‘I Want You to Hear and See More than You Do, Day-to-Day’: Kira Freije’s Sensual Figures
Turner Prize 2026 nominee Kira Freije talks about the importance of daylight, Van Gogh’s The Potato Eaters and Elizabeth Bishop.
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First Chanel Gateway Commission, Celebrating Thailand’s Rising Art Scene, Opens at Dib Bangkok
The launch of the partnership between the fashion house and Bangkok’s newest museum deepens a growing wave of activity in the country’s art scene, which is increasingly drawing international attention.
As the Turner Prize Showcase Opens in Middlesbrough, Meet the 2026 Nominees
Featuring work spanning reimagined military medals, metal humanoid figures, the mourning of a mammal and the construction of the M62, the Turner Prize 2026 showcase opens tomorrow. Ocula ’s Phillipa Kelly spoke to the four nominees.
Why is the Art World Obsessed with Mannequins?
Are mannequins a capitalist symbol, a soulless representation of a misogynistic fashion industry, or a portent of a post human future? Lydia Eliza Trail undresses the art world’s fascination with the shop window dummy.
On the Ground During Art Season in Korea, a Country in Flux
Art month in South Korea is busy: the Busan Biennale, Frieze Seoul, Kiaf, and the Gwangju Biennale. Ocula ’s Zian Chen reports on satirical mannequins, classroom subversion, and the politics of biennales themselves.
Has Poland’s Art Scene Become ‘Too Comfortable’?
Warsaw Gallery Weekend featured a Polish art market on the up—but does growth come at the expense of experimentation?
Steven Shearer, Canadian Artist Whose Face We Rarely See, Wins $100,000 Audain Prize
The artist, whose work blends art historical references with youth subcultures, is this year’s recipient of the award that celebrates visual arts achievement in British Columbia.
Museums are Embracing AI, But When Will Policy and Funding Catch Up?
A joint report from UNESCO and the International Council of Museums has identified a disconnect between institutions’ use of AI and the structures needed support its responsible use.
Herbert Lust’s $50m Collection Headlines Christie’s Fall Marquee Sales
A rare Giacometti bronze is among the highlights of artworks amassed by the late banker and collector, which will go under the hammer this November.
A Moustachioed Mona Lisa and an ‘Emily in Paris’ Star: Art Basel Paris’ 2026 Programme
This year’s mega fair in the French capital puts Paris at its heart, including an expanded public programme and a focus on the plurality of the city’s art scene.
‘Poor Management’ Is Driving Workers from US Art Museums
A new study of almost 700 former art museum workers suggests that a lack of communication and accountability at board and director level is a key factor in staff departures, alongside low pay and burnout.
Amy Sherald, David Zwirner and Alicia Keys Among Time’s First-Ever Art 100
The magazine’s list of the art world’s most influential names includes 50 artists, alongside gallerists, curators, museum leaders and market figures.
Ed Atkins: 'I Would Like to Be an Artwork'
The multidisciplinary artist and writer talks about why photography is currently important to him, reading Joe Brainard and what he really means by “tech”.
New Lawsuit Reopens Decades-Long Legal Battle Over Nazi-Looted Painting
Following the enactment of new legislation, a feud over the ownership of a 16th century Cranach diptych in the collection of the Norton Simon Museum of Art has returned to the courtroom.
Filipino Artists’ Collective Protests ‘Devastating’ Impact of AI Hub
The AUPAX coalition of creatives is organising exhibitions, workshops and protests against the US helmed Pax Silica initiative, which has proposed an AI and manufacturing development on Luzon island.
In Seoul, Henri Alexander Levy Reconstructs a Past He Never Lived
The American artist blends found material with his own troubled history. His latest exhibition in Seoul tells its stories through military memories, religious iconography and ideas of authority.
At Munchmuseet, Expressionism Meets Bedroom Pop
This summer the Oslo museum will pair a soundscape by indie icon girl in red with 22 paintings by Expressionist master Edvard Munch.
Madrid’s Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza to Open New Contemporary Art Space
The institution will repurpose a disused building to house works worth €16 million donated by Francesca Thyssen Bornemisza, daughter of the museum’s founder.
Sotheby’s Embraces Celebrity Curators and Parisian Dining
The auction house will present a sale curated by basketball star Karl Anthony Towns, and open a selling exhibition restaurant during Art Basel Paris.
Construction Begins on the Met’s $670 Million Modern Art Wing
The revamped space, named in honour of Oscar Tang and Agnes Hsu‑Tang, who pledged the largest capital gift in the Met’s history, will house the museum’s 20th and 21st century art.
Why Hong Kong Still Fetishises Its Neon-Lit Past
The authorities are taking down Hong Kong’s once‑iconic neon signs, while theme parks and commercial enterprises are recreating scenes from pre‑1997 life in the former colony. Jaime Chu asks whether it’s time the city stopped pining for the past and concentrated on the present.
Smithsonian Names Rijksmuseum's Ching-Ling Wang as Curator of Chinese Art
The inaugural Nancy Lee Curator of Chinese Art will take up his job in November and plans to examine and recontextualise the position of Chinese art within global art history.
This Dublin Exhibition Argues Peace Is Possible—If We’re Willing to Affect Change
Amid increasing geopolitical instability and social fragmentation, “Technologies of Peace” explores collective imaginations and ideas of resistance through the work of more than 40 artists.