Vincent van Gogh, Seascape near Les Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, 1888, oil on canvas, Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam (Vincent van Gogh Foundation)
AMSTERDAM.- The Van Gogh Museum recently conducted the first extensive study of Vincent van Gogh’s signatures. In contrast to his contemporaries, Van Gogh signed surprisingly few paintings. In his ten years as an artist, he only added his name to 133 of the 840 known paintings: approximately 15 per cent. Remarkably, the frequency with which Van Gogh signed his work appears to correspond with his artistic ambitions, mental well-being and self-confidence. Researcher Julia Engelmayer collated all known authentic signatures on paintings in a comprehensive dataset. She published her findings in the Van Gogh Museum Article Simply 'Vincent': An Overview of Van Gogh's Signed Paintings. The title refers to the fact that Van Gogh nearly always signed with his first name. Outside the Netherlands, people had difficulty pronouncing and remembering his surname. The most important information about why Van Gogh only signed a portion of his works can be found in his letters. His reflections on his painting p ... More
NEW YORK, NY.- A major study of ancient Panamanian pottery is receiving renewed attention following a scholarly review that describes the book as both an extraordinary visual archive and an important contribution to the archaeology of the Isthmo-Colombian region. More significantly, it is the first truly comprehensive work devoted to the little-known artistic tradition associated with the so-called Cocl culture of ancient Central Panama, introducing a body of pre-Columbian art that remains unfamiliar even to many specialists in the field. Published by the University of New Mexico Press, Alan Grinnell's Painting the Cosmos: Art and Iconography of the Ceramics of Ancient Panama brings together decades of research into the richly painted vessels produced by Indigenous communities in Central Panama. The book examines ceramic traditions dating from approximately 200 BCE ... More
Zeus, found in Otricoli, 2nd century BC.
FRANKFURT.- Due to its exceptional artistic and technical quality, the Parthenon on the Acropolis in Athens is widely considered to be the most significant monument of ancient Greece. From 18 November 2026, the Liebieghaus Skulpturensammlung will be dedicating a comprehensive exhibition to the pediment sculptures of this iconic temple, centred on spectacular new findings from many years of research. The team led by Vinzenz Brinkmann, Head of the Liebieghaus Department of Antiquities, has, using innovative methods, developed for the first time an archaeologically sound proposal for the complete reconstruction of the sculptures on the east pediment, making outstanding discoveries in the process. The exhibition "Athena, the Stage is Yours: The Parthenon Puzzle" presents these research findings to the public for the first time and brings together high-calibre loans from, among others, the British Museum in London and the Acropolis Museum in Athens, alongside selected exhibits ... More
Sharp joined the Dixon in 2007 as the sixth director in the museum’s now 50-year history.
MEMPHIS, TENN.- Kevin Sharp, Linda W. and S. Herbert Rhea Director of the Dixon Gallery and Gardens, plans to retire after 19 years in the position. Sharp will continue leading the museum and 17-acre garden through the summer of 2027, or until his successor is found, thus ensuring a thoughtful transition in Dixon leadership. Sharp joined the Dixon in 2007 as the sixth director in the museum’s now 50-year history. “It has been a privilege to lead the Dixon for almost 20 years, but it’s time to turn the reins over to a new generation of museum leadership,” said Sharp. “I cannot imagine having served a finer institution than the Dixon and a greater and more supportive community than Memphis.” During his tenure at the Dixon, Sharp has strengthened every aspect of the museum's mission, including expanding the Dixon's collections, organizing internationally recognized exhibitions, improving the Dixon’s world-renowned gardens, and expanding community engagement. Under his ... More
Installation view Constellations and Drifts: Art from Latin America in the FEMSA Collection. Museo de Arte Contemporneo de Monterrey, 2026. Courtesy Coleccin FEMSA. Photography Michelle Lartigue.
MONTERREY.- Audiences have just a few weeks left to experience Constellations and Drifts: Art from Latin America in the FEMSA Collection, the landmark exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art of Monterrey (MARCO), before it closes on August 30, 2026. Presented to kick-off the 50th anniversary celebrations of the FEMSA Collection, Constellations and Drifts is the most comprehensive exhibition of the collection, bringing together 174 artworks by 100 Latin American artists and offering an unprecedented look at one of the most influential collections of 20th- and 21st-century contemporary Latin American art. Organized through five curatorial themes or “constellations,” the exhibition creates dialogues across eras, geographies, and generations, revealing new perspectives on the Collection and the histories of Latin American art. Curated by Eugenia Braniff, Paulina Bravo, and Beto ... More
Henrot's 15 new sculptures of dogs will greet visitors to Central Park; a spectacle of individuality, each dog is crafted in materials, shapes, and sizes as varied as New York City's four-legged resident.
NEW YORK, NY.- Opening September 9, Public Art Fund will present Camille Henrot: Dogs, the artist’s first public exhibition in New York City, featuring 15 new sculptures at the entrance to Central Park. Building on an existing series and created in a wide range of materials—including bronze, stone, steel, and concrete—each dog’s distinct characteristics come through in the most subtle of crafted gestures. For Henrot, dogs are a way to speak about the nature of attachment and delegated care—a species whose very existence addresses questions of the domestic and social class in our everyday lives. Each work starts from an accumulation of visual references, including Saul Steinberg drawings, Tex Avery cartoons, ancient Egyptian sculpture, dog show competitions, and more. For Public Art Fund, Henrot has created works in materials ranging from the bronze Odon (2026), towering at seven feet tall, to Cosima (2026), ... More
Andy Warhol Self-Portrait with Skull 1978.
MANCHESTER.- Andy Warhol’s iconic artworks have been brought to Rochdale on Thursday 13 August for a unique one-day-only art experience inside a specialist fine art transport vehicle on Rochdale Town Hall Square. Touchstones Rochdale have joined forces with ARTIST ROOMS - Tate and the National Galleries of Scotland’s touring collection of modern and contemporary art – to bring the masterpieces to the town for its annual Side-by-Side Festival. The collaboration between the galleries aims to make artworks accessible in a memorable way, bringing art to communities outside of the gallery walls. Visitors had a chance to get up close to a selection of Warhol sketches, prints and photographs including Self-Portrait with Skull 1978 and Self-Portrait with Platinum Bouffant Wig 1981. ARTIST ROOMS is Tate and the National Galleries of Scotland's flagship programme for touring the best modern and contemporary art around the UK, collaborating with partners across urban and rural ... More
Kim Heecheon, Cured, 2026. Four-channel video, 5.1 channel audio, black, color, 35 minutes. Commissioned and supported by the Seoul Museum of Art.
SEOUL.- The Seo-Seoul Museum of Art’s media artist solo exhibitions are the institution’s specially planned exhibitions that will focus on major contemporary South Korean media artists who have presented artistic perspectives on a dramatically changing society. The first media artist solo exhibition at the Seo-Seoul Museum of Art will be held as an invitational exhibition of works by Kim Heecheon, who has presented a critical perspective on the contemporary technological environment and visual culture. The artist has questioned how one can perceive one’s own being in a world where virtuality operates as one layer of reality and technology has become nonvisible. Showcasing the artist’s latest works, with a focus on those since 2023, Kim Heecheon: Moles will present for the first time games, videos, and photographs commissioned and supported by the Seoul Museum of Art. Forming a spiritual series, CutterIII (2023) and Double ... More
Jean-Marc Superville Sovak, "a-Historical Landscape: Table Rock (Niagara Falls)/Uncle Tom’s Almanack," 2020, courtesy of the artist.
NEW PALTZ, NY.- The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at SUNY New Paltz presents “Jean-Marc Superville Sovak: Open for Unfinished Business,” an exhibition that reexamines the overlooked histories of freedom, labor and place-making among the Hudson Valley's early Black communities through art, archival research and years of community collaboration. On view Sept. 9 through Dec. 6, 2026, the exhibition brings together newly commissioned installations, site-specific works, and rarely seen historical loans, some on public view for the first time, to imagine a multivocal past and a more restitutive relationship to the present. Working simultaneously as artist, researcher and curator, Jean-Marc Superville Sovak transforms the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art into a speculative site for rewriting regional histories of place-making and labor. By presenting his own artworks alongside historical materials and archival loans, ... More
Clos de la Roche Dujac 1999. Courtesy Sotheby's.
NEW YORK, NY.- This September, Sotheby’s will launch the inaugural New York edition of NIGHTCAP, a new global Wine & Spirits festival celebrating the worlds of collecting, connoisseurship, gastronomy, and luxury. Taking place from 17–19 September at Sotheby’s global headquarters, The Breuer, the festival will bring together exceptional educational tasting experiences, exclusive collector dinners, and headline auctions in a dynamic format designed to engage both seasoned collectors and a new generation of enthusiasts. Following its debut in Hong Kong earlier this year, NIGHTCAP marks the next chapter in Sotheby’s expanding global Wine & Spirits strategy. As one of the company’s most important wine hubs and home to its auction and retail businesses, New York provides the ideal stage for this flagship event, reflecting the continued strength, diversity, and international reach of Sotheby’s Wine & Spirits community. The launch comes at a moment of significant momentum for th ... More
Bjrn Weckstrm Ari Karttunen / EMMA – Espoo Museum of Modern Art.
ESPOO.- This summer, EMMA – Espoo Museum of Modern Art opened the doors to the home and studio Bjrn Weckstrm for the first time. On six Fridays and Saturdays between 31 July and 5 September, the museum offers a rare opportunity to encounter the life’s work of one of Finland’s most celebrated designers and sculptors in his home, Villa Weckstrm. Located in Soukka, on the shores of the Espoo archipelago, Villa Weckstrm is a total work of art that will soon welcome visitors. The villa has served as the home and studio of Bjrn Weckstrm (b. 1935) since 1997. Over the decades, his jewellery, large-scale bronze sculptures, glass art, furniture and paintings have become an integral part of both everyday life within the house and its surrounding seascape. Weckstrm is widely regarded as a pioneer of modern jewellery art, bringing Finnish jewellery design into international recognition. Villa Weckstrm presents works spanning his extensive career from the ... More
Helen Frankenthaler, Ramblas, 1987-88, Ed. 11/75. Six color lithograph, drypoint, and etching 2024 Helen Frankenthaler Foundation, Inc. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / Ediciones Polgrafa, S.A., Barcelona.
SEATTLE, WA.- By the age of thirty-two, Helen Frankenthaler (1928—2011) had established herself in a white male-dominated art world as one of the leading American Abstract Expressionist painters of the twentieth century. Her distinctive “soak-stain” technique—applying thinned paint onto unprimed canvases on the floor to produce watercolor-like effects—introduced chance as an integral part of her artistic process. Printmaking, a technical process involving chemistry, collaboration, and repetition, might appear at odds with the spontaneity and physicality of her painting. Beginning in 1961 through the 2000s, Frankenthaler made more than three hundred print editions, experimenting with etching, lithography, silkscreen, woodcut, and more. In collaboration with workshops including Universal Limited Art Editions, 2RC, Tyler Graphics, Ediciones Polgrafa, ... More
Join artist Lucy Raven for a talk on the exhibition's final day.
BOSTON, MASS.- The Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston (ICA) is extending its 2026 Watershed season with special weekend hours through the end of September, giving visitors additional opportunities to experience Lucy Raven: Rounds. Visitors are also invited to join artist Lucy Raven and Ruth Erickson, Barbara Lee Chief Curator and Director of Curatorial Affairs at the ICA, for a conversation about the exhibition on its final day, Sunday, Sept. 27, at 10 AM. The ICA Watershed and ICA Water Shuttle will maintain their regular schedules through Sept. 7 (Labor Day). Beginning Saturday, Sept. 12, and continuing through Sunday, Sept. 27, both the Watershed and Water Shuttle will operate on weekends only. "We've heard from so many members of our community that they wished they had a little more time to experience the Watershed after Labor Day," said Nora Burnett Abrams, Ellen Matilda Poss Director at the ICA. "That enthusiasm inspired us to pilot ... More
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New York State Museum Awarded EPA Grant to Restore freshwater mussels in the St. Lawrence River watershed ALBANY, NY.- The New York State Museum has been awarded an $713,000 cooperative agreement from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to lead a five-year effort to restore freshwater mussel populations in the Lower Grasse River. The project will return nearly 500,000 rescued mussels to restored habitat while advancing scientific research that can inform freshwater restoration efforts across New York and beyond. Museum scientists have begun evaluating restored river habitat and carefully returning freshwater mussels to selected areas. There, the mussels will establish new self-sustaining populations, known as “founder colonies,” designed to naturally reproduce and help rebuild one of New York’s most ... More
High Line solicits comments on proposals for the High Line Plinth NEW YORK, NY.- Friends of the High Line welcomes the public to share feedback and help decide what the seventh and eighth High Line Plinth commissions will be. Throughout the summer, the High Line is sharing proposals that are being considered for the future of the High Line Plinth—a landmark destination for public art on the High Line at 30th Street and 10th Avenue. Sixty-one artists and collectives from 37 countries and all corners of the United States have submitted a total of 62 proposals to be considered for the seventh and eighth Plinth commissions, which will be installed in 2029 and 2030, respectively. These artists were nominated by an international advisory committee of artists, curators, and arts professionals convened by High Line Art. In fall 2026, High Line Art will select a shortlist of artists to move to the next stage of the proposal process. These ... More
PM/AM Gallery to present solo booth by Nicolas Lebeau at ART-O-RAMA LONDON.- PM/AM Gallery will present Would you wear my eyes?, a solo booth of new work by Nicolas Lebeau, at ART-O-RAMA, the international contemporary art fair, taking place at La Friche la Belle de Mai in Marseille from 28–30 August 2026. The presentation, located in the Galleries & Editions section at La Cartonnerie, reconfigures a body of work first shown at Galerie Mennour in Paris in March 2026 into a more intimate, spatially concentrated booth format. The formal and material vocabulary established in that first presentation remains largely unchanged; what shifts is the imagery itself, reused and recontextualised to generate new associations in the new setting, the booth reads as a continuation of the earlier show rather than a repeat of it. Lebeau’s practice responds to the growing entanglement of the image with systems of surveillance ... More
Korea Artist Prize 2026 at National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul SEOUL.- The Korea Artist Prize is a leading support and award program for contemporary Korean artists, co-organized by the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea, and the SBS Foundation since 2012. Each year, four artists (or artist teams) are selected to receive support for the production and exhibition of new work, making the prize an ongoing platform for collectively examining the major questions and currents shaping contemporary art. The character “sang” in the title Korea Artist Prize (Olhae-ui Jakgasang) signifies the official recognition and public presentation of artistic practice. At the same time, this prize also calls to mind both the forms “hyeong-sang” created by art and the phenomena (“hyeon-sang”) of the age that art reveals. Artists render visible the realities and issues we confront, while capturing changes and movements ... More
MOCA Toronto announces Fall 2026 season featuring Bharti Kher and Delcy Morelos TORONTO.- The Museum of Contemporary Art Toronto announced new details for its Fall 2026 season, featuring major exhibitions by Bharti Kher and Delcy Morelos, alongside a presentation of Beverly Glenn-Copeland’s recently recovered Light of the Heavens, part of the museum’s ongoing South Stairwell Sound Series. Opening October 4, the season brings together three world-renowned artists whose diverse practices position the human body in relation to natural forces, the movement and transformation of material, and the unseen powers—chemical, spiritual, and philosophical—that shape our experiences. Kher and Morelos have developed complex, site-specific projects for MOCA by testing the possibilities of material, weight, and gravity. Their titles alone—Bones by Kher and Ombligo, which is navel in Spanish, by Morelos—turn our attention to the body ... More
Edinburgh Art Festival unveils wide-ranging programme for 2026 edition EDINBURGH.- Edinburgh Art Festival announced the 2026 programme for the city wide festival taking place from Friday 14 — Sunday 30 August. “As a curatorial team, we try not to be defined by theme, but instead by current climate each year in which the festival takes place; which is ever evolving, for the better or worse, with each year. Our 2026 edition invites you to gather around alternative queer images, global and community-held stories, never before seen sets of photographs, living sound collections, sound performances from Golan Heights, reimagined relics on Calton Hill, and late-night parties in some of our most iconic spaces in the city, from warehouses to sculpture parks.” -- Kim McAleese, Director + Eleanor Taylor, Curator + Elle Haswell, Civic Curator EAF26 opens on Friday 14 August with Caught Hold of Nothing offers a glimpse into a performance work ... More
Firstsite becomes a giant painting in Simon Carter's most ambitious exhibition to date COLCHESTER.- Firstsite’s galleries become an immersive landscape of paint, architecture and sensory experience in the Essex artist’s largest exhibition to date. From October 2026, visitors can step inside a giant painting as Frinton-based artist Simon Carter transforms Firstsite’s galleries into a multidimensional environment of painting, architecture and sound. Titled From the Landscape, the exhibition brings together paintings and drawings made since 2020 alongside an early watercolour, made more than 40 years ago at the age of 23. The exhibition also includes three new series of paintings created especially for the exhibition. Carter’s practice is rooted in decades of walking, drawing and sustained observation of the Essex landscape, but his work is not landscape painting in the traditional sense. Through paint, Carter explores the act of looking, with layers of colour ... More
Fort Gansevoort to present Zoya Cherkassky's fifth solo show American Cooking NEW YORK, NY.- Fort Gansevoort will present American Cooking, the gallery's fifth exhibition with Ukrainian-born artist Zoya Cherkassky. Drawn from her experience as a double migr to the United States, Cherkassky's new paintings and drawings explore ordinary moments and rituals through the eyes of someone encountering a place that feels both familiar and unknown. Long recognized for an assertive figurative style, Cherkassky here transforms scenes of everyday life into deftly executed, psychologically nuanced works rooted in social observation. In American Cooking, the artist’s penchant for color, detail and wry humor find new expression through encounters with everyday America. Cherkassky left her native Ukraine as a teenager and moved to Israel following the collapse of the Soviet Union, only to leave Israel in the aftermath of the October ... More
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August 13, 1952. Herbert Ritts Jr. (August 13, 1952 - December 26, 2002) was an American fashion photographer and music video director known for his photographs of celebrities, models, and other cultural figures throughout the 1980s and 1990s. His work concentrated on black and white photography and portraits, often in the style of classical Greek sculpture, which emphasized the human shape. In this image: Stephanie, Cindy, Christy, Tatjana, Naomi, Hollywood, 1989. Herb Ritts Foundation/Courtesy of Edwynn Houk Gallery, New York.
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