Jean-Michel Basquiat, Bayou, 1984. Alex Greenberger/ARTnews Ahead of its public reopening on November 15, the Studio Museum in Harlem showed off its new building to the press on Thursday, revealing a multitude of treasures that have entered its holdings since its closure in 2018—including the first Jean-Michel Basquiat painting to join the museum’s collection. The …
Four views of a modified ochre fragment. D’Errico et al. 2025, Science Advances A recent analysis of ochre fragments from several Neanderthal sites indicated that Neanderthals used ochre for drawing and marking surfaces. It has been long-believed that Neanderthals used the iron-rich pigment to adorn their bodies, clothing, and surfaces. Many ancient civilizations, for example, …
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https://www.sfaaat.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/VA.jpg Built for Gen Z: The new V&A East is now open. AFP via Getty Images The Headlines A MUSEUM FOR GEN Z. Gus Casely-Hayford, director of the new V&A East, wants London’s long-awaited cultural hub to spark creative passion in Gen Z visitors when it opens in the spring, he told the Guardian. “As …
From left, Jonathan Rider, Mónica Ramírez-Montagut, Scout Hutchinson, and Glenn Fuhrman. Photo Steven Probert The New York–based FLAG Art Foundation and the Parrish Art Museum in Water Mill, New York, have announced a new partnership that will see the two organizations collaborate on three exhibitions annually beginning next year and extending until 2030. The exhibitions …
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A security guard stands in front of the Pyramide du Louvre, designed by Chinese-US architect Ieoh Ming Pei, with the Louvre Museum in the background in Paris on October 22, 2025. The Louvre Museum reopened its doors to visitors on October 22, 2025 morning for the first time since October 19, 2025’s spectacular robbery by …
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Actor Jacob Elordi and photographer Duane Michals in Bottega Veneta’s “What Are Dreams” campaign, photographed by Duane Michals. Courtesy Bottega Veneta A new ad campaign by Italian luxury house Bottega Veneta features dreamy black-and-white images of actor Jacob Elordi, photographed by Duane Michals. The collaboration is the first since Bottega creative director Louise Trotter debuted …
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Speedster, photographer, duke… Charles March Speedster, photographer, arts patron, and British aristocrat Charles March, aka the Duke of Richmond, wears many hats. On Tuesday, November 4, March opened his new show of minimalist, abstract photos at London’s Hamiltons Gallery. The exhibition, titled “Sandscript,” runs through January 16 and, he said, “recalls the fluid brushwork of …
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Giorgio Ghisi, after Giovanni Battista Bertani, The Judgment of Paris, 1555 Photo M. Lee Fatherree/Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Gift of Kirk Edward Long The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (FAMSF), which includes the de Young and the Legion of Honor, has received a gift of 1,600 works from local collector Kirk Edward …
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Storm surge is pictured before the arrival of Hurricane Melissa in the Caribbean Terrace area of Kingston, Jamaica, on October 25, 2025. Deadly storm Melissa strengthened Saturday afternoon into a Category 1 hurricane, with rapid intensification expected over the weekend as it cut a worryingly slow course toward the Caribbean island of Jamaica, forecasters said. …
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Spanish foreign minister José Manuel Albares inaugurating “Half the World: Women in Indigenous Mexico” Courtesy el ministro de Asuntos Exteriores, Unión Europea y Cooperación de España On Friday, Spanish foreign minister José Manuel Albares inaugurated a sprawling exhibition titled “Half the World: Women in Indigenous Mexico,” with more than 400 works on loan from the …
