News•Mar 10, 2026
New Public Art Biennial to Take over Dallas’s Urban Greenbelt Park
Texas will host its first public‑art biennial, the KTX Biennial, launching in spring 2027 along Dallas’s 3.5‑mile Katy Trail. Curated by Jovanna Venegas, the free, 18‑month exhibition will feature nearly a dozen works from global contemporary artists and coincide with the Dallas Art Fair. The biennial draws on the trail’s four‑million annual visitors, expanding the existing Katy Trail Art program that began in 2021. Its theme is inspired by Ursula K. Le Guin’s sci‑fi story, linking alien ecologies with public space.
By The Art Newspaper
News•Mar 10, 2026
Chicago, Meet Your New ‘Neighbors’: Expo Gets a New Satellite Fair, In a Luxe Gold Coast Apartment
Mirka Serrato and London gallerist Jonny Tanna are launching Neighbors, a micro‑art fair that will occupy a 1,200‑square‑foot Gold Coast apartment during Expo Chicago (April 8‑12). The intimate venue, once owned by the Goodman family, will host a curated mix of...
By ARTnews
News•Mar 10, 2026
Alma Allen Joins Perrotin After Split With Previous Galleries
Sculptor Alma Allen has signed with mega‑gallery Perrotin as he prepares to represent the United States at the 2026 Venice Biennale. The move follows a split with his former representatives, Mendes Wood DM and Olney Gleason, who dropped him after he accepted...
By Artnet News
News•Mar 10, 2026
RISING 2026 Is Dominated by Dance and Contemporary Music
Melbourne’s winter festival RISING returns from 27 May to 8 June 2026 with a program dominated by contemporary dance and music. The inaugural Australian Dance Biennale anchors the dance lineup, featuring works from Oona Doherty, the Royal Family Dance Crew’s Polyswagg style, and a...
By ArtsHub (AU)
News•Mar 10, 2026
A Powerful Medieval Queen Returns—As an A.I. Avatar You Can Chat With
Leeds Castle in Kent has launched an interactive AI avatar of Eleanor of Castile, the 13th‑century queen who once owned the property. The digital figure, created with SKC Studios, can answer visitor questions and reacts to people approaching its screen....
By Artnet News
News•Mar 10, 2026
This Basquiat Last Sold for $14.5 Million. Now It Could Fetch $45 Million
Jean-Michel Basquiat’s 1983 painting *Museum Security (Broadway Meltdown)* will be auctioned by Sotheby’s in May with a $45 million estimate, more than triple its 2013 sale price of $14.5 million. The work, created during Basquiat’s breakout year in Los Angeles, explores fame, power,...
By Artnet News
News•Mar 10, 2026
CARNAL KNOWLEDGE
Angelo Madsen’s 2025 documentary *A Body to Live In* chronicles the life of Roland Loomis, better known as Fakir Musafar, the self‑styled “Modern Primitive” who pioneered contemporary body‑modification and ritualized pain. The film weaves archival footage, Musafar’s own photography, and interviews...
By Artforum – Critics’ Picks
News•Mar 10, 2026
Michael Joo Looks Back On His Career, With Another Venice Biennale Appearance on the Horizon
Michael Joo’s retrospective "Sweat Models 1991–2026" opened at Space ZeroOne, centering on the installation Concatenations built from a century of New York baking trays and archival ephemera. The show revisits his early biology‑infused practice while confronting a recent mishap in...
By ARTnews
News•Mar 10, 2026
Curators Announced for 16th Baltic Triennial
Vilnius’s Contemporary Art Center has named artist Nikita Kadan and curator Natalia Sielewicz to lead the 16th Baltic Triennial, slated for 2027. The duo proposes a theme of grief and resurrection, reflecting the ongoing Russian‑Ukrainian conflict’s impact on the Baltic...
By Artforum – Critics’ Picks
News•Mar 10, 2026
Emerson Bowyer Appointed Chief Curator of Kimbell Art Museum
Emerson Bowyer has been appointed chief curator of the Kimbell Art Museum, officially starting on March 5. The Sydney‑born scholar arrives from the Art Institute of Chicago, where he oversaw major acquisitions such as William Holman Hunt’s *The Shadow of Death*...
By Artforum – Critics’ Picks
News•Mar 10, 2026
Roman Khimei and Yarema Malashchuk on Image-Making in Wartime
Ukrainian artists Roman Khimei and Yarema Malashchuk debut the "Pedagogies of War" exhibition in Madrid, running March 3‑June 21, 2026. The show features four multi‑channel video installations created since Russia’s 2022 invasion, each probing how conflict is visualized in a hyper‑mediated world. Works...
By Artforum – Critics’ Picks
News•Mar 10, 2026
Italy Buys Rare Caravaggio Portrait for €30m
The Italian government has acquired a rare Caravaggio portrait for €30 million, one of the highest prices ever paid for artwork by the state. The painting, a 1598 depiction of Monsignor Maffeo Barberini—later Pope Urban VIII—was previously held in a private Florentine...
By BBC – Entertainment & Arts
News•Mar 10, 2026
First Radiocarbon Dating of Ancient Art in France’s Dordogne Caverns
A French research team used non‑invasive spectroscopy to identify charcoal pigments in the Font‑de‑Gaume cave and collected four microscopic samples for accelerator mass spectrometry. Radiocarbon analysis dated three of the samples to between 13,162 and 13,461 years ago, confirming the...
By Chemical & Engineering News (ACS)
News•Mar 10, 2026
Tracey Emin: "I've Lived My Life for Art"
British artist Tracey Emin’s new Tate exhibition, “A Second Life,” juxtaposes her iconic early pieces such as *My Bed* with recent works that reflect her health battles, sobriety and return to Margate. Emin speaks candidly about living with a urostomy,...
By The Face
News•Mar 10, 2026
Could These Insect Manicures Help You Face You Fears?
Glasgow‑based nail artist Yulia Grigorjeva is turning real insect wings, beetle shells and other tiny organic fragments into high‑gloss manicures. Her work, often flagged with a trypophobia warning, embeds porous textures beneath a clear lacquer, creating miniature ecosystems on each...
By Dazed
News•Mar 10, 2026
TikTok Shop Launches Fine Art Category
TikTok Shop has introduced a Fine Art category, enabling original artwork to be sold directly on the platform. The launch includes a live sale on March 11 featuring independent artist Sophie Tea, who will showcase a 20‑piece oil collection priced at...
By ChannelX (formerly Tamebay)
News•Mar 10, 2026
Lubaina Himid on Representing Great Britain at the 61st Venice Biennale
Lubaina Himid will represent Great Britain at the 61st Venice Biennale with an installation of large multi‑panel paintings, found‑object works, and a bespoke sound piece by Magda Stawarska. The project, inspired by her lifelong quest to understand belonging, navigates melancholy...
By ArtReview
News•Mar 10, 2026
L.A. Artists — Scathed by Fire — Dominate New York's Most Talked About Art Show
The 2026 Whitney Biennial features a notable contingent of Los Angeles‑based artists, many of whom were displaced by the devastating wildfires of January. Their work—ranging from Teresa Baker’s turf‑and‑yarn collages to Kelly Akashi’s glass chimney—directly references loss, home, and the natural...
By Los Angeles Times – Entertainment & Arts
News•Mar 10, 2026
François Laffanour Will Present a Jean Prouvé Exhibition at Fondation CAB, and Other News
Fondation CAB in Saint‑Paul‑de‑Vence is presenting “Jean Prouvé: Inventor of Houses,” featuring the architect’s prefabricated housing prototypes and iconic furniture pieces. Meanwhile, Pérez Art Museum Miami launches the “GAME TIME” program, exploring the intersection of professional sports, art, and politics with poets and...
By Surface Magazine
News•Mar 10, 2026
Melissa Brown "Window Shopping" @ Derek Eller Gallery, NYC
Derek Eller Gallery in New York is presenting "Window Shopping," a solo show by Melissa Brown featuring new mixed‑media paintings. Brown combines screen‑printed photographs with impasto and airbrush techniques to capture the layered reality of city storefront windows. Citing influences...
By Juxtapoz
News•Mar 10, 2026
Investors Are Sculpting Art Collections Focused on Quality as Market Rebounds
After two years of contraction, U.S. auction sales rebounded in 2025, climbing 23% to $3.17 billion. The surge was driven by the release of major private collections and estate sales, which refocused buyer interest on high‑quality, provenance‑rich works. Sales in the...
By Wealth Professional Canada – ETFs
News•Mar 10, 2026
ArtScience Museum Exhibition Traces Anatomy Across Cultures and Time
ArtScience Museum at Marina Bay Sands will host “Flesh and Bones: The Art of Anatomy” from March 21 to August 16, 2026, marking its 15th anniversary and first partnership with the Getty. The exhibition showcases over 160 artefacts—including anatomical illustrations, rare books, and...
By TTG Asia
News•Mar 10, 2026
Hong Kong Is Still Asia’s International Auction Hub, Report Finds
Hong Kong’s auction market hit a decade‑high in 2025, selling 22,247 lots and capturing 14.5% of global auction turnover, placing it third after New York and London. Digital channels drove a 20.2% rise in online sales while in‑room transactions fell, underscoring...
By Ocula Magazine
News•Mar 10, 2026
Dancing in CERCLES: Perth Festival Show Excels at Bringing People Together
French choreographer Boris Charmatz brought his participatory work CERCLES to Perth Festival, marking the piece’s first presentation outside Europe. Around 150 members of the public attended six half‑day workshops and performed a 40‑minute repertoire alongside 12 Australian dance artists serving...
By ArtsHub (AU)
News•Mar 10, 2026
How to Embrace ‘Radical Access’ in the Arts
Between 2023 and 2024 Australia’s cultural and creative industries generated $67.4 billion, with audiences with disability attending at parity with non‑disabled audiences. Initiatives such as the Access Fringe partnership with Arts Access Victoria and the Fair Play program are embedding ‘radical access’...
By ArtsHub (AU)
News•Mar 10, 2026
Sydney Finally Has a Cinémathèque – What Took so Long?
After more than two decades of proposals, the Art Gallery of New South Wales officially opened the Sydney Cinémathèque on 7 March, providing the city with a permanent home for curated repertory cinema. The gallery’s film program, already serving as an...
By ArtsHub (AU)
News•Mar 10, 2026
New York City Autopsy of an Exquisite Corpse: An Interview with Meinzer and Victoria Reshetnikov - New York City by...
"Hush Lobby" is a site‑specific installation by artists Meinner and Victoria Reshetnikov presented at theNextWave Gallery in early 2026. The work was built from reclaimed New York wood, pallets, 3D‑printed parts and other street‑found materials, and its title emerged from a...
By Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art
News•Mar 9, 2026
Spencer Lewis: Straight, No Chaser by Edward Waisnis
Spencer Lewis, a RISD and UCLA graduate, presents his solo show “Afterpiece” at Thomas Erben Gallery in New York, running February 20–March 28, 2026. The exhibition blends his East‑Coast origins with Los Angeles‑derived vigor, showcasing thick oil on jute works that echo Twombly, Rauschenberg, and...
By Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art
News•Mar 9, 2026
You Can Now Tour Queen Elizabeth II’s Private Rooms in This Scottish Palace
The Royal Collection Trust is opening Queen Elizabeth II’s private apartments at Holyroodhouse Palace in Edinburgh for a limited 100‑day public tour. Running from May 21 to September 10, the small‑group experience lets visitors see the east‑wing rooms where the monarch and Prince...
By Artnet News
News•Mar 9, 2026
Tomás Saraceno and Indigenous Communities Build Art Complex in Argentine Salt Flats
Argentine artist Tomás Saraceno, together with 11 Indigenous communities, is building El Santuario del Agua, a monumental salt‑based art complex in the lithium‑rich Salinas Grandes salt flats. The five semicircular structures, inspired by traditional apachetas, will be completed by October and function as a water...
By The Art Newspaper
News•Mar 9, 2026
Met Museum Appears to Be Planning the First US Cy Twombly Retrospective in More Than 30 Years
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has posted a researcher position for a major Cy Twombly retrospective slated for 2029, marking the first U.S. survey of the artist in more than three decades. The exhibition will span paintings, sculptures, and drawings,...
By Art in America
News•Mar 9, 2026
UK Council Criticised over Sale of Collection Including Works by Pioneering Photographer Tony Ray-Jones
Kent County Council will auction 168 items from its art collection on March 10, including 33 photographs by pioneering British photographer Tony Ray‑Jones. The council cites lack of storage and a severe budget deficit as reasons, but it did not offer the...
By The Art Newspaper
News•Mar 9, 2026
Architectures of Air
Artforum has released a new portfolio spotlighting architect Claude Parent’s avant‑garde ideas, revisiting his 1960s collaboration with Yves Klein on “architectures of air.” The concept proposes an immaterial architecture that manipulates climate rather than erecting static structures, challenging modernist consumerism. The...
By Artforum – Critics’ Picks
News•Mar 9, 2026
Previously Unseen Dante Gabriel Rossetti Portrait Goes on View for the First Time
National Trust has acquired a previously unseen 1877 chalk portrait of poet Christina Rossetti, painted by her brother Dante Gabriel Rossetti, now the centerpiece of “The Rossettis – Siblings and Spouses” exhibition at Wightwick Manor. The somber work, created during...
By Artnet News
News•Mar 9, 2026
Watch: Handmade Papercraft Animated Short 'Light Hole' From Japan
Kodansha Ltd. unveiled a two‑minute handmade papercraft short titled “Light Hole,” blending live‑action footage with stop‑motion animation. The film showcases characters from more than 100 of the publisher’s manga titles, including Akira, Attack on Titan, and Ghost in the Shell. Directed...
By FirstShowing.net
News•Mar 9, 2026
Jonas Wood Turns Tennis Courts Into Color Experiments in New Gagosian Show
American painter Jonas Wood’s latest Gagosian show reimagines tennis courts as vivid color abstractions, stripping away players and ball to focus on the surface’s geometric bands. Drawing from years of screenshot archives of ATP, WTA and Olympic finals, Wood translates...
By ARTnews
News•Mar 9, 2026
Decades in the Making, Institut Restellini’s Amedeo Modigliani Catalogue Raisonné to Release Next Month
After more than 40 years of research, Institut Restellini will publish a six‑volume, 2,000‑page Amedeo Modigliani catalogue raisonné next month, unveiling 100 newly authenticated works. The launch includes a book event in London on April 21 and a symposium in New...
By ARTnews
News•Mar 9, 2026
Works by Es Devlin, Brian Eno, and Nan Goldin to Be Auctioned to Support Palestinian Aid
A London auction featuring works by Es Devlin, Brian Eno, Nan Goldin and other prominent artists will run from March 26 to April 9, with proceeds earmarked for the Together For Palestine Fund. Organized by Choose Love, Gideon Berger Studio, Hope 93 Gallery and dealer Zayna Al‑Saleh, the sale follows a 2025 benefit...
By ARTnews
News•Mar 9, 2026
Close Encounters: The Paintings of David Rice
David Rice, a Colorado‑born painter, captures Pacific Northwest wildlife by merging field photography with layered oil techniques. His canvases feature animals draped in vibrant fabrics against faded wallpaper, granting them a regal, almost humanized aura without full anthropomorphism. By juxtaposing...
By Hi‑Fructose
News•Mar 9, 2026
Thinking Of AI Art — You Have To Think Of It As Its Own Art Form
Filmmaker Harmony Korine, famed for Gummo and Spring Breakers, is now championing AI‑generated immersive art. Through a partnership with generative‑AI startup Runway, his studio EDGLRD produced a trippy short set in Miami’s Design District, debuting at Art Basel. Korine describes...
By ArtsJournal
News•Mar 9, 2026
Dazed Club Photographers and Artists Who Have Been on Our Radar Lately
Dazed Club’s March 2026 radar highlights photographer Courteney Frisby, showcasing a 14‑image gallery that blends digital collage, portraiture, and cultural commentary. The feature positions Frisby among a curated roster of emerging visual artists gaining visibility on the platform. Dazed provides...
By Dazed – Art & Photography
News•Mar 9, 2026
This Exhibition Explores the Spellbinding Quality of Everyday Life
The "Spellbound" exhibition, curated by Jennifer Higgie from the Firestorm Foundation, opens in Stockholm to examine the uncanny allure of everyday moments. Drawing from a collection that includes iconic works by Cindy Sherman and Barbara Kruger, the show weaves mythic...
By Dazed – Art & Photography
News•Mar 9, 2026
Italy – BVLGARI Named Exclusive Partner of Biennale Arte 2026, Commissions Lotus L. Kang Pavilion Installation
Bvlgari has secured exclusive partnership status with La Biennale di Venezia’s International Art Exhibition for the next three editions, extending through 2030. The luxury maison will showcase a new site‑specific installation by contemporary artist Lotus L. Kang at the Bvlgari...
By The Luxury Chronicle
News•Mar 9, 2026
A Closer Look at the Posthumous JFK Portrait Seen in ‘Love Story’
The official posthumous portrait of President John F. Kennedy, painted by Aaron Shikler in 1970, was shaped by Jacqueline Kennedy’s desire for a contemplative image rather than a heroic one. Shikler’s composition shows Kennedy with his head bowed and arms crossed, a...
By Artnet News
News•Mar 9, 2026
In Other Worlds: Step Into an Immersive Experience at the Barbican
Australian filmmaker and designer Liam Young debuts his first UK solo exhibition, In Other Worlds, at the Barbican Centre. Running from 21 May to 6 September 2026, the immersive show blends art, film, costume design, literature and interactive installations. It reimagines Earth’s future,...
By Blooloop — Theme Parks
News•Mar 9, 2026
FFXIV Exhibit Focuses on Warrior of Light
Square Enix and partner Movic announced the "Adventurer's Chronicle" exhibit, a physical showcase of Final Fantasy XIV’s Warrior of Light narrative. The exhibit opens in Tokyo’s Ikebukuro Sunshine City from April 25 to May 10, 2026, before moving to Osaka’s...
By Siliconera
News•Mar 9, 2026
Reflecting Landscapes
Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo will launch a major retrospective, "Tada Minami: Still, Shimmering Light," on 29 August, showcasing over 70 paintings, sculptures, lighting installations, architectural works and photographs. The exhibition traces Minami’s seven‑decade career, from early composite iron‑plastic pieces...
By Aesthetica Magazine
News•Mar 9, 2026
Monumental Rubens Ceiling Painting Revealed Once More After Two-Year Renovation
The monumental Rubens ceiling at Banqueting House has reopened after a two‑year renovation and conservation programme. The early‑17th‑century fresco, the largest surviving Rubens work in its original European setting, now benefits from a new lift that provides step‑free, wheelchair‑accessible viewing....
By The Art Newspaper
News•Mar 9, 2026
‘We All Want to Know What He Was Doing in the Bedroom’: Kerouac’s Unseen Archive Goes on Show in New...
"Running Through Heaven: Visions of Jack Kerouac" at New York’s Grolier Club showcases never‑before‑seen letters, personal objects, and a copy of Dostoevsky that inspired the show’s title. Curated by collector Jacob Loewentheil, the exhibition highlights early drafts of Kerouac’s spontaneous prose, his...
By The Guardian – UK Defence
News•Mar 9, 2026
Late British Artist Lynn Chadwick to Be Focus of Major Retrospective at UK’s Houghton Hall
Late British sculptor Lynn Chadwick is the centerpiece of a major retrospective at Houghton Hall in Norfolk, running from 2 May to 4 October. The show, organized by Pangolin gallery, presents 30 works ranging from the 1950s to the 1990s, including kinetic pieces...
By The Art Newspaper