Category: art
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Jasmine Little, Artist Who Painted Lush Still Lifes and Sculpted Etched Ceramics, Dead at 41
Jasmine Little, a Los Angeles–based painter who made lush still lifes and etched ceramic vessels dense with historical references, has died at 41. La Loma, her Los Angeles gallery, announced her death on Friday. No cause of death was provided. In a statement, gallery owner Kirk Nelson, who worked with Little since 2019, described her read more
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Meet Cute: Collaboratove Duo DABSMYLA Communicates through Color, Pop Culture & The Power of Piles of Cute – Hi-Fructose Magazine
The project did come with challenges. For artists who cross over into the mainstream commercial realm, growing pains come with the growing venues that contain their vision. “Because we had only ever built experiences like this for gallery settings, one of the main things was that we didn’t take into consideration television and camera angles read more
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South Africa Pulls Out of Venice Biennale
Turns out Gaza broke the country’s art world, too. Gabrielle Goliath and curator Ingrid Masondo’s biennale proposal was scrapped by the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture in January. (photo by ZUNIS, courtesy Gabrielle Goliath studio) South Africa has withdrawn its participation from the 2026 Venice Biennale following a months-long dispute over an artwork addressing read more
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10 Art Shows to See in DC This Spring
As the United States prepares to celebrate its 250th birthday amid attacks on civil liberties and marginalized communities, museums and galleries in the nation’s capital are opening exhibitions that question what it means to be an American. The National Gallery of Art presents 115 works in Dear America while other shows focus on individual artists read more
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Ashley Stewart Rödder, Director at Gagosian, Dead at 42: A ‘Fierce Advocate’ for Artists
Ashley Stewart Rödder, a director at Gagosian, died earlier this week at the age of 42 after battling a severe illness over the past several years, the gallery told ARTnews in an email Saturday. Stewart Rödder had served as a director at Gagosian since 2019, where she worked closely with artists, most notably Nathaniel Mary read more
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Commission of Fine Arts Approves Trump’s Proposed White House Ballroom
On Thursday, President Donald Trump came one step closer to building his $400 million White House ballroom, when an arts commission packed with allies approved designs for the project. Instead of holding a preliminary vote, the Commission of Fine Arts bypassed the usual review process and gave its final approval of the proposal; this means read more
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A Cold Plunge Into Glenn Ligon’s Blue
Art Review New works exemplify a line of inquiry central to the artist’s practice: How might language and color merge to birth figuration? Glenn Ligon, “Blue (for JB) #18” (2025), carbon ink and acrylic on torinoko paper (all photos Daria Simone Harper/Hyperallergic) I became acutely aware of my own body as I stepped into Hauser read more
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Itamar Gov Draws on History and Legend for 'The Rhinoceros in the Room'
You’ve probably heard the idiom, “the elephant in the room,” to describe when there’s some uncomfortable and obvious problem that no one is addressing—the kind of issue that feels as though it’s taking up all available space. But what if yet another megafauna came stampeding onto the scene? That’s where Berlin-based artist Itamar Gov’s large-scale read more
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John Akomfrah, Isaac Julien, and Mira Nair Among Cultural Figures Who Signed an Open Letter in Support of Former Barbican Director Devyani Saltzman
As of press time, some 250 cultural figures from around the world have signed an open letter in support of Devyani Saltzman, the former director of London’s Barbican Centre. Saltzman left abruptly earlier this week, just a few weeks after Abigail Pogson was appointed chief executive. Notable signatories include artists John Akomfrah and Isaac Julien, read more
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Bard College to Launch ‘Independent Review’ of President’s Ties to Jeffrey Epstein
Bard College has launched an “independent review” of its president’s ties to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein after newly released emails from the Department of Justice revealed close links between the two. The liberal arts college in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, made the announcement in a statement from its board of trustees on Thursday. read more
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Isaiah Zagar, The Artist Behind Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens, Has Died at 86
Isaiah Zagar, an artist who created one of Philadelphia’s great public art attractions, died on February 19 due to complications from heart failure and Parkinson’s Disease, which he had been diagnosed with in 2023. His death was confirmed by Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens (PMG), the nonprofit organization that tends to the eponymous artwork. His creations “defined read more
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How Punch the Monkey Captured the Hearts of Artists
Memes A baby macaque and his ever-present stuffed orangutan at a Japanese zoo have inspired fan art worldwide, from illustration to embroidery to memes. Children’s book author and illustrator Andie Powers’s ode to baby Punch and his snuggly stuffed orangutan (screenshot via Instagram) In case the current state of the world isn’t enough to make read more
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Squeak Carnwath Paints Her Own Path
Art Review This artist rejects the notion that paint as a medium inevitably becomes exhausted, incapable of making something, however broken it may be. John Yau February 20, 2026 — 4 min read Squeak Carnwath, “Ancestors and Future Ghosts” (2023), oil and alkyd on canvas over panel (all images courtesy the artist and Jane Lombard read more
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A Quilted Ice Hut on a Minnesota Lake Celebrates Community, Agriculture, and Craft
For residents of the Upper Midwest and Canada—the land of lakes—ice shanties are ubiquitous winter fixtures. From the huge temporary villages that emerge on Wisconsin’s Lake Winnebago for sturgeon-spearing season to ramshackle, hand-built huts dotting Ontario’s Lake Simcoe, these vernacular structures are designed around openings or hatches in the floors so that hardy northerners can read more
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Frida Kahlo’s Great-Niece Says Commercialization of the Artist Has Gone ‘Too Far’
Frida Kahlo‘s art is now firmly established in the art historical canon, hanging on the walls of some of the world’s most illustrious museums. But it’s also inspired a sundry of wares the world over—from notebooks and coffee mugs to earrings and dolls—that bear her image, both licensed and not, and this appears to have read more
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Epstein Files Reveal Links Between Leon Black and Possibly Looted Antiquities
A one-page document contained in the Department of Justice’s release of files related to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein connects billionaire art collector Leon Black with potentially looted Cambodian art and artifacts, Bloomberg Businessweek reports. Formerly CEO of Apollo Global Management, Black is known to have paid Epstein for financial advice after his criminal read more
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Former Owners of The Art Newspaper and L’Officiel Say AMTD Still Owes Buyout Funds Amid IPO Listings
On December 10, Calvin Choi, chairman of Hong Kong–based AMTD Group, attended a fashion show at the London Stock Exchange marking the secondary listing of AMTD’s media and luxury subsidiary, The Generation Essentials Group (TGE). TGE, which owns The Art Newspaper and the iconic French fashion magazine L’Officiel, had debuted on the New York Stock read more
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US Supreme Court Strikes Down Trump Tariffs That Had a Tumultuous Effect on the Art Market
Last year was marked by the uncertainty and disruption of President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs, which caused tumult in the art market. Now, just over a year after Trump signed executive orders imposing tariffs on major US trading partners Canada, Mexico, and China, the Supreme Court ruled to to strike down most of them. In read more
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Inside the Havana School for Cuban Circus Performers
While balancing atop a precarious stack of bolsters and tables, a young juggler sends four bright balls up into the air. A fellow performer stands on the floor nearby, observing the skillful toss against the backdrop of a wall-mounted tent in bright, primary colors. Veiled in a warm glow, the photo by Constanze Han offers read more
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Veterans Sue Over Trump’s Arch, Saying It Would Blight Arlington National Cemetery and Nearby Monuments
A group of three military veterans and a historical preservationist filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration’s proposed 250-foot arch that opponents contend would mar the views from Arlington National Cemetery to other monuments around Washington, D.C. At 250 feet, the arch would be more than twice as tall as the Lincoln Memorial. And at read more
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