The Smithsonian May Put its Latino Museum in a Building it Already Owns, Riling ConservativesAugust 22, 2026
Icelandic artist Björn Roth Dead at 64, Trump to Close Kennedy Center For 2 Years, and More: Morning LInks for February 2, 2026 Art Market February 2, 2026 Good Morning! Trump announced plans to close the Kennedy Center for two years of renovations following more canceled performances. The…
‘I don’t take advice on collecting. If I don’t like, I don’t buy’: Tariq Al Jaidah on his approach to acquiring art – The Art Newspaper Art Market February 2, 2026 The international reputation of Qatar’s art scene is fast rising thanks to its impressive museum presence. But far less is…
$2.1 million Safeya Binzagr painting shatters record for Saudi artist at Sotheby's auction. Art Market February 2, 2026 Saudi Arabian artist Safeya Binzagr has achieved an explosive set of new records as her painting Coffee Shop in Madina…
Warhol Foundation Expands Grant-Making Programs to Include Visual Arts Nonprofits with Budgets Under $200,000 Art Market February 2, 2026 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts will expand its giving by adding a new grant program that will…
Aiza Ahmed: ‘I’m finding ways to explore humanity’ – The Art Newspaper Art Market February 2, 2026 At 28 years old, the interdisciplinary artist Aiza Ahmed is one of the youngest with a solo presentation in the…
Dürer ‘copy’ at London’s National Gallery is the real thing, expert claims – The Art Newspaper Art Market February 2, 2026 The portrait of Albrecht Dürer’s father at the National Gallery is authentic, according to a major publication by a German…
Photomontage of Israel bombing Gaza will go on show at Art Basel Qatar – The Art Newspaper Art Market February 2, 2026 A presentation by the Pakistani artist Rashid Rana on show at the inaugural Art Basel Qatar (5-7 February; preview days…
Louvre Abu Dhabi’s Manuel Rabaté Tapped to Lead India’s Largest Private Museum Art Market February 2, 2026 The Kiran Nadar Museum of Art (KNMA) in New Delhi, one of India’s leading private art institutions, has announced the…
An Artemisia Gentileschi self-portrait and Judy Chicago’s Scottish queen: our pick of the February auctions – The Art Newspaper Art Market February 2, 2026 Artemisia Gentileschi, Self-Portrait Old Masters, Christie’s, New York, 4 FebruaryEstimate: $2.5m to $3.5mOne of Artemisia Gentileschi’s earliest self-portraits is making…
Sayre Gomez Opens Up About His Strange New Soldier Sculptures Art Market February 2, 2026 Sayre Gomez is known for painting urban landscapes marked by gritty realism. But when it comes to his subject—Los Angeles—that…
