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A diptych painting by Aya Takano featuring a wide-eyed, anime-inspired figure alongside prehistoric creatures and cosmic elements under a moonlit sky, blending dreamscape, nature, and deep time into a surreal, symbolic tableau.

In L.A., AYA TAKANO Channels Cosmic Consciousness Through a Manga Lens

“I would like to create a new myth that includes elements of magic that are essential to living beings, yet are no longer recognized within the frameworks of scientific knowledge,” the artist told Observer.
By Elisa Carollo
A ceramic jug shaped like exaggerated human anatomy with the words “100% Horse Milk” sits on a bathroom counter in front of a mirror, with a man photographing it.

Observer’s Top Five: What Not to Miss at the Aspen Art Fair

As is the case with many regional fairs, the most compelling artworks here are those you could imagine hanging in a well-appointed vacation home.
By Dan Duray
Tammy Nguyen’s painting Beneath the Shadow of its Wing (2024), featuring dense layers of vibrant color, botanical motifs, and a large bird in flight.

Tammy Nguyen’s Layered Cosmology Collapses History Into Myth and Meaning

In her multilayered paintings, myth, memory and empire collide in a palimpsest that resists linear storytelling and easy interpretation.
By Elisa Carollo
A woman in a black strapless top with a long braid stands in front of a colorful painting depicting three contemplative women in a lush, surreal interior scene with blue and orange tones.

Beatriz Amelia Whitehill, Papier-Mâché and the Fluid Cartographies of Borikén

By Chenoa Baker
An abstract close-up of a painted canvas filled with diagonal stripes in vivid orange, pink, purple, black, and white, with a large circular target-like shape in the upper right corner made of concentric rings and layered textures.

Hauser & Wirth Spotlights Luchita Hurtado’s Underrecognized Geometric Word Paintings

By Jordan Riefe
A portrait of artist and filmmaker Karimah Ashadu seated in her studio beside a monitor and speaker, wearing tinted glasses and a textured black shirt, with shelves and a white curtain in the background.

Silver Lion Winner Karimah Ashadu On Art, Resilience and Making Her U.S. Debut

By Gameli Hamelo
A textured painting of a snow-covered mountain range under a bright blue sky, featuring jagged peaks and rough, impasto brushwork that emphasizes the rugged terrain.

One Fine Show: ‘Kim Chong Hak, Painter of Seoraksan’ at the High Museum of Art

By Dan Duray
A moody painting of a woman with long hair and a glowing yellow orb hangs above a richly veined marble fireplace in a gallery room with parquet wood doors.

The Empathy and Everyday Magic of Jenna Gribbon’s Milan Debut

By Elisa Carollo
Painting by Theodora Allen titled "The Divide" (2025), showing a cracked icy landscape in deep blue tones with a glowing arc of light stretching across a pale sky.

At Kasmin, Theodora Allen Tests the Symbolic Resilience of Universal Images

By Elisa Carollo

The Silent Narratives and Revealing Exchanges of “Vermeer’s Love Letters” at the Frick

By Hudson Warm
An installation by Alex Da Corte features two large wall-mounted sculptures—one of a bright orange carrot with blue cartoon hands, and the other a matte black abstract form—on a background of curved yellow, black and light blue wall paint.

One Fine Show: “Alex Da Corte, The Whale” at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth

By Dan Duray
A panoramic landscape painting shows a wide view of the Valley of Mexico with mountains in the distance, a large lake, and two small figures standing on rocky terrain in the foreground.

José María Velasco’s Mexico Glows at London’s National Gallery

By Simon Coates
Antonia Showering sits in a rustic studio wearing paint-splattered white overalls, surrounded by her works-in-progress—dreamlike, emotionally saturated portraits and figures resting on a cluttered table and leaning against the walls.

Antonia Showering’s Vibrant Paintings Map Universal Emotional Terrain

By Elisa Carollo

Chase Hall Is Just Grateful Doing the Work

By Yasin Mohamud
A gestural painting by Tracey Emin depicts a reclining nude female figure drawn in sparse black and blue lines, partially obscured by translucent green and gray brushwork.

At the Yale Center for British Art, Tracey Emin’s Brutally Intimate Works Demand a Reckoning

By Dian Parker
Artist Candida Alvarez paints in her studio wearing a yellow apron, surrounded by colorful abstract works, paint supplies and reference images.

Candida Alvarez Maps a Life in Color at El Museo del Barrio

By Elisa Carollo
A polar bear stands on a rocky Arctic shoreline surrounded by several eider ducks and large stones, with the calm sea and a cloudy sky in the background.

One Fine Show: “Survival of the Fittest” at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

By Dan Duray
A painting of five formally dressed individuals, three men and two women, seated on mismatched chairs in close proximity, facing different directions with blank or tense expressions, against a flat, dark blue background and white floor.

One Fine Show: “Wayne Thiebaud, Art Comes from Art” at the Legion of Honor

By Dan Duray
A portrait of a man with long curling hair done in the Dutch Master style

The Goldfinch and the Dutch Golden Age: Remembering Carel Fabritius

By Dian Parker
An artist wearing a matching striped top and pants stands in front of a large black-and-white photographic mural showing people on motorcycles and pedestrians in an urban street scene.

Closing Soon: Alioune Diagne’s Paintings Embracing the African Dream at Templon

By Mána Taylor
A man in a black t-shirt and jeans sits in front of large panel paintings featuring symbols from many sources

Mysticism and Mark-Making: Artist Philip Smith On Channeling the Sacred in the Static

By Christa Terry
A portrait of a bearded man in a dark blue uniform with brass buttons and a cap labeled “POSTES” shows him sitting in a wooden chair with one hand resting on a green table.

Van Gogh’s Final Years Come to Life in ‘The Roulin Family Portraits’

By Dian Parker
An installation view of multiple painted portraits, displayed in uniform rows on white walls in a contemporary gallery, showing solemn, closely cropped faces of men and women.

From the White House to Your House: An Insider’s Guide to Commissioned Portraiture

By Daniel Grant
A painting of a woman's partially reclined torso and legs, shown in pale tones with black lace-patterned stockings and dark bands, set against a smooth gray background and cropped closely to emphasize stylized curves and symmetry.

One Fine Show: ‘Christina Ramberg, A Retrospective’ at the Philadelphia Museum of Art

By Dan Duray
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