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A Downtown Gallery Disappears, Another Draws Controversy—and More Juicy Art World Gossip
18 February 2026 @ 10:38 pm
Meanwhile, the High Desert Art Fair scales up.
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Rising Artist Victoria Dugger Reclaims the American Flag in Gingham and Glitter
18 February 2026 @ 10:01 pm
Dugger brings her maximalist Southern Gothic dream to a new solo exhibition at Sargent's Daughters.
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Meet the Artist Who Spent 12 Years Remaking ‘Titanic,’ Shot for Shot
18 February 2026 @ 7:36 pm
Claudia Bitrán’s DIY remake of James Cameron's epic is sailing into New York at Cristin Tierney.
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YouTube’s First Video Acquired by London’s V&A
18 February 2026 @ 5:12 pm
The museum has added a reconstruction of YouTube’s 2006 “watch” page to its growing collection of digital design artifacts.
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Court Dismisses Artist’s Challenge to South Africa’s Canceled Venice Biennale Show
18 February 2026 @ 2:21 pm
The decision comes on the final day for Venice Biennale pavilion submissions, likely leaving South Africa without representation.
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How Cuban Artist Rachel Valdés Maps Perception and Consciousness in Her Luminous Abstractions
18 February 2026 @ 12:00 pm
At Gary Nader Fine Art, Miami, the artist's new solo show illuminates her ongoing investigation into the boundaries of human sensorial awareness.
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Street Artist Mr. Flower Fantastic Transforms New York Botanical Garden Into an Urban Oasis
17 February 2026 @ 10:00 pm
The anonymous artist is known for bringing flowers and street culture together.
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Christina Zimpel Pays Tribute to Female Spirit in Her New Print Edition
17 February 2026 @ 9:39 pm
The new hand-painted edition is presented by Artspace and Lincoln Center Editions.
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Signature Looks From Carolyn Bessette Kennedy’s Wardrobe Resurface at Auction
17 February 2026 @ 8:45 pm
The sale also includes vintage pieces that feature in the new FX series "Love Story."
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World’s Largest Mural Aims to Be Saudi Arabia’s ‘Sistine Chapel’
17 February 2026 @ 8:21 pm
Domingo Zapata hopes the mural, the size of nine football fields, will be visible from space.
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