Jon and Kim Shirley initiated the restoration of Alexander Calder's "Mountains and Clouds" sculpture in the US Senate, ensuring the mobile "clouds" are reinstalled as originally intended after being deemed unsafe post-quake, using new preservation tech.
Dallas's Katy Trail will host Texas's first public art biennial, the KTX Biennial, opening Spring 2027. Curated by Jovanna Venegas, it features global artists, inspired by Le Guin's "Vaster Than Empires." The free, 18-month exhibition transforms the trail into a vibrant encounter site for contemporary art.
Art Basel Paris returns with free exhibits, installations, and talks. Highlights include Harry Nuriev's Objets Trouvés, Kermit the Frog sculpture, and Fabienne Verdier's paintings. A cross-disciplinary art fair.
Begum, who was born in Bangladesh, another country that is highly vulnerable to climate change, told The Art Newspaper: “During my research visits to Oulu, I have been struck by the exceptional beauty of the low Arctic light, along with the wonderful walks along the seafront, where I have observed the many shapes of the frozen and melting sea ice.
