Artist George Condo has left Hauser & Wirth and will now be jointly represented by Sprüth Magers and Skarstedt, marking a return to galleries with which he had long-standing relationships. Condo first showed with Monika Sprüth in 1984 and was represented by Skarstedt from 2004 to 2019 before joining Hauser & Wirth in late 2019. Separately, a new BBC documentary titled *Turner: The Secret Sketchbooks* explores whether J. M. W. Turner's creative genius was shaped by childhood trauma and neurodivergence, featuring commentary from artists, actors, and a psychotherapist. The article also reports that Dana Awartani will represent Saudi Arabia at the 2026 Venice Biennale, and that the Trump administration has tightened H-1B visa rules, making it harder for arts institutions to hire foreign specialists.
These developments matter because they reflect significant shifts in gallery representation for a major contemporary artist, ongoing scholarly reexamination of historical figures through modern lenses, and policy changes that could impact the ability of museums, galleries, and auction houses to recruit international expertise. Condo's move back to Sprüth Magers and Skarstedt reunites him with dealers who supported his early career, while the Turner documentary signals a growing cultural interest in neurodiversity in art history. The visa policy change, though affecting only a tiny fraction of H-1B recipients in the arts, threatens the specialized knowledge that foreign specialists bring to the art world.