Today's Art Pulse
Arthur Jafa and Richard Prince’s ‘Helter Skelter’ debuts at Fondazione Prada in Venice
The joint exhibition “Helter Skelter” opens at Fondazione Prada’s Ca’ Corner della Regina in Venice, running through November 23, 2026. Curated by former Guggenheim chief Nancy Spector, the show pairs Jafa and Prince, artists noted for aggressive appropriation of cinema, music and American iconography. Critics describe the work as lawless image scavenging that confronts viewers.
The Art of Technology Jostles for Position in Venues Both New and Historic
Canyon, a new 40,000 sq ft Manhattan institution founded by video collector Robert Rosenkranz, will open this autumn to showcase moving‑image, sound and performance art. Unlike traditional museums, it will not hold a permanent collection but will program rapid 18‑24‑month exhibitions, borrowing works from private collectors and foundations. The venture also launches a nonprofit media‑arts conservation lab to address the technical expertise gap in U.S. museums. Its model reflects a broader shift toward flexible, storage‑efficient programming for time‑based media.
Jayro Bustamante Announces New Film “Eruption” At IFF Panama
Guatemala’s Oscar‑nominated director Jayro Bustamante announced his next project, “Eruption,” during the 14th International Film Festival of Panama, where his current film “Mountains of Fire” is screening. The new documentary‑art work will blend dance, interviews and archival material to trace five...
Melbourne’s ACMI to Stage World-First Bluey Exhibition in 2027
Melbourne’s Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) will host the world’s first Bluey exhibition in mid‑2027, securing exclusive global rights and collaborating with the series’ creator Ludo Studio and BBC Studios. The showcase promises a behind‑the‑scenes look at the...
The Art World This Week: Nazi-Looted Modigliani Reclaimed, Kengo Kuma to Design National Gallery Wing, Seoul’s Centre Pompidou to Open...
A New York judge ordered the return of a Amedeo Modigliani painting looted by Nazis to the artist’s heirs, ending an 11‑year court fight involving billionaire dealer David Nahmad’s holding company. London’s National Gallery announced that Japanese architect Kengo Kuma,...
New York City Kyle Staver: Radioactive Luminosity by Raphy Sarkissian
Kyle Staver’s solo exhibition, *The Greatest Show on Earth*, opened at Nino Mier Gallery in Tribeca on November 7, 2025, running through December 16. The show pairs large‑scale oil paintings with hand‑crafted clay reliefs, using circus imagery to explore the tension between body and...
One Last Chance to See Dürer's Monumental Print in NYC
Albrecht Dürer’s monumental woodcut, the Triumphal Arch, measures about 13 feet high and is one of the largest prints ever produced. The New York Public Library holds roughly 50 first‑edition impressions and a complete 1799 third‑edition set, which have been on...
Two Free Events to Check Out This Weekend at Capture
The Capture Photography Festival is hosting two free weekend events in Vancouver. On April 11, artist Michelle Sound will lead a talk and guided tour of her new exhibition at Ceremonial / Art, discussing her Indigenous‑focused practice and the commissioned piece “Wherever You...
The Art Market’s Feminine Mystique
New ARTDAI data shows female artists are narrowing the gender gap in the art market. Women now account for 45% of artists represented by primary galleries, up from 35% in 2018, while their share of sales value rose to 37%...
Radiohead Launches Immersive "Kid A Mnesia" Installation Tour After Coachella Debut
Radiohead will debut a 17,000‑square‑foot immersive "Kid A Mnesia" installation at Coachella on April 10, then take the experience to Brooklyn, Chicago, Mexico City and San Francisco. The physical exhibition expands the band’s 2021 virtual world into a ticketed, multi‑city...
Seoul’s Centre Pompidou Hanwha Set to Open June 4, Expanding France‑Korea Cultural Ties
The Centre Pompidou Hanwha will open its doors in Seoul on June 4, 2026, a date chosen to celebrate the 140th anniversary of diplomatic relations between France and Korea. The museum is a joint venture between the French institution and...
At the Whitney Biennial: Ali Ayal’s Mirthless Amusement Park
The 2026 Whitney Biennial showcases Ali Eyal’s oil painting *Look Where I Took You*, a haunting reinterpretation of a Baghdad amusement park he visited as a child before the 2003 U.S. invasion. The work centers on a Ferris wheel whose...
Hastings Lantern Festival 2026: 150 Chinese Students’ Paintings to Feature at Osmanthus Gardens
The Hastings Lantern Festival 2026 will feature an exhibition of 150 paintings sent by Chinese students, expanding a cultural exchange that began after Cyclone Gabrielle. The collection includes works from multiple Chinese cities and six large scrolls created by disabled...
Junying Jiang Examines Cultural Dislocation Through Animation
London-based artist Junying Jiang leverages digital animation and myth to explore cultural dislocation, drawing on his Chinese roots and British residency. His recent pieces, such as "Joy Blooms in Regent’s Park" and "Sword in the Pearl," fuse sound, motion, and...
Knight Foundation Names 2026 Recipients of Its $50,000 Art + Tech Fellowships
The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation announced the five 2026 Art + Tech Fellowship recipients, each receiving an unrestricted $50,000 award and financial‑planning support. Administered by United States Artists, the program backs artists who blend emerging technologies with...
April Book Bag: From a Matthew Wong Catalogue to a History of Dogs in Art
The April Book Bag spotlights four new art‑focused titles. "The Dog’s Gaze: A Visual History" (400 pp, $45) surveys canine depictions from the Paleolithic era to contemporary works. "Divine Presence" (137 pp, €68 ≈ $75) examines marble symbolism in 14th‑ and 15th‑century paintings, while...
Pressing Issues: The Vital Role of Printmaking in the History of Art
Holly Black’s new Yale University Press volume, *The Story of Printmaking: A Global History of Art*, offers the first comprehensive survey of printed images from ninth‑century East Asia to 21st‑century digital techniques. Drawing on her London College of Printing training,...
The Story of London's Great Exhibition, as Seen Through the Eyes of Artists
Julius Bryant’s new volume examines the 1851 Great Exhibition through its visual record—paintings, prints, photographs and ephemera—rather than traditional social analysis. The book highlights Prince Albert’s youthful leadership, the rapid construction of the Crystal Palace, and the involvement of 13,937...
A New Istanbul Gallery Is Offering an Outlet for Iran’s Artists
On Feb. 28, Shiva Zahed Gallery launched in Istanbul’s Pera district, providing a rare physical venue for Iranian contemporary artists amid escalating US‑Iran tensions. The inaugural exhibition, “Echoes,” presents installation artist Shaqayeq Arabi and renowned painter Fereydoun Ave, whose work...
How to Paint a New Country
The Dulwich Picture Gallery is presenting the first major UK exhibition of Estonian national painter Konrad Mägi, showcasing 60 portraits and landscapes that span his eclectic career. Mägi, who studied across Europe and blended pointillism, expressionism and Art Nouveau, played...
Kengo Kuma Wins £350 M Competition to Design National Gallery’s New Wing
Kengo Kuma and Associates, in partnership with BDP and MICA, has been selected to design a £350 million (≈$464 m) new wing for London’s National Gallery. The award, announced after a 65‑entry international competition, marks the firm’s first major project in England...
Shadow of a Doubt: The Enduring Mysteries of Exit Through the Gift Shop
A March 13 Reuters investigation claims the elusive street artist Banksy is Robin Gunningham, who now operates under the name David Jones. The report arrives as the mystery surrounding Banksy fuels the cult status of his 2010 film *Exit Through the Gift...
Can a Slimmed-Down Expo Chicago Still Throw Its Weight Around?
Expo Chicago, now led by Kate Sierzputowski, has trimmed its exhibitor roster by roughly 25%, hosting about 130 galleries for its 15th edition. The reduction is a strategic move to create a more curated, accessible experience amid a softened global...
Saint Louis’s Counterpublic Triennial Reveals Artist List for Third Edition
The Counterpublic Triennial’s third edition, titled “Coyote Time,” will run September 12 – December 12 in St. Louis. Curated by Jordan Carter, Raphael Fonseca, Stefanie Hessler, Nora N. Khan and Wanda Nanibush, the show features 47 artists and collectives from the Global South and local neighborhoods. The...
Hospital Rooms Announces 10-Year Programme with Major Partnerships and National Artist Edition Launch
Hospital Rooms, the UK charity that embeds contemporary art in NHS mental health settings, is celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2026 with a year‑long programme of commissions, exhibitions and fundraising. The initiative partners with NHS Trusts, the Gallery Circle network...
Slava Mogutin’s Photos Explore Desire, Vulnerability, Sex and Power
Photographer Slava Mogutin’s new retrospective, *Analog Human Studies*, opens at the Bob Mizer Museum, showcasing 25 years of analog work that confronts desire, vulnerability, sex and power. Mogutin insists his art is never safe, decorative, or apolitical, using provocative imagery...
New York City Anish Kapoor: Primordiality by Raphy Sarkissian
Anish Kapoor’s latest Lisson Gallery show, running Feb‑Apr 2026, features three pristine mirrored panels and a suite of concave‑convex sculptures that turn the gallery space into a constantly shifting visual field. Curated within Markus Dochantschi’s steel‑beam and neon architecture, the...
Hockney / Paricio: Cycles of Renewal
Halcyon’s flagship New Bond Street gallery opens *Cycles of Renewal* on 7 April 2026, pairing David Hockney with emerging Spanish painter Pedro Paricio. The show juxtaposes Hockney’s decades‑spanning oeuvre—including iPad drawings, lithographs and his recent *Arrival of Spring* series—with Paricio’s vibrant, pattern‑driven reinterpretations...
‘It’s Essential for Understanding What Is Going on in Ukraine’: New Exhibition Explores Wartime Limb Loss
Ukrainian artist Nikita Kadan opens "A New Integrity" at Kyiv's Pavilion 13, featuring a mid‑air installation of prosthetic limbs synchronized with a soundscape and veteran testimonies. The work, commissioned by the non‑profit RIBBON International, gives voice to amputated soldiers while avoiding...
Early 19‑Century Portrait of Duke of Rutland
His Grace John Henry Manners, 5th Duke of Rutland (1778-1857). From an Early 19th Century Oil Painting by George Sanders, 1820. Collection: Belvoir Castle, Leicestershire, England. #art #portrait #english #aristocrat #castle
AI Artists Evolve Storytelling as Tools Advance
Papadu's mind is a little weird. Been watching his work evolve since the beginning of AI generated media. Back when people had seven fingers. Do you have an AI artist you like to follow for years? How has their storytelling...
Patek Philippe Unveils Rare Handcrafts 2026 Exhibition in Geneva, Showcasing 65 Masterpieces
Patek Philippe opened its Rare Handcrafts 2026 exhibition in Geneva on April 18, presenting 65 one‑of‑a‑kind watches and clocks through May 9. The show highlights the brand’s Macaws dome table clock and Flamenco pocket watch, while offering live demonstrations in...
Revisiting One of Fauvism’s Wildest Painters
A monographic exhibition of Dutch‑French painter Kees van Dongen opened at Helene Bailly Marcilhac in Paris, running through May 31, 2026. The show revisits the artist once dubbed a “terrifying Fauve” by critic Louis Vauxcelles and surveys works from his early Fauvist...
UAE Pavilion Launches "Washwasha" At 2026 Venice Biennale, Spotlighting Sound and Migration
The United Arab Emirates’ national pavilion opens on May 9 at the 2026 Venice Biennale with "Washwasha," a six‑artist exhibition curated by Bana Kattan and assistant curator Tala Nassar. The show, featuring artists from Abu Dhabi, Dubai, East Jerusalem and Moscow, uses sound and oral...
Non-European Artists Are Sorely Under-Represented in Paris Galleries, Spanish Minister Officially Rejects ‘Guernica’ Loan Request by Basque Government: Morning Links...
A new study of 108 Parisian galleries, timed with Art Paris, shows women now represent 34.8% of artists while non‑European creators remain marginal, with only 4.7% born in Africa and 5.3% in Asia. The same week, Spain’s culture minister Ernest Urtasun...
L.A. Phil Creates New Position, Conductor-In-Residence, For Anna Handler
The Los Angeles Philharmonic has created a new three‑season conductor‑in‑residence position, appointing 30‑year‑old Anna Handler, a rising conductor and former Dudamel fellow. Handler will conduct three weeks each season at Walt Disney Concert Hall and the Hollywood Bowl while collaborating...
‘Paper Gardens’: The Flower and the Serpent Beneath
The Museum of Art and Photography in Bengaluru is hosting “Paper Gardens: Art, Botany and Empire” through July 5, showcasing colonial‑era botanical illustrations alongside Indian contributions. Curator Shrey Maurya highlights how 18th‑19th‑century plant hunting served commercial and imperial interests, often marginalizing local...
George Costakis, Collector and Saviour of Soviet Avant-Garde Art, Celebrated with Athens Exhibition
Greek‑born collector George Costakis amassed thousands of Russian and Soviet avant‑garde works while navigating Stalinist repression, later relocating a substantial portion to Greece. His collection, which seeded the Museum of Modern Art in Thessaloniki, is returning to the National Gallery...
Larry Clark and James Gilroy Revisit Their Youth
Larry Clark, famed for his groundbreaking 1971 photo book "Tulsa," and multidisciplinary artist James Gilroy reunited to reflect on their early days in downtown New York. Their conversation, featured in Another Magazine, traces how Clark’s uncompromising documentary style and Gilroy’s...
New York
April 2026 marks a prolific wave of cultural and design openings across New York City, ranging from museum expansions and historic building conversions to new boutique hotels and niche galleries. Highlights include OMA’s New Museum expansion receiving a firm opening...
London Galleries Edel Assanti and Emalin Both Announce Expansions
London’s Edel Assanti is opening a 450‑sq‑ft boutique space on 11 Bury Street, bringing its total exhibition capacity to roughly eight shows a year and debuting with three Lonnie Holley quilts priced at $55,000 each. At the same time, Emalin is...
Hong Kong Auctions Go White‑Glove as Christie’s and Sotheby’s Sell Out, Sparking Market Optimism
Christie's 20th/21st Century Evening Sale and Sotheby's Modern & Contemporary Evening Auction both sold out in Hong Kong during art week, delivering HK$655.8 million ($84 m) and HK$548.4 million ($70 m) respectively. The results have reignited optimism about a rebound in the Asian art...
Art Cologne Heads to the Beach with Revived Mallorca Edition
Art Cologne is returning to the Balearic Islands with a revived Mallorca edition, Art Cologne Palma Mallorca, scheduled for 9‑12 April at the Palau de Congressos de Palma. The fair, which first tried a Spanish outpost in 2007, now features 88...
A Brush With... Lorna Simpson—Podcast
Lorna Simpson sits down with Ben Luke to discuss the writers, musicians, filmmakers and artists who have shaped her practice. She explains how her conceptual photography and recent found‑image paintings interrogate identity, history and the archive. Simpson describes a balance...
A Photographic Discourse Between Beverly Price and Gordon Parks
The Center for Art and Advocacy in Brooklyn opened “A Language We Share: Beverly Price and Gordon Parks,” pairing the work of contemporary Black gay photographer Beverly Price with legendary visual storyteller Gordon Parks. Both artists captured everyday life in Washington,...
A Duchamp Retrospective Opens at MoMA, and Other News.
MoMA launches a comprehensive Marcel Duchamp retrospective (April 12‑August 22) that traces the artist’s six‑decade influence on modern movements. London’s National Gallery unveils a £750 million (≈$950 million) Project Domani expansion designed by Kengo Kuma, adding a 20th‑century wing. Seoul’s Centre Pompidou opens its first Korean outpost on...
A Century of Esoteric and Occult Artistry in “A Queer Arcana” At Palm Springs Art Museum
The Palm Springs Art Museum’s “A Queer Arcana” exhibition merges LGBTQ+ culture with magic, spirituality, and occult art from the 20th and 21st centuries. Curated under the museum’s Q+Art initiative launched in 2023, the show is organized into six thematic...
Eman Khalifa: A Journey Through Abstraction and Emotional Transformation – Lee Sharrock
Eman Khalifa, a former business professional and single mother, has re‑emerged as a painter whose work now appears at major fairs such as The Other Art Fair, Parallax and Untitled. Drawing on a bicultural upbringing between Cairo and the United...
Paul’s Book of the Month: Fiona McIntyre – Sacred Earth
Fiona McIntyre’s new hardback "Sacred Earth" (120 pages, £35 ≈ $45) documents her recent work rooted in deep engagements with rugged North‑Atlantic landscapes. The book intertwines paintings of Scotland’s pines, Iceland’s retreating glacier, and Galicia’s Bronze‑Age petroglyphs, all created with self‑made mineral pigments. It...
Vertigo (Disambiguation) at Galería Gato, Lima
Vertigo (Disambiguation) opens at Lima’s historic Galería Gato, a Republican‑style building erected between 1899 and 1905. Curated by Kollektiv Collective, the show unites artists Federica Francesconi, Ali Glover and Theodoulos Polyviou in a site‑specific dialogue that treats the gallery’s architecture, light...
Huang Rui at SPURS Gallery, Beijing
SPURS Gallery in Beijing has opened “East, West—Space Is Time,” a solo show by avant‑garde pioneer Huang Rui that runs through April 19, 2026. The exhibition occupies three gallery spaces and features the site‑specific installation “Dongzhimen and Xizhimen,” a new works‑on‑paper series “Twenty‑Four...