Museums in Shenzhen and Guangzhou are building bridges between Hong Kong and mainland China • The Met’s blockbuster Raphael exhibition looks beyond the artist’s idealised Madonnas • British artist Simon Fujiwara’s new Luxembourg exhibition tackles Guernica, syphilis and the death of a Japanese pornstar

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Museums in Shenzhen and Guangzhou are building bridges between Hong Kong and mainland China
Since Hong Kong’s 1997 handover to China, authorities have promoted “integration” across the Greater Bay Area (GBA), which includes Hong Kong,...

The Met’s blockbuster Raphael exhibition looks beyond the artist’s idealised Madonnas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York is mounting “Raphael: Sublime Poetry,” described as the Met’s and America’s first comprehensive...

British artist Simon Fujiwara’s new Luxembourg exhibition tackles Guernica, syphilis and the death of a Japanese pornstar
Mudam Luxembourg (Musée d’Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean) is presenting a two-decade survey of British artist Simon Fujiwara titled “A Whole New...

French government blocks sale of newly discovered drawing by German Renaissance master Hans Baldung
France’s culture ministry blocked the planned 23 March sale at Drouot Paris of a newly identified drawing by German Renaissance artist Hans...

Art Basel’s Parent Company Plans New ‘Ideas Festival’—and More Art Industry News
Artnet News reports that Art Basel’s parent company, MCH Group, is backing a new initiative called the Futurific Institute, planned to launch in...

The Angel of History Is Stuck in Jerusalem
Hyperallergic reports that Paul Klee’s “Angelus Novus” (1920) is missing—temporarily replaced by a reproduction—from the Jewish Museum’s...

See Inside the Venice Biennale’s Newly Renovated Central Pavilion Ahead of the 2026 Edition
ARTnews reports that the Venice Biennale’s Central Pavilion in the Giardini has been fully renovated ahead of the Biennale’s May 2026 opening,...

Is There an Ethical Path for AI Art?
Hyperallergic reviews “Imaging after Photography” at Rice University in Houston, arguing that ethical approaches to AI art are possible when...

Whitney Biennial Shies From the Moment
Hyperallergic’s editor-in-chief Hakim Bishara argues that the current Whitney Biennial is “muted” and “somber,” and that, with a few exceptions,...

Venice’s Mayor Warns That Russia’s Pavilion Will Be Closed If It Peddles Propaganda at Biennale
ARTnews reports that Venice mayor Luigi Brugnaro warned Russia that its pavilion at the upcoming Venice Biennale will be closed if it engages in...

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