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Landmark Works Lead the Major Spring Sale at Cowley Abbott
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (165+ words) Cowley Abbott's major spring sale brings together work by canonic European and iconic Canadian artists alike'we take a closer look. Artnet Gallery Network May 15, 2026 Share Share This Article Here, we delve into a number of featured lots from the sale....
Es Devlin Is Creating a Living Portrait of the Entire U. K.
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (348+ words) The project brings the faces of everyday people into London's National Portrait Gallery. by" Richard Whiddington May 15, 2026 Share Share This Article Of the more than 200, 000 artworks in the National Portrait Gallery's collection, few depict ordinary people. The British artist Es…...
Wet Paint Does Frieze Week: The Dinosaur Dealer Downtown, David Zwirner Tribeca, and More Juicy Art-World Gossip
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (1618+ words) Plus, which gallery directors are behind one of the toughest tables in town? by" Gabi Vidal-Irizarry May 15, 2026 Share Share This Article Every week, Artnet News brings you Wet Paint, a gossip column of original scoops. If you have a tip,…...
For Carly Glovinski, Art and Gardening Grow Side by Side
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (525+ words) Carly Glovinski on how gardening, women writers, and the New England landscape inspired her new exhibition at Morgan Lehman Gallery. by" Katie White May 15, 2026 Share Share This Article For Maine artist Carly Glovinski, the garden has become her most powerful…...
Valie Export, Avant-Garde Icon and Feminist Trailblazer, Dies at 85
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (322+ words) Vittoria Benzine May 15, 2026 Share Share This Article Valie Export, the brave performer, sculptor, and filmmaker who pushed the global vanguard of feminist art, died yesterday, aged 85. In 1967, Export gave that phenomenon a title, changing her given name to the moniker…...
Inside the Unlikely Bond Between Lucian Freud and Kate Moss
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (430+ words) The new film 'Moss & Freud' dramatizes how the artist came to paint the model'and the bond that emerged between them. by" Min Chen May 15, 2026 Share Share This Article "I was just like, "wow." What do these two titans of art…...
Borghese Gallery Faces Pushback Over New Building Plan
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (453+ words) The Borghese Gallery is set to offer details of the project on May 19. Richard Whiddington May 15, 2026 Share Share This Article Heritage groups in Italy are pushing back against the Borghese Gallery's newly released proposal to build an adjacent facility in…...
The Works, Trends, and Artists Artnet Specialists Can't Stop Thinking About
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (310+ words) From the role of artist estates and foundations to the growing importance of private sales, here's what's top of mind this month. Artnet Auctions May 15, 2026 Share Share This Article Below, three of Artnet specialists discuss the artists, pieces, and sales…...
At the Venice Biennale, the Thrill of Victory, the Agony of Defeat
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (798+ words) Amid a sea of mediocrity, an island art paradise and a death metal performance stole the show. by" Andrew Russeth May 15, 2026 Share Share This Article Astonishing triumphs and bitter tragedies: That is the story of Venice, and the opening of…...
How Nicole Kidman Ended Up With a Brancusi in a Christie's Ad
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (387+ words) The high-profile campaign sees the Oscar-winning actor go wild for the bronze sculpture. Nicole Kidman and Constantin Brancusi'now that's an unexpected pair. Christie's released the ad yesterday on its website, You Tube channel, and Instagram. The nearly two-minute film opens…...