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The Year In Art: 16 Top Cultural Events For 2025
Slide Nr 1From captivating retrospectives to breathtaking biennales, these art exhibitions and events deserve a spot on your cultural bucket list this year.
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The Year In Art: 16 Top Cultural Events For 2025.
Slide Nr 2From the Heart to the Hands, Paris – A deep dive into the creative genius of Dolce&Gabbana founders Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana, this Grand Palais retrospective unfolds the whirlwind history of the fêted Milan fashion powerhouse through a catalogue of rare haute couture garments and Alta Gioielleria pieces from its most pivotal collections. Until 31 March 2025
[Image: View of the exhibition Dal Cuore alle Mani: Dolce&Gabbana at Palazzo Reale in Milano © Michael Adair]
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Slide Nr 3Małgorzata Mirga-Tas, Maastricht – Małgorzata Mirga-Tas considers herself an activist and storyteller protesting against the stereotypes of the Roma community through her intricate, dynamic textile works. Referring to the Roma’s unique traditions and culture through her detailed depictions, the Polish artist visualises the identity of her own collective community in this fascinating body of work exhibited at the Bonnefanten. Until 15 February 2025
[Image: Courtesy of Bonnefanten, © Peter Cox]
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The Year In Art: 16 Top Cultural Events For 2025.
Slide Nr 4Mire Lee: Open Wound, London – Formerly the Bankside Power Station, the industrial past of the Tate Modern is contextually and visually interwoven into this new installation by South Korean-born artist Mire Lee at the Turbine Hall. The kinetic sculptures with suspended fabric and organ-like mechanisms transform the epic space and generate a provocative experience. Until 16 March 2025
[Images: Courtesy of Tate, © Larina Fernandes]
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The Year In Art: 16 Top Cultural Events For 2025.
Slide Nr 5Ethel Carrick | Anne Dangar, Canberra – The National Gallery of Australia rings in the new year with a diptych of two key figures in female Australian art history: Post-Impressionist Ethel Carrick and Cubist Anne Dangar. This extensive exhibition deftly explores the lives and impact of two women whose monumental works set the tone for 20th-century art in the southern hemisphere. Until 27 April 2025
[Image: Ethel Carrick, Christmas Day on Manly Beach, 1913]
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The Year In Art: 16 Top Cultural Events For 2025.
Slide Nr 6Joseph Beuys: In Defense of Nature, Los Angeles – The Broad, along with the wider Los Angeles art world, is offering a series of exhibitions and initiatives paying tribute to legendary German conceptual artist Joseph Beuys. It has been more than 40 years since his epic performance in Kassel, Germany that saw him plant 7,000 oak trees; now, in the form of a reforestation project and various other exciting initiatives, Beuys’s view of reconciliation and healing will be revisited. Until 6 April 2025
[Image: Courtesy of The Broad, © Joshua White]
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The Year In Art: 16 Top Cultural Events For 2025.
Slide Nr 7The Dome, Aarhus – A work of art in its own right, ARoS Aarhus Kunstmuseum’s new space, The Dome, will mark the largest of perceptual art pioneer James Turrell’s Skyspace series within a museum. It will be connected via an underground pathway to the main building, where exhibitions by Barbara Kruger, Isaac Julien as well as Picasso and Miró are in the pipeline for 2025. Opening 1 April 2025
[Image © Schønherr]
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The Year In Art: 16 Top Cultural Events For 2025.
Slide Nr 8Machine Love, Tokyo – Technology and contemporary art have been deeply intertwined for centuries, but nowhere is this symbiosis more apparent than in computer and video games, not least since the advent of AI. Mori Art Museum’s exhibition explores the fascinating collaborative exchange between man and machine via an acclaimed line-up of 12 global names. 2 February to 8 June 2025
[Image: Hsu Chia-Wei, Silicon Serenade (preliminary rendering), 2024, Video installation]
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The Year In Art: 16 Top Cultural Events For 2025.
Slide Nr 9Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art, Brisbane – Spreading across two riverside locations, the 11th edition of the Asia Pacific Triennial will showcase works by over 200 artists as they explore regionality and diasporas through various mediums and cultural subtexts. Rich collateral events, from workshops to specially commissioned projects, are also planned for the occasion. Until 27 Apr 2025
[Image: Courtesy of The artist and Sullivan and Strumpf, © Dawn Ng]
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The Year In Art: 16 Top Cultural Events For 2025.
Slide Nr 10Chiharu Shiota, Prague – Chiharu Shiota’s first-ever extensive study in the Czech Republic, this exhibition of the celebrated Japanese artist will explore eminent themes revolving around the notion of existence, human connection and a sense of belonging. Shiota’s iconic thread installations, some created especially for this show at Kunsthalle Praha, will be presented alongside films and archives that reveal Shiota’s artistic vision. Until 28 April 2025
[Image: Courtesy of Mori Art Museum, Tokyo, © Saul Steed]
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The Year In Art: 16 Top Cultural Events For 2025.
Slide Nr 11Tarsila Do Amaral, Bilbao – A retrospective of the genre-defining painter – a major name in Brazilian modernism – reexamines the artist’s vibrant, often dreamlike works inspired by Brazil’s folklore and bountiful landscapes. The exhibition coincides with the launch of In Situ, a series of site-specific artworks that speak to the Guggenheim Bilbao’s iconic gallery spaces. 21 February to 1 June 2025
[Image: Tarsila do Amaral Postcard (Cartão postal), 1929 Oil on canvas 127.5 x 142.5 cm Private collection, Rio de Janeiro © Tarsila do Amaral, VEGAP, Bilbao, 2024]
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The Year In Art: 16 Top Cultural Events For 2025.
Slide Nr 12Julie Mehretu, Sydney – As part of the Sydney International Art Series 2024-2025, this much anticipated exhibition at The Museum of Contemporary Art Australia offers the works of Julie Mehretu, one of the most influential contemporary artists of our day. Shown in Australia for the first time, the Ethiopia-born, New York-based painter’s 80-something abstract paintings, including new pieces created for the show, addresses themes we face in our globalised world. Until 27 April 2025
[Image: Courtesy of Julie Mehretu and White Cube, © Theo Christelis]
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The Year In Art: 16 Top Cultural Events For 2025.
Slide Nr 13Understudies, Cape Town – Defining the artistic approach of Nolan Oswald Dennis is perhaps a futile exercise, as the complexity of his artwork goes beyond a single genre. Tapping into multiple facets of a range of issues, from decolonisation to landlessness and political and spiritual belief systems, as well as gender and minority issues – just to name a few – this exhibition at Zeitz MOCAA manifests a series of connections reflecting his concerns, using fascinating visualisations. Until 25 May 2025
[Image: Courtesy of Zeitz MOCAA, © Anthea Pokroy]
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The Year In Art: 16 Top Cultural Events For 2025.
Slide Nr 14Astonishing Things, London – Best remembered for his contributions to world literature, Victor Hugo was also an avid artist who left behind a vast catalogue of ink-and-wash drawings. Featuring caricatures, landscapes and abstract visions last seen in the UK more than 50 years ago, the Royal Academy of Arts’ exhibition is a rare glimpse into the mind of the 19th-century French luminary. 21 March to 29 June 2025
[Image: Victor Hugo, The Cheerful Castle, c. 1847. Pen, brush, pencil, stencil, ink and cardboard on paper, 15.8 x 22.2 cm. Maisons de Victor Hugo, Paris / Guernsey. Photo: CCØ Paris Musées / Maison de Victor Hugo]
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The Year In Art: 16 Top Cultural Events For 2025.
Slide Nr 15Bienal De São Paulo, São Paulo – The Berlin-based chief curator Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung and his team attempt to reconsider the definition of humanity as a fluid entity – as “a place where different water currents meet”. The event, now in its 36th edition, embraces multiplicities and differences while evoking interconnectedness in our increasingly fragmented world. September 2025 to 11 Jan 2026
[Image: Conceptual team of the 36th São Paulo Biennial, from left to right: Keyna Eleison, Alya Sebti, Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung, Henriette Gallus, Anna Roberta Goetz and Thiago de Paula Souza © João Medeiros / São Paulo Biennial Foundation]
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The Year In Art: 16 Top Cultural Events For 2025.
Slide Nr 16Sharjah Biennial, UAE – Arguably the cultural capital of the UAE, Sharjah presents the 16th edition of its contemporary art event with works – including over 80 new commissions – by a carefully curated roster of more than 140 artists. The theme, “to carry”, offers an open-ended examination of precariousness, the vulnerability of the transient moment, and the duality of change. 6 February to 15 June 2025
[Image: courtesy of Sharjah Art Foundation]
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The Year In Art: 16 Top Cultural Events For 2025.
Slide Nr 17Angelico, Florence – A trailblazer of the early Renaissance, Fra Angelico’s mastery of light and perspectival space – defining visual elements of the Quattrocento – takes centre stage in this comprehensive exhibition. Held at Palazzo Strozzi and the Museo di San Marco, the four-month event will feature high-profile loans from institutions around the world. 26 September 2025 to 25 January 2026
[Image: Beato Angelico, Giudizio Universale, c. 1431, Florence, Museo di San Marco]
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