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.
Private Nightmares: Francisco Rodríguez @ Baert Gallery, Los Angeles
Francisco Rodríguez’s solo show *Private Nightmares* at Baert Gallery explores memory as "dust," painting vanished interiors and adolescent yearning. Drawing on Edo‑period prints, Flemish Renaissance palettes, and contemporary punk iconography, the works juxtapose muted blues with bursts of red and orange. Figures clutch analog devices, symbolizing a paradox where tools meant to connect amplify isolation. The exhibition’s darker register confronts present‑day media overload and political anxiety through shadowy dog motifs and rebellious slogans.
Sol LeWitt and David Douard at OKEY DOKEY KONRAD FISCHER, Los Angeles
Konrad Fischer’s OKEY DOKEY space in Los Angeles presents a rare dialogue between Sol LeWitt, whose first show with the gallery opened in 1968, and David Douard, a post‑digital sculptor debuting there in 2023. The exhibition juxtaposes LeWitt’s systematic wall drawings, especially...
For Inuuteq Storch, Home Is Where the Heart Is
Inuuteq Storch, a Greenlandic (Kalaaleq) photographer, has gained international attention by documenting everyday life in Sisimiut and beyond, culminating in solo shows at MoMA PS1 and representation of Denmark at the 2024 Venice Biennale. His work intertwines personal archives with historic...
Takashi Murakami: Major Retrospective of Japanese Artist to Be Held in Sydney This Year
Australia’s Art Gallery of New South Wales will present the first major Takashi Murakami retrospective in the country, opening 5 December 2025 and running until July 2027. Developed with the artist, the exhibition spans three decades of work, featuring paintings, sculptures, video and...
Trevor Paglen Wins $100,000 LG Guggenheim Award for Tech‑Driven Art
U.S. artist and geographer Trevor Paglen has been awarded the 2026 LG Guggenheim Award, receiving a $100,000 prize. The honor, presented by LG Group and the Guggenheim Museum, spotlights his work that visualizes AI bias and surveillance infrastructure, underscoring the...
The Art World This Week: Vatican Rediscovers El Greco Painting, Tate Announces 2027 Exhibitions, Netflix Plans Kahlo Drama, and More
The Vatican announced that a previously unidentified work in its collection has been newly attributed to El Greco, adding a rare c.1590‑95 “Redeemer” to its holdings. Tate unveiled its 2027 exhibition programme, spotlighting major shows of David Hockney, Claude Monet and...
Barkley L. Hendricks at Marian Goodman Gallery
Marian Goodman Gallery in Paris is presenting *All is Portraiture*, a solo exhibition of Barkley L. Hendricks’ work from February 6 to April 4, 2026. The show features 36 curated images that highlight Hendricks’ signature portraiture style, emphasizing his impact on Black representation...
Condition Report: Massimiliano Gioni, The New Museum
Massimiliano Gioni, artistic director of the New Museum, emphasized the institution’s non‑collecting model, focusing on producing 24 new works co‑created with international partners. The museum’s strategy ensures artists retain ownership of the pieces, reinforcing its mission to champion new art...
Monet Once Pledged His Paintings to Secure a Loan, a Letter Reveals
A newly uncovered 1875 letter shows Claude Monet borrowing 1,000 francs from Gustave Manet, with repayment tied to the sale of 35 paintings the following February. The loan included eight works already delivered and the unfinished "La Japonaise," which later...
In John Constable’s Hometown, a Trio of Shows Marks His 250th Birthday
A trio of exhibitions at Christchurch Mansion in Suffolk commemorates the 250th anniversary of John Constable’s birth. The first show, "Constable: A Cast of Characters," displays over 100 artworks and personal items, revealing his family, mentors, and early influences. The...
This Artist Explores Where the Information Superhighway Is Really Taking Us
Linn Phyllis Seeger, an artist who cannot drive, continues her fascination with automobiles through digital media. Her 2024 film "The (Un)event (side c)" examined Google Maps' virtual traffic, and her latest solo show at Shipton Gallery expands this inquiry with...
Daisy Dickens and Ilke Sahin Explore Material Flux in POND
POND, a duo exhibition by Daisy Dickens and Ilke Sahin at Greatorex Street Gallery, showcases paintings, sculptures, and installations driven by self‑organising material processes. The show juxtaposes water‑inspired transformations with human‑made forms, highlighting decay, oxidation, and the body as mutable subjects....
Artist Creates Clever Stop-Motion Animation Using Rubber Stamps
Artist Phillipa Rice has devised a novel stop‑motion technique that uses rubber‑stamp impressions made from a pigment‑covered eraser to capture the face of a plastic figurine. By arranging rows of these stamps at varying angles, she creates a fluid animation...
Exploring the Intersection of Art and Cannabis Culture
The article charts cannabis’s evolution from counter‑culture symbol to a mainstream subject in contemporary visual art. Legalization and online sales have normalized the plant, prompting artists to explore its history, social implications, and aesthetic potential. High‑design packaging and dispensary interiors...
The Embodieries of Michelle Kingdom Capture the Murky Tangle of Our Interior World
Los Angeles‑based artist Michelle Kingdom redefines embroidery as "stitched paintings," creating miniature narrative pieces that function like hand‑drawn illustrations. Drawing on her Russian‑Jewish heritage and a family steeped in craft, she uses tightly packed threads to explore themes of identity,...
A Pulse Before the Opening: Anticipating the 61st Venice Biennale
The 61st Venice Biennale, directed by curator Koyo Kouou, shifts from grand spectacle to an intimate, affect‑driven experience that foregrounds memory, diaspora and unresolved histories. Early previews highlight three participating artists—Manuel Mathieu, Sara Shamma and Igshaan Adams—who each translate trauma...
Rare Atlas Owned by Queen Mary I Heads to Market—With $1.6 Million Price Tag
A 460‑year‑old copy of Polydore Vergil’s *Anglicae Historia* atlas, once owned by Queen Mary I, will be offered for $1.6 million at the New York Antiquarian Book Fair. The atlas, acquired in a 2024 auction for $227,000, features gilded bindings with...
Episode 931: Berenice Vargas Bravo and Krystal Lemonias
In this episode of Bad at Sports, hosts Ryan and Duncan chat with artists Berenice Vargas Bravo and Krystal Lemonias about their recent participation in NADA Miami, their new works, and the dynamics of working with a gallery. Berenice describes two...
$69 Million Beeple NFT Finds It Was Sundaresan All Along
Beeple’s landmark $69.3 million NFT, sold at Christie’s in March 2021, finally has a confirmed owner after a 2023 lawsuit was settled. The court‑ordered settlement establishes that Vignesh Sundaresan, through his firm Portkey Technologies, made all decisions and exclusively purchased the...
River Flows Through Portikus in Interactive Art Installation
Diversion: Asad Raza 📰 This artist newspaper, edited by Asad Raza and Mathew Hale, accompanied a work by Raza of the same name shown at Kunsthalle Portikus in 2022. Diversion redirected the Main river through the Portikus space, inviting the public...
Jason Edmiston Unveils Two New Film Character Portraits
One of my favorite artists, Jason Edmiston, is back with two new additions from his Eyes Without a Face series: This time, focusing on two very recognizable characters from an upcoming film. (1/2) https://t.co/W0FkqY6zjA
Museum as Dreaming Machine
Refik Anadol argues that legacy museums can’t easily accommodate mutable AI‑driven art, prompting the creation of DATALAND – a purpose‑built museum where architecture and machine intelligence co‑create. The project embeds a Large Nature Model trained on ethically sourced ecological data,...
Nearly 200 Artists Call for Cancellation of Israeli Pavilion at Venice Biennale
Nearly 200 participants in the 2026 Venice Biennale have signed an open letter demanding that the Israeli pavilion be excluded from the exhibition. The Art Not Genocide Alliance (ANGA) delivered the letter to the Biennale’s president, warning of a potential...
What Went Down at the Dazed Club Private View of Resurgence
Dazed Club staged an exclusive private viewing of the "Resurgence: Craft Reimagined" exhibition at Hackney Downs Studios, inviting members to experience the show ahead of its public opening. The event featured curated refreshments from Ghost Labs and Dalston’s Soda, creating...
Dr. Dori’s Cut: 100 Words. No Filler.
Dori Tunstall released the second edition of her “100 Words, No Filler” dispatch, spotlighting Tavares Strachan’s “Oblivion Disinfecting Bleach” work at LACMA. The piece merges pop‑art aesthetics with a stark critique of the whitewashing of U.S. history, symbolizing the erasure...
PORTALS Unveils Eva Dixon’s Little Lady, Recasting the Space Race in Spitalfields
PORTALS unveiled Eva Dixon’s sculptural installation *Little Lady* at Spitalworth Market’s K67 kiosk from 18‑27 March 2026, running 24/7. The work reimagines a re‑entry capsule and parachute to honor the overlooked Mercury 13 women pilots. Curated by James Marshall, the...
Banksy Unmasked: Reuters Links Street Artist to Robin Gunningham, £19m Firm
A three‑year Reuters investigation has identified the elusive street artist Banksy as Robin Gunningham, who legally changed his name to David Jones. The probe also uncovered a £19 million holding company, NTS Services, tied to the artist, reigniting debates over anonymity,...
Trevor Paglen Wins $100,000 LG Guggenheim Award, and Other News
Trevor Paglen won the $100,000 LG Guggenheim Award for his technology‑focused art, while L’Oréal deepened its partnership with Nvidia to scale generative AI across beauty operations. Fallingwater unveiled a new wordmark inspired by its 1986 book, and Shenzhen accelerated museum...
In The Studio With Sculptor Conrad Shawcross
Conrad Shawcross has turned a derelict Hackney factory into a combined home and expansive studio, enabling him to produce his largest works yet. The newly built "rope machine" – The Nervous System (Umbilical) – is a kinetic sculpture of dyed...
Margaux Valengin: A World of Part-Object Phantasies
Margaux Valengin’s latest show, "A World of Part-Object Phantasies," opens at Galerie PACT and foregrounds fragmented human figures paired with sentinel animals. The work draws on Melanie Klein’s "part‑object" theory, rendering bodies as split, fetishized fragments while animals retain full...
Casey Bolding "Bloodstream" @ Karma, Los Angeles
Casey Bolding’s solo exhibition "Bloodstream" opened at Karma in Los Angeles from February 21 to April 11, 2026, showcasing a series of large‑scale paintings that blend plaster, industrial paint, oil and acrylic. The works reinterpret Colorado River landscapes through layered,...
Isa Genzken at Den Frie, Copenhagen
Isa Genzken’s first institutional solo exhibition in Scandinavia opens at Den Frie, Copenhagen, under the title *World Receiver*. The show is anchored by the 16‑meter‑tall sculpture Vollmond, a moon‑like antenna that has dominated the museum’s façade for nearly a year. It assembles...
The Devil’s Violin Review: ACO Brings Style and Flair to a Lively Program
The Australian Chamber Orchestra’s “The Devil’s Violin” concert series showcased guest virtuoso Ilya Gringolts alongside principal violinist Satu Vänskä, presenting eight works ranging from Baroque to contemporary. Gringolts performed on a 1743 Guarneri del Gesù, delivering standout renditions of Tartini’s “Devil’s...
Shahzia Sikander: ‘I’ve Carried the Erasure of Feminine Narratives’
Pakistani‑American artist Shahzia Sikander, known for reviving miniature painting, unveiled her latest animated work “3 to 12 Nautical Miles” on the LED façade of Hong Kong’s M+ museum. The nine‑minute piece, hand‑painted then digitized with longtime collaborator Patrick O’Rourke, explores...
UK’s Leading Photography Fair Brings Expanded Programme to New London Venue
Photo London’s eleventh edition will relocate from Somerset House to the newly redeveloped Olympia exhibition centre, marking its first show at the £1.3 billion venue. The fair expands its programme with a dedicated solo‑presentation section, a larger Discovery area for emerging...
Trevor Paglen Wins 2026 LG Guggenheim Award for Art‑Tech Innovation
Today, artist Trevor Paglen was announced as the 2026 LG Guggenheim Award recipient by LG and the Guggenheim Museum. The award honors his groundbreaking projects that fuse surveillance studies, artificial intelligence, and visual art, and will be presented at a...
Banksy's Identity Unveiled: Reuters Links Iconic Street Artist to Robin Gunningham
On March 17, 2026, Reuters disclosed that the anonymous British street artist known as Banksy is likely 51‑year‑old Robin Gunningham of Bristol, citing New York court records from a 2000 vandalism arrest. The finding was reported by ABC News and ABCNews.com,...
Lost Joan Miró Drawings Reemerge at Auction
Three previously unknown Joan Miró drawings, including two monumental balcony‑railing designs and a smaller sun illustration, were uncovered among the possessions of his friend Edmond Vernassa. The works, dating from the 1960s‑70s, highlight Miró’s rare forays into architectural and interior...
Trisha Donnelly at MUSEUM MMK FÜR MODERNE KUNST
The Museum für Moderne Kunst (MMK) in Frankfurt has opened a comprehensive solo exhibition of Irish artist Trisha Donnelly, showcasing a chronological selection of her untitled works from 2005 through 2025. The show features photographs, video loops, and mixed-media installations...
Venice Biennale Artists Demand Organisers Cancel Israeli Pavilion
Almost 200 artists, curators and art workers signed an open letter demanding the exclusion of Israel from the 2025 Venice Biennale, citing ongoing atrocities in Gaza and the West Bank. The petition, organized by the Art Not Genocide Alliance (ANGA),...
Fuhrman of the House
Glenn Fuhrman, former Wall Street banker turned art patron, opened the Ellsworth Kelly: Eight Decades exhibition at the Parrish Art Museum through his FLAG Art Foundation. He hosted a pre‑opening lunch at his Sagaponack estate, which doubles as a private...
Art Exclusivity Scars Buyer Memory, Regardless of Market
Art market slowdowns always offer opportunities to reflect on how things got to where they did. Being overly exclusive about who gets to own what works of art is often part of it. For example, "qualifying" people to buy art...
Deloitte Runs a Photo Competition??
Deloitte Italy and Fondazione Deloitte have launched the 2026 Deloitte Photo Grant, offering two awards totalling 75,000 euros. The competition’s theme, “Proximities,” invites photographers to examine physical, economic and digital distances shaping modern life. Open to any photographer under 35...
US Congress Passes Revamped Holocaust Recovery Bill that Sidesteps Many Legal Defences
The U.S. House approved the Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery (HEAR) Act of 2025, extending the 2016 law and removing a host of procedural defenses for Nazi‑era art claims. The bill eliminates laches, act‑of‑state, and foreign sovereign immunity defenses, and it...
Sophie Tea Redefines Art Sales with First Live Fine Art Launch on TikTok Shop
British artist Sophie Tea became the first creator to sell original paintings live on TikTok Shop, launching her Bric‑a‑Brac collection during a three‑hour broadcast. The event attracted 1.3 million viewers worldwide and offered a limited release of oil paintings sourced from...
Michael Clark’s Controlled Movements
Michael Clark’s 2003 solo *Satie Studs* returned to the Serpentine Galleries in February 2026, performed barefoot by Jules Cunningham. Set to Erik Satie’s first *Quatre Préludes*, the piece strips ballet and yoga gestures to stark, controlled poses. The choreography contrasts sharply with Clark’s earlier...
The Met Cloisters’ Site-Specific Sonic Installation by Gerard & Kelly
Artist duo Gerard & Kelly presented “Saints at a Disco,” a two‑night, site‑specific sonic installation at The Met Cloisters. The work paired Italian disco DJ Disco Bambino’s vinyl sets in the crypt with Gregorian‑style a cappella renditions of disco classics by...
Maja Malou Lyse on Representing Denmark at the 61st Venice Biennale
Denmark’s Maja Malou Lyse will present “Things To Come” at the 61st Venice Biennale, a project that fuses scientific research, speculative fiction, and explicit erotic imagery. Inspired by a study linking virtual sexual stimuli to sperm motility, the work interrogates...
Oscar Murillo: Collective Osmosis at DAS MINSK
Oscar Murillo’s "Collective Osmosis" opened at DAS MINSK in Potsdam on 14 March 2026 and will run through 9 August 2026. The exhibition pairs Murillo’s layered, mixed‑media canvases with Claude Monet’s water‑lily paintings to explore fluid identity and artistic osmosis. Murillo introduces a...
Reclaiming Space
In 2020 photographer Rania Matar returned to post‑explosion Beirut and found graffiti reading “Where do I go?” which became the title of her new exhibition and book, “Where Do I Go? لوي†ن†روح.” The series, shot across Lebanon from 2020‑2025, portrays women...