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Venezuela Built a Cultural Powerhouse— And Its Art World Refuses to Disappear; Two decades of authoritarian rule hollowed out institutions and pushed much of Venezuela’s creative class abroad, yet the country's cultural story is far from over

Seeing Art Is Good for Your Nervous System, Study Finds; New research posits museums and galleries as “accessible, non-clinical spaces for preventive health promotion,” per the study’s authors


Japanese Designer New Year’s Cards of 2026; Year of the Horse!

Over A Career Spanning More Than Five Decades, Painter Luciano Castelli Keeps the Self in Motion; At Kulturstiftung Basel H. Geiger, the artist brings together five decades of work exploring gender mutability and a sustained fascination with Asian cultural form


Must-See: Ali Eyal Paints the Aftermath of War; At François Ghebaly, New York, the Iraqi artist’s cartoonish creations reckon with trauma and transformation

The Art Dealers Interview: Sara Lee Hantman Frames The View at Her Gallery Sea View


Kim Fay in Detroit: Celebrating Hatch Gallery 20th Anniversary with 20 Longtime Artists


I Am That ‘Eye Am’: Mark Ryden’s Whimsy and Wonder at Perrotin Los Angeles


Travis Diehl: In Defense of Awkward Idealism; Transcending the present sounds like negligence, but confessing belief is cringe. The latest edition of Performa wrestles with sincerity and the means of political art

Artists Challenging Taboos to Start a Conversation About Suicide; Niall McCarthy, Hannah Perry and Lauryn Youden use first-hand experiences of loss to critique the systems that can contribute to mental health crises

Paris Review: Eve Babitz "Journal, 1969-1970"

Masterpieces by Mondrian, Klee, and More Enter the Public Domain in 2026; Copyright also expired for the original appearances of cartoon and comic book characters Betty Boop, Blondie, and Dagwood

One Fine Show: ‘Manet & Morisot’ at the Legion of Honor; Reconsiders a celebrated artistic friendship long reduced to the dynamic of muse and master, reframing it instead as a sustained exchange between two artists navigating aesthetic ambition in the age of Impressionism
To Save And Project And Premiere: Unseen Warhol Films at MoMA

Running a Studio Is a Fine Art. This Is How Artists Do It; Artists have to juggle ambition, logistics, staff, and survival to keep their studios alive

THREADS


Conversation: Johanna Norry and Amanda Britton: A Common Thread


How Fiber Artist Gary Tyler’s Powerful Quilts Reframe a Life Stolen by Injustice; Tyler, who spent 42 years in prison for a crime he did not commit, is showing his quilts in Los Angeles

MONSIEUR NOUAR: LE FRANCAIS BUSTER KEATON


Training for Parisian Life

DISPATCHES FROM THE EDITOR


Gordy Grundy: Breaking News + Opinion
Another Week in the Las Vegas Arts; One for the Team!
Say Hello to Rainey Knudson

What Will Aussie Nick Cave Pray For In The New Year?

Post-Conceptual Brazilian Artist Regina Silveira's Puzzles; Artist who helps us assemble the shadows of our mind


Current Exhibition at Alexander Gray

Why Marie Antoinette’s Arts Patronage Was Radical for Its Time; Groundbreaking support of women artists and championed many Enlightenment ideals

If You Have the Money, 7 Art Destinations to Visit in 2026

If You Can Afford It, the 19 Most Anticipated New Museum Openings of 2026

If You Have the Money, 11 Must-See Museum Exhibitions in 2026

Ted Gioia: Fifty People Control the Culture; State of the culture 2026


Maine’s Sublime Canvas of Contradictions; "Every August, the public library in my hometown of Blue Hill, Maine holds a wet paint auction"

Noema’s Top Artwork Of 2025; Magazine of the Berggruen Institute has never been shy to pay artists for editorial artworks. We applaud.

RAINEY KNUDSON OF TEXAS

The arts writer and advocate has been busy creating several series of thoughtful and poignant works. Her latest is 'The American 250,' featuring 250 objects, made by Americans. Following is a brief sampling of Rainey Knudson. She is the founder of Glasstire, the daily art bible of Texas contemporary art.


Podcast Art Dirt: Talking with Glasstire Founder Rainey Knudson


No. 3, Lyda Newman’s Hairbrush; Change the everyday, and you change life itself


No. 4, Wayne Thiebaud, Cakes; Our world has not exhausted its meaning


Rainey Knudson: We are Starstuff; Rocks Are Not Dead

On Quitting Art Writing (455 words)

30 Years of Email (397 words); What do we need to remember?


Rainey Knudson: Thomas McEvilley on Art and Joseph Campbell, A college course that changed me

Lawrence Weschler: Noting how much and how long I have cherished the cultural reportage of Houston’s own Rainey Knudson

PHOTOGRAPHY

Photographer Malick Sidibé Was an Architect of Utopia and Purveyor of Nostalgia


Welcoming the Parisian Winter Nights with Brassai

Pope Francis’s Camera Sells for $7.5M; Beautiful, Sleek Leica M-A Owned By The Late Pontiff Francis Is One Of The Most Valuable Models Ever Sold At Auction


It’s The Cavalry! The Horsewomen of Escaramuza

David LaChapelle Pulls Back the Curtain on His “Vanishing Act” in Miami

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Official Teaser 'Lee Cronin’s The Mummy'; Produced by James Wan and Blumhouse; Directed by Lee Cronin; Starring Jack Reynor, Laia Costa, May Calamawy, Natalie Grace, with Veronica Falcón


Wildly Acclaimed. Official Trailer 'Sirat'; Directed by Spanish-French filmmaker Óliver Laxe; Starring Sergi López and Bruno Núñez


Jesse Plemons Describes Iñárritu’s ‘Digger' as “Modern-Day 'Dr. Strangelove'"


Announcement Trailer 'Digger'; A Comedy of Catastrophic Proportions; Directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu; Starring Tom Cruise, Jesse Plemons and several others

Ethan Hawke Says 10th Movie with Richard Linklater Will Be 'Among the Greatest Ever Made'

Short Films That Set Jonathan Glazer’s Career Alight


The ArtReview Interview: writer, and Filmmaker Dennis Cooper

To Save And Project And Premiere: Unseen Warhol Films at MoMA



An Ode To Béla Tarr, 1955–2026; Hungarian filmmaker, master of slow cinema, died on 6 January, aged seventy. Reflection on his legacy

How the film industry's new shape is an amazing opportunity for filmmakers; Market has stabilised enough to act on. Here are 15 shifts over the past five years that make it easier to plan, build momentum, and maintain control as a filmmaker


All Singin'! All Dancin'! Official Trailer 'The Testament Of Ann Lee'; By Filmmaker Writer-director Mona Fastvold; Starring Amanda Seyfried, Thomasin Mckenzie, Lewis Pullman, Tim Blake Nelson, and Christopher Abbott


97% on Rotten Tomatoes; Official Trailer 'Redux Redux'; Sci-fi Time Travel Revenge Thriller; Written and Directed by brothers Kevin McManus and Matthew McManus; Starring Michaela McManus, Jim Cummings, and Stella Marcus


Official Trailer 'Miroirs No. 3; Film by Christian Petzold; Starring Paula Beer with Matthias Brandt, Barbara Auer, and Enno Trebs


Official Trailer 'Visions'; Romantic Thriller Directed by Yann Gozlan; Starring Diane Kruger, Mathieu Kassovitz, Marta Nieto, and Amira Casar


Official Trailer 'Magellan'; Directed by Lav Diaz; Starring Gael García Bernal


Official Trailer 'Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials'; 3 Part Series; Starring Mia McKenna-Bruce, Helena Bonham Carter and Martin Freeman


X-Men Teaser for 'Avengers: Doomsday'; Directed by The Russo Brothers; Starring a Top Heavy Cast too big to list

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