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.
New York City Notes From a Walkthrough of A Partial Refusal at Field Projects by Addison Bale
Field Projects’ latest show “A Partial Refusal,” curated by Weihui Lu, brings together six artists—including Rowan Renee, SaraNoa Mark, Claire Hu, and Mikayla Patton—to explore the limits of language, translation, and visual redaction. The exhibition uses stark black walls, woven banners, bronze armatures, and a Catalpa‑inspired weaving pattern to foreground gaps and silences rather than provide explicit narratives. By deliberately withholding didactic wall texts and embracing ambiguous signifiers, the show critiques the dominance of AI‑generated explanations and conventional museum authority. Critics note that the work invites viewers to dwell in uncertainty, turning the act of looking into a participatory negotiation of meaning.
Digital/AI/VR Art: Selfhood as a Responsive Environment by Serena Hanzhi Wang
Serena Hanzhi Wang profiles computer artist Luhan Rong, whose VR and AI‑driven projects explore how responsive environments shape self‑perception. In the Eyes of Others uses gaze‑based interaction in Unreal Engine to make familiar spaces unstable, while Roomly offers AI‑guided interior...
New York City Etty Yaniv Making Waves In Tampa S Experimental OXH Gallery by Anna Shukeylo
The OXH gallery in Tampa debuted "The Only Sea in the World with No Land Boundaries," a collaborative installation by Brooklyn‑based multimedia artist Etty Yaniv, curator Odeta Xheka, and Colombian digital artist Santiago Echeverry. Yaniv’s recycled‑plastic sculptures were paired with...
New York City Paul Chan, Bated Breath by Mike Maizels
Paul Chan’s latest solo show, Automa Mon Amour at Greene Naftali, expands his long‑running “breathers” series with kinetic, pneumatic sculptures that hover between stasis and motion. The centerpiece, Untitled (Wheel of Synth Life), fuses Buddhist mandala references with a baroque horror‑vacui...
Duchamp Advocated Mind‑Driven Art, Not Handcraft
Duchamp wrote of the desire to forge an artistic process that allowed him to remove himself from the physical creation of the work—or, as he put it, “to cut my hands off.” He expressed his intent to “reduce the idea of aesthetic...
Frida and Diego: The Last Dream
The Museum of Modern Art will host "Frida and Diego: The Last Dream" from March 21 to September 12, 2026, showcasing a curated selection of Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera works alongside a new Metropolitan Opera production, *El Último Sueño...
Cecily Brown: Picture Making
The Serpentine Galleries are hosting Cecily Brown’s first UK institutional solo exhibition since 2005, titled “Picture Making,” from 27 March to 6 September 2026 at Serpentine South. The show pairs newly created paintings inspired by Kensington Gardens with key works dating back to 2001,...
LACMA’s Soaring New Gallery Was Designed to Give You a Fresh Look at Art History
Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s new David Geffen Galleries, a $720 million project funded in part by a $150 million donation, opened this spring after two decades of planning. The 900‑foot, 110,000‑square‑foot concrete structure hovers 30 feet above a shaded plaza and...
New York City Exhibition Review: Gao Yutao Turns Light Inward by Colleen Dalusong
Shanghai‑based artist Gao Yutao opens his solo show *Afterlight* at The BLANC in New York, turning a portable office scanner into a tool that renders insects, industrial parts and everyday objects as vivid, glitch‑like light bands. The works reference SMPTE calibration bars...
Masterpieces From London’s National Gallery, Now on Display at Home With LG Gallery+
LG Electronics has launched LG Gallery+, a visual curation service that streams more than 4,000 curated artworks from the National Gallery, London, into consumers' homes. The partnership lets users browse the collection via digital "shelves" that function like playlists, matching...
Art at Sainsbury Centre Confronts Atrocities, Seeds Hope
Art confronting atrocities – there are Seeds of Hate and Hope at the Sainsbury Centre, Norwich. Read my full review of the show for @worldofFAD and plan your visit now >> https://t.co/42EKWqXivh #LondonArtCritic https://t.co/SbRSWU7ceI
Chanel’s 19M Gallery in Paris Stages ‘Beyond Our Horizons’, a Cross-Continental Communion of Japanese and French Craft
Chanel’s 19 m gallery in Paris is hosting “Beyond our Horizons: from Tokyo to Paris,” a follow‑up to the Tokyo exhibition that attracted roughly 75,000 visitors. The show features 40 French and Japanese artisans whose collaborations produce hybrid objects that merge...
Exploring Perceptual Diversity at SXSW Panel and Award
Off to @sxsw for a panel on "perceptual diversity: art and neuroscience in design (Mon 16th, 4pm, Marriott Downtown, https://t.co/FFxuhtbxos), & then the @berggruenInst Essay Prize Award Ceremony (Tue 17th, 6pm, The Line, https://t.co/tYxorhMatq) ⭐️
NewBridge Newcastle: Beyond a Simple Third Space
More than just a third space. I've written about the NewBridge project in Newcastle for @worldofFAD https://t.co/ojM6hSw2Ub
Ruth Leon Recommends…. Art that Made Us – The Revolution of the Dead
Ruth Leon highlights a BBC documentary that reexamines the Black Death’s aftermath as a catalyst for a century of artistic and literary renewal. The film weaves insights from historians, curators, and contemporary creators, showing how plague‑scarred survivors reshaped English literature,...
How a London Atelier Is Reimagining the Globe for Modern Collectors
Bellerby & Co, a London studio, revives the forgotten craft of hand‑crafted globes, producing fully bespoke spheres through a collaborative process involving cartographers, painters, woodworkers and metalworkers. Each globe passes through at least five specialists and can be customized to...
The History of Rituals and Artefacts Inform Arianna Lelli Mami's Sculptures
Italian designer Arianna Lelli Mami, co‑founder of Studiopepe, has turned her practice toward pure sculpture with the "Clay Ink Paper" show at Milan’s Oxilia Gallery. The exhibition presents clay figurines, miniature cabinets and altar‑like constructions that blend abstract forms with archetypal...
Month 9: First Full-Color Piece Using Five Mediums
Latest piece finished "The Rawdog" - used ~5 different mediums for this one and one of the first I've done in full color Month 9 teaching myself art https://t.co/b7Ps3Ias0k
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[Minna|منا]of Us at Participant Inc. And SALMA SARRIEDINE
The contemporary art exhibition "[minna|منا]of us" opened at Participant Inc. in New York on February 1, 2026 and will run through March 22, 2026. Curated by the collective RIDIKKULUZ, the show features works by artist SALMA SARRIEDINE and explores themes of identity, belonging, and diaspora. Supporting...
Art Adviser Ralph DeLuca on Galleries, the Gray Market, and Why Art Fairs Still Matter
Ralph DeLuca, a Las Vegas‑based art adviser, emphasizes that his role is often to say no, protecting clients from inflated gallery deals and BOGO arbitrage. He advises collectors to scrutinize fee structures, prefer advisers who invest alongside them, and stay...
Eduardo Paolozzi: Mosaic Murals In Redditch Shopping Centre Grade II Listed
The UK Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport has granted Grade II listed status to twelve mosaic panels by Sir Eduardo Paolozzi in Redditch’s Kingfisher Shopping Centre. Commissioned in 1983 to echo the town’s needle‑industry heritage, the mosaics have...
A New Brooklyn Art Fair With a Global Outlook Debuts This Spring
Powerhouse Arts will launch Conductor: Art Fair of the Global Majority in Brooklyn from April 30 to May 3, 2026, featuring 27 gallery exhibitors and 17 special‑project installations. The fair brings together artists and galleries from Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, South and...
Brussels and Antwerp: The Heart of Flemish Art – Artlyst Diary
Art lover Paul Carter Robinson spent two days touring Brussels and Antwerp, immersing himself in the region’s dense concentration of Flemish masterpieces. He enjoyed a private viewing of the Royal Museum of Fine Arts’ print collection in Brussels, then traveled...
Defining Freedom
Future Arts Centres and Open Eye Gallery launched "Our Freedom: Then and Now," a UK‑wide photography exhibition exploring how concepts of liberty have evolved over eight decades. The project gathered stories from 60 community‑led initiatives, captured by 22 photographers who...
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This Texas Town Is Famous As an Art Lover's Mecca—It's Also a Surprising Shopping Destination
Marfa, Texas, a remote desert town of about 1,700 residents, has become a celebrated art hub thanks to Donald Judd and the Prada Marfa installation. In recent years the town’s Highland Avenue has evolved into a boutique shopping destination, featuring stores...
Celebrating 25 Years of Artist-Led Innovation at Somerset House
In this episode of our #podcast, @annagammansart & I speak with Director of Somerset House Trust Jonathan Reekie CBE about artist lead projects at the iconic institution, and the 25th anniversary of the building as a public arts and cultural...
Public Invited to Pick Sycamore Gap Tree Artwork
The historic Sycamore Gap tree, felled illegally in September 2023, will be transformed into a public artwork. The National Trust has shortlisted six artists from across England to propose designs using half of the salvaged timber. The public can vote...
A Glücksklee for the Kaiserin: Empress Augusta's Lucky (?) Clover Coronet
A diamond coronet adorned with a four‑leaf clover was created for Empress Augusta Victoria around 1906, marking Prince Eitel Friedrich’s wedding to Duchess Sophie Charlotte and the silver anniversary of the Kaiser’s parents. The piece combined regal opulence with a...
A Leonardo-Linked ‘Salvator Mundi’ Turns Heads at TEFAF
The de Ganay version of Leonardo’s *Salvator Mundi* was exhibited at TEFAF Maastricht, drawing attention as one of the finest among roughly 20 known copies. Dated 1505‑1515 and presented by Agnews Gallery, the work is attributed to Leonardo’s workshop and carries a...
Proposition and Presence: Noguchi S New York by Kun Sok
The Noguchi Museum’s exhibition “Noguchi’s New York” pairs dense archival material on the artist’s unrealized playground and plaza proposals with his existing sculptures on the ground floor. By displaying plans, correspondence, and animated reconstructions alongside physical works, the show illustrates Isamu...
Jewel’s “Art” Slated for Venice Biennale via Crystal Bridges
Jewel’s “art” coming to Venice Biennial under the auspices of Crystal Bridges Museum. Looks legit to me https://t.co/TZtDlkhxZ7
Le Lent Demain at Air De Paris
Le lent demain, a group exhibition at Air de Paris, runs from 14 February to 21 March 2026. Curated by Sebastián Quevedo Ramírez, it showcases works by 18 emerging Latin American and European artists, including Devendra Banhart and Nicolas Aguirre. The show is documented with...
MeetLayer Gallery Opens Tonight in San Francisco
One of my portfolio companies @MeetLayer has a gallery opening in SF tonight https://t.co/oOT6U5hwnh If you're curious to see it in action, stop by!
Claude Cahun and Marcel Moore: Surrealist Lovers Who Defied the German Occupation
The Contemporary Art Museum of St. Louis opened “And I Saw New Heavens and a New Earth,” spotlighting the intertwined work of Claude Cahun and Marcel Moore. Curated by Dean Daderko and Svetlana Kitto, the show blends early Surrealist portraits,...
Best Opportunities, Grants & Awards for Creatives: 16 to 22 March 2026
A curated roundup of arts funding and development opportunities runs from 16‑22 March 2026, covering visual arts, literature, dance, photography, and performance across Australia and Greece. Highlights include three 18‑month paid artist positions with The Unconformity, an $80,000 Copyright Agency Partnership Grant...
Exploring NYC Streets Through My Wife's Lens
If you're a lover of photography, you may enjoy this interview with my wife, @mwoshaughnessy, about her street photography work in NYC https://t.co/UEwzSXd7Jd
This Masterpiece by Rembrandt’s Star Pupil Has a New Owner
Willem Drost’s 1654 tronie *Man With a Plumed Red Beret* was sold at TEFAF Maastricht through Agnews Gallery to the privately‑held Leiden Collection. The painting, once owned by the Rothschild family and recovered by the Monuments Men after World War II,...
Keisha Scarville Awarded Brooklyn Museum’s $25,000 UOVO Prize
The Brooklyn Museum announced photographer and collage artist Keisha Scarville as the winner of its sixth UOVO Prize, awarding her a $25,000 unrestricted cash grant. Scarville will mount a solo show titled “Where Salt Meets Black Water” at the museum’s...
The Oracle of Dublin
Clare McAndrew’s latest annual art market report confirms a rebound, with total sales reaching an estimated $59.6 billion in 2025 – a 4 percent rise over the prior year. The recovery is most pronounced in the auction segment, which has rebounded strongly since...
Pedro Friedeberg, Key Figure in Mexican Art Renowned for Hand-Shaped Chair, Has Died at Age 90
Pedro Friedeberg, the Mexican‑born artist famed for the hand‑shaped Mano Silla chair, died at 90 in San Miguel de Allende. The chair, created in 1962, was reproduced over 17,500 times and cemented his status as a design icon. Friedeberg’s career spanned seven...
Senators Whitehouse and Schumer Call for ‘Proactive Measures’ to Protect Philip Guston and Ben Shahn Murals
Senators Sheldon Whitehouse and Chuck Schumer sent an open letter to GSA administrator Ed Forst demanding proactive measures to protect New Deal-era murals by Philip Guston and Ben Shahn in the Wilbur J. Cohen Federal Building. The building, a National...
Loïc Jouannigot
Loïc Jouannigot is a French illustrator celebrated for his charming children’s‑book style, blending precise line work with a loose, sketchy feel. His illustrations feature richly detailed cut‑away scenes populated by multiple animal characters, rendered in a balanced palette of muted...
Comment | Cow in MSCHF Project Survives, but Should the Project Have Happened at All?
MSCHF’s "Our Cow Angus" project let buyers purchase tokens tied to a live cow’s fate, promising burgers and leather bags if the animal was slaughtered. After a two‑year run, more than half of the tokens were returned through a "remorse...
Henry Darger’s Secret World Comes to the Stage
New York’s Vineyard Theatre is staging Bughouse, a play that brings the reclusive Chicago janitor‑artist Henry Darger to the stage. Directed by Martha Clarke and scripted by Pulitzer‑winner Beth Henley, the production features performance artist John Kelly inhabiting Darger’s persona...
More Than Studios: NewBridge Project Is a Much-Needed Third Space in Newcastle
The NewBridge Project in Newcastle’s Shieldfield district has transformed a former office block into a thriving arts and community hub, housing 130 studio artists across 90 workspaces. It offers affordable desks from £35 a month, a bookshop, memory café, and...
Haroutiun Galentz: The Form of Colour
A new Skira monograph, *Haroutiun Galentz: The Form of Colour* (2025), offers the first English-language study of the Armenian‑born modernist. Edited by Vartan Karapetian and Marie Tomb, it assembles paintings, documents, and correspondence from the Janibekyan Collection, the National Gallery...
Van Gogh Museum Acquires Only Third Painting by a Female Artist at TEFAF
The Van Gogh Museum purchased Virginie Demont‑Breton’s 1887‑88 painting *L’homme est en mer* at TEFAF Maastricht, making it only the third work by a female artist in its permanent collection. The acquisition, funded with public money, was priced between €500,000...
Project a Black Planet: Barbican Announces Major Pan-African Art Exhibition
The Barbican Centre will host Project a Black Planet: The Art and Culture of Panafrica from June to September 2026, showcasing more than 300 works that trace Pan‑Africanism’s influence on visual culture. The exhibition spans painting, sculpture, film, photography and...
The Top 5 Photography Exhibitions to See in London This Spring
Tabish Khan highlights five must‑see photography shows across London this spring, ranging from Catherine Opie's portraiture of LGBTQ+ communities at the National Portrait Gallery to the Becher duo’s industrial architecture at Sprüth Magers. The Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize 2026 at The...
King Charles Visited Tate Britain’s ‘Turner and Constable’ Show and Loved What He Saw
The Tate Britain’s "Turner and Constable" exhibition, opened in November, has drawn roughly 185,000 visitors and celebrates the 250th birthdays of J.M.W. Turner and John Constable. King Charles visited the show, expressing enthusiasm for Turner’s early work, "The Rising Squall,...