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London's National Gallery Gifted Angelica Kauffman Painting of Achilles
3+ hour, 35+ min ago (374+ words) Artforum London's National Gallery Gifted Angelica Kauffman Painting of Achilles Thanks to a gift from a pair of Dallas-based art collectors, the National Gallery in London has added a painting by the 18th century Swiss portraitist and polyglot Angelica Kauffmann to…...
Estonia's Tallinn Art Hall Will Reopen Following Five Year Restoration
4+ hour, 30+ min ago (179+ words) Artforum Estonia's Tallinn Art Hall Will Reopen Following Five Year Restoration Tallinn Art Hall, one of the oldest and most prestigious contemporary art institutions in Estonia, will reopen to the public on November 13th, 2026 after the completion of a five-year, "13 million…...
From the Archive: Moira Roth's Cold War Aesthetics
7+ hour, 30+ min ago (76+ words) Read Moira Roth's "The Aesthetic of Indifference" from the November 1977 issue. And explore more essays on Duchamp, Cage, Cunningham, Rauschenberg, and Johns in the'Artforum'archive. .'. Summer 2026:'The Sage in the Pencil-Thin Suit: Marcel Duchamp at Mo MA April 2026:'Five Friends: John…...
Fundamental Fictions: David Lamelas Pushes the Boundaries of Sculpture
18+ hour, 50+ min ago (574+ words) Artforum Fundamental Fictions: David Lamelas Pushes the Boundaries of Sculpture Through January 16, 2027 The Machine," David Lamelas's long-awaited first major solo exhibition in New York, is a masterfully orchestrated survey spanning 1965 to the present. The presentation offers a sustained reconsideration of…...
Fight Night: Hirshhorn vs. UFC
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (1226+ words) Artforum Fight Night: Hirshhorn vs. UFC The title of the Hirshhorn Museum's exhibition "Big Things for Big Rooms" can sound blustery in a town of the genuinely colossal. Nearby, DCA-bound planes look like toys whirling around the Washington Monument. Abraham…...
Bronze Laoco'n Smashes Record for Neoclassical Sculpture at Auction
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (512+ words) Artforum Bronze Laoco'n Smashes Record for Neoclassical Sculpture at Auction A life-size bronze sculpture depicting Laoco'n and his sons fetched a record "13. 6 million ($18. 1 million), inclusive of fees, at Sotheby's London on July 1, Artnet News reports. The figure is the highest…...
Lyles & King, Haven for Emerging Artists, Closes in New York's Chinatown
4+ day, 59+ min ago (341+ words) Artforum Lyles & King, Haven for Emerging Artists, Closes in New York's Chinatown New York's Lyles & King, known for its championship of emerging artists and its keen eye for talent, has shuttered. The gallery had opened in a restaurant basement on…...
Legal Pressure Intensifies Over Management of the Gelman Collection's Mexican Masterpieces
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (534+ words) Artforum Legal Pressure Intensifies Over Management of the Gelman Collection's Mexican Masterpieces Mexican activist group Defendamos la Colecci'n Gelman (Defense of the Gelman Collection), has called for a legal inquiry into the Mexican government's handling of the collection following its…...
Mamdani Administration Allocates a Record $323 Million For Culture In New York City Budget
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (301+ words) Artforum Mamdani Administration Allocates a Record $323 Million For Culture In New York City Budget New York City's Department of Cultural Affairs is set to receive its highest ever allocation of $323. 8 million in this year's city budget. The announcement came after…...
Doryun Chong of M+ on the Kolumba Museum, Gentle Monster, and the process of unlearning
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (257+ words) DORYUN CHONG is the artistic director and chief curator of M+, Hong Kong, overseeing all curatorial activities and programs across the museum's three main disciplinary areas of design and architecture, moving image, and visual art. If you could have attended…...