Cathy de Monchaux Gets Her Due at Palais de Tokyo
British sculptor Cathy de Monchaux returns with a major Palais de Tokyo survey, her first significant exhibition in over 25 years
Crete Hotel Commissions Site-Specific Art by the Sea
The Mamidakis Foundation Art Prize at Minos Palace Resort in Crete awards its first international winners for a Mediterranean landscape installation
Guide to Contemporary Art in Historic Museum Collections
How museums are putting contemporary artists in dialogue with old master paintings, from Dulwich to the Frick, and why these juxtapositions matter
Repatriated Turquoise Skull Returns to Oaxaca
A pre-Hispanic turquoise mosaic skull repatriated from the Netherlands will go on display in a community museum in Oaxaca in 2027
A Guide to Site-Specific Art and Outdoor Sculpture
How site-specific commissions work, from luxury resorts to public parks, and what makes them succeed or fail in dialogue with their surroundings
Anna Weyant Paints Marc Jacobs for Vanity Fair Cover
Painter Anna Weyant brings her Dutch Old Master style to Vanity Fair, capturing Marc Jacobs for the 2026 Style issue cover
Cathy de Monchaux Gets First Major Survey at Palais de Tokyo
The 1990s sensation and Turner Prize nominee gets her first major survey in Paris, with a studio recreation and decades of erotically charged sculpture
How a 31-Year-Old Dealer Reached the Whitney and Venice
David Pagliarulo's Chinatown gallery David Peter Francis has placed artists in both the Whitney Biennial and the Venice Biennale, a feat rare for any dealer
How Emerging Galleries Launch Artists Into Institutions
A guide to the pathways young galleries use to propel artists from obscurity to biennials, museum collections, and institutional recognition
Mafia Suspected in Heist of Antonello Paintings in Sicily
Four Renaissance paintings by Antonello da Messina stolen from a Sicilian museum have Italian officials fearing organized crime involvement
Para Site at 30: New Director Charts Future for Hong Kong Art
James Taylor-Foster takes the helm of Hong Kong longest-running independent art space as it relocates and rethinks its role
Paul Revere Williams: First Retrospective of a Black Architect
The first licensed Black architect in California shaped Los Angeles with 3,000 projects from celebrity homes to public housing
Aerial Photographer Captures Western Australia's Salt Flats
Martine Perret's five-year aerial photography project reveals salt flats, ancient riverbeds and marine biodiversity across Western Australia's midwest
Antonello da Messina Masterpieces Stolen from Sicily Museum
Four 15th-century works by Antonello da Messina stolen from a Sicilian museum during a religious festival in Italy's boldest art heist
Berlin Gemaldegalerie Stages Five Centuries of Portraiture
Masterpieces from Botticelli to Lempicka paired across five centuries reveal how portraiture shaped identity, power and intimacy in European art
Brett Littman to Lead Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego
The former Noguchi Museum director will lead MCASD starting in October, succeeding Kathryn Kanjo after a six-month search
How to Read a Portrait: A Guide to the History and Language of Portraiture
From Botticelli profiles to contemporary self-portraits, a guide to the visual codes, gestures, and conventions that make portraiture one of art's most enduring genres
How to Read Abstract Painting: A Guide for Curious Viewers
A practical guide to understanding abstract painting, from color field and geometric abstraction to gestural expression and strategies for looking critically
Kunsthaus Zurich Pairs Lassnig and Munch for First Time
First-ever exhibition pairing Maria Lassnig with Edvard Munch opens in Zurich with 150 works on the body, perception and mortality
Mary Heilmann, Abstract Painter and Colourist, Dies at 86
The California-born painter who reshaped post-minimal abstraction with vibrant color and ceramic-inflected practice died on August 14
Brancusi Gets His First Major German Show in 50 Years
Neue Nationalgalerie and Centre Pompidou team up for 150-plus works including a partial reconstruction of the sculptor's Paris studio
Brazilian Police Recover Stolen Matisse Jazz Prints in Sao Paulo
Eight prints from Henri Matisse's iconic 1947 Jazz series stolen from a Sao Paulo library have been recovered, with one suspect arrested
China Orders Museum Emergency Overhauls After Blackouts
Power outages at the Terracotta Warriors Museum and other Chinese sites prompt a national directive for museum emergency protocol upgrades
Guggenheim Sues to Recover Picasso Stolen 65 Years Ago
A Picasso painting stolen from the University of Pittsburgh in 1961 has resurfaced at Christie's, and the Guggenheim wants it back