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fromThe Nation
17 hours ago

Revisiting the Advent of the Abstract

Abstract art's rise is redefined as a practice of self-taught artists rather than solely a product of the avant-garde or historical tradition.
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from48 hills
1 day ago

Drama Masks: From another time of terror, 'Burden of Proof' urges to fight and fear not - 48 hills

Bay Area theatre faces challenges with venue safety, leadership changes, and closures, raising questions about legacy and succession in the arts.
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fromArtforum
10 hours ago

"Bellinis at the world's largest beach house": Touring the new LACMA

The new David Geffen galleries at LACMA received mixed initial reactions from critics during the opening events.
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fromArchDaily
3 days ago

Peter Zumthor's LACMA David Geffen Galleries Open in Los Angeles

The David Geffen Galleries at LACMA feature a flexible, open exhibition space for 155,000 art objects spanning 6,000 years of history.
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fromTravel + Leisure
4 hours ago
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This California Art Show From Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys Pairs Major Artists With a Stunning Pacific Backdrop

The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego hosts 'Giants: Art from the Dean Collection,' featuring 130 works by Black American and diasporic artists.
fromArtforum
1 day ago
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Making Rent: New York's New Apartment Galleries and Artist-Run Spaces

A new artist-run exhibition in Crown Heights showcases diverse artworks in a playful, chaotic environment, emphasizing collaboration and community engagement.
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fromTravel + Leisure
4 hours ago

This California Art Show From Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys Pairs Major Artists With a Stunning Pacific Backdrop

The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego hosts 'Giants: Art from the Dean Collection,' featuring 130 works by Black American and diasporic artists.
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fromArtforum
1 day ago

Making Rent: New York's New Apartment Galleries and Artist-Run Spaces

A new artist-run exhibition in Crown Heights showcases diverse artworks in a playful, chaotic environment, emphasizing collaboration and community engagement.
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fromCOOL HUNTING
15 hours ago

Brooklyn-Born Photographer Keisha Scarville Wins the 2026 UOVO Prize - COOL HUNTING

Keisha Scarville's work will be showcased at Brooklyn Museum and UOVO facility, marking her recognition as the UOVO Prize recipient.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
14 hours ago

Turner prize shortlist announced

Four artists have been shortlisted for the Turner Prize, showcasing diverse contemporary British art through performance and sculpture.
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fromTime Out New York
4 hours ago

A new sensual exhibit from Mexico City is now on display at the Museum of Sex

The Museum of Sex presents 'The Life Force,' exploring the tension between life and death through art.
fromdesignboom | architecture & design magazine
1 day ago

painting unfolds across earth, canvas, and space in katharina grosse's 'anachronistic' exhibition

Grosse's technique of applying acrylic pigments with an industrial spray gun extends the reach of the body, registering the act of painting as movement that unfolds across space.
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fromTime Out New York
1 hour ago

Lower Manhattan gets a new arts center focused on Central and Eastern Europe

A new cultural hub in Lower Manhattan showcases contemporary artists from Central and Eastern Europe, focusing on identity under pressure.
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fromTime Out New York
1 hour ago

Lower Manhattan gets a new arts center focused on Central and Eastern Europe

A new cultural hub in Lower Manhattan showcases contemporary artists from Central and Eastern Europe, focusing on identity under pressure.
fromColossal
12 hours ago

Water Samples from Around the World Melt into Dima Rebus' Dreamy Paintings

"Nearly every sample arrives with a letter, opening a dialogue shaped by place, mood, memory, and time. Over the years, I've built an archive of waters from rain, rivers, seas, oceans, and glaciers, each preserved as both material record and human message."
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fromIndependent
22 hours ago

'That tension has always been around in my life, being mixed race and growing up in Ireland with Hong Kong heritage'

Choy-Ping Ní Chléirigh-Ng expresses that growing up in Wicklow as a mixed-race individual often felt isolating, as they navigated their identity in a small town.
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fromArtnet News
12 hours ago

Philadelphia's New Art Fair Is Betting Big on Community

"I love the way that it allows me to connect as a gallerist with collectors and other artists," Galardi said of Future Fair over a video call.
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fromThe Art Newspaper - International art news and events
17 hours ago

Slags, bings and pipelines: Edinburgh landscape offers fitting backdrop for exhibition on fossil fuel extraction

Jupiter Artland offers a rolling programme of temporary exhibitions as well as 150 acres of Scottish countryside populated by specially commissioned permanent works by over 40 major artists.
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fromArtnet News
18 hours ago

Alma Allen Speaks Out on Backlash Over U.S. Pavilion Commission: 'A Little Stressful'

Alma Allen embraces the pressure of representing the U.S. at the Venice Biennale amidst a politically charged environment.
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fromBitcoin Magazine
1 day ago

Relics Of A Revolution, Part IV: The Bank Was Already Burning

Artworks like Schaefer's Banks on Fire connect dissent and protest to the origins of Bitcoin, reflecting societal issues surrounding banks and bailouts.
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fromBitcoin Magazine
1 day ago

Relics Of A Revolution, Part IV: The Bank Was Already Burning

Artworks like Schaefer's Banks on Fire connect dissent and protest to the origins of Bitcoin, reflecting societal issues surrounding banks and bailouts.
fromArtnet News
6 hours ago

Refik Anadol's Dataland Museum Sets an Opening Date | Artnet News

Dataland is described as a 'living museum' that aims to leverage and present the most advanced technologies, arriving at a time of increasing anxiety over the potential chaos brought by artificial intelligence.
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fromArtnet News
1 day ago

14 Must-See Museum Shows in New York This Spring | Artnet News

Isamu Noguchi's exhibition at the Long Island City museum reveals his vision for urban spaces, including a proposed playground in Central Park that was ultimately rejected by Robert Moses.
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fromArtnet News
12 hours ago

Harmony Korine Makes Sense of His Restless, Shape-Shifting Art

I think it was from a quote or something where I said I wasn't necessarily concerned with the films making perfect sense. My works are a reflection of that chaos and unpredictability.
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fromHyperallergic
7 hours ago

Ides Kihlen, Abstract Painter and Argentine Art Legend, Dies at 108

"I used to half-close my eyes, trying to block my thoughts as if meditating, and then attempt to compose the picture I had envisioned."
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fromHyperallergic
7 hours ago

Required Reading

This captivating photo depicts not an isolated incident, nor accident, nor allegory, but rather an ongoing war crime, underscoring the importance of not looking away.
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fromwww.npr.org
11 hours ago

Michael Tilson Thomas, renowned conductor and composer, dies at 81

Michael Tilson Thomas, renowned conductor and composer, passed away at 81 after a battle with brain cancer, leaving a lasting legacy with the San Francisco Symphony.
fromwww.npr.org
12 hours ago

Kennedy Center leaders offer behind-the-scenes tour to explain need for closure

Floca showed the impact of water damage on the Center's underbelly, including corroded steel beams in the service tunnel, concrete degradation in the parking lot and rust on the marble facade.
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fromHyperallergic
7 hours ago

Image of Family Torn by ICE Wins World Press Photo of the Year

Carol Guzy's photo of a family separated by ICE won the 2026 World Press Photo Award, highlighting the impact of immigration policies.
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fromHyperallergic
11 hours ago

Azerbaijan Destroys Armenian Holy Mother of God Church in Artsakh

The Azerbaijani regime has demolished the Holy Mother of God Church in Stepanakert, escalating threats to Armenian cultural heritage in Artsakh.
fromHyperallergic
5 hours ago

Art Movements: Meet the Smithsonian American Art Museum's New Director

Lynda Roscoe Hartigan's appointment to helm the American Art Museum is also a return: She began her career at the institution in the 1970s and became its chief curator in 2003.
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fromColossal
9 hours ago

Contrast Reigns in Austn Fischer's Conspicuous Black-and-White Photos

"I started doing photography as a way to express things I don't understand or to convey a message I'm having a hard time explaining. I often work in quite a backwards way, knowing exactly what I want to arrange in front of the camera but struggling to understand the significance in my life until I am able to reflect on it after."
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fromTime Out New York
3 days ago

An artist will build a public installation made of 2,500 plastic bottles in real time

New Yorkers can participate in a public sculpture installation using discarded bottles on April 24 at Flatiron Plaza.
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fromTime Out New York
3 days ago

An artist will build a public installation made of 2,500 plastic bottles in real time

New Yorkers can participate in a public sculpture installation using discarded bottles on April 24 at Flatiron Plaza.
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fromHyperallergic
9 hours ago

Parallax(e): Perspectives on the Canada-US Border

Indigenous artists respond to the Northwest Boundary Survey's legacy through an exhibition that critiques colonial narratives and highlights Indigenous contributions.
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fromArtnet News
6 hours ago

Re-Air: The Young Painter Curators Are Rushing to Work With | Artnet News

Taina H. Cruz, a young artist, gains attention for her evocative paintings of Black female figures, blending folklore, horror, and personal imagery.
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fromABC7 San Francisco
1 day ago

'Under Pressure': San Francisco artist's exhibit in Chicago is an SOS to save the planet

Ana Teresa Fernández's exhibit 'Under Pressure' calls for climate action through art, highlighting the impact of human activity on the environment.
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fromwww.amny.com
1 day ago

Scenery Bags is transforming Broadway's trash into treasure this Earth Day | amNewYork

Scenery Bags transforms discarded Broadway materials into eco-friendly fashion and home items, reducing waste and preserving performance history.
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fromFuncheap
1 day ago

AAPI Heritage Month Forum: Art Across Asia w/ Asian Art Museum (SF)

AAPI Heritage Month features a free forum on Asian art masterpieces at the Asian Art Museum, welcoming all to explore art, culture, and history.
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fromColossal
1 day ago

Animals Wander through Neighborhood Streets at Twilight in Nicholas Moegly's Illustrations

Twilight is viewed as a magical time in folklore, inspiring artist Nicholas Moegly's dreamy realism in depicting quiet neighborhoods and roaming creatures.
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fromHyperallergic
1 day ago

The International Center of Photography Presents Photobook Fest

Photobook Fest returns May 8-10 with over 80 publishers, workshops, panels, and book signings in Manhattan's Lower East Side.
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fromHyperallergic
1 day ago

Tale of a Riderless Horse

George Stubbs' painting 'Whistlejacket' captures the essence of a horse with profound anatomical knowledge and imaginative flair.
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fromwww.npr.org
1 day ago

A filmmaker pieces together her brother's troubled past in 'Blue Heron'

Sophy Romvari's film Blue Heron explores a Hungarian family's struggles and memories through the eyes of their daughter Sasha.
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fromArtnet News
2 days ago

Smithsonian's American Art Museum Appoints New Director Amid Turbulent Moment

Lynda Roscoe Hartigan has been appointed as the new director of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, starting September 8.
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fromArtnet News
1 day ago

Edvard Munch's Murals for a Chocolate Factory Get a Rare Museum Outing | Artnet News

Edvard Munch's paintings, once in a chocolate factory, are now exhibited at the Munch Museum, highlighting art's intersection with industry and gender in Norway.
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fromHyperallergic
1 day ago

Hans Holbein Painted the Human

Holbein's portraits of More and Cromwell exemplify the complexities of the English Renaissance through their detailed representations and contrasting personas.
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fromHyperallergic
1 day ago

Can the V&A's New Museum Fulfill Its Democratic Promise?

V&A East in Stratford presents art and design in a community-focused, human-scale environment, contrasting with the institution's traditional architecture.
fromThe Art Newspaper - International art news and events
1 day ago

Sustainability charity Gallery Climate Coalition launches new consultancy to support climate action

"The idea for a dedicated consultancy arm actually predates GCC's launch in 2020. Right from the beginning, it was clear that while shared standards, tools and advocacy are essential, many organisations would require hands-on, tailored support to implement meaningful change."
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fromArtnet News
1 day ago

Centuries-Old Love Letter Deciphered With Help From A.I. | Artnet News

A.I. tools like MyHeritage's Scribe A.I. enhance genealogy research by translating historical documents, allowing users to focus on complex tasks.
fromwww.npr.org
1 day ago

A slew of new Bigfoot sightings, on-screen and off-Broadway

"I understand the fascination with Bigfoot," says filmmaker Marq Evans, whose documentary Capturing Bigfoot drew rave reviews at the SXSW Film & TV Festival last month. "It's a mystery. Everybody loves a mystery. Although to some people, it's not a mystery. They've seen it; it's proven. And there's nothing that you can tell them to say otherwise."
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fromColossal
1 day ago

Tania Yakunova's Expressive Figures Entwine with Plant Life in Digital and Graphite Illustrations

Tania Yakunova's lush compositions are marked by grainy textures and gestural lines, effectively conveying deep emotions and brand narratives through her vibrant color palettes.
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fromThe Art Newspaper - International art news and events
1 day ago

Caravaggio and Rubens works destroyed by fire in Second World War are brought back to (digital) life

The glass negatives have tremendous documentary value—not only for the museum and the collection itself but also for the public. They provide a crucial visual record of significant artworks that were lost.
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fromArtforum
2 days ago

Can Festivals Save Time-Based Art? On Mexico City's TONO

TONO festival exemplifies a model for time-based art that balances critical potential with audience engagement and institutional collaboration.
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fromAnOther
2 days ago

Andrew Cranston's Paintings of Dreamlike Domesticity

Andrew Cranston's exhibition at Modern Art in London reflects his unique approach to landscape painting, influenced by personal experiences and memories.
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fromMission Local
2 days ago

Review - Smuin Ballet's Future Forward

The show 'Future Forward' features a mix of classic and contemporary ballets, highlighting themes of lineage and connection.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago

Picasso's Guernica is the ultimate emblem of the horrors of war. It has no place in Spain's partisan squabbles | Maria Ramirez

Guernica, Picasso's most famous painting, depicted the horrors inflicted on civilians during the bombing of the Basque town of Gernika in the Spanish civil war.
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fromianVisits
2 days ago

When Mayfair went red: How the Wallace Collection supported Soviet Russia

Art played a significant role in supporting the Russian war effort during WWII, as showcased in exhibitions at the Wallace Collection.
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fromIntelligencer
2 days ago

He Dealt Masterpieces by Day, Torture by Night

Crispo's life was a tapestry of contrasts, with letters from aristocrats and celebrities juxtaposed against prison correspondence from junkies and thugs, illustrating his dual existence.
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fromFuncheap
2 days ago

Free Opening Reception: African Diaspora Art (Alameda)

The exhibit features diverse artists from the African Diaspora showcasing various mediums and techniques.
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fromHyperallergic
2 days ago

What We Loved (And Didn't) in "Greater New York"

MoMA PS1 showcases over 150 works by more than 50 artists, reflecting New York's diverse and complex art world.
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fromHyperallergic
2 days ago

Joan Semmel & Rama Duwaji

MoMA PS1's 'Greater New York' survey showcases early-career artists and captures the essence of New York City.
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fromHyperallergic
2 days ago

A Blockbuster Take on Ovid's "Metamorphosis"

The Rijksmuseum exhibition raises questions about gender, sexuality, and transformation without providing answers.
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fromwww.npr.org
2 days ago

Oscar Isaac struggled with 'Beef.' So he turned to 'Frankenstein' for help

Oscar Isaac channels Victor Frankenstein to portray Josh, a complex character in Netflix's Beef, reflecting on ambition and personal struggles.
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fromHyperallergic
2 days ago

A Poetic Tribute to Ona Judge Is Coming to Philadelphia

A new installation at ArtPhilly honors Ona Judge and Rem'mie Fells, highlighting themes of escape, identity, and violence against Black transgender women.
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fromwww.npr.org
2 days ago

A young mom turns to OnlyFans to make ends meet in 'Margo's Got Money Troubles'

Margo opens an OnlyFans account to manage financial struggles after becoming a single mother, navigating complex family dynamics and personal challenges.
fromArtnet News
2 days ago

How Pussy Riot Is Challenging Russia's Return to the Venice Biennale

"Political prisoners are the best of Russians," said Nadya Tolokonnikova, emphasizing that artists trapped in the prison system express the fear and suffering of their country.
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fromHyperallergic
2 days ago

Highlights and Hidden Gems at Dumbo Open Studios

DUMBO Open Studios celebrated its 10th year, showcasing over 175 artists and fostering community despite challenges from rising rents and the pandemic.
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fromArtnet News
2 days ago

Never-Before-Seen Calder Sculpture Emerges on the Auction Block in Paris | Artnet News

Alexander Calder's Stabile-mobile will be auctioned for €80,000 to €120,000, blending his iconic mobile and stabile styles.
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fromArtnet News
2 days ago

Has A.I. Solved the Mystery of This El Greco Painting? | Artnet News

New AI research suggests El Greco painted most of The Baptism of Christ, previously thought to be a collaboration with his son.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

My toddler threw a toy pig at an artwork and inspired this guide for small kids in galleries

Introducing toddlers to art can be challenging but beneficial for their development and appreciation of culture.
fromTime Out London
3 days ago

Two mighty London institutions are in the final of UK Museum of the Year 2026

The National Gallery celebrated its bicentenary by entirely rehanging its collection and launched the Art Road Trip program, collaborating with 24 local arts organizations.
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fromwww.dw.com
3 days ago

Unpacking the Venice Biennale controversies and highlights

"In Minor Keys focuses on marginal or overlooked voices. Kouoh defined a restorative form of resistance, which calls for attentive listening amid the present chaos."
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fromdesignboom | architecture & design magazine
3 days ago

laila gohar spins a surreal carousel of fruits and vegetables for arket during milan design week

Laila Gohar's carousel installation at Milan Design Week 2026 introduces her first ready-to-wear collection, blending art and fashion with oversized fruits and vegetables.
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fromPortland Monthly
3 days ago

At the Gallery: Umico Niwa Is Mother

Umico Niwa's art installations blend organic materials with viewer interaction, creating a playful and immersive experience that challenges perceptions of art.
fromThe New Yorker
3 days ago

Was Raphael the Runt of the Renaissance?

Many have called him boring, a peddler of simpleminded beauty. At the Met, a blockbuster exhibition restores his standing.
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