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Despite a downturn in art spaces in New York, Art in General is back, revived under Xiaoyu Weng and relaunching with a fundraising group show at YveYANG.

The celebrated artist was best known for his experiential and radical approach to painting, with his major retrospective opening at the Kunstmuseum Bonn in 2021.

Sotheby’s to open its anticipated Breuer Building headquarters this November, the White House orders a review of Smithsonian Museums, Christophe de Menil from the Menil family dies at 92, and more. Here’s Ocula’s briefing on the art world news you might have missed.

An emblematic red painting by Zao Wou-Ki is expected to top sales with an estimate upwards of $9 million ahead of the celebrated artist's survey at M+ this winter, alongside works by Yayoi Kusama, Walter Spies, and Tamara de Lempicka.

The Parisian-born patron and oil heiress from the famed Menil family immersed herself in art throughout her life, with close ties to figures like Merce Cunningham, Andy Warhol, and Willem de Kooning.

Amid a prolonged market downturn, former Art Basel director Marc Spiegler warns the financialisation of art is ‘triply dangerous’ and calls for a return to art's intrinsic values.

Censored works include a film of Tibetans demanding accountability for genocide and references to China and Israel's treatment of Muslims.

There have been some seismic shifts to the landscape of the Los Angeles art market lately—but the addition of painter Lauren Quin to the roster at Pace Gallery shows how up-and-comers are still on their way up.

CLEARING closes in New York and Los Angeles after 14 years, Studio Museum in Harlem to reopen this November, Kasmin to be replaced by new venture Olney Gleason, and more. Here’s Ocula’s briefing on the big changes in the art world this week that you might have missed.

The Fourth Plinth public art commission chair and former Turner Prize juror will oversee the quinquennial exhibition, bringing a snapshot of British contemporary art to five U.K. cities for the first time starting from September 2026.

The New York mainstay is making way for a new venture led by two of its senior staff, which will represent some 25 artists and estates, the majority of which joined the gallery after founder Paul Kasmin died in 2020.

In a first-of-its-kind nationwide initiative, 50 people selected via lottery reflecting the diversity of the U.K. will form an assembly that will deliberate on the institution’s future.

The Kuwaiti artist’s first public artwork will reimagine the ancient Egyptian deity Khepri as a scarab beetle and will travel to Toronto’s Lassonde Art Trail when it opens in 2026.

The riverfront initiative in downtown Pittsburgh wants to redefine ‘the role of art and culture in civic life’ with a public space for festivals, site-specific commissions, and more.

Agueznay’s proposal Asatta was chosen for its alignment with the Biennial’s call for a tired world to heal by the late curator Koyo Kouoh.

Sherald’s portrait of trans model and performance artist Arewà Basit has found a new mainstream platform on the cover of the latest New Yorker.

Hauser & Wirth to open Palo Alto outpost, U.S. government auctions high-calibre works by Basquiat and others, a fruitful art week in Aspen and more. Here’s Ocula’s briefing on the art world news you might have missed.

Lehmann Maupin is ‘thrilled’ to announce the representation of Madrid-based artist Teresa Solar Abboud.

Seven artists recognised for their talent and individuality will receive vital support in developing their practice in London amid soaring costs of living.

Opening during Frieze Los Angeles, the new location will feature a wine bar, café, and florist residency in addition to traditional gallery space across 5,000 square feet. The news follows founder Esther Kim Varet's run for Congress as a Democrat in 2026.

Amy Sherald pulls Smithsonian exhibition over claims of censorship, Scotland and Wales will return to Venice Biennale after a hiatus, The Art Show and Taipei Dangdai will not take place in 2026, and more. Here's Ocula's briefing on the art world news you might have missed.

Director Bridget Finn said the upcoming fair will reflect ‘the vitality of artistic production across the Americas’ and the fair’s role as a gateway for artists into the American market.