Today's Art Pulse
Venice Biennale Jury Resigns Amid £150‑200 Million Auction Plans
The entire international jury for the 2026 Venice Biennale stepped down, prompting organizers to postpone awards and shift to visitor‑selected prizes. In parallel, British billionaire Joe Lewis is set to auction his private collection at Sotheby’s London, valued at £150‑200 million, marking the UK’s most valuable single‑owner sale to date.
Chernobyl 40 Years on, Paula Rego at Munch in Oslo, Gluck’s Flower Painting—Podcast
The Week in Art podcast spotlights three timely exhibitions. An installation at Nikolaikirche in Potsdam commemorates the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster, running from 24‑27 April. Oslo’s Munch museum opens "Paula Rego: Dance Among Thorns," exploring the British artist’s fascination with Edvard Munch from 24 April to 2 August. In Cambridge, Gluck’s 1940 floral work "Convolvulus" anchors the "Handpicked: Painting Flowers from 1900 to Today" show, on view through 6 September.
The Ignorant Art Historian: An Introduction
Renowned art critic Hal Foster introduces “The Ignorant Art Historian,” a four‑part series that will appear in The Paris Review over the next month. The series stems from a ritual he and a longtime friend perform in museum galleries, focusing...
Yaxuan Liao: Emotional Algorithm.
Video artist Yaxuan Liao’s 2025 piece “Emotional Algorithm” converts a machine‑generated emotional lexicon into a synchronized light‑and‑sound environment. The work abandons visual representation, immersing viewers in fluctuating intensity and frequency that mirror the instability of human feelings. By treating algorithmic...
Refik Anadol’s Dataland Museum to Open June 20 in Los Angeles
Turkish media artist Refik Anadol and entrepreneur Efsun Erkiliç have set June 20 as the opening date for Dataland, the first museum built around artificial intelligence, inside the Frank Gehry‑designed Grand L.A. complex. The debut will feature a five‑gallery show, “Machine...
Glenn Brown Returns to Bath with ‘Arrows of Desire’ at the Holburne Museum
Glenn Brown, the British painter famed for his trompe‑l’oeil appropriations, returns to his alma mater city with “Brown in Bath: Arrows of Desire” at the Holburne Museum. The show, running May 16‑Sept 6, 2026, weaves his illusionistic canvases into the museum’s 18th‑century...
3 Generations of Kyogen Masters Present 3/11 Tribute Work in Kaohsiung
Three generations of the Nomura family, Japan’s preeminent Kyogen troupe, will perform four shows at Kaohsiung’s National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts. The program, staged by Mansaku‑no‑Kai Kyogen Co., includes 95‑year‑old Living National Treasure Mansaku Nomura, his son Mansai, and...
Jenna Sutela on Representing Finland at the 61st Venice Biennale
Finnish artist Jenna Sutela will represent Finland at the 61st Venice Biennale with her sound‑sculpture installation “Aeolian Suite,” a wind‑driven composition that mixes meteorological data, recorder ensembles and site‑specific elements. The work, staged in Alvar Aalto’s 1956 pavilion in the...
EU Cuts Funding For Venice Biennale Because Of Russia’s Participation
The European Union is withdrawing a €2 million (about $2.3 million) grant from the Venice Biennale after the art festival allowed Russia to reopen its pavilion for the 61st edition. The EU gave the Biennale foundation 30 days to justify the decision, citing...
The Viral Balloon Museum Is Opening in Wynwood Next Month
The Balloon Museum’s “Pop Air” exhibition will open at Mana Wynwood in Miami on May 16, offering an immersive inflatable art experience. The show, which has traveled to Rome, Paris, New York and Los Angeles, features large‑scale installations by artists such as Hyperstudio...
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Creative Thinking: How the Javett Art Centre Is Redefining the Art Classroom
The University of Pretoria’s Javett Art Centre, together with its education faculty, has released the "One and the Many" resource guide, a CAPS‑aligned toolkit that turns the centre’s exhibition into a Living School classroom. Developed over a year by senior...
An All-Female ‘Glengarry Glen Ross’ Is Heading to London’s Old Vic – and the Cast Has Just Been Announced
Director Patrick Marber is mounting an all‑female version of David Mamet’s Glengarry Glen Ross at London’s Old Vic this summer. The production runs from June 4 to July 18, 2026, and features a star‑studded cast led by Indira Varma as Levene and...
Art Meets Science: Jasmine Pradissitto’s Noxorb Innovation
On this episode of our #podcast, @annagammansart & I speak with artist & scientist Jasmine Pradissitto about the intersection of art & science, and her pioneering use of the depolluting material Noxorb >> https://t.co/eoVnIyQbAa #LondonArtCritic
Exhibition Tracing a Century of Surrealism to Open in Taipei Saturday
The Taipei Fine Arts Museum will open “Surrealism: Worlds in Dialogue” on Saturday, marking the third stop of a traveling exhibition that began in Germany in 2024. The show runs through August 30 and features more than 120 works by...
Sonic Investigations Non-Profit to Be Artist-in-Residence at London's Gasworks
Earshot, a non‑profit founded by artist Lawrence Abu Hamdan, has secured a three‑year studio bursary at London’s Gasworks, funded by Spanish patron Mercedes Vilardell. The award covers an annual stipend and studio rent, giving the organization a permanent base to conduct sound‑based investigations...
Dallas Art Fair 2026 Highlights Floral Theme and Steady Growth
The 2026 Dallas Art Fair, now in its eighteenth edition, featured a dominant floral motif and innovative framing works while confirming a roster of over 90 galleries. Organizers say the fair’s steady growth strengthens Dallas’ claim as an emerging global...
Vietnam Military History Museum Holds Lacquer Painting Exhibition Marking National Milestones
The Vietnam Military History Museum’s "Homeland and the Soldier" exhibition showcases 55 lacquer paintings that span several generations of artists. Running through May, the show commemorates the 51st anniversary of Vietnam’s reunification and the 136th birth anniversary of President Ho...
Art Basel’s ‘Basel Exclusive’ Initiative Asks Galleries to Withhold at Least One Work From PDF Previews, and Other News.
Art Basel is launching the “Basel Exclusive” program for its June 2026 fair, urging roughly 170 of its 232 exhibitors—including Gagosian, Hauser & Wirth, Pace and David Zwirner—to withhold at least one high‑profile work from pre‑fair PDF previews to drive in‑person visits. The move...
Gasworks Announces New Studio Bursary for Lawrence Abu Hamdan’s Earshot 2026-2029
Gasworks announced a three‑year Studio Bursary for Lawrence Abu Hamdan’s nonprofit Earshot, running from spring 2026 to 2029 and funded by patron Mercedes Vilardell. Earshot, founded in 2023, uses forensic audio to document human‑rights and environmental abuses, supplying evidence to more...
Printed Matter’s 50th Anniversary Benefit Dinner Celebrated Artist Ed Ruscha
Printed Matter, the nonprofit champion of artists' books, celebrated its 50th anniversary with a benefit dinner honoring pop‑art pioneer Ed Ruscha. The evening began with cocktails in the High Line Hotel courtyard before moving to a dinner at Vanderbilt University’s Chelsea...
Hannah Wilke and Francesca Woodman: Feminist Powerhouses of the Late 20th Century
The article revisits the groundbreaking feminist photography of Hannah Wilke and Francesca Woodman, highlighting Wilke’s provocative S.O.S. series that employed chewed gum to expose female objectification and her later Intra‑Venus work documenting chemotherapy, while Woodman’s haunting, surreal images are being showcased in...
Prelude for a Press at Palace Enterprise
Prelude for a Press is a multi‑artist exhibition hosted at Palace Enterprise in Copenhagen from March 19 to April 25, 2026. Curated by Jesper List Thomsen, it showcases works by nine international creators spanning painting, sculpture, and new‑media formats. The show...
Muzeu Braga, Portugal’s Newest Art Museum Bridging Art and Critical Thought
Portuguese construction group DST’s CEO José Teixeira has opened Muzeu, a contemporary art museum in Braga’s historic centre, repurposing a former courthouse with an industrial aesthetic. The museum showcases an inaugural exhibition that blends international icons such as Alex Katz...
David Dawson
In this episode of Talk Art, host Robert Diamant sits down with painter David Dawson to explore his four‑decade career centered on plein‑air landscape painting in mid‑Wales. Dawson recounts his upbringing on a remote farm, his art school training in...
Maison Territo Showcases Stikki Peaches in New Art and Design Exhibition
Maison Territo in Montreal is launching a new exhibition that showcases the contemporary work of artist Stikki Peaches. The show opens on May 14 with an exclusive RSVP‑only event before opening to the public in the company’s 11,000‑square‑foot Royalmount showroom. By integrating...
Vancouver Biennale Names Senior Curator for 2027-29 Edition
The Vancouver Biennale has appointed internationally‑renowned curator Marcello Dantas as senior curator for its 2027‑29 edition. Dantas brings a portfolio that includes co‑curating Desert X AlUla 2024, directing the Pelé Station exhibition during the 2006 World Cup, and leading an...
Re-Air: The Young Painter Curators Are Rushing to Work With
Taina H. Cruz, a 1998‑born Yale MFA graduate, is gaining high‑profile museum exposure after her work was featured in the Whitney Biennial and MoMA PS1’s Greater New York show. The artist’s paintings fuse Black female figures with folklore, horror, and pop‑culture references,...
Art Basel Rolls Out Basel Exclusive, 75% of Galleries Withhold Works From Previews
Art Basel’s 2026 Swiss edition introduced Basel Exclusive, a program where 170 of 232 participating galleries (about 75%) will withhold at least one artwork from pre‑fair PDF previews, unveiling it at the VIP opening on June 16. The move, championed by...
Re-Air: The Young Painter Curators Are Rushing to Work With
In this re‑aired episode of The Art Angle, host Ben Davis interviews emerging painter Taina H. Cruz, who at 27 is featured simultaneously in the Whitney Biennial and MoMA PS1’s Greater New York survey. Cruz discusses how her multidisciplinary background in...
What Is the Venice Biennale? Everything You Need to Know
The 61st Venice Biennale opens May 9 and runs through November 22, 2026, drawing an anticipated 800,000 visitors. The edition features 100 participating nations—a 16% increase over 2024—and 111 artists in the central exhibition. Curator Koyo Kouoh, who died in May 2025, left the “In...
Required Reading
The Hyperallergic "Required Reading" roundup weaves together a diverse set of cultural and policy stories. Elena Megalos offers a poetic essay on motherhood and cosmic scale at the American Museum of Natural History, while fire lookout Philip Connors reveals how...
Thiago De Paula Souza Appointed Curator of Eighth Athens Biennale
The Athens Biennale, founded in 2005, has appointed Brazilian‑born curator Thiago de Paula Souza to lead its eighth edition slated for next spring. Souza, known for exploring eroticism, gender nonconformity and intimacy, brings experience from co‑curating the 2025 São Paulo Bienal...
Dartmouth Students Turn to Moldy Beef Jerky Installation in Renewed Bid to Remove Leon Black’s Name From Arts Center
Dartmouth art students removed a provocative installation called *Something Rotten*—20 moldy beef jerky sticks forming a smiley face—from the Black Family Visual Arts Center’s dedication wall after a week on display. The piece, created by Erik Siegel, Roan Wade and...
Matthew Hansel’s Hidden Demons
Matthew Hansel’s "Morbid Delectatio" project fuses Northern Renaissance technique with Norman Rockwell‑style realism to explore the hidden, contradictory parts of human nature. He populates his canvases with grotesque creatures, cheese crowns, fruit, and 1960s nudist‑colony advertisements, turning repulsion into visual delight....
Dancer with a Motor Neuron(e) Disease (MND) Guides Her Digital Avatar Through a Stage Performance
British dancer Breanna Olson, living with ALS, returned to the stage in December 2025 by controlling a mixed-reality avatar with her brainwaves. Using an EEG headset co-developed by Japan’s Dentsu Lab and telecom giant NTT, her imagined movements were translated...
Up to $5,000 Grant For Newark Artists and Creatives (Deadline: May 1, 2026)
Newark, New Jersey is offering a grant of up to $5,000 to support artists and creatives shaping the city’s cultural scene. Applications must be submitted by May 1, 2026, with funding available for a range of visual, performing, and digital...
Squall: Sigrid Sandström at Perrotin, London
Swedish painter Sigrid Sandström opens "Squall" at Perrotin London, a show that translates sudden weather shifts into fluid, abstract canvases. She applies diluted acrylics on flat cotton, allowing pigment to bleed, pool and dry slowly, creating misty, double‑sided surfaces. The...
The Turner Prize Has Revealed Its 2026 Nominees—And Already Courted Controversy
The Turner Prize has announced its 2026 shortlist—Simon Barclay, Kira Freije, Marguerite Humeau and Tanoa Sasraku—along with a £25,000 (~$33,800) cash award for the winner. For the first time, the exhibition will be staged at Teeside University’s Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, moving...
AO ARTIST INTERVIEW: ROSE WYLIE, THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS.
Rose Wylie’s solo exhibition "The Picture Comes First" opened at the Royal Academy of Arts on February 28 and will run through April 19, 2026. The show assembles more than 90 works, spanning the artist’s five‑decade career and featuring her...
Katie Edwards’ Field of View Transforms Utrecht Centraal Into a Moving Landscape
Photographer Katie Edwards has unveiled *Field of View*, a site‑specific installation at Utrecht Centraal that displays 40 backlit photographs taken from the train window along the Haarlem‑Leiden line. The images capture Dutch tulip fields in full bloom, printed to the...
Philadelphia’s New Art Fair Is Betting Big on Community
Philadelphia’s second‑ever contemporary art fair, Elsewhere, launches on June 4 under local gallerist Megan Galardi. Hosted in the Yowie Hotel’s historic rowhouses, the fair invites 26 galleries from Los Angeles to Toronto, offering 400‑sq‑ft booths for about $3,000 that double as overnight...
Kounellis’ Sensory “Sack with Z” Leads Phillips
Phillips Auction today 3pm. Highlights: Jannis Kounellis, Untitled (Sack with Z) Est. $8,000–12,000. Jannis Kounellis (1936-2017)’s 2001 Sack with Z is from a series that combine organic and industrial materials, painted lettering and found objects in a vitrine. Each object...
Crystal Ribbon Sculpture Mirrors
Amazingly I found a sculpture in San Diego which looks like crystal ribbon structures – highly appropriate for today's more sober look at the daraxonrasib data in PDAC: https://t.co/8YGGXcyM9f https://t.co/ticCbTKYuK
Art Basel's Solution to PDF Pre-Sales? Ask Galleries to Reserve Works Until Opening Day
Art Basel is launching Basel Exclusive for its June Swiss fair, asking participating galleries to keep marquee works out of online viewing rooms and pre‑fair previews until the First Choice VIP preview on June 16. More than 170 galleries, including...
Joan Eardley: ‘She Would Set up Her Canvas on the Shore and Paint in the Lashing Wind and Rain Like...
The National Galleries Scotland: Modern Two is showcasing "Joan Eardley: The Nature of Painting" until June 28, featuring more than 30 of the post‑war Scottish artist’s works. The show juxtaposes Eardley’s gritty Glasgow street scenes and atmospheric Catterline seascapes with...
Jaeger‑LeCoultre and Marc Newson Unveil Three Ultra‑Limited Avant‑Garde Clocks at Milan Design Week
Jaeger‑LeCoultre and Australian designer Marc Newson introduced three limited‑edition clocks at Milan Design Week, including a titanium travel clock, a hyper‑complicated Atmos Hybris Artistica Tellurium, and a revamped Atmos Designer 568. The pieces are capped at 100, 50 and just...
Loro Piana’s Plaid Exhibition and Laila Gohar’s Carousel Debut Define Milan Design Week
Loro Piana opened its "Studies, Chapter I: On the Plaid" exhibition at Cortile della Seta, showcasing 23 distinct plaids through April 26, while designer Laila Gohar debuted her inaugural ready‑to‑wear collection with Arket on a transformed historic carousel in Rome’s...
Videobrasil Founder Solange Oliveira Farkas Heads 2026 Venice Biennale Golden Lion Jury
The Venice Biennale announced a five‑member jury for its 2026 Golden Lion awards, chaired by Solange Oliveira Farkas, founder of the Videobrasil Biennial. The panel includes curators Zoe Butt, Elvira Dyangani Ose, Marta Kuzma, and professor Giovanna Zapperi, signaling a...
Shigeo Toya, Artist Who Looked to Nature with His Wood Sculptures, 1947–2026
Japanese sculptor Shigeo Toya, famed for his chainsaw‑hewn wood installations, died in 2026. He launched the "Woods" series in 1984, arranging tall timber pieces to evoke forest clusters, and later created the "Twenty Eight Deaths" series of paired blocks with...
May's Must‑See London Exhibitions From Dinosaurs to Metal
Dinosaurs to metal beasts, I've picked my top exhibitions to see in May for @Londonist https://t.co/BPdYNDhzRm
Art for Our Age of Chaos
The Whitney Biennial 2026 and the New Museum’s “New Humans: Memories of the Future” open in Manhattan, showcasing works by more than 50 and 100 artists respectively. Both shows juxtapose room‑filling installations with tiny, whisper‑like pieces, a curatorial tactic meant to...