Ibrahim Mahama with one of his jute sack sculptures at the 2020 Biennale of Sydney. Photo Jenny Evans/Getty Images Ibrahim Mahama, a Ghanaian artist whose work has appeared in an array of shows ranging from the Bienal de São Paulo to the Venice Biennale, was hospitalized after he was attacked on Saturday in Tamale, Ghana. …
Cristopher Canizares Courtesy Cristopher Canizares After 16 years helping build one of the most powerful galleries in the world, Cristopher Canizares is stepping away from Hauser & Wirth to try something the art market still hasn’t quite figured out how to define: an artist management agency. The longtime partner will leave at the end of …
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HONG KONG, CHINA – MARCH 25: People visit artworks during the previews of Art Basel Hong Kong 2026 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) on March 25, 2026 in Hong Kong, China. (Photo by Li Zhihua/China News Service/VCG via Getty Images) China News Service via Getty Ima Sore feet, lean pockets, sustainability …
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Gabrielle Goliath Photo by Anthea Pokroy South Africa’s contribution to this year’s Venice Biennale will be both absent and impossible to ignore. Months after the government abruptly canceled a planned pavilion by artist Gabrielle Goliath, the work at the center of the dispute is now set to appear in Venice anyway, just not inside the …
David Hockney. Photo by Luc Castel/Getty Image At the ripe old age of 88, David Hockney has sounded a warning to the art world: “There’s much too much abstract painting being done now.” He was recently speaking to the Times from his Kensington studio while recovering from an infection, and he was discussing his latest …
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Martha Diamond, Red Shadows, 1985. © the Martha Diamond Trust. Courtesy Thaddaeus Ropac gallery, London · Paris · Salzburg · Milan · Seoul. Photo: Grace Dodds Thaddaeus Ropac has taken on Martha Diamond, the New York painter whose cityscapes are admired by artists yet largely under-recognized on the market. The gallery will represent the trust …
The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Gryffindor/Wikimedia The Hirshhorn Museum in Washington, D.C. is starting to show its hand ahead of October’s long-awaited reopening of its rethought and improved sculpture garden. The museum has announced the first round of acquisitions for its overhauled garden, redesigned by Hiroshi Sugimoto, with a lineup that leans heavily on contemporary names …
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Lauren Halsey’s sister dreamer lauren halsey’s architectural ode to tha surge n splurge of south central los angeles, a sculpture park in Los Angeles’s South Central neighborhood. Photo Allen Chen/@_h_studio Almost two decades ago, while she was an architecture student at El Camino College, Lauren Halsey began conceiving a sculpture park for South Central, the …
After a three-year absence, a popular light art installation has returned brighter and revamped to the San Francisco Bay Bridge. Getty Images To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines LIGHTS, ART, ACTION. After a three-year absence, a popular light art installation has returned brighter and revamped to the San Francisco …
The 2026 summit, titled A New Era: Reimagining Community Through the Arts. Tessa Solomon/ARTnews “We are witnessing growing geopolitical complexity around the world. In times like these, culture matters more than ever. Culture transcends borders,” said Hong Kong’s Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism, Rosanna Law, at the opening ceremony of this year’s Hong Kong International Cultural Summit on Monday. The …
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