Art Movements

Four Native Artists Commissioned for Counterpublic Triennial

Plus, the High Line’s fall lineup, new curators at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, a laid-off Artnet News reporter speaks out, and more in Art Movements.

Obituary

Yayoi Kusama, Artist of Infinities, Dies at 97

She channeled her mental health struggles into kaleidoscopic artworks that enamored the world, rendering her an icon closer to a spiritual leader than a contemporary artist.

News

Artist Elizabeth Peyton Sued Over Painting of Oasis Brothers

Photographer Justin Thomas accused the artist of copyright infringement on his 1995 photograph of British musicians Liam and Noel Gallagher.

News

Ex-Pussy Riot Member Says She Was Recruited by Russia to Spy on Artists

Margarita Konovalova, who performed in the collective under the alias Rita Flores, fled Russia earlier this month with the help of her lawyer.

Pompeii

Major Exhibition of Pompeii Treasures Will Make Its US Debut

Over 160 artifacts from the National Archaeological Museum of Naples are headed to the Dallas Museum of Art in December.

Book Review

Can We Stop Calling South Asian Painting "Miniature"?

A book on 18th-century Pahari painting warns against thinking of these works as “miniatures,” a Western term, instead illuminating the artistic collaboration and ways of life at their heart.

In Memoriam

Remembering Marijke De Roover, Sliman Mansour, and Fabrizio Plessi

This week, we honor a feminist Belgian performance artist, an icon of Palestinian liberation, and an Italian video art pioneer.

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Announcement

Mitchell Johnson: "Twenty-One Years in Truro (Selected Paintings 1988–2026)"

The artist's sixth solo exhibition at Castle Hill will open to the public on September 8, 2026.

Feature

Artist's Device Slows Down Citi Bikes in Less Affordable Neighborhoods

Justin Blinder's latest project examines New York City’s affordability crisis and makes the disparities felt on a physical level.

News

Famed “Portrait of Omai” Will Go on View at LA’s Getty Museum

The Sir Joshua Reynolds painting, acquired in a joint deal by the Getty and the National Portrait Gallery in London after a heated controversy, will be on display starting September 14.

News

US State Department Takes Down “Woke” Kehinde Wiley Painting

“Young Artists After Siamesa 1960” (2015) was removed from the US Embassy in the Dominican Republic and could be sold.

News

Chinese Artist Gao Zhen Gets 3-Year Prison Sentence for Mao Sculptures

Prosecutors used sculptures depicting the Chinese Communist Party founder repenting and aiming fire at Jesus in evidence.