on display until September 2027.
Turner's watercolors brighten up January
A tradition for over 120 years: As usual in January, watercolors by William Turner are on display at the National Galleries of Scotland: National in Edinburgh. Turner in January opens on January 1, 2026.
»Saâdane Afif: Five Preludes«
Using art to question the structures of art museums and principles of authorship: French object and installation artist Saâdane Afif captivates viewers with his profound works. His solo exhibition Saâdane Afif: Five Preludes is on display at the Hamburger Bahnhof in Berlin until September 13, 2026.
Art in two cities at once
From December 30 to 31, Cyprus will be transformed into a stage for contemporary digital art in public spaces as part of Apanage Days Cyprus 2025: Selected works, including two by Christoph Pauschenwein, will be presented on large LED and 3D billboards in Larnaca and Limassol.
Alejandro Cartagena: Structures of Urban Life
His visually striking, political photographs encourage us to question the systems of our society: The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art is showing the exhibition Alejandro Cartagena: Ground Rules until April 19, 2026.
Staged Realities
For the first time in over 25 years, there is another major exhibition on Jeff Wall in Canada: the Museum of Contemporary Art Toronto is presenting over 50 works by the renowned artist in Jeff Wall Photographs 1984–2023. The exhibition runs until March 22, 2026.
Dive deeper into the art world
