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Where Art Insiders Are Placing Their Bets in 2026
8 January 2026 @ 10:12 pm
After the downturn, what comes next for the global art market in 2026? Senior editor Kate Brown discusses the outlook for the year with Marc Spiegler, former global director of Art Basel.
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Meet Esphyr Slobodkina, the Russian-Born Abstractionist Who Shook Mid-Century New York
8 January 2026 @ 8:28 pm
In "Architects of Being" at the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts, the artist is presented as a kindred spirit to Louise Nevelson in a dazzling, interdisciplinary exhibition.
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Vermeer’s ‘Girl with a Pearl Earring’ Is Taking a Rare Trip to Japan
8 January 2026 @ 7:39 pm
The outing marks the painting's first international trip in more than a decade.
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Trophy Art Bounced Back in 2025. Here Are the Biggest Winners and Losers
8 January 2026 @ 6:27 pm
Not a single woman made the list of the top 20 artists at auction, a shift from 2024.
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Congress Moves to Protect NEA and NEH Funding
8 January 2026 @ 6:19 pm
Congress is looking to pass funding bills to avoid another government shutdown.
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Van Gogh Museum Recreates the Artist’s Famed Yellow House
8 January 2026 @ 5:57 pm
The colorful residence has been brought to life in an exhibition reuniting Van Gogh's Roulin family portraits.
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Only Known Photos of Computing Pioneer Ada Lovelace Join U.K. National Collection
8 January 2026 @ 4:09 pm
The daguerreotypes were acquired by London's National Portrait Gallery via Bonhams.
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Painter Lize Bartelli on Desire, Visibility, and Self-Construction
8 January 2026 @ 9:08 am
Opening this month at London gallery Roman Road, "The Hour of the Star" features some of Bartelli's boldest work yet.
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Sperone, Westwater Trade Claims of Mismanagement, Absenteeism in New Court Filings
8 January 2026 @ 1:32 am
The partners are dueling over the dissolution of their 50-year-old firm, which closed last month.
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Artnet’s Katya Kazakina Wins Newswomen’s Club of New York Award for Second Year in a Row
8 January 2026 @ 12:06 am
Her look at the lavish—and sometimes fraught—lifestyles of art dealers and advisors nabbed the arts and entertainment prize.
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