Whether you are taking a trans-Atlantic flight or staying closer to home this summer, ‘tis the season to cultivate wanderlust. Just remember: there’s a lot of incredible art to see out in the world beyond the well-trod art-fair circuit. Perhaps you want to discover one of the finest private museums the United States has to offer at Glenstone in Maryland. Maybe you want to visit artist workshops in Australia’s Northern Territory. Whether you are in the market for a two-week journey or a weekend getaway, the experts included in CULTURED’s first-ever Power Art Advisors List have your next destination covered.
Below, we culled their responses to the question: What unexpected art destination are you most excited to visit before the end of 2024? Here are their suggestions. Pack accordingly.
Amy Cappellazzo
“The treasures in upstate New York are astonishing. Within the next year, I’m most looking forward to visiting several remarkable spots: the Munson, in Utica; the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center at Vassar College; the Campus in Claverack—the primary school bought by six New York galleries (Bortolami, James Cohan, Kaufmann Repetto, Anton Kern, Andrew Kreps, and Kurimanzutto) in a stroke of innovation; the Bard Center for Curatorial Studies in Annandale-on-Hudson and, of course, the Buffalo AKG Art Museum in my hometown of Buffalo.”
“My list of museums around the world that I would love to visit is very long. While some of them are certainly not unexpected, like Glenstone in Bethesda, Maryland, or the Kimbell in Fort Worth, perhaps one of the more unexpected would be the Mishkan Museum in Israel, which served as inspiration for Renzo Piano when he designed the Menil in Houston.”
“Zimbabwe.”
“I recently visited Desert X AlUla [in Saudi Arabia], which was a surprising and exciting experience. Its natural habitat provides the most scenic backdrop for the artists’ site-specific works. I can’t wait for the next edition.”
“I was thrilled to finally visit the Louvre Abu Dhabi on Saadiyat Island, which is the largest art gallery and museum in the Arab world.”
“Benin.”
“I have been spending some time in the Nordic countries and want to continue exploring the amazing public and private institutions that are opening in the area. Particularly Kunstsilo in Kristiansand, Norway, as it relates to the work my partner and I have been doing in Colombia with Bodega Piloto and Team Layered in Malmö, Sweden.”
“In the fall, we are planning to visit City, Michael Heizer’s mile-long land art project in the Nevada desert. The project is inspired by ancient cities and has taken him decades to excavate and bring to life.”
“Gotta give some credit to Luxembourg, where we have an office now. The renovations were a labor of love, and I sourced authentic architectural elements like 17th-century floorboards. The museum there, MUDAM, is a wonderful venue that has hosted important shows by artists like Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, Tacita Dean, and Danh Vo. The old city center is gorgeous, with a few important local dealers nestled among the medieval architecture. Not to mention its proximity to Paris, Brussels, and London.”
“Just having returned from Australia, I am culling through the many painters (on bark, board, canvas, etc.) and weavers seen in museums, galleries, artist centers, and Indigenous communities. Our trip covered long coveted terrain: the Northern Territory, the desert, and major cities.”
