August 4, 2026
Your morning brew of art world media
Welcome to Art Spell, a daily, comprehensive roundup of art news and reviews for the visual arts community. Today’s Editor’s Pick is Boomers Are Leaving Behind More Art Than Anyone Wants by Felix Salmon for Bloomberg News. The coming generational wealth transfer could leave millions of artworks without buyers, institutional homes, or long-term caretakers.
Art in America
Wilson Tarbox, Malo Chapuy’s Neo-Medieval Paintings Conjure Apocalyptic Visions
The Art Newspaper
Maev Kennedy, Reconstruction of legendary Sutton Hoo ship takes shape
Gareth Harris, London mayor Sadiq Khan calls for city’s public museums to remain free to enter
Sarvy Geranpayeh, Unesco urged to investigate after Israeli forces trigger explosions near Lebanon’s World Heritage-listed Beaufort Castle
Artforum
Max Andrews, Sign of the Hand: Asier Mendizabal Explores the Puzzle of Meaning
From the Editors, Union Members at Royal Museums Greenwich and Other London Institutions Elect to Strike
From the Editors, Jeju Museum Of Art Reveals Final Artist Lineup For 2026 Jeju Biennale
From the Editors, Palais de Tokyo to Close for Renovations in 2027, Sparking Ire with New Temporary Digs
From the Editors, Curators Selected for the 2nd Edition of the Bogotá Biennial
Artnet
Min Chen, Amid Aspen Fairs, Collectors Peruse Big-Ticket Art, Private Jets, $62.5M House
Ben Davis, Are We Facing a Cultural ‘Turnover Pulse’? And Other Art World Matters
Katya Kazakina, Francisco Correa Cordero, Founder of Lubov Gallery, Dies at 37
Richard Whiddington, Petition Demands ‘Faithful’ Restoration of Glasgow’s Fire-Gutted Mackintosh Building
Vittoria Benzine, How a Baking Blunder Inspired Kate Capshaw’s New Obama Center Portrait
ARTnews
Maximilíano Durón, Francisco Correa Cordero, Founder of Closely Watched New York Gallery Lubov, Dies
Daniel Cassady, Top 200 Collectors Clara Wu Tsai and Joseph Tsai to Divorce After Nearly 30 Years
Brian Boucher, Met Museum Quietly Hangs a Leonardo da Vinci Painting, On Loan from Ken Griffin: ‘A Little Picture, Of Large-Scale Importance’
Daniel Cassady, Gagosian Gives Up London and Basel Spaces as Mega-Galleries Rethink Their Footprints
Andy Battaglia, Met Museum Consulted With Jewish Leaders Over Exhibition for Controversial Fashion Designer John Galliano
Devorah Lauter, The World’s Largest Painting Sold for $62 M. in 2021 to Benefit Children’s Charities, But They Have Yet to Receive Any Funds
Daniel Cassady, Na Kim Wants You to Look Up
Maximilíano Durón, Taryn Simon’s Guggenheim Show Will Fill Rotunda with Entirely New Body of Work for First Time in Museum’s History
Tessa Solomon, White House Proposes Smallest Smithsonian Budget in Years and Cutting Full-Time Staff by 6 Percent
Maximilíano Durón, Michelle Grabner Donates More Than 2,000 Artworks to Wisconsin’s Kohler Arts Center, Now the Most Comprehensive Repository of Her Work
Maximilíano Durón, NADA Miami Names 135 Exhibitors for Upcoming Edition in December
Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, At Venice’s Palazzo Cavanis, VCUarts Qatar Rethinks How Art and Tech Is Taught
ArtReview
Marcus Civin, Ellen Pau: Less Than Meets the Eye
From the Editors, Francisco Correa Cordero, Lubov gallery founder, 1989–2026
Bloomberg News
EDITOR’S PICK - Felix Salmon, Boomers Are Leaving Behind More Art Than Anyone Wants: Nearly $1 trillion of art is expected to change hands in the coming decade. There won’t be enough buyers or museums to absorb it all.
BOMB
Re’al Christian, Ignacio Gatica by Re’al Christian
Cultured
J. Cabelle Ahn, How the Art World Finally Started Taking Funny Art Seriously
Frieze
Chloe Stead and Anna Gritz, Why Haus am Waldsee’s Difficult History Matters Today
Daria S. Harper, The Ecstasy of ‘Dancing the Revolution’
Galerie
Rima Suqi, Meet the Maker Crafting Copper Sculptures and Furniture with a Blowtorch and a Hammer
Paul Laster, 7 Must-See Solo Gallery Shows in August
Hypeart
Erin Ikeuchi, 5 Art-Inspired Films to Put on Your Radar
Zoe Leung, David Zwirner Announces a Two-Location Yoshitomo Nara Showcase in NYC
Hyperallergic
Phillip Pyle, Lubov Gallery Founder Francisco Correa Cordero Dies at 37
Anna Lee, Eric Carle Museum Workers Push for Union Vote
Anna Lee, Sharmistha Ray Transforms Pickleball Courts Into Stunning Artworks
Rhea Nayyar, Michigan Arts School Alumni Allege Abuse by Jeffrey Epstein
Gladys Lou, Ellen Pau’s Elegy to a Vanishing Hong Kong
Ed Simon, AI Companies Are Pulping Our Humanity
From the Editors, Opportunities in August 2026
The New York Times
Robin Pogrebin, Yes, the Show Has Drawn Raves. But Some of the Objects Are Not Real.
From the Editors, The 25 Sculptures That Define the Modern Age
Observer
Elise Morton, On a Remote Corner of Chios, the Art World Finds Room Think
Dan Duray, One Fine Show: “Arthur Jafa, The White Album” at the Hammer Museum
Urgent Matter
Adam Schrader, Eric Carle Museum workers file for a union election
The Wall Street Journal
A.J. Goldmann, ‘Tracey Emin: A Second Life’ Review: A Maverick’s Maturity at Tate Modern
Diane Cole, ‘Old Masters, New Amsterdam’ Review: Envisioning Dutch America
The Washington Post
Maura Judkis, Years in the making, Hirshhorn’s new sculpture garden will open in October
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