Portals of salt, smog, and stitchwork at Sovern LA
Sovern LA presents Into the Pluriverse from June 25–October 8, 2026, featuring works by Nia Lee, April Bey, and Jessica Taylor Bellamy, curated by Nordia Simmonds. The exhibition spans textiles, sculpture, painting, and installation to explore Afro-indigenous histories, ecological witness, and multiple realities.
Mapping Realms at a Venetian Abbey: A Necessary Fiction
At Abbazia di San Gregorio in Venice, A Necessary Fiction: Maps, Art, and Models of Our World (May 63Nov 22, 2026) gathers historical cartography and contemporary worksfrom Monira Al Qadiri and Qiu Zhijie to Reena Saini Kallat, Nasser Al Salem, and Yoko Onoin a collateral exhibition commissioned by the Saudi Ministry of Culture. Loans include the Saudi National Museum, the King Abdulaziz Public Library and archive, Yale University, the Bodleian of Oxford, and Leiden University.
Signals of a Reset: Runways Look Outdoors, Murals Under Watch, Opera Back on Stage
From New York Fashion Week’s outdoorsy mood to a San Francisco Opera strike settlement, a day’s cultural roundup tracks shifts toward the tangible — with preservation fights over murals, a judicial pause before demolition, and the death of Duncan Sheik at 56.