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Piet Mondrian, Broadway Boogie Woogie, 1942–43 The Museum of Modern Art, New York The Museum of Modern Art has announced a forthcoming exhibition dedicated to Dutch modernist Piet Mondrian’s years in New York—in particular, the influence of the city’s boogie-woogie music scene on his art. The exhibition will bring together 30 of Mondrian’s paintings either …

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Installation view of “Oscar Tuazon: dépendance,” 2013, at dépendance, Brussels. Photo Sven Laurent/Courtesy dépendance, Brussels Dépendance, the iconoclast, 23-year-old Brussels gallery that built a trusted reputation as an “artists’ gallery,” is closing. “Galleries come and go. Some are short-lived but leave a clear trace, others endure for decades without changing much. Dépendance has been there …

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A model of President Donald Trump’s proposed triumphal arch. Photo Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images President Donald Trump wants to fast-track the construction of his proposed triumphal arch to be sited in Arlington, between the Arlington National Cemetery and the Lincoln Memorial, just across the Potomac River. The plan, which would see work happen year-round and for …

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Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. Tim Hursley, courtesy Crystal Bridges. Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art may have opened its 200,000-square-foot facility in Bentonville, Arkansas just 15 years ago, but it is already ready for its first major addition. At the museum’s campus last week, founder Alice Walton, heir to the Walmart fortune and, …

Crystal Bridges Museum Tacks on a Big Expansion, Just 15 Years After Opening, and Packs it With American Art Read More »

The Guggenheim Museum will screen Zidane, a 21st century portrait (2006, detailed still) by Douglas Gordan and Philippe Parreno during the 2026 World Cup. Photo: Anders Sune Berg/Courtesy ARoS Aarhus Art Museum and Gagosian; Art: ©2026 Studio lost but found and VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn, Germany/Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York The Guggenheim Museum in New York …

Guggenheim Museum to Livestream Select World Cup Matches, Screen Art Film on Legendary Football Star Zinédine Zidane Read More »

The International African American Museum on June 27, 2023 in Charleston, South Carolina. Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images) Citing ongoing financial difficulties, Charleston’s International African American Museum (IAAM) will furlough its entire staff, including senior leadership, according to a statement from the institution. The 20-day furlough program will begin July 1 and run into December …

Citing Financial Trouble, Charleston’s International African American Museum to Furlough Staff Read More »

Alma Allen. Photo Luis Garvan/Courtesy Perrotin Artist Alma Allen has again accused cultural strategist David Resnicow of working against Allen’s controversial US Pavilion at the 2026 Venice Biennale, after months of criticism surrounding the project. In an Instagram post published Monday afternoon, Allen wrote that “two of the three galleries that withdrew their support for …

Alma Allen Doubles Down on Accusations Against Cultural Strategist David Resnicow of Working Against His Venice Biennale Pavilion Read More »

An image from Andrew Kreps’s presentation of Harold Stevenson at Independent 20th Century Courtesy of the Estate of Harold Stevenson and Andrew Kreps Gallery, New York. Independent launched Independent 20th Century in 2022 in the Battery Maritime Building, a Beaux-Arts landmark overlooking New York Harbor. This fall, the fair is moving uptown to Marcel Breuer’s …

Independent 20th Century Heads to the Breuer With Its Biggest Edition Yet Read More »

The Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea in Rome. Wikimedia Commons WHEN IN ROME: Fendi on Thursday revealed the location of the first couture show designed by Maria Grazia Chiuri — the Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea in Rome on the evening of July 9. For the occasion, guests will be invited to a private view of the exhibition …

Fendi Names Rome Gallery for Couture Show, Karl Lagerfeld Exhibition Read More »

Commission of Fine Arts Chairman Rodney Mims Cook Jr. speaks at a public hearing on President Donald Trump’s proposed triumphal arch to commemorate the country’s 250th anniversary at the National Building Museum on April 16, 2026 in Washington, DC. Getty Images Late last week, Rodney Mims Cook Jr., the chairman of the US Commission of …

Chairman of US Commission of Fine Arts Attends ‘Russian Davos,’ Joins Roundtable With Russian Envoy Responsible for Venice Biennale Participation Read More »