Scottsdale Art Week Is Betting on an ‘Untapped’ Market for Its Second Edition
Scottsdale Art Week returns March 19‑22, 2026 for its second edition, expanding from its inaugural launch. The fair, presented by Scottsdale Ferrari, will host over 110 galleries, showcasing blue‑chip modern, contemporary, historic, Indigenous and Western works. Director Amy Gause describes Scottsdale as an untapped market, giving galleries access to new collector audiences. Partnerships with the Phoenix Art Museum, Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Denver Art Museum and Heritage Auctions add a robust program of talks and panels.
Russia Returns to Venice Biennale for First Time Since Invading Ukraine
Russia will have a presence at the 61st Venice Biennale, its first since canceling the pavilion in 2022 after the Ukraine invasion. The exhibition, titled “The Tree Is Rooted in the Sky,” features over fifty musicians, poets and philosophers from...
MoMA’s Next Canvas Is Converse
MoMA has launched a limited-edition line of six Converse All Star LGCY HI sneakers, positioning the footwear as a museum‑curated art object. The shoes feature bold color combinations, the museum’s logo embroidered on the heel, and uppers made entirely from...
Watermill Center Appoints Charles Chemin Artistic Director
The Watermill Center announced Charles Chemin as its new artistic director, succeeding founder Robert Wilson after Wilson’s death last August. Chemin, a Paris‑born protégé of Wilson, has directed the Center’s International Summer Program since 2020 and collaborated on more than twenty...
$450 Million Newhouse Trove Heads to Christie’s, Led by $100 Million Pollock, Brancusi
Christie’s is set to sell a $450 million tranche of S.I. Newhouse’s estate in May, featuring 35‑40 works including a Jackson Pollock drip painting and a Constantin Brâncuși bronze, each estimated at $100 million. The collection also contains pieces by Picasso, Jasper Johns and...
Mugler AW26 Takes Us on a Power Trip Down Memory Lane
Mugler’s Autumn‑Winter 2026 runway in Paris, staged by creative director Miguel Castro Freitas, delivered a nostalgic yet forward‑looking spectacle. The show was framed as the second act of a three‑part "Trilogy of Glorified" narrative, echoing the brand’s 1990s excess while injecting...
What Will Happen To DC Theatre Without A WaPo Theatre Critic?
In February, The Washington Post eliminated its entire arts and culture desk, including full‑time theatre critic Naveen Kumar, leaving Washington, D.C. without a dedicated regional theatre reviewer. Freelance pieces now fill the void, but coverage remains sparse. Thirty‑three local theatres...
An Octopus in the Front Row: Artist Cosima Von Bonin Invades Loewe’s Runway
Loewe’s Fall/Winter 2026‑2027 runway in Paris featured a collaboration with Cologne artist Cosima von Bonin, whose plush octopus and other animal sculptures transformed the Château de Vincennes set. Creative directors Jack McCollough and Lázaro Hernández integrated the menagerie into garments, accessories, and...
How India Became an Artisanal Menswear Powerhouse
India’s artisanal menswear scene has vaulted onto the global stage, led by 25‑year‑old designer Kartik Kumra’s Kartik Research, which debuted at Paris Fashion Week and opened a New York flagship. The label’s embroidered shirts and linen pants, made in India,...
War in the Middle East, the Whitney Biennial, and a Newly-Discovered Rembrandt in Amsterdam—Podcast
The Art Newspaper’s weekly podcast covered three major art stories: the escalating war in the Middle East and its impact on regional tourism, the opening of the 2026 Whitney Biennial in New York, and the authentication of Rembrandt’s “The Vision...
Pussy Riot Slams Russia’s Return to Venice Biennale
Russia will return to the Venice Biennale for the first time since its 2022 invasion, presenting a three‑day festival of folklore and world music titled “The tree is rooted in the sky.” The pavilion, organized by cultural envoy Mikhail Shvydkoy...
Cecilie Bahnsen’s Joyful Ode to Dance
Cecilie Bahnsen’s Autumn/Winter 2026 collection draws directly from contemporary dance, partnering with former La Horde performer Myrto Georgiadi to infuse the brand’s romantic silhouettes with kinetic fluidity. The runway pieces feature layered tulle, pleated organza and soft drapery that appear...
A First Look at Su Yu-Xin’s ‘Afterstone’
Taiwanese artist Su Yu‑Xin presents “Afterstone” at Lo Studio in Venice. The show features about fifteen paintings and more than a dozen wax‑based sculptures that use hand‑ground pigments sourced from Pacific coastal soils, minerals and shells. By treating colour as...
Caetés House / Ateliê GR
Casa Caetés, designed by Gabriel Rodrigues Grinspum, is a 243 m² three‑story residence built on an urban mixed‑use lot for a large family of seven. The compact layout separates work, social, and intimate zones across street‑level, semi‑buried, and upper floors, integrating...
Art Basel Hong Kong Screening and Talk: Ayoung Kim and ikkibawiKrrr
The Korea Arts Management Service and ArtReview hosted a special screening at Art Basel Hong Kong titled “Life as a System: Time, Labor, and Storytelling in Contemporary Moving Image.” The program featured Ayoung Kim’s AI‑enhanced film Al‑Mather Plot 1991 and ikkibawiKrrr’s...
Illustrator Spotlight: Deb JJ Lee
The Society of Illustrators featured Deb JJ Lee in a March 4 2026 spotlight, showcasing fifteen distinct images that range from still‑life compositions to fan‑art tributes to films like *Perfect Blue* and *Howl’s Moving Castle*. The visual set highlights Lee’s ability to...
AnOther Thing I Wanted to Tell You ...
AnOther Magazine’s “AnOther Thing I Wanted to Tell You …” portrait series celebrates 25 years of chronicling cultural icons, and the Spring/Summer 2026 issue expands the legacy with 24 new images. Renowned photographer Mark Peckmezian directs the visual narrative, featuring...
“I’m a Big Fan of Artifice”: How Marlene Dietrich Inspired Rick Owens’ Show
Rick Owens’ Autumn/Winter 2026 womenswear show, titled "Tower," draws direct inspiration from Hollywood legend Marlene Dietrich. Owens describes his fascination with "artifice," channeling the actress’s iconic fur silhouettes into avant‑garde garments. The collection features water‑jet‑cut goat‑hide fur coats, sculptural silhouettes,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...