Erik Spehn Strips the Ground Away in “Waves Become Wings”
Erik Spehn’s Waves Become Wings at Pentimenti Gallery abandons painted ground for exposed linen, pairing woven grid compositions with shaped Doppelganger panels exploring simulacra.
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GloryLand 2026 Returns to Houston After a Sold-Out Debut Year
GloryLand 2026 returns to Houston October 1-3, bringing back Dear Glory founder Moriah Alise’s summit format of on-the-record conversations, a public exhibition, and an auction after a debut year that sold out in six days.
“Shimmer—Dreaming the Posthuman” Argues That Care, Not Extinction, Is the Point
“Shimmer—Dreaming the Posthuman” brings 17 artists to the Frist Art Museum to reframe posthumanism as an ethical argument about care rather than a vision of human extinction, in what curator Mark Scala calls the final show in a career-spanning series.
Guggenheim Abu Dhabi Sets December 11 Opening Date
Guggenheim Abu Dhabi, designed by Frank Gehry, opens December 11, 2026, joining the Guggenheim constellation and Saadiyat Cultural District with a thematic, non-chronological curatorial approach.
“New Now IX” at InLiquid Gallery
InLiquid Gallery presents New Now IX, its ninth and largest new member showcase yet, featuring 42 Philadelphia-area artists across painting, sculpture, photography, collage, jewelry, and mixed media.
Ann Marguerite Tartsinis Named PMA’s New Curator of Costume and Textiles
Ann Marguerite Tartsinis has been named the Philadelphia Museum of Art’s new Curator and Head of Costume and Textiles, succeeding the late Dilys E. Blum, who led the department for four decades.
Jennifer Thompson Named Deputy Director of Collections and Exhibitions at the Philadelphia Museum of Art
Jennifer Thompson has been named Deputy Director of Collections and Exhibitions at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, after 25 years at the institution and most recently overseeing Van Gogh’s Sunflowers: A Symphony in Blue and Yellow.
Universal Nature—Rebecca Rutstein at the Berman Museum
Rebecca Rutstein’s Universal Nature at the Berman Museum at Ursinus College brings together fifteen years of her practice — suspended kinetic sculpture, large-scale paintings, and new Greenland expedition work made with sea ice brine. On view June 16–November 24, 2026.
Connie Choi Appointed Chief Curator at the Barnes Foundation
Connie H. Choi, PhD — curator of the first Tom Lloyd museum survey, lead curator of the largest exhibition in Studio Museum history, and Henry Allen Moe Prize recipient — has been appointed Gund Family Chief Curator at the Barnes Foundation. She begins September 8, 2026.
Eustace Mamba Stitches Identity and History Into His First Solo Show
Eustace Mamba stitches Caribbean history, American flags & North Philly streets into a new body of work. Lavender opens July 3 at Paradigm Gallery.