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• Asia Art Archive Marks 25th Anniversary with 2026 Fundraiser Auction at H Queen's market-auction

  The annual fundraiser for Asia Art Archive in 2026 will showcase more than 50 artworks donated by various artists, commencing on 22 October at H Queen's in Hong Kong. Among the…

• Elke Heidenreich's Diaries: Kierkegaard at the Stove and Psychopaths in Power publication

  Elke Heidenreich's diary collection "Notizen aus meinem Leben" includes an observation that even a philosopher must occasionally stand at the stove, an image she credits to a…

• Art Week NYC Adds Major Museums as Rubaiya Qatar Reveals Artist List and Pompidou Brazil Slips to 2029 festival-fair

  From November 11 to 14, Art Week NYC is set to occur, featuring "Site Conditions: Five Talks on Art and the City" at the New Museum on November 14. Key institutions such as the…

• Monaco Yacht Show 2026: Superyachts Shift Toward Wellness, Silence and Working Spaces architecture-design

  During the Monaco Yacht Show, attendees including builders, brokers, and buyers explored yachts set for 2026. Massimo Perotti, chairman of Sanlorenzo, alongside CEO Tommaso…

• Conservation Guidance Targets Humidity, Light and Handling as Main Threats to Stored Art other

  Artworks frequently sustain damage during crating, moving, or when housed in inappropriate environments. The primary threats include humidity fluctuations that lead to cracked…

• Chang Yuchen's Interactive Book Installation Opens at MoMA's Creativity Lab exhibition

  Running through March 14, 2027, on the second floor of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, Creativity Lab: Art of the Book centers on an installation titled In a Dream We…

• WIRED's 2026 White Elephant Gift Guide Adds Lego D&D Minifigures, Cozy Chai Set, and Prank Boxes other

  WIRED published an updated white elephant gift guide in October 2026, adding new Lego sets, a cozy beverage set, and e-reader case options while confirming remaining items stay in…

• 2026 Corvette E-Ray Arrives in Right-Hand Drive, Blending Hybrid V8 Power With Everyday Usability other

  The 2026 model year brings significant updates to Chevrolet's eighth-generation Corvette, known as the C8, which now includes a right-hand drive option. Manufactured at Kentucky's…

• Sarah Zapata's Brutalist Textile Installation Opens at Sargent's Daughters exhibition

  At Sargent's Daughters in New York, Sarah Zapata presents her solo exhibition titled In Escape From the Vices of Idleness, showcasing a striking installation of brutalist,…

• Offprint Paris 2026 Returns to Césure with MACK, Sternberg Press and 30+ Independent Publishers festival-fair

  From 22 to 25 October 2026, Offprint Paris will be hosted at Césure, located at 13 rue Santeuil in the 5th arrondissement, coinciding with Paris Art Week. The event is free to…

• David Hartt's Peripheries at The Met Pairs Contemporary Video with Vanderlyn's Versailles Panorama exhibition

  David Hartt's Peripheries will debut at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on September 25, 2026, and will be accessible until February 7, 2027, located in Gallery 735 of the American…

• ReA Art Fair 2026: 50 Artists Ask What We Are Still Capable of Seeing festival-fair

  The ReA Art Fair 2026 showcases 50 artists who investigate how images shape our perceptions in a world saturated with visuals. The curatorial team points out a contradiction:…

• Rome Art Week 2026: 488 Free Events and 942 Participants Across the Capital festival-fair

  Rome Art Week returns for its eleventh edition from 19 to 25 October 2026, turning the Italian capital into a dispersed contemporary art venue rather than a single-site fair. Of…

• Giovanni Lista, Historian Who Reframed Futurism Through the Stage, Dies at 83 other

  On 3 October, Giovanni Lista, an esteemed art historian and critic renowned for his exploration of performance within Futurist studies, passed away at the age of 83. He was born…

• Le Grand Café Brings Contemporary Brasserie Fare to Paris's Grand Palais architecture-design

  Le Grand Café, a venue by Loulou Groupe, is situated within the Grand Palais of Paris, a Beaux-Arts structure originally constructed for the 1900 Universal Exhibition, which now…

• V&A Wedgwood Archive Uncovers the Lives Behind Victorian Majolica cultural-heritage

  The V&A Wedgwood Collection Archive, which contains over 100,000 documents spanning 260 years of Wedgwood's history, has revealed two employees from the Majolica & Tile…

• Open Call: "Figuras de la arquitectura" Asks Students to Rethink Architecture's Hidden Elements architecture-design

  An open call titled "Figuras de la arquitectura" was published on 19 October 2026, inviting students to look beyond finished buildings. The competition asks participants to…

• Coumba Samba's First Solo Museum Show at the Whitney Links Flag Colors to Uranium and Nuclear Power exhibition

  The Whitney Museum of American Art is set to unveil "Stars and Stripes," a solo exhibition by artist Coumba Samba, from September 19, 2026, to January 18, 2027. The Senegalese…

• aleXsandro Palombo Unveils Monna Lisa Mastectomy Mural at Milan's National Cancer Institute artist

  A new mural by aleXsandro Palombo appeared outside the Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori in Milan for World Breast Cancer Day, depicting a Monna Lisa with double mastectomy scars. The…

• Samia Henni lleva 'Performing Colonial Toxicity' a Valencia exhibition

  Entre el 24 de octubre y el 1 de noviembre de 2026, el espacio Aguas Internacionales en el barrio En Corts de Valencia acogerá la exposición internacional titulada Performing…

• Minor Attractions Returns to London for Fourth Edition at The Newman Hotel During Frieze Week festival-fair

  So, during Frieze Week, there was this cool event called Minor Attractions that kicked off its fourth edition at The Newman hotel on Newman Street in London. They had over…

• Dallas Architecture Forum Reveals 2026–2027 Lecture Season Lineup architecture-design

  So, the Dallas Architecture Forum, which is a nonprofit focused on teaching people about architecture, design, urban areas, and the environment, just announced their Lecture…

• Ten Overlooked Figures in Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel Frescoes cultural-heritage

  A recent examination of the frescoes in the Sistine Chapel reveals ten notable figures aside from the Creation of Adam. Michelangelo was commissioned by Pope Julius II to create…

• Art Basel Stays in Miami Beach Through 2031 After Vegas Relocation Threat festival-fair

  Art Basel will remain in Miami Beach through 2031, closing a standoff that ran 18 months and included warnings the fair could move to Nevada. Negotiations between the fair and…

• Washington Post Photographer Heidi Levine Beaten by Masked Settlers During West Bank Olive Harvest other

  On Friday, during the olive harvest in the West Bank, Heidi Levine, a photojournalist for The Washington Post based in Jerusalem, was assaulted by masked Israeli settlers. While…

• Edgar Allan Poe's "Ultima Thule" Daguerreotype: The 1848 Portrait Shot Days After a Laudanum Overdose cultural-heritage

  On November 9, 1848, a daguerreotype that would define Edgar Allan Poe's image was captured in Providence, shortly after his suicide attempt following the rejection by Sarah Helen…

• Netflix's 'Chiaroscuro' Brings Art Crime to Rome, Premiering at Festa del Cinema other

  Chiaroscuro, an Italian buddy comedy series comprising eight episodes, debuted at the 21st Festa del Cinema di Roma and will be available for streaming on November 11. The show…

• Erotic Review Director Lucy Roeber on Digital Censorship and Print's Freedom opinion-review

  In May 2025, Instagram (Meta) imposed a ban on ermagazine.com due to "pornographic or graphic sexual content," with no option for appeal. Lucy Roeber, who heads Erotic Review…

• Mihael Milunović's "The Costume Has a Crack in It" Opens at Steinhauser Gallery in Bratislava exhibition

  Empty suits, vacant chairs and institutional furniture populate Mihael Milunović's paintings, where authority's outward signs persist while the people behind them vanish. The…

• SPD-Abgeordneter Jan Dieren fordert Nein zu Reformen und Vergesellschaftung opinion-review

  Jan Dieren, ein Bundestagsabgeordneter der SPD, kritisiert die Reformpolitik der Bundesregierung und fordert seine Partei auf, ungerechte Maßnahmen nicht länger zu unterstützen.…

• I IN Brings Thai Lantern Festival into Blue Bottle Coffee's First Bangkok Cafe architecture-design

  A large sculptural lantern suspended above the drip station anchors Blue Bottle Coffee's first Bangkok cafe, designed by Japanese studio I IN. The 178-square-metre interior draws…

• Mario Pieroni, Gallerist Who Moved Art Beyond the Gallery, Dies at 89 other

  Mario Pieroni passed away on 17 October 2026 at the age of 89, marking the end of a remarkable career spanning more than fifty years in the realm of Italian contemporary art. He…

• Selena Gomez Says Nicotine Vaping Altered Her Voice other

  On Sunday, Selena Gomez, 34, revealed in an Instagram post that her voice has changed due to heavy nicotine vaping, which she has now recently quit. She expressed the challenge of…

• Musset’s "On ne badine pas avec l’amour" at Théo Théâtre, staged by two actresses other

  At the Théo Théâtre, Christine Blondel and Magalie Ducleux perform Alfred de Musset’s "On ne badine pas avec l’amour," a comic and dramatic fable about sincerity in love. Musset…

• Margaret Iragui Lejeune to Lead École Camondo Paris After Saran Diakité Kaba's Abrupt Exit institutional

  Since its inception in 2019, Margaret Iragui Lejeune has served as the director of the Toulon branch of École Camondo. Beginning 1 November, she will take over leadership of the…

• Dover Street Market Paris Hosts First Open House During Art Basel Paris Week festival-fair

  On Monday, 19 October, Dover Street Market Paris will kick off its first Open House from 7.30PM to 9.30PM at 35–37 Rue des Francs Bourgeois. Attendees can expect a variety of…

• Z33 and Four Flemish Museums Seek Curator for Annual Collection Exhibitions From 2028 institutional

  A collaborative initiative has been announced by Muhka, M Leuven, Mu.ZEE, S.M.A.K., and Z33, inviting a curator, artist, or team to design exhibitions from their contemporary art…

• « Les Rochambelles » au théâtre Michel : Valérie Demay sort de l'ombre les ambulancières de la 2e DB other

  Il y a une pièce en ce moment au théâtre Michel à Paris qui s'appelle « Les Rochambelles », écrite par Valérie Demay. L'histoire suit la première unité d'ambulancières, qui…

• Zorka Furniture's STRATUM: 600 CNC-Cut Plywood Layers Form 29-Foot Bench at Haywood Mall architecture-design

  In Greenville, South Carolina, Zorka Furniture has crafted STRATUM, a parametric bench made of plywood, now located in the central concourse of Haywood Mall. This impressive…

• Virginia Ryan's EVEN, SOMETIMES Confronts Menstrual Blood and Male Tears at Spazio HASITA Milan exhibition

  Opening on 17 October at Spazio HASITA in Milan, Virginia Ryan's exhibition EVEN, SOMETIMES, curated by Matteo Pacini, pairs two bodies of work addressing taboos long policed by…