In an all-Mozart program with the San Francisco Symphony, Golda Schultz shows that her soubrette days are behind her.

Suspended from a crane, the work is meant as a metaphor for the country's ongoing precarious situation during the war

The objects’ return was delayed due confusion between the Nigerian state and the oba of Benin

Lang, 86, who has led the Parisian institution since 2013, has vigorously denied any wrongdoing after his name was found nearly 700 times within the Epstein files

Photographer Samuel Laurence Cunnane travels around the world by van, capturing fleeting scenes that result in luminous images, revealing remarkable beauty hidden in plain sight. The Irish artist makes his London debut at Southbank Centre’s Hayward Gallery with Blue Road, a show that encourages viewers to look more intently in moments of stillness. It is the fifth exhibition in the RC Foundation Project Space Exhibition series, which showcases the next generation of emerging international artists. The titular work depicts a stretch of newly tarmacked road that appears as a deep blue river, gleaming in the early evening light. Elsewhere, dense green foliage parts to reveal a figure in the distance, obscured...

Ninawa Huni Kui has spoken out ahead of a show focused on the threatened Brazilian ecosystem of the Pantanal

HANGHAR’s casa guadalupe lands on suburban-rural plot in spain
 
In Gijón, Spain, HANGHAR completes Casa Guadalupe, a 120-square-meter single-family home fabricated entirely off-site and assembled within 48 hours. The house translates industrialized construction into a contemporary domestic setting, combining a lightweight steel structure, ventilated facade, and corrugated metal roof into a precise, workshop-controlled system. The project positions prefabrication as a calibrated architectural tool grounded in the Asturian landscape.
 
Fully fabricated in a workshop, the house was transported by semi-trailers and assembled on-site in a short timeframe, with the main structure erected in two days. This...

Hepworth insiders Laura Smith and Olivia Colling have been appointed into new roles as the gallery celebrates its 15th anniversary this year

Revived ‘gaming’ computer is now functional with typewriter
 
Youtube channel Prototype transforms an old typewriter into a functional ‘gaming’ computer that slides to the side as users type. Retaining the original design of the used typewriter, the device keeps the metal body, round keycaps, mechanical hammers, slide carriage, and bell but is equipped with 3D printed parts to make it work for modern gaming, browsing, and typing. To make the typewriter gaming computer functional, the maker first removes some parts, including the old motor, ribbon system, and some side brackets, to create some space inside the case.
 
Since a computer needs a motherboard, power supply, and other components, he also...

The face of an angel who appeared to resemble Italy’s right-wing Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, has been removed from a fresco in a Roman church after complaints from Vatican officials. The image appeared in a chapel of the Basilica of St. Lawrence in Lucina, where artist Bruno Valentinetti restored a fresco he originally painted in 2000. Valentinetti initially denied that the angel bore any resemblance to Meloni. He said the recent intervention was a necessary conservation effort after water damage, a claim echoed by the parish priest, Monsignor Daniele Michelett, in comments to the BBC. The likeness was first reported earlier this month by La Repubblica, which noted that the angel, depicted holding a map...

Last summer, I did face painting at a block party in my Brooklyn neighborhood. In the sweltering August humidity, I rendered pink butterflies and Spiderman webs on tiny, sticky faces; unsurprisingly, my designs didn't last very long in the bouncy castle. Except for the glitter. For weeks, I found it in my hair, on my cats, in my sink, and in random corners of the house, migrating to and fro like dandelion fuzz. My initial annoyance gave way to an improbable affection for these tenacious reminders of the community I'm lucky to have. In today's edition, Francesco Dama plumbs the democratizing potential of glitter and collective misconceptions about the medium's place in art history. I...

SUBMIT TO A’ DESIGN AWARD AND COMPETITION 2026
 
The internationally renowned A’ Design Award invites designers, architects, and visionaries from all disciplines to submit their best works for the 2026 competition. With the deadline on February 28 and results announcement on May 1, the international platform is a fantastic opportunity for the creative community to receive global recognition.
 
From expansive countryside villas to high-density apartment complexes and forward-thinking senior residences, a curated selection of past winners in residential architecture continues to inspire new ways of living. Whether as a professional firm or an emerging talent, follow the footsteps of these award-winning...

The recent highly hyped studio recording of Puccini's Turandot left me greatly disappointed.

Biodegradable Pots as Circular Alternative to Plastic Containers
 
Biodegradable Pots is a material research project addressing the widespread use of plastic containers in horticulture, floriculture, and gardening. In response to the environmental impact of single-use plastics, the project proposes an alternative production model aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production. The research focuses on waste reduction, material reintegration, and circular design strategies through the development of biodegradable plant containers.
 
The project investigates the reuse of organic waste from three primary sources: discarded natural fibers and plant matter...

lacma announces opening of peter zumthor-designed galleries
 
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) is set to open the David Geffen Galleries on April 19th, 2026, marking the completion of a two-decade transformation of its campus. Designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Peter Zumthor, the new building becomes LACMA’s primary home for its permanent collection, introducing 10,220 square meters of exhibition space within a 274-meter-long structure that spans Wilshire Boulevard.
 
Set on elevated piers, the fluid concrete form of the David Geffen Galleries redefines the presence of the museum in Los Angeles. A network of floating staircases and elevators provides access to the building from both...

February is LGBT+ History Month in the UK. Today, we’re sharing what’s going on in the art world over the next few weeks and beyond, from museums hosting dedicated tours to upcoming exhibitions not to be missed throughout the year. Discover must-visit destinations, delve into archives and learn something new. Re/Assemble, People’s History Museum, Manchester | Until 3 January In 1988, 20,000 people gathered in Manchester to protest against Section 28 – a clause in the Local Government Act that prohibited the “promotion of homosexuality” by schools and local authorities. It became the largest LGBTQIA+ demonstration in British history. This exhibition features newly commissioned artworks by Anna...

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Con More Than This, la Pinacoteca Nazionale di Bologna accoglie un progetto espositivo che mette in tensione due dimensioni in apparenza inconciliabili: l’istituzione museale storica e una pratica pittorica radicalmente contemporanea, nata all’interno di un contesto formativo e laboratoriale. La mostra, curata da Daniele Capra, riunisce dodici artisti formatisi all’Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia nell’ambito dell’Atelier F, restituendo non tanto una “scuola” intesa in senso stilistico, quanto un metodo condiviso fondato sul lavoro, sul confronto e sulla continuità del fare.
AA.VV., “More Than This”, installation view at Pinacoteca Nazionale, Bologna, 2026, ph. Irene Fanizza, courtesy...

Jack Lang, the former French culture minister, stepped down as president of the Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris after his name surfaced in newly released Jeffrey Epstein files, according to the Guardian. Lang, who served two terms as culture minister under President François Mitterrand, resigned on Saturday amid mounting scrutiny. He had led the Institut du Monde Arabe since 2013. The immediate catalyst was a tranche of documents released by the US Department of Justice on January 30. In those files, Lang and his daughter, Caroline Lang, appear among hundreds of public figures whose names are connected in some way to Epstein’s vast web of contacts. Both have denied wrongdoing. Their inclusion in the files...

The dazzling and deeply moving Complications in Sue bodes well for Anthony Roth Costanzo's stewardship of Opera Philadelphia.

“This exhibition is a tribute to the trust that comes with being truly seen and the moment when individuals reveal their inner most person.” These are the words of Tobias Regell, one of Sweden’s most important portrait photographers. His timeless black-and-white imagery renders subjects with unique presence and intimacy. Fotografiska Stockholm presents Du såg mig med orädda ögon – which translates to “You Saw Me With Fearless Eyes” – a major retrospective of Regell’s work. The exhibition brings together over 100 photographs, spanning several decades and multiple series, that trace the artist’s exploration of trust and the vulnerability that allows those he photographs to be authentically...

La sala espositiva di KAPPA-NöUN accoglie il visitatore con un’installazione che concentra in un unico gesto scultoreo la riflessione di Giovanni Termini (Assoro, 1972; vive a Pesaro) sulla memoria, sul lavoro e sugli strati di esistenza che si sedimentano negli oggetti attraversati da molteplici vite. PostAzione, il titolo di questo progetto espositivo, nella sua formulazione linguistica racchiude un duplice significato: da un lato evoca la posteriorità dell’azione, il venire dopo, l’agire in risposta all’ascolto di memorie precedenti; dall’altro designa la postazione di lavoro, quel luogo quotidiano in cui l’artista compie le sue operazioni trasformative.  Al centro dello spazio, un tavolo da...

Mona Hatoum (b. 1952) is synonymous with artworks that challenge, enthral and disturb in equal measure. She is best known for subverting everyday domestic objects, transforming the familiar into the threatening and the inert into the dangerous. Over the years, her practice has encompassed everything from barbed-wire curtains to beds constructed from steel flooring. In these works, associations of comfort, rest and privacy are denied. Instead, Hatoum confronts viewers with themes of displacement, exclusion, marginalisation and the social and political systems that govern and constrain daily life. Hatoum was born into a Palestinian family in Beirut, Lebanon. She has lived in London since 1975, when the outbreak...

In mid-December, on a tour of the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery, Abby Jones, the acting chief of protocol at the State Department, floated the idea that the Smithsonian should create a dedicated gallery featuring multiple images of President Donald Trump, according to the New York Times. This, of course, would be in addition to his official portrait. Later, administration officials noted that the White House regularly receives artworks depicting the President from supporters and suggested that some of it could be displayed at the museum. “President Trump receives an unprecedented amount of beautiful artwork from patriotic Americans all across our great country,” a statement released by the...

One of the seven wonders of the ancient world, according to traditional lists, the Lighthouse of Alexandria once loomed over the Mediterranean city’s harbor during Egypt’s Hellenistic age. At 460 feet tall, it was second only to the Great Pyramid of Gaza in height. The lighthouse, also known as the Pharos of Alexandria, was commissioned by Ptolemy I Soter (c. 367–283 B.C.), a Macedonian Greek general under Alexander the Great who became pharaoh of Egypt; it was seen to completion by his son and successor, Ptolemy II Philadelphus. During the Ptolomaic dynasty, which lasted 300 years, Alexandria was a center of Greek culture in Egypt. Located on the island of Pharos off the coast of Alexandria, the...

Das Wunder der Heliane fuses sex with the sacred at a simmering performance at the Opéra National du Rhin.

“I guess you could say I’m like a film director but my movies have only one frame.” These are the words of Jeff Wall, one of the 20th century’s most influential photographers. His images synthesise the essentials of camerawork with elements of other artforms, including painting, cinema and literature. The result is elaborate and detailed pieces that look as though they have been plucked from the big screen, telling a complete narrative in a single still. They invite the viewer in, prompting them to question the story they’re seeing. There’s a whole group of contemporary artists who pursue this distinct visual language, think Todd Hido, Gregory Crewdson or Holly Andres. These five artists, all...

Why are we so obsessed with the Epstein files? Because they've long stopped being about just one depraved pedophile and have come to symbolize the endemic depravity of the world's richest elites. It's no surprise that the art world is implicated. There isn't much difference between a corporation's board of directors and a museum's board of trustees. It's more or less the same money, same power dynamics, and the same creeps crawling through the corridors. But another world is possible. Please read Editor-at-Large Hrag Vartanian's opinion piece on how we got here in the first place, and what we need to do to encourage an arts ecosystem that doesn't sustain itself with...

All in all, an ill-advised venture.

Bologna è la città dell’Alma Mater Studiorum, l’Università di Bologna, da quasi mille anni presidio di conoscenza. ART CITY Bologna 2026, alla sua quattordicesima tappa, per questa edizione ha scelto di proporre lo Special Program Il corpo della lingua, curato da Caterina Molteni. I lavori degli artisti proposti si inseriscono e dialogano perfettamente con varie sedi universitarie. Il corpo della lingua significa parlare di esperienza fisica, vocale e di relazione fra corpi, saperi e spazi. Il titolo rende omaggio all’omonimo saggio di Giorgio Agamben, in cui il filosofo delinea una vera e propria anatomia del linguaggio.
Jenna Sutela, “nimiia cétiï”, 2018, Laboratorio didattico del Distretto...

There is a particular kind of shame that comes with losing your own work.Not the spectacular kind. Not the kind that arrives with a public failure or a dramatic ending. This shame is quieter. It settles in the body. It convinces you not to tell anyone. It suggests that if you were more responsible, more successful, more organized, this would not have happened. It tells you that asking for help would only confirm what you already fear, that you were never supposed to need it in the first place.Years ago, I couldn’t afford the payment on a storage unit in the neighborhood of Greenpoint in north Brooklyn, where I had been keeping a large portion of my work. Sculptural components, unfinished pieces, modular...

L, an artist whose sculptures and paintings imbued galleries and museums across the US with spiritual potential, has died. ARTnews was unable to confirm a cause of death for L, whose passing was announced this week by various galleries that had shown the artist’s work. The Los Angeles–based artist would have been either 41 or 42. In exhibitions staged by art world institutions ranging from Documenta to the Getty Center, L showed work that had an explicitly spiritual purpose. The artist created sculptures consisting of objects suspended in mineral oil, which they described as “spells.” A spiritual practitioner as well as an artist, L meant for these works to help their viewers reach a higher state. In...

Spanning the 50-foot stretch between a hipster tea shop and a bar proudly displaying anti-ICE posters in Bushwick, a public installation by Brooklyn-based artist and photographer Phil Buehler confronts passersby with the names of the estimated 18,500 children killed by Israel in Gaza from October 2023 to July 2025. Amid freezing temperatures on Thursday, February 5, many pedestrians scurried past the list of names on Buehler’s temporary “Wall of Tears,” which is fastened to a fence at 12 Grattan Street with zip ties. Others walking by paused to read the names listed on the banner.Buehler is a Bronx-raised photographer whose public art projects have included portraits of the empty beds of Ukrainian...

Quil Lemons, “Raheem” (2017) from the series GLITTERBOY (image courtesy the artist)It’s a cold Saturday afternoon in downtown San Francisco. Despite the weather, the streets are crowded with determined shoppers. I’m feeling rather pleased with myself, having just scored a pair of jeans at 50% off, when I wander into one of those shops that sell nothing but Christmas decorations. After a few minutes wading through a thicket of fake trees, Santas, and reindeer, I’m about to turn around to leave, when I see it.Presented with improbable dignity in a golden box is a hanging ornament in the shape of the Trevi Fountain that comes with a “complimentary papal blessing.” Its roughly shaped details would be...

Cougar Mountain Cave, Oregon Cordage found in Oregon's Cougar Mountain Cave FORT ROCK BASIN, OREGON—According to a report in Haaretz, archaeologists have discovered two small pieces of hide connected by a cord in Cougar Mountain Cave rock shelter, which they believe is the earliest known evidence of sewn hide. It’s unclear exactly what the pieces of hide were used for, though they could have been part of a coat, a moccasin, or a tent. The artifacts date to between 12,900 and 11,700 years ago, when a warming trend reversed and the northern hemisphere grew colder and more arid, necessitating the development of warm garments. The researchers also found a great deal of cord made from plant fiber at Cougar...

Aqueduct tunnel MONTOPOLI DI SABINA, ITALY—A team of archaeologists and speleologists have identified underground aqueduct tunnels and natural springs that supplied water to the Villa of the Casoni in the ancient town of Sabina northeast of Rome, La Brújula Verde reports. Built in the Roman Republican period, the villa occupied two terraces, with a garden, fountain, and circular pool on the lower platform, and a residential area on the upper terrace. The late eighteenth-century scholar Sperandio had written about the existence of ancient aqueducts at the site. During a recent field survey, the researchers rediscovered this tunnel system some 980 feet from the villa. These tunnels, which were dug out of the...

The Calder Foundation has announced multidisciplinary Japanese artist Yuko Mohri as the winner of the 2025 Calder Prize. The honor is bestowed biannually on “a contemporary artist whose innovative work reflects the continued legacy of Calder’s genius.” Mohri, known for her installations incorporating sound, fruit, found objects, and kinetic elements, will receive $50,000 in cash […]

A parrot confined to a too-small cage, jellyfish floating above fungi and ferns, and a spotted octopus resting as the centerpiece to a flourishing bouquet are a few of the surreal scenes in the works of Martin Wittfooth. The artist is known for his enigmatic paintings that meld flora and fauna to consider interconnection and nature’s endurance. Wittfooth currently splits his time between Savannah and Brockville, although he plans to relocate permanently to the latter this year. Before he begins preparing for a solo exhibition in spring 2027 with Hashimoto Contemporary, the artist is completing a few larger commissions. “Dam” He enjoys the balance between larger bodies of work and singular pieces: “A...

Excavated erdstall passage, Reinstedt, Germany Medieval horseshoe and ceramic fragments REINSTEDT, GERMANY—According to a La Brujula Verde report, archaeologists from the State Office for Heritage Management and Archaeology of Saxony-Anhalt discovered a series of peculiar and enigmatic overlapping structures dating from the late Middle Ages to the fourth millennium B.C. Before the construction of wind turbines in late 2025, they identified a trapezoidal ditch characteristic of funerary monuments created by a Neolithic people known as the Baalberg culture. The archaeologists also located later Neolithic burials from the third millennium B.C. and a possible Bronze Age burial mound belonging to the...

The London-based artist introduces her exhibition at Culturgest

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Close-up Photographer of the Year has announced the winners of its 7th edition, with Western Australia-based Ross Gudgeon’s image of the elaborate internal structure of a cauliflower soft coral taking the top spot. The population of the otherworldly pink marine creatures found in reefs off the coast of New South Wales has seen a staggering decrease in the past few years—90% between 2011 and 2021 alone. Peering up from the base, he portrays the delicate stalks as if they’re towering trees. Additional category winners include close-ups of a wide range of both marine and terrestrial wildlife, from insects and arachnids to mammals and amphibians. Colossal readers might also recognize the work of Barry Webb,...

Dal 6 al 9 febbraio 2026, in occasione di Arte Fiera, nell’ambito di ART CITY Bologna e ART CITY White Night torna Ababo Art Week con mostre, talk, eventi, installazioni e performance presenti dentro e fuori il centro storico di Bologna, oltre che all’interno dell’Accademia delle Belle Arti di Bologna, che per l’occasione diverrà uno spazio espositivo diffuso capace di esporre la ricchezza di idee e ricerche degli studenti dei vari dipartimenti.
ABABO Open Show 2025, ph Martina Platone, courtesy Accademia delle Belle Arti di Bologna
Partendo da Arte Fiera, la fiera dell’arte di Bologna, sarà possibile visitare fino a domenica 8 febbraio lo stand dell’Accademia delle Belle Arti, presso il quale...

Gothic romance and the dark appeal of a vampire lover

Four months after announcing its rebranding as the Philadelphia Art Museum, the Philadelphia Museum of Art is reverting to its old name, effective immediately. The institution will retain the griffin logo and brand identity that accompanied the October renaming. The museum in a press release said that its board had voted unanimously to drop the […]

Belgium is abandoning its plan to dismantle the Museum of Contemporary Art Antwerp (M HKA) after being met with stiff resistance from the artistic community. The government had aimed to cancel construction of a high-rise building that was to have served as M HKA’s new home and to strip the museum, the oldest contemporary arts […]

CAMBRIDGE, ENGLAND—According to an RTÉ report, a burial pit containing the remains of at least 10 people, likely young men buried after a battle or a mass execution, was uncovered in eastern England by a team from Cambridge University. One of the bodies had been decapitated, while the positions of others suggest that they had been tied up at the time of death. Disarticulated body parts were also recovered. “We don’t see much evidence for the deliberate chopping up of some of these body parts, so they may have been in a state of decomposition and literally falling apart when they went into the pit,” said team leader Oscar Aldred of the Cambridge Archaeological Unit. One of the men whose remains were...

A diver recovers an amphora from a Roman shipwreck off the coast of Puglia, Italy. PUGLIA, ITALY—ANSA reports that a Roman shipwreck carrying a cargo of amphoras was discovered last summer in the Ionian Sea off the coast of southeastern Italy. Italy’s financial police, who combat smuggling, kept the discovery under wraps until now in order to protect the site while a research strategy could be developed. For more on underwater archaeology in Italy, go to "A Trip to Venice."
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Completed in 1972, the innovative 48-story building known as the Transamerica Pyramid Center quickly became an indelible icon of the San Francisco skyline. Its modernist features include blocky elements, uniform rows of windows, and it’s namesake pyramidical shape, but its design also took its surroundings into consideration, as its tapered shape meant that more sunlight could reach the ground level around it. Inside, the light-filled Annex Gallery is currently home to the similarly towering works of Tara Donovan’s Stratagems series. Made from thousands of recycled CDs that are wrapped around steel supports and placed on concrete plinths, these swirling, reflective spires directly reference skyscraper...

Multiple-headed deities, strange woodland feasts, plants with sprite-like faces, and worlds floating on animals’ backs are just a few of the dreamlike occurrences in the work of Leonora Carrington (1917-2011). The British-Mexican artist, born into an upper-class family in Lancashire, was fascinated by the notion of “other.” She immersed herself in fairytales and folk stories by the likes of Beatrix Potter and Lewis Carroll and rebelled against the strict expectations of high-society women in England. Carrington traveled extensively, soaking up inspiration from classical sculptures and Renaissance paintings in Florence, where she studied art, then attending the first International Surrealist Exhibition in...

Dal 5 al 15 febbraio 2026, in occasione di ART CITY Bologna e Arte Fiera, la mostra Corpo Tessuto presenta una nuova e significativa selezione di opere di Simone Miccichè, artista bolognese la cui ricerca pittorica si concentra sul tessuto come luogo simbolico, linguistico e corporeo. La mostra, curata da Federica Fiumelli e Francesco Liggieri, pone al centro del progetto espositivo il tessuto. Elemento che, però, non è mai semplice soggetto rappresentato, ma diventa metafora della pittura stessa: superficie sensibile, pelle del mondo, archivio di memorie culturali e politiche. Le opere di Miccichè nascono da un’osservazione lenta e analitica delle trame, delle pieghe, dei pattern che attraversano stoffe...

 
There’s just 2 weeks left to submit your work for Feeling Seen, a community-centered photography project inviting you to share what you’re experiencing right now.
We want photographers to capture the essence of their current emotions, sensations, and surroundings. Our sense of feeling goes beyond the physical – it’s emotional, atmospheric, and relational. It’s through these feelings that we connect with one another on a deeper level.
It’s about exploring how photography can express both internal and external sensations – whether it’s the rush of anticipation, the dis/comfort of the body, nostalgia of memory or tension of conflict. This project believes in photography’s power to evoke real...

From more than 60,000 entries submitted by photographers around the globe, the jurors of the 2025 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition had their work cut out for them. They selected 100 images that tell powerful stories and represent diverse regions and types of animals in a huge range of habitats, including areas heavily impacted by human activity. Now, 24 photographers have the chance to win the contest’s People’s Choice Award, which you can vote for until March 18. Contenders include a cozy baby sloth, polar bears relaxing on a sunny day, baby kestrels about to take flight, and many more. In addition to casting your vote, visit the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition at London’s...

“When I look for places in the city to locate my sculptures, or take photographs, it is a bit similar to [mushroom hunting]. I like to observe the city with that gaze for little details.”Read the full article by Silke Tudor by clicking above.
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The frolicking skeleton children, bat-human creatures, and a lizard girl named Claudine embody the wild imagination of Matt Gordon, a mixed-media artist based in Plymouth, Michigan. Read the full article by Andy Smith by clicking above!
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