2025 in art
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The year 2025 in art involves various significant events.
Art Fairs
[edit]Listed are art fairs with an article on the English Wikipedia.[1]
January
[edit]- 22 – 26: London Art Fair
February
[edit]- 5 – 9: Zona Maco, Mexico City.
- 6 – 9: India Art Fair, New Delhi
March
[edit]- 5 – 9: Art Madrid
- 15 – 20: TEFAF, Maastricht
April
[edit]- 18 – 20: Art Dubai
- 24 – 27: Expo Chicago
May
[edit]- 1 – 4, 8 – 11: Clio, New York
- 8 – 11: 1-54, New York
- 8 – 11: Independent, New York
- 17 – 18: Springfield Old Capitol, Illinois
June
[edit]- 7 – 8: 57th Street, Chicago
- 19 – 22: Art Basel
July
[edit]- 11 – 13: Cairns Indigenous Art
- 17 – 19: Ann Arbor Street Art Fair
August
[edit]- 9 – 11: Darwin Festival
- 28 – 31: Enter Art, Copenhague
September
[edit]- 5 – 7: The Armory Show, New York
- 25 – 28: British Art Fair, London
October
[edit]- 3 – 5: Art Jakarta
- 16 – 19: Highlights Internationale Künstmesse, Munich
- 23 – 26: Art Toronto
November
[edit]December
[edit]- 5 - 7: Art Basel Miami Beach, Miami Beach
Events
[edit]- April - A 12 foot tall bust of Elon Musk which was inspired by a Reddit meme is defaced in Texas.[2]
- April 3 - The Tate Modern in London announces that Jorge and Darlene Pérez the art collectors and Perez Art Museum namesakes donated the monumental Joan Mitchell triptych Iva (1973) to the institution.[3]
- May 27- The organizers of the 2026 Venice Biennale announce that they will go foward with the late Cameroonian-Swiss artistic director of the event Koyo Kouoh's creative vision for the exhibition after she unexpectedly passed away more than a year before its opening.[4]
Exhibitions
[edit]- January 10 until March 16 - Nick Cave: Amalgams and Graphts at the Jack Shainman Gallery in New York City.[5]
- January 18 until June 1 - Gertrude Abercrombie: The Whole World is a Mystery at the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[6]
- February 4 until March 22 - Ronnie Landfield Recent Works Findlay Gallery, Palm Beach, Florida, [7]
- February 8 until May 11 - Caspar David Friedrich: The Soul of Nature at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.[8]
- February 14 until June 15 - Anselm Kiefer: The Early Works at the Ashmolean Museum at Oxford University in Oxford, England.[9]
- February 18 until March 8 - Sylvie Covey: Botanical Space at the NoHo M55 Gallery in New York City.[10]
- March 6 until April 19 - Walton Ford: Tutto at Gagosian in New York City.[11]
- March 6]] until April 19 - Julio Galán (a two part exhibition) at Luhring Augustine Gallery and Kurimanzutto in New York City.[12]
- March 31 until June 22 - Anselm Kiefer: Solaris at Nijo Castle in Kyoto, Japan.[13]
- April 9 until August 10 - Amy Sherald: American Sublime at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City.[14]
- April 9 until August 31 - David Hockney; 25 at the Louis Vuitton Foundation in Paris, France.[15]
- April 18 until July 3 - Picasso: Tête-à-tête (in collaboration with Paloma Picasso) at the Gagosian Gallery on Madison Avenue in New York City.[16]
- April 27 until August 3 - Sargent and Paris at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.[17]
- April 18 until May 29 - Don Perlis' New York at Ilon Galery in New York City.[18]
- May 7 until June 28 - Will Cotton: Between Instinct and Reason at Templon in New York City.[19]
Awards
[edit]- Bennett Prize - Amy Werntz[20]
Works
[edit]- Victor "Marka27" Quiñonez - Brownsville King of Love (mural) in Brownsville, Brooklyn, New York.[21]
Deaths
[edit]January
[edit]- January 3 – La Chunga, 87, Spanish flamenco dancer, painter. and painter's muse (Salvador Dali) (born 1938)[22]
- January 4
- Ed Askew, 84, American painter (born 1940)[23]
- Peter Brandes, 80, Danish painter and sculptor (born 1944)[24]
- Elisabeth Haarr, 78, Norwegian textile artist (born 1945)[25]
- January 4 – Jagdish Mittal, 99, Indian art collector (born 1925)[26]
- January 5 – Philippa Blair, 79, New Zealand artist (born 1945).[27]
- January 7 – Leo Segedin, 97, American painter (born 1927)[28]
- January 8 – Alastair MacKinven, 53, British artist (born 1971)[29] (death announced on this date)
- January 13 – Oliviero Toscani, 82, Italian photographer (Benetton) (born 1942)[30]
- January 16
- David Lynch, 78, American film director and visual artist (born 1946)[31]
- George A. Tice, 86, American photographer (born 1938)[32]
- January 17 – Jules Feiffer, 95, American cartoonist, author, and visual artist (born 1929)[33]
- January 21
- Jo Baer, 95, American painter (born 1929)[34]
- Håkon Bleken, 96, Norwegian painter (born 1929)[35]
- Renina Katz, 99, Brazilian engraver (born 1925}[36]
- January 22 – Aaron De Groft, 59, American art museum director (Orlando Museum of Art) (born 1965).[37] (death announced on this date)
- January 24
- Rutherford Chang, 45, American conceptual artist (born 1979)[38]
- Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, 85, American artist and curator (born 1940)[39]
- January 27 – Alonzo Davis, 82, American artist and academic (born 1942)[40]
- January 28 – Graham Nickson, 78, British painter, longtime dean of the New York Studio School; (born 1946)
February
[edit]- February 1 – C. Richard Kramlich, 89, American venture capitalist and video art collector (born 1935)[41]
- February 2 – Helga de Alvear, 88, German-Spanish art collector and dealer (born 1936)[42]
- February 3
- David Edward Byrd, 83, American graphic artist (born 1941)[43]
- Lim Tze Peng, 103, Singaporean painter (born 1921)[44]
- February 5
- Satoru Abe, 98, American sculptor and painter (born 1926)[45]
- Waldo Díaz-Balart, 93, Cuban painter and sculptor (born 1931)[46]
- February 8 – Yrjö Kukkapuro, 91, Finnish interior architect and furniture designer (born 1933)[47]
- February 9 - Walter Robinson, 74, American painter and art writer (born 1950).[48]
- February 10 - Mustafa Arruf, 66, Spanish sculptor (born 1958)[49]
- February 11 - Kay Smith, 101, American visual artist (born 1923)[50]
- February 12 - Mel Bochner, 84, American conceptual artist (born 1940)[51]
- February 20 - Frankétienne, 88, Haitian painter (born 1936)[52]
- February 23 - Ming Fay, 82, Chinese-born American sculptor (born 1943)[53]
March
[edit]- March 1 - Jack Vettriano, 73, Scottish painter (The Singing Butler) (born 1951)[54]
- March 3 - Victor Cicansky, 90, Canadian sculptor (born 1935)[55]
- March 14 - Fred Eversley, 83, American sculptor (born 1941)[56]
- March 17 - Peter Sedgley, 95, English artist, co-founder of Space Studios (born 1930)[57]
- March 22
- Joe Goode, 87, American painter.[58]
- Asaf Lifshitz, 82, Israeli sculptor (born 1942)[59]
- March 25 - Abdul Karim Al-Orrayed, 90-91, Bahraini artist (born 1934)[60]
- March 27 - Marcia Marcus, 97, American painter (born 1928)[61]
April
[edit]- April 6 - Max Kozloff, 91, American art historian and art critic (born 1933)[62]
- April 11 - Gretchen Dow Simpson, 85, American painter (born 1939)[63]
- April 14 - Elaine Wynn 82, American art collector and philanthropist (born 1942)[64]
- April 19 - Guy Ullens, 90, Belgian art collector (born 1935)[65]
- April 22 - Zurab Tsereteli, 91, Russian-Georgian sculptor (Birth of the New World, To the Struggle Against World Terrorism), painter, and architect, president of the Russian Academy of Arts (born 1934)[66]
- April 23 - Tony Bechara, 83, Puerto Rican-American painter (born 1942)[67]
- April 27 - Suki Seokyeong Kang, 48, South Korean visual artist (born 1977)[68]
May
[edit]- May 2 - Dara Birnbaum, 78, American video and installation artist (born 1946)[69]
- May 9 - André Rouillé, 76–77, French historian and theorist of photography (born 1948)[70] (death announced on this date)
- May 10 - Koyo Kouoh, 57, Cameroonian-born Swiss museum curator (Zeitz MOCAA) (born 1967)[71]
- May 12 - Yasunao Tone, 90, Japanese sound artist (born 1935)[72]
- May 21 - Eva, German performance artist (Eva & Adele)[73]
- May 23 - Sebastião Salgado, 81, Brazilian photographer (born 1944)[74]
June
[edit]- June 4 - Daniel Lelong, 92, French gallerist and publisher (born 1933!)[75]
- June 6 - Graham Gund, 84, American architect (Lowry Center) and art collector (born 1940)[76]
- June 10 - Günther Uecker, 95, German painter, sculptor, and installation artist (born 1930)[77]
- June 14
- Leonard Lauder, 92, American ar collector and philanthropist (born 1933)[78]
- Henk van Os, 87, Dutch art historian(born 1938)[79]
- Joel Shapiro, 83, American sculptor (born 1941)[80]
- June 15 - Thornton Willis, 89, American painter (born 1936), [81]
- June 18 - Marcia Resnick, 74, American photographer (born 1950)[82]
- June 22 - Arnaldo Pomodoro, 98, Italian sculptor (Sphere Within Sphere) (born 1926)[83]
References
[edit]- ^ "Art Fair Calendar | All the fairs listed by date | artfairmag.com". artfairmag. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
- ^ Forrester, Megan (10 April 2025). "12-foot-tall bust of Elon Musk vandalized in Texas, landowner says". ABC News.
- ^ Lawson-Tancred, Jo (3 April 2025). "Tate Modern Receives Epic Joan Mitchell Painting From Pérez Family". Artnet News.
- ^ Article, Vivienne Chow ShareShare This (27 May 2025). "Venice Biennale Will Realize Late Curator Koyo Kouoh's Vision". Artnet News.
- ^ "Nick Cave: Amalgams and Graphts Exhibitions". Jack Shainman Gallery.
- ^ "Gertrude Abercrombie: The Whole World Is a Mystery". Carnegie Museum of Art.
- ^ Ronnie Landfield Findlay Gallery, Palm Beach, Recent Work
- ^ "The Met Presents First Major Retrospective in the United States Dedicated to Caspar David Friedrich - the Metropolitan Museum of Art". 22 January 2025.
- ^ ANSELM KIEFER: EARLY WORKS | Ashmolean Museum https://www.ashmolean.org/exhibition/anselm-kiefer-early-works
- ^ "Sylvie Covey Botanical Space". 21 October 2024.
- ^ "Walton Ford: Tutto, West 21st Street, New York, March 6–April 19, 2025". 17 March 2025.
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- ^ "Amy Sherald: American Sublime".
- ^ https://www.fondationlouisvuitton.fr/en/events/david-hockney-25
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- ^ "Sargent and Paris - the Metropolitan Museum of Art".
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- ^ "Between Instinct and Reason | TEMPLON". www.templon.com.
- ^ Prize, The Bennett (16 May 2025). "Painter Amy Werntz Wins the 2025 Bennett Prize". Hyperallergic.
- ^ Culgan, Rossilynne Skena. "Brooklyn's largest mural has been unveiled; here's where to find it".
- ^ Martín, Manuel (3 January 2025). "Muere La Chunga, la genial bailaora descalza, a los 87 años". El Mundo (in Spanish).
- ^ LaPierre, Megan (6 January 2025). "Ed Askew Has Died". Exclaim!.
- ^ "Kirkekunster Peter Brandes er død" (in Danish). 4 January 2025. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
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- ^ Nanisetti, Serish (7 January 2025). "Jagdish Mittal: The artist as an aesthete and patron of artists". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ^ "Philippa Blair Obituary (2025)". The New Zealand Herald.
- ^ Goldsborough, Bob (9 January 2025). "Leo Segedin, artist whose magic realism often depicted his West Side youth, dies at 97". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 9 January 2025.
- ^ Turner, Luke (10 January 2025). "Alastair Mackinven Has Died, Aged 53". The Quietus.
- ^ Comerford, Ruth (13 January 2025). "Oliviero Toscani, Benetton's shock photographer, dies aged 82". BBC News.
- ^ Sutton, Benjamin (16 January 2025). "David Lynch, artist and film-maker who portrayed America's dark side with surreal humour and violence, has died, aged 78". The Art Newspaper.
- ^ Davis, Mike (19 January 2025). "George Tice, NJ 'photographer laureate,' dies at 86". Asbury Park Press.
- ^ McNay, Michael (23 January 2025). "Jules Feiffer obituary" – via The Guardian.
- ^ Greenberger, Alex (22 January 2025). "Jo Baer, Painter Who Renounced Minimalism for Radical Figuration, Dies at 95". ARTnews.
- ^ Levold, Henning (21 January 2025). "Håkon Bleken er død". NRK (in Norwegian Nynorsk).
- ^ Galantier Krasilchik, Davi (22 January 2025). "Morre artista Renina Katz, desenhista e gravurista brasileira, aos 99 anos". Jornal de Brasília (in Brazilian Portuguese).
- ^ Schneider, Mike (22 January 2025). "Former Florida art museum director involved in Basquiat forged painting probe has died". Associated Press.
- ^ Sandomir, Richard (9 February 2025). "Rutherford Chang, Who Turned Collections Into Art, Dies at 45". The New York Times.
- ^ Greenberger, Alex (28 January 2025). "Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, Painter Who Plotted a New Path for Native American Artists, Dies at 85".
- ^ Aton, Francesca (30 January 2025). "Alonzo Davis, Artist Who Founded One of America's First Black-Owned Galleries, Dies at 82".
- ^ Greenberger, Alex (4 February 2025). "Richard Kramlich, Collector Who Invested Deeply in Video Art, Dies at 89".
- ^ Aton, Francesca (4 February 2025). "Helga de Alvear, Art Dealer Who Helped Found the Arco Madrid Art Fair, Dies at 88".
- ^ Barnes, Mike (4 February 2025). "David Edward Byrd, Famed Rock and Broadway Poster Artist, Dies at 83". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
- ^ "著名书画家林子平逝世 享嵩寿103岁". www.zaobao.com.sg.
- ^ Staff, H. N. N. (6 February 2025). "Satoru Abe, 'godfather' of Hawaii's art scene, dies at 98". Hawaii News Now.
- ^ "The renowned Cuban painter Waldo Díaz-Balart has passed away in Madrid". 5 February 2025.
- ^ "Finnish designer Yrjö Kukkapuro, whose postmodern chairs graced waiting rooms and museums, dies". AP News. 9 February 2025.
- ^ Greenberger, Alex (10 February 2025). "Walter Robinson, Gimlet-Eyed Critic and Sharp-Sighted Painter, Dies at 74".
- ^ Hamed, Mustafa (10 February 2025). "Muere a los 66 años de edad Mustafa Arruf, el escultor más importante en la historia de Melilla - MelillaHoy".
- ^ "Kay Smith, renowned artist and Illinois artist laureate, dies at 101". Chicago Sun-Times. 15 February 2025.
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- ^ Heinrich, Will (17 March 2025). "Ming Fay, 82, Who Made Magical Sculptures of the Natural World, Dies". The New York Times.
- ^ "Scottish painter Jack Vettriano dies aged 73". www.bbc.com. 3 March 2025.
- ^ Renowned Saskatchewan sculptor Victor Cicansky dies at 90
- ^ Greenberger, Alex (18 March 2025). "Fred Eversley, Light and Space Sculptor Who Left an Engineering Job to Pursue Art, Dies at 83".
- ^ Cooper-Fiske, Casey (20 March 2025). "Artist Peter Sedgley, founder of Space Studios, dies aged 94". The Standard.
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- ^ Durón, Maximilíano (19 April 2025). "Guy Ullens, Belgian Billionaire Who Built a First-Class Collection of Chinese Art, Dies at 90".
- ^ "Georgian-Russian sculptor Zurab Tsereteli, known for his gigantic and controversial work, dies at 91". AP News. 22 April 2025.
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{{cite web}}:|last2=has generic name (help) - ^ "Sebastião Salgado (1944 - 2025) - Morre Sebastião Salgado, o maior fotógrafo do Brasil e um dos maiores da história". Folha de S.Paulo. 23 May 2025.
- ^ Influential French Gallerist Daniel Lelong Dies at 92
- ^ Remembering Graham Gund
- ^ Poesie mit dem Nagel - Künstler Günther Uecker ist tot (in German)
- ^ Leonard Lauder, Legendary Beauty Executive, Dies at 92
- ^ Voor kunsthistoricus en Rijksmuseum-directeur Henk van Os stond cultuur midden in de samenleving. Dat bracht hij over bij een breed publiek (in Dutch)
- ^ Joel Shapiro, Celebrated Post-Minimalist Sculptor, Dies at 83
- ^ https://www.artforum.com/news/thornton-willis-dies-19362025-1234732604/
- ^ https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2025/06/20/marcia-resnick-photographer-dies/
- ^ Arnaldo Pomodoro è morto, addio al gigante della scultura. Sue le iconiche sfere di bronzo (in Italian)