Jarvis Cocker’s ‘Hodge Podge’: Pulp Frontman to Curate Art Exhibition
Jarvis Cocker, the former Pulp frontman, will co‑curate “The Hodge Podge” exhibition at the Hepworth Wakefield with his wife, creative consultant Kim Sion. The show runs from May 21 to October 31, 2027, and pairs works by Jeremy Deller, Peter Doig, Barbara Hepworth and others to spark unlikely conversations. A Dreamachine installation will close the exhibition, inviting visitors to experience art generated by subconscious mind activity. Cocker’s involvement underscores the museum’s strategy to blend popular culture with high art.
MoMA Exhibition Will Examine Mondrian’s Time in New York and Love of Boogie Woogie Music
The Museum of Modern Art will present "Mondrian Boogie Woogie" from March 21 to July 31, 2027, a survey of Piet Mondrian’s last New York years. The show reunites his two final canvases—Broadway Boogie Woogie and Victory Boogie Woogie—for the first time in over three decades,...
AI Cultural Platform Artlas Expands Pilots as Founder Argues Institutions Need Trusted AI Tools
Artlas, an AI‑powered platform that generates personalized museum guides, is expanding pilot programs at the Mori Art Museum in Tokyo, Dib Bangkok, and the Institute of Contemporary Art Miami. Since its launch in December 2025, the service has produced over...
Photographs of Barbara Hepworth and Ben Nicholson’s Shared Studio Go on Show in London
The Courtauld Gallery is showcasing 23 black‑and‑white photographs taken by Paul Laib in 1932‑33 of the Hampstead studio shared by sculptor Barbara Hepworth and painter Ben Nicholson. The exhibition, running 6 June‑4 October, presents 14 vintage prints alongside nine contemporary reinterpretations, highlighting the artists’...
London Gallery Weekend 2026: Our Critics Pick Their Top Shows
London Gallery Weekend 2026 returns with more than 120 participating galleries and over 80 public events, showcasing the city’s resilience after a prolonged market downturn. Organisers highlight both established expansions—such as Sadie Coles and Modern Art in the West End—and fresh openings...
Quentin Blake’s Sprawling Centre for Illustration to Launch in London
The Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration opened this week in Islington’s historic New River Head, a former 17th‑century waterworks, after a £12.5 m (£15.5 m) build funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund and other donors. The venue houses a permanent gallery...
Colorado Passes Law Giving Artists New Legal and Fiscal Tools
Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed Senate Bill 133, creating a new limited liability company form called an Artist Company. The structure lets artists treat their work as a capital contribution, allowing it to appear on a balance sheet and be...
June Book Bag: From the Street Art of JR to a Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Venice Biennale
June’s art‑book roundup showcases four new titles that blend visual spectacle with deep cultural insight. JR’s Basic Art Series (96 pp, £15 ≈ $19) offers behind‑the‑scenes photography of refugee‑focused projects in Turin and Lviv, plus a separate Pont Neuf‑wrapped monograph priced at $51. jrp...
Phoenix Art Museum Gifted 185 Works of Native American Art
The Phoenix Art Museum has received 185 modern and contemporary Native American works from collector William P. Healey, the largest such gift in its history. The pieces will anchor the new exhibition "The Way We Came: A Century of Indigenous Art,"...
Mapplethorpe Nudes, the NEA and the Birth of America’s Culture Wars
Isaac Butler’s new book, *The Perfect Moment: God, Sex, Art, and the Birth of America’s Culture Wars*, chronicles the 1989 Mapplethorpe retrospective that ignited a national debate after the NEA’s $30,000 grant was exposed. The controversy spurred conservative attacks on...
French Project Uses AI to Visualise How Climate Change Will Affect Heritage Sites
French conservation scientists have built an AI model that forecasts how climate change will affect heritage sites over the next century. The project, led by Ann Bourgès and involving PhD researchers, combines sensor readings, satellite data, and multimodal image analysis...
Los Angeles’s New Hospital of Emotions Pop-Up Gives Artists Keys to the Asylum
Los Angeles’ defunct St Vincent Medical Center has been temporarily turned into the “Hospital of Emotions,” an immersive pop‑up where roughly 70 artists were each given $4,000–$10,000 to create installations across 80 former examination and operating rooms. Curated by Yaara Sachs...
Untitled Art Will Launch Four New Prizes at Houston Fair's Second Edition
Untitled Art Houston is expanding its prize program for the fair’s second edition in October, boosting total prize value to roughly $113,200. New sponsors include MD Anderson Cancer Center ($20,000 acquisition prize), the University of Houston System ($25,000 acquisition prize),...
Boats and Trains, Not Planes: Reflections on a Greener—But Sometimes Greenwashed—Venice Biennale
The 61st Venice Biennale placed climate and ecology at its core, from the curator Koyo Kouoh’s "In Minor Keys" to installations that visualized mineral extraction and water scarcity. Artists such as Otobong Nkanga, Theo Eshetu, and Alfredo Jaar used flora,...
59th Carnegie International Tests the Limits of Connection and Inclusion
The 59th Carnegie International, titled *If the word we*, foregrounds community, listening, and collaboration through immersive, tactile installations. Curators Ryan Inouye, Danielle A. Jackson and Liz Park enlist thought partners like Egyptian writer Haytham el‑Wardany to shape a exhibition that invites...