Sunday, February 01, 2026

3,000 years of narrative: The Morgan unveils a global history of storytelling

Roy Lichtenstein. Crak! [print]. 1963 [often given as 1964]. The Morgan Library & Museum, Gift of William M. Voelkle in honor of William M. Griswold, 2007.105. © 2026 Estate of Roy Lichtenstein/DACS.
NEW YORK, NY.— The Morgan Library & Museum presents Come Together: 3,000 Years of Stories and Storytelling, an exhibition exploring the rich history of storytelling through remarkable objects from the Morgan’s collection alongside some exceptional loans. On view from January 30 through May 3, 2026, the exhibition unites modern and historical works, often in compelling juxtapositions, to underscore conceptual, thematic, and visual links between them. It highlights a variety of narratives, from the Babylonian Epic of Atrahasis—among the earliest literary works preserved in written form—and the oral traditions of the first storytellers of North America, the Indigenous peoples, to works by writers and artists inspired by New York City. Showcasing more than 140 objects from across the Morgan’s eight curatorial departments, Come Together includes drawings, paintings, photographs, printed books, manuscripts, films, artifacts, comics, and more. “The Morgan is pleased to present this interdisciplinary exhibition, the result of four years of research into a theme that lies at the heart of our institution: storytelling,” said Colin B. Bailey, Katharine J. Rayner Director of the Morgan Library & Museum. “Come Together offers a singular opportunity to experience some of the most beloved works in our collection through a fresh, dynamic lens.” “Stories shape cultures—and connect us across time and place,” said Deirdre Jackson, Assistant Curator of Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts and curator of the exhibition. “Come Together invites discovery, encouraging visitors to delve into the Morgan’s vast collection and to explore narratives that transcend geography, culture, and personal identity.” Come Together offers new perspectives on the cultural transmission of stories and their overall importance in five sections. “Belief and Belonging” considers origin stories, epics, legends, and myths, underscoring the...
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Lauren Quin debuts a "Detox of Color" at Pace Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES, CA.— Pace Los Angeles presents an exhibition of new paintings by Los Angeles-based artist Lauren Quin, on view from January 31 to March 28, 2026. Marking her first solo show with Pace since joining the gallery in 2025, this body of work foregrounds a decisive and self-imposed rupture in Quin’s practice since her 2024 exhibition at 125 Newbury in New York. In these new paintings, produced over the past year and a half, Quin has turned from an “overdose” of chromatic intensity toward what she describes as a “detox of color.” The exhibition is accompanied by a fully illustrated catalogue from Pace Publishing, featuring a new text by the poet, playwright, and essayist Ariana Reines. Though they may at first appear monochromatic, Quin’s new paintings are anything but monochromes. Dense tonal fields of blacks and greys are haloed by bleachfields of fugitive color, neither fully present nor fully absent. Brilliant hues persist as echoes, sedimented and worked into atm
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Yufu Shohaku's bold new visions in bamboo on view at TAI Modern

SANTA FE, NM.— TAI Modern is presenting a new exhibition of works by master Japanese bamboo artist Yufu Shohaku. This exhibition features recent baskets that demonstrate the artist’s continued exploration of his signature “dragon pattern” technique and his deep engagement with Japanese mythology and natural forms. Now in his eighties, Yufu remains one of bamboo art’s most distinctive and commanding voices. He is recognized for his bold, rough-plaited baskets created from bamboo branches, roots, and large chunks of half-split bamboo. His works are characterized by their vigorous energy, varied surfaces, and robust sculptural presence. Yufu begins each piece with freshly cut madake bamboo, splitting and slicing the culm with a simple handheld knife to achieve strips of precise dimensions. He is among the few remaining bamboo artists who can work comfortably with bamboo strips over seven feet in length. Working
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Irene Campolmi and Khanyisile Mbongwa appointed curators at Amos Rex

HELSINKI.— Amos Rex announced the appointment of Irene Campolmi and Khanyisile Mbongwa as new curators, marking an expansion of the museum’s curatorial vision and international networks. Curators Irene Campolmi and Khanyisile Mbongwa join Amos Rex at a pivotal moment as the museum begins a new curatorial direction focussing on two strategic priorities: art at the intersection of technology and society; and art in the public realm. The new curators bring with them extensive artistic and intellectual networks, deep expertise in their fields, and an international outlook that moves beyond the traditional boundaries of contemporary art and the lens of the Global North. Irene Campolmi - Curator for Art, Technology and Society - is an Italian-Danish curator, art historian, and researcher whose practice is rooted in decolonial thinking and interdisciplinary inquiry across art, science, technology, and performance. ”As our societies grow increasingly dependent on
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The future of housing: The latest trends in green residential architecture from around the world

NEW YORK, NY.— Travel across continents and climates to experience architecture that’s rewriting the rules of sustainability. Like the other titles in our Homes for Our Time series, each of the 63 projects in Sustainable Living opens a window into a unique dwelling inspired by the pressures and possibilities of a warming planet with finite resources. The result is a sweeping story of architects, ranging from Norman Foster to the Snøhetta practice, building in bold new ways that honor the ecosystems our planet depends on. Homes that strive to leave the lightest possible imprint, from the moment their materials are sourced to the day they’re returned to the earth. Energy-efficient envelopes, low-impact structures, recycled and biodegradable materials, designs attuned to sun, wind and rain. Each construction is an illuminating chapter in architecture’s evolving quest to do no harm, beautifully photographed and annotated, alongside biographies of the architects who created them. No single
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Exhibition at the Van Abbemuseum encourages movement and change

EINDHOVEN.— ‘Let yourself be heard’ is the core invitation of Make Some Noise: Desire. Stage. Change., the ninth and final edition of Positions, a series that for over a decade has created space for experimentation and singular artistic perspectives. Twelve international artists and collectives convene in a dynamic constellation of solo presentations, performances, and encounters. Their practices span choreography, sound, theatre, sculpture, cinema, and AI composition, each offering a distinct approach to how bodies, materials, and technologies move and resonate. With movement as its connective thread, Make Some Noise: Desire. Stage. Change. invites visitors to shift, to listen, and to imagine what could emerge from these gestures. The exhibition opened on 31 January with Dutch premieres and a series of one-time-only performances, including Felisha Carénage, Göksu Kunak & Adam Russell-Jones. “Amidst widespread uncertainty and a rapidly changing planetary environment, many confront f
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Late openings announced for record-breaking Lee Miller and Turner & Constable exhibitions

LONDON.— By popular demand, Tate Britain today announced extended weekend opening hours for its acclaimed exhibitions Lee Miller and Turner & Constable. Both shows will now stay open until 10pm on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays for the next three weeks, starting this evening and running until Lee Miller closes on 15 February. Tickets for these extra time slots go on sale today. Lee Miller has welcomed over 200,000 visitors so far, meaning it has already become the most popular photography exhibition ever held at any Tate gallery. Now entering its final weeks, tickets are selling fast and some remaining dates have already sold out. The exhibition is the largest retrospective of Miller’s work ever staged and reveals how her innovative and fearless approach to photography produced some of the most iconic images of the modern era. Less than halfway through its run, Turner & Constable has already attracted over 100,000 visitors and is on track to become one of Tate Britain’s top
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RM Sotheby's achieves €81 million in Paris

PARIS.— RM Sotheby’s has continued its incredible start to the year by achieving an €81-million sale in Paris, making it the highest grossing European collector car auction in the company’s history. The annual sale takes place in the surroundings of the Louvre Palace’s spectacular Salles du Carrousel and forms a central component of Retromobile Week. “Our Paris sale is always a phenomenal success, but this year we have broken all records,” said Augustin Sabatié-Garat, Director of Sales, EMEA. “We brought an incredible selection of cars to Paris, spanning all eras, and to see such demand across the entire offering is a very encouraging start to 2026. Numerous European auction records were broken, and it is the prices achieved for the modern era Ferrari supercars which are most striking, continuing
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Tibor de Nagy unveils David Ambrose's "Black Trunk" paintings

NEW YORK, NY.— Tibor de Nagy Gallery is presenting Rust Never Weeps, an exhibition of paintings by David Ambrose. This is the gallery's first exhibition with the artist. Focusing on a group of eight paintings made between 1987 and 1989, the exhibition is devoted to what the artist refers to as his Black Trunk Paintings. These works are meticulous depictions of a century-old trunk, a family heirloom, which was brought by the artist’s grandparents on their voyage from Sicily to New Jersey, where they made their home. The trunk’s nicks, creases, and rusted signs of age are carefully articulated in oil paint. This project is not primarily about a touchstone of an immigration story, it is also a way to mark the artistic legacy of his grandmother and mother, Ambrose’s first artistic mentors. Ambrose’s grandmother, an accomplished dressmaker, had her sewing room and workshop, in the home. Ambrose considers this space where so much creativity happened, and where he spent many hours as a c
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National Air and Space Museum announces plans to celebrate 50 years

WASHINGTON, DC.— The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum is celebrating 50 years since the building in Washington, D.C., opened to the public and will commemorate this milestone throughout 2026. The museum opened July 1, 1976, as a gift to the nation for the U.S. bicentennial. Five new galleries will open to the public on the museum’s 50th anniversary, July 1, and in time for the nation’s 250th anniversary. The remaining two renovated galleries will open in the fall, which will complete the multi-year project. Programming will also take place throughout the year to celebrate 50 years, including a film series, lectures, special merchandise and digital offerings. Highlights from the renovated galleries include newly displayed artifacts like the Blue Origin New Shepard rocket and the Il-2 Shturmovik and old favorites like the North American P-51D Mustang and the Hubble Space Telescope. The “Textron How Things Fly” exhibition
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Marc Selwyn Fine Art showcases two decades of Ramsés Noriega's works on paper

LOS ANGELES, CA.— Marc Selwyn Fine Art is presenting Ramsés Noriega: De Sonora a Los Ángeles at the Camden Annex. The exhibition includes works on paper produced between 1968 and 1989, tracing more than two decades of artistic development by the artist. Considered an early pioneer of the Chicano Art Movement, Ramsés Noriega has cultivated an artistic practice over a six-decade career that explores the many dualities of his lived experience as a Mexican American. Born in 1944 in Caborca, Sonora, Mexico, Noriega immigrated to the United States in the 1950s, where he encountered the systemic mistreatment and lack of opportunity that had previously driven his family back to Mexico. As a teenager, he worked as a migrant farm worker while balancing family responsibilities, education, and student activism—experiences that would profoundly shape his artistic and political consciousness. Noriega was a co-organizer of the 1970 Chicano
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Ramallah Art Fair presents 42 artists and over 150 artworks

RAMALLAH.— Ramallah Art Fair returns for its fifth year, opening on Saturday 31 January 2026, with the participation of 42 artists and over 150 artworks at Zawyeh Gallery. Under the title Narrative Under Occupation the art fair presents stories of displacement, loss, identity, memory, and of daily realities under oppression while also presenting artworks that envision a future without occupation. Running until 29 March 2026, the fair offers artworks at accessible prices, in its Contemporary and Rare sections, encouraging new collectors to take advantage of this annual event to acquire Palestinian art. In the Contemporary Section, Maisara Baroud from Gaza participates with original artworks from his powerful series I’m Still Alive, which depicts the daily anguish of life in Gaza during the genocide. Sari Tarazi also contributes with a stunning series of photo montages, created from images captured during street demonstrations in Palestine protesting the ongoing genocide in Gaza. Noor Elshaer
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Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka presents Sarah Morris: Transactional Authority

OSAKA.— Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka is presenting Transactional Authority, the first retrospective exhibition in Japan of the American artist Sarah Morris (born 1967). Since the mid 1990s Morris has produced a large body of work which reflects her interest in networks, typologies, globalization, architecture, institutions and the metropolis. Through her use of both reality and vivid abstraction, Morris creates a new language of place and politics. Morris is considered one of the most intriguing artists of her generation. The exhibition features close to 100 artworks created over the course of more than three decades incorporating paintings, all of Morris’s 17 films, drawings, and a newly commissioned large-scale wall painting measuring 6 x 18.85 m. The exhibition features 41 of Morris’s iconic paintings, from her earliest to most recent works. Moreover, her films, which she created in parallel with her
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Flashback: On a day like today, Mexican illustrator José Guadalupe Posada was born
José Guadalupe Posada (February 2, 1853 - January 20, 1913) was a Mexican political printmaker and engraver whose work has influenced many Latin American artists and cartoonists because of its satirical acuteness and social engagement. He used skulls, calaveras, and bones to make political and cultural critiques. Among his famous works was La Catrina. In this image: José Guadalupe Posada, Calavera de la Catrina (Skull of the Female Dandy), from the portfolio 36 Grabados: José Guadalupe Posada, published by Arsacio Vanegas, Mexico City, Mexico, c. 1910, printed 1943, photo-relief etching with engraving, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Museum purchase funded by the friends of Freda Radoff.

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