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“The Art of the Game” Brings Work by 23 Artists To New York and New Jersey for the World Cup

A new public art project is set to liven up the streets of New York City’s five boroughs as well as nearby parts of New Jersey with soccer ball-themed sculptures created in honor of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The project, titled “The Art of the Game,” was conceived by New Jersey-based arts accessibility initiative […]

Theo BelciJun 12, 2026

Photographer-Provocateur Duane Michals Dies at 94

Self-taught photographer Duane Michals, known for unconventional and deeply personal narrative image sequences incorporating handwritten text, died in Manhattan on June 9 of pneumonia. He was ninety-four. His death was announced by New York’s DC Moore Gallery, which represented him. Mystical, metaphysical, and frequently touched by whimsy, his boundary-breaking work reflected his abiding interest in […]

Polly WatsonJun 12, 2026

Charleston’s International African American Museum To Furlough Staff Amid Funding Shortages

A series of 20-day furloughs are set to hit all staff at the International African American Museum (IAAM) in Charleston, South Carolina. In a statement to The Post and Courier, the museum cited “financial pressure” and “a shift in the political and funding environment,” as the rationale for the measure. The museum intends to carry […]

Theo BelciJun 12, 2026

David Hockney, Master Painter of Modern Life, Dead at 88

British painter David Hockney, known for his bright, pleasure-suffused paintings of 1960s and ’70s Los Angeles, died in London on June 11. He was eighty-eight. His death was announced by his publicist, Erica Bolton. Hockney in the 1960s recuperated figurative painting and, more specifically, the human form, both of which had been previously rejected by the […]

Polly WatsonJun 12, 2026

Phoenix Art Museum Receives 185 Indigenous Artworks in Major Gift

Arizona’s Phoenix Art Museum, the largest art museum in the American Southwest, has received a gift of 185 works made by Indigenous artists from the William P. Healey Collection of Native American Art, the institution announced on June 2nd. Artists featured in the Healey trove include Cara Romero (Chemehuevi), Allan Houser (Apache) and Jaune-Quick-to-See Smith (Confederated Salish and Kootenai). In celebration of the acquisition, […]

Theo BelciJun 11, 2026

Independent 20th Century Announces Details of 2026 Fair at the Breuer Building

Independent 20th Century, a fair dedicated to shaking up the public’s established understanding of 20th century art, has just announced the specifics of its fifth edition, which will take place in the Breuer building—the home of Sotheby’s global headquarters in New York—and run from September 24–27 of this year. The fair, Independent said, will host fifty-six exhibitors and welcome […]

Mika LeeJun 11, 2026

Frieze London, Frieze Masters Name Participants in 2026 Editions

Frieze London has named the 172 galleries set to participate in its 2026 iteration, while Frieze Masters has announced 140 participants. Both fairs will take place October 14–18 in Regent’s Park, with Frieze London centering contemporary art and Frieze Masters focusing on that made in the twentieth century and earlier, including the work of ancient civilizations. “Both […]

Polly WatsonJun 11, 2026

Iconoclastic Brussels Gallery Dépendance Goes Dark After 20+ Years

Brussels gallery dépendance, whose exciting young roster, thoughtfully curated shows, and commitment to remaining small earned it a reputation as an “artists’ gallery,” has announced its forthcoming closure. The gallery will cease operations at the June 27 close of its current exhibition, a solo show of British painter and sculptor Alexandra Metcalf. Its project space VIEW, […]

Polly WatsonJun 11, 2026

Inaugural Art Week NYC to Debut in November 2026

Artforum and ARTNews announce a four-day event inviting collectors, patrons, and art enthusiasts to experience the city’s vibrant art landscape

Daniel WengerJun 11, 2026

Not on the guest list: London Gallery Weekend 2026

"How many performance artists does it take to change a lightbulb?"

Thomas PatierJun 11, 2026

The Catfish Knows First: Alexandre Estrela on His Art of Seismic Anticipation

At Venice's Portuguese pavilion, planetary tremors drive a mise-en-scène of animal intuition and machine perception

Pablo LariosJun 10, 2026

2026 Gwangju Biennale Announces Participants, Including Matthew Barney and CAMP

The 16th edition of the Gwangju Biennale will debut this September 5 and run until to November 15, and the list of forty-three participating artists and groups has just been announced. The illustrious lineup includes contemporary artist, filmmaker and ex-husband of singer Björk, Matthew Barney; the artist studio CAMP from Mumbai; and Turkish multidisciplinary artist […]

Mika LeeJun 10, 2026

Columbus Museum of Art Will Offer Free Admission for Visitors Aged 25 and Under as Part of New Initiative

Starting July 1, the Columbus Museum of Art in Ohio will begin offering free admission to anyone the age of twenty-five and under, as well as to any adult accompanying a child who’s 16 years old or younger. The major shift in accessibility, announced by the museum in a press release on Wednesday, is the […]

Mika LeeJun 10, 2026

Phillips Collection Receives Historic $15 Million Gift

The Phillips Collection in Washington, DC, has announced that it is the recipient of a seismic $15 million gift from the Sherman Fairchild Foundation, the largest in the institution’s 105-year history. The foundation has donated regularly and significantly to the Phillips since the 1990s, with past gifts supporting a variety of initiatives as well as […]

Polly WatsonJun 10, 2026

Pine Cone–Wielding Child Damages Magritte Masterwork at Israel Museum

Belgian Surrealist René Magritte’s iconic 1959 painting Le château des Pyrénées is undergoing conservation after a young visitor to the Israel Museum pierced it with a pine cone. Ha’aretz reports that a six-year-old boy was visiting the Jerusalem institution with his family when he discovered the pine cone in the museum’s sculpture garden and used it to puncture the canvas several […]

Polly WatsonJun 9, 2026

Convicted Drents Museum Gold Thieves Must Serve 47 Months in Prison

Last Friday, three men who were convicted of stealing priceless golden artifacts from the Drents Museum in Assen, the Netherlands were sentenced to serve 47 months apiece in prison. In January of 2025, three thieves used dynamite and a crowbar to breach a door to the museum. They ultimately made off with golden treasures that included the helmet of Coțofenești, […]

Mika LeeJun 9, 2026

Galerie Templon Pares Back NYC Presence

Galerie Templon has closed its Chelsea outpost in New York after four years in the location, Artnet News reports. Headquartered in Paris since its 1966 founding, the gallery joins the London-based Stephen Friedman and Timothy Taylor, both of which shuttered their New York branches in recent months. Mathieu Templon, who oversaw the New York space and is the son […]

Polly WatsonJun 9, 2026

Italian Arts Collectives Call For ‘General Cultural Strike’ On June 12

Italian culture workers and arts collectives announced this week that they would be joining trade unions and other organizations across the country in participating in a “general cultural strike” on June 12. The strike will focus on supporting Palestine and championing workers’ rights. The organizations who communicated on Monday that they’d be part of the effort include […]

Mika LeeJun 9, 2026

Private Jackson Pollock Auction Falls Apart at Sotheby’s: Report

On June 2, Sotheby’s in New York attempted to stage a private auction for Number 19, 1951, an oil and enamel masterwork by abstract expressionist Jackson Pollock, but the sale failed to launch after the auction house wasn’t able to attract enough bidders, according to a report from Artnews. The asking price for the painting—which is owned by Arne Glimcher, the founder […]

Mika LeeJun 8, 2026

A Europudding-flavored Competition: Cannes 2026 Reviewed

"Never mind that more and more of these movies look and feel like TV shows"

Thomas PatierJun 8, 2026

Julio Le Parc, Father of Interactive Art, Dies at 97

Franco-Argentinian artist Julio Le Parc, whose innovations in kinetic and Op art presaged the interactive art of today, died in Paris on May 30. He was ninety-seven. His death was confirmed to Argentinian newspaper La Nación by his son Yamil. Le Parc was the last surviving cofounding member of the pathbreaking Groupe de Recherche d’Art […]

Polly WatsonJun 8, 2026

Tone Hansen Appointed Director of Moderna Museet in Stockholm

Sweden’s minister for culture, Parisa Liljestrand, at a June 8 press conference announced Tone Hansen as the next director of Moderna Museet, Stockholm. Hansen arrives to the institution from Munch, the museum in Oslo devoted to the work of Edvard Munch, where she has served as director since 2022. She previously helmed the Henie Onstad […]

Polly WatsonJun 8, 2026

Da Vinci’s ‘Codex Atlanticus’ is Brought Back Together With New Online Archive

A new online platform, Leonardotheka, was launched on Monday that, for the first time in over 400 years, reunites two historically essential collections of writings and drawings by Leonardo da Vinci that were originally separated hundreds of years ago by the Italian sculptor Pompeo Leoni. The online digital archive, which is the result of a […]

Mika LeeJun 8, 2026

From the Archive: Zidane’s 90 Minute Portrait

Ahead of the June 11 kickoff of the 2026 World Cup, revisit a pair of essays by Michael Fried and Tim Griffin on Douglas Gordon and Philippe Parreno’s Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait, a ninety-minute film in which seventeen cameras follow the French football legend Zinédine Zidane for the entirety of a 2005 match in Madrid. […]

Theo BelciJun 8, 2026

Emerson Bowyer Appointed Chief Curator of Kimbell Art Museum

Emerson Bowyer, an expert in 18th- and 19th-century British and French art, has been appointed chief curator of the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth.

News DeskMar 10, 20263 min read

Roman Khimei & Yarema Malashchuk on wartime imagemaking

Artist-filmmakers Roman Khimei and Yarema Malashchuk introduce their exhibition at Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid

Hanlu Zhang,Roman Khimei & Yarema MalashchukMar 10, 20268 min read

Chief Curator Julian Cox to Depart Beleaguered Art Gallery of Ontario

Julian Cox step down as deputy director and chief curator of the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) on April 13 after eight years in the dual roles.

News DeskMar 9, 20263 min read

Architectures of Air

Revisiting Daniel Herman’s essay on air architecture

Emma WeinmanMar 9, 20263 min read

Ancient Egyptians Altered Book of the Dead with “Wite-Out,” Scholars Say

Cambridge scholars found Ancient Egyptian scribes used a calcite-based white pigment to correct mistakes in a 3,000-year-old Book of the Dead papyrus.

News DeskMar 9, 20264 min read

Thaddeus Mosley, Acclaimed Self-Taught Sculptor, Dead at 99

Thaddeus Mosley, known for his dramatic abstract sculptures made from reclaimed wood, died on March 6 at his home in Pittsburgh.

News DeskMar 8, 20266 min read