‘New Humans’ and the Strange End of Contemporary Art as We Know It • The Cultural Heritage Sites Damaged by the U.S.-Israel War on Iran • Art Dubai Postpones 20th Edition as Iran War Rages On

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‘New Humans’ and the Strange End of Contemporary Art as We Know It
In a first reaction to the New Museum’s opening exhibition, “New Humans: Memories of the Future,” Artnet News argues that the project of...

The Cultural Heritage Sites Damaged by the U.S.-Israel War on Iran
Artnet News published a report dated 20 March 2026 on cultural heritage sites in Iran that were damaged during the U.S.-Israel war on Iran. The...

Art Dubai Postpones 20th Edition as Iran War Rages On
Artnet News reported on 19 March 2026 that Art Dubai postponed its 20th edition as the war involving Iran continued. The decision was presented as...

Mexico’s culture ministry urges eBay to halt sales of pre-Hispanic artefacts
Mexico’s Ministry of Culture urged eBay to halt the sale of 195 pre-Hispanic archaeological objects that it says are illegally being offered by a...

Met Museum to Acquire Rediscovered Renaissance Painting Admired by Vasari
The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced on Thursday that it has acquired a rediscovered Renaissance painting now identified as Rosso Fiorentino’s...

San Francisco’s Contemporary Jewish Museum Plans to Sell Building
San Francisco’s Contemporary Jewish Museum (CJM) said it plans to sell its Daniel Libeskind–designed building in Yerba Buena Gardens as part of a...

Our Critics Say the New Museum Finally Has a Building to Match Its Ambitions
ARTnews critics reported that the New Museum in New York has reopened after nearly two years closed, unveiling an expansion designed by OMA that...

Fort Lauderdale Still Fighting Removal of Rainbow Crosswalks: ‘We Are the Last Man Standing’
Fort Lauderdale’s legal challenge to Florida’s crackdown on painted street artworks—many of them Pride-themed—may reach a one-day final hearing in...

Lauren Halsey’s Long-Awaited LA Sculpture Park in South Central Is Finally Here—See Inside
Lauren Halsey’s long-planned sculpture park in South Central Los Angeles has opened to the public nearly two decades after she first conceived it...

Art Movements: And the $100K Rauschenberg Award Goes to...
Hyperallergic’s weekly “Art Movements” roundup reported that the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation is marking the 100th anniversary of Robert...

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