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Recovered 18th‑Century Snuffboxes to Debut at V&A after Paris Heist
Two gold snuffboxes from the 18th century, stolen from the Musée Cognacq‑Jay in November 2024, have been recovered and will be displayed in the Victoria and Albert Museum’s newly opened Gilbert Galleries. The daylight robbery also claimed seven precious objects and triggered a multinational police investigation, with an insurance payout exceeding £3 million.
News•Feb 26, 2026
The Cherry Orchard Review: A Korean Take on Chekhov at Adelaide Festival
Simon Stone’s latest adaptation of Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard relocates the story from pre‑revolutionary Russia to a contemporary South Korean chaebol family, premiering at Adelaide Festival 2026. The production stars Cannes Best Actress winner Doyeon Jeon in her first stage role in 27 years and features Squid Game star Haesoo Park as the ambitious former chauffeur’s son. While the direction balances comedy and tragedy, the striking glass‑and‑steel set and amplified sound sometimes obscure actors’ faces and voices, creating a visually impressive yet occasionally frustrating experience.
By ArtsHub (AU)
Podcast•Feb 26, 2026•0 min
The Art Boom in the Middle East, Are Old Masters Cool Now?, And a Fresco Fracas in Italy
The latest Artnet News roundup examines three hot topics shaping the global art scene. It highlights Art Basel Qatar’s debut as a marker of the Middle East’s expanding market influence. It probes the ultra‑contemporary sector’s renewed fascination with Old Masters...
By The Art Angle
News•Feb 26, 2026
Mortality in Color: Anna Tuori’s First Berlin Solo Exhibition
Finnish artist Anna Tuori opens her first Berlin solo exhibition, "Paradise News," at Contemporary Fine Arts, showcasing twelve newly commissioned 2025 paintings. The works employ sand‑laced pigments on unprimed canvas, blending expressionistic still lifes with abstracted figurative scenes in a...
By Elephant Magazine
Podcast•Feb 26, 2026•40 min
Season 5 Ep. 8: The Chess Game, Sofonisba Anguissola
In this episode the hosts Phil Grabsky and Laura Bentham sit down with author‑filmmaker Howard Burton to explore Sofonisba Anguissola’s 1555 painting “The Chess Game.” Burton outlines Anguissola’s remarkable life – a noble‑born woman who, despite lacking a painting family, received...
By Painting of the Week Podcast
Social•Feb 26, 2026
Every Critique Holds a Grain of Truth, Embrace It
I just found this vid by @gillieandmarcart It does touch on a big issue: How does an artist respond to critical reviews? I always say, “You could be right …” For me whenever I get a negative review: 1. There is...
By Jerry Saltz
Blog•Feb 26, 2026
Eye Candy for Today: Sargent Watercolor From Villa Di Marlia
John Singer Sargent’s watercolor "Villa di Marlia, Lucca – A Fountain" (16 × 21 in.) resides in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and was featured in a recent Brooklyn Museum exhibition. The work demonstrates Sargent’s practice of mixing Chinese White (zinc white)...
By Lines and Colors
Podcast•Feb 26, 2026•8 min
Elisabeth Vigée Le Brun
In this episode of Who Arted, host Kyle Wood explores the life and work of 18th‑century French portraitist Elisabeth Vigée Le Brun, focusing on her self‑portrait and her famed commissions for Marie Antoinette. He outlines her early training, breakthrough as the queen’s favorite painter,...
By Who Arted: Weekly Art History for All Ages
Blog•Feb 25, 2026
Reaching Back at Ruthann
The Ruthann gallery in Catskills, NY is presenting “Souvenir,” a group exhibition featuring fifteen contemporary artists whose work probes memory, intimacy, humor, and loss. Curated by Jeff Bailey, the show runs through April 11, 2026 and includes photography, mixed‑media, sculpture, and hand‑woven collages....
By Two Coats Residency Journal (subsection)
News•Feb 25, 2026
Prudence Flint’s Paintings Capture Moments of Repose that Are Ripe for Interruption
Prudence Flint, a former fashion‑illustrator turned oil painter, creates intimate domestic scenes that capture women in moments of quiet contemplation. She draws on cinema’s Kuleshov effect and deliberately distorts proportions to evoke internal emotional states rather than visual realism. Flint’s...
By Hi‑Fructose
News•Feb 25, 2026
No Longer, Not Yet—Paintings on Paper: Jonathan Wateridge @ GRIMM, Amsterdam
GRIMM gallery in Amsterdam presents Jonathan Wateridge’s second solo exhibition, titled No Longer, Not Yet – Paintings on Paper, running through March 28, 2026. The show highlights Wateridge’s paper works that capture erased moments from larger canvases, serving as studies for past...
By Juxtapoz
Podcast•Feb 25, 2026•0 min
Artist Interview | Jason deCaires Taylor
Jason deCaires Taylor, a UK‑based contemporary artist, creates large‑scale underwater sculptures that double as artificial reefs. His installations encourage coral colonization and provide habitats for diverse marine species. The striking works serve as visual platforms that raise public awareness of...
By Who Arted: Weekly Art History for All Ages
News•Feb 25, 2026
PAGING DR. FEELGOOD via Perrotin, Los Angeles by Piper Olivas
PAGING DR. FEELGOOD, a pop‑up group show presented by Perrotin, opened in Los Angeles during LA Art Week, occupying the former Spago venue. The exhibition stages four thematic sections that blend bar culture, hyperreal landscapes, gender‑bending portraits, and a shrine‑like finale...
By Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art
News•Feb 25, 2026
Digital Painting in LA and Beyond, the Set List
The Los Angeles event, co‑hosted by LACMA Digital Leaders and Ark/8, assembled a curated selection of works that the organizer classifies as digital painting, ranging from early Photoshop pieces to recent code‑generated art. Speakers and artists—including Bee Beep, Parker Ito, and Casey Reas—demonstrated how...
By Rhizome (Editorial)
News•Feb 24, 2026
Civilization Is A Sculpture: The Art of Dustin Yellin
Brooklyn‑based artist Dustin Yellin blends painting, sculpture and collage into massive glass installations that explore civilization, migration and climate change. His twelve‑ton work “The Triptych” and the multi‑panel “Migration in Four Parts” use found objects to create hyper‑detailed, narrative‑driven scenes....
By Hi‑Fructose
News•Feb 24, 2026
Board Updates for Rhizome’s Fourth Decade
Rhizome announced the election of artist‑designer Katherine Frazer and investor Jeannie Vu to its Board of Directors as the nonprofit enters its fourth decade. Frazer, an Apple product designer with a multidisciplinary art practice, brings expertise in user‑centered design and...
By Rhizome (Editorial)
News•Feb 24, 2026
2025 Booooooom Illustration Awards Winner: Andrea Cheung
Andrea Cheung won the Editorial category of the 2025 Booooooom Illustration Awards for her piece in Our State magazine. The award, backed by Format, highlights top talent across editorial, advertising, product and student categories. Cheung’s winning illustration blends painterly realism...
By Booooooom
Blog•Feb 24, 2026
Turner and Constable (2026)
The new documentary "Turner and Constable" (2026) commemorates the 250th birthdays of J.M.W. Turner and John Constable, pairing their rival yet complementary landscapes with the current Tate Gallery exhibition. Director David Bickerstaff eschews a conventional narrative, using curators, sketchbooks and...
By Filmuforia
Blog•Feb 24, 2026
David Hartt
Galerie Thomas Schulte’s "Naturphilosophie" showcases David Hartt’s new series of photogravures and tapestries that depict plants photographed across historic university towns in northern Europe. The works reference 18th‑century naturalists, especially Carl Linnaeus, and use scientific naming to foreground botanical subjects....
By i like this art
Blog•Feb 24, 2026
5 Questions to Camila Agosto (Composer, Interdisciplinary Artist)
Camila Agosto, a composer‑interdisciplinary artist and Columbia doctoral candidate, will premiere her new work *The Shape of Forgetting* with the International Contemporary Ensemble at Roulette Intermedium on March 11. The piece, part of ICE’s “Call For ___” commissioning initiative, explores identity, memory, and healing...
By I CARE IF YOU LISTEN
Podcast•Feb 24, 2026•0 min
Angkor Wat
Angkor Wat, the world’s largest religious monument, was built in the 12th‑century Khmer Empire under King Suryavarman II. Construction employed roughly 300,000 laborers over three decades, creating a temple complex that symbolizes Mount Meru and honors Vishnu. Its intricate bas‑reliefs and engineering...
By Who Arted: Weekly Art History for All Ages
Blog•Feb 24, 2026
Ray Rogers on Gesture, Gravity, and the Ongoing Present
Ray Rogers, a six‑decade veteran of abstract painting, continues to work from his upstate studio, emphasizing poured acrylic gestures that respond to gravity and line. He describes his canvases as visual dialogues, where each gesture interacts with others in real...
By Art Rabbit Journal
Blog•Feb 24, 2026
Frieze Week Los Angeles 2026: A City as Gathering Point
Frieze Week Los Angeles returns from 26 February to 1 March 2026, anchoring the city’s art calendar at Santa Monica Airport. The seventh edition hosts nearly 100 galleries from 22 countries, blending international visibility with a strong local presence. Expanded programming includes a...
By Art Rabbit Journal
Podcast•Feb 23, 2026•0 min
Claude Monet | Stacks of Wheat (End of Summer)
The episode spotlights Claude Monet’s "Stacks of Wheat" series, created around 1890 as a hallmark of Impressionist experimentation with light and color. Monet painted the same agricultural structures repeatedly, capturing subtle shifts in weather and time of day. He worked...
By Who Arted: Weekly Art History for All Ages
Podcast•Feb 22, 2026•0 min
Artist Interview | Herb Williams
Herb Williams, a former foundry worker, has gained attention for sculpting large‑scale artworks entirely from crayons. In a recent interview, he explains how his background in lost‑wax casting informs the melting and shaping process that gives the crayons structural strength....
By Who Arted: Weekly Art History for All Ages
Podcast•Feb 21, 2026•0 min
Epis. 384: Boston Artist and Lifelong Art School Teacher on Photography and Teaching in Art Schools for 46 Years
Boston photographer Jim Dow, a 46‑year veteran art school instructor, discusses the intertwined Boston art scene, his analog‑to‑digital workflow, and the economics of a photography career. He explains using large‑format cameras in public, teaching students how to document exhibitions digitally,...
By The Conversation Art Podcast
News•Feb 21, 2026
Meet Cute: Collaboratove Duo DABSMYLA Communicates Through Color, Pop Culture & The Power of Piles of Cute
Australian pop‑art duo DABSMYLA, formed by Darren Mate and Emmelene Victoria, have turned a college romance into an internationally recognized brand. Their collaborative process hinges on spoken dialogue and shared sketches, producing work that feels created by a single hand....
By Hi‑Fructose
Podcast•Feb 20, 2026•0 min
Episode 928: Robert Burnier
In this episode of Bad at Sports, host Duncan McKenzie chats with artist Robert Burnier about his recent experimental show at Andrew Rafis' gallery, which blends drawing, metalwork, and performance. Burnier explains how his practice uses twisted metal and vibrant...
By Bad at Sports
Blog•Feb 20, 2026
What Artists Can Learn From User Experience Design
The article draws direct parallels between user experience (UX) design and visual art, showing how principles such as flow, hierarchy, clarity, emotional design, and iteration can sharpen a painter’s, printmaker’s or digital creator’s work. It explains how each UX concept...
By Hickman Design (Fine Art Printmaking Blog)
Podcast•Feb 19, 2026•42 min
What Epstein's Emails Tell Us About the Art Market
In this episode, senior reporter Katya Kazekina unpacks the newly released DOJ files that reveal how Jeffrey Epstein facilitated sophisticated financial maneuvers for ultra‑wealthy art collectors, especially billionaire Leon Black. The documents expose the massive scale of Black’s art holdings—valued...
By The Art Angle