‘These are dirty funds’: Indigenous Brazilian leader slams Science Museum for oil sponsorship ahead of climate show • Trump Is Pushing for His Own Dedicated Smithsonian Display • Venice Biennale 2026: all the national pavilions, artists and curators so far

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‘These are dirty funds’: Indigenous Brazilian leader slams Science Museum for oil sponsorship ahead of climate show
On 9 February 2026, Indigenous Brazilian leader Ninawa Huni Kui, of the Huni Kui (Kaxinawá) people from Acre, condemned London’s Science Museum...

Trump Is Pushing for His Own Dedicated Smithsonian Display
Artnet News reports that Donald Trump is pushing for a dedicated display at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C.,...

Venice Biennale 2026: all the national pavilions, artists and curators so far
The Art Newspaper published a running list on 9 February 2026 of national pavilion announcements for the 61st Venice Biennale, which opens 9 May...

Van Eyck Attribution Dispute Pits Art Historians Against A.I. Firm
An Artnet News article dated 9 February 2026 describes a dispute over the attribution of a work associated with Jan van Eyck, pitting art...

Dangling sculpture—‘evacuated’ from Russian frontline—will be focus of Ukraine's pavilion at Venice Biennale
Ukraine announced on 5 February 2026 that artist Zhanna Kadyrova will represent the country at the Venice Biennale with a pavilion titled...

Cambridge University to return 100 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria
Cambridge University’s Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology will return around 100 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria within months, The Art Newspaper...

France’s ex-culture minister Jack Lang resigns from L’Institut du Monde Arabe amid Epstein revelations
Jack Lang, France’s former culture minister, resigned on 7 February 2026 as president of Paris’s Institut du Monde Arabe (IMA), a role he held...

Michaels Sues Artist Who Claimed the Craft Store Giant Used His Work Without Permission
ARTnews reports that Michaels has filed a lawsuit against an artist who alleged the craft retailer used his work without permission. The dispute...

Dreaming of Creating a Giant Public Artwork With Google? Artist Judy Chicago Doesn’t Recommend It.
In an ARTnews piece, artist Judy Chicago reflects on her experience attempting to realize a large-scale public artwork with Google and advises...

How Liminalism Became the Defining Aesthetic of Our Time
Hyperallergic’s article "How Liminalism Became the Defining Aesthetic of Our Time" examines the rise of “liminalism” as a contemporary visual and...

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