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  • Tate Faces Trouble Securing Frida Kahlo Masterpieces for Summer Blockbuster

    Curators at Tate Modern are finding that Frida Kahlo’s global popularity now comes with a practical drawback: it has become harder to borrow her paintings. The museum’s forthcoming exhibition,Frida: The Making of an Icon, opening in June, will include 36 works by the Mexican artist, fewer than the more than the 50 shown during Tate read more

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  • Art Gallery of Ontario Nixed Nan Goldin Acquisition Because of Her Comments on Israel’s War in Gaza

    The Art Gallery of Ontario, one of Canada’s most internationally well-regarded museums, chose not to acquire a piece by Nan Goldin because of the artist’s comments on Israel’s war in Gaza, according to a report published by the Globe and Mail on Wednesday. The work, a 2024 video called Stendhal Syndrome, was to be acquired read more

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    Art Gallery of Ontario Nixed Nan Goldin Acquisition Because of Her Comments on Israel’s War in Gaza

  • Short Film by Artist Alexandre Singh and Art Historian Natalie Musteata Nominated for an Oscar

    Two People Exchanging Saliva, a black-and-white film written and directed by Alexandre Singh and Natalie Musteata, has been nominated for an Academy Award in the live action short film category. The 36-minute film premiered at the Telluride Film Festival earlier this year, and has been making the festival rounds this fall and winter, winning various read more

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    Short Film by Artist Alexandre Singh and Art Historian Natalie Musteata Nominated for an Oscar

  • Nahmad Contemporary to Stage Picasso Exhibition in Collaboration with Supermodel Naomi Campbell 

    Nahmad Contemporary will mount an exhibition titled “Picasso | Painter and Model, Reflections by Naomi Campbell” next month at its exhibition space in Gstaad, Switzerland. The exhibition, which runs February 14–March 15, focuses on Pablo Picasso’s late series “Le Peintre et son modèle” (The Painter and his model), and will feature 14 works produced between read more

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    Nahmad Contemporary to Stage Picasso Exhibition in Collaboration with Supermodel Naomi Campbell 

  • How Beverly Buchanan Crafted Her Own Economy of Exchange

    For the 20-plus years she lived in Athens, Georgia, Beverly Buchanan paid for everyday needs with artworks. Or some of them, at least. A calendar with 12 hand-drawn self-portraits that she traded with her doctor, Dr. Stephen Lucas, opens “Beverly’s Athens,” a show on view at the University of Georgia’s Athenaeum through March 21. After read more

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    How Beverly Buchanan Crafted Her Own Economy of Exchange

  • Enable Smoother 120Hz Browsing in Safari

    Any iPhone, iPad, or Mac with a ProMotion display is capable of rendering buttery smooth 120Hz animations. However, Apple’s Safari browser is locked to 60fps page rendering by default, making scrolling feel noticeably choppier for some users than in Chrome or Firefox. Thankfully, recent versions of Safari include a hidden setting that lets you unlock read more

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  • Is holding Afcon every four years totally wrong or a good call for continental game?

    Afcon has often provided a shop window for players to secure potentially life-changing, lucrative transfers. “We are the luckiest [generation] because the youngest, they’re going to wait every four years to play an Afcon,” Burkina Faso captain Bertrand Traore, who featured in his sixth Afcon in Morocco, told BBC Sport Africa. “Some players will be read more

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    Is holding Afcon every four years totally wrong or a good call for continental game?

  • How NADA Is Building the Next Generation of Collectors Through a Series of Salons

    Editor’s Note:This story originally appeared inOn Balance,the ARTnewsnewsletter about the art market and beyond.Sign up hereto receive it every Wednesday. There are obvious hurdles to becoming an art collector, chief among them money and space. But then there are the less obvious ones, and chief among these is the intimidation factor: Contemporary art, and the read more

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    How NADA Is Building the Next Generation of Collectors Through a Series of Salons

  • Utah Adds a Strange Twist to the iPhone vs. Android Debate

    While the iOS vs. Android debate has been going on for nearly two decades, one lawmaker in Utah has taken it to the next level with a strange new twist. According to Utah news station KSL, Utah State Senator Kirk Cullimore (R-Sandy) has proposed a new bill that would designate Android as the state’s official read more

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    Utah Adds a Strange Twist to the iPhone vs. Android Debate

  • Report: Apples New AI Strategy Firms Up Under Craig Federighi

    Apple has restructured its artificial intelligence strategy under software chief Craig Federighi, accelerating plans to overhaul Siri by relying on external AI models after years of internal delays and organizational friction. According to a detailed report from The Information, Apple’s approach to artificial intelligence has undergone a significant shift over the past year. Apple software read more

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    Report: Apples New AI Strategy Firms Up Under Craig Federighi

  • UK Government Spends Big on Arts Sector, Creative Time Appoints Jean Cooney As Executive Director: Morning Links for January 22, 2026

    To receiveMorning Linksin your inbox every weekday,signupfor ourBreakfast with ARTnewsnewsletter. The Headlines UK ART INJECTION. London-based national museums must do more to serve audiences across the UK, culture secretary Lisa Nandy said on Wednesday as she announced a £1.5 billion funding package for the arts, described as the biggest reset for the sector in a read more

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    UK Government Spends Big on Arts Sector, Creative Time Appoints Jean Cooney As Executive Director: Morning Links for January 22, 2026

  • Creative Time Appoints Jean Cooney As Executive Director

    Creative Time, a New York-based arts nonprofit known for commissioning and presenting large-scale public art projects, has appointed Jean Cooney as its executive director, the organization announced Thursday. Cooney has served as vice president of arts and culture for the Times Square Alliance, a nonprofit that promotes the major tourist destination, and as director of read more

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  • 20th Anniversary iPhone May Not Have All-Screen Design After All

    Apple has long been rumored to be planning a dramatic redesign for the iPhone’s 20th anniversary in 2027, ever since Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman reported last May that the company is aiming for an all-glass device “without any cutouts in the display.” But new comments from respected display industry analyst Ross Young appear to throw cold read more

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    20th Anniversary iPhone May Not Have All-Screen Design After All

  • Muwanga Kivumbi: Ugandan MP and Bobi Wine ally arrested over election violence

    Ugandan police have detained a lawmaker, and close ally of opposition leader Bobi Wine, for his alleged role in election-related violence last week. Muwanga Kivumbi, a deputy leader of Wine’s National Unity Platform (NUP), is accused of organising attacks on a police station and a vote-tallying centre after their electoral loss, which the party denies. read more

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    Muwanga Kivumbi: Ugandan MP and Bobi Wine ally arrested over election violence

  • Here's the Smart Lock for Every Door in Your Home

    Ultraloq Bolt Fingerprint for $200: I have now tested three different Ultraloq smart locks over a year and a half, and while I think the company offers excellent hardware for the money, there are just a few too many software quirks that put these locks a rung below our top picks. I first began with read more

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  • Shield Space completes £2M raise to strengthen space security efforts

    Shield Space, a defence technology startup developing systems to protect satellites from signal jamming and other threats, has raised £2 million to support its first orbital test flight. The round was led by the Midlands Engine Investment Fund II via Mercia Ventures, with participation from Twin Path Ventures, ROI Ventures, and P3A Ventures. Space assets read more

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    Shield Space completes £2M raise to strengthen space security efforts

  • A Wikipedia Group Made a Guide to Detect AI Writing. Now a Plug-In Uses It to ‘Humanize’ Chatbots

    On Saturday, tech entrepreneur Siqi Chen released an open source plug-in for Anthropic’s Claude Code AI assistant that instructs the AI model to stop writing like an AI model. Called Humanizer, the simple prompt plug-in feeds Claude a list of 24 language and formatting patterns that Wikipedia editors have listed as chatbot giveaways. Chen published read more

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    A Wikipedia Group Made a Guide to Detect AI Writing. Now a Plug-In Uses It to ‘Humanize’ Chatbots

  • Vienna to Temporarily Close Composer Museums Amid Culture Budget Cuts

    Austria’s capital Vienna will temporarily close several museums dedicated to famous composers this year as part of city-wide budget cuts, officials announced on Wednesday. The closures affect sites including the apartment where Franz Schubert died, the residence of Johann Strauss, and Joseph Haydn’s former home. Schubert’s birthplace will also close for a redesign ahead of read more

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    Vienna to Temporarily Close Composer Museums Amid Culture Budget Cuts

  • The WIRED Guide to Two-Minute Mantra-Less Meditation

    Launching straight back into work in the New Year can be challenging, but learning how to meditate can help you stay focused. Feel free to roll your eyes right about now, but numerous studies have shown that meditation can boost creativity, improve sleep quality, and manage stress. “Meditation is a practice to calm the brain read more

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    The WIRED Guide to Two-Minute Mantra-Less Meditation

  • UK Announces £1.5 B. Arts Funding Package to Expand Access Beyond London

    London museums are being urged to extend their reach across the country, as culture secretary Lisa Nandy announced a landmark £1.5 billion funding package for the arts on Wednesday. National institutions, including the British Museum and the National Portrait Gallery, will receive £600 million, but Nandy emphasized that the investment comes with a responsibility to read more

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    UK Announces £1.5 B. Arts Funding Package to Expand Access Beyond London