Vasari Art Codex

museum exhibitions schedule Jan 14, 2026 visibility 4 link 5 artists, 1 gallery

Art SG 2026: New offerings and $10,000 prize

Art SG 2026, the fourth edition of Singapore's annual art fair, will take place from January 22 to 25 at Marina Bay Sands, featuring over 100 galleries from more than 30 countries. Fair director Shuyin Yang has introduced several new initiatives, including the Wan Hai Hotel project by Shanghai's Rockbund Art Museum, a South Asian art platform sponsored by TVS Motor, and the integration of S.E.A. Focus into Art SG. Notable guests include the Tate patrons group, curators from Palais de Tokyo and LUMA Arles, and LACMA director Michael Govan, who will launch the museum's Southeast Asia acquisition program.

newspaper The Straits Times open_in_new Read original

museum exhibitions schedule Jan 14, 2026 visibility 1 link 8 artists, 3 galleries

ART SG and Singapore Art Week

ART SG, Southeast Asia's leading contemporary art fair, returns to the Sands Expo and Convention Centre at Marina Bay Sands from 23–25 January 2026, with previews on 22 January. The fair features three core sectors—Galleries, Focus, and Futures—and for the first time co-presents S.E.A. Focus, curated by John Z.W. Tung with artistic consultation by Emi Eu, themed 'The Humane Agency'. Highlights include Melati Suryodarmo's performance 'I Love You' (2007) from the UBS Art Collection, presented in the UBS Art Studio, with a re-performance and artist talk. Singapore Art Week runs concurrently from 22–31 January 2026, offering exhibitions, installations, and performances across the city, including a collaboration between Rockbund Art Museum and ART SG at The Warehouse Hotel.

newspaper UBS open_in_new Read original

museum exhibitions schedule Jan 13, 2026 visibility 2 link 7 artists

rijksmuseum new sculpture garden 70m donation don quixote foundation 1234769776

Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum will open a new sculpture garden in fall 2026, funded by a nearly $70 million donation from the Don Quixote Foundation, which is financed by Dutch billionaire Rolly van Rappard. The garden will be located in Carel Willinkplantsoen park, across the Boerenwetering canal from the museum, and will incorporate three adjacent Amsterdam School-style pavilions renovated by Foster + Partners. Belgian landscape architect Piet Blanckaert will design the gardens, and the museum plans to display works by Alberto Giacometti, Louise Bourgeois, Alexander Calder, Jean Arp, Roni Horn, and Henry Moore, along with temporary exhibitions in the pavilions.

newspaper ARTnews open_in_new Read original

museum exhibitions schedule Jan 13, 2026 visibility 3 link 6 artists, 7 galleries

este arte 2026 fair uruguay report 1234769590

The 12th edition of Uruguay's Este Arte fair took place last week in José Ignacio, featuring 14 exhibitors and attracting 5,000 visitors over four days. Notable works included Vanderlei Lopes's aluminum installation resembling a silver leak, Germán Tagle's liquid landscapes paired with altered New York Times front pages, and Diego Bianchi's chimeric sculptures. The fair favored abstraction, with strong sales reported across galleries such as Almeida & Dale, Aninat Galeria, Galerie Jocelyn Wolff, Piero Atchugarry Gallery, and Black Gallery.

newspaper ARTnews open_in_new Read original

article news schedule Jan 13, 2026 visibility 1 link 1 gallery

telfair museums lays off 15 percent of staff 1234769530

Telfair Museums in Savannah, Georgia, laid off approximately 15 percent of its staff on January 9, 2025. The layoffs were announced abruptly during an afternoon Zoom call without prior warning, according to former employees, though the museum offered severance packages. Museum representatives attributed the cuts to reduced funding and stated the decision was approved by the board’s executive committee.

newspaper ARTnews open_in_new Read original

article news schedule Jan 13, 2026 visibility 3 link 16 artists, 2 galleries

new museum sets reopening date in march phillips to sell ex us ambassador to denmarks collection morning links for january 13 2026 1234769584

The New Museum in New York will reopen on March 21 after a two-year closure, following a major expansion designed by OMA’s Shohei Shigematsu with Rem Koolhaas that adds 60,000 square feet, nearly doubling exhibition space. The reopening weekend offers free admission and features new commissions by Tschabalala Self, Klára Hosnedlová, and Sarah Lucas, along with the inaugural exhibition “New Humans: Memories of the Future” showcasing over 200 artists. Separately, Phillips will auction the collection of former US Ambassador to Denmark John L. Loeb Jr., comprising the largest private trove of Danish art, with highlights by Vilhelm Hammershøi, Bertha Wegmann, P. S. Krøyer, and Anna Ancher, expected to exceed $12 million.

newspaper ARTnews open_in_new Read original

person people schedule Jan 13, 2026 visibility 1 link 4 artists, 1 gallery

Philip Tinari appointed as deputy director and head of art at Hong Kong’s Tai Kwun cultural complex

Philip Tinari, the longtime director and CEO of Beijing's UCCA Center for Contemporary Art, has announced he will leave to become deputy director and head of art at Hong Kong's Tai Kwun cultural complex. He will oversee programming at Tai Kwun Contemporary and shape strategy for the entire complex, which includes performing arts, galleries, and restaurants. Tinari replaces Pi Li, who previously worked at M+ and co-founded Boers-Li gallery. The appointment is backed by The Hong Kong Jockey Club, whose director Chin Chin Teoh and Tai Kwun Arts director Timothy Calnin cited a 2018 collaboration with Tinari on a Cao Fei exhibition as influential. Tinari's departure follows reports of financial difficulties at UCCA, which the institution denied. UCCA has appointed Lingyi Kong as new CEO and Xi Guo as deputy director, effective February 2026.

newspaper The Art Newspaper open_in_new Read original

trending_up market schedule Jan 12, 2026 visibility 1 link 7 artists, 2 galleries

Art sales surge with artists like Picasso and Warhol in demand: Guggenheim

Art sales are surging after a two-year slump, according to prominent Canadian art advisor Barbara Guggenheim, CEO of Barbara Guggenheim Associates. In an interview with BNN Bloomberg, Guggenheim noted that collectors are now prioritizing quality, seeking established artists like Picasso and Warhol, and that fresh-to-market works are attracting strong bids. Recent record-breaking sales include Frida Kahlo's self-portrait for $54.7 million and Gustav Klimt's 'Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer' for $236.4 million at Sotheby's. The middle market remains robust, with works like Stuart Davis's 'Municipal' selling for $1.5 million, while lower-priced pieces under $30,000 are harder to guarantee as investments.

newspaper BNN Bloomberg open_in_new Read original

museum exhibitions schedule Jan 12, 2026 visibility 2 link 2 artists, 1 gallery

Great Plains Art Museum opens three exhibitions to kick off anniversaries

The Great Plains Art Museum at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln will open three exhibitions on January 20, 2026, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Center for Great Plains Studies and the museum's 45th anniversary. The main and south galleries feature "Collection Connections: Art in Conversation," pairing artworks from the museum's history to highlight formal and thematic ties. The west gallery presents "'All the Beauty You Can See': Dwight Kirsch in Nature," focusing on the Nebraska-born artist's lifelong fascination with nature, while the mezzanine gallery hosts "Indigenous Ceramics from the Collection," showcasing ceramic works by Indigenous artists of the Great Plains and Southwest. The exhibitions run through July 25, with a First Friday reception on February 6.

newspaper Nebraska Today open_in_new Read original

museum exhibitions schedule Jan 10, 2026 visibility 1 link 7 artists, 4 galleries

Buena Vista Artist Family Prominently Featured in Denver-Area Art Exhibition

Buena Vista area artists Bob Gray and his daughter Jamie Gray have been selected for the upcoming exhibition "Family Ties: Continuing the Creative Legacy" at the Arvada Center Galleries in metro Denver, running from January 15 to March 26, 2026. They are one of two local families featured, alongside the Strawn family (Ben, Daniel, and their late parents Bernice and Mel). The show includes twenty creative families, highlighting how artistic identity is shaped within family contexts. Both Grays work with wood: Bob creates turned-aspen vessels inspired by local landscapes, while Jamie produces abstract wall sculptures using beeswax, pigment, and hand-carved lines.

newspaper Ark Valley Voice open_in_new Read original

museum exhibitions schedule Jan 9, 2026 visibility 2 link 8 artists, 1 gallery

columbia museum new collection galleries renovation 1234769385

The Columbia Museum of Art in Columbia, South Carolina, is unveiling newly reconfigured collection galleries to cap its 75th anniversary and culminate a yearlong renovation. The museum will reopen its collection galleries following a gala on January 16, presenting a newly conceived display across 20 galleries. The reinstalled galleries draw from the museum’s American, Asian, European, and modern and contemporary holdings, including Italian Renaissance works from the Kress Collection, an Asian gallery anchored by Chinese art from the Tang dynasty, and thematic galleries focused on landscape, still life, and art and architecture. The renovation, which began in January 2025, included new lighting and ceilings, reinforced walls, and conservation work on pieces by Sam Gilliam, Teiji Takai, and Benjamin Wilson.

newspaper ARTnews open_in_new Read original

museum exhibitions schedule Jan 9, 2026 visibility 3 link 26 artists, 13 galleries

here are 11 must see gallery shows this armory art week 2529767

Artnet News highlights 11 must-see gallery shows during Armory Art Week in New York City, running from September 5 to October 26, 2024. Featured exhibitions include Gina Beavers' 'Divine Consumer' at Marianne Boesky Gallery, where she presents semi-sculptural relief paintings inspired by internet blankets and towels; Jenny Holzer's 'Words' at Sprüth Magers, showcasing her text-based works from the 1980s to present, including a new AI-generated LED installation; 'Radical Artists of the 1960s/1970s: Between Geometry and Gesture' at David Nolan, featuring works by Barry Le Va, Bruce Nauman, and others; and Stephen Thorpe's 'Dream House' at Dimin, with oil paintings of interiors merging into dreamlike landscapes.

newspaper Artnet News open_in_new Read original

article policy schedule Jan 9, 2026 visibility 3 link 22 artists, 2 galleries

antwerp contemporary art museum controvery 2735239

Belgium plans to revoke the museum status of Antwerp's Museum of Contemporary Art (M HKA) and transfer its 8,000-work collection to Ghent's Municipal Museum of Contemporary Art (Smak), canceling a promised $93 million new building. The proposal by Flemish culture minister Caroline Gennez has sparked resignations, legal challenges, and backlash from artists including Luc Tuymans and Anish Kapoor, who call it unlawful and a threat to cultural independence. A parliamentary hearing is expected in January 2026.

newspaper Artnet News open_in_new Read original

museum exhibitions schedule Jan 9, 2026 visibility 2 link 7 artists

Red Carpet Reception proves new home’s a winner for Coors Western Art Exhibit & Sale | NONPROFIT REGISTER

The 34th Coors Western Art Exhibit & Sale held its Red Carpet Reception on Thursday night, drawing over 1,000 guests to its new venue on the second floor of The Legacy, the recently completed $100 million headquarters of the National Western Stock Show. The 2026 show features 93 participating artists and 354 works, including wildlife, landscape, sculpture, and plastics, with a sales goal exceeding $1 million to benefit the National Western Scholarship Trust. Featured artist Logan Maxwell Hagege of Ojai, California, presents works such as "Springtime in the Rockies" ($85,000) and "Indigo Stripes" ($18,500), while his piece "Hopeless Dreamer" was purchased for the Stock Show's Permanent Collection.

newspaper Colorado Politics open_in_new Read original

article local schedule Jan 9, 2026 visibility 1

New Exhibition Of Work From Tubrid Studios Opens At Siamsa Tíre This Month

An exhibition titled 'Le Chéile' opens at Siamsa Tíre in Tralee, Ireland, on January 21, celebrating 20 years of Tubrid Studios in Ardfert. The show features paintings, pottery, and glass work created by teenagers and adults in the studio's workshops over the past two years, with many pieces inspired by the Kerry landscape. Kerry GAA footballer Joe O'Connor will open the event, which runs through February 21.

newspaper Tralee Today open_in_new Read original

museum exhibitions schedule Jan 9, 2026 visibility 3 link 19 artists, 2 galleries

The Year Ahead 2026: the big exhibitions and the key museum openings—podcast

In the first episode of 2026, Ben Luke, Jane Morris, and Gareth Harris preview the year's major art events, including museum openings, biennials, and exhibitions. Highlights include the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi, V&A East, and the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, along with the Venice Biennale, Whitney Biennial, and shows dedicated to artists like Gainsborough, Raphael, Zurbarán, and Matisse.

newspaper The Art Newspaper open_in_new Read original

museum exhibitions schedule Jan 8, 2026 link 3 artists, 1 gallery

a tbilisi exhibition reintroduces merab abramishvili to the wider art world 2734711

A major multi-venue exhibition in Tbilisi, titled “Merab Abramishvili – Transparent Memory,” reintroduces the Georgian painter Merab Abramishvili to the wider art world. Organized by ATINATI’s Cultural Center and complemented by Baia Gallery, the show features over fifty works spanning the artist’s career, including pieces like *Kiss of Judas* (1989) and *Sunflower* (1989). Abramishvili’s work blends medieval visual culture with Neo-expressionism, using the traditional levkas technique on plywood to create timeless, mythic compositions that explore religious motifs, landscapes, and figuration.

newspaper Artnet News open_in_new Read original

museum exhibitions schedule Jan 8, 2026 link 8 artists

St. Albert’s VASA creates love letter to drawing

The Visual Arts Studio Association (VASA) in St. Albert is presenting 'Urban Sketching,' an exhibition featuring over 60 sketches by local artists including Lily Jeong, Julie Daly, Luise Mendler-Johnston, Elena Vlassova, Sandra Soucy, Angie Sotiropoulos, and Otto Mestinsek. The show focuses on landscapes and buildings rendered in basic, primitive styles, highlighting the artists' experimentation with simple tools like watercolours, pen and ink, and acrylic on wood. Works range from Vlassova's unfinished campus scene to Jeong's urban landscapes of Edmonton landmarks and Mendler-Johnston's mini sketches of everyday life.

newspaper St. Albert Gazette open_in_new Read original

trending_up market schedule Jan 8, 2026 visibility 3 link 9 artists, 3 galleries

sperone westwater court filings 2735301

Sperone Westwater, a 50-year-old New York gallery, closed on January 1, 2026, amid a legal dispute between its co-founders Gian Enzo Sperone and Angela Westwater. Court filings reveal Sperone accuses Westwater of mismanagement, including using the gallery's Norman Foster-designed building on the Bowery to subsidize unprofitable operations, while Westwater counters that Sperone has been largely absent since 2016 and is attempting to extract maximum financial benefit. The corporation's two directors are deadlocked, and a receiver may be appointed to oversee dissolution, including sale of the building and distribution of assets.

newspaper Artnet News open_in_new Read original

museum exhibitions schedule Jan 7, 2026 visibility 1 link 7 artists, 1 gallery

laura footes shrine nyc 2732722

Laura Footes, a British artist living with chronic illness, opened her solo exhibition “Anamnesis” at Shrine NYC in early December 2024. Her paintings feature translucent, ethereal bodies in hallucinogenic landscapes, exploring themes of entrapment, escape, and the porous, temporal nature of the body. Footes, who has Crohn’s disease, draws on her hospital experiences and was discovered by Tracey Emin in 2022 after Emin saw her work on social media. Emin later mentored Footes at TKE Studios in Margate and curated her solo show “A Healing Dream” at Carl Freedman Gallery in late 2024.

newspaper Artnet News open_in_new Read original

museum exhibitions schedule Jan 7, 2026 visibility 2 link 3 artists, 3 galleries

SF Art Week brings new exhibitions to downtown SF landmark

The Institute of Contemporary Art San Francisco (ICA SF) is hosting a kickoff party for the third annual SF Art Week on January 17, 2026, at the Transamerica Pyramid Center. The event unveils two free public exhibitions: Tara Donovan's 'Stratagems,' featuring sculptures made from upcycled CD-ROM discs, and Lily Kwong's 'Earthseed Dome,' a 3D-printed installation with seeds that will grow over time. Both installations are on view through July 31. The ICA recently left its permanent space at The Cube on Montgomery Street to adopt a nomadic model, staging pop-up exhibitions in vacant buildings, public spaces, and landmarks like Pier 24 and the Dogpatch Power Station.

newspaper San Francisco Examiner open_in_new Read original

rate_review review schedule Jan 7, 2026 visibility 1 link 1 artist, 1 gallery

Anselm Kiefer’s Rustbelt Romanticism | Exhibition review at St Louis Art Museum

German artist Anselm Kiefer's first major U.S. museum exhibition in 20 years, "Anselm Kiefer: Becoming the Sea," has opened at the Saint Louis Art Museum. The show features 40 works from the past half century, including five towering site-specific canvases in the museum's 1904 Sculpture Hall, with about half the works created in the last five years. Kiefer's Neo-Expressionist pieces blend nostalgia for the Rhine River with homages to the Mississippi, incorporating references to Indigenous Anishinaabe and Wabanaki spirits, Wagner's "Rhinemaidens," and poets Paul Celan and Gregory Corso.

newspaper Thaddaeus Ropac open_in_new Read original

museum exhibitions schedule Jan 6, 2026 visibility 1 link 6 artists, 2 galleries

Must-See Museum Exhibits Opening in Colorado in 2026

Several Colorado museums are launching new exhibitions in 2026. The Museum of Boulder presents "Blazing Trail for 150 Years at CU Boulder" (Jan 16–Mar 1), celebrating the university's sesquicentennial. The Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art (BMoCA) opens "Yes &…" (Jan 29–May 3), featuring 18 artists exploring human-made art in the age of AI. History Colorado Center mounts "Mountains Majesty: On the Summit With John Fielder" (Jan 24, 2026–Jan 10, 2027), showcasing landscape photographs by the late John Fielder. MCA Denver hosts Ana María Hernando's solo exhibition "Seguir Cantando (Keep Singing)" (Mar 5–Jul 5), featuring tulle sculptures.

newspaper Travel Boulder open_in_new Read original

museum exhibitions schedule Jan 5, 2026 visibility 1 link 10 artists, 3 galleries

dib bangkok opens critical turning point thai art scene 1234768779

Dib Bangkok, Thailand's first international-standard contemporary art museum, opened on December 20 with a festive and dramatic inauguration in Bangkok. Founded by the late industrialist and art collector Petch Osathanugrah and completed by his son Purat "Chang" Osathanugrah, the museum debuted with the exhibition "(In)Visible Presence," curated by Ariana Chaivaranon and Dr. Miwako Tezuka, featuring 81 works by 40 artists from the museum's collection. The opening included a visceral performance by Marco Fusinato, where Chang struck a wall with a baseball bat to complete the artwork, symbolizing a "big bang" for Thailand's cultural landscape.

newspaper ARTnews open_in_new Read original

candle obituary schedule Jan 5, 2026 visibility 2 link 8 artists, 1 gallery

Remembering Erik Bulatov, the Soviet artist who reframed propaganda

Erik Bulatov, the Soviet-born artist known for overlaying Communist Party slogans onto luminous landscapes, died in Paris on 9 November. A key figure in the underground art movement of the 1970s and 80s, he was part of the Sretensky Group alongside Ilya Kabakov and others, navigating state censorship by illustrating children's books. His most famous work, *Glory to the CPSU* (1975), sold for $2.1m in 2008, and in 2025 he was ranked the most expensive living Russian artist by The Art Newspaper Russia.

newspaper The Art Newspaper open_in_new Read original

article news schedule Jan 5, 2026 visibility 1 link 17 artists, 4 galleries

The eight hotly awaited art-venue openings we are most looking forward to in 2026

The article previews eight major art-venue openings expected in 2026, including the long-awaited Guggenheim Abu Dhabi on Saadiyat Island, Cardiff's first contemporary art museum (AMOCA), the V&A East Museum in London, the revived Palais de Danse studio of Barbara Hepworth in St Ives, and the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Los Angeles. It also notes the uncertain status of the Museum of West African Art in Benin City amid political disputes. These projects range from vast new museums and subterranean expansions to restored artist studios, many delayed by funding, planning, or construction challenges.

newspaper wallpaper.com open_in_new Read original

trending_up market schedule Jan 4, 2026 link 2 artists, 2 galleries

art fairs luxury collaborations 2025 market 1234768449

In 2025, art fairs and auction houses have deepened their integration with luxury brands, with Sotheby's and Christie's reporting that luxury items like handbags, jewels, and watches now account for a significant share of revenue—roughly a third at Sotheby's, with private luxury sales surging 350% year-on-year. Art fairs such as Frieze London and Art Basel's global editions have moved beyond traditional sponsorship, embedding luxury partners like Tiffany & Co., Ray-Ban, Stone Island, and De Beers into curated sections, mentorship programs, and immersive installations. Industry figures like Marc Spiegler and Emily Glazebrook emphasize that the most successful collaborations prioritize artists over brands, with initiatives like UBS's Unlimited sector and the Chanel Culture Fund serving as models.

newspaper ARTnews open_in_new Read original

trending_up market schedule Jan 1, 2026 visibility 1

re air why no one trusts art prices anymore 2711783

Artnet News revisits a podcast episode featuring editor-in-chief Naomi Rea, who examines the breakdown of traditional art pricing logic amid a cooling market. The episode explores how the rules that once governed art valuation have eroded, leaving dealers, advisors, and collectors struggling to navigate a market described as being in a "danger zone." Rea discusses how mega-galleries, emerging dealers, and advisors are quietly recalibrating their strategies as speculation dries up and confidence wanes.

newspaper Artnet News open_in_new Read original

museum exhibitions schedule Jan 1, 2026 visibility 2 link 1 artist, 2 galleries

The unstoppable creativity of ceramicist Pippin Drysdale

At 82, ceramicist Pippin Drysdale is the subject of a major retrospective, "Infinite Terrain," which opened in December at the Art Gallery of Western Australia (AGWA). The exhibition, curated by Isobel Wise, spans Drysdale's prolific 40-year career and was sparked by a chance, spirited encounter with AGWA director Colin Walker. Drysdale, who began ceramics in 1981 after earlier ventures in herbs and paper flowers, studied at Perth Tech, Anderson Ranch in Colorado, and Curtin University, and her work has been deeply influenced by travels to Italy, Siberia, and Russia.

newspaper Australian Broadcasting Corporation open_in_new Read original

article local schedule Dec 31, 2025

Local organization seeks to "enhance visual arts engagement"

Effingham Artists, a new local organization founded by Lindsey Gerow, is hosting an art exhibition on February 6 at a studio on Laurel Street in Springfield, Georgia. Artists in Effingham County have until January 30 to submit their work for the show, which aims to provide a dedicated venue for painters, sculptors, and other visual artists to display their talent.

newspaper Savannah Morning News open_in_new Read original