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Overlooked Artist Louisa Chase Returns to the Spotlight
2 May 2026 @ 8:30 am
At Berry Campbell, "Louisa Chase: The Eighties" marks the artist's largest and most comprehensive solo in New York in more than two decades.
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Metal Detectorists Unearth Norway’s Largest-Known Viking Coin Hoard
1 May 2026 @ 11:27 pm
The Viking coins date from the 980s to the 1040s.
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Oleg Prokofiev’s Lost Trove of Paintings Comes to Light After Decades in Hiding
1 May 2026 @ 7:35 pm
Abstract works that the artist hid from Soviet authorities now fill a dedicated London space.
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The Marcel Duchamps That Got Away: On Collecting His Work and the Sprawling MoMA Show
1 May 2026 @ 6:19 pm
Not so long ago, a brave collector could have scored a trove of his works. No one had the guts, including me.
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The Venice Biennale’s Polite Fiction of Being ‘Above the Market’ Is Wearing Thin
1 May 2026 @ 5:00 pm
From Christie’s palazzo show to Chanel soirées, the market is no longer lurking in the shadows.
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The Defining Themes of Today’s Biennial Art
1 May 2026 @ 3:57 pm
In part two of our critic's biennial research project, an analysis the big ideas shaping today’s global biennial circuit.
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Jarvis Cocker Is Bringing His Eclectic Eye to the Hepworth Wakefield
1 May 2026 @ 3:56 pm
The Pulp founder and his wife Kim Sion promise a joyfully chaotic exhibition: 'you'd be a fool to miss it.'
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How Latin American Artists Have Harnessed the Allure of Alchemy
1 May 2026 @ 2:23 pm
Artists from Remedios Varo to Olga de Amaral have been inspired by alchemy. A new exhibition in Monterrey, Mexico, explores why.
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Isabel Nolan’s Work Challenges Everything We Think We Know About Creativity
1 May 2026 @ 12:40 pm
The artist, who is preparing to represent Ireland at the Venice Biennale, has a condition that prevents her from visualizing images: 'It feels liberating.'
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Artist Kasper Eistrup Maps the Human Condition on Canvas
1 May 2026 @ 7:18 am
The artist's solo show "Bridges Over Magma" at Galerie Schimming takes inspiration from the city of Hamburg itself and the human connections that arise even in tenuous conditions.
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