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London's National Gallery has acquired a recently rediscovered self-portrait by Artemisia Gentileschi, 'Self Portrait as Saint Catherine of Alexandria' (c. 1615–17), for £3.6 million ($4.7 million). The painting was purchased from a London dealer who had secured it at a Paris auction in December, where it set a new auction record for the artist. The acquisition marks a significant addition to the museum's holdings, as it is only the 21st work by a female artist in its collection of over 2,300 pieces.

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Artemisia Gentileschi's 17th-century painting 'Lucretia' sold for €1.88 million ($2 million) at Dorotheum's Old Master sale in Vienna, more than double its high estimate. The work, previously unseen in public, was acquired by an Australian collection, continuing a trend of strong auction results for the Baroque artist.

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A recently rediscovered painting by Baroque artist Artemisia Gentileschi sold for €865,000 ($1.19 million) at a Sotheby's Paris auction, shattering the artist's previous auction record set in 1998. The work, which had been hidden for over 80 years in southern France, fetched nearly three times its presale estimate after being identified by Sotheby's Old Master department.

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A long-lost painting by the 17th-century Italian Baroque artist Artemisia Gentileschi, titled *Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy*, has been rediscovered and will be auctioned at Sotheby's in Paris on June 26. The work, previously known only from a single black-and-white photograph, was found in a private collection in the south of France and has not been publicly seen for 80 years.

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The National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., has acquired its first painting by Baroque artist Artemisia Gentileschi, titled *Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy* (ca. 1625). The work, once thought lost, resurfaced in a French private collection in 2011 and was sold at Sotheby's in 2014 for $1.1 million, setting a then-auction record for the artist.

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From Trash to Treasure: 21 Local Artists Transform Discarded Materials Into Art

Resource Depot in West Palm Beach, Florida, has opened its 8th Annual Waste to Wonder juried group exhibition. The show features 21 local artists who create artworks from discarded materials sourced from the organization's inventory, transforming items like textiles, plastics, and industrial scraps into sculptures and mixed-media pieces. The exhibition runs through February 26, 2026, in the Pam Sartory GalleRE at the depot's headquarters.

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‘I had all kinds of altercations’: the photographer who captures humanity at close quarters

A new book titled 'Trespass' introduces the work of photographer Mark Cohen, known for his invasive, close-quarters street photography primarily in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Cohen's method involved using flash and fast color film to capture unsuspecting subjects, often leading to physical altercations, and his images are characterized by extreme blur and sudden points of sharp focus.

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Guatemala’s Museo de Arte Colonial shut down by authorities

Guatemalan authorities, acting on a court order, raided and closed the Museo de Arte Colonial in Antigua, forcing the emergency relocation of 287 artworks from their home of 89 years. The collection, including fragile 17th- to 19th-century paintings and sculptures, is now in temporary storage in Guatemala City, though six large-scale works deemed too delicate to move remain in the shuttered, unsecured building.

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Shares in French luxury conglomerate LVMH fell roughly 7 percent following the release of its fourth-quarter results. The decline was driven by weaker-than-expected margins and a cautious outlook from leadership, and it triggered a sector-wide sell-off, pulling down shares of other major luxury firms like Kering, Moncler, and Hermès.

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The Kanal–Centre Pompidou in Brussels, a major new modern and contemporary art center housed in a converted 1930s Citroën garage, will open on November 28 with a launch program of 10 exhibitions. Its centerpiece, "A truly immense journey," will feature over 350 works from the Centre Pompidou's collection, exploring themes of migration and exchange.

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An Artemisia Gentileschi self-portrait and Judy Chicago’s Scottish queen: our pick of the February auctions

A series of significant artworks are heading to auction in February, led by an early Artemisia Gentileschi self-portrait making its auction debut at Christie's New York with an estimate of $2.5m-$3.5m. Other highlights include Rembrandt's last privately-held animal drawing, 'Young Lion Resting', at Sotheby's New York ($15m-$20m estimate), a Judy Chicago print of Mary, Queen of Scots at Phillips, and an Odilon Redon work on paper at Artcurial Paris.

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Pioneering sculptor Geles Cabrera’s Mexico City retrospective marks centennial

A major retrospective of pioneering sculptor Geles Cabrera has opened at the Museo del Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City, celebrating her centennial year. The exhibition, titled "Partituras Corporales," spans seven decades of her work, featuring nearly 100 sculptures in materials from volcanic stone to plexiglass, and highlights her radical focus on the expressive, often erotic, human body. It follows her recent receipt of Mexico's highest artistic honor, the 2024 Bellas Artes Medal in Visual Arts.

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This Quirky Love Hotel-Themed Art Exhibition At Joo Chiat Has NSFW But Cute Merch Like “Kurex” Condoms

Heartware Store & Gallery in Singapore's Joo Chiat neighborhood is hosting a pop-up exhibition titled 'Ikuiku Love Hotel,' a collaboration with Taiwanese artist Ikuiku. The show transforms the space into a love hotel-themed environment, complete with a reception counter, mock hotel room, and bathroom set, all featuring the artist's vibrant, character-driven artworks that explore themes of sexuality and intimacy with playful, cheeky humor.

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Plans to convert Belgrade's historic Generalštab complex, a former Yugoslav military headquarters and landmark of postwar Modernism, into a Trump International Hotel have collapsed. The developer, Affinity Global Development, withdrew from the deal after Serbia's culture minister and three senior heritage officials were indicted on charges of abuse of office and falsifying documents related to the project.

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Konstantina Krikzoni's solo exhibition "ARMATURA" at L'Appartement in Geneva presents a new suite of paintings born from a period of intense solitude. The works explore painting as a medium for self-expression, using the metaphor of an armature—the metal framework that supports sculptures—to represent an inner structure of fortification, endurance, and survival. The paintings feature elusive female figures and landscapes rendered with delicate layers of pigment, evoking ancient myths and goddesses, with works like *Warrior I* (2025), *L.K. I Killed the Pink* (2025), and the titular *Armatura* (2025) conveying emotional rawness and psychological drama.

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Claude Zervas opens exhibit, ‘Pond Water,’ At Western Art Gallery

Claude Zervas has opened a new exhibition titled 'Pond Water' at Western Washington University's Art Gallery in Bellingham, featuring works in oil paint, wood, concrete, video, fiberglass, stone, and electronics created over multiple years, some dating back to 2005. The show opened on January 15, with a reception on January 22 drawing students and community members, and marks Zervas' second appearance at the gallery following his 2015 exhibit 'Middle Fork'. New gallery director Kelly Lindner, who started on the same day, praised Zervas as a Bellingham native who has achieved regional and national recognition.

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Artistic director of Malba steps down after one year in role

Rodrigo Moura is stepping down as artistic director of the Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires (Malba) after only one year in the role. His departure follows the museum's acquisition of the Daros Latinamerica Collection, which doubled Malba's holdings with over 1,200 works and triggered a major institutional restructuring, including the creation of a new chief executive position. Moura, a Brazilian curator who previously worked at El Museo del Barrio, Masp, and Inhotim Institute, will leave next month as the museum prepares for its 25th anniversary and a physical expansion to twice its current capacity.

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McKee Student Art Show celebrates its 95th year

The Haggin Museum in Stockton is hosting its 95th annual Robert T. McKee Student Art Exhibition, featuring approximately 1,700 works—paintings, drawings, photographs, and sculptures—submitted by K-12 students from across the county. The exhibition opens on January 29, with an artist reception on February 7, and runs through March 15. Works by younger students (kindergarten through 4th grade) are displayed in the West Gallery, while those by older students (5th through 12th grade) are shown upstairs in the Tuleberg Gallery.

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Spring Exhibitions Showcase Artworks by Youth and Emerging Artists

Multiple venues in Athens, Georgia, are hosting spring exhibitions featuring works by youth, student, and emerging artists. Shows include the Athens Academy Community Art Show, ATHICA's "Bird's Eye View" by Lybi Cucurullo, OCAF's "Youth Art Month" and "Tiny Worlds," Dodd Galleries' student works, Lyndon House Arts Center's exhibitions by Kate Kaiser and Sebastian Granados, the 51st Annual Juried Exhibition, "Creative Tracks" from the Athens-Clarke County Jail, the "Green Life Student Art Exhibition," Taylor-Grady House's "Home & Family" printmaking exhibit, and Winterville Cultural Center's K-5 student show and Sherre Watwood's solo exhibition.

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The Big Art Loop is transforming SF into an open air gallery over the next three years.

The Big Art Loop has transformed San Francisco into an open-air gallery with nearly 100 sculptures installed along a 34-mile walkable and bikeable path through the city. The project, funded by the Sijbrandij Foundation and founded by Sid and Karen Sijbrandij, features works including R-Evolution at the Ferry Building, Echoes: A Voice from Uncharted Waters by Masaki Omor, Coralée by BJB, Got Framed, Desert Shark, and a double feature by Betsabeé Romero. The loop is designed to be encountered spontaneously in daily life, with no fixed starting point, and has support from Mayor Daniel Lurie.

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A Design Industry Powerhouse Pivots to Open a New York City Gallery

Michael McGraw, a prominent figure in the design public relations world, is opening a new gallery called Dernier Cri on New York's Upper East Side. The space debuts on January 29, 2026, with an exhibition titled "Night Shift," featuring sculptural works by artists including Julian Mayor, Casey Johnson, Todd Marshard, Jessie Nelson, and Marit Harte, all rendered in a single black palette. McGraw, who has spent years shaping narratives for design studios and brands, describes the gallery as a physical extension of his work as a design publicist, aiming to showcase compelling art and design that inspires interior designers.

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A Nobilified, a start-up that lets customers insert themselves into classic paintings for about $140, has created a series of artworks depicting Super Bowl heroes from the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks in historical masterpieces. Patriots quarterback Tom Brady appears as Prometheus (1868) by Gustave Moreau, tight end Rob Gronkowski as Abduction of Ganymede by Jupiter (ca. 1644) by Eustache Le Sueur, while Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson is shown in Ideal portrait of a Spanish King (ca. 1643) by Alonso Cano, with other players featured in works by John Singleton Copley and Benjamin West.

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Larry Gagosian has opened a major exhibition of Jasper Johns's crosshatch paintings from 1973 to 1983 at his Upper East Side gallery in New York. In a forthcoming Gagosian Quarterly interview, Gagosian explains his motivation simply: he wanted to look at the works. The show features key pieces including all six versions of "Between the Clock and the Bed" (1981), borrowed from top-tier collectors and museums such as the Museum of Modern Art, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, and the National Gallery of Art. Gagosian recounts first encountering the crosshatch paintings in 1976 at Leo Castelli's gallery, before he had met Johns, through his connections with Merce Cunningham and John Cage.

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A significant number of American art museums are currently without a permanent director, or will soon be. Recent departures include Sally Tallant from the Queens Museum to lead London's Hayward Gallery, and David Brenneman from Telfair Museums due to a medical condition. Other high-profile vacancies include the National Portrait Gallery, MOCA Los Angeles, the New Museum, the Portland Art Museum, the Amon Carter Museum of American Art, the Clark Art Institute, the Newark Museum of Art, and the Smithsonian American Art Museum, among many others across various budget sizes and regions.

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The FOG Design+Art fair in San Francisco opened with a glitzy preview gala at Fort Mason Center, serving as a fundraiser for SFMOMA's education initiatives. VIP tickets started at $10,000 for the first hour, and by 7 p.m., the event filled to capacity as prices dropped to $250. Dealers reported a different energy this year, partly due to the recent Los Angeles wildfires affecting many participating galleries. Sales were strong, with New York dealer Ales Ortuzar selling multiple works by Suzanne Jackson in the first few hours. Local collector Sonya Yu, a recent ARTnews Top 200 listee, highlighted the resilience and sophistication of the Bay Area art community.

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Art exhibit in West York pays tribute to fallen Officer Andrew Duarte

An art gallery has opened in the West York borough building in memory of fallen police Officer Andrew Duarte, featuring one of his own photographs from a trip to Portugal. The gallery held an opening reception on January 22, 2026, where his mother, Nancy Duarte Matarese, expressed that her son would have loved the tribute.

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Beverly Buchanan, who lived in Athens, Georgia for over 20 years, often paid for everyday needs with her artworks, trading them with her doctor and local community members. A new exhibition titled "Beverly's Athens" at the University of Georgia's Athenaeum showcases works borrowed from local collections, including pieces from her doctor's personal collection and sculptures from her own backyard. The show features her flower drawings, which her dealer Betty Parsons once rejected, as well as her "ruins" sculptures and archival footage of her garden. Curators Mo Costello and Katz Tepper, both artists who are chronically ill, organized the exhibition to highlight Buchanan's ecosystem of exchange and survival.

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Ethiopia’s Africa Hall wins Modernist conservation award

The World Monuments Fund and Knoll have awarded the 2026 World Monuments Fund/Knoll Modernism Prize to the Australia-based architecture firm Architectus for its conservation of Africa Hall in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The building, completed in 1961 and designed by Italian architect Arturo Mezzedimi, serves as the headquarters of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa and was commissioned by Emperor Haile Selassie. The decade-long, $57 million restoration project, completed in October 2024, involved local experts, restored original furniture and stained-glass windows by artist Afewerk Tekle, and modernized the structure while preserving its modernist vision. The jury also awarded its first Stewardship Award for Modernist Homes to the Umbrella House in Sarasota, Florida, designed by Paul Rudolph.

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South African artist Gabrielle Goliath is taking legal action after her artwork was removed from the country's Venice Biennale pavilion. Goliath and curator Ingrid Masondo will file an application with South Africa's High Court in Pretoria, arguing that the decision by Sport, Arts, and Culture Minister Gayton McKenzie is unconstitutional. They have also sent a letter to President Cyril Ramaphosa, demanding that the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture (DSAC) honor the selection committee's original choice and allow the exhibition to proceed. Meanwhile, the DSAC has reportedly restarted the Biennale planning process with the collective Beyond the Frames.

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Seven museums in Florence have merged to form the Galleria dell'Accademia di Firenze e Musei del Bargello, creating the world's largest collection of works by Michelangelo. The new complex includes the Bargello National Museum, the Medici Chapels, Palazzo Davanzati, Orsanmichele, Casa Martelli, the former Church of San Procolo, and the Accademia, home to Michelangelo's David. Starting March 15, joint tickets will be available, with a system-wide pass costing €38 for 72 hours. Ticket prices at individual museums will rise on February 1, and three themed tours will launch in May, including one focused on Michelangelo's innovations.

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