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New Exhibition Space Opens in Gaudí-Designed Building in Barcelona
4+ hour, 24+ min ago (341+ words) Casa Batll" Contemporary will play home to two annual shows of contemporary art. Casa Batll, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Barcelona designed by the Catalan architect Antonio Gaud, recently opened a new exhibition space designated for shows of contemporary…...
Is Martin Puryear the Most Influential American Artist Working Today?
6+ hour, 18+ min ago (725+ words) A Martin Puryear survey at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston suggests that he may be the most influential American artist working today. Self-portraiture is commonly thought to be one of the most revealing genres of artmaking: In presenting an…...
New Details Revealed for Planned Saudi Museum in AlUla
23+ hour, 53+ min ago (312+ words) New information about the future contemporary art museum in AlUla, Saudi Arabia, was revealed on February 1 Further details about a new museum to open in AlUla, Saudi Arabia, were revealed by Arts AlUla, a project of the Royal Commission for…...
Chicago’s Volume Gallery Triples in Size with a Move to West Town
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (352+ words) Chicago's Volume Gallery is expanding to a 3,500-square-foot space designed by co-founders Claire Warners and Sam Vinz at 1700 West Hubbard Street. Senior Market Reporter, ARTnews The last couple of years have seen many art galleries close in art hubs around…...
Louvre Abu Dhabi’s Manuel Rabaté Tapped to Lead India’s Largest Private Museum
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (232+ words) Frenchman joins the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art in New Delhi as it prepares to move to a vast new complex "I have always had a keen interest in South Asia and in India in particular, both for its cultural…...
Faiza Butt to Represent Pakistan at Venice Biennale, Kahlo-Branded Condos Hit the Market, and More: Morning Links for January 30, 2026
6+ day, 8+ hour ago (380+ words) Faiza Butt will represent Pakistan at the Venice Biennale, Frida Kahlo'branded condos hit the market, and more global art news. RECKONING WITH RESTITUTION. French senators adopted a long-awaited bill to facilitate the restitution of art looted during the colonial era,…...
Frida Kahlo–Branded Apartments Hit the Market in Miami
6+ day, 10+ hour ago (271+ words) Condos in a Frida Kahlo'branded luxury condominium development in Miami went on sale this week, even though the project has yet to break ground. Promotional materials describe the planned residences as "inspired by Frida Kahlo's expressive spirit." Renderings of the…...
Art Institute of Chicago Director Frankly Addresses Airplane Incident: A ‘Very Low Moment’
1+ week, 5+ hour ago (345+ words) For the first time since his return to his job last May following a voluntary leave, James Rondeau, the director of the Art Institute of Chicago, spoke frankly about a bizarre incident on an airplane that gained attention far beyond…...
London’s Courtauld Will Build New Contemporary Art Galleries with $13.8 M. Blavatnik Gift
1+ week, 2+ day ago (182+ words) Senior Market Reporter, ARTnews The Courtauld reopened in 2021 after closing for a $28.4 million overhaul that took three years, supported by the Blavatniks along with money from the National Lottery Heritage Fund. Artnet News called it "the most hotly anticipated opening…...
Artists Urge Jewish Museum to Save Federal ‘Sistine Chapel of New Deal Art’ from Demolition in Open Letter
1+ week, 3+ day ago (229+ words) By Leigh Anne Miller The latest attempt to save the New Deal-era artwork from the Wilbur J. Cohen Federal Building in Washington, D.C., involves a letter written by a group of artists urging the Jewish Museum in New York to save the…...