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• Chiara Calore's 'Non voltarti adesso' at Museo Civico delle Cappuccine, Bagnacavallo exhibition

  The 'Non voltarti adesso' exhibition, featuring the work of Chiara Calore and curated by Milovan Farronato, is currently on display at the Museo Civico delle Cappuccine in…

• Tuan Andrew Nguyen Turns Vietnam War Artillery Shells into Healing Mobiles at Esther Schipper Berlin exhibition

  Tuan Andrew Nguyen, originally from Saigon, is set to unveil his inaugural solo exhibition, titled Fire Sermon, at Esther Schipper in Berlin, running from 10 September to 24…

• Gibbes Museum of Art Explores Black Craftspeople and the Pursuit of Independence exhibition

  From October 16, 2026, to May 9, 2027, the Gibbes Museum of Art in Charleston, South Carolina, will showcase 'Fighting for Freedom: Black Craftspeople and the Pursuit of…

• Fall Falci® Builds Monolithic Brand Identity for Brazilian Construction Firm GGN architecture-design

  The Brazilian design firm Fall Falci® has crafted a new visual identity for GGN Incorporadora, a construction enterprise located in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, which has expanded…

• Pauline Loeb Brings Irreverent Art Fair Coverage to Matignon with 'Pauline Loeb Curates – Vol. 01' exhibition

  From October 15 to 23, 2026, Pauline Loeb, an ex-gallery expert and art influencer, will showcase « PAULINE LOEB CURATES – Vol. 01 » at 140, rue du Faubourg-Saint-Honoré, 75008,…

• Euridice Zaituna Kala's First German Institutional Solo Show Opens at Kunsthalle Münster exhibition

  Euridice Zaituna Kala, an artist from Mozambique, unveils her inaugural institutional solo exhibition in Germany, titled 'Daylighting: aber es ist Wasser, das spricht,' at…

• The Art of Light Brings LUMENOCITY Installations to Norval Foundation Gardens exhibition

  From 20 to 29 November 2026, excluding the 23rd and 24th, the Norval Foundation in Tokai, Cape Town, will host 'The Art of Light,' featuring light installations by LUMENOCITY.…

• DistroKid Removes Songs After UMG Copyright Suit, Catching Independent Artists in Crossfire digital

  DistroKid, the leading platform for music distribution, has taken down multiple recordings following copyright complaints from Universal Music Group (UMG). This issue impacted…

• Sarah Cunningham Retrospective Opens at Nottingham Contemporary Through 2027 exhibition

  Nottingham Contemporary is currently showcasing a significant retrospective of Sarah Cunningham, named "Sarah Cunningham: Midnight Sun," which will be open until January 10th,…

• Collector Irene Y. Panagopoulos on Her Greek Diaspora-Focused Collection and London Exhibition exhibition

  Irene Y. Panagopoulos, the president of Magna Marine Inc, curates an art collection that highlights female artists and those from the Greek diaspora. This collection is showcased…

• Frieze Masters' Queering Modernism Traces Queer Visual Language from the Early 20th Century to the 1980s festival-fair

  Anke Kempkes has put together an intriguing exhibition called Queering Modernism: Visual Languages of the 20th Century at Frieze Masters, which examines Modernism through a queer…

• Orville Peck Performs Mule in Full at London's O2 Forum Kentish Town other

  Orville Peck performed his complete fourth studio album, Mule, at the O2 Forum Kentish Town in London. The masked country artist took the audience on a chronological journey…

• Bank of England Money Market Committee Reviews Stable Funding Conditions and RTGS/CHAPS Extension Plans economy-finance

  On 25 September 2026, the Money Market Committee (MMC) of the Bank of England convened at 20 Moorgate, London. The members observed that money market operations remained stable…

• White House Requests Greece Ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle Resign Over Alleged Misconduct other

  The White House has asked Kimberly Guilfoyle, the United States ambassador to Greece, to step down amid mounting reports of improper financial dealings and ethics violations. The…

• Two South Carolina Arts Commission Members Resign After Vote Denying LGBTQ+ Grants institutional

  Following a controversial vote by the South Carolina Arts Commission to deny funding to the Greenville Gay Men's Chorus and Proud Mary Theatre Company, Russell "Rip" Parks…

• Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Design Presents Student Projects in Dezeen School Shows architecture-design

  The School of Design at Shanghai Jiao Tong University is highlighted in Dezeen School Shows, showcasing student projects across architecture, landscape architecture, and design.…

• « Ni Dieu ni maître ! » à La Piscine de Roubaix : quand l'art dialogue avec l'anarchisme exhibition

  L'exposition « Ni Dieu ni maître ! » à La Piscine de Roubaix examine les connexions entre l'art et la pensée anarchiste, présentant des œuvres allant de Gustave Courbet à Banksy.…

• Edit Napoli 2026: Alabaster Vases, Cork Furniture and Spanish Lights at the Eighth Design Fair festival-fair

  The eighth Edit Napoli, under the theme Where Design Shapes, was held at the historic La Santissima convent in Chiaia. DWA, comprising Frederik De Wachter and Alberto Artesani,…

• Study Identifies Sardinian Village Bolotana as Potential New 'Blue Zone' for Female Longevity other

  On October 4, a study in Frontiers in Aging identified Bolotana, a mountainous town in Sardinia with a population of approximately 2,300, as a potential new "blue zone." Women in…

• Casa KatNap: Nutum Estudio's Contemporary Refuge on the Yucatán Dune in Sisal architecture-design

  Completed in 2023, Casa KatNap occupies 84 m² on the sand of Sisal, an old fishing and trading port on the Gulf of Mexico coast. Nutum Estudio designed the small dwelling as a…

• Paul McCartney Curates War Child Benefit: 61 Artists Auction Work for Sound & Vision 2026 market-auction

  The upcoming Sound & Vision charity event will showcase the creative contributions of sixty-one artists, each interpreting a lyric chosen by Paul McCartney. The featured lyric is…

• Volksbühne Premiere: Anta Recke Adaptiert Vincenzo Latronicos "Die Perfektionen" exhibition

  Die Inszenierung "Perfection" von Anta Recke, basierend auf Vincenzo Latronicos Roman "Die Perfektionen", wird derzeit an der Berliner Volksbühne aufgeführt. Der Roman, der 2025…

• TAEX Opens First Permanent Gallery in Monaco with Kevin Abosch Exhibition exhibition

  Founded in London in 2020, TAEX is a modern art gallery and curated digital art platform that has now established its first permanent location in Monaco. Situated in the Mareterra…

• Carlos Cartaxo Leads Two-Day Painting-as-Object Workshop at CentroCentro Madrid other

  On October 16-17, 2026, Carlos Cartaxo, a Spanish artist and Fine Arts graduate from the University of Salamanca (2003), will conduct a workshop at CentroCentro in Madrid. The…

• Slawn Creates Limited-Edition Bang & Olufsen Beosound A9 for UK other

  Bang & Olufsen has collaborated with London-based artist Slawn to launch a special edition of the Beosound A9 speaker, limited to just 10 pieces for the UK. This project is part…

• NASA's Perseverance Rover Sets Off-World Driving Record on Mars other

  On October 11, 2026, NASA's Perseverance Mars rover achieved a remarkable feat by driving 28.10 miles (45.22 kilometers) on the Martian surface, breaking the previous record of…

• Cindy Sherman Covers Chanel Culture Fund's Arts & Culture Magazine with Archival Costume Creations publication

  Cindy Sherman will be featured on the cover of the upcoming second volume of the Chanel Culture Fund's Arts & Culture magazine, set for release on October 23. This edition…

• Michel Foucault's 100th Birthday Marked by Scant Commemoration and Few New Publications publication

  The 100th birthday of Michel Foucault has drawn little enthusiasm, with only a modest number of new publications appearing. Foucault was born on 15 October 1926 into a family of…

• Emerald Coast PBS to Resume Broadcasting in Florida Panhandle on November 1 institutional

  On November 1, PBS programming will make its comeback in Northwest Florida, airing from WPAN television in Fort Walton Beach on channel 53.1, with PBS KIDS available on 53.2. This…

• Studie zeigt Gender Pay Gap bei Künstlicher Intelligenz ai-technology

  Eine Studie untersucht, wie virtuelle Agenten mit weiblich konnotierten Eigenschaften im Vergleich zu männlich beschriebenen KI-Systemen behandelt werden. In einem Experiment…

• « Où vont les âmes » : Brigitte Poupart signe son premier long-métrage de fiction publication

  Brigitte Poupart réalise son premier long-métrage de fiction, intitulé « Où vont les âmes ». Le film met en scène une jeune femme qui, avant de mourir, réunit ses sœurs afin…

• Yuri Vital Arquiteto: São Paulo Studio Founded in 2007 by Yuri Vital dos Santos architecture-design

  Founded in 2007 by Yuri Vital dos Santos, Yuri Vital Arquiteto operates as an architecture studio based in São Paulo, Brazil. Before establishing his own practice, Vital worked…

• Serge Kakudji and David Demange Release Baroque Album "Mwezi Una Angara" publication

  In October 2026, the album "Mwezi Una Angara," meaning "the moon shines" in Swahili, was launched by Congolese countertenor Serge Kakudji and classical guitarist David Demange.…

• Thélyson Orélien Denies AI Use in 'C'était ça ou mourir', Admits Plagiarism publication

  On October 13, 2026, Canadian-Haitian author Thélyson Orélien responded to claims regarding his novel 'C'était ça ou mourir' (Grasset), asserting that it contained no AI-generated…

• Fares Cachoux's …OLTRE at Spazio Multimediale San Francesco Explores War, Identity, and Memory exhibition

  The exhibition titled OLTRE, which is curated by Cristina Falco and Enrico Lattanzi, will feature Franco-Syrian artist Fares Cachoux from August 13 to November 3, 2026, at Spazio…

• PLURIEL[LES] ARCHITECTES: Paris Studio Founded by Marcela Garin and Caroline Lattwein architecture-design

  Paris-based architecture practice PLURIEL[LES] ARCHITECTES was established in 2016 by architects Marcela Garin and Caroline Lattwein. The studio has expanded from its two founding…

• AfD Sondersitzung in Sachsen-Anhalt fordert Stopp der Ukraine-Hilfen und Ende der Russland-Sanktionen other

  In einer Sondersitzung des Landtags von Sachsen-Anhalt hat die AfD eine Friedensinitiative vorgelegt, die einen sofortigen Stopp der deutschen Ukraine-Hilfen und die Aufhebung der…

• Volunteers Unearth Medieval Hospital of the Holy Innocents in Lincoln, England cultural-heritage

  Archaeologists and volunteers are excavating the remnants of the Hospital of the Holy Innocents, a medieval leprosarium in Lincoln, England. Founded during the reign of Henry I,…

• ICP Panel Examines Women's Roles in Algerian Revolution, Honors Elaine Mokhtefi institutional

  During the Algerian Revolution from 1954 to 1962, women were crucial as fighters, nurses, and photographers, but their contributions often go unnoticed. To shine a light on this…

• IDS Vancouver 2026 and Design Vancouver Festival Highlight 12 West Coast Design Standouts festival-fair

  The Design Vancouver Festival and IDS Vancouver 2026 highlighted a range of presentations from a dozen West Coast studios. Bright Block Studio, established in 2023 by Jeff Ballard…