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Architect Edwin Lutyens’s bust removed from Indian president's house as government reshapes nation’s image
4+ hour, 45+ min ago (256+ words) William Reid-Dick's bust of Edwin Lutyens Much of Delhi's grandiose Islamic architecture had been destroyed in the British response to the "Indian Mutiny" of 1857, so Lutyens was given the task of innovating a new architectural idiom appropriate for the seat…...
Venice Biennale curatorial team reveal how they are bringing the late Koyo Kouoh's vision to life
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (325+ words) The curatorial vision of Koyo Kouoh, the late artistic director of this year's Venice Biennale, has been announced at a briefing in the city. The 61st'International Art Exhibition, titled In Minor Keys, will include 111 artists and artist collectives, with many…...
New York State Museum begins $150m modernisation project
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (309+ words) New York State Museum, Albany Courtesy the New York State Museum Albany's New York State Museum (NYSM) is beginning the first phase of a multi-year modernisation project. This will include new exhibitions, the formation of a "visioning task force" and…...
South Africa pavilion will be empty at 2026 Venice Biennale, culture ministry says
6+ day, 8+ hour ago (569+ words) Gabrielle Goliath has said that she will be appealing against the high court's decision to dismiss her urgent application The South African pavilion will be empty at the forthcoming 2026 Venice Biennale, a spokesperson for the country's'Department'of Sports, Arts and Culture…...
US Commission of Fine Arts signs off on Trump’s White House ballroom
6+ day, 20+ hour ago (115+ words) A recent rendering of the East Wing ballroom posted to the National Capital Planning Commission website Courtesy National Capital Planning Commission, Shalom Baranes Associates, Architects One group called the sudden demolition "a collective loss" while another expressed concern the $300m ballroom…...
Museum dedicated to the Romantic movement reopens in Paris on Valentine’s Day
1+ week, 6+ day ago (260+ words) The Mus'e de la Vie romantique, in the former home and studios of the Dutch-French painter Ary Scheffer (1795-1858), reopens this month after a "3.8m renovation funded by the city of Paris and private donors who contributed to a fundraising campaign. The…...
Plan for Centre Pompidou in New Jersey is ‘dead’, local official says
1+ week, 6+ day ago (364+ words) Plan for Centre Pompidou in New Jersey is "dead, local official says'The Art Newspaper Plan for Centre Pompidou in New Jersey is "dead, local official says The new mayor of Jersey City, James Solomon, said a long-planned outpost of the…...
London's Brutalist Southbank Centre awarded protected heritage status
2+ week, 1+ day ago (224+ words) The Year Ahead now available to purchase! Your essential guide to must-see exhibitions and events for 2026 London's Southbank Centre has been awarded Grade II listed status by the UK Department for Culture, Media and Sport, giving the controversial Brutalist landmark…...
London’s Mosaic Rooms, dedicated to art from the Arab region, reopens after expansion
2+ week, 1+ day ago (363+ words) London's Mosaic Rooms is reopening on 18 February after a year-long refurbishment, with new facilities, a new charitable status and a new director. But the organisation's focus, says its director Pip Day, remains the same: art and culture from the Arab…...
Venice Biennale 2026: all the national pavilions, artists and curators so far
2+ week, 3+ day ago (1141+ words) The 61st edition of the Venice Biennale, the most prestigious and oldest-running art biennial, will open on 9 May. The main exhibition will follow the curatorial plan set out by the late Koyo Kouoh, while countries from around the world have been…...