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.
Letter From Pi Li: Róng Museum in Shenzhen
Pi Li has been appointed the founding director of the new Róng Museum in Shenzhen’s Houhai district, marking the first staffing decision for the institution. The museum, occupying roughly 4,500 square meters, is part of Tenova FUTURE’s M80 mixed‑use complex and targets a public opening in the second half of 2027. Its programming will draw on an international perspective to serve audiences across Greater China and beyond. Róng’s guiding philosophy of mutualism, message and memory aims to redefine the museum as an inclusive, sustainable public space.
Essential Winter Art Books Curated with Quick Reviews
I've picked my Top Art Books to Read this Winter for @worldofFAD - each with a concise review so you can see if it's for you >> https://t.co/b53RyZCsDR #LondonArtCritic #ArtBooks https://t.co/Si1gbPEwTb
Timothy Lai "No Swans" @ Josh Lilley, London
Timothy Lai, a Providence‑based painter, presents his new series “No Swans” at Josh Lilley Gallery in London from March 13 to April 15, 2026. The works draw directly from the marshy islands and riverbanks of Salter Grove Memorial Park, translating observed landscapes into...
Curating Around Social Urgencies: How Artists Refuse Quietism
The Hammer Museum’s Made in L.A. 2025 biennial opens with a recreation of Alonzo Davis’s 1984 Olympic mural, yet the curators strip it of its original displacement context. Throughout the show, many artists confront housing, policing, and labor struggles, but the...
The Life of Vince Van Gogh
Vincent van Gogh created iconic works in a single decade but sold almost nothing during his life, battling poverty and mental illness. After a series of personal setbacks, he developed a bold, colorful style that later influenced Expressionism. Following his...
Hasui Kawase’s Vintage Woodblocks Celebrate Moonlit Trees
Of trees, tenderness, and the Moon – the gorgeous vintage woodblocks of Japanese artist Hasui Kawase https://t.co/6dPkjlpTEt
Vote for the Top Engineered Yeast Bioart
It’s time for the annual vote for best engineered yeast bioart from the @ImperialBioeng undergrad #SynBio students. Help us decide among these beautiful final 4 with your votes. 🗳️ ⬇️ https://t.co/2fo1XaGCmL
With Tō — The Climb, Gina Keatley Enters a New Phase of Abstraction
Gina Keatley’s new series *Tō — The Climb* comprises five abstract paintings that distill her palette to deep blacks, softened whites, and subtle tonalities, reflecting a disciplined, risk‑focused approach. Inspired by the Japanese character 登 (tō, meaning “to climb”), the...
Gretchen Scherer’s Reading the Rooms at Richard Heller Gallery
Gretchen Scherer’s exhibition "Reading the Rooms" at Richard Heller Gallery revives the historic salon‑style display by creating imagined interiors inspired by palace galleries and museum spaces. Drawing on art‑history research, archival photographs, and personal visits, she blends real architectural elements...
Boing Boing, March 16, 2026
Reuters has finally identified the elusive street‑artist Banksy as Robin Gunningham, citing court documents and a decades‑long paper trail. The revelation follows years of speculation and legal battles over the ownership of his works. Boing Boing’s roundup also notes a...
Popcorn Pop
Artforum revisits J. Hoberman’s 2011 essay that framed mid‑century Hollywood directors as early Pop artists. Hoberman argued that Orson Welles, Douglas Sirk, and Alfred Hitchcock embedded avant‑garde experiments within mass‑market films, making cinema a proto‑Pop medium. The piece highlights how...
Tate Modern to Mount Its First Monet Show Ever
The Tate Modern announced its 2027 program, featuring “Monet: Painting Time,” the museum’s first dedicated Monet exhibition since opening 26 years ago, slated for February 27, 2027. The show will present roughly 40 paintings sourced from French institutions and private...
My Silence Is Made of Explosions - A Group Exhibition of Contemporary Women Surrealist Photographers by Clare Gemima
The VISU Contemporary gallery in Miami Beach is hosting *My Silence Is Made of Explosions*, a group show that assembles twenty‑eight photographs by contemporary women surrealist photographers. The works, ranging from Aïda Muluneh’s vivid mythic scenes to Zanele Muholi’s politically charged portraits,...
Next Edition of Getty's PST Art Initiative Will Focus on Los Angeles’s Connections Around the Pacific Rim
The Getty Trust announced the fourth edition of its PST Art programme, slated to open across Southern California in September 2030 and centered on Los Angeles’ historic and contemporary ties to the Pacific Rim. A research phase begins now, with nonprofit cultural organisations...
Monet, Munch, and Hockney Headline Tate’s 2027 Exhibition Calendar
The Tate announced its 2027 exhibition calendar across its four UK venues, spotlighting a first‑ever solo Monet show at Tate Modern from February to June, co‑curated with Paris’s Musée de l’Orangerie. David Hockney will dominate both Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall...
Newly Unearthed Letter Reveals Edvard Munch’s Influence on Paula Rego
In 1951 a 16‑year‑old Paula Rego wrote to her mother about the impact of an Edvard Munch exhibition, highlighting *The Scream* and *Inheritance*. The letter, uncovered by the Guardian, reveals how Munch’s expressionist style directly inspired Rego’s early work, including...
Do You See Blue or Green?
Albany International Airport unveiled "Treasure Map," a green sculpture crafted from upcycled Southwest Airlines seat leather. The artwork, designed by Hudson Valley artist Ruby Palmer, celebrates Southwest’s 25‑year partnership with the airport and its Repurpose with Purpose sustainability initiative. Since...
El Greco Painting Found Hidden Beneath a Forgery in the Vatican
Restorers at the Vatican uncovered an authentic El Greco oil, *The Redeemer* (c. 1590‑95), hidden beneath a later forgery. Scientific testing confirmed the work’s 16th‑century origin and revealed two additional discarded compositions beneath the surface. The restored painting now joins a second...
Founder of Art School That Received $2 M. NEH Grant: Artists Would Be ‘Wise’ to Be ‘Unpolitical’
Grand Central Atelier, a Queens‑based art school championing pre‑19th‑century techniques, secured a $2 million grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, one of the few NEH awards exceeding $1 million. Founder Jacob Collins, a vocal critic of modernism, frames the school’s...
Interactive Mirror Portal
The Interactive Mirror Portal is a physical installation that turns a mirror into a dynamic portal, using layered optical elements to fragment and recombine a viewer’s reflection as they move. The work relies entirely on geometry, light, and reflective surfaces,...
Artists and Art Professionals Denounce Mexico’s Handling of Resurfaced Art Collection: ‘An Institutional Blunder’
More than 200 Mexican artists and cultural professionals signed an open letter condemning the government for allowing the Gelman collection, a trove of roughly 300 Mexican modernist works, to be exported to Spain under the Santander Foundation. The collection, which...
NYC Has a Free Daily Art Show—Do You Know Where to Find It?
The Times Square Arts Midnight Moment is a free, three‑minute digital art showcase that runs nightly at 11:57 p.m. across 92 screens in the heart of Times Square. Launched in 2012, the program pauses commercial advertising to display curated works by...
Black Art Vindicated as “Sinners” Finally Receives Respect
Last night was a moment of vindication and exhilaration for Black art as we watched Sinners get some of the respect it has been due, and I found myself conflicted in the best way.
Texas Artist Tom Lea Captured the Heartbreak of War
In May 2023 a water pipe burst inside the historic R.E. Thomason Federal Building, endangering Tom Lea III’s 54‑foot "Pass of the North" mural. Federal agencies and art conservators dehumidified the wall and restored the artwork without disturbing its lead‑based...
Jack Kerouac’s Fabled ‘On the Road’ Scroll Sells for Record-Smashing $12.1 Million
Jack Kerouac’s original 120‑foot “On the Road” scroll fetched $12.1 million at Christie’s, setting a new record for a literary manuscript. The sale, part of the late Jim Irsay estate auction, far exceeded the $4 million estimate. Country singer‑songwriter Zach Bryan purchased the...
One Photographer and a Stylist’s Joyful Portrait of Creative Freedom
British photographer Anna Victoria Best and stylist Lara McGrath have launched Keka Rocka, a book and exhibition born from a three‑year collaboration. The project reimagines inexpensive high‑street garments, styled in Westfield changing rooms, as vibrant portraits of creative freedom. Showcasing...
Stuart Semple Gives Away ‘Pinkest Pink’ to Everyone – Except Anish Kapoor
Stuart Semple marks the ten‑year anniversary of his "Pinkest Pink" pigment by offering it worldwide for free, with buyers only covering postage. The giveaway carries a single clause: the pigment may not be purchased or used by Anish Kapoor or...
Taiwanese Comic Artists to Attend Manga-Comic-Con in Germany
Taiwanese comic artists Wu Shi‑shan and Rice Dumpling will represent Taiwan at Manga‑Comic‑Con 2026 in Leipzig, Germany, under the theme “Taiwan Comics, Flavor Remix.” The Ministry of Culture will showcase 15 award‑winning titles with English and German preview editions, while German...
Sarah Cain Transforms Vintage Sheet Music Into Colorful Art
Music Book by Sarah Cain 🎹 Music Book is a 64-page facsimile artist’s book by Sarah Cain, comprising a series of colorful abstractions painted directly over a collection of vintage sheet music. The original book of music was found in Switzerland...
Recipients of $100,000 Rauschenberg Centennial Award Named
The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation announced the winners of its one‑time Centennial Award, a $100,000 unrestricted prize celebrating the artist’s hundredth birthday. The awardees—Senga Nengudi (art), David Thomson (performance), Chandra McCormick and Keith Calhoun (photography), and Patricia Spears Jones (writing)—represent a cross‑disciplinary cohort focused on Black experience...
Title, Theme Announced for 2026 Gwangju Biennale
The 16th Gwangju Biennale, running September 5‑November 15, 2026, is titled “You Must Change Your Life,” echoing the final line of Rainer Maria Rilke’s poem “Archaic Torso of Apollo.” Artistic director Ho Tzu Nyen frames the theme around “change” and “practice,” exploring...
Toleen Touq Will Curate the Twentieth Edition of MOMENTA Biennale
Curator and educator Toleen Touq has been appointed to lead the twentieth edition of Montreal’s MOMENTA Biennale, scheduled for 2027. The biennale, titled “The Long Now,” will explore the fractured logics of time by interrogating the concept of the present....
John Constable: Large Study Of The Cornfield Discovered In Texas
A previously miscatalogued oil study for John Constable’s The Cornfield, the largest known at 55 by 48 inches, has been authenticated after a technical examination by specialists. The painting, hidden in the Jefferson Historical Society museum in Texas for nearly...
Artist Spotlight: Beachghost
Jackson Howell, known as beachghost, is a Melbourne‑based illustrator whose work fuses coastal nature memories with pop‑culture, video‑game, and anime influences. His surreal, myth‑infused imagery distorts nostalgic icons, creating unsettling visual narratives. beachghost earned a longlist spot in the 2025...
These Portraits Interrogate the Power of Celebrity in America
Photographer Dana Lixenberg’s new exhibition “American Images” at Paris’s MEP gallery presents a candid body of work that juxtaposes intimate scenes from a Los Angeles housing project with striking portraits of America’s most notorious celebrities, including Tupac Shakur, Donald Trump,...
Tuwaiq Sculpture 2026 Presented by Riyadh Art
The seventh edition of Tuwaiq Sculpture returns to Riyadh from 12 January to 22 February 2026, featuring 25 artists from 18 countries who will create large‑scale works live on Tahlia Street. Curated under the theme “Traces of What Will Be,” the programme...
“Sonorous” In Hackney: Stairway to Heaven?
St. Augustine’s Tower in Hackney hosted the three‑day "Sonorous" exhibition, turning the medieval stone structure into an immersive sound‑art venue. Curated by Taehyun Jung, the show featured a roster of emerging artists who used vibration, voice, and visual media to...
Carol Bove’s First-Ever Retrospective Opens at the Guggenheim, and Other News
Carol Bove’s first major retrospective opened at New York’s Guggenheim, presenting 25 years of work in a reverse‑chronological spiral that reexamines Minimalist roots. The 2026 Oscars stage transformed into a garden‑like courtyard, emphasizing nature and craftsmanship, while Paul Thomas Anderson’s...
Cathrin Hoffmann "Sill" @ Public Gallery, London
Public Gallery in London will host Cathrin Hoffmann’s solo show Sill from March 6 to April 11, 2026, featuring new paintings and sculptures that explore the physical and psychological strain of information overload. The Berlin‑based artist abandons exaggerated gestures for figures caught in...
France Jobin
France Jobin, a Montreal‑based Canadian sound artist, merges classical piano roots with electronic modular synthesis. Her work, described as “sound sculpture,” draws on quantum mechanics and string theory concepts. The 2017 ambient LP “Scènes” showcases four longform pieces built on...
AI Arm Extends Brush, Merges Ink Tradition with Tech
A Hong Kong artist is doing something fascinating with AI. Victor Wong uses an AI-powered robotic arm to create landscapes inspired by traditional Chinese ink painting. It’s not replacing the artist, it’s extending the brush. When technology starts collaborating with centuries-old art forms,...
XCopy Outsells Banksy and Hirst, Remains UK Unknown
My guess is that @XCOPYART outsells both Banksy and Hirst currently in value traded, and no one in the UK even knows that he is their biggest artist, which is good. Disgusted to see Banksy doxxed for clicks.
The Jacky Winter Group Launches Capital Virtues – Reframing Creative Commerce as a Virtue
The Jacky Winter Group has launched Capital Virtues, a specialist agency that supports artists navigating both traditional practice and creator‑led marketing. The new division positions artistic integrity, authorship, and long‑term value above algorithms and follower counts. It builds on the...
Artist Animates Genesis' 'Lamb Lies Down' Album
New York artist Nathaniel Barlam created a full animated interpretation of Genesis’s 1974 album 'The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway.' The project visualizes Rael’s surreal story across the entire progressive rock classic. https://t.co/YgtKv0E8KZ
Artist Electrifies Paintings with Rice Lab’s Graphene
📰 🧪 James Tour Group in the News: Artist uses Rice lab’s laser-induced graphene to electrify his artworkAn article featuring Joseph Cohen’s artwork mentions that it was created […] https://t.co/fJ0GKOoOtz
Theatre of Dreams Review: Dance that Channels Such Stuff as Dreams Are Made On
The Hofesh Shecter Company’s "Theatre of Dreams" premiered at Adelaide Festival, delivering a surreal dance experience that combined full‑frontal male nudity, a red‑suited live band, and dynamic lighting to mimic the logic of dreams. The 90‑minute performance featured twelve dancers...
Lineages of Queerness: A Conversation with Mikey Gulcicek About His Series Photographing Queer Faith Leaders by Emma Cieslik
Mikey Gulcicek’s new photographic series captures queer faith leaders within their own churches, temples, and sacred spaces, foregrounding their spiritual authority. By placing subjects in institutional settings traditionally hostile to LGBTQ+ identities, the work confronts the rise of Christian nationalism...
This Year’s Costume Design Nominees, From The Heart Of The Forest To 1950s Glam
The 2026 Academy Awards have announced five nominees for Best Costume Design, including the visually striking "Sinners," James Cameron’s "Avatar," and the nature‑infused "Heart of the Forest." The slate also features a 1950s‑glam homage and a period piece that blends...
Hot Hand: Rio Kobayashi
Rio Kobayashi, a young artist from Mashiko, Japan, is gaining attention for his strikingly graphic work that thrives on social‑media platforms. His creations blend the ceramic traditions of his potter father, Shirobey, with the conservation and gilding expertise of his...
Genie Davis Just Opened a Gallery. Of Course She Did.
Genie Davis, longtime Los Angeles art blogger behind Diversions LA, has opened Diversions Fine Arts Gallery in Manhattan Beach. The inaugural show, "Springtide," features 26 artists working in oil, acrylic, watercolor, neon, sculpture and photography, spanning local, national and international talent. Davis...