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Art Basel has announced the lineup for its 2026 flagship fair in Switzerland, featuring 290 exhibitors from 42 countries. The upcoming edition, scheduled for June, includes 21 first-time participants and an expanded Premiere sector, with Ruba Katrib curating the Unlimited section for large-scale works. Simultaneously, the art world mourns the passing of Dóra Maurer, a central figure of the Hungarian neo-avant-garde known for her multidisciplinary approach to seriality and movement.

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The Musée d’Orsay has acquired a significant collection of 17 Impressionist and post-Impressionist fan paintings donated by Hong Kong-based collector Ms. Kan, featuring works by Pissarro, Gauguin, and Degas. In other major news, Helen Legg has been appointed the next director of London’s Royal Academy of Arts, and the New Museum premiered a new film by Camille Henrot. Additionally, the Jim Irsay Collection achieved a "white glove" result at Christie’s, totaling $94.5 million and setting 28 world records for pop-culture memorabilia.

Star-Studded Doc on Auction Icon Simon de Pury Heads to Cannes

A new feature-length documentary titled "The Hammer" will premiere at this spring's Cannes Film Market, chronicling the five-decade career of Swiss auctioneer and art advisor Simon de Pury. Produced by Simon Wallon, who previously made a documentary on casting director Bonnie Timmermann, the film features cameos from artists Marina Abramović, Jeff Koons, Ai Weiwei, and Chloe Wise, and includes executive producer Catherine Quantschnigg. Filming took place in New York, Tokyo, London, Cannes, Miami, and Monaco between July 2023 and February 2025.

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Alexandre Singh and Natalie Musteata's black-and-white short film *Two People Exchanging Saliva* has been nominated for an Academy Award in the live action short film category. The 36-minute dystopian romance, set in a Paris where kissing is forbidden and punishable by death, premiered at the Telluride Film Festival and has since won multiple prizes. It is distributed by the New Yorker and produced by Misia Films and art[cc]corp, and was also shortlisted for a 2026 César Award.

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Three films by Gerard Malanga, a key figure in Andy Warhol's Factory, have been restored and will premiere in Pittsburgh. The 16mm works, transferred to 4K, include "Film Notebooks, 1964–1970," "The Filmmaker Records a Portion of His Life in the Month of August, 1968," and "Andy Warhol: Portraits of the Artist as a Young Man (1964)."

New Art21 Documentary Follows Camille Henrot as She Completes New Work for the New Museum’s Reopening

Art21 has announced the premiere of a new documentary titled "Camille Henrot: In Movement," scheduled for release on April 22, 2026. Directed by Adam Golfer, the film tracks the multidisciplinary artist over the course of a year as she prepares a new body of work, including paintings, bronze sculptures, and a new film titled "In the Veins" (2026). The production follows Henrot from her New York studio to a foundry in Paris, capturing her creative process leading up to a major presentation at the newly reopened New Museum.

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Director Steven Soderbergh is set to release 'The Christophers', a new film centered on the London art world starring Ian McKellen and Michaela Coel. The plot follows a faded 1960s Pop Art star whose estranged children hire a former art forger to secretly complete his unfinished canvases to secure a future inheritance. Following its premiere at the Toronto Film Festival, the movie is scheduled for a theatrical release in April.

A new Romaeuropa Festival approaches. Here is what the 2026 edition of the review will be like

Si avvicina un nuovo Romaeuropa Festival. Ecco come sarà l’edizione 2026 della rassegna

The 41st edition of the Romaeuropa Festival has announced its 2026 lineup, scheduled to run from September 8 to November 15 across various venues in Rome. Under the artistic direction of Fabrizio Grifasi, the multidisciplinary festival will feature a robust program of contemporary dance, theater, and music. Highlights include the Italian premiere of Sofia Nappi’s 'Chora', a world premiere of Romeo Castellucci’s 'Faust', and a special celebration of the Rome-Paris twinning anniversary featuring choreographer Benjamin Millepied.

Location, location, location: behind the Art Basel floor plan beef

Air de Paris, a veteran contemporary gallery that has exhibited at Art Basel since 1999, announced its withdrawal from the upcoming edition after a dispute over its assigned stand. Co-founders Florence Bonnefous and Edouard Merino made their exit public by posting emails online via Provence, a French publishing house, calling the stand assignment process “brutal and unfair.” Art Basel’s chief artistic officer Vincenzo de Bellis defended the decision, noting that 58 galleries had their stands moved this year due to the launch of a new section called Premiere and the need to improve visitor flow and aesthetic dialogue between exhibitors.

Ukrainian installation at Burning Man destroyed by dust storm

Ukrainian artist Oleksiy Sai's installation *Black Cloud* (2025) was destroyed by a hurricane-force dust storm at the Burning Man festival in Nevada on 24 August, coinciding with Ukrainian Independence Day. The 100-foot-tall, eight-ton inflatable sculpture, funded by private donors from Ukraine and the US, featured strobe lights and a soundscape of missiles and sirens by war veteran DJ Tapolsky. The team behind the work is rebuilding it, and the installation had previously premiered in Kyiv with an edited soundscape to avoid traumatizing residents.

Interview with Su Hui-Yu: MAMBO

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On January 24th, Taiwanese artist Su Hui-Yu's film 'A Complete History' premiered at the Bogotá Museum of Modern Art (MAMBO). The work, filmed within the museum, intertwines the histories of Colombia and Taiwan through a narrative told and inhabited by queer and trans individuals. The exhibition, titled 'La Saga Total,' also featured other works by Su, including 'The Trio Hall' and 'The Space Warriors and the Digigrave.' The project is now set to travel to Taipei for its premiere at MOCA Taipei on April 12th.