Installation view of the exhibition Metamorphoses. Photo Rijksmuseum/Kelly Schenk.
AMSTERDAM.- The world-famous sculpture Sleeping Hermaphroditus, from the collection of the Musée du Louvre in Paris, will go on display at the Rijksmuseum from 6 February, as part of the Metamorphoses exhibition. The 17th-century intervention by Italian sculptor Bernini – who added a strikingly realistic mattress and pillow to a Roman marble body – transformed it into an iconic work of both Ancient and Baroque sculpture. Sleeping Hermaphroditus is one of the highlights of the Metamorphoses exhibition at the Rijksmuseum. The Metamorphoses exhibition explores how, for centuries, artists have been inspired by the eponymous epic poem of the Roman poet Ovid. More than 80 masterpieces by artists including Titian, Correggio, Cellini, Caravaggio, Rubens, Rodin, Bourgeois and Bernini have been brought together for this exhibition, on loan from museums and collections around the world. The Rijksmuseum is presenting the exhibition in collaboration with the Galleria Borghese, Rome. Metamorphoses run ... More
Crusader Icon with Two Martyrs of Sebaste, Eugenios and Auxentios, about 1260– 1291.
TOLEDO, OH.-The Toledo Museum of Art announces the acquisition of over 200 works of art through purchase and gift in 2025. Spanning millennia and reaching across the globe, these acquisitions enhance the Museum’s renowned holdings in key regions and time periods ahead of the complete reinstallation of the museum’s permanent collection, which will be completed in 2027 and organized chronologically to foster a truly global and inclusive art history. From 13th-century icon paintings made during the Crusades and Korean ceramics from the 17th-century Joseon period to Black modernists of the Harlem Renaissance and contemporary Indigenous artists, the broad scope of this year’s acquisitions reflects the museum’s ambitious collecting strategy of telling a global art history through objects of superlative aesthetic merit. Highlight Acquisitions include: • Produced in the Crusader Kingdom (modern day Acre, Israel) in the 1260 ... More
Custom-made Al Dippold Damascus switchblade liner lock with 18K gold inlay panels, the 12th switchblade knife Dippold made in 1999 for a jeweler in Pennsylvania. Estimate: $2,000-$4,000.
DENVER, PA.- An outstanding single-owner collection of edged weapons, armor and militaria will be the focus of Morphy’s Fine Knives: A Quality Lifetime Collection auction planned for Wednesday, February 25, 2026. The auction is packed with 956 lots, all from one collector. “I became interested in knives at about age seven, when my father gave me a Case XX 6318 rough black composition stockman knife,” said the collector, who lives in Pennsylvania but has requested anonymity. “My mother didn’t want me to have the knife, as she thought I would cut myself. Well, knives are tools and made for cutting. I really liked that knife but lost it at some point over the years.” The consignor was a regular at knife and gun shows across the country, as well as at antique shows, flea markets and auctions. “I got to know all the knife collectors and dealers like Tony ... More
CAMBRIDGE.- Following its acclaimed presentation in London last winter, poíēsis, the solo exhibition by British artist Tom de Freston, will open at the Museum of Classical Archaeology, University of Cambridge from February to May 2026, under the direction of Professor Caroline Vout, Director of the Museum. The exhibition is curated by Dr Susanne Turner and marks a significant new chapter in the life of a body of work that has been widely praised for its emotional candour, painterly ambition and mythic resonance. At Varvara Roza Galleries, poíēsis was described by critics as one of de Freston’s most powerful exhibitions to date, and its arrival in Cambridge situates the work in dialogue with the museum’s renowned collection of classical casts, deepening its engagement with antiquity, archetype and the afterlives of myth. The title poíēsis derives from the ancient ... More
Antoine-Jean Gros, dit baron Gros (1771-1835), General Bonaparte at the Bridge of Arcole, 15 November 1796. Black chalk, stumping. Estimate: €200,000 - 300,000.
PARIS.- On Wednesday, March 25th, 2026, at Artcurial’s Old Master & 19th Century Drawings auction, bidders will have the opportunity to compete for a drawing by Antoine-Jean Gros depicting General Bonaparte’s capture of the Bridge of Arcole on November 15th, 1796. The work is a preparatory study for the celebrated painting Bonaparte au pont d’Arcole, now in the collection of the Palace of Versailles. This historic drawing was made on December 7th, 1796, in Milan, during a short posing session organised by Joséphine de Beauharnais. Baron Gros was 25 years old at the time, and Bonaparte was 27. Before returning to the front, Bonaparte agreed to spend a few minutes with this painter, who was as young and hungry for glory as he was. With a few strokes of his pencil, the artist captured the impetuous general's features with striking accuracy. All the romantic passion of the victorious ... More
PARIS.- On 26 March, Christie's will present Marcel Nies: a private passion. Taking place just days after the 2026 edition of TEFAF Maastricht, the sale pays tribute to one of the fair's most respected and influential figures. While Marcel Nies is widely regarded as a cornerstone of TEFAF for his role and expertise in the field of Asian art, the sale on 26 March at Christie's will reveal a very different, far more discreet and largely unknown facet of his collecting journey. For decades, Marcel Nies has quietly nurtured a deep and personal passion for the arts of Africa and Oceania. With the same uncompromising rigor that has earned him the esteem of leading international institutions, he has assembled over the years a collection of striking breadth and coherence. On 26 March, Christie's will offer a selection of 48 works of remarkable quality, with a total estimate of €2–3 million. Marcel Nies, a Figure of Reference. Marcel Nies's path as a collector evolved since the ... More
Jorgen Hovelskov (1935-2005), Harp Chair, 1968. Estimate: €1,500 - 2,000.
PARIS.- On March 4th, 2026, Artcurial presents Chairs Anatomy, an exceptional design auction dedicated to Werner Löffler's personal collection. Featuring a selection of nearly 160 chairs, this sale highlights more than forty years of research, discoveries and acquisitions. It bears witness to one man's passion for one of the most essential and revealing objects in our daily lives: the chair. Head of a company specializing in the manufacture of seating, Werner Löffler has devoted much of his career to the study of chairs, collaborating for over twenty years with experts from various disciplines, research institutes, and users in order to better understand and anticipate contemporary uses. Like a scientist, he observed the chair through the prism of its anatomy, considering it an extension of the human body: a structured organism composed of interdependent elements - structure, base, seat, backrest - interacting with one another. This analytical and sensitive ... More
Jongsuk Yoon, The Mountain in Front, 2025. Oil on canvas, 66 7/8 x 55 1/8 in. (170 x 140 cm).
NEW YORK, NY.- Marian Goodman Gallery opened their first exhibition in New York of Jongsuk Yoon which is on view from 6 February – 21 March 2026. On view are new paintings and works on paper which explore imagination and cultural memory through the invented topographies of past and present, in what the artist calls “landscapes of the soul.” Yoon was born in South Korea where she spent her childhood in Onyang, prior to migrating to Germany in the mid 1990s, later studying painting at the Kunstakademie Dusseldorf from 1997-2001. Infused with an instinctual sensitivity to the harmony between humans and nature through traditions of East Asian landscape painting as absorbed from her childhood milieu, combined with those of European American modernism from her time in Europe, her profound absorption of these practices carries forward into her immersive landscapes. Yoon found freedom through painting ... More
Ivens Machado, Untitled, 2005. Nylon netting, nylon rope, iron hooks and plaster, 185 x 140 x 45 cm [72 x 55 x 17 in].
RIO DE JANEIRO.- Fortes D’Aloia & Gabriel presents Como funcionam os vulcões, a group exhibition inaugurating Carpintaria’s 2026 exhibition program. Opening February 10 in Rio de Janeiro, the exhibition brings together works by Amélia Toledo, Arthur Chaves, Barrão, Cerith Wyn Evans, Ernesto Neto, Iran do Espírito Santo, Ivens Machado, Janaina Wagner, Leda Catunda, Rivane Neuenschwander & Cao Guimarães, Rodrigo Cass, Rodrigo Matheus, Tiago Carneiro da Cunha, Tunga, Valeska Soares, and Yuli Yamagata, curated by Fernanda Lopes. Conceived in dialogue with the arrival of Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, Como funcionam os vulcões takes the image of the volcano as a metaphor for a complex cultural formation. Rather than a visible or immediate phenomenon, it evokes processes that unfold over time, accumulating pressures, desires, conflicts, and fantasies until ... More
Portrait of artist. Photography by Christopher Gardner.
NEW YORK, NY.- Bortolami Gallery announced the representation of acclaimed painter Nathlie Provosty (b. 1981, Cincinnati, Ohio; based in New York). Provosty is best known for subtle, sensual abstractions imbued with luminous color. Provosty has described her paintings as “humming, twisting, and wrapping inward, while likewise vibrating outward.” Forms within the paintings disappear altogether when viewed from certain angles, only to brightly animate when seen from a different position. Apparently shallow spaces created through chromatic juxtapositions and overlapping images conjoin to suggest atmospheric depth. Perception is further complicated by false edges and trompe l’oeil shadows. The combined elements reveal the artist’s ongoing investigation into non-verbal communication, paradox, and belief. As Yuki Higashino wrote in a review of Provosty’s work published in Artforum, “To grasp the works’ intricate compositions takes concentration. ... More
L-R: Laura Smith, Artistic Director and Olivia Colling, Executive Director. Photo: The Hepworth Wakefield.
WAKEfiELD.- Today it has been announced that Olivia Colling has been appointed Executive Director with Laura Smith as Artistic Director. Olivia and Laura were both born and grew up in Yorkshire and each have a wealth of experience working in major museums and galleries in London, including Tate, the V&A, the Design Museum and Whitechapel Art Gallery, as well as in regional galleries including Tate St Ives, Nottingham Contemporary and, most recently, The Hepworth Wakefield. They bring a shared understanding of the needs of a broad range of audiences, as well as a sophisticated comprehension of the programming, operating and strategic priorities of a publicly funded regional arts organisation. The Hepworth Wakefield’s board ran a far-reaching and thorough process, working with a leading international executive recruitment firm, to find the right leadership to take the museum into its next phase, which resulted ... More
Kimberly Bluhm.
WEST PALM BEACH, FLA.- The Norton Museum of Art’s Board of Trustees has elected two new members, Kimberly Bluhm and Robin Loewenberg Tebbe. “This is an exciting time for the Norton Museum of Art,” said Kelly Williams, Norton Board Chair. “The passion and depth of experience Kimberly and Robin bring to the Board will be invaluable as the Norton continues to grow.” Kimberly Bluhm’s deep interest in art and culture began when she lived in Budapest from 1998 to 2001 as the wife of the U.S. Ambassador to Hungary. While in that diplomatic role, she visited museums and provided input on the art program for ambassadorships. Later, with encouragement from her husband, Neil, she became involved with the Whitney Museum in New York City and the Art Institute in Chicago, where he served in major roles on both boards. She enjoys visiting artist studios and has developed a deep love for art and collecting. She has acquired art over the last few years by such artists ... More
LYON.- The 18th Biennale of Contemporary Art in Lyon is curated by Catherine Nichols. Taking Robert Filliou’s Principles of Poetic Economy (1976) as a point of reference, the exhibition explores how artistic practices engage with economic life through labour, exchange and care, as well as through the ways value is produced and understood. Developed across several emblematic sites in Lyon, the exhibition is shaped by the city’s long history as a centre of trade, industry and finance. Contemporary works are shown alongside historical artworks, archival materials and objects, creating a set of encounters that situate artistic practice within broader political, social and material conditions and propose a reconsideration of how economies are imagined. "It’s impossible to ignore: thinking about social and political change rarely gets very far without attention to economic relations. Inspired by artist-economist Robert Filliou’s reflections on how economies are imagined and orga ... More
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CSU Libraries presents the exhibition "On the Walls at CSU: Posters from the 1970s" FORT COLLINS, CO.- CSU Libraries presents On the Walls at CSU: Posters from the 1970s, a companion exhibition highlighting the visual culture, student activism, and creative energy that shaped Colorado State University during a pivotal decade. On view in CSU’s Morgan Library through Summer 2026, the exhibition features posters, exhibition panels, and publications produced at CSU in the 1970s and preserved in the University Archives. Part of a triple milestone celebration marking the 50th anniversary of CSU’s University Archives, the 150th anniversary of the State of Colorado, and the upcoming 250th anniversary of the United States, On the Walls at CSU invites visitors into a decade defined by bold graphic design, grassroots activism, and a renewed interest in history and identity. The posters on display advertised campus activities and events and would have been ... More
Lauren Haynes joins Atlanta Contemporary ATLANTA, GA.- Lauren Haynes will be Atlanta Contemporary's next Executive Director, beginning March 16, 2026. Lauren brings over 20 years of distinguished experience from some of the country's most respected arts institutions, including Governors Island Arts, the Queens Museum, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, and the Studio Museum in Harlem. Her career has been defined by transformative exhibitions, meaningful artist partnerships, and expanding access to contemporary art. One of Lauren’s early arts experiences was an undergraduate summer internship at a gallery right here in Atlanta—the experience helped shape her commitment to accessibility and community-driven programming. Over the past decade she has developed relationships with key Georgia arts institutions, serving on jury panels at the High Museum and the Lyndon House in Athens, ... More
Westfälischer Kunstverein presents its 2026 program MÜNSTER.- The year-long research, exhibition, and discourse program The Puzzle’s Pulled Apart explores how language is embodied and carried by voices, shaped by ideologies and power, yet always capable of generating new ways of inhabiting and expressing the world. Inspired by a line by poet Fanny Howe (1940–2025)—"the puzzle’s pulled apart becoming tattered and stranded"[1]—the program gestures toward strategies of dissecting and reconfiguring linguistic material to reveal ambiguity. To pull apart the puzzle is therefore also to listen for the embodied rhythms and resonances of language, attending to how it exceeds semantic function and becomes affective, performative, and plural. Building on these ideas, the 2026 program unfolds across three exhibitions—by Julia Heyward, Steffani Jemison, and Sanna Helena Berger—accompanied by the ... More
Kay Rosen to represent the inaugural Poor Farm Biennale MONTE CASTELLO DI VIBIO.- The Pooe Farm launch a biennial exhibition program with work by artist Kay Rosen in the Italian Hilltown of Monte Castello di Vibio (MCV), Umbria, Italy. The exhibition will open to the public on May 30, 2026. Rosen’s exhibition expands on her decades-long investigation into the structure, sound, and social dimensions of language. Installed throughout several domicile dwellings in the medieval hill town, Rosen’s exhibition will be in a regional conversation with the work and the environments initiated by Sol LeWitt and Brian O’Doherty, two American conceptualists who developed artistic practices and visual vocabularies in response to Umbrian cultural history and its physical environment. Rosen’s exhibition will continue this conceptual and geographic dialogue, building on LeWitt and O’ Doherty’s intellectual and aesthetic work by juxtaposing ... More
Philadelphia Museum of Art welcomes Curator Katherine Anne Paul PHILADELPHIA, PA.- The Philadelphia Museum of Art announced the appointment of Katherine Anne Paul, the Stella Kramrisch Curator of Indian and Himalayan Art. In this role, Paul will steward the art museum’s renowned collection of Indian and Himalayan art through an endowed curatorship named in honor of Stella Kramrisch, a pioneering scholar and curator of South Asian art. The position will advance the art museum’s mission through research, exhibitions, and public engagement with South Asian visual cultures. Paul’s appointment marks a homecoming, bringing deep familiarity with the Philadelphia Museum of Art collection and institutional history to this role, as she previously served as Assistant and Associate Curator of Indian and Himalayan Art at the Philadelphia Museum of Art from 2002 to 2008. “After a thoughtful and extensive search, we are thrilled ... More
Ekow Eshun appointed curator of 13th SITE SANTA FE International Biennial SANTA FE, NM.- SITE SANTA FE announced that Ekow Eshun has been appointed curator of the 13th SITE SANTA FE International Biennial, opening in summer 2027 and on view through early 2028. Eshun is an internationally recognized curator, writer, and broadcaster. He made history as the first Black director of a major UK arts institution, serving as Director of the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London. As Chair of the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square, he leads one of the world’s most high-profile public art commissions. He is also the curator of British Art Show 10, opening in September 2026. Eshun’s appointment follows Cecilia Alemani’s critically acclaimed Once Within a Time, an expansive exhibition inspired by characters who inhabited, traversed, or left their mark on the Santa Fe region across the centuries. Building on this foundation, Eshun, as a ... More
Driehaus Museum's collection expands with over 40 new works CHICAGO, IL.- The Driehaus Museum announced the expansion of its collection with several major gifts and loans, including a significant donation of George Bellows lithographs; selections from the M. Christine Schwartz Collection; and noteworthy loans from The Richard H. Driehaus Art Exhibition Lending Foundation, the private collection of the Museum’s founder Mr. Driehaus, including a Frederic Edwin Church masterpiece that was part of Samuel and Mathilda Nickerson’s original 1883 collection. This group of over 40 new works enhances the Museum’s reputation as a leader in the presentation and preservation of late 19th and early 20th century art, architecture, and design. Executive Director of the Driehaus Museum Lisa M. Key says, “It is an honor to welcome these remarkable contributions and to share them with the broader community. The donations from Alexandra ... More
Intuit Art Museum's permanent collection expands with two major gifts CHICAGO, IL.- Intuit Art Museum, recognized worldwide as one of the few institutions dedicated solely to championing the work of self-taught artists, announced the expansion of its collection with two major gifts from the collections of Chicago art collector, curator and advocate Jan Petry and of Los Angeles-based advocate, scholar and collector Gordon W. Bailey. The combined 61 total new acquisitions extend IAM’s ability to welcome both new and familiar audiences to the diverse worldviews and experiences of self-taught artists. President and CEO Debra Kerr says, “Jan Petry and Gordon Bailey are two of the most influential collectors in the country. Jan was involved with IAM from its earliest days and was a key force in bringing the newly expanded museum to reality. Gordon has gifted hundreds of artworks to prominent museums and organized and curated important ... More
Morocco snnounces its first national pavilion at the Arsenale for the Biennale Arte 2026 VENICE.- The Ministry of Youth, Culture and Communication announced the participation of the Kingdom of Morocco in the 2026 Biennale Arte, with a national pavilion at the Arsenale for the first time. On the occasion of the 61st International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia, the Morocco Pavilion will present Asǝṭṭa, a project by artist Amina Agueznay and curator Meriem Berrada. For its national pavilion at the International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia, the Kingdom of Morocco presents Asǝṭṭa, a monumental installation by Amina Agueznay. Designed specifically for the Arsenale’s Artiglierie and curated by Meriem Berrada, Asǝṭṭa explores the transmission of traditional craftsmanship and shared memory. The work centres on the symbolism of thresholds, echoing the theme of this edition, In Minor Keys, chosen by Koyo Kouoh. Located at the heart ... More
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On a day like today, French illustrator and painter Honoré Daumier died
February 10, 1879. Honoré-Victorin Daumier (February 26, 1808 - February 10 or 11, 1879) was a French painter, sculptor, and printmaker, whose many works offer commentary on the social and political life in France, from the Revolution of 1830 to the fall of the Second French Empire in 1870. He earned a living producing caricatures and cartoons in newspapers and periodicals such as La Caricature and Le Charivari, for which he became well known in his lifetime and is still remembered today. In this image: Honoré Daumier, Testimony of a minor, n.d. 27.3 × 40.5 cm, Black wash over charcoal. Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main, Eigentum des Städelschen Museums-Vereins e.V.
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