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This Week in Art
The latest from the art world — curated from leading publications, matched to the WattsOS database.
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‘We hope it spreads some love’: Muuto and Spacon’s new chair wears its heart on its frame
The furniture brand and the Copenhagen studio channel one of design’s most recognisable symbols – the heart – into a rigorously proportioned aluminium chair, debuting at 3 Days of Design
Anna Solomon · May 29, 2026
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DesignboomMay 29
mimicking a glowing moonrise, this pavilion by THEVERYMANY lands in chattanooga
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DesignboomMay 28
futurewave designs furniture-like home robot that communicates through movement
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HyperallergicMay 28
The Looter Who Built Your Favorite Museum
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HyperallergicMay 28
Art Movements: Wolfgang Tillmans Wins Europe's Richest Art Prize
Wolfgang Tillmans
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Artnet NewsMay 28
What the May Auctions Revealed About Art as an Asset Class
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Artnet NewsMay 28
Ken Griffin’s Other Copy of the U.S. Constitution Makes Its Museum Debut
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HyperallergicMay 28
Required Reading
David Adjaye, David Adjaye
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Galerie MagazineMay 28
In a New Book, Francis Kéré Unpacks the Collaborative Spirit Behind His Pioneering Work
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The Art NewspaperMay 28
Getty Center reveals details of upcoming campus renovations
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Artnet NewsMay 28
Arthur Jafa’s Radical Theory of Readymade Art
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Galerie MagazineMay 28
Thailand’s Royal Fashion Goes on View in Paris
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ARTnewsMay 28
After Viral Venice Pavilion, Florentina Holzinger Brings a 9-Hour Body-Art Spectacle to Vienna
Florentina Holzinger
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ColossalMay 28
Matte Marble Dust Glimmers Across Marin Majic’s Enigmatic Scenes
Elisabeth Bernstein, Marin Majić
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HyperallergicMay 28
David Humphrey Is Allergic to Style
David Humphrey
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HyperallergicMay 28
Figurative Expressionist Painter Jay Milder Dies at 92
Claes Oldenburg, Jay Milder
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Cultured MagazineMay 28
Yes, Kane Parsons Directed ‘Backrooms.’ Here’s How It All Went Down.
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HyperallergicMay 28
A Look Into Frank Stella's Mesmerizing Collection of Diné Textiles
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Artnet NewsMay 28
Lavish Gold Hoard Unearthed in Saudi Arabia’s Historic Desert City
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ARTnewsMay 28
Alan Saret, ‘Anti-Form’ Artist Known for His Wire Sculptures, Dies at 81
Alan Saret
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ARTnewsMay 28
Sotheby’s $30 M. T. rex Is Further Evidence That Dinosaurs Are Becoming the Ultimate Trophy Object for the Ultra-Wealthy
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ARTnewsMay 28
British Painter Behind Proposed $250 Bill Says He Discussed Design With Trump
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Artnet NewsMay 28
Inside Jack White’s Eccentric Show of ‘Hardware Store Art’
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ARTnewsMay 28
SXSW London’s Art Program Spotlights Spain’s ‘Underrated’ Contemporary Art Scene
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ArtforumMay 28
Tiwani Contemporary, Bastion of African Diasporic Art, Closes
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DesignboomMay 28
‘design intuition is not magic’: designers talk how creativity emerges subconsciously
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Artnet NewsMay 28
Paris Auction Spotlights Centuries of Chinese Craftsmanship
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Galerie MagazineMay 28
Dior Pays Homage to Venice with Dazzling New High Jewelry Collection
Alessandro
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ArtforumMay 28
Christie’s London Taps Kering Scion François-Henri Pinault as New Chairman
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Galerie MagazineMay 28
Inside The Four Seasons Season 2 Destinations
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ArtforumMay 28
Art Basel Paris Names 206 Exhibitors for 2026 Edition
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ArtforumMay 28
Online Betting Platform Kalshi Introduces Prediction Markets for Art Auction Results
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Artnet NewsMay 28
The Vaults Under the Lincoln Memorial Are Finally Opening to the Public
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ARTnewsMay 28
No-Bid Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool Contract Swelled to $13.1 M. With “Inflated” Profit Margin, as Leak Problems Persist
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ARTnewsMay 28
Tiwani Contemporary, Beloved Gallery with a Focus on Art of the African Diaspora, Closes After 15 Years
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ARTnewsMay 28
French Filmmaker Romain Gavras Is Turning the $102 M. Louvre Heist Into a Movie
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DesignboomMay 28
red elevated metal walkway extends casa castela across steep brazilian slope
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ColossalMay 28
Christina Mrozik Illustrates an ‘Emotional Ecosystem’ Oracle Deck with Fantastical Forms
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ARTnewsMay 28
French Artists Call for Boycott of Pompidou’s Seoul Outpost over Partner Foundation’s Ties to Israel
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Galerie MagazineMay 28
See Inside the Art-Filled Obama Presidential Center
Theaster Gates
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DesignboomMay 28
k-studio redesigns AKFC’s el paso stadium around rock formations in athens
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Galerie MagazineMay 28
Marilyn Monroe Exhibit Offers a New Perspective on One of Hollywood’s Greatest Icons
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ARTnewsMay 28
Fracas Over Appointment of Spanish Art Center Director, A Film About the Louvre Heist, and More: Morning Links for May 28, 2026
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The Art NewspaperMay 28
Tiwani Contemporary, gallery dedicated to African art, ceases operations after 15 years
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Artnet NewsMay 28
Tiwani Contemporary, Major African Art Gallery, Is Closing Its Doors
Art gallery
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Wallpaper*May 28
Celine’s Selfridges pop-up is a one-stop shop for summer dressing
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HENIMay 28
Danish Gallery ARoS Goes Punk
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ColossalMay 28
A Leonora Carrington Biopic Traces the Surrealist Icon’s Life and Work
Leonora Carrington
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DesignboomMay 28
moffat takadiwa turns plastic waste across zimbabwe into record of extraction and repair
Moffat Takadiwa
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Wallpaper*May 28
Chanel’s Bleu de Chanel enters a new era with Jacob Elordi
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The Art NewspaperMay 28
How Warsaw has become a new capital of collecting
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Artnet NewsMay 28
Art Basel Paris Releases 2026 Exhibitor List: Who’s In? Who’s Out?
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Cultured MagazineMay 28
Artist Lee Ufan, Who Turns 90 Next Month, Will Change How You Feel About Time
Lee Ufan
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The Art NewspaperMay 28
Rediscovered Leonora Carrington painting to go on show for the first time at London's Freud Museum
Leonora Carrington
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HENIMay 28
Damien Hirst Work Returns to Auction
Damien Hirst
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The Art NewspaperMay 28
Artist-brothers’ Kennedy Center project aims to unite the US in divisive times
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HENIMay 28
Emile Aubry's Auction Record Jumps 1400%
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The Art NewspaperMay 28
French project uses AI to visualise how climate change will affect heritage sites
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HENIMay 28
Les Lalannes' Auction Record Jumps 66%
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HENIMay 28
Christie's Design Auction Totals $27.05m
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DesignboomMay 28
cognetic technology™ marks the end of static sitting with gravity-powered orbital motion
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Wallpaper*May 28
Andrew Heard's provocative post-pop art is ripe for rediscovery
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HyperallergicMay 28
“In Minor Keys” Is the Biennale’s Crown Jewel
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HENIMay 28
Gino Poli's Auction Record Jumps 12%
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Wallpaper*May 28
Jack White on his first art exhibition: 'You have to get your ego out of the way'
Art exhibition
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Wallpaper*May 28
Globe-Trotter brings its heritage trunks into the home
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DesignboomMay 28
ancient wetland caves inform studio 10’s concrete and bamboo pavilion along china’s qu river
Artificial
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HENIMay 28
Sotheby's Modern and Contemporary Art Auction Totals $12.8m
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DesignboomMay 28
gijs van vaerenbergh redraws lost belgian abbey through translucent steel architecture
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DesignboomMay 28
how my archischool evolves AI from generic copycat to personal design partner
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Artnet NewsMay 28
Lost Leonora Carrington Painting Emerges After More Than 80 Years
Leonora Carrington
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Wallpaper*May 28
A joyful Milanese apartment comes alive through colour and shape
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DesignboomMay 28
from teeth to table: a closer look at the strange intimacy of cutlery
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Contemporary Art DailyMay 28
Lena Henke at Hotel Saltus, San Genesio
Lena Henke, Lena Henke
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Contemporary Art DailyMay 28
Liza Lacroix at Galerie Gisela Capitain
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Artnet NewsMay 27
Lalanne’s Playful Frog Fountains Surface at Auction
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Artnet NewsMay 27
The Universe According to Sang Huoyao—and His Humanoid Robot
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HyperallergicMay 27
Centuries of Endurance Undergird “In Minor Keys”
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The Art NewspaperMay 27
Whitney Museum workers rallied outside fundraising gala amid contract negotiations
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HyperallergicMay 27
Khaled Sabsabi’s Art of Collective Becoming
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ARTnewsMay 27
Trump Reinstalls Monument to Founding Father, Slave Owner Removed in 2020
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DesignboomMay 27
sony’s tiny wearable air conditioner brings the cold straight to your neck
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HyperallergicMay 27
Paula Kamps, Painter of Rare Sensitivity, Dies at 36
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HyperallergicMay 27
Engaging With Art Can Slow Aging, Study Claims
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HyperallergicMay 27
Fixing the Potholes in NYC’s Cultural Infrastructure
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HyperallergicMay 27
The Louvre Heist Is Coming to a Cinema Near You
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Galerie MagazineMay 27
Inside the Iconic Hotel Featured in White Lotus Season 4
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ARTnewsMay 27
Christie’s Names Billionaire François-Henri Pinault Chairman, Signaling End of Tenure for Guillaume Cerutti
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ARTnewsMay 27
Donald Newhouse, Publishing Heir and Brother of Si Newhouse, Dies at 96
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Artnet NewsMay 27
4 Must-See Shows at Gallery Weekend Beijing
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The Art NewspaperMay 27
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts gifted collection of nearly 2,000 photographs
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ArtforumMay 27
Smells Like Fete: The anticlimactic glamour of the 2026 Met Gala
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ArtforumMay 27
Smells Like Fete: The Anticlimactic Glamour of the 2026 Met Gala
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Cultured MagazineMay 27
Harmony Hammond Wrote the Book on Lesbian Art 20 Years Ago. Here’s What Comes Next.
Harmony Hammond
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ArtforumMay 27
Trump Re-Erects Statue of Slave-Owner in Washington, DC
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ArtforumMay 27
Rashid Johnson and Sheree Hovsepian Launch Menorca Residency with Hauser & Wirth
Sheree Hovsepian, Sheree Hovsepian, Rashid Johnson
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ARTnewsMay 27
Ren Light Pan Dramatizes the Dilemma of the Trans Artist.
Ren Light Pan
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The Art NewspaperMay 27
Bad moon rising: AI debate erupts over ‘colourised’ version of a classic Ansel Adams photo
Ansel Adams
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Artnet NewsMay 27
Unpublished Beethoven Manuscript Hits the Auction Block
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ARTnewsMay 27
Heir Says Cézanne Watercolor Shown in Basel Was Lost During Nazi Era
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