Art

July 4, 2026

Hilma af Klint’s Visionary Paintings Take Over Paris’s Historic Grand Palais

Under the vast glass canopy of Paris’s Grand Palais, visitors encounter a world of swirling forms, luminous color, and symbols that blur the boundary between the material and the spiritual. Hilma af Klint: Paintings for the Temple (1906–1915) marks the first major exhibition devoted to the pioneering Swedish artist in France, bringing together nearly the entirety of her ambitious spiritual cycle.

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July 2, 2026

Artist Paints “Glitches” Into Surreal Candy-Colored Landscapes With Giant Dandelions and Floating Cacti

Artist Alexis Mata was walking between the trees and mountains in Tepoztlán, Mexico, as dandelions drifted across his vision. Their existence fascinated him; the way they moved so freely, the seeds taking hold and pollinating new places. “In that instant,” he explains, “I experienced a strange sensation, as if I were standing on another planet, in another time, confronted with an entirely new landscape.

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June 29, 2026

The Dolores Olmedo Museum, Home to the Largest Collection of Kahlo Paintings, Reopens Its Doors

In the southern outskirts of Mexico City, a treasure trove lies within a beautiful 16th century hacienda. The Dolores Olmedo Museum, which recently reopened after a six-year closure, features 3,000 works of pre-Hispanic art, Mexican folk art, and modern art. But most notably, it boasts the largest collection of paintings by Mexican artists Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera.

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