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New York City Paul Chan, Bated Breath by Mike Maizels
NewsMar 15, 2026

New York City Paul Chan, Bated Breath by Mike Maizels

Paul Chan’s latest solo show, Automa Mon Amour at Greene Naftali, expands his long‑running “breathers” series with kinetic, pneumatic sculptures that hover between stasis and motion. The centerpiece, Untitled (Wheel of Synth Life), fuses Buddhist mandala references with a baroque horror‑vacui...

By Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art
LACMA’s Soaring New Gallery Was Designed to Give You a Fresh Look at Art History
NewsMar 15, 2026

LACMA’s Soaring New Gallery Was Designed to Give You a Fresh Look at Art History

Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s new David Geffen Galleries, a $720 million project funded in part by a $150 million donation, opened this spring after two decades of planning. The 900‑foot, 110,000‑square‑foot concrete structure hovers 30 feet above a shaded plaza and...

By Robb Report
New York City Exhibition Review: Gao Yutao Turns Light Inward by Colleen Dalusong
NewsMar 15, 2026

New York City Exhibition Review: Gao Yutao Turns Light Inward by Colleen Dalusong

Shanghai‑based artist Gao Yutao opens his solo show *Afterlight* at The BLANC in New York, turning a portable office scanner into a tool that renders insects, industrial parts and everyday objects as vivid, glitch‑like light bands. The works reference SMPTE calibration bars...

By Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art
Masterpieces From London’s National Gallery, Now on Display at Home With LG Gallery+
NewsMar 15, 2026

Masterpieces From London’s National Gallery, Now on Display at Home With LG Gallery+

LG Electronics has launched LG Gallery+, a visual curation service that streams more than 4,000 curated artworks from the National Gallery, London, into consumers' homes. The partnership lets users browse the collection via digital "shelves" that function like playlists, matching...

By Artnet News
Chanel’s 19M Gallery in Paris Stages ‘Beyond Our Horizons’, a Cross-Continental Communion of Japanese and French Craft
NewsMar 15, 2026

Chanel’s 19M Gallery in Paris Stages ‘Beyond Our Horizons’, a Cross-Continental Communion of Japanese and French Craft

Chanel’s 19 m gallery in Paris is hosting “Beyond our Horizons: from Tokyo to Paris,” a follow‑up to the Tokyo exhibition that attracted roughly 75,000 visitors. The show features 40 French and Japanese artisans whose collaborations produce hybrid objects that merge...

By Wallpaper*
How a London Atelier Is Reimagining the Globe for Modern Collectors
NewsMar 15, 2026

How a London Atelier Is Reimagining the Globe for Modern Collectors

Bellerby & Co, a London studio, revives the forgotten craft of hand‑crafted globes, producing fully bespoke spheres through a collaborative process involving cartographers, painters, woodworkers and metalworkers. Each globe passes through at least five specialists and can be customized to...

By Elite Traveler
The History of Rituals and Artefacts Inform Arianna Lelli Mami's Sculptures
NewsMar 15, 2026

The History of Rituals and Artefacts Inform Arianna Lelli Mami's Sculptures

Italian designer Arianna Lelli Mami, co‑founder of Studiopepe, has turned her practice toward pure sculpture with the "Clay Ink Paper" show at Milan’s Oxilia Gallery. The exhibition presents clay figurines, miniature cabinets and altar‑like constructions that blend abstract forms with archetypal...

By Wallpaper*
Art Adviser Ralph DeLuca on Galleries, the Gray Market, and Why Art Fairs Still Matter
NewsMar 14, 2026

Art Adviser Ralph DeLuca on Galleries, the Gray Market, and Why Art Fairs Still Matter

Ralph DeLuca, a Las Vegas‑based art adviser, emphasizes that his role is often to say no, protecting clients from inflated gallery deals and BOGO arbitrage. He advises collectors to scrutinize fee structures, prefer advisers who invest alongside them, and stay...

By Robb Report
A New Brooklyn Art Fair With a Global Outlook Debuts This Spring
NewsMar 14, 2026

A New Brooklyn Art Fair With a Global Outlook Debuts This Spring

Powerhouse Arts will launch Conductor: Art Fair of the Global Majority in Brooklyn from April 30 to May 3, 2026, featuring 27 gallery exhibitors and 17 special‑project installations. The fair brings together artists and galleries from Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, South and...

By Artnet News
Defining Freedom
NewsMar 14, 2026

Defining Freedom

Future Arts Centres and Open Eye Gallery launched "Our Freedom: Then and Now," a UK‑wide photography exhibition exploring how concepts of liberty have evolved over eight decades. The project gathered stories from 60 community‑led initiatives, captured by 22 photographers who...

By Aesthetica Magazine
This Texas Town Is Famous As an Art Lover's Mecca—It's Also a Surprising Shopping Destination
NewsMar 14, 2026

This Texas Town Is Famous As an Art Lover's Mecca—It's Also a Surprising Shopping Destination

Marfa, Texas, a remote desert town of about 1,700 residents, has become a celebrated art hub thanks to Donald Judd and the Prada Marfa installation. In recent years the town’s Highland Avenue has evolved into a boutique shopping destination, featuring stores...

By Travel + Leisure
Public Invited to Pick Sycamore Gap Tree Artwork
NewsMar 14, 2026

Public Invited to Pick Sycamore Gap Tree Artwork

The historic Sycamore Gap tree, felled illegally in September 2023, will be transformed into a public artwork. The National Trust has shortlisted six artists from across England to propose designs using half of the salvaged timber. The public can vote...

By BBC – Entertainment & Arts
A Leonardo-Linked ‘Salvator Mundi’ Turns Heads at TEFAF
NewsMar 14, 2026

A Leonardo-Linked ‘Salvator Mundi’ Turns Heads at TEFAF

The de Ganay version of Leonardo’s *Salvator Mundi* was exhibited at TEFAF Maastricht, drawing attention as one of the finest among roughly 20 known copies. Dated 1505‑1515 and presented by Agnews Gallery, the work is attributed to Leonardo’s workshop and carries a...

By Artnet News
Proposition and Presence: Noguchi S New York by Kun Sok
NewsMar 14, 2026

Proposition and Presence: Noguchi S New York by Kun Sok

The Noguchi Museum’s exhibition “Noguchi’s New York” pairs dense archival material on the artist’s unrealized playground and plaza proposals with his existing sculptures on the ground floor. By displaying plans, correspondence, and animated reconstructions alongside physical works, the show illustrates Isamu...

By Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art
Claude Cahun and Marcel Moore: Surrealist Lovers Who Defied the German Occupation
NewsMar 13, 2026

Claude Cahun and Marcel Moore: Surrealist Lovers Who Defied the German Occupation

The Contemporary Art Museum of St. Louis opened “And I Saw New Heavens and a New Earth,” spotlighting the intertwined work of Claude Cahun and Marcel Moore. Curated by Dean Daderko and Svetlana Kitto, the show blends early Surrealist portraits,...

By Artnet News
Best Opportunities, Grants & Awards for Creatives: 16 to 22 March 2026
NewsMar 13, 2026

Best Opportunities, Grants & Awards for Creatives: 16 to 22 March 2026

A curated roundup of arts funding and development opportunities runs from 16‑22 March 2026, covering visual arts, literature, dance, photography, and performance across Australia and Greece. Highlights include three 18‑month paid artist positions with The Unconformity, an $80,000 Copyright Agency Partnership Grant...

By ArtsHub (AU)
This Masterpiece by Rembrandt’s Star Pupil Has a New Owner
NewsMar 13, 2026

This Masterpiece by Rembrandt’s Star Pupil Has a New Owner

Willem Drost’s 1654 tronie *Man With a Plumed Red Beret* was sold at TEFAF Maastricht through Agnews Gallery to the privately‑held Leiden Collection. The painting, once owned by the Rothschild family and recovered by the Monuments Men after World War II,...

By Artnet News
Keisha Scarville Awarded Brooklyn Museum’s $25,000 UOVO Prize
NewsMar 13, 2026

Keisha Scarville Awarded Brooklyn Museum’s $25,000 UOVO Prize

The Brooklyn Museum announced photographer and collage artist Keisha Scarville as the winner of its sixth UOVO Prize, awarding her a $25,000 unrestricted cash grant. Scarville will mount a solo show titled “Where Salt Meets Black Water” at the museum’s...

By Artforum – Critics’ Picks
Pedro Friedeberg, Key Figure in Mexican Art Renowned for Hand-Shaped Chair, Has Died at Age 90
NewsMar 13, 2026

Pedro Friedeberg, Key Figure in Mexican Art Renowned for Hand-Shaped Chair, Has Died at Age 90

Pedro Friedeberg, the Mexican‑born artist famed for the hand‑shaped Mano Silla chair, died at 90 in San Miguel de Allende. The chair, created in 1962, was reproduced over 17,500 times and cemented his status as a design icon. Friedeberg’s career spanned seven...

By The Art Newspaper
Senators Whitehouse and Schumer Call for ‘Proactive Measures’ to Protect Philip Guston and Ben Shahn Murals
NewsMar 13, 2026

Senators Whitehouse and Schumer Call for ‘Proactive Measures’ to Protect Philip Guston and Ben Shahn Murals

Senators Sheldon Whitehouse and Chuck Schumer sent an open letter to GSA administrator Ed Forst demanding proactive measures to protect New Deal-era murals by Philip Guston and Ben Shahn in the Wilbur J. Cohen Federal Building. The building, a National...

By Art in America
Comment | Cow in MSCHF Project Survives, but Should the Project Have Happened at All?
NewsMar 13, 2026

Comment | Cow in MSCHF Project Survives, but Should the Project Have Happened at All?

MSCHF’s "Our Cow Angus" project let buyers purchase tokens tied to a live cow’s fate, promising burgers and leather bags if the animal was slaughtered. After a two‑year run, more than half of the tokens were returned through a "remorse...

By The Art Newspaper
Henry Darger’s Secret World Comes to the Stage
NewsMar 13, 2026

Henry Darger’s Secret World Comes to the Stage

New York’s Vineyard Theatre is staging Bughouse, a play that brings the reclusive Chicago janitor‑artist Henry Darger to the stage. Directed by Martha Clarke and scripted by Pulitzer‑winner Beth Henley, the production features performance artist John Kelly inhabiting Darger’s persona...

By Artnet News
Haroutiun Galentz: The Form of Colour
NewsMar 13, 2026

Haroutiun Galentz: The Form of Colour

A new Skira monograph, *Haroutiun Galentz: The Form of Colour* (2025), offers the first English-language study of the Armenian‑born modernist. Edited by Vartan Karapetian and Marie Tomb, it assembles paintings, documents, and correspondence from the Janibekyan Collection, the National Gallery...

By Hyperallergic
Van Gogh Museum Acquires Only Third Painting by a Female Artist at TEFAF
NewsMar 13, 2026

Van Gogh Museum Acquires Only Third Painting by a Female Artist at TEFAF

The Van Gogh Museum purchased Virginie Demont‑Breton’s 1887‑88 painting *L’homme est en mer* at TEFAF Maastricht, making it only the third work by a female artist in its permanent collection. The acquisition, funded with public money, was priced between €500,000...

By Art in America
King Charles Visited Tate Britain’s ‘Turner and Constable’ Show and Loved What He Saw
NewsMar 13, 2026

King Charles Visited Tate Britain’s ‘Turner and Constable’ Show and Loved What He Saw

The Tate Britain’s "Turner and Constable" exhibition, opened in November, has drawn roughly 185,000 visitors and celebrates the 250th birthdays of J.M.W. Turner and John Constable. King Charles visited the show, expressing enthusiasm for Turner’s early work, "The Rising Squall,...

By Art in America
Art Communities and Heritage in Iran, Moderate Recovery in the Art Market, Sydney Biennale—Podcast
NewsMar 13, 2026

Art Communities and Heritage in Iran, Moderate Recovery in the Art Market, Sydney Biennale—Podcast

The podcast examines how ongoing Middle East conflicts are damaging cultural heritage in Iran and Lebanon, prompting local communities to protect art and historic sites. It also reviews the Art Basel and UBS Global Art Market Report, which indicates a...

By The Art Newspaper
Take an Exclusive Look Inside Ulysses De Santi’s Los Angeles Home, a Shrine to Brazilian Modernism
NewsMar 13, 2026

Take an Exclusive Look Inside Ulysses De Santi’s Los Angeles Home, a Shrine to Brazilian Modernism

Ulysses de Santi has transformed his 1930s Los Angeles hillside home into a living showcase of Brazilian modernist design, featuring museum‑quality pieces by José Zanine Caldas, Lina Bo Bardi, and others. The redesign introduces arches, limestone‑washed walls, and preserved black‑stained floors that...

By Wallpaper*
“Tree Work” By Photographer Reave Dennison
NewsMar 13, 2026

“Tree Work” By Photographer Reave Dennison

Reave Dennison’s new series “Tree Work” showcases 29 silver‑gelatin prints documenting maritime and forestry labour in British Columbia, captured over five years while he worked as a log salvor and arborist. The exhibition opens at Pale Fire in Vancouver on March 19 and...

By Booooooom
Portraits of  Human Connection
NewsMar 13, 2026

Portraits of Human Connection

Emmet Gowin’s new exhibition, *Baldwin Street: Photographs 1966‑1994*, opens at Pace Gallery in New York, showcasing three decades of intimate family portraits taken on his childhood street in Virginia. The body of work captures everyday moments—children at play, kitchen scenes,...

By Aesthetica Magazine
The Story Behind Iran’s only Van Gogh: ‘At Eternity’s Gate'
NewsMar 13, 2026

The Story Behind Iran’s only Van Gogh: ‘At Eternity’s Gate'

Vincent van Gogh’s 1882 lithograph *At Eternity’s Gate* – one of only seven surviving copies – resides in the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art after passing through Rockefeller, dealer Eugene Thaw, and Farah Pahlavi. The print, inscribed by Van Gogh in English, later...

By The Art Newspaper
Ministry of Awe Transforms Philadelphia Bank Into New Immersive Experience
NewsMar 13, 2026

Ministry of Awe Transforms Philadelphia Bank Into New Immersive Experience

Ministry of Awe, an immersive art experience, opens March 14 in Philadelphia’s Old City, housed in the historic 1870 Manufacturer’s National Bank. The six‑floor, 8,500‑sq‑ft venue showcases large‑scale installations, soundscapes, robotics, and AI‑enhanced environments created by Meg Saligman and over...

By Blooloop — Theme Parks
Find India’s Forgotten Jewels in Usha Balakrishnan’s New Book ‘Silver & Gold - Visions of Arcadia’
NewsMar 13, 2026

Find India’s Forgotten Jewels in Usha Balakrishnan’s New Book ‘Silver & Gold - Visions of Arcadia’

Usha R. Balakrishnan’s new volume *Silver & Gold: Visions of Arcadia* documents hundreds of Indian folk and tribal silver‑and‑gold ornaments, many drawn from the Amrapali Collection in Jaipur. The book blends art‑historical, anthropological and archival research to present a vivid picture of 19th‑20th‑century rural...

By The Hindu – Books
Nat Faulkner: The Stuff of Photography
NewsMar 13, 2026

Nat Faulkner: The Stuff of Photography

Nat Faulkner’s 2026 Camden Art Centre exhibition reframes photography as a chemical and physical act rather than a purely visual one. Installations like *Aperture (Iodine)* use iodine‑filled panels to bathe the space in amber light, while *Aqua Fortis* and *Moth‑catcher*...

By ArtReview
Craig Jun Li: Scrapping the Camera
NewsMar 13, 2026

Craig Jun Li: Scrapping the Camera

Craig Jun Li’s solo show at Chapter NY revisits analog photography by dismantling camera components and presenting them as silicone‑based wall installations. The works pair distorted dye‑transfer prints of projector interiors with Polaroid images, and incorporate actual SX‑70 springs, foregrounding...

By ArtReview
Anime Revival Screenings Are Having a Moment
NewsMar 13, 2026

Anime Revival Screenings Are Having a Moment

Anime studios are capitalizing on 4K theatrical revivals, with recent screenings of Jin‑roh: The Wolf Brigade and Macross Plus drawing weeks‑long runs at Japanese multiplexes. Legacy titles such as Princess Mononoke, Angel’s Egg, and upcoming Tekkonkinkreet have generated box‑office revenues that rival...

By The Japan Times
Alan Davie’s Art Class
NewsMar 13, 2026

Alan Davie’s Art Class

Alan Davie, the Scottish painter who equated visual art with free‑jazz improvisation, inspired a Tate‑produced video that stages a live feedback loop between his paintings, a jazz trio, and art students. The experiment captures musicians improvising to Davie’s canvases, students...

By Psyche (by Aeon)
Ancient Scottish Artifacts Inspire Modern Jewels
NewsMar 13, 2026

Ancient Scottish Artifacts Inspire Modern Jewels

Ellis Mhairi Cameron, a Scottish fine jeweler based in London, transforms ancestral clan artifacts into sculptural gold and diamond pieces. Her recent Sgian‑Dubh collection showcases hand‑engraved ceremonial knives set with old‑cut diamonds, while upcoming gold kilt pins continue the heritage theme....

By The New York Times – Style
Allison Janae Hamilton’s Atmospheric ‘Venus of Ossabaw’ Film Commission
NewsMar 13, 2026

Allison Janae Hamilton’s Atmospheric ‘Venus of Ossabaw’ Film Commission

Allison Janae Hamilton’s debut narrative film, Venus of Ossabaw, premiered on March 13 as a commission for Telfair Museums’ “Off the Coast of Paradise” exhibition. Backed by VIA Art Fund, the project was shot on‑site on Georgia’s remote Ossabaw Island, blending intensive...

By Surface Magazine
With ‘Love Is the Final Word,’ Leonard Baby Pauses a Moment of Emotional Gravity
NewsMar 13, 2026

With ‘Love Is the Final Word,’ Leonard Baby Pauses a Moment of Emotional Gravity

Leonard Baby, a 29‑year‑old New York artist, is presenting his painting “Love Is the Final Word” in the solo exhibition Resting Babyface at Villa Carlotta, Los Angeles, curated by Half Gallery. The work, a dry‑brush watercolor on panel that resembles...

By Surface Magazine
Let Us Gather in a Flourishing Way @ Buffalo AKG Art Museum
NewsMar 13, 2026

Let Us Gather in a Flourishing Way @ Buffalo AKG Art Museum

The Buffalo AKG Art Museum launches *Let Us Gather in a Flourishing Way*, a six‑month installation featuring 58 contemporary Latinx artists. The exhibition, curated by Andrea Alvarez, groups works into seven thematic clusters that explore history, identity, land, community, and...

By Juxtapoz
Why Modern Art Museum Dib Bangkok Is a Must-Visit Destination in Thailand
NewsMar 13, 2026

Why Modern Art Museum Dib Bangkok Is a Must-Visit Destination in Thailand

Thailand’s capital has added a world‑class contemporary art venue with the opening of Dib Bangkok, a three‑storey museum housed in a repurposed warehouse in Khlong Toei. Designed by Kulapat Yantrasast and Architects 49, the space features a minimalist aesthetic inspired by...

By SCMP Style (South China Morning Post)
What the Art Basel and UBS Market Report Tells Us About the State of the Art World
NewsMar 13, 2026

What the Art Basel and UBS Market Report Tells Us About the State of the Art World

The Art Basel and UBS 2025 market report shows global art sales rebounding 4% to $59.6 billion, ending two years of decline. Auctions led the recovery with a 9% rise, driven by high‑price works over $10 million, while dealer sales nudged up...

By Monocle – Culture
First Nations Ceramics Exhibition Of This Earth Starts National Tour in Cairns
NewsMar 12, 2026

First Nations Ceramics Exhibition Of This Earth Starts National Tour in Cairns

The National Gallery of Australia has launched the touring exhibition "Of This Earth: Transforming Culture and Country through First Nations Ceramics" in Cairns, showcasing 29 works by 28 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists. The show highlights both ancient clay...

By ArtsHub (AU)
SCMP Political Cartoonist Harry Harrison’s New Year of the Horse Collection to Be Auctioned
NewsMar 12, 2026

SCMP Political Cartoonist Harry Harrison’s New Year of the Horse Collection to Be Auctioned

South China Morning Post’s veteran cartoonist Harry Harrison is debuting a new “Year of the Horse” collection, featuring eight original watercolour and ink illustrations that will be auctioned by The Store by SCMP. Bidding opens on March 13 and runs...

By South China Morning Post — M&A
Remembering Neon Artist and Glass-Bending Master Wil Kirkman
NewsMar 12, 2026

Remembering Neon Artist and Glass-Bending Master Wil Kirkman

Wil Kirkman, a Boise‑based neon artist and glass‑bending specialist, passed away from cancer in 2025, leaving a legacy as one of Idaho's last practitioners of the craft. Known for creating and repairing intricate glass light fixtures, he worked with neon...

By PBS NewsHour – Economy
Kim Gordon Was Always an Artist First
NewsMar 12, 2026

Kim Gordon Was Always an Artist First

Kim Gordon, co‑founder of Sonic Youth, continues to prioritize visual art alongside music. In March 2026, Amant in Brooklyn launches two concurrent shows: her solo survey “Count Your Chickens” and the group exhibition “Folded Group,” co‑curated with Bill Nace. The...

By Artnet News
Brian Eno and 200+ Artists Urge British Museum to “Stop Erasing Palestine”
NewsMar 12, 2026

Brian Eno and 200+ Artists Urge British Museum to “Stop Erasing Palestine”

Over 200 artists, including Brian Eno, have sent an open letter to the British Museum demanding it stop "erasing Palestine" after the museum altered wall texts in its Middle East galleries, replacing terms like "Palestinian descent" with "Canaanite descent". The petition...

By Hyperallergic
Collector Bob Rennie Donates 24 Works to National Gallery of Canada
NewsMar 12, 2026

Collector Bob Rennie Donates 24 Works to National Gallery of Canada

The National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa received a gift of 24 contemporary artworks from collector Bob Rennie and his family, bringing their total donations to 284 since 2012. The donation includes 17 pieces by Christopher Williams, two by Kerry James Marshall, four...

By Art in America
Netflix Is Developing a Series About Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera
NewsMar 12, 2026

Netflix Is Developing a Series About Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera

Netflix announced a scripted series chronicling the lives of Mexican artists Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera. The drama adapts French author Claire Berest’s biography and will be directed by Patricia Riggen and Gabriel Ripstein, with María Renée Prudencio as head writer. Production is in early...

By Art in America