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Drawing its title from poet Elizabeth Alexander’s book of the same name, The Black Interior considers the practices of artists who explore the domestic space as creative inspiration and refuge for one’s inner world. The works on view, all from CAAM’s permanent collection, reflect on the objects and memories of home. The shower, the closet, the phone, a photo album, a doily, a handkerchief, masking tape, and a magazine all become expressive materials or generative subjects. Everyday routines and domestic traditions are sources for artistic decisions. From craft and collage to sculpture and video, the works in The Black Interior prompt us to see the imaginative possibilities in our home lives.

Suchitra Mattai is included in the 36th edition of the São Paulo Biennial. Entitled Not All Travellers Walk Roads – Of Humanity as Practice, the edition takes its cue from Afrobrazilian poet Conceição Evaristo’s enigmatic poem Da calma e do silêncio [Of calm and silence].

A newly established curatorial group—initiated by Betye Saar in collaboration with Roberts Projects—will serve as a scholarly committee dedicated to preserving, interpreting and advancing Saar’s profound artistic legacy. Working closely with the artist, her studio and her longtime gallery, the Betye Saar Legacy Group will provide expert guidance on Saar’s decades-long practice and her impact on contemporary art history.

The Wooyang Art Museum presents I Have Been Here Before, the first institutional solo exhibition in Asia by artist Amoako Boafo. Through a selection of recent and iconic paintings across four thematic spaces, the exhibition invites viewers to explore the nuances of identity, visibility, and self-representation through a body of work that is both deeply personal and powerfully resonant. For this landmark occasion, Boafo unveils a series of new works presented within a site-specific structure designed by Glenn DeRoche of inspired by Korea’s traditional hanok courtyards.