IDA’s Picks for Art Travels

No summer plans yet? Here are some must-see art destinations this July–August 2025.

🇫🇷  France

–  Ha Chong-Hyun, Sophie Calle & Ralph Pucc i Major figures brought together in a subtle dialogue between nature, abstraction, and installation — Château La Coste (Provence)

–  Vertigo: Rothko, Klein, Kapoor  A barefoot sensory journey exploring visual disorientation, blending meditative abstraction with immersive landscapes — Villa Carmignac (Porquerolles)

–  Becoming Ocean  This group show explores our relationship with the living world through over 20 international artists — Villa Arson (Nice)

🇪🇸  Spain

–  Barbara Kruger  The iconic feminist artist’s first retrospective in Spain with a powerful exhibition about language, power, and society — Guggenheim Bilbao

–  Mika Rottenberg  First solo show in Spain reflecting on capitalist systems of labor and production, in a former naval hospital — Hauser & Wirth Menorca

🇮🇹  Italy

–  Biennale Arte 2025 “Foreigners Everywhere” Highlights include the Brazil Pavilion (Glicéria Tupinambá) and UAE Pavilion: spotlighting Indigenous and postcolonial voices — Venice

–  Panorama Monferrato, Italics A roving exhibition set in Italy’s heritage sites. Top galleries across the country explore the dialogue between art, landscape, and legacy — Piedmont

🇯🇵  Japan

–  Setouchi Triennale  A unique island-hopping art festival turning entire landscapes into open-air museums. A journey that is both artistic and spiritual — Across 17 Japanese islands

🇬🇧  UK

–  Emily Kam Kngwarray  The first European exhibition of a pivotal figure in Australian Aboriginal art, major moment for the visibility of non-Western perspectives — Tate Modern, London

🇺🇸  USA

–  Queer Lens: A History of Photography  A groundbreaking survey tracing queer perspectives in photography from the 19th century to today. A powerful exploration of identity, visibility, and resistance — Getty Center, Los Angeles