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The National Gallery has named Kengo Kuma and Associates, working with BDP and MICA, as the winner of the competition to design its new wing under Project Domani. The scheme is part of a £750 million campaign and will be subject to ratification after a standstill period ending 16 April 2026. According to the National […]
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Catharsis Art Gallery x TAK Contemporary presents & curates a new exhibition of South Asian art this month, bringing together modern and contemporary artists under the title Ceci n’est pas un paysage. The group show opens on 9 April 2026 and runs until 25 April 2026 at Galerie l’Aléatoire, 29 rue de Bièvre, 75005 Paris. Exhibition Focus The exhibition takes landscape
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Tokyo Arts and Space (TOKAS) has named Han Ishu and yang02 as winners of the sixth Tokyo Contemporary Art Award (TCAA) 2026–2028. The award ceremony and symposium took place on 4 March 2026 at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo. About the Tokyo Contemporary Art Award The Tokyo Metropolitan Government and TOKAS established the TCAA
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Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan is opening a dedicated phone line for confessions. He is also launching new editions of his most controversial sculpture, a depiction of Pope John Paul II struck by a meteorite. It is to mark the 21st anniversary of John Paul’s death this month, that the launch is happening. When asked if
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Helen Legg, currently director of Tate Liverpool, has been appointed artistic director of the Royal Academy of Arts (RA) in London. She takes up the role in June 2026, assuming responsibility for the institution’s exhibitions, permanent collection, and public programme. The position sits at the heart of one of Britain’s most influential cultural organisations and
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Four masked men broke into a museum near Parma, Italy. They stole famous paintings by Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse in less than three minutes. The theft happened at the Magnani Rocca Foundation villa on March 22 night. Police shared details on Sunday. Thieves Steal Priceless Artworks in Night Raid The men entered through a back
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Ibrahim Mahama, the world-renowned Ghanaian contemporary artist ranked No. 1 on ArtReview‘s 2025 Power 100 list and the first African artist ever to hold that distinction was allegedly assaulted by Ghana police officers in Tamale on Saturday, March 21, 2026. The incident has triggered a wave of outrage from Ghana’s art community and renewed urgent calls
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Government of Ukraine has approved a sweeping new resolution that makes the evacuation of museum collections from active conflict zones mandatory. It is in a bid to shield millions of cultural objects from intensifying Russian attacks. Resolution and key provisions The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine adopted the new procedure on 17–18 February. How cultural
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A provocative new sculpture appeared overnight on the National Mall, depicting U.S. President Donald Trump tenderly embracing the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in a reimagined scene from the 1997 film Titanic. Titled King of the World, the life-sized installation surfaced early Tuesday, March 10, directly in front of the U.S. Capitol. The anonymous
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After a turbulent year marked by controversy, crisis, and scandal, the Louvre Museum has lost its director. French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday confirmed he had accepted the resignation of Laurence des Cars, who had led the world’s most visited museum since 2021. Des Cars’s departure follows a series of damaging incidents that have shaken public confidence