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Arts
What to expect from Tate’s new director
Jessica Morgan will become the director of the Tate museums in London starting January 1, 2027, returning after leading New York’s Dia Art Foundation and…
Giacometti’s fragile figures mingle with the gods
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has opened an exhibition showcasing Alberto Giacometti’s sculptures within the Temple of Dendur, featuring pieces from the Met’s collection alongside…
Artist Catherine Goodman discusses new show at Boughton House
British artist Catherine Goodman has launched a new exhibition at Boughton House, featuring paintings, pastel drawings, and tapestries inspired by the estate’s rich history and…
St Augustine course opens world of art, history, philosophy
Universities and cultural institutions have seen a surge in enrollment for online short courses covering diverse subjects from ancient history to artificial intelligence since the…
American Ballet Theater Summer Season Reflects Tradition and Transition
The American Ballet Theater promoted SunMi Park and Jarod Curley to principal dancers during its summer season, which combined classic ballets like "Swan Lake" and…
The Secret Sculptures of Ray Exworth Revealed
Ray Exworth, a reclusive British sculptor who spent six decades creating intricate lead and mixed-material sculptures largely hidden in a remote Cornish site, is now…
Countering Stereotypes With Music
Colombian Canadian musician Lido Pimienta draws on the cultural significance of Wayuu Indigenous chinchorros to inspire her latest album, which emerged from a difficult period…
The World of ‘War Craft’ Exhibition Highlights Trench Art
The Fitzwilliam Museum’s "War Craft" exhibition showcases 85 artifacts of trench art and wartime creativity from the early 19th century to the current conflict in…
Why Did a Bong Show Go Up in Smoke?
The Toledo Museum of Art has canceled its planned “High Style: The Art of Cannabis Pipes” exhibition, citing logistical, legal, and staffing challenges amid a…
Fine Art: Charting a Career Both Macabre and Masterly
Two exhibitions in Manhattan are showcasing the work of Paul Thek, a pioneering artist known for exploring themes of decay and impermanence, over 30 years…
Institution’s Next Director Fosters ‘Edgy’
Massimiliano Gioni, previously the New Museum's artistic director, has been appointed as its new director beginning August 1 after an international search confirmed his leadership…
New Exhibit Celebrates Canadian Canoe Heritage Through Art
Keith Montreuil of Alderville First Nation connected with his family heritage by touching a birchbark canoe at the Canadian Canoe Museum in Peterborough, which also…
A radical departure: The French architect’s new concert hall
The Rencontres Musicales d’Evian festival in France has expanded its venue with the addition of La Source Vive, a modern 500-seat concert hall designed by…
Otago Art Society Celebrates 150 Years of Supporting Artists
The Otago Art Society is celebrating its 150th anniversary with a major exhibition featuring 220 works from artists ranging in age from 10 to 100,…
Giving arts treasures second act
Wellington’s independent theatre companies Barbarian Productions and Trick of the Light have launched the Green Green Room, a shared library offering costumes, props, sets, and…
Painter Nigel Brown Discusses His Artistic Journey
New Zealand painter Nigel Brown’s latest exhibition, “Broadly Speaking 1982-2025,” showcases his decades-long exploration of the country’s social, political, and environmental issues through bold, text-infused…
Where’s Boston? 50 Years Later: The Athenaeum’s reflection on a city
Constantine Manos is being honored with a new exhibition at the Boston Athenaeum, showcasing 53 of his black-and-white photographs from the iconic 1970s “Where’s Boston?”…
Siblings Launch Deep Ellum Arts Incubator
Scott and Melissa Tucker have opened Tucker Art Projects, a new multidisciplinary arts incubator in Deep Ellum, Dallas, aimed at supporting local creative talent through…
Why mid-career women quit the arts
A survey by AWITA and Artnet reveals that over half of mid-career women in the art industry are considering leaving due to challenges like caregiving…
An Unlikely Symphony, Without Cereal
French sound artist Céleste Boursier-Mougenot is showcasing “Clinamen” at the Park Avenue Armory, an immersive installation where hundreds of ceramic bowls float and collide in…
A Cavernous Spectacle Rises as a Tribute
The Pont Neuf bridge in Paris has been transformed into La Caverne, an immersive art installation by JR honoring the late artist Christo, featuring inflated…
The bitter disputes blighting gaming
Subnautica 2 and Zero Parades: For Dead Spies launched amid ongoing legal and internal disputes involving their developers Unknown Worlds and ZA/UM, respectively. Despite these…
The apotheosis of Anish Kapoor
Anish Kapoor is launching a major exhibition at London’s Hayward Gallery featuring his signature large-scale installations and sculptures exploring themes of identity, sacrifice, and materiality.…
The shifting soul of Britain
Pallant House Gallery in Chichester is hosting British Landscapes: A Sense of Place, an exhibition tracing how British artists from the mid-19th to late 20th…
‘Cerne Abbas Giant’ Concealed by Brown and Barbed Wire
Pallant House is hosting an exhibition that traces the evolution of British landscape painting in the 20th century, emphasizing wartime and postwar works by artists…
Why images of beauty matter in dark times
The artworks of Zinaida Serebriakova, Édouard Manet, and Vittorio Reggianini vividly capture themes of resilience, personal struggle, and social complexity through intimate portraits, symbolic still…
New depths to Debussy
Actor-turned-director Rory Kinnear is staging a semi-staged production of Debussy’s opera *Pelléas et Mélisande* at the Aldeburgh Festival, featuring the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra conducted…
The Art of Winning and Losing: Interactive Exhibitions Reflect on Game and Play
The Aga Khan Museum and The Power Plant in Toronto have launched exhibitions that explore the cultural, historical, and social dimensions of games and play…
Artistic Exchange and Commerce: The East India Company’s Influence on Global Art
The British East India Company exhibition showcases about one hundred artworks from 1750 to 1850 that reveal a unique blend of British, Indian, and Chinese…
Paul Klee’s Late Works Reflect Political Anguish and War Despair
Paul Klee's late artworks, created during his exile after being labeled a degenerate artist by the Nazis, reflect a profound shift toward politically charged themes…