Blum Gallery Rethinks Model: Closing LA & Tokyo Spaces
Blum gallery is transitioning from the traditional model, closing spaces in LA & Tokyo. Cites exhaustion and a shift in the art market. Focus on partnerships and special projects.
Nuestra Señora del Juncal: Shipwreck Mystery & Underwater Archaeology
The Nuestra Señora del Juncal, a Spanish galleon lost in 1631, remains unfound. Its story intertwines transatlantic trade, underwater archaeology, and the challenges of treasure hunting. New research explores its history and legacy.
Art Market Evolution: Challenges and New Strategies
The art market faces challenges amid a paradigm shift. New consultancies emerge, focusing on next-gen collectors, personalized service, and navigating a globalized, digitally driven landscape. Art Basel adapts to changing audiences.
Vancouver Art Gallery Layoffs: Financial Struggles and Budget Cuts
Vancouver Art Gallery (VAG) faces financial difficulties, leading to layoffs of around 30 staff members and budget cuts across departments amid funding reductions and suspended building plans.
Ai Weiwei: Camouflage, Cats, & Conflict in Kyiv
Ai Weiwei's Kyiv installation uses camouflage uniforms & cat-inspired patterns to explore war, peace, rationality, and irrationality. The art reflects on conflict and human suffering.
Gill’s Art Controversy: Museum Consults Survivors
Ditchling Museum removes Gill's nude art after survivor consultation due to abuse concerns. Exhibit highlights Gill's daughters' lives & work. The survivors group also raised objections to Annunciation.
Art Fund Museum of the Year 2025: Judges & Winner
Beamish Museum wins the Art Fund Museum of the Year 2025! Judges include Rana Begum and Phil Wang. Beamish recreates Georgian, Edwardian, and 1940s/50s life. Other finalists receive £15,000.
Mamdani’s Upset Victory: A New Era for NYC?
Zohran Mamdani's surprising primary win signals a shift in NYC politics, driven by youth and class-conscious messaging. Can this socialist candidate reshape the city's future, challenging established power structures?
Blessings, Flooding, and Broadway Design
A story of blessings, dealing with messages and concerns after a flooding, and the inspiration behind a Broadway musical's set design by Dane Laffrey. Includes Darren Criss & Helen J. Shen.
Chelsea Arts Hub at Risk: $170M Sale Threatens Artists
The Raymond Naftali Center, a Chelsea arts keystone, is for sale for $170M after its owners' deaths. 211 artists face displacement amid rising rents and redevelopment fears. Future of NYC arts in jeopardy.
Studiolo: Art Pop-Up & GAN’s Rediscovery in London
Studiolo, a one-day art pop-up in London, highlights ephemeral collaborations. Ben Elwes Fine Art rediscovers Swedish artist GAN, showcasing his Cubist works. Classic Art London fills the void of London Art Week.
Murakami’s Japonisme: Copying, Culture, and Cognitive Change
Takashi Murakami's 'Japonisme' exhibition explores cultural borrowing, copying European artists influenced by Japan (Monet, Van Gogh), and questions of cultural appropriation through Hiroshige's art.