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fromThe Art Newspaper - International art news and events
3 hours ago

Trump pulls US out of international cultural property preservation centre and coalition of arts agencies

The United States is withdrawing from over 60 international organisations, including cultural heritage and arts coordination bodies ICCROM and IFACCA, citing conflicts with US interests.
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fromFuncheap
3 hours ago

Bank of America's "Museums On Us" Free Museum Weekend (2026)

Bank of America, Merrill, and Bank of America Private Bank cardholders receive one free general admission at participating museums during the first full weekend each month.
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fromwww.amny.com
2 hours ago

Review | Bug' Crawls onto Broadway with craft but little bite amNewYork

A disciplined Broadway revival features Carrie Coon's emotionally controlled Agnes and concentrated paranoia, but the production often feels absorbing rather than fully electrifying.
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fromdesignyoutrust.com
7 hours ago
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Artist Tony Sandoval Treats Watercolour As Weather Rain, Mist And Stains That Roll Across The Page

A diverse curated showcase of visual art, design, photography, illustrations, and vintage media spanning contemporary and historical creative works and practical lifestyle lists.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 day ago
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Explore the menace of America's suburbs in a new South Bay art exhibit

Triton Museum of Art opens four January exhibits featuring suburban-uncanny paintings, pigment-textile abstractions, design-influenced mixed media, and polyphonic images.
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fromHyperallergic
11 hours ago

A View From the Easel

Home studio constraints shape artistic labor and conceptions of women's spaces, intertwining domestic routines, community interactions, and concentrated multi-project practice.
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fromwww.npr.org
15 hours ago

True crime, teen moms and global tragedy in cinemas this week

A 1977 hostage standoff is dramatized with black-comic energy, alongside films that examine Palestinian displacement, colonial legacies, and holiday award contenders.
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fromHyperallergic
7 hours ago

NYC's Transit Museum Pays Homage to the MetroCard

The New York Transit Museum is exhibiting the MetroCard as the MTA retires it after 32 years, celebrating its technological and cultural impact.
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fromHyperallergic
5 hours ago

Artists React to the ICE Killing of Renee Nicole Good

ICE agents shot and killed Renee Nicole Macklin Good in Minneapolis, sparking national mourning, outrage, and mobilization amid a targeted immigration crackdown.
fromHyperallergic
7 hours ago

Art Movements: Knights, Presidents, and Crooks

As 2026 marks the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States, the auction house Christie's is hosting multiple auctions later this month as part of "Americana Week." Was I the only one who didn't know that Jimmy Carter was also a painter? The lots include a painting by that president, Gilbert Stuart's portrait of George Washington for James Madison, and Grant Wood's original study for "American Gothic" (1930).
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fromColossal
16 hours ago

New York City Ballet Art Series Presents Thibaut Grevet

Thibaut Grevet creates memory-soft, unposed photographs and installations that blend people, architecture, and landscape, showcased in a New York City Ballet Art Series collaboration.
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fromwww.npr.org
10 hours ago

'Hedda' star Tessa Thompson wrestles with cynicism but chooses optimism

Tessa Thompson uses 'yes' and 'no' tattoos as guiding principles while choosing bold roles, reimagining classics and rigorously preparing for performances.
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fromColossal
7 hours ago

Dennis Lehtonen's Aerial Views of Remote Greenland Villages Illuminate an Evolving Land

Greenland's Inuit-majority population concentrates along the southern ice-free coast, reliant on fishing while rural settlements decline and a photographer documents changing communities.
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fromHyperallergic
9 hours ago

Joiri Minaya: Venus Flytrap

Joiri Minaya created Venus Flytrap, a site-specific performance series and installation at Bartram's Garden exploring freedom, extraction, ecology, and diasporic experience.
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fromHyperallergic
6 hours ago

Required Reading

Global anti-occupation protests followed a US attack on Venezuela; the Guerrilla Girls exemplify sustained, anonymous, intersectional art-activism while dictionaries face internet-era uncertainty.
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fromwww.artnews.com
13 hours ago

6 Works to Know by Grandma Moses

Grandma Moses' primitive paintings nostalgically preserved vanishing rural American life, gaining mass public adoration despite art-establishment distance.
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fromTime Out London
20 hours ago

12 London art exhibitions we can't wait to see in 2026

And what a year it's gonna be for the city's gallery-botherers, with blockbuster exhibition after blockbuster exhibition on the way over the next twelve months. There's monumental sculpture, pointillist landscapes and flashy photography, massive names from Renoir to Hockney, and so many big shows by women that the Guerrilla Girls might have to get a new schtick. RECOMMENDED: The best theatre shows in London for 2026.
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fromwww.berkeleyside.org
15 hours ago

Around Berkeley: Tamales karaoke; bike part swap meet; new youth poet laureate

A double dose of alma is on tap at the library's West Branch with tamales karaoke, a song session for tweens, teens and anyone who wants to unleash their inner Bad Bunny (or Selena), combining pop songs with a yummy Mexican dish.
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fromDaily News
13 hours ago

Things to do in the San Fernando Valley, LA area, Jan. 8-16

San Fernando Valley and greater Los Angeles offer museums, cultural exhibitions, community festivals, farmers markets, and author signings with dates, hours, locations, and admission details.
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fromThe Art Newspaper - International art news and events
16 hours ago

'Certain things you can only see from the sky': artist Precious Okoyomon on how flying planes has inspired their practice

Precious Okoyomon finds calm and perspective piloting a propeller plane, translating aerial observation into artworks that confront ecological damage, resilience and human consequences.
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fromwww.thisiscolossal.com
11 hours ago

Step Into a Uniquely Cavernous House Installation by Japanese Art Collective

A two-story house in Beppu was hollowed into a cavern-like installation called Space II by the collective Me, emphasizing altered perception and geothermal context.
fromFuncheap
5 hours ago

2026 Napa Lighted Art Festival w/ Special Projection Artwork (Jan. 17 - Feb. 15)

The Napa Lighted Art Festival is a celebration of creative arts, technology and lights, and supports innovative techniques using light and light technologies as a growing art medium. This walkable outdoor experience is free in Downtown Napa, featuring 15 lighted art installations for 5 weeks from January 17 - February 15, 2026. Projection artwork will be displayed on three iconic downtown buildings for the first 9 nights of the festival: January 17-25, 2026.
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fromFuncheap
5 hours ago

2026 Napa Lighted Art Festival w/ Special Projection Artwork (Jan. 17 - Feb. 15)

The Napa Lighted Art Festival is a celebration of creative arts, technology and lights, and supports innovative techniques using light and light technologies as a growing art medium. This walkable outdoor experience is free in Downtown Napa, featuring 15 lighted art installations for 5 weeks from January 17 - February 15, 2026. Projection artwork will be displayed on three iconic downtown buildings for the first 9 nights of the festival: January 17-25, 2026.
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fromwww.amny.com
8 hours ago

Finalists chosen for fifth annual Governors Island Ice Sculpture Show amNewYork

Governors Island hosts a free, public Ice Sculpture Show on Feb. 7 where ten finalists will carve movement-themed ice sculptures live on Colonels Row.
fromSFGATE
15 hours ago

The biggest art installation in SF's Golden Gate Park came at a massive cost

When Cjay Roughgarden was crafting what would become the largest public art installation in Golden Gate Park's history, she sought inspiration from her favorite children's book. The Richmond-based artist and fabricator has long been captivated by the story of "Cyrus the Unsinkable Sea Serpent," a 1975 tale of an enormous maritime monster who is urged by a shark to sink a boat of civilians, but overcomes the peer pressure to save them from the dangers at sea.
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fromwww.mercurynews.com
13 hours ago

7 awesome Bay Area things to do this weekend, Jan. 9-11

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Whether you want to catch a cool concert or the Golden Globes, or just settle down to a decadent lasagna dinner, we are here for you. So let's get to it, shall we? (As always, be sure to double check event and venue websites for any last-minute changes in health guidelines or other details.) Meanwhile, if you'd like to have this Weekender lineup delivered to your inbox every Thursday morning for free, just sign up at www.mercurynews.com/newsletters or www.eastbaytimes.com/newsletters.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
13 hours ago

Fungi: Anarchist Designers review a perverse plunge into mushroom mayhem, from stinkhorns to zombie-makers

Fungi are ubiquitous, resilient organisms that spread quietly, decompose life, disrupt ecosystems and agriculture, and pose significant threats to human health and environments.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
16 hours ago

A provocative new play challenges society's discomfort that disabled people have sex lives'

A Birds of Paradise production confronts sexual taboos by portraying disabled people as complex sexual beings, challenging assumptions, pity, and social discomfort.
fromwww.archdaily.com
20 hours ago

Mangyeong Church Martyrs Memorial / AEV Architectures + TONN architects

WooJung Park + 22 Category: Churches, Memorial Center Architects: Woojin Lim, Yunseok Kwak (AEV Architectures) + Jungim Yoo + Yunhee Lee (TONN Architect) Participating Artists: Andrea Roggi, Ignazio Campagna, Jeeyean Shim, Soon-phil Maeng More SpecsLess Specs WooJung Park Text description provided by the architects. A Place of Memory and Reconciliation Created by Light In the tranquil village of Mangyeong, located three hours south of Seoul, a deeply meaningful commemorative space has been established.
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fromTime Out London
18 hours ago

The 6 best free things to do in London this weekend [January 9-11]

London offers many free and discounted cultural and social activities in January, including exhibitions, theatre deals, and unusual weekend events.
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fromFuncheap
18 hours ago

SF Neo-Futurists "The Infinite Wrench" (30 Plays in 60 Minutes, every Fri & Sat)

The Infinite Wrench runs near-weekly, staging 30 audience-ordered short plays by the SF Neo-Futurists at an accessible, ADA-equipped venue.
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fromFuncheap
18 hours ago

SF Neo-Futurists "The Infinite Wrench" (30 Plays in 60 Minutes, every Fri & Sat)

The Infinite Wrench is a long-running SF Neo-Futurists show presenting 30 short plays chosen by the audience, affordable and performed 50 weekends yearly.
fromdesignboom | architecture & design magazine
16 hours ago

rotating canvas discs dance with the wind for vincent leroy's kinetic installation in zanzibar

Located on Jambiani beach along Zanzibar's east coast, Drifting Cloud is a by Vincent Leroy that interacts directly with the wind. The sculptural work is constructed from carbon rods, joints, and kite- discs, forming a lightweight structure capable of responding to subtle air currents. The installation's modular components move independently while remaining part of a connected whole, generating a dynamic, constantly changing composition. Movements vary according to wind strength, ranging from fine vibrations to broader gestures, producing an organized yet unpredictable rhythm.
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fromEngadget
7 hours ago

YouTube will let you exclude Shorts from search results

YouTube's advanced search now lists Shorts as a content type that can be excluded, renames sort filters to Prioritize and Popularity, and removes two filters.
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fromwww.npr.org
1 day ago

Timothee Chalamet brings a lot to the table in 'Marty Supreme'

Timothee Chalamet delivers a relentless, ambitious performance as Marty Mauser, a hustling 1950s table-tennis prodigy driven to cheat and hustle his way to the top.
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fromHyperallergic
1 day ago

Remembering Lucia Di Luciano, Rosa von Praunheim, and Kathleen Goncharov

Prominent figures across painting, film, curation, collecting, and archaeology passed away, leaving significant contributions to modern art, queer cinema, museums, and Maya research.
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fromHyperallergic
1 day ago

International Rendezvous at Guatemala's Paiz Art Biennial

The 24th Bienal de Arte Paiz, The World Tree, presented 46 artists across ten venues, exploring the tree-of-life myth and its ties to Mayan cosmogony and social interconnectedness.
fromHyperallergic
1 day ago

Seeing Art Is Good for Your Nervous System, Study Finds

Supporting existing research on the benefits of viewing original artwork versus reproductions, a new study found that seeing authentic art can help drop cortisol levels, among other positive effects on the nervous system. Still in pre-print since its submission last October, "The Physiological Impact of Viewing Original Artworks vs. Reprints: a Comparative Study" was conducted by researchers from the Department of Psychological Medicine at King's College in London working in collaboration with the Courtauld Institute of Art.
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fromHyperallergic
1 day ago

Anselm Kiefer's Rustbelt Romanticism

"Spirit is Life. It flows thru the death of me endlessly like a river unafraid of becoming the sea." -Gregory Corso ST. LOUIS - At 2,340 miles, the "mighty" Mississippi River borders no fewer than eight American states. Missouri is among them, where the city of St. Louis has been the site of both tenacious (and pugnacious) expansionist gusto and, in the wake of midcentury de-industrialization, precipitous decline.
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fromHyperallergic
1 day ago

Apply for NXTHVN's Studio and Curatorial Fellowships

NXTHVN offers a paid, 10-month fellowship in New Haven for up to seven artists and two curators with mentorship, stipends, studio space, and exhibition opportunities.
fromwww.npr.org
1 day ago

Nick Reiner's attorney removes himself from case

LOS ANGELES Alan Jackson, the high-power attorney representing Nick Reiner in the stabbing death of his parents, producer-actor-director Rob Reiner and photographer Michele Singer Reiner, withdrew from the case Wednesday. Reiner will now be represented by public defender Kimberly Greene. Wearing a brown jumpsuit, Reiner, 32, didn't enter a plea during the brief hearing. A judge has rescheduled his arraignment for Feb. 23.
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fromwww.npr.org
1 day ago

A 200-year-old book distributor is closing. Here's what that means for public libraries

Now, the nation's largest distributor of print books to public libraries Baker & Taylor is set for imminent closure. For nearly 200 years, Baker & Taylor has played a key role in getting books from manufacturers to warehouses to library patrons' hands. Partnering with more than 5,000 U.S. libraries, the company has been a staple in the industry, selling books at wholesale prices and providing them with labels and lamination so libraries don't have to.
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fromColossal
1 day ago

'Birds of Mexico City' Celebrates a New Generation Defining Queerness

Birds of Mexico City presents black-and-white portraits celebrating Mexico City's queer communities, juxtaposing Catholic tradition with modern self-expression through textures, costumes, and local symbols.
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fromColossal
1 day ago

The Verdant 'Lost World' of Minnie Evans Comes Alive in Vivid Mixed-Media Drawings

Minnie Evans became a self-taught artist inspired by religious visions and Airlie Gardens' botanical landscapes, producing vibrant, pattern-rich works that gained exhibition recognition.
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fromHyperallergic
1 day ago

Who's the Best British Romanticist of Them All?

Tate Britain frames Turner and Constable as rivals, raising questions about genuine artistic rivalry versus promotional framing, amid exhibitions exploring artistic friendships and contemporary practices.
fromHyperallergic
1 day ago

French Gallerist Found Guilty of Cyberbullying Brigitte Macron

A Parisian court has found 10 individuals, including a French gallerist, guilty of cyberbullying France's First Lady Brigitte Macron in a crackdown against a widespread conspiracy that she was born male. Among the individuals convicted on Monday, December 5, was 56-year-old art dealer Bertrand Scholler, who is listed as an owner of the gallery 55 Bellechasse, blocks from the Rodin Museum in Paris's 7th arrondissement.
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fromDesign You Trust - Design Daily Since 2007
1 day ago

A Year of Al Moore Pin-Up Girls From Esquire Magazine, 1950

Renowned for his classic pin-up illustrations, Al Moore created a series of elegant, playful images that appeared in a 1950 calendar. These works capture the optimism and charm of postwar American visual culture. h/t: vintag.es Before turning to art, Moore had an unusual path: he played college football at Northwestern University and briefly for the Chicago Bears. After studying at Chicago's Art Institute and Academy of Art, he opened a commercial studio in New York in the late 1930s.
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fromKqed
2 days ago

Your Guide to the Bay Area's Biggest Art Month | KQED

Anthony McCall's 'solid light' installations use haze and projected beams to form walkable three-dimensional light sculptures on view at Fort Mason for two months free.
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fromArtforum
1 day ago

Of Unicorns and Dollar Bills: Jana Euler on Her "Orgy of Paint"

The exhibition arranges gallery rooms in an open circular layout with a central intersection and presents works exploring connection and diverse painting techniques.
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fromThe Mercury News
1 day ago

Explore the menace of America's suburbs in a new South Bay art exhibit

Triton Museum of Art in Santa Clara opens four January exhibitions featuring suburban commentary, abstract textile exploration, design-influenced mixed media, and polyphonic images.
fromJuxtapoz
3 days ago

Juxtapoz Magazine - Marcelle Reinecke: Cherries in the Snow @ Monya Rowe Gallery, NYC

For this exhibition, Reinecke presents variations of leisure activities in an imaginary wooded landscape and cozy warm interiors infused with sentimentality. Reinecke highlights common outdoor activities such as hiking, swimming and fishing to simple domestic pleasures such as applying nail polish to a loved ones toes upon a green shag carpet in front of a blazing fire ( Cherries in the Snow, 2025).
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fromThe Nation
1 day ago

Did We Get the History of Modern American Art Wrong?

Surrealism significantly influenced 1960s American art, challenging the dominant narrative that Abstract Expressionism led directly to Pop Art and Minimalism.
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fromItsnicethat
1 day ago

Lu Fraser's illustrations of microbes and infodumps are driven by a culture of DIY possibilities

Lu Fraser creates messy, noise-influenced illustration and zine-based art merging cartoons, information systems, and queer, political themes rooted in DIY culture.
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