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Frieze to launch Abu Dhabi edition in November 2026 A deal struck with the emirate's department of culture will see the brand replace the existing Abu Dhabi Art fair

Frieze to launch Abu Dhabi edition in November 2026

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Four years on from the Taliban takeover, Afghan women are asserting themselves through art Having lost many opportunities and rights under the new leadership, women are finding in miniature paintings, abstract textiles and more an important means of expression

Four years on from the Taliban takeover, Afghan women are asserting themselves through art

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‘An incredible instinct for contemporary art’: Doris Lockhart, the overlooked figure behind the Saatchi collection, has died aged 88 Lockhart, who was the ex-wife of Charles Saatchi, is widely credited with recognising and boosting postwar US art and the Young British Artists

‘An incredible instinct for contemporary art’: Doris Lockhart, the overlooked figure behind the Saatchi collection, has died aged 88

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Gas found in space could help repair damage to Old Masters, say researchers Conservators discovered that lead white on these important works was deteriorating at an “alarming” rate. Could oxygen from the Earth's orbit be the solution?

Gas found in space could help repair damage to Old Masters, say researchers

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Amy Sherald cancels Smithsonian show over censorship claim The artist says leaders at the National Portrait Gallery suggested removing her painting of a non-binary transgender person posing as the Statue of Liberty

Amy Sherald cancels Smithsonian show over censorship claim.

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Trump pulls US out of ‘woke’ Unesco The State Department says that Unesco membership does not square with its “America-first” outlook

Trump pulls US out of ‘woke’ Unesco.

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Scotland and Wales to return to Venice Biennale after years-long break Scotland last participated in the biennale in 2022, while the last artist chosen to represent Wales was in 2019

Scotland and Wales to return to Venice Biennale after years-long break.

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Andres Serrano proposes Donald Trump mausoleum for US pavilion at the Venice Biennale American artist plans to install a multi media portrait of the president for the 2026 exhibition—but question marks still hang over the application process

Andres Serrano proposes Donald Trump mausoleum for US pavilion at the Venice Biennale.

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Dublin museum pushes back on Derek Jarman film censorship claims The Irish Museum of Modern Art says it halted a screening of “The Angelic Conversation” to check legislation but will now continue showing it

Dublin museum pushes back on Derek Jarman film censorship claims.

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‘Research powerhouse’: Abu Dhabi's Zayed National Museum confirms 2025 opening The mega museum, set to open in December, will fund projects aimed at enriching understanding of UAE’s cultural and historical legacy

‘Research powerhouse’: Abu Dhabi's Zayed National Museum confirms 2025 opening.

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Art Basel Qatar names Wael Shawky as artistic director of unconventional inaugural edition The Egyptian artist has selected a theme for the Swiss fair brand’s first Middle Eastern show, to which more than 50 galleries will bring solo presentations

Art Basel Qatar names Wael Shawky as artistic director of unconventional inaugural edition.

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Bayeux Tapestry to return to UK for first time in almost 1,000 years The tapestry will be displayed at the British Museum from September 2026, as part of a bilateral season of culture between the UK and France

Bayeux Tapestry to return to UK for first time in almost 1,000 years.

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A blockbuster Gerhard Richter retrospective, co-organised by Nicholas Serota, is coming to Paris The German blue-chip artist will show more than 250 works at Fondation Louis Vuitton from October

A blockbuster Gerhard Richter retrospective, co-organised by Nicholas Serota, is coming to Paris.

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Photo London, the UK’s leading photography fair, is relocating Organisers cite ‘the feedback of galleries and collectors’ as the reason for the decision to leave London’s Somerset House for the redeveloped Olympia

Photo London, the UK’s leading photography fair, is relocating.

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Should UK museums display mummies? One institution is asking its visitors for their view The Manchester Museum is running a public consultation about the future of Asru, a woman who lived in Thebes, southern Egypt

Should UK museums display mummies? One institution is asking its visitors for their view.

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Khaled Sabsabi reinstated as Australia's representative at the 2026 Venice Biennale An external review found that Creative Australia was unprepared for the risk of controversy in an atmosphere of antisemitism and Islamophobia

Khaled Sabsabi reinstated as Australia's representative at the 2026 Venice Biennale.

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Debbonaire: ‘UK risks losing global reputation for arts excellence’ - Arts Professional The UK’s culture sector is under threat, and the country is at risk of losing its global reputation for excellence, former Shadow Culture Secretary Thangam Debbonaire has told parliament. Addressing t...

Thangam Debbonaire: ‘UK risks losing global reputation for arts excellence.'

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UK mental health hospitals are about to get more art Veronica Ryan and Alberta Whittle are among the more than 50 artists who will work with Hospital Rooms on the three-year project

UK mental health hospitals are about to get more art.

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Tate launches ambitious endowment fund, with aim of raising £150m by 2030 The US museum funding model has been a major influence on the project, which has so far raised £43m

Tate launches ambitious endowment fund, with aim of raising £150m by 2030

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Pompidou moves in as Grand Palais reopens after £395m revamp As the contemporary art museum begins a five-year renovation, the historic building steps in as its temporary home—testing a new, collaborative institutional model in the heart of Paris

Pompidou moves in as Grand Palais reopens after £395m revamp.

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Anxious collectors are increasingly turning to freeport havens, experts say Tax-friendly freeports and free trade zones are gaining in popularity with those wishing to avoid tariffs and new EU regulations

Anxious collectors are increasingly turning to freeport havens, experts say.

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So, after visiting Art Basel, you want to move to Switzerland—what next? After a few days in peaceful, prosperous Basel, you might want to make your stay permanent. But becoming Swiss is no picnic

So, after visiting Art Basel, you want to move to Switzerland—what next?

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UK sanctions two far-right Israeli government ministers over Gaza comments | CNN The United Kingdom has imposed sanctions on two far-right Israeli government ministers over comments they made about Gaza, Britain’s PA Media reported Tuesday.

BREAKING: The UK imposed sanctions on two far-right Israeli government ministers over comments they made about Gaza

Smithsonian asserts authority to make ‘all personnel decisions’ following Trump attempts to fire gallery director In response to the president’s targeting of National Portrait Gallery director Kim Sajet, the organisation has issued a strategically broad statement, touting its independence and governance by a boar...

Smithsonian asserts authority to make ‘all personnel decisions’ following Trump attempts to fire gallery director.

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Spending plans for British Council may force it to close in 60 countries, sources say Exclusive: Council has been asked to submit plans for the same funding or a cut of 2% ahead of spending review

Spending plans for British Council may force it to close in 60 countries, sources say.

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Edmund White, novelist and great chronicler of gay life, dies aged 85 The American essayist, playwright and author of books including A Boy’s Own Story and The Married Man has died

Edmund White, novelist and great chronicler of gay life, dies aged 85.

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Trump claims he has fired director of US National Portrait Gallery It is not clear the president has the authority to make staffing decisions for the gallery, which is part of the Smithsonian Institution

Trump claims he has fired director of US National Portrait Gallery.

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How UK museums are rallying to support trans communities following supreme court ruling on biological sex The Arts Council England urges “sensitivity and care”, while museum academics says the ruling does not impact work towards trans-inclusive practice

How UK museums are rallying to support trans communities following supreme court ruling on biological sex.

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'Everything you will see is the fruit of her work': Venice Biennale 2026 will follow late curator Koyo Kouoh's vision The exhibition titled "In Minor Keys" will be realised by her core team “in strict accordance with the plan she defined", it was announced at a press conference today

'Everything you will see is the fruit of her work': Venice Biennale 2026 will follow late curator Koyo Kouoh's vision.

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The Ivy League university had shown that it would 'sustain immediate and irreparable injury' without the temporary restraining order, the judge said. www.ft.com/content/bdf1...