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Now Open | The Hill Art Foundation in New York presents ‘Maybe Maybe Not.’ This exhibition presents an emblematic selection of the work of American artist Christopher Wool. It inaugurates the exhibition program of the Hill Art Foundation, a cultural center conceived to offer broad public access to the seminal collection of contemporary and historical works assembled by J. Tomilson and Janine Hill over the past four decades.

Opening April 5 | 'Nomadic Murals: Tapestries of the Modern Era' at the Bechtler Museum of Modern Art. This in-depth exhibition features over 40 modern and contemporary tapestries by such artists as Alexander Calder, Ebony Patterson, Pablo Picasso, and Le Corbusier.

This will be the first-ever survey of the historically significant Photoworks by the artist, whose treatment of photography has continued to be daring and inspirational. Curated ​by Christopher Phillips, a renowned curator and art critic specializing in photography, the exhibition will present a selection of Zheng Guogu’s Photoworks from 1993 to 2016 and will be on view from March 9 through ​May 18, 2019.

This show is the largest U.S. exhibition in a decade devoted to the iconic artist and the first in the country to showcase a collection of her clothing and other personal possessions, which were rediscovered and inventoried in 2004 after being locked away since Kahlo’s death, in 1954. These articles are displayed alongside important paintings, drawings, and photographs from the celebrated Jacques and Natasha Gelman Collection of 20th Century Mexican Art, as well as related historical film and ephemera.

Now on view at Almine Rech in London: Rarely shown works from his Tom Wesselmann’s ‘Sunset Nudes,’ series created in his final years, and a monumental installation.

Save the Date | The new Hill Art Foundation opens ‘Maybe Maybe Not: Christopher Wool and the Hill Collection’ on February 9. Click here for exhibition details. 

Now at Eli Klein Gallery in New York | Shanghai-based artist Shen Fan takes center stage. The pioneering figure of abstract painting in China and leading Chinese artist whose career spans nearly 40 years defies categorization. The show surveys a wide range of his works and examine his own unique takes on Chinese abstraction. 

Until July 7 | 'Ruben & Isabel Toledo: Labor of Love' at the Detroit Institute of Arts honors the city's history of industry + modernization through the work of two highly talented artists. A Muse to her husband's sculpture, painting, and illustrations, Isabel Toledo conceives of shapes + structures for her fashion designs while Ruben's surreal view of life brings humor and unconventionality to her industrial world. Together, the couple has created costumes and scenography for Broadway musicals as well as world-renowned ballets. 

Our friends at Storm King Art Center prove art encounters can be enjoyed four seasons of the year. Mark your calendars for its upcoming Winter Weekends: February 16–17 and March 16–17. 

"Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend." #MLKDay #MartinLutherKingJr — 💙 RG: @HankWillisThomas 'Love Over Rules,' neon sculpture via @BrooklynMuseum #HankWillisThomas #LoveOverRules

For more information about the Hood Museum of Art, click here.

Coming Soon | Siegelson, a world-renowned gallery offering rare collectible jewels, will be participating in TEFAF Maastricht (March 16-24) for the first time. For information about the gallery + to explore more one-of-a-kind pieces, click here.

'Images' at Gagosian Beverly Hills is an exhibition of new paintings + sculptures by Urs Fischer. In all of his work, images emerge from an odd liminal space between the real and the imagined, between what does, and could, exist. Silkscreened onto aluminum panels, the works in this exhibition take on the scale of modern abstraction, while describing imaginary interior + exterior worlds.

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Closing Soon | 'Mondvogel und Spinne', the title of Fondation Beyeler's current collection presentation, refers to the expansive sculpture 'Mondvogel (1966)' by Joan Miró + Louise Bourgeois' 'SPIDER IV (1996).' Don't miss your chance to experience this Beyeler Collection exhibition on view through January 13.

'Landlord Colors: On Art, Economy, and Materiality' at Cranbrook Art Museum opens to the public June 21. The landmark exhibition will examine five art scenes generated during heightened periods of upheaval: Detroit, Michigan (1967 rebellion to the present); the Italian avant-garde (1960s-1980s_; authoritarian-ruled South Korea (1970s); Cuba since the collapse of the Soviet Union (1990s to the present); and contemporary. 

📣 Congratulations to Abigail Ross Goodman, who has just been appointed Consulting Curator at Cornell Fine Arts Museum! Read the full story here!