Are you an artist hunting for the next art exhibition opening? Or an art collector craving your next historical art piece from famous art exhibitions? Or maybe even a travel lover who can't help but be seduced by the cultural and fun mix that tails international art exhibitions? 

Then you would've loved the Paul Cezanne-themed Chicago Arts Institute's exhibition in Chicago for the first time in the United States in 25 years! Or Venice Biennale's The Milk of Dreams exhibition denoting the harsh, beautiful, post-pandemic reality. 

It's okay; matters arise—not judging. However, here are 7 famous art exhibitions in 2022 that you'll wish you hadn't missed.

Van Gogh's arguably best painting, The self-portrait with Bandaged Ears, was the exhibition's theme portrait. 

Karen Serres, the curator of paintings at The Courtauld and Van Gogh House London, entranced the audience with the Van Gogh Self-Portraits collection's motivation and connection to London. 

There was also an online mini-series where artists and art enthusiasts virtually experienced Morgan Stanley’s other collections and expanded their minds with discussions of rich art histories. 

This historical art exhibition offered every artist and art enthusiast new perspectives on art discoveries and practices. 

Venice Biennale is easily one of the most famous international art exhibitions. The historical art exhibition's annual marathon and old age establish it as a cultural icon to artists, curators, enthusiasts, and collectors globally. 

Venice Biennale's 59th international art exhibition was themed The Milk of Dreams after Leonora Carrington's writings. 

Cecilia Alemani—Chief Curator and Director of High Line Art, New York—curated the event.

The Milk of Dreams portrays the aftermath of the world's recent disasters: the pandemic, the War in Ukraine, and devastating effects of climate change. 

Alemeni experiencing the first one-year postponement of the Venice Biennale since the 1960s—due to Covid-19 - quite possibly inspired the historical art exhibition's 2022 theme.  

Alemani also angled for a unique inclusion of artists. Of the 200 artists from 58 nations' artworks that were accepted, the exhibition spotlighted submissions of some of the normally considered minority groups ranging from women—especially black women—and non-binary, disabled, and trans artists. 

The displayed—embroidery, painting, video, and digital—arts complemented The Milk of Dreams' theme with depictions of questions like How is the definition of humanity changing? What would the world look like without humanity? What are our responsibilities to each other and to the Earth? 

Well deservedly, Simone Leigh's Brick House sculpture and Sonia Boyce's Feeling Her Way video snagged the top crown.

The Art Institute of Chicago organised a Cezanne-themed arts exhibition for the first time in 70 years.

122 Paul Cezanne's works were exhibited, ranging from oil paintings, watercolours, drawings, and sketchbooks—including the famous Mont-Sainte-Victoria, and other public and private collections.

One hundred sixteen years after his death, the art world continues to regard Paul Cezanne as the father of Still Life and modern art. 

Paul Cezanne focused on artistic direction and depth over style. At first glance, his paintings of may appear ordinary and unimpressive - however, diving deeper, one would appreciate the more profound meanings he stroked into his seemingly-ordinary paintings. 

Even Pablo Picasso called him our one and only master. 

Gloria Groom and three other experts from the Art Institute of Chicago and other art galleries curated this historical art exhibition. 

The Art Institute of Chicago also published numerous contributions from international artists they invited to write about each artwork in the exhibition. 

Likewise, Yale University Press distributed the four curators' thematic essay publications.

Unlimited immersive segment—held in a large structure—hosted 70 large-scale installation exhibitions like the Louise Bourgeois towering bronze Spider—sold for $40 million in just a few hours— and the Messelplatz. 

Solo artists also presented their artworks in the Statements segment of the Art Basel's exhibition. Witnessing New York artist, Tourmaline, and South African artist Helena Uambembe win the 2022 Baloise Art Prize.   

While the Curators—not to be left out—presented historical art exhibitions during the Features segment.

Edinburgh Fringe Festival is more a performing art than an event for exhibiting art pieces.

However, artists made it work by showcasing their painting, sketching, or sculpting skills. After all, that is how they produce their artworks. 

You have to engage your crowd. And since the Edinburgh Fringe is an open arts festival, everyone's invited. 

The Fringe 2022 featured thousands of shows ranging from hilariously horrible to jaw-droppingly inspiring. That's part of a free-for-all show's pecks. 

Frieze London 2022 featured a combined art exhibition of Frieze London and Frieze Masters led by Eva Langret and Nathan-Clements-Gillespie, featuring 160+ and 120 galleries, respectively. 

Paris Photo, the largest international photography art fairs 25th exhibition just concluded on 13th November 2022. It featured 200 exhibitors selected from thousands of submissions by a panel of experienced gallerists led by First Brandt, Howard Greenberg, and six others. 

The panel selected the exhibitors based on their photos:

• Quality
• Originality
• Diversity of expression 
• Theme's relevance 

The international art event included curated exhibitions, conversation, and networking between artists, collectors and critics.

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