Alex Verhaest won the Ultimas prize 2022 for Digital Art

May 20, 2023 Alex Verhaest (b. 1985, Brussels) has won the Ultimas prize 2022 for Digital Art category. The Flemish culture prize (Utlimas)... Read more

Wael Shawky: I Am Hymns of the New Temples

International preview of Wael Shawky's new film at Archaological Park of Pompeii May 13, 2023 On 12 May 2023, the Small Theatre “Odeion” in the Archaeological Park of Pompeii – will host the international preview... Read more

El Anatsui Selected to Create Monumental Work for Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall

El Anatsui will create the annual large-scale Hyundai Commission at the Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall. February 25, 2023 Barakat Contemporary is thrilled to announce that El Anatsui will create the annual large-scale Hyundai Commission at the Tate Modern’s... Read more

Sunghwan Kim: Night Crazing, Top 10 Shows from Across the World in 2022

Frieze introduces Night Crazing as one of the Top 10 Shows from Across the World in 2022 January 11, 2023 Sunghwan Kim’s Night Crazing, which was held at Barakat Contemporary in this year, was introduced one of the Top 10... Read more

Sculptor Chung Seoyoung’s Solo Exhibition 'What I Saw Today' at SeMA

“How sculpture could be integral, critical, and absurd” October 18, 2022 Sculptor Chung Seoyoung’s Solo Exhibition What I Saw Today at SeMA Sculpting Unseen Relationships, including Light, Sound, and Text A... Read more

Barakat Contemporary: Yunchul Kim, Chung Seoyoung, Sojung Jun at No 9. Cork Street Frieze

October 7, 2022 Barakat Contemporary will present three solo exhibitions of Korean Artists, Yunchul Kim, representative of the 2022 Venice Biennale Korean Pavilion,... Read more

James Barnor at V&A's 'Africa Fashion'

August 5, 2022 Spanning iconic mid-20th century to contemporary creatives through photographs, textiles, music and the visual arts, Africa Fashion explores the vitality... Read more

James Barnor's first retrospective in France with LUMA

August 5, 2022 James Barnor’s first retrospective in France with LUMA is presented as part of the ‘Rencontres d’Arles’ , a summer photography... Read more

Yunchul Kim's Gyre at the Korean Pavilion, Venice Biennale

April 19, 2022 Barakat Contemporary is pleased to announce that Yunchul Kim will present a series of his interconnected and large-scale installation at... Read more

Fiona Banner's Pranayama Typhoon at the 59th Venice Biennale

April 15, 2022 Fiona Banner aka The Vanity Press Pranayama Typhoon Patronato Salesiano Leone XIII, Venice 19 April - 22 May 2022 21st... Read more

Shezad Dawood: Between Land & Sea at Fogo Island Gallery

February 9, 2022 The Fogo Island Gallery presents Between Land & Sea, a solo exhibition of work by London-based artist Shezad Dawood featuring... Read more

The extraordinary world of artist Hassan Hajjaj

February 5, 2022 The Financial Times(FT), a British economic newspaper, released a Q&A interview by Amy Farrell focusing on the diverse objects and... Read more

Newly Commissioned Work by Shezad Dawood at Desert X AlUla 2022

January 22, 2022 Desert X AlUla has announced the artists who will show monumental-scale work when the exhibition returns to the ancient desert... Read more

Wael Shawky's “Al Araba Al Madfuna III” on view at Den Frie, Copenhagen

January 21, 2022 Wael Shawky's captivating film work “Al Araba Al Madfuna III” is on view at Den Frie Centre of Contemporary Art... Read more

Shezad Dawood is the eighth artist to be selected for the Terrace Wires public commission, following in the footsteps of Tracey Emin

Psychedelic sculpture—an ode to Alice in Wonderland, steampunk and Gothic Revival architecture—to be installed at St Pancras in London January 20, 2022 Next summer the British-South Asian artist Shezad Dawood will unveil his largest sculpture to date in London’s St Pancras station... Read more

Mark Dion’s Iconic Installation with Added New Flairs on View in NYC

"The Field Station of the Melancholy Marine Biologist" will be on view at Port Jay and Nolan Park, Governor's Island in NYC from Oct 8. October 6, 2021 Previously presented at Storm King Art Center as part of the exhibition Climate Indicators: Artists on Climate Change in 2018... Read more

Peles Empire to participate in Ural industrial biennial

September 22, 2021 Peles Empire is set to participate in this year's Ural industrial biennial of Contemporary Art. Curated by Çağla Ilk, Assaf... Read more

Shezad Dawood to host a film screening of Concert From Bangladesh in London

September 9, 2021 a special screening of Shezad Dawood’s major new mixed-reality digital work Concert From Bangladesh to mark the 50th anniversary of... Read more

Yunchul Kim was selected as the representative artist of the Korean Pavillion at the 2022 Venice Biennale

August 17, 2021 Yunchul Kim, an artist and electronic music composer, will present an exhibition under the title of Campanella: The swollen Sun... Read more

David Hockney to Brighten 5 Cities in May with CIRCA

April 29, 2021 Two suns will appear in five cities during the month of May — the real sun in the sky, of... Read more

Yangachi in "APMA, CHAPTER THREE" at Amorepacific Museum of Art

April 15, 2021 Currently at ‘APMA, CHAPTER THREE’, APMA’s special exhibition of contemporary art collection, 2021, five major works of media artist Yangachi... Read more

Shezad Dawood's 'Towards The Possible Film' at Guggenheim, New York

April 4, 2021 We are pleased to announce that Shezad Dawood’s ‘Towards The Possible Film’(2014), housed in Guggenheim Abu Dhabi, will be screened... Read more

Hassan Hajjaj in "Vogue, The Arab Issue" at Fotografiska

March 19, 2021 Starting today, Hassan Hajjaj’s exhibition 'VOGUE, The Arab Issue' is held at the Fotografiska Museum in New York. In collaboration... Read more

Yunchul Kim's Process Featured in Nature Magazine

February 20, 2021 Nature, a world-renowned science weekly magazine, reported on contemporary artist Yunchul Kim thus week. See the original article for the... Read more

Nicky Nodjoumi in "A Boundless Drop to a Boundless Ocean" at Orlando Museum of Art

February 5, 2021 Nicky Nodjoumi, world-renowned artist who has explored the theme of “power” through his paintings, is participating in the group exhibition... Read more

Shezad Dawood: Concert for Bangladesh Commission

February 3, 2021 Shezad Dawood has been announced as a joint receipient of the British Council's Digital Collaboration Fund award with their partners... Read more

New Commission by Berlin-based artists PELES EMPIRE to open at E-WERK Luckenwalde

February 1, 2021 Peles Empire has been announced as a participant in E-WERK Luckenwalde’s “Flag Commission 2021.” E-WERK, a former coal powerplant, has... Read more

El Anatsui in Africa2020

December 13, 2020 El Anatsui, master of contemporary African art, is participating in the project ‘Africa2020’ held across France. ‘Africa2020’ is an ambitious... Read more

Shezad Dawood's Leviathan Cycle Premiers Online

November 27, 2020 Shezad Dawood with present the digital World Premiere of Leviathan Cycle Episode 6 : Ding Ling & Senait, on The... Read more

Shezad Dawood Presents Leviathan: The Paljassaare Chapter at Kai Art Center

September 17, 2020 Shezad Dawood presents Leviathan: The Paljassaare Chapter at the Kai Art Center in Tallinn, Estonia from 19 September - 8... Read more

Shezad Dawood Presents Work at Wiels Contemporary Art Center

September 12, 2020 Shezad Dawood will be featured in the group exhibition Risquons-Tout at Wiels Contemporary Art Centre in Belgium from 12 September... Read more

Shezad Dawood to Participate in Infinite Village at Manifesta 13

August 28, 2020 Shezad Dawood will be participating in the exhibition Infinite Village as part of Manifesta 13 at Espace Jouenne and Maison... Read more

Screening of Shezad Dawood: Towards the Possible Film at UVA

August 18, 2020 Shezad Dawood's Towards the Possible Film (2014) will be shown at Film and Video Umbrella (UK), available 18 August -... Read more

Chung Seoyoung at Seoul Museum of Art

August 12, 2020 Starting August 12, Chung Seoyoung’s work ‘Continuity’ will be available for viewing in the exhibition “This Event” held at the... Read more

Hassan Hajjaj in Solo Exhibition at Arnolfini Gallery

July 30, 2020 Hassan Hajjaj is presenting several series of his work in The Path at Arnolfini Gallery in Bristol, a solo touring... Read more

Yunchul Kim at Yokohama Triennale

July 3, 2020 You can find Yunchul Kim’s new work, Chroma, on the second floor of the main exhibition hall at the Yokohama... Read more

Yunchul Kim Work Presented at Hyundai Motorstudio

June 14, 2020 Kim Yunchul's artwork Chroma (cy452) (2019) will be exhibited in the collaborative exhibition Metamorphosis between Hyundai Motors and the Montreal-based... Read more

Alex Verhaest: Temps Mort on display at the Museum of Contemporary Art Busan

April 12, 2020 Alex Verhaest's Temps Mort is currently on display at the Museum of Contemporary Art Busan in the exhibition 2020 Collection:... Read more

"El Anatsui: Triumphant Scale" Opens in Bern

March 13, 2020 Following its previous exhibitions in Doha and Munich, El Anatsui's monumental museum survey, Triumphant Scale, will be opening at Kunstmuseum... Read more

Yunchul Kim Featured in Exhibition at National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts

March 12, 2020 Yunchul Kim's work will be featured in the group exhibition Broken Symmetries at the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts... Read more

Yunchul Kim in Solo Show at iMAL in Brussels

March 5, 2020 Yunchul Kim's work Cascade will be featured in the group show Quantum: In Search of the Invisible at iMAL in... Read more

Gary Hume's Works to Take Over Half of Museum Dhondt-Dhaenens

February 25, 2020 This March, the Museum Dhondt-Dhaenens will hold two solo exhibitions featuring artists who have never exhibited solo in Belgium before.... Read more

Work by Wael Shawky on view at Palais de Tokyo

February 13, 2020 'Our World is Burning' is a new group exhibition opening at Palais de Tokyo, Paris, on 21 February, presenting a... Read more

Second Lahore Biennale features Wael Shawky

February 1, 2020 The second edition of the Lahore Biennale is now open to the public at various cultural and heritage sites throughout... Read more

New installation by Wael Shawky opens at Desert X AlUla

January 30, 2020 Wael Shawky's site-specific installation encompassing film projections and buildings, entitled Dictums: Manqia II, will be on view from 31 January... Read more

Robert Motherwell at CAC Malaga

January 27, 2020 The Centro de Arte Contemporáneo de Málaga presents Robert Motherwell's exhibition: Collages from 07 February - 17 May 2020. The... Read more

Shezad Dawood in Solo Exhibition at New Art Exchange

January 18, 2020 New Art Exchange presents the exhibition Encroachments, a solo exhibition of Shezad Dawood's work, at New Art Exchange in Nottingham... Read more

Third film in Wael Shawky's 'Cabaret Crusades' trilogy on view at Blanton Museum of Art

December 17, 2019 'History and theatre are caught up in each other. That’s why I chose the title Cabaret Crusades.' – Wael Shawky... Read more

El Anatsui Participates in the Second Leg of ‘Prête-moi Ton Rêve’'s 2 year African Tour

December 6, 2019 ‘Prête-moi Ton Rêve (Lend Me Your Dream)’ brings together 30 African artists, including El Anatsui, Abdoulaye Konaté, Chéri Samba, Jane... Read more

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Commissions Work by El Anatsui Among 7 site-specific works

November 9, 2019 The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston announced an opening date for its new $450 million structure designed by Steven Holl... Read more

Yunchul Kim at Paradise Art Lab

October 18, 2019 Yunchul Kim's Chroma II will be featured at Paradise Art Lab at Paradise City in Incheon, Korea. Chroma II is... Read more

Shezad Dawood Selected for Frieze Live 2019

October 3, 2019 Shezad Dawood has been selected to present his performance piece University of NonDualism as part of Frieze Live 2019 from... Read more

"El Anatsui: Triumphant Scale" Moves to Doha

September 2, 2019 After five months at Haus der Kunst in Munich, El Anatsui: Triumphant Scale is moving to the Middle East. From... Read more

Shezad Dawood Wins 2019 Sharjah Biennale Prize

March 13, 2019 Shezad Dawood has been awarded the 2019 Sharjah Biennale Prize, for his outstanding contribution to the biennale. Often collaborating with... Read more

‘El Anatsui: Triumphant Scale’ at Haus der Kunst

February 28, 2019 Haus der Kunst is to present ‘El Anatsui: Triumphant Scale’, the largest survey of the artist’s work presented to the... Read more

Ghana’s Debut at Venice Biennale 2019 with El Anatsui’s New Tapestries

February 4, 2019 With a pavilion designed by acclaimed architect Sir David Adjaye, Ghana is to participate for its first time at this... Read more

El Anatsui at Textile Arts Exhibition at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

November 8, 2018 The exhibition ‘Common Threads: Weaving Stories Across Time’ at the Isabella Stewart Garner Museum showcases the works of artists who... Read more

El Anatsui’s “Amemo” installed at the Detroit Institute of Arts

November 4, 2018 As part of its 2018 ‘Ofrendas’ exhibition, the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) will be revealing a new acquisition, El... Read more

The 57th Edition of Carnegie International Opens with El Anatsui’s New Installation

September 26, 2018 The Carnegie International, 2018 opens with El Anatsui’s new work “Three Angles” (2018) which adorns the facade of the Carnegie... Read more

El Anatsui, New Acquisition of Weatherspoon Art Museum

June 25, 2018 UNCS’s Weatherspoon Art Museum , which is known as the museums of the largest contemporary art collections with more than... Read more

El Anatsui at MAXXI’s ‘African Metropolis: An Imaginary City’

June 22, 2018 Museo Nazionale Delle Arti Del XXI Secolo (MAXXI) presets the exhibition ‘African Metropolis: An Imaginary City’, which reflects the on-going... Read more

El Anatsui at The Masterpieces Exhibition at NGV Co-Curated by MoMA

June 20, 2018 The National Gallery of Victoria, in partnership with the Museum of Modern Art, New York, presents ‘MoMA at NGV: 130... Read more

El Anatsui's "Change in Fortune, 2018" Featured in Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2018

June 18, 2018 For the Royal Academy’s 250th Summer Exhibition “Art Made Now”, features El Anatsui’s “Change In Fortune, 2018” read more... Read more