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Artforum, established in 1962, is a seminal publication in the contemporary art world, recognized for its influential role in shaping art criticism and discourse. Founded by John P. Irwin, Jr., Artforum quickly moved from California to New York in 1967, where it remains a cornerstone of the art community. The magazine is renowned for its rigorous critical essays and has been pivotal in..
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Fundación Paiz para la Educación y la Cultura has tapped Italian critic and curator Eugenio Viola to curate the twenty-fourth edition of the Bienal de Arte Paiz, set to take place November 2025–February 2026 in Guatemala City and Antigua, Guatemala. Established in 1978, the Bienal is Central America’s largest contemporary art exhibition. “In an increasingly ..read more
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Six billboards by German artist Anne Imhof were vandalized in Bregenz, Austria, on July 23. Designed in collaboration with the London-based Zak Group, the billboards were on view along one of the city’s major arteries, Bregenzer Seestrasse, as a complement to her current exhibition at the Kunsthaus Bregenz, which is on view through September 22 ..read more
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The Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia over the past six months terminated a dozen full-time roles, Artnews reports. The eliminated positions account for 6 percent of the museum’s 206 employees. Among those who lost their jobs are finance director Jill Duncan, curator Corrinne Chong, who specializes in nineteenth-century art; research associate Amy Gillette; and historian TK ..read more
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Karin G. Oen has been appointed director of NTU Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore (NTU CCA). Oen from 2019 to 2021 served as deputy director for curatorial programs at the center before departing to become senior lecturer and head of the art history department at NTU’s School of Humanities. On July 1, she stepped into ..read more
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Influential Iranian artist Farhad Moshiri, whose humorous works commented on Western and Middle Eastern consumer cultures, died in Tehran on July 17 after suffering cardiac arrest. He was sixty-one. Dubai-based gallery the Third Line, which represented him, confirmed his death. Moshiri frequently fused traditional Iranian forms with contemporary Western tropes and genres such as Pop ..read more
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A collaborative effort between customs and law enforcement officials from twenty-five countries has led to the recovery of more than 6,400 cultural objects scattered across Europe. Eighty-five people were arrested in the operation, which was led by Spain’s Guardia Civil and supported by Europol and Interpol. The scheme, titled Operation Pandora, has been carried out ..read more
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ON THE EVENING OF APRIL 17, at the opening of the Dutch pavilion of the sixtieth edition of La Biennale di Venezia, it is pouring rain. I arrive fashionably late. There is a huge throng of people from all over the world—journalists, writers, curators, artists—the usual crowd at a Venice opening. But this time, it ..read more