An exhibition of some 70 artworks by the Spanish artist Remedios Varo will open at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, a destination museum on the coast just north of Copenhagen, this fall. The show, “Painting Magic,” is on view from September 18, 2026, through January 10, 2027, and includes examples of Varo’s paintings, drawings, and photographs. It will subsequently travel to the Moderna Museet in Stockholm.Varo was born in Spain in 1908 and left for Paris when she was 19, wh

Loro Piana, the Italian luxury brand known for its high-end wool and cashmere garments, shot its fall/winter 2026 ad campaign at a trio of unexpected (for a fashion brand, at least) locations in Houston: the Menil Collection and private de Menil residence, both run by the Menil Foundation, and the nearby Rothko Chapel, a non-denominational space founded by John and Dominique de Menil that is full of serene, monochromatic canvases by the Abstract Expressionist painter Mark Rothko.The fashion hous

The Fundación Kahlo, the New York–based nonprofit established by the family of the iconic painter Frida Kahlo, has announced the launch of a new prize to support emerging Mexican artists.Underwritten by the auction house Phillips, the Kahlo Art Prize will be awarded every other year and come with a $50,000 stipend, as well as opportunities for the winner’s work to be exhibited in Mexico City at the recently opened Museo Casa Kahlo.“Through the process of opening the muse

The cultural activist group that led a historic strike and rally at this year’s Venice Biennale over Israel’s inclusion in the international exhibition has called for a mass mobilization on July 17, when the US Ambassador to Italy, Tilman Fertitta, is scheduled to arrive in Venice.The group, Art Not Genocide Alliance (ANGA), announced the action in an Instagram post published today, inviting supporters to gather at 4 p.m. at Campo San Zaccaria, a square in central Venice just steps f

On Tuesday, the auction house Phillips said its spring season generated $507 million in auction sales, a 60 percent increase from a year earlier, as a record-breaking watch business and stronger demand for high-value consignments helped propel one of the house’s best performances in recent years.The auction house said average lot value increased 55 percent over the same period, while maintaining a 90 percent sell-through rate by lot. Evening sales achieved a 94 percent sell-through rate by

On Tuesday, the auction house Phillips said its spring season generated $507 million in auction sales, a 60 percent increase from a year earlier, as a record-breaking watch business and stronger demand for high-value consignments helped propel one of the house’s best performances in recent years.The auction house said average lot value increased 55 percent over the same period, while maintaining a 90 percent sell-through rate by lot. Evening sales achieved a 94 percent sell-through rate by

Luísa Cunha, the Portuguese conceptual artist whose whispering sound installations and language-based works made her one of her country’s most influential contemporary artists, died on Monday of cancer at Lisbon’s Hospital de São José. She was 77. Over a career that began in the early 1990s, Cunha built a body of work that quietly transformed ordinary words into immersive works of art. Using whispered recordings, brief commands and fragments of conversation,

The New Museum in New York announced that Massimiliano Gioni, its longtime artistic director, has been named as the institution’s next director. He will take on the role beginning August 1. He succeeds Lisa Phillips, who announced her retirement, after 26 years, last September. “After an extensive international search, we are thrilled to announce Massimiliano Gioni’s appointment as steward of the New Museum in its next chapter,” New Museum board president James-Keith Brow

To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter.Good morning!The London branch of the Artist Pension Trust is closing to the dismay of participating artists.“Combative” former head of the Barnes Foundation has died at 79.Historians rebut White House attack against the National Museum of American History.The Headlines ARTIST PENSION DISTRUST. The London chapter of the New York–founded 

Valerie Brathwaite, an artist whose sculptures utilized sinuous forms that intentionally recall both geographic formations and curvaceous bodies, died on Monday. The news was announced via the artist’s Instagram page, whose bio memorably terms her a “Sculptress & Dj.” She was either 87 or 88.In the second half of the 20th century, Brathwaite rose to become one of the most important artists working in Venezuela. Working in ceramic, drawing, and less classifiable mediums, the

British national Jonathan Hornby is the first from his country to be convicted of violating the UK’s sanctions on exports of luxury goods to Russia, imposed in response to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, which was launched on February 24, 2022.Hornby, managing director of a logistics company, attempted to send four artworks to Russia in February 2024, according to His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC). Government officials seized the shipment, which was linked to Ho

Designer Jonathan Anderson has once again taken inspiration from the work of sculptor Lynda Benglis for his latest fashion show.The creative director of Dior since 2025, Anderson presented the house’s Fall Winter 2026-27 Haute Couture Show at the Musée Rodin in Paris on Monday, marking his second haute couture collection for Dior.“The collection responds, in the language of couture, to the work of American sculptor Lynda Benglis,” a description published on Dior’s

The former New York home of Marlborough Gallery, arguably the world’s pioneering mega-gallery before its collapse and closure in 2024, has found a new owner.Gazelli Art House, which operates galleries in London and Baku, Azerbaijan, has purchased the former Marlborough space at 545 West 25th Street for $7.5 million. Brown Harris Stevens brokers Jeffrey Zoldan and Roger Gillen represented the seller.The sale marks another chapter in the winding down of Marlborough’s leg

Updated July 6, 2026Our fascination with all things Frida Kahlo seemingly knows no end. Fridamania, the global obsession with this painter whose life was as artful as her canvases, has been rising for decades but is now at a fever pitch.A major exhibition of her work that opened in late June at London’s Tate Modern pre-sold 41,000 tickets, a record for the museum (outperforming shows for beloved artists such as David Hockney). That exhibition opened earlier this year at the Museum of Fine