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The road to âFridamaniaâ: how Frida Kahlo became a global phenomenon
A new show will explore the Mexican artist's complex personality and her rise to fame over the past 50 years
The Art Newspaper ↗âItâs madnessâ: David Hockney blasts plans to loan Bayeux Tapestry to UK
The artist says he is concerned about the âphysical and environmental risksâ posed by sending the work to the British Museum
The Art Newspaper ↗Trump eyes site near National Mall for âGarden of American Heroesâ
The location, although not yet official, would legally require the project to undergo a rigorous review process and receive congressional approval
The Art Newspaper ↗Luhring Augustine co-founder steps down to pursue philanthropy
Roland Augustine helped start the influential Chelsea gallery more than 40 years ago
The Art Newspaper ↗$50,000 USA Fellowships for 2026 awarded to 6 visual artists.
The United States Artists (USA) has announced 50 artists and collectives for its 2026 USA fellowships, ranging across 10 disciplines, and the...
Artsy ↗Comment | Art and science rely on freedom of thoughtâand on each other
The two disciplines are connected ways of understanding the world
The Art Newspaper ↗United States Artists reveals its fellows for 2026
Each of 50 recipientsâincluding visual artists, dancers, writers and filmmakersâwill receive an unrestricted grant of $50,000
The Art Newspaper ↗Rising Painter Hilda Palafox Is Reimagining Mexican Muralism for the 21st Century
One of Hilda Palafox’s early murals, painted in 2019 on the side of a residential building above a café in Madrid’s La Latina neighborhood,...
Artsy ↗The Rijksmuseum announces new outdoor sculpture garden, scheduled to open this fall.
An exceptional private donation will allow Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum to develop a new public sculpture garden featuring works by Louise Bourgeois...
Artsy ↗Rijksmuseum announces plans for â¬60m sculpture park
The site, which will feature work by artists such as Alberto Giacometti and Henry Moore, is expected to open in the autumnâthough planning...
The Art Newspaper ↗From 10,000 pennies to a Beatles record haul, the obsessive work of Rutherford Chang heads to Beijing
The ânear frightening rigourâ of the post-conceptualist artist is celebrated at UCCA Center for Contemporary Art
The Art Newspaper ↗South Africaâs Venice Biennale artist appeals to president after pavilion cancelled by minister
Gabrielle Goliathâs video-based project Elegy was pulled by Gayton McKenzie, seemingly over a planned Gaza-related segment
The Art Newspaper ↗The California College of the Arts will close in 2027
Last remaining nonprofit art-and-design school in Northern California to shutter after next academic year, when Nashville-based Vanderbilt...
The Art Newspaper ↗Manhattanâs New Museum sets early spring date for reopening after $82m expansion
The museum will offer free admission during its opening weekend festivities
The Art Newspaper ↗New York’s New Museum to reopen with major new commissions on March 21st.
New York’s New Museum will open its 60,000-square-foot building expansion on March 21st, following two years of closure. The museum will feature...
Artsy ↗More Bob Ross paintings head to auction to benefit US public television
The sale at Bonhams comes just two months after Rossâs auction record was shattered in another charity auction
The Art Newspaper ↗Smithsonianâs National Portrait Gallery removes wall text mentioning Trumpâs impeachments
The museum said the change of labels and portraits is in preparation for an overhaul of its popular permanent gallery âAmericaâs Presidentsâ
The Art Newspaper ↗UKâs National Trust receives £10m, its largest-ever cash donation
Humphrey Battcock has not attached any conditions to the donation, saying he trusts âthe National Trust to know how best this money can be usedâ
The Art Newspaper ↗Newly discovered Roman villa may be Welsh town's own âPompeiiâ, archaeologists say
Found beneath the town of Port Talbot, the structure is the largest Roman villa ever found in Wales
The Art Newspaper ↗Canada Council Announces $15 Million in Visual Arts Grants
The Canada Council for the Arts has announced its latest round of funding for visual artists across the country, supporting 342 projects.
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