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offscreen paris julien frydman salon 2025 1234758079

Offscreen, the nomadic Parisian art salon founded by former Paris Photo director Julien Frydman, returns for its fourth edition from October 21 to 26, 2025, running concurrently with Art Basel Paris. This year the event takes over La Chapelle Saint-Louis de la Salpêtrière, a stark church on the grounds of a historic hospital that once detained and studied women labeled “degenerate” or “insane.” The salon features 28 artists from 27 galleries, including a durational performance by Maria Stamenković Herranz, works by video pioneer David Haxton, and a guest-of-honor tribute to late video-sculpture artist Shigeko Kubota. Frydman insists Offscreen is not a “video art fair” but a medium-blurring salon designed to prioritize visitor experience over categorical labels.

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offscreen paris julien frydman salon 2025 1234758079

Offscreen, the nomadic Parisian art salon founded by former Paris Photo director Julien Frydman, returns for its fourth edition from October 21 to 26, 2025, held concurrently with Art Basel Paris. This year, the event takes over La Chapelle Saint-Louis de la Salpêtrière, a historic church on the grounds of a former hospital that once detained and studied women labeled as “degenerate” or “insane.” The venue previously hosted exhibitions by Anselm Kiefer, Nan Goldin, and Christian Boltanski. Offscreen features 28 artists from 27 galleries, including a guest of honor tribute to late video-sculpture pioneer Shigeko Kubota, a durational performance by Maria Stamenković Herranz, and new talks and museum acquisitions from the Centre Pompidou and ZKM.

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gagosian rewrites art basel paris rulebook by bringing old master to modern and contemporary fair 1234757896

Gagosian has secured special permission from Art Basel Paris to exhibit a rediscovered Old Master painting by Peter Paul Rubens, titled "The Virgin and Christ Child, with Saints Elizabeth and John the Baptist" (c. 1611–14), at the fair, which typically restricts its main sector to works created between 1900 and 2025. The mega-gallery received an exception due to the painting's exceptional quality and its resonance with modern and contemporary works in its booth. The Rubens, last sold at Sotheby’s New York in 2020 for just over $7 million, will be shown alongside pieces by John Currin, Jadé Fadojutimi, Alberto Giacometti, Pablo Picasso, Auguste Rodin, Jenny Saville, and others.

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amy sherald talks canceled smithsonian show 60 minutes 1234757994

Painter Amy Sherald has publicly explained her decision to withdraw from a solo exhibition at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery, citing censorship concerns. In an interview with Anderson Cooper on CBS’s “60 Minutes,” Sherald revealed that the museum considered removing her painting *Trans Forming Liberty*, which depicts a Black transgender Statue of Liberty, from the show “American Sublime.” Smithsonian secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III proposed replacing the painting with a video contextualizing trans issues, which Sherald feared would include anti-trans views. She stated that any such contextualization would deviate from her original artistic vision, leaving her “only choice” to cancel the show. The controversy unfolded amid reports that the White House had ordered a review of Smithsonian exhibitions for alleged “anti-American ideology.”

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amy sherald talks canceled smithsonian show 60 minutes 1234757994

Painter Amy Sherald has revealed in a "60 Minutes" interview with Anderson Cooper that she pulled out of her solo exhibition at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery because the museum considered removing her painting of a Black transgender Statue of Liberty, titled "Trans Forming Liberty." Sherald stated that the Smithsonian secretary, Lonnie G. Bunch III, proposed replacing the painting with a video discussing trans issues that would include anti-trans views, which she deemed unacceptable censorship. The exhibition, "American Sublime," was originally organized by the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and last shown at the Whitney Museum; it is now expected to open at the Baltimore Museum of Art on November 2.

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british museum fundraising gala interrupted by protestor 1234757948

The British Museum's inaugural fundraising gala on October 18 was interrupted by a protester from the group Energy Embargo for Palestine. The woman, who gained access to the Great Court by working as a waitress, took the stage next to board chair George Osborne holding a sign reading 'DROP BP NOW.' She criticized the museum for accepting a £50 million sponsorship from BP, an oil and gas company she accused of causing climate collapse and enabling genocide in Gaza. The gala, co-chaired by Isha Ambani of Reliance Industries, raised over $2 million from ticket sales and featured a silent auction, including a pet portrait by Tracey Emin and a private tour of Coco Chanel's Paris apartment.

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trending_up market schedule Oct 16, 2025 visibility 2 link 1 artist, 2 galleries

gagosian first to announce it sold out at frieze london 1234757231

Gagosian became the first exhibitor at Frieze London to announce a complete sellout of its booth, featuring a solo presentation of works by Los Angeles artist Lauren Halsey. The booth displayed pieces from Halsey's 2025 untitled series of polymer-modified gypsum and stain on wood, alongside a six-foot-tall plaza sign sculpture titled 'LODA PLAZA (2025)'. Gagosian director Antwaun Sargent confirmed that the works were placed with institutions and serious long-term collectors in the U.S. and Europe.

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article local schedule Oct 15, 2025 visibility 3 link 1 artist

frank lloyd wright kalil house national historic places 1234757302

Frank Lloyd Wright's Kalil House, a 1957 Usonian Automatic home in Manchester, New Hampshire, has been added to the National Register of Historic Places. Designed for Dr. Toufic and Mildred Kalil, the house was built using 2,580 concrete blocks and retains nearly all of its original Wright-designed furnishings. It is one of only seven Usonian Automatic homes ever constructed. The Currier Museum of Art purchased the property in 2019 and now offers tours of both Kalil House and Wright's nearby Zimmerman House.

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candle obituary schedule Oct 15, 2025 visibility 2 link 2 artists

dara birnbaum lynn hershman leeson tribute 1234757303

This tribute article recounts the profound impact of artist Dara Birnbaum's work on the author, describing a chance meeting with Birnbaum at MoMA's café and the subsequent friendship that developed. It highlights Birnbaum's pioneering role in video art, including her manipulation of single video frames and use of color bars, and cites key works like "Technology/Transformation: Wonder Woman" (1978–79), "Local TV News Analysis" (1980), and "MTV: Artbreak" (1987) that deconstructed mass media and gender representation.

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dara birnbaum lynn hershman leeson tribute 1234757303

Artist Lynn Hershman Leeson pays tribute to pioneering video artist Dara Birnbaum, recounting her first profound encounter with Birnbaum's work and a serendipitous meeting at MoMA's café. Birnbaum, who died recently, was among the first artists to manipulate single video frames and use color bars in her work, creating subversive pieces like "Technology/Transformation: Wonder Woman" (1978–79) and "Local TV News Analysis" (1980) that deconstructed mass media and exposed the invisibility of women in mediated environments.

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art heist that inspired the mastermind 1234757268

Kelly Reichardt's new film *The Mastermind*, starring Josh O'Connor, depicts a low-stakes art heist at the fictional Framingham Museum of Art, inspired by a real 1972 theft at the Worcester Art Museum in Massachusetts. In the actual heist, two robbers stole four paintings by Rembrandt, Picasso, and Gauguin, worth about $7.72 million today, and shot an unarmed guard. The film, set in the early '70s, draws on details like two schoolgirls who witnessed the crime, but Reichardt deliberately makes the cinematic version less thrilling than the real event.

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trending_up market schedule Oct 9, 2025 visibility 7 link 14 artists, 3 galleries

jean michel basquiat work phillips frieze week sales london 1234755733

Phillips has announced the lineup for its October London sales during Frieze Week, headlined by Jean-Michel Basquiat's 1982 work on paper *Untitled (Pestus)*, estimated at £3 million ($4 million). The 26-lot evening auction on October 16 also features Andy Warhol's diamond dust portrait of Giorgio Armani, Banksy's *Kate Moss* (2005), and works by Jadé Fadojutimi, Flora Yukhnovich, Damien Hirst, Anish Kapoor, Sasha Gordon, and Emma McIntyre. A day sale on October 18 will include pieces by Keith Haring, Warhol, Basquiat, Anselm Kiefer, and Yoshitomo Nara.

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candle obituary schedule Oct 8, 2025 visibility 2 link 5 artists

ken jacobs film artist dead 1234755856

Ken Jacobs, a pioneering experimental filmmaker who blurred the boundaries between cinema and visual art, died at 92 in New York from kidney failure, according to his son, filmmaker Azazel Jacobs. A key figure in the postwar New York underground alongside Jack Smith and Jonas Mekas, Jacobs challenged conventional filmmaking through works like "Blonde Cobra" (1963) and "Tom, Tom, the Piper's Son" (1969), using techniques such as live radio accompaniment, slow motion, and looping to deconstruct the medium. He studied painting under Abstract Expressionist Hans Hofmann and described his own work as "Abstract Expressionist cinema," often drawing direct comparisons between film and painting.

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museum exhibitions schedule Oct 8, 2025 visibility 2 link 7 artists

louvre jacques louis david museum retrospective 1234755977

The Louvre in Paris is staging a major retrospective of Jacques-Louis David, featuring 100 works by the French Neoclassical painter, to mark the bicentenary of his death in 1825. The exhibition opens October 15 and runs through January, drawing on the Louvre's own collection and prestigious loans from institutions including the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Cleveland Museum of Art. Curator Sébastien Allard emphasizes that the show is not a conventional blockbuster but aims to explore under-examined aspects of David's practice, particularly his political engagement across the Ancien Régime, the French Revolution, and the Napoleonic Empire.

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article news schedule Oct 7, 2025 visibility 4 link 18 artists, 3 galleries

art insurance los angeles wildfires 1234755619

Ron Rivlin, owner of Revolver Gallery in Los Angeles and a prolific collector of Andy Warhol works, lost his custom-built Pacific Palisades home and 340 artworks—including 30 Warhols and pieces by Keith Haring, John Baldessari, Damien Hirst, Alex Katz, and Kenny Scharf—to the wildfires that swept through Los Angeles County beginning January 7, 2025. The fires, fueled by powerful winds and dry conditions, consumed approximately 60,718 acres and 17,291 structures, with 30 fatalities. Other artists and arts professionals, including Beatriz Cortez, Amir Nikravan, Salomón Huerta, and curator Paul Schimmel, also reported losing homes and artworks. The loss to Rivlin's collection alone is estimated at $15 million.

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art insurance los angeles wildfires 1234755619

Ron Rivlin, owner of Revolver Gallery in Los Angeles and a prolific collector of Andy Warhol works, lost his Pacific Palisades home and 340 artworks—including 30 Warhols and pieces by Keith Haring, John Baldessari, Damien Hirst, Alex Katz, and Kenny Scharf—to the January 2025 wildfires that swept through Los Angeles County. The fires, fueled by powerful winds and dry conditions, consumed approximately 60,718 acres and 17,291 structures, killing 30 people. Numerous other artists, collectors, and arts professionals, including Beatriz Cortez, Amir Nikravan, Salomón Huerta, and curator Paul Schimmel, also reported losing homes and artworks.

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frick collection chief curator aimee ng 1234755500

The Frick Collection in New York has appointed Aimee Ng as its next chief curator, effective November. She succeeds Xavier F. Salomon, who is leaving to become director of the Calouste Gulbenkian Museum in Lisbon. Ng, a curator at the Frick since 2015, has organized exhibitions on Italian Renaissance artists and co-curated the landmark 2023 show "Barkley L. Hendricks: Portraits at the Frick." Her promotion is the second major leadership decision under director Axel Rüger, who joined the museum in March ahead of its long-awaited reopening.

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frick collection chief curator aimee ng 1234755500

The Frick Collection in New York has promoted Aimee Ng to chief curator, effective November. She succeeds Xavier F. Salomon, who is leaving to become director of the Calouste Gulbenkian Museum in Lisbon. Ng, a curator at the Frick since 2015, has organized exhibitions on Italian Renaissance artists and co-curated the landmark 2023 show "Barkley L. Hendricks: Portraits at the Frick." Her appointment is the second senior leadership choice under director Axel Rüger, who joined in March ahead of the museum's long-awaited reopening.

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person people schedule Oct 6, 2025 visibility 3 link 4 artists, 3 galleries

rowena chiu appointed gallery director of perrotins new london operation ahead of frieze week 1234755248

Rowena Chiu has been appointed gallery director of Perrotin's new London operation, which opened in March at Claridge's hotel in Mayfair. Chiu previously served as director of museum and institutional relations at Stephen Friedman Gallery for four years and spent six years at Hauser & Wirth across London, Zurich, and New York. Her first exhibition at Perrotin London will be a solo show by Laurent Grasso, winner of the 2008 Marcel Duchamp Prize, opening October 14.

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rowena chiu appointed gallery director of perrotins new london operation ahead of frieze week 1234755248

Rowena Chiu has been appointed gallery director of Perrotin's new London operation, which opened in March at Claridge's hotel in Mayfair. Chiu previously served as director of museum and institutional relations at Stephen Friedman Gallery for four years and spent six years at Hauser & Wirth in London, Zurich, and New York. Her first exhibition at Perrotin London will be a solo show by Laurent Grasso, winner of the 2008 Marcel Duchamp Prize, opening October 14.

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bacon rodin works sothebys frieze week sale 1234754682

Four works by Francis Bacon and Auguste Rodin will headline Sotheby’s Frieze Week contemporary evening auction in London on October 16. The lots include Bacon’s paintings *Portrait of a Dwarf* (estimated up to £9 million) and *Study for Self-Portrait* (up to £6 million), alongside Rodin’s final bronze iterations of *Pierre de Wissant* and *Jean de Fiennes* (each estimated at £600,000–£900,000). The works come from an important private collection; the Bacons were acquired directly from the artist and kept for over 40 years, while the Rodins were purchased from the Musée Rodin. Sotheby’s chairman Alex Branczik highlighted the unexpected connection between the two artists, both known for their transformative depictions of the human form.

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steve mcqueen soundtrack bottega veneta milan fashion week 1234755069

Steve McQueen, the Turner Prize-winning artist and Oscar-winning film director, created the soundtrack for Bottega Veneta's spring/summer 2026 runway show during Milan Fashion Week. The show, held at Fabbrica Orobia in Milan, featured McQueen's sound piece '66 – '76, which pairs vocal recordings by David Bowie and Nina Simone of the song "Wild is the Wind." This was the debut collection for new creative director Louise Trotter, who joined the Italian fashion house in December 2024.

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steve mcqueen soundtrack bottega veneta milan fashion week 1234755069

Steve McQueen, the Turner Prize-winning artist and Oscar-winning filmmaker, created the soundtrack for Louise Trotter's debut collection as creative director of Bottega Veneta at Milan Fashion Week. The show took place at Fabbrica Orobia, a former zinc factory in Milan, and featured McQueen's sound piece '66 – '76, which pairs vocal recordings by David Bowie and Nina Simone of the song "Wild is the Wind." McQueen attended the event with his daughter Alex, both wearing the brand's signature leather Intrecciato.

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rembrandt masterpiece undergoes conservation at germanys stadel museum 1234755009

The Städel Museum in Frankfurt, Germany, is undertaking a major conservation treatment of Rembrandt van Rijn's monumental painting *The Blinding of Samson* (1636). The project, expected to last three to four years, will address signs of aging and previous restorations, remove non-original paint, and create a historically accurate frame. The conservation follows a 2021 research seminar linked to the museum's exhibition "Rembrandt in Amsterdam: Creativity and Competition," during which technical studies revealed previously unknown underdrawing techniques and adjustments to the artist's color palette and composition. Funding is provided by the Bank of America Art Conservation Project.

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mika rottenberg says trumps smithsonian situation is fucked up 1234754705

Artist Mika Rottenberg, whose work is included in an upcoming exhibition at the Smithsonian-run Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, called the Trump administration's interference with the Smithsonian "fucked up" in a Vanity Fair article. She praised Amy Sherald's decision to cancel a Smithsonian show as "amazing," while British artist Richard Long also expressed concern about the administration "strangling everything" at the institution. The article notes that many other artists with upcoming Smithsonian shows—including Nick Cave, Paul Chan, Olafur Eliasson, Spencer Finch, and Rashid Johnson—declined to speak to Vanity Fair, reflecting a cautious environment. Paul Chan denied to ARTnews that he was contacted. Dread Scott, who has been vocal, called for driving the regime from power and urged art institutions to support dissenting artists.

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mika rottenberg says trumps smithsonian situation is fucked up 1234754705

Artist Mika Rottenberg, whose work is included in an upcoming show at the Smithsonian-run Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, called the Trump administration's interference with the Smithsonian "fucked up" in a Vanity Fair article. She praised Amy Sherald for canceling a Smithsonian show, calling it "amazing." British artist Richard Long also expressed concern about the administration "strangling everything" at the institution. The article notes that many other artists with works slated for Smithsonian presentations—including Nick Cave, Paul Chan, Olafur Eliasson, Spencer Finch, and Rashid Johnson—declined to speak to Vanity Fair, reflecting a cautious environment. Dread Scott, however, has been vocal, calling for the regime to be driven from power and urging art institutions to support dissenting artists.

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british museum ball international partnerships 1234755018

The British Museum in London has announced a new fundraising gala called the British Museum Ball, set for October 18, with a pink theme inspired by India and tied to its exhibition 'Ancient India: Living Traditions.' The event will be co-chaired by Isha Ambani and feature a silent auction, music by Anoushka Shankar and Jules Buckley, and a guest list including Zadie Smith, Naomi Campbell, Idris Elba, Miuccia Prada, and others. Proceeds will support the museum's international partnerships and its goal of making its collection more accessible worldwide.

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british museum ball international partnerships 1234755018

The British Museum in London has announced a new fundraising event called the British Museum Ball, scheduled for October 18, with a pink theme inspired by the colors and light of India, tied to its exhibition 'Ancient India: Living Traditions.' The gala will be co-chaired by Isha Ambani, a patron of the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre in Mumbai, and will feature a silent auction, music by Anoushka Shankar and Jules Buckley, and a guest list including Zadie Smith, Naomi Campbell, Idris Elba, Miuccia Prada, and others. Proceeds will support the museum's international partnerships and its goal of making its collection more accessible worldwide.

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person people schedule Sep 30, 2025 visibility 3 link 6 artists, 3 galleries

white cube jessie washburne harris global director 1234754713

White Cube has appointed Jessie Washburne-Harris as a global director, based in New York, effective October 2025. She joins from Pace Gallery, where she was senior vice president, and has previously worked at Marian Goodman, Gagosian, Petzel, and Sotheby’s, as well as cofounding Harris Lieberman gallery. The appointment coincides with the second anniversary of White Cube’s permanent New York space, which opened in 2023 in a former bank on the Upper East Side and has hosted exhibitions by Tracey Emin, Theaster Gates, Antony Gormley, and Ilana Savdie.

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bana kattan selected as curator for uae venice biennale pavilion 1234754341

The National Pavilion UAE has selected Bana Kattan, curator and associate head of exhibitions at the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi, to curate the United Arab Emirates' presentation at the 61st International Venice Biennale in 2026. Born in Abu Dhabi and raised in the UAE, Kattan previously served as a curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, where she organized shows for artists including Wafaa Bilal, Maryam Taghavi, and Mona Hatoum. A dedicated publication will accompany her pavilion presentation.

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