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Jan 15
International
The road to ‘Fridamania’: 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
Jan 15
International
‘It’s madness’: David Hockney blasts plans to loan Bayeux Tapestry to UK

The artist says he is concerned about the “physical and environmental risks” posed by sending the work to the British Museum

The Art Newspaper
Jan 14
International
Trump eyes site near National Mall for ‘Garden of American Heroes’

The location, although not yet official, would legally require the project to undergo a rigorous review process and receive congressional approval

The Art Newspaper
Jan 14
International
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
Jan 14
Canadian
$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
Jan 14
International
Comment | Art and science rely on freedom of thought—and on each other

The two disciplines are connected ways of understanding the world

The Art Newspaper
Jan 14
International
United States Artists reveals its fellows for 2026

Each of 50 recipients—including visual artists, dancers, writers and filmmakers—will receive an unrestricted grant of $50,000

The Art Newspaper
Jan 14
Canadian
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
Jan 14
Canadian
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
Jan 14
International
Rijksmuseum announces plans for €60m sculpture park

The site, which will feature work by artists such as Alberto Giacometti and Henry Moore, is expected to open in the autumn—though planning...

The Art Newspaper
Jan 14
International
From 10,000 pennies to a Beatles record haul, the obsessive work of Rutherford Chang heads to Beijing

The “near frightening rigour” of the post-conceptualist artist is celebrated at UCCA Center for Contemporary Art

The Art Newspaper
Jan 14
International
South Africa’s Venice Biennale artist appeals to president after pavilion cancelled by minister

Gabrielle Goliath’s video-based project Elegy was pulled by Gayton McKenzie, seemingly over a planned Gaza-related segment

The Art Newspaper
Jan 13
International
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
Jan 13
International
Manhattan’s 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
Jan 13
Canadian
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
Jan 13
International
More Bob Ross paintings head to auction to benefit US public television

The sale at Bonhams comes just two months after Ross’s auction record was shattered in another charity auction

The Art Newspaper
Jan 13
International
Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery removes wall text mentioning Trump’s impeachments

The museum said the change of labels and portraits is in preparation for an overhaul of its popular permanent gallery “America’s Presidents”

The Art Newspaper
Jan 13
International
UK’s National Trust receives £10m, its largest-ever cash donation

Humphrey Battcock has not attached any conditions to the donation, saying he trusts “the National Trust to know how best this money can be used”

The Art Newspaper
Jan 13
International
Newly discovered Roman villa may be Welsh town's own ‘Pompeii’, archaeologists say

Found beneath the town of Port Talbot, the structure is the largest Roman villa ever found in Wales

The Art Newspaper
Jan 13
Canadian
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.

Canada Council for the Arts