New School Lays Off 15 Percent of Staff and Faculty As It Attemps to Plug $48 M. Deficit

The New School, a New York university, has laid off approximately 15 percent of its staff and faculty, including 19 full-time faculty members (10 of whom were tenured), as part of a major restructuring to address a $48 million annual deficit. The school is consolidating from four colleges to two, discontinuing over a dozen academic programs (including its master's in Arts Management and Entrepreneurship), pausing most doctoral admissions, and offering early retirement or buyout packages. The layoffs were first reported by the Chronicle of Higher Education, and the New School chapter of the American Association of University Professors has called them a "major gutting" and alleged some were politically motivated, a claim denied by Provost Richard Kessler.

The World That Held Peter Hujar and Paul Thek

Andrew Durbin's new dual biography, *The Wonderful World That Almost Was: A Life of Peter Hujar and Paul Thek* (2026), explores the intertwined lives of photographer Peter Hujar and visual artist Paul Thek. The book traces their relationship from their first meeting in Florida in their early 20s through their artistic development, shifting from lovers and confidantes to a more complex bond marked by longing and resentment, ending with both dying of AIDS in the late 1980s. The review highlights a renewed interest in the artists, citing recent exhibitions and a film.

The great artists Kounellis and Warhol together in an exhibition in Milan: a shared spirituality

I grandi artisti Kounellis e Warhol insieme in una mostra a Milano: una condivisa spiritualità

The Galleria Fumagalli in Milan presents "Kounellis | Warhol. La messa in scena della tragedia umana," a curated exhibition pairing the classical, material-driven works of Jannis Kounellis with the pop iconography of Andy Warhol. Curator Annamaria Maggi explores the theme of tragedy through contrasting yet complementary approaches: Kounellis transforms raw matter into symbols of memory and suffering, while Warhol reveals the dark side of glamour through mechanical repetition and frozen surfaces. The show includes Warhol's 1981 polaroids and a 1978 negative serigraph of Marilyn Monroe, alongside Kounellis's 2006 "Senza titolo" featuring a coat crushed against iron.

Seattle Artists Breathe Life Into Houses Slated for Demolition

Five artists transformed a vacant Seattle bungalow slated for demolition into a temporary exhibition space called "Once Removed," conceived by gallerists Zoë Hensley and Sammy Skidmore. The project invited visitors to experience site-specific works made from impermanent materials like wax, cornstarch, and charcoal, set against the backdrop of a house left mid-renovation. The event culminated in a single evening of music and art before the house was torn down.

A Walk with Ernest Pignon-Ernest in Naples through 5 Sublime Works

Promenade avec Ernest Pignon-Ernest à Naples en 5 œuvres sublimes

Ernest Pignon-Ernest, a pioneering French street artist born in Nice in 1942, has spent over 50 years creating contextual art by pasting charcoal drawings and screen prints onto urban walls. The article focuses on his long engagement with Naples, Italy, where he first arrived in the 1980s after hearing Neapolitan baroque music on the radio. It highlights five key works from his Neapolitan series, including a 1988 collage combining Caravaggio's 'David and Goliath' with the head of Pier Paolo Pasolini, his 'Pulcinella' figure from the 1990s exploring death and comedy, and 'Épidémie' (1990) depicting plague victims. The works are currently featured in an exhibition at the Bibliothèque-Musée l'Inguimbertine in Carpentras, France.

Au Grand Palais, Leandro Erlich nous entraîne dans un tourbillon d’illusions et de métamorphoses

Leandro Erlich's immersive exhibition at the Grand Palais in Paris transforms the monumental space into a playground of architectural illusions. The show features iconic works such as *Port of Reflections* (2014), where mirrored boats float on a sculpted black surface, and *Bâtiment* (2004), inviting visitors to lie on a building facade and see themselves suspended in a giant mirror. Curated by Fabrice Bousteau, the exhibition includes pieces like *Changing rooms* (2008), *Infinite Staircase* (2020), and the politically charged *Window and Ladder – Too Late for Help* (2008), inspired by Hurricane Katrina. The display emphasizes joy and interaction, contrasting with the contemplative atmosphere of concurrent Matisse and Hilma af Klint shows at the same venue.

Paul Thek at Galerie Buchholz

Paul Thek's work is currently on view at Galerie Buchholz in an exhibition documented by 42 images on Contemporary Art Daily. The show presents the artist's pieces, though no specific artworks or dates are detailed in the article text.

Jonathan Lasker at Galerie Thomas Schulte

Jonathan Lasker is the subject of a solo exhibition at Galerie Thomas Schulte in Berlin. The show presents a selection of his paintings, characterized by his signature abstract vocabulary of gestural marks, schematic forms, and layered compositions that blend painterly expression with conceptual rigor. The exhibition includes 33 images documenting the works on view.

The Sun and The Moon Exhibition at Saatchi Gallery | Art Inspired by Celestial Bodies - News and Statistics

The Saatchi Gallery has opened a major new exhibition titled 'The Sun and The Moon,' exploring humanity's fascination with celestial bodies. Curated by Katherine Benson, the show spans nine gallery spaces across two floors and features works from over 170 artists, structured as a 24-hour cycle from dawn through night. Highlights include Luke Jerram's six-metre illuminated sphere 'Helios,' made from 400,000 NASA photographs, and Margot Selby's textile 'Moon Landing,' which honors the Navajo women and Raytheon workers who contributed to the Apollo missions. The exhibition also includes works by Patrick Caulfield, Barbara Hepworth, Sinta Tantra, Kay Gasei, and Aina Petrova, alongside historical artifacts like a Sol Invictus Celtic Bust and a replica of the Nebra Sky Disc.

Barbie: The Exhibition at Kelvingrove - 70 years of an iconic doll’s design story

Barbie: The Exhibition, originally staged at London's Design Museum, will open at Glasgow's Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum on June 13, running for four months. Curated by Danielle Thom, the show explores the design history of the iconic doll, from her 1959 debut to her cultural impact, including the evolution of Barbie pink and the architectural trends reflected in Dreamhouses. The exhibition is produced in partnership with Mattel and the Design Museum, aiming to present Barbie as a significant piece of mainstream design.

Pasadena Gallery Opens Exhibition Tracing City’s Role in L.A. Art History

A new exhibition titled "Pasadena: L.A.'s Art Legacy" opens at Jack Rutberg Fine Arts in Pasadena, featuring 70 works by nearly 60 artists. The show highlights Pasadena's overlooked role in establishing Los Angeles as a major international art center, with pieces by Hans Burkhardt, Alexander Calder, Marcel Duchamp, and others, all accompanied by labels noting provenance and past museum exhibitions. The opening reception is June 7, and the exhibition runs through August 29.

Gwen John: Strange Beauties – a meditative look at ‘God’s little artist’

On the 150th anniversary of Welsh artist Gwen John's birth, Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales has opened "Gwen John: Strange Beauties" at National Museum Cardiff. The exhibition brings together rarely seen works from the museum's extensive John collection, including 900 drawings acquired in 1976, and marks the centenary of her 1926 solo show at London's Chenil Gallery. Curated by Lucy Wood, the show traces John's career from her Slade School days through her Paris years, featuring intimate portraits, self-portraits, and nude studies that challenge her historical relegation to the shadow of her brother Augustus John and lover Auguste Rodin.

Pasadena’s Hidden Art Legacy Gets Its Long-Overdue Spotlight at Jack Rutberg Fine Arts

Jack Rutberg Fine Arts in Pasadena presents "Pasadena: L.A.'s Art Legacy," an exhibition opening June 7 and running through August 29. Featuring nearly 60 artists and 70 works from the gallery's holdings, the show highlights Pasadena's overlooked but crucial role in establishing Los Angeles as a major international art center. Each work includes provenance labels noting when museums exhibited the artist, with surprises such as Alexander Calder's childhood years in Pasadena and a wall label referencing Marcel Duchamp's legendary 1963 retrospective at the Pasadena Art Museum.

Phantasmic Figures Grapple with Their Doubles in Xie Lei’s Dreamy Oil Paintings

Paris-based artist Xie Lei presents a new body of work in a solo exhibition titled "Double" at Musée Denys-Puech in Rodez, France. The show features dreamy oil paintings of spectral figures grappling with doubles, twins, or reflections, rendered with feather-light brushstrokes and deep shadows. Works like "Resistance" and "Double I" evoke underwater or elemental realms, while disembodied hands reach out in suspended touches. The exhibition runs from June 12 to October 25, 2025.

‘Masters of the Stitch: Threaded Stories’ Spotlights Narrative Quilts by Black Americans

Masters of the Stitch: Threaded Stories at Claire Oliver Gallery in Harlem showcases narrative quilts by 12 Black American artists, drawn from the collection of Carolyn Mazloomi, founder of the Women of Color Quilters Network. Works range from Sharon Kerry-Harlan's abstracted patterns of Black faces to Donna Chambers' portrait celebrating Barack Obama's inauguration, addressing themes such as family, civil rights, the COVID-19 pandemic, and cultural memory.

Jurassic Art—5 Artworks That Bring Dinosaurs Back to Life

Artnet News highlights five artworks from the Artnet Gallery Network that creatively reimagine dinosaurs, ranging from Scott Daniel Ellison's ghostly sauropod painting to Christian Voigt's eerie dinosaur photograph, The Connor Brothers' ironic text-and-image piece, M.C. Escher's optical illusion dragon, and Jean-Michel Basquiat's Pez Dispenser featuring a T. Rex. The article notes the enduring cultural fascination with dinosaurs, citing the $6.6 billion box office of Jurassic Park and Jurassic World films and the upcoming Sotheby's auction of a T. Rex fossil expected to fetch $20–$30 million.

A new project revolutionizes the Serpentine Pavilion in London: it is by the Mexican studio LANZA atelier

Un nuovo progetto rivoluziona il Serpentine Pavilion di Londra: è dello studio messicano LANZA atelier

The 25th Serpentine Pavilion, designed by Mexico City-based architecture duo Isabel Abascal and Alessandro Arienzo of LANZA atelier, has been unveiled in London's Kensington Gardens. Named 'a serpentine', the fully demountable steel structure features a unified cladding of reusable perforated bricks and a curvilinear crinkle-crankle wall inspired by ancient Egyptian and English garden traditions. The pavilion will host a summer-long program of public events, including music, film, theater, dance, literature, fashion, and technology, as well as the Serpentine Park Nights series. A new addition for 2026 is a two-day symposium commemorating the life and work of Zaha Hadid on the tenth anniversary of her death, developed in collaboration with the Zaha Hadid Foundation and the Architectural Association.

Ismaili Center's new art gallery and 9 more openings to see in Houston

Summer brings a wave of contemporary art exhibitions across Houston, including the debut of the Ismaili Center Houston's permanent art collection and a new dedicated gallery for temporary shows. The inaugural exhibition features Iranian-American interdisciplinary artist Raheleh Filsoofi, with interactive works like a transformed Kermani rug turned into a four-string instrument. Other notable openings include "Daybreak" at Laura Rathe Fine Art, "Proximity: Constructed Relations" at Spring Street Studios, and "Ink & Image" at Archway Gallery, showcasing local and international artists across diverse mediums.

Lee Kang So Opens Another Genealogy of Korean Contemporary Art Beyond Dansaekhwa:《A Field of Becoming》in New York and the Transition of Korean Art

The article reports on the exhibition "Lee Kang So: A Field of Becoming" at the Korean Cultural Center New York (KCCNY), running from May 13 to June 20, 2026. It surveys the artist's career from the 1970s to the present, featuring painting, sculpture, installation, photography, and performance. Lee Kang So is a key figure in Korean Experimental Art of the 1960s and 1970s, a movement that the article positions as an alternative genealogy to the more internationally recognized Dansaekhwa movement.

Tate Modern exhibition pays tribute to Le Parc, shortly after death

Tate Modern in London will open a major retrospective titled "Julio Le Parc: Light. Colour. Action." on June 11, less than two weeks after the Argentine artist's death at age 97. The exhibition, the first British museum retrospective for Le Parc, brings together 75 works including one created specifically for the show, and features a poem he wrote about the end of his life. Curator Val Ravaglia noted that Le Parc had hoped to attend the opening and was trying to book a Eurostar ticket before his death in Paris.

We are (still) here: the free urban art exhibition you won’t want to miss at the Petit Palais this summer

The Petit Palais in Paris is hosting the second edition of its free urban art exhibition, "We are (still) here," from June 20 to September 20, 2026. Organized in collaboration with Itinerrance Gallery, the show features nearly 200 works by over 60 French and international street artists, including Invader, Seth, Shepard Fairey, D*Face, and Conor Harrington. The works are displayed throughout the museum's permanent collection galleries and the Concorde Room, creating a dialogue between contemporary street art and classical masterpieces.

PARAÍSO: A NEW FAIR THAT CHALLENGES SIMPLIFIED NARRATIVES ABOUT LATIN AMERICA

PARAÍSO: UNA NUEVA FERIA QUE DESAFÍA LAS NARRATIVAS SIMPLIFICADAS SOBRE AMÉRICA LATINA

A new art fair called Paraíso will launch in London from October 15 to 18, 2025, at Ambika P3, University of Westminster, coinciding with Frieze London. Directed by Javier Calderón of Somers Gallery, with Manuela Rodríguez of The LAAC handling communications, the fair focuses on Latin American art. Its first edition features Mexico as the guest country and pays tribute to artists Felipe Ehrenberg and Pola Weiss, blending contemporary art with design and gastronomy.

Nora Turato creates three exclusive editions for Monopol

Nora Turato schafft drei exklusive Editionen für Monopol

Nora Turato, a Croatian-born artist known for her intense, language-driven performances, has created three exclusive screenprints on Plexiglas for Monopol magazine and Zurich-based Edition VFO. The editions explore the heart as an empty yet charged symbol, featuring the speculative text "I could be, I could live, I could love." Turato, who studied art in Amsterdam and typography in Arnhem, has exhibited at major institutions including MoMA in New York, the Secession in Vienna, and the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam.

A Drawn Letter for the Rubenshuis

Une lettre dessinée pour le Rubenshuis

The Rubenshuis in Antwerp has acquired a rare double-sided sketch by Peter Paul Rubens, consisting of a draft letter written in September 1607 to the painter Cristoforo Roncalli (known as il Pomarancio) on one side, and a quick drawing of three men in antique tunics on the other. The sheet was exhibited at TEFAF Maastricht in March by the London gallery Day & Faber, and was purchased by the King Baudouin Foundation, which has deposited it at the Rubenshuis. The museum is currently closed for renovation until at least 2030.

12 Best Museums That Could Only Exist in LA

This article from Google News highlights 12 museums in Los Angeles that are uniquely tied to the city's history, geography, and cultural diversity. It features institutions like the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), the California African American Museum (CAAM), and the Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles (MOCA), emphasizing their distinctive collections, architecture, and free admission policies. The piece also mentions other notable museums such as the Norton Simon, Museum of Jurassic Technology, and California Science Center, positioning LA as a major cultural destination despite its reputation as a city focused on entertainment.

Andover by the Numbers – The Addison’s Greatest Hits

The Addison Gallery of American Art at Phillips Academy in Andover has loaned its five most-requested artworks 118 times to other museums. The top five works are Edward Hopper's "Manhattan Bridge Loop" (1928, loaned 38 times), Georgia O'Keeffe's "Wave, Night" (1928, 21 loans), Mary Cassatt's "Mother and Child in Boat" (1909, 21 loans), Winslow Homer's "The West Wind" (1891, 20 loans), and Jackson Pollock's "Phosphorescence" (1947, 18 loans). Three of these works will be featured in the Addison's upcoming exhibition "America in the Making," celebrating the 250th anniversary of the nation's founding, opening September 8 and running through January 31.

TOP Museum Tokyo : Don’t Think. Feel.

The TOP Museum (Tokyo Photographic Art Museum) is presenting an exhibition titled "Don’t Think. Feel." through June 21, which offers a sensory exploration of its photographic collection. Borrowing its title from a quote by Bruce Lee, the show is divided into five chapters and features works spanning three centuries, including pieces by Man Ray, Onchi Kōshirō, Masahisa Fukase, Yōichi Midorikawa, Edward Weston, and Rinko Kawauchi. Co-curated by Tetsuro Ishida and Maiko Kobayashi, the exhibition emphasizes emotional and tactile engagement with images, contrasting with the statistical logic of AI-generated curation.

Carnegie International Travelers Will Be Welcomed by Airport Art Installations

Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) is preparing to welcome visitors to the 59th Carnegie International, titled “If the word we,” running from May 3, 2026, to January 3, 2027, at the Carnegie Museum of Art. The airport has expanded its Art in the Airport program with new permanent installations by regional artists, adding works at 30 locations throughout its campus. A centerpiece is Alexander Calder’s kinetic sculpture “Pittsburgh,” created for the 1958 Carnegie International and displayed at the airport since 1959. The airport’s arts and culture manager, Keny Marshall, emphasized selecting artists from within 150 miles of Pittsburgh to reflect the community’s voice, while CEO Christina Cassotis highlighted that the airport aims to make travelers feel at home or surprised by the city’s culture.

‘Musical Bodies’ Opens At The Metropolitan Museum Of Art

The Metropolitan Museum of Art has opened 'Musical Bodies,' an exhibition curated by Bradley Strauchen-Scherer that explores the relationship between musical instruments and the human body. The show features over 130 objects spanning 4,000 years, including Prince's 'Love Symbol' guitar, Liberace's 'Piano Keys' suit, a Tom Ford ensemble worn by Zazie Beetz, ancient Egyptian rattles, and works by Titian and Edgar Degas. The opening included private tours, performances by percussionist Javier Diaz, flamenco dancer Cristina Candela, and Beatbox House, with guests such as Billy Squier and RuPaul's Drag Race winner Nymphia Wind in attendance.

Technicolor Sublime at Weisman Museum of Art: A Conversation with Artist Ruth Pastine

The Weisman Museum of Art has opened 'Ruth Pastine: Technicolor Sublime,' an exhibition featuring the artist's large-scale oil paintings that initially appear as minimalist gray fields but reveal hidden layers of vibrant complementary colors as natural light shifts. In a conversation with Mark Roosa, dean of libraries and interim director of the museum, Pastine discusses her influences, including Michel Eugène Chevreul's color theory, and her connection to the Southern California Light and Space movement, though she distinguishes her work by using traditional oil painting techniques rather than industrial materials.