Matthew Carrano, the curator of Dinosauria at the National Museum of Natural History, examines the museum’s new Pachycephalosaurus specimen. USNM PAL 803273, Department of Paleobiology, Smithsonian Institution. Gift of Eric and Wendy Schmidt. Photo by James D. Tiller.
WASHINGTON, DC.- The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History has acquired a remarkably complete skull of Pachycephalosaurus, a dinosaur famed for its domed head that lived alongside species like Tyrannosaurus rex and Triceratops at the end of the Cretaceous Period around 67 million years ago. The rare fossil was purchased and donated to the museum by Eric and Wendy Schmidt. Visitors will have a chance to see the new Pachycephalosaurus skull up close starting Dec. 22, when it will be on temporary display in the museum’s FossiLab, a working fossil preparation laboratory in “David H. Koch Hall of Fossils—Deep Time.” The skull will remain on display through Dec. 28 (the museum is closed for the holiday Dec. 25), and it will become part of the permanent exhibition in the coming years. Pachycephalosaurus, whose scientific name means “thick-headed lizard,” is a popular staple of dinosaur books and documentaries. Paleoartists often depict the bipedal herbivores rammi ... More
Rijksmuseum director Taco Dibbits at the presentation of the Rijksmuseum in Eindhoven. Photo: Oscar Vinck
AMSTERDAM.- The Rijksmuseum and the Municipality of Eindhoven are joining forces to build a branch of the Rijksmuseum in Eindhoven where future visitors will be able to admire artworks from the world-famous Rijksmuseum collection. Founding partner ASML intends to contribute significantly in the coming years to creating a leading cultural facility for the region. Eindhoven is a city of makers and creators, a place where technological innovation and design take centre stage. The Rijksmuseum in Eindhoven will be a dynamic space that presents exhibitions from new perspectives, with a focus on creativity and craftsmanship. The museum itself will be situated in a green space on the banks of the Dommel River close to the main station. "The Rijksmuseum belongs to everyone and is open to all. It holds a world famous collection of more than one million objects and is always seeking new ways to share the collection with people ... More
“Head of Harihara” (mid-10th century). National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, Photo by Robert Harrell.
WASHINGTON, DC.- The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art announced today the return of three Cambodian sculptures to the Kingdom of Cambodia. The ethical return, which was initiated by the museum, follows an extensive internal assessment conducted since August 2022. The assessment consisted of several years of dedicated research carried out by the museum’s provenance researchers and curators and efforts undertaken in close collaboration with the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts of the Kingdom of Cambodia, which determined that the objects were removed from Cambodia during a period of widespread looting amid civil conflict (1967–1975) before entering the U.S. art market. This repatriation is the museum’s first under the Smithsonian’s Shared Stewardship and Ethical Returns policy, adopted in April 2022. The three sculptures—“Head of Harihara” (mid-10th century), “The Goddess Uma” (10th ... More
Maria Balshaw. Photo: Erdem Moralioglu.
LONDON.- Tate has announced that Maria Balshaw, who has been Director of Tate since 2017, will step down next year. She will depart in the Spring of 2026 after 9 years of dedicated leadership. During her tenure, Maria’s vision has been to engage a wider public, making art accessible to all and deepening learning. An early high point in 2019 was Steve McQueen’s Year 3, a collective school portrait of 76,000 seven- and eight-year-olds from across London. In the years since then, she has spearheaded a programme of highly influential exhibitions which have diversified the range of artists and audiences at Tate (including Women in Revolt, Life Between Islands, Leigh Bowery and Emily Kam Kngwarray) and celebrated the leading figures of British and international art in bold new ways (including Cornelia Parker, Isaac Julien, Yoko Ono and most recently Turner & Constable). Maria has also worked to diversify Tate’s collection, bringing greater gender balance and geographical breadth ... More
Inti Guerrero and Cosmin Costinaș. Photo: Wolfgang Tillmans.
YOKOHAMA.- The Organizing Committee of the Yokohama Triennale announced the appointment of curators Cosmin Costinaș and Inti Guerrero as the Artistic Directors of the 9th Yokohama Triennale, scheduled to take place from April 23 to September 12, 2027.in Yokohama, Japan. Costinaș and Guerrero are some of the most active and globally recognized curators, based in Hong Kong. They previously co-curated the widely acclaimed 24th Biennale of Sydney in 2024, one of the most visited edition in its 50 years history. Their appointment marks a continued commitment to presenting diverse and internationally engaged artistic perspectives at the Yokohama Triennale. Inaugurated in 2001, the Yokohama Triennale is one of Japan’s longest-running international exhibitions of contemporary art. Hosted by the City of Yokohama, which is a historic port city that has long served as a gateway for new ideas and cultural exchange, the Triennale has played a significant role in fostering ... More
ROME.- On December 12, 2025, MACRO—Museum of Contemporary Art of Rome—reopened to the public with a renewed institutional vision under the artistic direction of Cristiana Perrella. The museum returns as a polyphonic organism, responsive to the rhythms and contradictions of the city it inhabits, and committed to producing forms of knowledge that extend beyond exhibition-making. The inaugural season, unfolding through April 2026, is conceived as a tribute to Rome’s ever-shifting cultural landscape—a living, decentralised ecosystem in which artistic, sonic, cinematic and urban practices intersect and mutually condition one another. Rather than positioning Rome as a static backdrop, the programme treats the city as an active agent: a site of continuous reinvention shaped by bottom-up energies, by informal networks, by emerging voices and by practices that exceed the conventional perimeter of contemporary art. The reopening becomes an opportunity ... More
FORT WORTH, TX.- The Amon Carter Museum of American Art announced it acquired nearly 50 works by an interdisciplinary and intergenerational group of artists this year, enabling the Museum to expand its storytelling around American art and the evolution of American creativity. Spanning over 150 years of artmaking, the acquisitions include a rare work by sculptor Edmonia Lewis, a critically acclaimed double portrait by Cecilia Beaux, an iconic sculpture by Elizabeth Catlett, and a small-scale bronze work by John Rhoden, the first work by the artist to enter the Carter’s collection. Among the notable acquisitions, too, is a study for Seymour Fogel’s mural, The Challenge of Space (ca. 1964), still visible to the public on the Federal Building in Fort Worth, enshrining a centerpiece of the ... More
Mattress Factory has appointed Anthony Elms as its new Artistic Director, bringing a wealth of experience and a commitment to artist-centered programming.
PITTSBURGH, PA.- Mattress Factory announced the appointment of Anthony Elms as its next Artistic Director, following a highly competitive national search. Elms is an acclaimed curator, writer, and arts leader who brings decades of experience shaping boundary-pushing exhibitions, supporting artists, and deepening public engagement across major institutions and independent initiatives. His multifaceted career has included influential curatorial and leadership roles at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, where he served as Chief Curator as well as at Peter Freeman, Inc. in New York, and numerous independent projects and publications. He brings to Mattress Factory a rare combination of curatorial rigor, deep relationships with artists, and a vision grounded in openness, inquiry, and the generative potential of risk. Elms is widely known for his artist-centered approach and his commitment to experimentation ... More
Teo Petruzzi, My little pink starfish… I love you, 2024, Lego-Steine, Courtesy of the artist.
LUCERNE.- Last year, the Kunstgesellschaft Luzern awarded the Solo exhibition prize to Teo Petruzzi (*1994). Petruzzi’s work includes video, installation and performance art. Petruzzi’s artistic studies scru- tinise social norms and systems. At the centre of Petruzzi’s first institutional solo exhibition is the video installation Der sichere Hafen (The safe haven), which takes a humorously critical look at the Swiss National Bank. The Swiss National Bank is an institution that is known to many, yet understood by only a few. Thick walls protect it against inquisitive eyes, and access is only granted to a small circle of people. It safeguards the Swiss state assets and harbours a broad knowledge of economics. Petruzzi’s work is intended to both explain the mechanisms of the Swiss National Bank and point up its questionable investments, and also to examine in detail its resistance to reform. To facilitate this approach, Petruzzi deliberately adopts a very particular narrative pe ... More
ATLANTA, GA.- Since his untimely death in 1972, American photographer Ralph Eugene Meatyard has come to be regarded among the most pioneering and inventive artists of the medium, and his expressive, surreal photographs are widely celebrated today. This winter, the High Museum of Art presents “The Family Album of Ralph Eugene Meatyard” (Dec. 12, 2025-May 10, 2026), an exhibition featuring 36 photographs that Meatyard considered his best work, created for one of only two monographs published by the artist in his lifetime. The High recently acquired the prints from his estate, making the museum one of the leading repositories of his photographs in the world. “Ralph Eugene Meatyard created some of the most original photographs of the mid-20th century, and the prints in this exhibition are exquisite examples of his innovation and creativity,” said the High’s Director ... More
Kurt Schwitters, Die frühlingstür [The spring door], 1938 Assemblage of oil, wood, plaster, metal, shoe heel, cardboard and leather(?), nailed on wood, 87,8 × 72 cm. Courtesy Galerie Gmurzynska.
BERN.- In 2026, the Zentrum Paul Klee is continuing its series of exhibitions on positions of global modern art and its legacy with three major solo exhibitions. The year opens with a comprehensive exhibition on Kurt Schwitters, who created an unmistakeable synthesis of art, design and literature in his art, and who embodied the spirit of the avant-garde, the upheaval and the artistic freedom of the 1920s like few others. In the autumn, the Zentrum Paul Klee is presenting the work of the Brazilian artist Roberto Burle Marx for the first time in Switzerland. In the first half of the 20th century, Burle Marx revolutionised landscape architecture by transferring compositional principles from painting and music to nature. In the summer, the institution is showing the monumental works of the German painter Anne Loch. In the permanent exhibition Kosmos Klee attention will be devoted to Hans ... More
Jacqueline Humphries, TSLA✨1, 2025. Oil on linen. 96 x 90 x 1.25 inches. Courtesy of the artist; Greene Naftali, New York; Modern Art, London; Galerie Gisela Capitain, Cologne.
ASPEN, CO.- Break It Down is an exhibition of works by Glenn Ligon that brings together prints, multiples, and works on paper made by the artist since the early 1990s. A preeminent voice in American art, Ligon (b. 1960, New York) often incorporates language into his work to examine the ways in which identity and culture are constructed against the backdrop of the nation’s complex and insidious past. In discussing his early ventures in printmaking, Ligon remarked, “I am interested in the border between what is mechanical, repetitive, impersonal, and what is autobiographical.” This exhibition inhabits and troubles that border to reveal a chimeric self-portrait of the artist, one comprising photographs, reports, annotations, and stories that resist understanding. The paintings of Jacqueline Humphries (b. 1960, New Orleans) integrate modes of expression and communication. In dense, ... More
Installation view, Galerie Karsten Greve Paris, 2025. Photo: Nicolas Brasseur.
PARIS.- Galerie Karsten Greve is presenting Constellations, a solo exhibition of Ding Yi, major figure of the contemporary Chinese abstraction. The gallery has been working with the artist since 2006, maintaining a longstanding and ongoing collaboration for nearly two decades. Widely represented in major international institutions, Ding Yi beneficiates from critical and institutional recognition through numerous exhibitions worldwide. Since the late 1980s, he has been developing a rigorous and singular body of work centered around a single motif: the cross. The exhibition brings together a selection of recent works across a wide variety of media, introducing the star as a new variation in his cruciform vocabulary. Repeated tirelessly since the beginning of his Appearance of Crosses series in 1988, the cross appears in various forms, like an infinite tapestry woven point by point, unfolding across each canvas with precision and consistency. Ding Yi explores the orthonormal sign in a continual q ... More
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LAS Art Foundation and Amos Rex commission Natasha Tontey's The Phantom Combatants in Venice VENICE.- The Phantom Combatants and the Metabolism of Disobedient Organs, is Natasha Tontey’s largest and most ambitious work to date. It is commissioned by LAS Art Foundation and Amos Rex, two future-oriented art institutions founded within the last 10 years to support new artistic practices in a technological age. The Phantom Combatants is on view at Ateneo Veneto, Venice’s academy of science, literature and the arts, located in San Marco in a 16th-century building. On arrival, visitors ascend a walkway into an environment of video, sound, light and sculptural elements. At the centre of the installation, Tontey’s video uses the playful aesthetics of campy B-Movies and military imaging—including the latest quantum ghost imaging, LiDAR and thermal cameras—to reimagine the story of Len Karamoy. Karamoy was part of Permesta, a political movement in North Sulawesi ... More
Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2025 opens across 29 venues, exploring embodied histories and friendship economies KOCHI.- The sixth edition of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale, titled For The Time Being, opened to the public today, December 12, 2025, unfolding across 29 venues in Fort Kochi, Mattancherry, Willingdon Island, and Ernakulam. The international exhibition features 66 artist-projects from over 25 countries, shaped by the curatorial vision of Nikhil Chopra with HH Art Spaces. It sits in conversation with a constellation of exhibitions, performances, and discursive programmes led by Director of Programmes Mario D’Souza, set in close dialogue with Kochi’s unique geographical, social and cultural ecology. Embracing process as methodology, this edition places the friendship economies as the very scaffolding of the exhibition. The curatorial ... More
Arnolfini appoints professor Paul Gough as new Chair of Trustees BRISTOL.- Arnolfini announced the appointment of Professor Paul Gough as its new Chair of Trustees, effective 5 January 2026. Professor Gough joins Arnolfini at a landmark moment in its history, as the organisation marks 50 years at its iconic Bristol Harbourside home and prepares to launch an ambitious new vision that will carry it into 2030 and beyond. In his new role, Professor Gough will work closely with Arnolfini’s Board and with Suzanne Rolt, who was appointed CEO earlier this year. “Paul is an ideal match for Arnolfini and has the skills and experience needed to lead us forward into the next chapter of our history. As well as being a practising artist, broadcaster and writer on the visual arts, he is closely connected with the cultural sector in the region and has worked in senior university roles in this country and across the world. He is highly and warmly thought ... More
Nelson-Atkins podcasts launch second seasons KANSAS CITY, MO.- A pair of podcasts from The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City will each launch second seasons in 2026. The new year brings 10 fresh episodes of Art Bytes, and A Frame of Mind drops its new season in February to coincide with Black History Month. Season 2 of A Frame of Mind, about one man, one museum, and the places that have shaped both of their identities, deepens its look at race in America through the lens of the Nelson-Atkins. “In this volatile and rapidly changing world, Glenn North and his guests ground listeners in the possibilities that museums hold and how they help connect us to one another, and to the promise of better futures’” said Adina Duke, Manager, Public Programs and Creative Practice. Since the launch of the first season of A Frame of Mind, seismic social, political, and economic shifts continue to reverberate across ... More
National Portrait Gallery opens "Portrait of a Nation: 2025 Honorees" WASHINGTON, DC.- The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery presents “Portrait of a Nation: 2025 Honorees”, featuring the four recipients of the museum’s 2025 Portrait of a Nation Awards. Established in 2015, the Portrait of a Nation Awards honor extraordinary individuals who have made transformative contributions to the United States and its people across all fields of endeavor. The honorees were presented with their awards at the 10th anniversary of the Portrait of a Nation Gala on Nov. 15, a ticketed fundraiser that supports the museum’s operations and endowment. Their portraits will be on view on the museum’s first floor through Nov. 8, 2026. Admission is free. The honorees are: • Jamie Dimon, business leader, by photographer Jason Alden • Temple Grandin, distinguished professor, inventor and groundbreaking researcher of animal science, by artist ... More
Three artists confront migration, racism, and xenophobia in Challenge exhibition BERLIN.- The multimedia three-person exhibition Challenge (2025) marks a decade since the 2015 refugee crisis in the EU. On display are three arresting works in different genres: documentary videography, a satirical short film, and contemporary figurative oil painting. The artists were all born around 1980 but come from diverse backgrounds. What brings them together here are their works addressing the subject of migration and confronting the spectre of European racism and xenophobia. Slovakian artist and filmmaker Tomáš Rafa (born 1979, Žilina) is known for his high-octane videos. And Refugees Are Welcome Here (2020, revised 2023, 96 minutes, colour and sound) is no exception. An audiovisual onslaught, it documents ‘the dramatic journey of refugees caught in the tension between empathetic volunteers and hostile state and societal forces’, offering ‘a visceral experience ... More
Stedelijk acquires major four-part work by Ellen Gallagher AMSTERDAM.- The Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam has acquired Negroes Battling in a Cave (2016) by Ellen Gallagher, marking the first time a painting by this internationally renowned artist has entered a Dutch public collection. The four-part series of deep black monochromes reveals, upon close inspection, a richly textured surface composed of collage, incised lines, and subtle layers of imagery. With this acquisition, the multilayered painting takes its place within the collection, where it can be shown in dialogue with the histories of Minimalism, abstraction, and key modernist figures. Negroes Battling in a Cave was acquired with support from the Mondriaan Fund, Vereniging Rembrandt (with contributions from its Titus Fund, its Fabritius Fund, and its Coleminks Fund), and benefactors of the Stedelijk Museum Fund, the Glenstone Foundation, Adriaan Mol, and Dymfy Erens. ... More
Joslyn Art Museum expansion achieves Prix Versailles World Title OMAHA, NEB.- Joslyn Art Museum was recently named a World Title recipient in the Prix Versailles 2025, an annual series of awards honoring outstanding achievements in architectural and interior design. It was announced that The Joslyn had won the “World Title: Special prize for an Exterior” in the museums category during a ceremony at the headquarters of the United Nations Education, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in Paris on December 4. The event celebrated a total of 72 “World’s Most Beautiful” projects across the eight Prix Versailles categories: museums, hotels, restaurants, emporiums, airports, campuses, passenger stations, and sports. Spread across 25 countries this year, all these architectural achievements were either recently built or underwent exemplary renovations. Of the 72 finalists, 24 (three in each category) were selected for World ... More
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On a day like today, Norwegian painter Edvard Munch was born
December 12, 1863. Edvard Munch (12 December 1863 - 23 January 1944) was a Norwegian painter. His 1893 work The Scream has become one of the most iconic and acclaimed images in all of Western art. His childhood was overshadowed by illness, bereavement and the dread of inheriting a mental condition that ran in the family. Studying at the Royal School of Art and Design in Kristiania (Oslo), Munch began to live a bohemian life under the influence of the nihilist Hans Jæger, who urged him to paint his own emotional and psychological state ('soul painting'); from this emerged his distinctive style. In this image: Edvard Munch, On the Waves of Love. Lithographic crayon and tusche, 1896, 41.7 x 51.8 / 31 x 41.9.
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