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Art
6 Feet Under in Coffins That Are Over the Top
The Ga people of Ghana create elaborate fantasy coffins that reflect the deceased’s life and personality, a tradition now internationally exhibited and celebrated as both…
Yayoi Kusama: Legacy of the renowned Japanese artist
Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama has achieved international recognition for her innovative installations featuring repetitive patterns and mirrors, as well as her pioneering political activism throughout…
Art: Our Place in These Worlds
Elizabeth Xi Bauer gallery in London is showcasing an exhibition curated by Maria do Carmo M. P. de Pontes that features artworks addressing migration and…
A Fragile Treasure Endures a Sojourn
The Bayeux Tapestry was transported from Bayeux, France to the British Museum in London for a major exhibition opening September 10, 2026, marking the first…
The five artists in the running for the Ithra Art Prize
The King Abdulaziz Center for World Cultures is exhibiting works by five artists shortlisted for the seventh Ithra Art Prize, with the winner receiving a…
The Glamorous Milieu of a Beverly Hills Muse
David Hockney’s 1966-67 painting *Beverly Hills Housewife* depicts art patron Betty Freeman in a sunlit Los Angeles setting, blending glamour with subtle symbolism that reflects…
Venetian Renaissance Art: Scarred Masterpieces and Palatial Beauty
Venice preserves significant Renaissance art and architecture, including Antonello da Messina’s Pietà at Museo Correr and the restored Palazzo Grimani with its extensive classical sculpture…
Artists find calm and inspiration in former capital city
Artists are increasingly relocating to Grand Bassam, Côte d’Ivoire, where affordable spaces and a supportive local art scene are revitalizing the historic city as a…
Culminating Project Of a Design Visionary
Morocco officially opened its new Royal Theater in Rabat, designed by the late architect Zaha Hadid, featuring fluid architectural forms and multiple performance spaces including…
Sex and Surrealism on the French Riviera
In the summer of 1937, a diverse group of artists and intellectuals, including Pablo Picasso and Lee Miller, gathered near Cannes to create a dynamic…
Celebrating A New Freedom Under Self-Rule
Dhaka hosted the 13th edition of Chobi Mela, Asia’s longest-running photography festival, featuring works from 58 photographers across 18 countries that highlighted themes of political…
Enid Marx and Modern British Design retrospective at Compton Verney
Compton Verney in Warwickshire is hosting a major retrospective of Enid Marx’s diverse design work, including her iconic 1937 London Underground moquette fabric and influential…
Chobi Mela Festival Highlights Bangladesh’s Photographic Legacy
The 25th Chobi Mela photography festival in Dhaka showcases both historical and contemporary images that highlight Bangladesh’s photographic heritage and current political unrest, including the…
Ai Weiwei’s Button Up! Exhibition Highlights Migration and Exploitation
Ai Weiwei's exhibition *Button Up!* at Manchester's Aviva Studios features large-scale installations addressing migration, exploitation, and the legacy of imperialism, including a 100-meter inflatable dinghy…
New museum in Calif. amplifies group that has long felt invisible
The Out Museum in San Francisco opened in May to showcase the experiences of the Chinese and Chinese American LGBTQ+ community through bilingual exhibitions and…
See What Norman Rockwell Saw in West Wing Lobby
Norman Rockwell’s rare sketches of daily life in the White House West Wing during Franklin D. Roosevelt’s presidency have been acquired by the White House…
More Museums Are Just for Fun
The Museum of Ice Cream and similar for-profit immersive venues have attracted millions of visitors with interactive, entertainment-driven exhibits, surpassing attendance at some traditional museums.…
Her Creations Usually Come With a Twist
Maren Hassinger’s retrospective at the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive showcases her five-decade career blending sculpture, performance, and natural materials, featuring large installations,…
When Art Became a Journey Into Light
Omani artist Jawaher al Maqbali presented the exhibition “Tajalli Al Noor” in Al Athaiba, combining paintings with narrative QR codes to create an intimate, reflective…
MC Escher Retrospective Opens in London with 150 Works
A comprehensive exhibition of M.C. Escher's work featuring over 150 pieces has opened at Somerset House in London, displaying his iconic optical illusions and intricate…
James McNeill Whistler Art Retrospective Review
A new retrospective exhibition delves into James McNeill Whistler’s artistic achievements and vivid personality, featuring highlights like his Nocturne series and the iconic portrait of…
Anish Kapoor’s Hayward Exhibition: Spectacle Without Profundity
Anish Kapoor’s new exhibition at London’s Hayward Gallery features large-scale sculptures and installations that emphasize his signature use of color, particularly vivid reds and exclusive…
Anish Kapoor’s Freudian Art Exhibition at Hayward Gallery
Anish Kapoor’s new exhibition at London’s Hayward Gallery features large-scale sculptures that explore Freudian themes and create immersive, psychologically charged environments. By skillfully navigating the…
Giacometti in the Temple of Dendur Transforms Sacred Space
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has installed Alberto Giacometti’s elongated female sculptures inside the Temple of Dendur to create a new exhibition titled “Giacometti in…
Her face is her canvas, and her calling card
French artist Orlan is currently conducting a series of lectures at the Louvre exploring the transformation and representation of the human body in art, addressing…
All the fun of the fair
The Tate Modern in London is featuring a major retrospective of Argentine artist Julio Le Parc’s kinetic and optical art, highlighting his interactive installations that…
Saving Alice’s Wonderland in New York
A 16-panel mural depicting scenes from Lewis Carroll’s "Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland," originally painted between 1938 and 1940 for Gouverneur Hospital in New York, has…
Artist Delcy Morelos Creates Origo Earth Structure at Barbican
Colombian artist Delcy Morelos has installed Origo, a 30-tonne earth structure with aromatic clay tunnels, at London’s Barbican Centre offering visitors both physical shelter and…
British Landscapes Exhibition Explores Artistic Responses to Changing Countryside
Pallant House Gallery in Chichester is hosting *British Landscapes: A Sense of Place*, an exhibition showcasing British landscape art from the late 18th to the…
Public Restoration of Gustave Courbet’s ‘A Burial at Ornans’ at Musée d’Orsay
The Musée d’Orsay has completed the restoration of Gustave Courbet’s “A Burial at Ornans,” allowing visitors to witness the yearlong conservation process that revealed vivid…