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Karyn Olivier’s public commission ‘I Didn’t Do It Alone’ was recently unveiled in Milwaukee, honoring the life and legac...
09/03/2026

Karyn Olivier’s public commission ‘I Didn’t Do It Alone’ was recently unveiled in Milwaukee, honoring the life and legacy of Milwaukee trailblazer Vel R. Phillips.

The memorial installation serves as a creative representation of Vel R. Phillips’ work in breaking down social and cultural barriers for women, and women of color, in the City of Milwaukee, throughout the State of Wisconsin, and around the United States. ‘I Didn’t Do It Alone’ honors several pivotal aspects of Phillips’ life of service and her fight for liberty, while highlighting the core of her lifelong efforts. Throughout her career, Phillips often stated, “I didn’t do it alone,” a reflection of her commitment to collective action.

The memorial features three key components: two stone architectural sections with figurative sculptures, a bronze desk, and a bronze chair. Six outward-facing figures will represent citizens, activists, and leaders who worked with Phillips for change. The linked-arm citizens symbolize the unity of the 200 days of open housing protests and stand as protectors of liberty, justice, and democracy – the ideals Phillips fought for.

Images: Karyn Olivier, ‘I Didn’t Do It Alone’, Vel R. Phillips Plaza, Milwaukee, Permanent Commission. Photo by Kevin J. Miyazaki

Tanya Bonakdar Gallery is very pleased to present ‘Reading the Waves’, an exhibition of new work by Sandra Vásquez de la...
09/01/2026

Tanya Bonakdar Gallery is very pleased to present ‘Reading the Waves’, an exhibition of new work by Sandra Vásquez de la Horra, opening on September 10th. This is the artist’s first exhibition with the gallery.

With drawing as the foundation of her artistic practice, Sandra Vásquez de la Horra creates a poetic visual universe that depicts the interconnectedness of the human body and the natural world. Taking inspiration from spiritual mythologies, folklore, religious iconographies, and Latin American popular imagery, she incorporates her anthropological interest in diverse healing practices and indigenous knowledge to promote a greater awareness of human interdependence with nature. By dipping her works in beeswax or creating accordion-like sculptures, Vásquez de la Horra transforms the paper while maintaining its transparency, creating movement and lightness in the spaces they inhabit. For this exhibition, Vásquez de la Horra presents an immersive scenography using spatial interventions, suspended structures, and leporellos to examine the intersection of art, spirituality, and ecological consciousness.

Image 1: Sandra Vásquez de la Horra, ‘El Llamado a los Náufragos’, 2026. Photo by Gunter Lepkowski

Image 2: Sandra Vásquez de la Horra, ‘Nacer de la Pacha-Mama’, 2026. Photo by Gunter Lepkowski

Image 3: Sandra Vásquez de la Horra, ‘El Saludo de los Delfines’, 2026. Photo by Gunter Lepkowski

Sandra Vàsquez de la Horra

08/27/2026

Opening soon: Sandra Vàsquez de la Horra ‘Reading the Waves’ at the gallery!

September 10 - October 31, 2026

Haim Steinbach’s installation, ‘Display #111 – Chambres d’Amis: Daniel Buren, Joseph Kosuth, Jan Vercruysse’ (2026) is ...
08/25/2026

Haim Steinbach’s installation, ‘Display #111 – Chambres d’Amis: Daniel Buren, Joseph Kosuth, Jan Vercruysse’ (2026) is currently on view in the group show ‘Chambres d’Amis turns 40’ at S.M.A.K through January 10th, 2027.

In 2026, S.M.A.K. marks the 40th anniversary of ‘Chambres d’Amis’, Jan Hoet’s groundbreaking 1986 exhibition that brought contemporary art out of the museum and into private homes across Ghent. To revisit the exhibition’s legacy, S.M.A.K. has invited artists Heike Pallanca, Haim Steinbach, and Susanne Kriemann to each present a contemporary response to ‘Chambres d’Amis’ within the museum.

Haim Steinbach revisits Jan Hoet’s concept of the ‘guest room’ or ‘chambre d’amis’ through an architectural installation bringing together works from S.M.A.K.’s collection. At its center is a replica of a bed from Annick and Anton Herbert’s guest room, set within a triangular metal structure and surrounded by elements from works by artists Daniel Buren, Joseph Kosuth, and Jan Vercruysse.

This idea of bringing artworks from their original setting into a new context connects closely to Steinbach’s longstanding interest in how objects are selected, arranged, and displayed.

Image 1&2: Haim Steinbach, ‘Opening night, Chambres d’Amis turns 40’, S.M.A.K. Ghent, 2026. Photo by Martin Corlazzoli.

Yuko Mohri’s solo exhibition, ‘Recompose’ at the Yokohama Museum of Art in Japan, is on view through November 23rd, 2026...
08/25/2026

Yuko Mohri’s solo exhibition, ‘Recompose’ at the Yokohama Museum of Art in Japan, is on view through November 23rd, 2026.

Yuko Mohri represented Japan at the 2024 Venice Biennale with ‘Compose’, a solo exhibition at the Japan Pavilion commissioned by the Japan Foundation and curated by Sook-Kyung Lee. Now retitled ‘Recompose’, the exhibition returns to Japan this year for a homecoming presentation in Yokohama.

Referencing the legacy of Erik Satie, Marcel Duchamp, John Cage, Nam June Paik, and the Fluxus Movement (all of whom utilized experimental methods of chance, improvisation, and connection with everyday life), Yuko Mohri’s work is characterized by boldly embracing environmental phenomena. She explores latent “changing events” by creating ecosystems which actively utilize familiar, everyday objects.

Image 1-3: Installation view, ‘Yuko Mohri: Recompose - A Homecoming Exhibition from Japan Pavilion of the 60th Venice Biennale’ at Yokohama Museum of Art. Photo by naokitakehisa

Sneak peek of Sandra Vásquez de la Horra’s solo exhibition ‘Reading the Waves’, opening September 10th. Join us for the ...
08/24/2026

Sneak peek of Sandra Vásquez de la Horra’s solo exhibition ‘Reading the Waves’, opening September 10th. Join us for the opening from 6-8pm!

Sandra Vàsquez de la Horra

Image: Sandra Vásquez de la Horra, ‘Todas las Mañanas te Saludo Olorun’, 2026. Photo by Gunter Lepkowski

Our first exhibition with Sandra Vásquez de la Horra opens September 10th at the gallery! Sandra Vàsquez de la Horra
08/21/2026

Our first exhibition with Sandra Vásquez de la Horra opens September 10th at the gallery!

Sandra Vàsquez de la Horra

Rodrigo Hernández’s work is on view in the group show ‘Superglue, or Inventing the Friend’ at the Contemporary Art Centr...
08/18/2026

Rodrigo Hernández’s work is on view in the group show ‘Superglue, or Inventing the Friend’ at the Contemporary Art Centre (CAC), Vilnius through September 6th, 2026.

The international group exhibition ‘Superglue, or Inventing the Friend’ opens a new chapter for the Contemporary Art Centre (CAC). Through a wide range of represented figures, it creates a varied aesthetic and social landscape that encourages encounters with others while raising questions around individual and collective identity, representations of the human and posthuman, and the possibilities for meaningful connection.

Image 1&2: Installation view, Rodrigo Hernández at Contemporary Art Centre (CAC), Vilnius. Photo by Andrej Vasilenko

Ernesto Neto’s ‘SlugTurtle, TemplEarth’ (2022) is, in the artist’s words, “an animal sculpture ritual room” in the Zubar...
08/10/2026

Ernesto Neto’s ‘SlugTurtle, TemplEarth’ (2022) is, in the artist’s words, “an animal sculpture ritual room” in the Zubarah Desert. As with most of Neto’s art, the work consists of several components suspended in a delicate balance. A vast surface of white crocheted netting embraces a central octagonal structure made from football goal frames embedded in the ground. The installation centers on a ceramic globe, made in collaboration with renowned Brazilian ceramic atelier Oficina Brennand, around which a ring of cushions extends into each goal.

Neto states that ‘SlugTurtle, TemplEarth’ “invites people to inhabit its body — to sit on its cushions, to sing, dance and breathe in the energy and beauty of our planet. The work creates a space to meditate about our participation in a socio-ecological network shared by humans, birds, bugs, plants and all other forms of life.”

Originally commissioned by Qatar Museums for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in the Zubarah desert, the work has been reinstalled at the coastal resort Our Habitas Ras Abrouq in Qatar.

Image 1&2: Ernesto Neto, ‘SlugTurtle, TemplEarth’, 2022. Photo by Wadha Al Mesalam, courtesy of Qatar Museums.

Works by Berlin based artists, Monica Bonvicini and Slav and Tartars, are included in the group exhibition ‘A Thousand T...
08/04/2026

Works by Berlin based artists, Monica Bonvicini and Slav and Tartars, are included in the group exhibition ‘A Thousand Times Berlin,’ honoring for the 30th anniversary of Hamburger Bahnhof – Nationalgalerie der Gegenwart.

The exhibition explores Berlin as a place of ongoing movement and negotiation, where artistic, political, and migratory trajectories intersect. Focusing on Berlin’s art scene in global dialogue from 1989 to today, the exhibition includes over 70 works by more than 50 artists. Comprising paintings, drawings, sculptures, photographs, and video installations, each work reflects several aspects of Berlin: from its myth of hedonism and subculture, in an international context, to the city’s historical division, competing narratives, and the complexity of different forms of belonging. Art created in Berlin also reflects the political developments shaping the world.

Image 1: Monica Bonvicini, ‘Your Long’, 2026; ‘Fleurs du Mal (twisted)’, 2024. Courtesy of the artist / Photo: Jacopo La Forgia

Image 2: Installation view of Slavs and Tartars, ‘Mother Tongues and Father Throats’, 2012. Courtesy of the artists / Photo: Jacopo La Forgia.

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