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Why California’s Oldest Private Art School Is Shutting Down
14 January 2026 @ 10:22 pm
Years of declining enrollment and financial woes have driven the California College of Arts to a breaking point.
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One of Picasso’s Most Prolific Eras Comes Into Focus in a Revelatory New Show
14 January 2026 @ 9:59 pm
Kahan Gallery and Ann Norton Sculpture Garden Present "Picasso: Clay, Line and Legacy.”
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Rijksmuseum to Transform Its Grounds With $11.5 Million Sculpture Garden
14 January 2026 @ 7:23 pm
The Amsterdam institution plans to install the outdoor space with works by the likes of Alberto Giacometti and Louise Bourgeois.
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Long-Buried Roman House Opens After Major Restoration—With a High-Tech Twist
14 January 2026 @ 5:55 pm
The House of the Griffins is offering real-time, livestreamed tours of its hidden underground level.
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More Bob Ross Paintings Hit the Block to Bolster Public Media
14 January 2026 @ 2:52 pm
The auction follows a record-breaking year for the beloved painter.
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Sotheby’s Asia Chief Masumi Shinohara on Market Optimism, Young Collectors
14 January 2026 @ 2:29 pm
'There is one common denominator across all Asian markets: cross-category collecting,' the former luxury exec says. 'This is what we want to focus on.'
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Inside ‘Gossip,’ New York’s Under-the-Radar Crit Group
14 January 2026 @ 6:28 am
The all-woman artists’ group is rooted in a long art-historical tradition.
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Bold Art and Symbolism Power New York’s Anti-ICE Protest
13 January 2026 @ 10:20 pm
The first year of Trump's second term has been marked by widespread protests.
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A Rare Caravaggio Comes to New York—And Steals the Show
13 January 2026 @ 10:06 pm
At the Morgan Library and Museum, a must-see show is organized around a major loan from the Galleria Borghese in Rome.
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Smithsonian at Crossroads as White House Compliance Deadline Looms
13 January 2026 @ 7:46 pm
As the White House seeks to control the Smithsonian, the National Portrait Gallery has removed wall text describing Trump's impeachment.
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