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Art of Contemporary Africa Opens in San Francisco with Inaugural Exhibition ‘Afropop’

Art of Contemporary Africa (AOCA), described as San Francisco's first Pan-African contemporary art gallery, has opened a permanent space at the Minnesota Street Project. Founded by gallerist Craig Mark and photographer Clint Strydom, it operates as a sister space to The Melrose Gallery in Johannesburg and represents a broad roster of artists from across Africa and its diasporas, including the internationally recognized Dr Esther Mahlangu.

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Riverside Arts Center's Ypsi Fine Arts Club hosts Black Artist Exhibition

The Riverside Arts Center's Ypsi Fine Arts Club is hosting its fourth annual Black Artist Exhibition in Ypsilanti, Michigan. The show, which opened on January 16, 2026, features original works across painting, drawing, printmaking, photography, fiber, sculpture, installation, and mixed media. Its theme is 'Unity,' though artists were not required to adhere to it. The exhibition runs through February 28, 2026, in the center's North Gallery.

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This year's Carnegie International will feature 61 artists, including Jasleen Kaur and Li Yi-Fan

The Carnegie Museum of Art has announced the full list of 61 artists and collectives for the 59th Carnegie International, which opens in May. The exhibition will feature a record 36 new commissions and includes notable participants such as 2024 Turner Prize-winner Jasleen Kaur and Li Yi-Fan, who will represent Taiwan at the Venice Biennale, alongside a significant number of Indigenous artists.

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The Trump administration removed the rainbow Pride flag from the Stonewall National Monument in New York City, citing a federal order that only the U.S. flag or official government logos can fly on National Park Service property. The move has sparked widespread outrage from politicians and LGBTQ+ advocates, who see it as an attempt to erase history and community pride.

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Artforum announced the departure of editor-in-chief Tina Rivers Ryan at the end of February. She will be replaced by executive editor Rachel Wetzler and editor Daniel Wenger, who will serve as co-editors, with the editor-in-chief title being retired.

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Artist Nick Cave and his partner Bob Faust have transformed an abandoned Chicago textile factory into a vast live-work-gallery complex called Facility. The space houses their apartment, studios for themselves and ten assistants, and a street-facing gallery for emerging artists. Cave is preparing for a major exhibition, "Mammoth," at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, while also working on large-scale public commissions, including a sculpture for Princeton University Art Museum and a collaborative installation for the Obama Presidential Center.

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The Art Institute of Chicago has acquired a preparatory oil study for Norman Rockwell's 1948 painting *The Dugout*, donated by former Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner and his wife Diana Rauner. This marks the first work by the iconic American illustrator to enter the museum's collection, where it now hangs alongside Grant Wood's *American Gothic*.

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The Kosciusko, Mississippi, home of self-taught African American artist L.V. Hull has been added to the National Register of Historic Places. Hull transformed her property into a vibrant art environment over decades, using found objects and her signature dot paintings, attracting international visitors. This marks the first home-studio of an African American woman visual artist, and the first such environment by any African American artist, to be listed at the national significance level.

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Museums across the United States are presenting a series of major exhibitions featuring Black artists in conjunction with Black History Month. Highlights include the final stop of Noah Davis's first museum show at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, a major retrospective of self-taught artist Minnie Evans at Atlanta's High Museum, a thematic group show of Black women artists at the Banneker-Douglass-Tubman Museum, a long-overdue South Carolina retrospective for 92-year-old artist Leo Twiggs at the Gibbes Museum, and a survey of Tavares Strachan's work at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

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Chicago’s Intuit Art Museum gifted 61 works by self-taught artists

The Intuit Art Museum in Chicago has received two major gifts totaling 61 works, significantly expanding its collection of art by self-taught artists. The first gift is a bequest of 47 works from the late collector and early museum supporter Jan Petry, featuring pieces by artists like Emery Blagdon, James Castle, and Martín Ramírez. The second gift comprises 14 works from the collection of scholar Gordon W. Bailey, focusing on African American artists such as Sam Doyle and Mose Tolliver.

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Michael Joo's 30 Years of Work at a Glance... Solo Exhibition in New York by the Hanwha Cultural Foundation

The Hanwha Cultural Foundation is presenting a major solo exhibition, 'Sweat Models 1991-2026,' by Korean American artist Michael Joo at its New York venue, Space Zero One. The show, running from February 20 to April 18, is a 30-year survey of Joo's work across sculpture, installation, and video, exploring themes of body, system, matter, and information.

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Amy Sherald’s Show Sets Visitor Record at Baltimore Museum of Art

Amy Sherald's traveling mid-career survey, 'American Sublime,' has set a new attendance record at the Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA), drawing 63,000 visitors as of early February with an expected final total of 75,000. This makes it the museum's most-attended show since 2000. The exhibition features nearly 50 grisaille portraits of Black Americans and was previously shown at SFMOMA and the Whitney Museum of American Art.

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Hanwha Foundation to Open Michael Joo Solo Show at Space Zero One in New York

The Hanwha Foundation will present a solo exhibition by Korean American artist Michael Joo titled 'Sweat Models 1991-2026' at its New York space, Space Zero One, from February 20 to April 18, 2026. This marks the first exhibition of the year for the Tribeca-based platform, which opened in November with a mission to support emerging artists internationally.

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Free, illuminated festival to transform downtown Reno into open-air art gallery

The Western Lights Illuminated Arts Festival returns for its second year, transforming downtown Reno into a free, open-air art gallery from February 19-21. The family-friendly event will feature over 50 art and light installations and more than 70 live musical performances, alongside a new illuminated costume contest and VIP experiences.

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Blaffer Art Museum exhibitions explore identity, history

The Blaffer Art Museum at the University of Houston has launched two new exhibitions, 'The Uncanny In-Between' and 'Mud + Corn + Stone + Blue,' both running through March 14. The first features ceramic works by five Korean artists exploring bicultural identity, while the second presents works by artists from the U.S. Corn Belt and Central America, weaving together themes of agriculture, history, and political intervention.

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Jeff Koons and Stella McCartney have launched a limited-edition capsule collection for Spring 2026. The collection features ready-to-wear items like hoodies, t-shirts, tote bags, and keychains, adorned with prints of Koons's artworks such as "Untitled (Girl with Dolphin and Monkey)" (2006) and sculptures from his "Made in Heaven" series, paired with McCartney's playful slogans like "Slippery When Wet" and "Doggy Style." The release also includes a reimagined pendant based on Koons's iconic "Rabbit" (1986) sculpture.

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Artists in the United States are facing heightened repression, including censorship, funding cuts, and deportation threats, during the first 100 days of Donald Trump's second presidential term. The administration's executive orders have targeted cultural institutions, with a campaign to purge the Smithsonian of 'improper ideology' and the gutting of the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Funding for arts grants, particularly those focused on underserved communities, has been canceled or left in limbo, creating a climate of fear and uncertainty.

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The British Museum successfully raised £3.5 million ($4.8 million) to acquire the 'Tudor Heart,' a unique 16th-century gold pendant linked to Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon. The funds came from over 45,000 public donations and major contributions from the Julia Rausing Trust, the Art Fund, the American Friends of the British Museum, and the National Heritage Memorial Fund, ensuring the artifact remains on public display.

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UW’s Art Lofts open “Ghost Writer: someone who writes something for someone else”

The University of Wisconsin's Art Lofts Main Gallery opened the MFA qualifier exhibition "Ghost Writer: Someone Who Writes Something for Someone Else" by artist Daniella Thach on February 4, 2026. The exhibition explores Thach's Cambodian American identity and the merging of timelines across familial memory, aiming to shed light on the 50th anniversary of the Cambodian genocide.

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Roberta Weir and Jerry Garcia exhibit to open at Vallejo Art Walk

The City Arts Gallery in Vallejo will open a special exhibition featuring the work of local artist Roberta Weir and limited edition prints by Grateful Dead musician Jerry Garcia. The show, opening during the Vallejo Art Walk on February 13, highlights Weir's four-decade career in oil painting and Garcia's lesser-known visual art, stemming from their mentorship and friendship that began when Garcia visited Weir's Berkeley gallery in the late 1980s.

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67 galleries will once again take over the Shed for Frieze New York

The Frieze New York art fair will return to the Shed in Manhattan for its sixth edition this May, featuring 67 galleries. This marks the first edition since the fair's parent company was acquired by Ari Emanuel's Mari. The event will coincide with several other New York art fairs and major spring auctions, creating a competitive landscape for collectors' attention as it follows closely on the heels of the 2026 Venice Biennale opening.

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David A. Ross resigns from New York's School of Visual Arts over friendship with Jeffrey Epstein

David A. Ross, chair of the Master of Fine Arts in art practice department at New York's School of Visual Arts (SVA), resigned from his position following the release of documents revealing his long-standing friendly correspondence with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The emails, dating from 2009 to 2016, show Ross praising Epstein's ideas for controversial exhibitions and offering him personal sympathy, even after Epstein's 2008 criminal conviction.

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Artnet News has compiled a selection of artworks created in anticipation of Pope Francis's first visit to the United States. The works include Anthony VanArsdale's portrait for the North American College in Rome, a new addition to the 'Franks' mural at Philadelphia's Dirty Franks bar, a massive photo-realistic mural by Van Hecht-Nielsen overlooking Madison Square Garden in New York, a large-scale mural by Caesar Viveros for the Philadelphia Mural Arts Program, and a controversial, officially licensed portrait by Perry Milou. Other featured pieces include an illustration by Omkar Shivaprasad and a vandalized mural in Bolivia by William Luna and Guillermo Rodriguez.

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A major retrospective of Chilean artist Lotty Rosenfeld's work is on view at Columbia University's Wallach Art Gallery through March 15. The exhibition, curated by Julia Bryan-Wilson and Natalia Brizuela, focuses on Rosenfeld's clandestine, antifascist art created during the Pinochet dictatorship, highlighting her use of coded public gestures—like altering street lane dividers into crosses and Xes—to build solidarity and protest political and economic oppression.

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The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA) has denied targeting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) staff after laying off 33 employees, including its only Muslim, Native American, and Black curators. The layoffs, effective January 30, 2026, prompted a petition with nearly 2,000 signatures and a demand from 130 staff at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design for the curators' reinstatement. MFA Director Pierre Terjanian attributed the cuts to financial deficits from the COVID-19 pandemic, stating the proportion of staff of color remained unchanged.

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‘These are dirty funds’: Indigenous Brazilian leader slams Science Museum for oil sponsorship ahead of climate show

Indigenous Brazilian leader Ninawa Huni Kui has condemned the Science Museum in London for accepting sponsorship from BP on the eve of its new exhibition, *Water, Pantanal, Fire*, which highlights climate breakdown in Latin America. The exhibition focuses on the Pantanal wetland, a threatened ecosystem spanning Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina. Huni Kui called BP's sponsorship "dirty funds stained with blood," and was joined by activists from 350.org and Culture Unstained in criticizing the museum for partnering with a major fossil fuel company while presenting a show about climate impacts.

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NSU Art Museum Receives $1.5 Million Gift for Exhibitions

The Jerry Taylor and Nancy Bryant Foundation has donated $1.5 million to NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale to fund exhibition development and educational programming. The gift will provide an ongoing income stream to support the museum's exhibitions, which are central to its regional and national distinction. Philanthropists Jerry Taylor and Nancy Bryant, who established their foundation in 1999, have a long history of supporting Nova Southeastern University and the museum, including a $5 million donation for a trading floor at the university's business school.

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Black Excellence fills Columbus Arts Council with warmth, artistry and community

The Columbus Arts Council in Mississippi hosted the opening reception of its second Black Excellence Art Exhibition, featuring fiber artist Stephany Brown reading from 'Of Salt and Spirit: Black Quilters in the American South' and a poem by Alabama Poet Laureate Ashley M. Jones. The exhibition showcased a diverse range of works including Brittany Horne's luminous portrait of her daughter, Brown's hand-sewn quilts, Kenneth Smith's stained glass mosaics, and live music by vocalist-pianist Kyia King. Culinary arts students from East Mississippi Community College contributed food honoring Black chefs and agricultural scientists, creating a multisensory celebration of Black artistry and heritage.

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World Cup art initiatives go for goal in Mexico City

Mexico City is launching a major cultural initiative ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, including over 1,000 murals painted across the city inspired by Mesoamerican ball games, renovations at 12 museums and 46 archaeological sites, and the opening of a new Indigenous textile museum. The Museo Jumex will host the exhibition "Football & Art. A Shared Emotion" curated by Guillermo Santamarina, featuring a participatory installation by the Mexican collective Tercerunquinto using recycled Estadio Azteca seats.

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At Mexico City’s Material and Salón Acme fairs, artists find hope in nature

Mexico City Art Week's satellite fairs, Salón Acme and Feria Material, drew large crowds during VIP previews on February 5, with Material reporting its biggest opening-day attendance ever after moving to the expansive Maravilla Studios venue. The fairs feature over 70 exhibitors, with a strong contingent of Mexico City galleries and around half of participating galleries from Latin America. Notable presentations include Rajni Perera's works on paper and sculptures addressing environmental exploitation and colonial control, Gala Berger's hybrid works on amate paper referencing the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, and Miguel Harte's enamel and resin pieces depicting nature overwhelmed by synthetic materials.

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