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2026 Begins With Big Tests for Asia’s Art Markets
15 January 2026 @ 10:55 pm
Will the industry rebound? Here's what The Asia Pivot will be watching.
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Can Brainrot Be Art? Beeple Thinks So
15 January 2026 @ 10:14 pm
In art right now, it’s hard to avoid talking about Beeple. That, of course, is the alias of Charleston-based Mike Winkelmann, known to millions of followers for digital images that he makes and posts daily. These works give off the sense of a brain overdosing on memes—we’re talking pictures of giant emojis and pop culture […]
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Ian McKellen Brings Beloved British Painter L.S. Lowry to Life in New Documentary
15 January 2026 @ 9:31 pm
"L.S. Lowry: The Unheard Tapes" will feature previously unheard recordings of the artist in conversation with a young fan.
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Painter Henry Walsh’s Expansive Canvases Teem With the ‘Imaginary Lives of Strangers’
15 January 2026 @ 8:16 pm
Best known for his intricately detailed and precise paintings, British artist Henry Walsh has an exciting year ahead.
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Stolen Louvre Jewels Were Last Seen in a Parking Garage, Surveillance Footage Reveals
15 January 2026 @ 6:36 pm
CCTV video appears to show two suspects admiring the stolen jewels.
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London Exhibition Forced to Close After Right-Wing Vandal Attacks
15 January 2026 @ 6:10 pm
The show at Bomb Factory explored themes from war to immigration.
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This Church Became a Storied Gallery. Now It’s for Sale
15 January 2026 @ 5:05 pm
For a decade, it was Freddy. Artist Joshua Abelow hopes its artistic legacy will continue.
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Alaska Museum’s Mammoth Fossils Turn Out to Be Whale Bones
15 January 2026 @ 2:10 pm
A pair of mammoth bones were misidentified by the museum for 75 years.
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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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