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.
Notes From New York: Independent Study
The "Future Schools" exhibition at the National Academy of Design spotlights a growing crisis in U.S. art education, where faculty departures, funding cuts, and a shift toward contingent staffing threaten departmental stability. Artists like Chloë Bass draw on Joseph Beuys’s legacy to propose self‑paced, self‑motivated study as an alternative to traditional curricula. The show features collaborative installations, reading rooms, and programs from nonprofit and artist‑run schools that model independent learning. These experiments underscore the urgency of rethinking pedagogy amid political and financial pressures on universities.
Inside Morley College's Vibrant Gallery Spaces and Programs
In this episode of our #podcast, @annagammansart & I speak with Jack Davy, exhibitions curator & gallery manager at Morley College London about the college's gallery spaces and ongoing arts programme >> https://t.co/CzzvpFApG9 #LondonArtCritic https://t.co/HnLH9BqQAF
Leading Russian Archaeologist Arrested in Poland over Crimean Excavations
Alexander Butyagin, senior archaeologist at the State Hermitage Museum, was arrested in Warsaw at Ukraine’s request for illegal excavations in Crimea and the seizure of thirty gold coins, including items bearing Alexander the Great’s name. Polish courts have extended his detention...
Alan Chapman ‘Unfiltered’ Photography Exhibition Opens at Cramer St Gallery
British photographer Alan Chapman’s solo exhibition “Unfiltered” opens at London’s Cramer St Gallery, presenting a curated selection of black‑and‑white portraits spanning more than three decades. Curated by Lee Sharrock, the show features iconic figures such as Freddie Mercury, Princess Diana,...
London’s Barbican Will Be Transformed by a Vast Immersive Exhibition This Summer
London’s Barbican Centre will host “In Other Worlds,” a massive immersive exhibition focused on speculative futures. Curated by BAFTA‑nominated filmmaker and speculative futurist Liam Young, the show brings together artists, scientists, and creators from series such as Westworld, Lord of...
Love Junkie: The Must-Read Cult Novel About the 80s New York Gay Scene
Penguin Modern Classics has reissued Robert Plunket’s cult novel *Love Junkie*, bringing the 1992 satire of New York’s 70s‑80s gay scene back into the spotlight. The novel follows suburban housewife Mimi Smithers as she navigates a world of hustlers, sexual...
These Playfully Erotic Zines Capture Williamsburg’s 00s Art Scene
Paul Mpagi Sepuya’s *SHOOT* zine series, first issued between 2005 and 2007, has been reissued as a new publication that revisits his early erotic photography. The original zines were born out of a DIY urgency, offering a tangible alternative to...
The Artistic Potential of Hemp in Sustainable Materials and Contemporary Creative Expression
Hemp is re‑emerging as a versatile material at the crossroads of sustainability and contemporary art. Artists are adopting hemp fibers, paper, canvas and bioplastics for their durability, texture and low environmental impact. The plant’s rapid growth and minimal chemical inputs...
Dries Van Noten’s Stylish School Kids Flouted the Uniform Rules
Belgian designer Dries Van Noten sparked controversy by featuring schoolchildren in his AW26 lookbook dressed in outfits that deliberately broke traditional uniform codes. The images, shot in a British boarding school, showcase vibrant layering, bold prints, and oversized silhouettes that...
Top 5 London Exhibitions Showcasing Women Artists
In time for International Women's Day, it's all women artists in my top 5 exhibitions to see in London for @worldofFAD https://t.co/eUEMLjdf8U
Catherine Opie: To Be Seen
The National Portrait Gallery in London is mounting Catherine Opie: To Be Seen, the first major UK museum exhibition dedicated to the American photographer. Featuring more than 80 images created over three decades, the show surveys Opie’s studio portraiture, documentary...
Keith Haring Returns to the East Village by Scott Orr
The Brant Foundation opens a Keith Haring exhibition in its East Village gallery from March 11 to May 31, 2026, spotlighting the artist’s breakthrough period between 1980 and 1983. Nine monumental works and eight surviving subway chalk drawings illustrate Haring’s transition from...
The Big Review | The Woman Question 1550-2025 ★★★★½
The Woman Question 1550‑2025, curated by Alison M. Gingeras at Warsaw’s Museum of Modern Art, assembles nearly 200 works by about 140 women artists spanning five centuries. The exhibition juxtaposes historic figures like Artemisia Gentileschi with contemporary voices from Ukraine, mapping a continuous...
Print Center New York Surveys Artist Felipe Baeza’s Contributions to Printmaking
Print Center New York’s inaugural monographic show, “Anima,” surveys Brooklyn‑based artist Felipe Baeza’s printmaking practice, presenting over 40 works created across a 15‑year span. Baeza blends traditional techniques such as lithography and woodcut with collage, abrasion, and pigment staining, treating...
Qi Liu
Qi Liu, a Los Angeles‑based multidisciplinary artist, blends photography, installation, and art direction to interrogate gender, labor and cultural memory. Her 2021 series *The Women in the Fish Market* foregrounds female vendors in Hainan, while *Blind Spot* (2022) uses a...
Leon Simonis at Galerie Stadt Sindelfingen
Leon Simonis’s exhibition "Vessels of Unbecoming" at Galerie Stadt Sindelfingen transforms the gallery into a ritualistic, speculative landscape where art, science and queer theory intersect. The show features a latex veil that visualizes insect sclerotization, a fragmented scepter‑like sculpture that...
This Narungga-Led First Nations Performance Will Premiere in India in a Historic Cultural Exchange
Later this month, the Narungga‑led performance Guuranda X KMMC will debut in Chennai, India, marking the first public presentation of the Narungga language on the subcontinent. The three‑day event blends theatre, song, puppetry and dance, and will be livestreamed globally on 22 March....
Asia Pacific Arts Awards: Honouring Diaspora Artists and Enduring Connections
Creative Australia’s Asia Pacific Arts Awards were held in Perth on 23 February, awarding $25,000 cash prizes across six categories to artists, collectives and organisations with strong diaspora ties. The ceremony, staged at Western Australia’s Government House, underscored the role...
Tyshawn Sorey: Alone Review – Adelaide Festival 2026
Tyshawn Sorey delivered a one‑off, hour‑long solo piano improvisation at Adelaide Festival’s historic Her Majesty’s Theatre. The performance, titled *Tyshawn Sorey: Alone*, merged Impressionist textures, free‑jazz intensity, and avant‑garde sonorities into a continuous wave of sound. Sorey, a Pulitzer‑Prize‑winning, McArthur...
Nicholas R. Bell to Lead Toronto’s Royal Ontario Museum
The Royal Ontario Museum has appointed Nicholas R. Bell as its new director and CEO, effective July 6. Bell comes from a successful tenure at Calgary’s Glenbow Museum, where he launched a $250 million renovation campaign and created an endowment for free...
Catherine Chinatree
In this episode of Talk Art, host Robert Diamant chats with multidisciplinary artist Catherine Chinatree about her practice, focusing on her recent body of work inspired by 1990s rave culture, which she exhibited in Mexico City’s Salon Acme and in...
Julia Dault at Bradley Ertaskiran
Julia Dault’s solo exhibition opens at Bradley Ertaskiran in Montreal from January 22 to March 7, 2026. The show features a new body of work that blends painting, sculpture, and digital processes. Press releases in both English and French, along with a detailed...
Most Expensive Faberge Eggs: From $2M to $33M
An updated 2026 guide ranks the 24 most expensive Fabergé eggs, with values ranging from $2 million to a record $33 million for the Third Imperial Easter Egg. The 2025 auction of the Winter Egg fetched $30.2 million, establishing a new public benchmark...
Required Reading
The Thursday "Required Reading" roundup spotlights a spectrum of art‑driven projects that blur the line between exhibition, activism and commerce. Maryam Eskandari’s MAK Center reading room repositions books as spatial infrastructure, while Kimberly Dawn Robertson’s bead‑bombs use slow, labor‑intensive craft...
Phillips Pulls in $17.3 Million at Slim Modern and Contemporary Sale in London
Phillips' London modern and contemporary evening sale generated £13 million ($17.3 million), 16% lower than the comparable auction last year. The two leading lots—Andy Warhol’s 1973 *Mao* and Vilhelm Hammershøi’s 1900 interior scene—each fetched £1.6 million, matching premiums. Danish painter Anna Ancher set a new record...
The Young Painter Curators Are Rushing to Work With
The Whitney Biennial and MoMA PS1’s Greater New York both feature Taína H. Cruz, a 1998‑born Yale MFA graduate, as a prominent young painter. Her green‑tinged portrait of a smiling child is displayed on a billboard in the Meatpacking District, making her the visual...
The Young Painter Curators Are Rushing to Work With
Taína H. Cruz, a 1998‑born Yale MFA graduate, appears in both the Whitney Biennial and MoMA PS1’s Greater New York exhibition, making her one of the youngest artists to headline the two flagship shows simultaneously. Her painting “I Saw the...
Exposing Gallery Non-Payment to Drive Fair Compensation
https://t.co/dJFFhZjBQV Gallery watch: When there’s incontrovertible information about galleries non-payment practices, I’ll incorporate into future articles. In the meantime, please read my latest if you haven’t. I hope this will help foster payment in at least some instances; and, at...
Create Relentlessly; Convince Others Through Unwavering Artistic Conviction
Your art is your argument. You make that argument to yourself as well as to others. To yourself, you know what you want, make what you want, create on your terms. As for everyone else, some may need convincing. How?...
Antonin Tron’s Balmain Debut Had a Healthy Dose of Stylistic Geekdom
Antonin Tron, founder of the avant‑garde label Atlein, made his first appearance as Balmain's creative director with the Autumn/Winter 2026 collection. The runway merged historic fabrics—such as 80‑year‑old silk velvet—with futuristic, tech‑infused tailoring, creating a narrative that feels both nostalgic...
‘No One Was Really Interested in Finding Those Works’: Major Brazilian Art Theft Still Unsolved as Statute of Limitations Expires
Two decades after a daring heist at Rio de Janeiro's Museu da Chácara do Céu, Brazil's statute of limitations has expired, shielding the thieves of five high‑profile works from prison. The stolen pieces include Monet's *Marine*, Matisse's *Le Jardin du...
Can Love Be A Photograph: Forty Years of Inez & Vinoodh
The Kunstmuseum Den Haag is showcasing *Can Love Be A Photograph – 40 Years of Inez & Vinoodh*, a thematic retrospective that spans four decades of the Dutch duo’s work. Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin pioneered digital manipulation in...
Sotheby’s Modern and Contemporary Evening Sale Springs To Life
Sotheby’s Modern and Contemporary Evening Sale in London generated £131 million including fees, surpassing last year’s £63 million and approaching the 2023 peak. The auction featured 54 lots with a 98% sell‑through rate, highlighted by a £13.5 million Francis Bacon self‑portrait and a...
Season 7 Ep. 9: John Constable, Salisbury Cathedral From the Meadows
In this episode the hosts explore John Constable's 1831 painting *Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows*, discussing its composition, the artist’s personal circumstances, and its place within the broader Constable‑Turner rivalry. They share on‑location insights from a recent visit to Salisbury,...
David Lynch at Pace Gallery, Berlin
Pace Gallery Berlin will present a comprehensive David Lynch exhibition from January 29 to March 29, 2026, assembling paintings, sculptures, watercolors, early short films, and a series of Berlin photographs. The show underscores Lynch’s long‑standing commitment to material experimentation, from his 1967 “moving...
Songs to Put You on Airplane Mode: Finnair Believes Music Should Be as Important as In-Flight Snacks
Finnair has launched a bespoke in‑flight soundscape composed by Finnish composer Lauri Porra, featuring a 12‑track, 45‑minute orchestral suite. The music is timed to each stage of the journey—from boarding to landing—and incorporates traditional Finnish instruments such as the kantele and...
LA Art Gold Rush Ends, Future Market Uncertain
The Art World’s Los Angeles Gold Rush Is Over. What Comes Next? My latest column on @artnet @artdetective @friezeofficial #artmarket https://t.co/E8tNfMFfwX
Scales in Comparison: Matter and Shape 2026’s Theme Spotlights Industry Giants and Artisans Alike
Matter and Shape 2026, a Paris design salon, spotlights the theme of scale, juxtaposing industry giants that account for roughly 15 % of the €470 billion global furniture market with boutique studios whose collectible pieces are achieving record prices, such as a...
How to Take R. Crumb at Face Value
R. Crumb’s solo show "There’s No End to the Nonsense" opened at David Zwirner in London, spanning two floors and works from the 1960s to 2025. The exhibition places his notorious crude, sexual imagery beside more tender, humanistic pieces, presenting the...
Rise Above It: John Rivas @ François Ghebaly New York
François Ghebaly New York presents John Rivas' second solo show, "Rise above it," marking his debut at the gallery’s Lower East Side space. The exhibition features eleven mixed‑media sculptures that extend Rivas' signature assemblage practice into hand‑carved, painted wood, inspired...
Rising Voices: Contemporary Art From Asia, Australia and the Pacific to Open at the V&A
London’s V&A, in partnership with QAGOMA, will open the "Rising Voices" exhibition in May, showcasing more than 70 works by over 40 contemporary artists from 25 Asia‑Pacific countries. The show pulls from three decades of the Asia Pacific Triennial, presenting...
Parrtjima Festival’s Extraordinary 2026 Program Revealed
Parrtjima Festival returns to Alice Springs from 10‑19 April 2026 for its 11th edition, centering on the theme “Language.” The free, all‑ages event will showcase more than 36 First Nations artists and over 50 performers across light installations, workshops, music and storytelling....
Cultural Institutions in Beirut Suspend Operations Amid Escalating Conflict
Several major cultural venues in Beirut, including the Sursock Museum and Beirut Art Center, have halted public programming as the Israel‑Hezbollah confrontation intensifies. The conflict, sparked by Hezbollah’s March 1 rocket launch, prompted Israeli airstrikes that have killed at least 72...
Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers Returns Toronto Film Critics Award, Says Support for Palestine Cut From Speech
Canadian actor‑filmmaker Elle‑Máijá Tailfeathers is returning her Toronto Film Critics Association (TFCA) award after the organization cut the portion of her acceptance video that expressed support for Palestine. TFCA president Johanna Schneller said the edit was for timing but announced...
Monica Majoli at Hoffman Donahue
Monica Majoli presents a solo exhibition at Los Angeles’s Hoffman Donahue gallery from February 24 through April 4, 2026. The show features 17 new works that continue her exploration of intimacy, identity, and the body. A comprehensive press release and exhibition checklist have been...
Lightbulb Moment: William Eggleston’s Alternate Reality
David Zwirner’s New York show spotlights William Eggleston’s 1973 “Untitled” photograph, a vivid blue‑hued counterpart to his iconic “Red Ceiling.” Both images were created with Eggleston’s signature dye‑transfer process, a labor‑intensive technique discontinued by Kodak in 1994. The article frames the blue...
Buy Art After Silent Home Trial, No Distractions
There's so much noise around how art is presented these days both online and in person. Soundtracks, celebs, influencers, reveals, opulent interiors, extravagant blather, etc. But here's the deal: You can't take any of that home with you. It'll be...
No Right Angles: The Polemical Architecture of Claude Parent
Claude Parent, once a disciple of Le Corbusier, forged a radical architectural language centered on the “Fonction Oblique,” which replaces orthogonal stability with inclined planes that demand bodily engagement. In the 1960s he co‑founded the avant‑garde group Architecture Principe with Paul Virilio, publishing manifestos...
If We Want a Fairer Creative Industry, We Need to Redesign the Doorway
Junior creative Lola Delafuente highlights the stark gap between university training and the realities of agency work, noting that academic portfolios lack commercial context. She argues that unpaid placements and low entry‑level pay filter out diverse talent, especially women, and...
Serpentine’s Kostas Stasinopoulos to Helm Greece’s Forthcoming Kyklos
London’s Serpentine curator Kostas Stasinopoulos has been named director of exhibitions and programs for Kyklos, a new art and culture centre slated to open in Piraeus in 2028. Kyklos, funded by the Dinos and Lia Martinos Foundation, will be Greece’s...