Tag: Art
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Snow Day in the Art World
New York Newsletter From Helene Schjerfbeck to Glenn Ligon, here’s what to read — and where to go when the snow clears. Sometimes you can’t help but talk about the weather —like when a blizzard rolls through town, bringing with it almost two feet of snow. It’s a time to stay indoors, to turn inward read more
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The Disappearing Art of Iberian Democracy
Art Review The varied, confrontational works on view at Madrid’s La Casa Encendida are reminders of the intense labor required to protect liberty. Installation view of Inquietud. Libertad y Democracia at La Casa Encendida, Madrid. Center: Jimmie Durham, “St. Frigo” (1996) (all photos Lauren Moya Ford/Hyperallergic) MADRID — On April 25, 1974, Portuguese soldiers and read more
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Artists Rally for Jamaica and L.A. With a Hollywood Auction During Art Week
The art world loves a party. This time it’s putting that energy to work. On February 26, during L.A. Art Week, CORE (Community Organized Relief Effort) and TBA21 Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary will launch“Get Up Stand Up: Artists for Jamaica and Los Angeles,” a benefit auction aimed at long-term recovery efforts after Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica read more
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Newsmakers: Enzo, a Small Art Fair, Could Have a Big Impact on the LA Market
Editor’s Note:This story is part ofNewsmakers, an ARTnews series featuring conversations with the figures shaping how the art world is changing right now. This year sees the introduction of two new major fairs: Art Basel Qatar earlier this month and Frieze Abu Dhabi in November. Those enterprises will almost certainly have an important impact on read more
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Refik Anadol’s ‘Lava Lamp’ Reignites the AI Art Debate on ’60 Minutes’
According to one 2017 study, museum visitors on average spend about 27 seconds looking at a work of art, which is barely enough time to squint, nod thoughtfully, and move on. But if you ask AI artist Refik Anadol about how long people spent withUnsupervised, the controversial artwork he showed at the Museum of Modern read more
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An Appeals Court Clears a Spanish Art Dealer in the Case of a Convent’s Sculpture Offered at TEFAF
After a convoluted process dating back to 2018, the High Court of Justice of Andalusia has overturned a four-year prison sentence for a Spanish antiques dealer in a case involving an artwork from a 16th-century convent in an ancient Italian city just north of Rome, El País reports.reports El País. At the center of the 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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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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Collector Belinda Tanoto’s Art Foundation Showcases Cutting-Edge Art with a Mission to Build Out Singapore’s Art Scene
A former 1960s girls’ high school assembly hall may not be the first place you expect to find contemporary art in Singapore. For collector Belinda Tanoto, however, it was the ideal pop-up venue for the inaugural exhibition of her recently formed Tanoto Art Foundation (TAF). “We purposely picked a place that is not an intimidating read more
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New Film About a Viral Finger Painting Prodigy Skewers the Art World’s Cruel Optimism
A Canadian curator and sad dad is working for a Quebecois collector in Nina Roza, a film that premiered this week at Berlinale. His rich boss is doomscrolling and stops on a viral video that shows a child prodigy finger painting in a Bulgarian barn. Her abstractions, she explains to the camera, depict the cosmos; read more
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Brazilian Authorities Search for Art Holdings of Bank CEO
Brazilian authorities are searching for assets, including art, linked to financier Daniel Vorcaro, CEO of the failed bank Banco Master SA, reports Bloomberg. Brazil’s central bank liquidated Banco Master last November due to a severe solvency crisis and regulatory violations and after a police investigation into its practices. Officials allege that Banco Master, a mid-sized read more
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Keeping a Critical Eye on the Art World With Damien Davis
Member Event Join us on March 2 for a virtual conversation between artist and Hyperallergic contributor Damien Davis and Editor-in-Chief Hakim Bishara. Photo of Damien Davis by Ricky Day for Ricky Day Studio Join us on Monday, March 2, for an exclusive, intimate talk with artist and Hyperallergic contributor Damien Davis, whose distinctive voice challenges read more
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Art Movements: Marilyn Minter Wins Again
Community The feminist artist received an international award from Anderson Ranch. Plus, new top staff at university museums, and the V&A goes to the zoo. Artist Marilyn Minter poses for a portrait in front of one of her paintings of lips in 1995 in New York City, New York (photo Catherine McGann/Getty Images) Art Movements,published read more
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Brooklyn Fine Art Print Fair Returns to Powerhouse Arts This Spring
Announcement Over 50 exhibitors, hands-on programming, and a juried print exhibition make up the fair’s expanded second edition. April 9–12, 2026. Booth view at Brooklyn Fine Art Print Fair 2025 (all photos by Gina Curovic) Building on its momentous debut last spring, the Brooklyn Fine Art Print Fair returns to Powerhouse Arts in Gowanus from read more
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Art Basel Exhibitors Revealed for Its Swiss Fair, Hungarian Artist Dóra Maurer Dies at 89: Morning Links for February 19, 2026
To receiveMorning Linksin your inbox every weekday,signupfor ourBreakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines BASEL SQUARED. Art Basel in Basel, Switzerland, has revealed the 290 exhibitors from 42 countries participating in its hometown, 2026 edition, from June 18 to 21. This year, 21 first-timers are making the trip, several hailing from an ever-broadening geographic scope, including read more
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Art Basel Names 290 Galleries from 43 Countries for Its Flagship Swiss Fair, with 21 First Timers
Art Basel has announced the 290 galleries that will participate in its 2026 flagship fair in Basel, taking place June 18-21, with the VIP days on June 16 and 17. Exhibitors come from 43 countries and territories, including 21 first-time participants. The main Galleries sector will include 232 exhibitors spanning historical to contemporary work. Twelve read more
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This Is Not My LA Art World
Daily Newsletter Helene Schjerfbeck’s penetrating self-portraits at The Met, Pride flag artist’s foundation sues the Trump administration, and remembering Henrike Naumann. We’re just a week away from Frieze LA, when East Coast dealers and local artists alike descend upon the Santa Monica Airport, but this isn’t Renée Reizman’s first rodeo. Since the critic and artist read more
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LA’s Art Scene Is Not a New York Outpost
LOS ANGELES — To me, the Los Angeles art scene has always felt like a shapeshifter. Since I moved here nearly 15 years ago, the creative centers have hopped from one neighborhood to another, chased out of their dens by the developments, price gouging, and rezoning that come with gentrification. Artists have relocated their studios read more
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What Would Happen to Auction Houses If Luxury Sales Outstrip Art Sales?
Editor’s Note:This story originally appeared inOn Balance,the ARTnewsnewsletter about the art market and beyond.Sign up hereto receive it every Wednesday. This story is also part of a new series on the convergence of art andluxury. See all ofour reporting on the topic here. Since I started reporting on the convergence of the art and luxury read more
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