Sharjah Art Foundation Announces Two New Initiatives for Autumn 2025

Sharjah Art Foundation announced its autumn 2025 program, which includes two new initiatives—a new photography gallery in Al Manakh, to be housed in a repurposed former telecommunications building, and the reopening of Al Majarrah Park to the public, following a redesign by artist collective Superflex in collaboration with Schul landscape architects KWY.studio and local residents. Both will launch in November, and the photography gallery will be inaugurated with an exhibition drawn from the Foundation’s own photography collection. Alongside these initiatives, the Foundation’s program for autumn includes solo exhibitions by domestic artist Afra Al Dhaheri, Brazillian artist Leda Catunda, and Algerian artist Rachid Koraïchi.

Major Public Sculpture Celebrating Aboriginal Women to Arrive in Sydney

In early 2027, a bronze sculpture honoring the resilience and spirit of Aboriginal women is set to be erected at Sydney’s Circular Quay. Titled Badjgama Ngunda Whuliwulawala (Black Women Rising), the sculpture embodies strength and ancestral energy while challenging the city’s colonial monuments, bringing long-overdue visibility to Indigenous Australian women in public space. Dharawal and Yuin artist Alison Page is collaborating with 20 local Aboriginal women to create the work, which will be installed in front of the One Circular Quay residential tower and the Waldorf Astoria hotel. “[S]he is this superhero with her energy and essence living within the Aboriginal women of Sydney today,” said Page. “She is everyone, every black woman, every mother, daughter, sister, aunty. She is Country.” The sculpture, to be cast in 73 bronze panels at the UAP foundry in Brisbane, will be transported fully assembled—at Page’s insistence–to preserve its power along the journey. 

Center for Contemporary Art Tel Aviv-Yafo Appoints New Director and Chief Curator

On June 12, the Center for Contemporary Art in Tel Aviv-Yafo announced the appointment of Hila Cohen-Schneiderman as its new director and chief curator. Cohen-Schneiderman has over a decade of experience working within Israel’s contemporary art scene, with a focus on experimental curatorial practices and urban or environmental projects. In her most recent position—from 2018 to 2024—Cohen-Schneiderman served as the chief curator of the Museums of Bat Yam (MoBY). Previously, from 2016 to 2017, she was the curator and artistic director of the Liebling Program in Tel Aviv. In 2021, she won the Curatorial Award from the Ministry of Culture and Sport of Israel. Cohen-Schneiderman will succeed Nicola Trezzi, who is stepping down after seven years and more than 40 exhibitions at the Center. He will take up a new role as curator at Pinacoteca Agnelli in Turin.

Frieze to Launch New Seoul Exhibition Space During Frieze Seoul 2025

This September, coinciding with the fourth edition of Frieze Seoul, the fair franchise will debut a new project space, Frieze House Seoul, in a historic building in the neighborhood of Yaksu-dong. Renovated by Seoul-based architecture studio Samuso Hyoja, the four-story venue will include two main galleries and a garden, spanning a total of 210 square meters. Modeled after Frieze’s No. 9 Cork Street in London, the space will be open year round, intended for exhibitions, events, and short-term residencies. The premises will also host live performances from Frieze’s Live sector for the duration of the fair.

Sullivan+Strumpf Expands Singapore Operations with New Gallery in Tiong Bahru

Sullivan+Strumpf announced the expansion of its Singapore operations with a new gallery space in the heritage neighbourhood of Tiong Bahru. The launch of the venue, scheduled for July 24, coincides with the gallery’s 20th anniversary and arrives a year after the opening of their Singapore Studio, located in Kallang district, last May. The inaugural group exhibition, slated to run from July 24 to August 16, will feature works by Indonesian artists Ella Wijt and Irfan Hendrian, Singaporean artists Yanyun Chen, Kanchana Gupta, and Dawn Ng, and Australian artists Lindy Lee, Gregory Hodge, and Julia Gutman.