Art Shows In June 2025 For Minimalist Art Lovers

In the summer months, the art scene traditionally slows down a little – but this June still offers a good selection of exhibitions for lovers of minimalist art.

In Zürich, annex14 is showing minimalist paintings by Struan Teague, while in Stockholm Ayan Farah is exhibiting textile works with natural traces. In Hong Kong, David Zwirner presents Robert Ryman’s first solo exhibition in the region and in Barcelona, Antonia Ferrer explores the depth of color in the series “T-10” at the Alzueta Sèneca Gallery. Meditative gestures characterize “Resonant Silence” with Yeonju Son and Brigitte Marionneau at the Buysse Gallery in Knokke, while Maya Makino in Harelbeke, Belgium, traces the interplay of memory and perception with small-format indigo works.

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annex14 in Zürich presents a solo exhibition by Scottish artist Struan Teague (born 1991, Edinburgh). The exhibition shows works that deliberately move outside conventional notions of painting. Teague works on unprimed canvases in various formats and combines materials such as pencil, oil, pigment and acrylic. His paintings are characterized by a clear distinction between “figure” and “ground” as well as a restrained, balanced composition. The ephemeral traces and signs emerge from a methodical process and create an atmosphere between visibility and indeterminacy.

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Galerie Nordenhake in Stockholm is showing new works by Somali-Swedish artist Ayan Farah. The exhibition focuses on textile works made from linen fabrics that are up to two hundred years old. Farah uses natural processes such as dyeing with home-grown pigments and the incorporation of materials such as grey clay, seashells or cloud-seeded water from different places to change the fabrics. The artist’s practice combines ecological, historical and material aspects, regularly developing and reinterpreting techniques.

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In Hong Kong, David Zwirner presents works by Robert Ryman (1930–2019). This is Ryman’s first solo exhibition in Greater China and includes paintings from the early 1960s to the 2000s. The show offers a concise overview of Ryman’s exploration of materials, supports, painterly treatments, and ways of engaging with the wall over the course of his six-decade-long career.

Drawings from the 1960s to 2000s are also on view, reflecting Ryman’s investigation into the formal and material aspects of drawing. The exhibition is installed nonchronologically across two floors, illustrating the ongoing dialogue between early and later works.

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In Barcelona, works by Spanish artist Antonia Ferrer can be seen at Alzueta Sèneca Gallery. On the ground floor of the gallery, Ferrer is presenting the T-10 series – a tribute to Barcelona’s iconic metro ticket, which includes 10 journeys. Titled ‘Estudio del fondo’, this series does not dwell on the sea’s surface, but rather explores what lies beneath: density, suspended matter, and the shifting hues filtered through depth.

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Buysse Gallery presents “Resonant Silence,” a duo exhibition of works by Yeonju Son (Korea/UK) and Brigitte Marionneau (France), curated by Louis Buysse. The exhibition focuses on material sensibility, spatial restraint, and meditative processes. Yeonju Son shows mixed-media paintings from her “Journey” series, exploring impermanence and identity through layered and revisited gestures.

Brigitte Marionneau exhibits smoke-fired, polished clay sculptures, reduced to essential forms and engaging with negative space. The exhibition is realized in collaboration with Modern Shapes Gallery (Antwerp) and reflects Buysse Gallery’s commitment to restrained scenography and thoughtful spatial encounters, inviting a slower rhythm of observation.

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Since May, the first solo exhibition by Japanese artist Maya Makino has been on display at the CAI Gallery in Harelbeke, Belgium, throughout the summer. The exhibition features nine small-scale indigo dye paintings on wooden panels, exploring themes of memory, perception, and the interplay between vividness and ambiguity. Makino employs traditional gesso (gofun) and indigo dye to evoke sensory memories and the transformation of recollections over time, with works from her Night and Rain series highlighting subtle textures and atmospheric depth.

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