September 2025 Art News

Born in England, formed as a surrealist in Paris, residing in Mexico since 1942, Leonora Carrington had her first solo exhibition in New York in 1948. It was held at the Pierre Matisse Gallery, arranged by her patron, Edward James, an eccentric English collector who also championed the work of Salvador Dalí.

Young Maurice Golubov was an unlikely candidate to become a famous American artist. Born in 1905 in Vetka, a small town in Tsarist Russia to an Orthodox Jewish family. One of six children, he came into this world during a pogrom and his mother, with her newborn, sheltered in a basement for several days. When he was six he found a copy of Gustave Doré’s famous Le Grande bible de Tours (1866) in a barn, sumptuously illustrated with 241 wood engravings.

On August 16, 1972, at Riace Marina on the south coast of the Italian boot, amateur diver Stefano Mariottini reported to the local Carabinieri station the presence of archaeological finds which he had stumbled upon while underwater fishing. Five days later, two of the most precious remnants of the ancient world emerged from the Ionian Sea: bronze giants almost two meters tall, surprisingly intact. 

Contemporary museums and galleries are faced with the dual challenge and opportunity of working directly with living artists to display work in a way that feels authentic to both parties. However, in an increasingly politicized and polarized world, it has become harder than ever for exhibitions to strike a mutually agreeable balance between presenting the artists’ intended messages and the ones that will keep other stakeholders happy. 

For anyone who hasn't experienced an art fair and will be going to one for the first time, they're like wondrous, unbelievable fantasy-lands come true, expansive exhibition spaces filled with booth after booth, gallery after gallery, and a seemingly endless abundance of creative expressivity. What could be better than to be immersed in beauty, able to see tons of quality works by accomplished artists and reputable galleries all in one place?

Gallery Henoch is pleased to present States of Being, a selection of works by Eric Zener. The scope of the paintings in this exhibition cannot be fully appreciated without reference to Zener’s larger body of art, which has characteristically involved the interplay between human beings and water.

As government funding for cultural programs decreases in Western countries, a different trend appears in the Middle East, where culture is increasingly viewed as a key driver for economic and social progress. Dubai, benefiting from its cultural diversity— home to over 200 nationalities— thrives on a mix of global ideas, fueling innovation and creativity. Through strategic investments in cultural tourism, Dubai has established itself as a major international hub. 

The impending closure of Christie’s digital art department and the reduction in staff working on NFT sales at other auction houses during the past year calls into question the future of once-astronomically-priced blockchain assets.