Tasmania's Dark Mofo festival, known for provocative art and music, begins today in Hobart. The event, run by MONA, features sold-out shows, a free public art installation on a ferry, and the return of the Ogoh Ogoh ritual. The Winter Feast banquet will showcase local businesses and unique dishes, including possum bao buns.
An exhibition showcasing traditional Matsu paper-cutting art, "Cut Flowers, Bloom: Taiwanese Paper-Cutting Art in Matsu," is being held at the Taiwan Cultural Center in Tokyo. The exhibition features works by Chen Chih-Hsu and nine elderly artists from Matsu, highlighting the unique folk art of Taiwan's outlying islands.
A rural primary school in Taojiang County, Hunan, held a special "June 1st" art exhibition for its 69 students, showcasing their printmaking, singing, and laughter. The event, themed "'69' Not One Less," featured student artwork and performances, highlighting the school's commitment to aesthetic education and community involvement.
An exhibition at London's Wallace Collection showcases Winston Churchill's rarely seen paintings, revealing a luminous and joyful side of the wartime leader. The retrospective features over 50 works, highlighting his passion for light and color, which began as a therapeutic escape.
Lebanese Australian artist Khaled Sabsabi navigates controversy to exhibit at the Venice Biennale. Initially sacked, then reinstated, Sabsabi presents two installations, 'conference of one's self' and 'khalil', making history as one of few artists to show in both the national pavilion and main exhibition.
It follows growing tensions over the return of Russia for the first time since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas announced Monday that the bloc intends to cut funding to the Venice Biennale following its decision to readmit Russian artists to the 2026 edition. The Biennale, one of the world's most prominent art exhibitions, is set to host Russia for the first time since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Latvia's Culture Minister Agnese Lāce spearheaded a joint position by 25 European countries calling for Russia's exclusion and said she will boycott the May 9 opening if Moscow takes part. Thirty-seven MEPs urged the EU to suspend funding estimated at around €2 million over three years.
