José María Mellado is one of the Spanish photographers who, with more strength, has built that visual experience of the natural beauty.
Mellado masters lights and clouds; wraps his landscapes with grayish colors, as suggesting that something is near to happen, that the pledges for the rainfall will be fulfilled. In his empty roads, his enraged rivers and seas, in the breathtaking factories or in the vision of the city, a blend of intense poetry and, at the same time, weird unreality is conveyed. There is no documentarism nor anecdote here, but the eagerness to convert the outside into the land for dreaming.
In some way, Mellado exemplifies, to the completion, that Paul Klee’s idea: Art does not reproduce the visible; ‘rather, it makes visible’
[F. Castro Flórez; 2007]
José María Mellado is one of the Spanish photographers who, with more strength, has built that visual experience of the natural beauty.
Mellado masters lights and clouds; wraps his landscapes with grayish colors, as suggesting that something is near to happen, that the pledges for the rainfall will be fulfilled. In his empty roads, his enraged rivers and seas, in the breathtaking factories or in the vision of the city, a blend of intense poetry and, at the same time, weird unreality is conveyed. There is no documentarism nor anecdote here, but the eagerness to convert the outside into the land for dreaming.
In some way, Mellado exemplifies, to the completion, that Paul Klee’s idea: Art does not reproduce the visible; ‘rather, it makes visible’
[F. Castro Flórez; 2007]
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Whitney Lynn: Atomic Open HouseOct 25, 2026 – Oct 24, 2027Black Cube Nomadic Art Museum is pleased to present Atomic Open House, a large-scale, site-specific artwork in Beatty, Nevada by Artist Fellow Whitney Lynn. On view outdoors from sunrise to sunset, Atomic Open House turns the architecture...
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Calculating Empires / Kate Crawford & Vladan JolerNov 27, 2025 – Jan 31, 2027The monumental installation Calculating Empires impressively demonstrates how power and technology have been intertwined for centuries. The work, by artist-researchers Kate Crawford and Vladan Joler, and has been acquired by Rijksmuseum Twenthe...
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Boris MikhailovPhotographerUkrainian born Boris Mikhailov is one of the leading photographers from the former Soviet Union. For over 30 years, he has explored the position of the individual within the historical mechanisms of public ideology...
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Forever Marked By The DayJun 26, 2026 – Jan 3, 2027Reflecting on loss, resilience and the power of rebuilding, “Forever Marked By The Day: A Quarter Century of Mourning and Renewal” marks 25 years since the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. Approached through an architectural lens, the exhibition fosters intergenerational dialogue...
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Chiara Camoni, The Flowers of EvilOct 9, 2026 – Jan 26, 2027
For its second exhibition since the opening of its Roman space, La Società delle Api presents I fiori del male, a project dedicated to the work of Chiara Camoni and curated by Alice Motard…
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Luo Yang: GirlsPublicationLuo Yang, female, born in 1984, liaoning Province China. Graduated from the lu Xun academy of Fine arts, now lives and works in Beijing as a freelance photographer. Girls has been an ongoing photography project since 2007, and has involved me shooting the girls around me...
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Relic 4: Larry AchiampongOct 16 – Dec 12, 2026This autumn, Larry Achiampong will present his new film Relic 4 (2026) at KARST, revisiting the cinematic universe of the Relic Traveller project after a six-year hiatus. Exploring themes of fallen empire, class, and displacement...
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Stan Douglas: ParallaxOct 20, 2026 – Jan 10, 2027Jeu de Paume is proud to present Parallax, the largest monographic exhibition devoted to Stan Douglas in France for over thirty years. Born in Vancouver in 1960, this artist, a major figure on the international contemporary art scene...
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untame flow stay releaseAug 31 – Nov 29, 2026untame flow stay release presents artistic practices undertaken in response to unjust, environmentally toxic and ableist structures – systems that continue to suppress individuals and communities by individualizing violence...
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Nadav Kander: The Edge of ThingsSep 18, 2026 – Jan 20, 2027Foam presents The Edge of Things, a major solo exhibition of the internationally renowned artist Nadav Kander. Over more than three decades, Kander has created some of the most celebrated images in contemporary photography...
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ICPInternational Center of PhotographyThe International Center of Photography (ICP) is the world’s leading institution dedicated to photography and visual culture. Cornell Capa founded ICP in 1974 to preserve the legacy of “concerned photography”...
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Lotta Antonsson: I Am EverythingApr 25 – Nov 29, 2026One of Sweden’s leading contemporary photographers, Lotta Antonsson, is coming to Fotografiska with I Am Everything. In this exhibition, the artist explores themes of gender, identity, and objectification within a visual world
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Venice Biennale 202661st International Art ExhibitionThe 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia – In Minor Keys by Koyo Kouoh (1967–2025) – will run from Saturday 9 May to Sunday 22 November 2026 (preview 6, 7, 8 May) at the Giardini and the Arsenale venues, and in various locations around Venice.
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Housekeeping in a Dangerous TimeApr 24 – Dec 31, 2026Housekeeping in a Dangerous Time looks into artistic practices that engage with the contemporary forces shaping intergenerational ties and the distinctions between life stages.
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Afterlife Film ProgramSep 5 – Dec 18, 2026Death is one of the few universal experiences of the human condition and, at the same time, one of the most mysterious. Throughout history, religions, spiritual traditions, philosophical schools of thought, and even science have sought to answer the same question...
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SMITH: Ici Grand OuvertMay 23, 2026 – Jan 31, 2027An artist-researcher, SMITH (born 1985) navigates between photography, moving images, installation, sculpture and performance. His work develops in open cycles, often starting with photographs.
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Suki Seokyeong Kang: Mountain – Hour – FaceOct 30, 2026 – Jan 24, 2027Featuring nearly 40 works created between 2014 and 2024, “Suki Seokyeong Kang: Mountain—Hour—Face” is the first solo exhibition by a South Korean artist in the McNay Art Museum’s history.
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Petra Collins: StarBy Gaelin Rosenwaks
Inspired by 16 years of shooting some of the biggest names in the music world, witnessing the rise and fall of pop icons, and watching descents into madness, Collins created two fictional music groups exclusively for this publication.
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