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: https://ocula.com/magazine/spotlights/interlaced-life-work-anya-paintsil-stephen-william/

#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: https://ocula.com/magazine/spotlights/the-armory-show-openings-everywhere-new-york-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: https://ocula.com/magazine/opinions/how-to-make-the-most-of-seoul-frieze-kiaf-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: https://ocula.com/magazine/spotlights/mapping-frank-bowlings-world/

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: https://ocula.com/magazine/spotlights/alvaro-urbano-sparks-leo-herrera-cruising/

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

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

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

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

#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...

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...

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...

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Rachel Uffner Gallery is now Uffner & Liu, following the promotion of director Lucy Liu to partner. ocula.com/magazine/art... #RachelUffner #NewYorkGallery #OculaNews

'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...

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

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

‘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...

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

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

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

'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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