Today's Art Pulse
Art Students League launches program to nurture next‑gen public artists
The Art Students League announced a new program aimed at discovering and supporting emerging public artists. The initiative seeks to broaden the League’s community engagement and provide resources for artists working in public spaces.
Jan Staller Photographs the Nuts and Bolts of Manhattan's Urban Symphony
Veteran photographer Jan Staller releases *Manhattan Project*, a new monograph that isolates construction components—pipes, rebar, cranes—against stark white skies. The book marks a technical pivot from his signature night‑time, color‑saturated cityscapes to high‑contrast, single‑object studies. Accompanied by a foreword from astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, the volume blends art criticism with a celebration of urban infrastructure. Published by 5 Continents Editions, the work is now available in print and digital formats worldwide.
Long-Hidden Keith Haring Artworks Come to Auction
Sotheby’s is showcasing a private trove of Keith Haring works gifted to longtime friend Kermit Oswald, including wood carvings, a painted crib, a dresser and a rare self‑portrait. The centerpiece, a 1985 self‑portrait on canvas, is expected to fetch $3 million‑$5 million,...
$450 Million Worth of Newhouse Trophies Come to Christie’s
Christie’s will host an evening auction on May 18 featuring 16 works from the late S.I. Newhouse Jr.’s museum‑quality collection, including a Jackson Pollock drip painting and a Constantin Brâncuși bronze head. The sale is projected to generate more than $450 million in...
YouTube Theater Celebrates Fifth Anniversary With Mural Titled ‘From Hollywood Park, With Love’
YouTube Theater marked its fifth anniversary by unveiling the mural “From Hollywood Park, With Love,” painted by husband‑and‑wife duo Carlo and Ethel Zafranco alongside mentees from their Astral Project nonprofit. The artwork, commissioned with Ticketmaster, celebrates Inglewood’s cultural heritage and...
Language as Demolition Tool: Selma Selman’s Letters to Omer
On April 15, Selma Selman performed *Letters to Omer* at Brooklyn’s Amant, using spoken‑word to turn language into a demolition tool. The piece featured over forty letters addressed to a silent, affluent figure named Omer, oscillating between intimate confession and...
Venice Biennale’s Prize Ban on Israel and Russia Falls Short for Critics
The international jury of the 61st Venice Biennale announced that Israel and Russia are ineligible for the Golden and Silver Lion awards, citing their leaders’ International Criminal Court war‑crimes charges. The European Union responded by withdrawing €2 million ($2.3 million) of funding,...
An Interactive Archive Celebrates the Wide Ranging Projects Inviting ‘Unruly Play’
Amsterdam‑based studio Imagination of Things unveiled Unruly Play, an interactive digital archive that gathers 169 artworks, designs, games and public‑space interventions. The collection features high‑profile pieces such as Rael San Fratello’s Teeter‑Totter Wall, the therapeutic Wind Phone, and a 12‑foot...
Rita Keegan’s Time, Place, Memory (2021)
Rita Keegan’s 2021 installation *Time, Place, Memory* blends collage, textiles, and digital media to foreground the artist’s hand as a site of authorship. Drawing on her family archive and migration experience, the work treats memory as an active, labor‑intensive process...
Dries Van Noten’s Fondazione in Venice Opens with a Show on Craftsmanship
Belgian designer Dries Van Noten inaugurated the Fondazione Dries Van Noten in Venice’s 15th‑century Palazzo Pisani Moretta, transforming the former warehouse into a cultural hub. The opening featured a runway show that foregrounded handcrafted garments, underscoring a shift from traditional craft to a dialogue...
Ai Weiwei to Stage 24‑Hour Detention Reenactment in Manchester
Chinese artist and dissident Ai Weiwei will spend 24 hours in a replica of his 81‑day detention cell at Factory International’s Aviva Studios, beginning 5 p.m. on July 3. The performance, titled “Sewing a Button,” blends endurance art with political commentary, drawing...
Puig-Backed Joan Miró Show Moves to Washington’s Phillips Collection
Spanish luxury group Puig is sponsoring the U.S. leg of the "Miró and the United States" exhibition, now on view at Washington’s Phillips Collection through July 5, 2026. The show, curated by the Fundació Joan Miró and Phillips staff, assembles roughly 75 paintings,...
The Tabloids Are Fouling Mayor Mamdani Over His Knicks Art. Here’s the Story
Mayor Zohran Mamdani invited artist Tom Sanford to display his hand‑painted Knicks Cutout paintings at New York City Hall, celebrating the Knicks' playoff run and local culture. Sanford, a gallery‑showing painter, created the wooden cutouts originally for a Brooklyn Bowl...
Venice Biennale Gets Its Own Radio Station – RADIO GAMeC – PEDAGOGY OF HOPE
Radio GAMeC is launching “Pedagogy of Hope”, a collateral event of the Venice Biennale Arte 2026, broadcasting live from the historic Radio Vanessa in Venice from May 5‑10 and continuing online through November 22. Curated by Lorenzo Giusti and Lara Facco, the program...
Matt Dillon’s New Paintings Trace a Journey Across West Africa
Actor Matt Dillon is debuting his first solo exhibition, “Porto Novo to Abomey,” at New York’s Journal Gallery from April 24 to May 23. The show features a series of gestural acrylic paintings inspired by his recent trip to Senegal and Benin...
The Red Disk – Joan Miró
Joan Miró’s 1960 painting The Red Disk, an oil on canvas measuring 45.7 × 54.9 cm, features a dark, almost black background punctuated by a chaotic white splotch, a bold red oval, and a yellow circle. The work’s impulsive brushwork and scattered symbols...
Chernobyl 40 Years on, Paula Rego at Munch in Oslo, Gluck’s Flower Painting—Podcast
The Week in Art podcast spotlights three timely exhibitions. An installation at Nikolaikirche in Potsdam commemorates the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster, running from 24‑27 April. Oslo’s Munch museum opens "Paula Rego: Dance Among Thorns," exploring the British artist’s fascination with...
The Ignorant Art Historian: An Introduction
Renowned art critic Hal Foster introduces “The Ignorant Art Historian,” a four‑part series that will appear in The Paris Review over the next month. The series stems from a ritual he and a longtime friend perform in museum galleries, focusing...
Yaxuan Liao: Emotional Algorithm.
Video artist Yaxuan Liao’s 2025 piece “Emotional Algorithm” converts a machine‑generated emotional lexicon into a synchronized light‑and‑sound environment. The work abandons visual representation, immersing viewers in fluctuating intensity and frequency that mirror the instability of human feelings. By treating algorithmic...
Refik Anadol’s Dataland Museum to Open June 20 in Los Angeles
Turkish media artist Refik Anadol and entrepreneur Efsun Erkiliç have set June 20 as the opening date for Dataland, the first museum built around artificial intelligence, inside the Frank Gehry‑designed Grand L.A. complex. The debut will feature a five‑gallery show, “Machine...
Glenn Brown Returns to Bath with ‘Arrows of Desire’ at the Holburne Museum
Glenn Brown, the British painter famed for his trompe‑l’oeil appropriations, returns to his alma mater city with “Brown in Bath: Arrows of Desire” at the Holburne Museum. The show, running May 16‑Sept 6, 2026, weaves his illusionistic canvases into the museum’s 18th‑century...
3 Generations of Kyogen Masters Present 3/11 Tribute Work in Kaohsiung
Three generations of the Nomura family, Japan’s preeminent Kyogen troupe, will perform four shows at Kaohsiung’s National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts. The program, staged by Mansaku‑no‑Kai Kyogen Co., includes 95‑year‑old Living National Treasure Mansaku Nomura, his son Mansai, and...
Jenna Sutela on Representing Finland at the 61st Venice Biennale
Finnish artist Jenna Sutela will represent Finland at the 61st Venice Biennale with her sound‑sculpture installation “Aeolian Suite,” a wind‑driven composition that mixes meteorological data, recorder ensembles and site‑specific elements. The work, staged in Alvar Aalto’s 1956 pavilion in the...
EU Cuts Funding For Venice Biennale Because Of Russia’s Participation
The European Union is withdrawing a €2 million (about $2.3 million) grant from the Venice Biennale after the art festival allowed Russia to reopen its pavilion for the 61st edition. The EU gave the Biennale foundation 30 days to justify the decision, citing...
The Viral Balloon Museum Is Opening in Wynwood Next Month
The Balloon Museum’s “Pop Air” exhibition will open at Mana Wynwood in Miami on May 16, offering an immersive inflatable art experience. The show, which has traveled to Rome, Paris, New York and Los Angeles, features large‑scale installations by artists such as Hyperstudio...
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Creative Thinking: How the Javett Art Centre Is Redefining the Art Classroom
The University of Pretoria’s Javett Art Centre, together with its education faculty, has released the "One and the Many" resource guide, a CAPS‑aligned toolkit that turns the centre’s exhibition into a Living School classroom. Developed over a year by senior...
An All-Female ‘Glengarry Glen Ross’ Is Heading to London’s Old Vic – and the Cast Has Just Been Announced
Director Patrick Marber is mounting an all‑female version of David Mamet’s Glengarry Glen Ross at London’s Old Vic this summer. The production runs from June 4 to July 18, 2026, and features a star‑studded cast led by Indira Varma as Levene and...
Art Meets Science: Jasmine Pradissitto’s Noxorb Innovation
On this episode of our #podcast, @annagammansart & I speak with artist & scientist Jasmine Pradissitto about the intersection of art & science, and her pioneering use of the depolluting material Noxorb >> https://t.co/eoVnIyQbAa #LondonArtCritic
Exhibition Tracing a Century of Surrealism to Open in Taipei Saturday
The Taipei Fine Arts Museum will open “Surrealism: Worlds in Dialogue” on Saturday, marking the third stop of a traveling exhibition that began in Germany in 2024. The show runs through August 30 and features more than 120 works by...
Sonic Investigations Non-Profit to Be Artist-in-Residence at London's Gasworks
Earshot, a non‑profit founded by artist Lawrence Abu Hamdan, has secured a three‑year studio bursary at London’s Gasworks, funded by Spanish patron Mercedes Vilardell. The award covers an annual stipend and studio rent, giving the organization a permanent base to conduct sound‑based investigations...
Dallas Art Fair 2026 Highlights Floral Theme and Steady Growth
The 2026 Dallas Art Fair, now in its eighteenth edition, featured a dominant floral motif and innovative framing works while confirming a roster of over 90 galleries. Organizers say the fair’s steady growth strengthens Dallas’ claim as an emerging global...
Vietnam Military History Museum Holds Lacquer Painting Exhibition Marking National Milestones
The Vietnam Military History Museum’s "Homeland and the Soldier" exhibition showcases 55 lacquer paintings that span several generations of artists. Running through May, the show commemorates the 51st anniversary of Vietnam’s reunification and the 136th birth anniversary of President Ho...
Art Basel’s ‘Basel Exclusive’ Initiative Asks Galleries to Withhold at Least One Work From PDF Previews, and Other News.
Art Basel is launching the “Basel Exclusive” program for its June 2026 fair, urging roughly 170 of its 232 exhibitors—including Gagosian, Hauser & Wirth, Pace and David Zwirner—to withhold at least one high‑profile work from pre‑fair PDF previews to drive in‑person visits. The move...
Gasworks Announces New Studio Bursary for Lawrence Abu Hamdan’s Earshot 2026-2029
Gasworks announced a three‑year Studio Bursary for Lawrence Abu Hamdan’s nonprofit Earshot, running from spring 2026 to 2029 and funded by patron Mercedes Vilardell. Earshot, founded in 2023, uses forensic audio to document human‑rights and environmental abuses, supplying evidence to more...
Printed Matter’s 50th Anniversary Benefit Dinner Celebrated Artist Ed Ruscha
Printed Matter, the nonprofit champion of artists' books, celebrated its 50th anniversary with a benefit dinner honoring pop‑art pioneer Ed Ruscha. The evening began with cocktails in the High Line Hotel courtyard before moving to a dinner at Vanderbilt University’s Chelsea...
Hannah Wilke and Francesca Woodman: Feminist Powerhouses of the Late 20th Century
The article revisits the groundbreaking feminist photography of Hannah Wilke and Francesca Woodman, highlighting Wilke’s provocative S.O.S. series that employed chewed gum to expose female objectification and her later Intra‑Venus work documenting chemotherapy, while Woodman’s haunting, surreal images are being showcased in...
Prelude for a Press at Palace Enterprise
Prelude for a Press is a multi‑artist exhibition hosted at Palace Enterprise in Copenhagen from March 19 to April 25, 2026. Curated by Jesper List Thomsen, it showcases works by nine international creators spanning painting, sculpture, and new‑media formats. The show...
Muzeu Braga, Portugal’s Newest Art Museum Bridging Art and Critical Thought
Portuguese construction group DST’s CEO José Teixeira has opened Muzeu, a contemporary art museum in Braga’s historic centre, repurposing a former courthouse with an industrial aesthetic. The museum showcases an inaugural exhibition that blends international icons such as Alex Katz...
David Dawson
In this episode of Talk Art, host Robert Diamant sits down with painter David Dawson to explore his four‑decade career centered on plein‑air landscape painting in mid‑Wales. Dawson recounts his upbringing on a remote farm, his art school training in...
Maison Territo Showcases Stikki Peaches in New Art and Design Exhibition
Maison Territo in Montreal is launching a new exhibition that showcases the contemporary work of artist Stikki Peaches. The show opens on May 14 with an exclusive RSVP‑only event before opening to the public in the company’s 11,000‑square‑foot Royalmount showroom. By integrating...
Vancouver Biennale Names Senior Curator for 2027-29 Edition
The Vancouver Biennale has appointed internationally‑renowned curator Marcello Dantas as senior curator for its 2027‑29 edition. Dantas brings a portfolio that includes co‑curating Desert X AlUla 2024, directing the Pelé Station exhibition during the 2006 World Cup, and leading an...
Re-Air: The Young Painter Curators Are Rushing to Work With
Taina H. Cruz, a 1998‑born Yale MFA graduate, is gaining high‑profile museum exposure after her work was featured in the Whitney Biennial and MoMA PS1’s Greater New York show. The artist’s paintings fuse Black female figures with folklore, horror, and pop‑culture references,...
Art Basel Rolls Out Basel Exclusive, 75% of Galleries Withhold Works From Previews
Art Basel’s 2026 Swiss edition introduced Basel Exclusive, a program where 170 of 232 participating galleries (about 75%) will withhold at least one artwork from pre‑fair PDF previews, unveiling it at the VIP opening on June 16. The move, championed by...
Re-Air: The Young Painter Curators Are Rushing to Work With
In this re‑aired episode of The Art Angle, host Ben Davis interviews emerging painter Taina H. Cruz, who at 27 is featured simultaneously in the Whitney Biennial and MoMA PS1’s Greater New York survey. Cruz discusses how her multidisciplinary background in...
What Is the Venice Biennale? Everything You Need to Know
The 61st Venice Biennale opens May 9 and runs through November 22, 2026, drawing an anticipated 800,000 visitors. The edition features 100 participating nations—a 16% increase over 2024—and 111 artists in the central exhibition. Curator Koyo Kouoh, who died in May 2025, left the “In...
Crystal Ribbon Sculpture Mirrors
Amazingly I found a sculpture in San Diego which looks like crystal ribbon structures – highly appropriate for today's more sober look at the daraxonrasib data in PDAC: https://t.co/8YGGXcyM9f https://t.co/ticCbTKYuK
Required Reading
The Hyperallergic "Required Reading" roundup weaves together a diverse set of cultural and policy stories. Elena Megalos offers a poetic essay on motherhood and cosmic scale at the American Museum of Natural History, while fire lookout Philip Connors reveals how...
Thiago De Paula Souza Appointed Curator of Eighth Athens Biennale
The Athens Biennale, founded in 2005, has appointed Brazilian‑born curator Thiago de Paula Souza to lead its eighth edition slated for next spring. Souza, known for exploring eroticism, gender nonconformity and intimacy, brings experience from co‑curating the 2025 São Paulo Bienal...
Dartmouth Students Turn to Moldy Beef Jerky Installation in Renewed Bid to Remove Leon Black’s Name From Arts Center
Dartmouth art students removed a provocative installation called *Something Rotten*—20 moldy beef jerky sticks forming a smiley face—from the Black Family Visual Arts Center’s dedication wall after a week on display. The piece, created by Erik Siegel, Roan Wade and...
Matthew Hansel’s Hidden Demons
Matthew Hansel’s "Morbid Delectatio" project fuses Northern Renaissance technique with Norman Rockwell‑style realism to explore the hidden, contradictory parts of human nature. He populates his canvases with grotesque creatures, cheese crowns, fruit, and 1960s nudist‑colony advertisements, turning repulsion into visual delight....
Dancer with a Motor Neuron(e) Disease (MND) Guides Her Digital Avatar Through a Stage Performance
British dancer Breanna Olson, living with ALS, returned to the stage in December 2025 by controlling a mixed-reality avatar with her brainwaves. Using an EEG headset co-developed by Japan’s Dentsu Lab and telecom giant NTT, her imagined movements were translated...