Five Rejected Ideas for Coachella Art Installations
This year's edition of the California festival features dazzling large-scale artworks, but some spectacular ideas didn't make the cut.

This year's edition of the California festival features dazzling large-scale artworks, but some spectacular ideas didn't make the cut.

African American art history has often been underrepresented. “Reimagine African American Art” invites visitors to discover transformative works across two centuries.
The only US presentation of this exhibition by renowned artists Basel Abbas and Ruanne Abou-Rahme is on view at The Bell Gallery, Brown University.
Intimate paintings spanning nearly four decades of the artist’s career are on view at the gallery from February 28 to March 21.
Over 50 exhibitors, hands-on programming, and a juried print exhibition make up the fair’s expanded second edition. April 9–12, 2026.