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What to See in Doha During Art Basel Qatar Week

02/02/2026

Art Basel’s first edition in Doha arrives with expectations: new collectors, cautious galleries hoping to land institutional interest, and a city briefly reorganized around a fair schedule. What distinguishes the week is not just the fair, but how clearly Doha’s …

Метки : искусствовыставкадохаархитектура#культуратрадиция

Collectors Steve Tisch and Jean Pigozzi Named in Latest Epstein Files

02/02/2026

The latest batch of documents released by the Department of Justice as part of the Epstein Files Transparency Act includes references to two leading art collectors, Steve Tisch and Jean Pigozzi. The DOJ’s library of documents have been added to …

Метки : документыискусствоколлекционерыэпштейнскандалблаготворительность

New Report Shows Biden Was Gifted $19,000 Painting in 2024

01/31/2026

In a new report published by the State Department’s Bureau of Protocol, records show that former President Joe Biden received a $19,000 painting from the president of Angola, João Lourenço, last year. The report, published annually, details gifts given to …

Метки : подарки.сшаджо байденискусствоанголамеждународные отношения

Jeffrey Epstein Files Seemingly Reveal Leon Black's Art Collection

01/31/2026

The newly released Jeffrey Epstein files contain a 51-page document cataloging a host of masterworks that appear to belong to Leon Black, a major art collector and businessman whose dealings with Epstein are well-documented. The document does not name Black, …

Метки : искусстводжеффри эпштейнлеон блакколлекцияскульптурышедевры

Highlights from the Baltimore Museum of Art's 2025 Acquisitions

01/31/2026

The Baltimore Museum of Art has added 250 artworks in the past year to its encyclopedic collection. The wide-ranging acquisitions—from all over the world and spanning centuries—“reflect the museum’s focus on expanding the range of global voices represented within its …

Метки : искусствоколлекциябалтимормузейсовременное искусствохудожники

Faiza Butt to Represent Pakistan at Venice Biennale—and More Art News

01/30/2026

The Headlines RECKONING WITH RESTITUTION. French senators adopted a long-awaited bill to facilitate the restitution of art looted during the colonial era, reports the Agence France-Presse. If passed by the National Assembly, the lower house of French Parliament, the legislation …

Метки : реституцияискусство#культурафрида каловенецианская биенналефранция

Minneapolis Artists Put Their Bodies on the Line Against ICE

01/30/2026

When U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents subdued, disarmed, and then killed nurse Alex Pretti on January 24, it was on the doorstep of the Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD) and just a few blocks from the Minneapolis …

Метки : миннеаполисполицияиммиграцияискусствопротестобщество

Anish Kapoor Plans to Send Sculpture to Space

01/30/2026

Anish Kapoor, a Turner Prize–winning artist who has never been afraid of controversy, has plotted his next project: sending a sculpture to space. What, exactly, the work might be remains a mystery, but he told the Times of London this …

Метки : аниш капуркосмосскульптураискусство#творчествоамбиция

Macron-Backed Bill to Return Colonial-Era Art Passes French Senate

01/30/2026

French senators have unanimously adopted a bill designed to simplify the return of artworks looted during the colonial era, a move that advances President Emmanuel Macron’s long-running effort to recast France’s relationship with its former colonies. The legislation now heads …

Метки : искусствофранцияколониализмартефактывозвращение культурного наследиязаконодательство

US Art Spaces Shutter Nationwide in Support of General Strike Protesting ICE

01/30/2026

US Art Spaces Shutter Nationwide in Support of General Strike Protesting ICE Art spaces across the US and abroad will go dark tomorrow, Friday, January 30, in support of a nationwide general strike in protest of Department of Homeland Security …

Метки : забастовкаискусствоиммиграциясолидарностьпротестминнесота

Frida Kahlo-branded luxury apartments go up for sale in Miami

01/30/2026

Condos in a Frida Kahlo-branded luxury condominium development in Miami went on sale this week, even though the project has yet to break ground. Promotional materials describe the planned residences as “inspired by Frida Kahlo’s expressive spirit.” Renderings of the …

Метки : фрида калороскошьискусствонедвижимостькалокритику

Galleries in New York and LA Join the Anti-ICE National Strike

01/30/2026

In a rare show of political solidarity for the art world, a growing number of New York galleries will close on Friday, January 30, as part of the nationwide general strike protesting expanded Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations. These …

Метки : искусствосолидарностьпротестзабастовкамиграцияправа человека

LVHM Shares Tank by 8 Percent

01/30/2026

Editor’s Note: This story is part of a new series on the convergence of art and luxury. See all of our reporting on the topic here. LVMH’s uneasy quarter has sent another tremor through the luxury world, reinforcing how fragile …

Метки : люксэкономикаlvmhрынокмодаискусство

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Announces Layoffs

01/30/2026

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Announces Layoffs TheMuseum of Fine Arts, Bostonwill lay off thirty-three workers, or about 6.3 percent of its staff, this Friday as it struggles to reckon with a projected $13 million budget shortfall. The museum will …

Метки : искусствомузейбостонсокращениеновости#культура