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• THUG CLUB: Seoul Streetwear Brand Blends Biker Armor and Hip-Hop From Viral Boxers to adidas other

  Founded in Seoul in 2018 by Yeong Min Cho, known online as Thug Min, THUG CLUB grew outside conventional fashion circuits by fusing hip-hop culture, motorcycle subcultures and a…

• French Art Students Join Nationwide Protests as Louvre Closes and Heritage Sites Burn institutional

  On October 17, art students throughout France participated in nationwide demonstrations advocating for high-schoolers opposing austerity measures affecting culture and the…

• British Museum's Red Ball Gala Draws Energy Embargo for Palestine Protest and £30m Anonymous Gift institutional

  On 17 October, approximately 60 protesters from Energy Embargo for Palestine gathered outside the British Museum during its Red Ball fundraising event. Among the guests were…

• Jan van Eyck Academie Opens 2028 Residency Applications, Deadline 1 December 2026 institutional

  The Jan van Eyck Academie is now accepting applications for its residency program set for 2028 in Maastricht, Netherlands, running from January 15 to December 15. They plan to…

• Artrn Trnski to Publish Two Drawing Books Spanning Student Years to Present publication

  Croatian painter Artrn Trnski is preparing two drawing books for publication, each running roughly 200 pages and drawing on nearly his entire archive, from student work to recent…

• Andrada Anghel on Diving, Texture and a Large-Scale Corporate Installation artist

  Romanian-born, Canada-based painter Andrada Anghel, profiled on Singulart, traces her layered, tactile practice to a childhood of improvised materials — painting on dictionary…

• Louisa Pieper: Sound-Absorbing Paintings Nominated for Young Generation Art Award award

  Born in 1997, Louisa Pieper produces cushion artworks that are thickly painted and filled with foam, functioning as acoustic dampeners. Her series, titled "Hearing Antagonists,"…

• Moshekwa Langa Survey at Kunstinstituut Melly Spans 1995 to 2026 exhibition

  Nearly 120 works by Moshekwa Langa fill all four floors of Kunstinstituut Melly in Rotterdam for 'You Will Find Us in the Best Places,' the South African artist's most…

• 50 Jahre Punk: Ausstellung im neuen Düsseldorfer Punkmuseum feiert Jubiläum exhibition

  Im neuen Punkmuseum in Düsseldorf läuft die Ausstellung „50 Jahre Punk“, kuratiert von Rudi Esch und Jäki. Im Interview mit kulturnews erklären die beiden Macher, warum Düsseldorf…

• Ibrahim Mahama's 'The Harvest Season' Opens at Fondation Cartier in Paris exhibition

  Ibrahim Mahama is set to present 'The Harvest Season' at the Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain in Paris, from October 22, 2026, to February 28, 2027. This marks his…

• Sonja John's 'Balikbayan' at Katonah Museum of Art Explores Migration and Home exhibition

  Sonja John's artwork, titled 'Balikbayan,' is on display at the Katonah Museum of Art in New York, running until January 24, 2027. Situated in the Pollack Family Learning Centre,…

• COP 17 in Eriwan: Weltnaturkonferenz angesichts drohenden Massenaussterbens other

  In Eriwan, der Hauptstadt Armeniens, beginnt heute die 17. Weltnaturkonferenz (COP 17), die zwölf Tage dauern soll. Unter dem Motto „Handeln für die Natur“ beraten die…

• The Pragmatic Origins of the British Army's Scarlet Coat cultural-heritage

  The red uniforms donned by troops of the English and later British Empire emerged as a mark of authority, primarily due to their visibility and availability rather than their…

• Katonah Museum of Art Presents 'Intermittent Islands: Four Caribbean Women Artists' exhibition

  The Katonah Museum of Art in New York presents 'Intermittent Islands: Four Caribbean Women Artists,' showcasing the works of Belkis Ayón, Yanira Collado, Marielle Plaisir, and…

• Louise Body Paints Coastlines From Memory, Not Observation artist

  Louise Body, a British artist born in 1974 in Southend-on-Sea and currently residing in Hastings, produces landscapes that defy easy categorization, blending various coastlines…

• Alessandra Galletta's Documentary 'Leaves of Me' Traces Elisabetta Di Maggio's Fragile Conceptual Practice publication

  Presented at the thirty-first edition of Artecinema, the documentary 'Leaves of Me' (2026) is directed by Alessandra Galletta and co-produced with Studio Trisorio, following the…

• Paris Fall 2026: 15 Solo Shows From Simone Fattal to Alexander Calder exhibition

  The Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris is currently hosting Simone Fattal's significant exhibition, "Cities at the Bottom of a Lake," showcasing 100 pieces until January 24, 2027. This…

• Alberto Biasi Talks Rome Retrospective and the Origins of Gruppo N at Tornabuoni Arte exhibition

  Tornabuoni Arte Roma has launched a retrospective showcasing the works of Alberto Biasi, who was born in Padua in 1937. The exhibition features twenty pieces created from the…

• Alex Katz at 99: 150 New Paintings, a $1,200 Maine House, and the Father Who Said 'Don't Paint Details' artist

  At the age of 99, Alex Katz has produced an impressive 150 paintings over the past two years, marking his most prolific period to date from his studio located in a barn in…

• LitHub Essay Asks Whether Films Portray Poets as Pitiable opinion-review

  An essay featured on LitHub explores three contemporary films centered on poets, probing whether the cinematic portrayal of this profession is nostalgic or harsh. It suggests that…

• Hokusai's Complete Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji Opens at Dulwich Picture Gallery in First UK Showing opinion-review

  The complete Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji by Katsushika Hokusai is currently on display at Dulwich Picture Gallery in London, marking the series' first comprehensive exhibition…

• Torkwase Dyson Debuts First Austrian Solo Show at Kunsthaus Bregenz exhibition

  Torkwase Dyson's first solo exhibition in Austria has opened at Kunsthaus Bregenz, running until 24 January 2027. The American artist's show treats architecture as a contested…

• Ayana Evans’ First Museum Survey at CAM St. Louis Tackles Visibility and Race exhibition

  The Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis in Missouri is currently showcasing Ayana Evans’ inaugural museum survey, titled 'Nobody’s Gonna Love You the Way I Do,' which will be…

• Rafik Greiss Debuts First Institutional Solo Show at KW Institute in Berlin exhibition

  Rafik Greiss, an Egyptian artist, presents 'The City and the City' at the KW Institute for Contemporary Art in Berlin, marking his inaugural solo exhibition at an institution.…

• DeepSeek Rolls Out V4.1-Flash-1017 With Faster Tasks and Terser Replies ai-technology

  DeepSeek pushed out a refreshed build of its V4.1-Flash AI model on Saturday, designating it DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017. According to the company, the update completes tasks faster…

• Faro Santander Opens Second Edition of Creation Grants for Cantabrian Artists award

  The second edition of the Ayudas a la Creación grant programme for artists in Cantabria has been initiated by Faro Santander, a project of Fundación Banco Santander. Each chosen…

• Compagnie Babel Brings "Nos Corps désirants" to La Tempête other

  Compagnie Babel stages "Nos Corps désirants" at La Tempête, a performance built around six interpreters who interrogate the troubled zones of desire. The company's research began…

• Ray Fearon Leads August Wilson's Fences at Lyric Hammersmith opinion-review

  Ray Fearon anchors the Lyric Hammersmith's staging of August Wilson's Fences, delivering what the Financial Times review calls a towering central performance. The production…

• Nathan Fielder's Secret Elizabeth Holmes Film Premieres at Telluride, WIRED Cover Reveals Prison Call publication

  Nathan Fielder's top-secret project, You Can See Everything, debuted in early September as an unannounced addition to the Telluride Film Festival, and WIRED, which put Fielder on…

• Kimberly Belflower's 'John Proctor Is the Villain' Set to Be Most Produced Play of 2026/2027 Season other

  John Proctor Is the Villain by Kimberly Belflower, which premiered on Broadway last year, is now being performed by regional theaters and is expected to be the most frequently…

• C3A in Córdoba Examines Tarantism and Southern Folklore in New Group Show exhibition

  In Córdoba, the Centro de Creación Contemporánea de Andalucía (C3A) is showcasing a group exhibition titled La picadura de la tarántula: sur y folclore, curated by Lluís Alexandre…

• FunkyFunYou Founder Amy on Silver Clay Kits and DIY Jewellery Workshops in Melbourne other

  Amy, founder of the Melbourne/Naarm jewellery DIY brand FunkyFunYou, runs workshops and studio sessions from Collingwood Yards and sells jewellery-making kits, including a silver…

• Dashcam Footage Shows Bison Charging Pickup Truck at Night in Yellowstone other

  At around 2:45 A.M. on October 8, a Ford Ranger was struck by a charging bison on a road within Yellowstone National Park. The incident was captured on dashcam and later posted on…

• Bryan Dubreuiel Discusses Quiet Disruptions Series and Five Decades of Abstract Expressionism artist

  Texas-based painter Bryan Dubreuiel has spent more than five decades developing a visual language that sets bold forms and architectural lines against gestural marks, layered…

• New York Times Essay Revisits John Berger's Art Writing as Antidote to Digital Scrolling opinion-review

  A New York Times magazine piece published on October 18, 2026, argues that John Berger's essays on art and artists offer a counterweight to the distracted habits of endless online…

• Theft of School Photographer's Camera Bag in Lewes Raises Pupil Data Concerns other

  A break-in between 6 and 7 October left Pret-a-Portrait, a school, family and event photography company, without a camera bag containing SD memory cards that may hold images of…

• Piedad Isla's Photographic Archive Preserves a Vanishing Spain publication

  More than 130,000 documents make up the photographic archive of Piedad Isla, a body of work now regarded as an extraordinary record of a Spain on the verge of disappearing. The…

• Christopher Wren’s Seven Defining Buildings, from St Paul’s to the Royal Observatory architecture-design

  A survey of Sir Christopher Wren’s architecture traces how the 1666 Great Fire of London reshaped his career. Flames reached St Paul’s Cathedral by Tuesday, September 4, and by…

• Photographer Michael C. Higgs Showcases Global Portfolio in Artsy Shark Feature artist

  Michael C. Higgs, a photographer and digital artist, has traveled to 47 countries and circumnavigated the globe east/west, with journeys ranging from Sweden to the Drake Passage.…

• Paris Museums and Institutions Mount 13 Exhibitions Around Art Basel exhibition

  In conjunction with Art Basel, thirteen exhibitions are taking place in various museums throughout Paris. "Ce qui nous rassemble," featuring Kennedy Yanko, is on display at the…