Experiences: overview

In September 2026, Cultivist Members from around the world embarked on an Art Trip to Madrid. Part of this itinerary was a a visit to the home of Sophie Nuendorf Teba, Vice President at Artnet, and her husband Jaime Patiño, Count of Teba. Along the walls of their home, Old Masters from Jaime's family collection hang alongside Modern and Contemporary works from Sophie's collection, a preview of a conversation that turned out to be about exactly that kind of bridging. As VP at Artnet, th...

As Senior Curatorial Director at Hauser & Wirth, Alexis Lowry has built a career on excavating underexamined corners of modern and contemporary art, from her retrospective of Charlotte Posenenske at Dia Beacon to this year’s Calder | O’Keeffe in Palo Alto. Her latest project turns to Hans Arp. Arp. Heads or Tails is the German-French modernist’s first New York exhibition in nearly fifteen years. The show takes Arp’s late Threshold sculptures as its starting point, tracing them back through t...

New York Art Week is never really contained by the fairs. While The Armory Show remains the anchor, some of the week’s most interesting moments are unfolding elsewhere, from the Guggenheim’s rotunda to Tom Wesselmann’s former studio and a rare look at Pierre Soulages on paper. If you only have time for five, start here. Taryn Simon, A squad agent informed me I’d be babysitting, 2026 (detail). © Taryn Simon. Courtesy the artist and Gagosian. Taryn Simon: Father Country I Do Love You at the Guggen...

This September, New York’s art world converges once again for Art Week. At its core, The Armory Show returns to The Javits Center with nearly 230 galleries, joined by a city-wide constellation of fairs and exhibitions. As always, our exclusive programme brings you to the forefront, with intimate artist studio visits, exclusive walkthroughs and before-hours tours of the season’s biggest shows. Explore our guide to the essential highlights of this unmissable week.

Fall is made for city breaks. The summer crowds begin to thin, cultural calendars gather pace and a few days away can feel far more restorative than the journey suggests. This season, look beyond the usual art capitals. Vienna is bringing Picasso and Bacon into direct confrontation, Boston pairs world-class collections with New England colour, Reykavík offers a creative scene shaped by its extraordinary landscape, while Marrakesh provides warmth, contemporary African art and design at every turn...