Welcome to Art Spell, a daily, comprehensive roundup of art news and reviews for the visual arts community. Today’s Editor’s Pick is Comment | There is cautious optimism surrounding the contemporary art market—but will it last? by Tim Schneider for The Art Newspaper. ArtTactic’s latest report finds that confidence in the contemporary art market is rising, driven by strong sales and auction results, though uncertainty remains about whether the recovery will last.
Art in America
Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews and Hublot Host Dinner at New York Headquarters of Kid Super
Chen & Lampert, Hard Truths: Should a Jilted Artist Keep Applying for Grants?
The Art Newspaper
José da Silva, An expert’s guide to Pierre-Auguste Renoir: five must-read books on the French Impressionist
James Imam, Italy set to create restitution panel for Nazi-looted art
EDITOR’S PICK - Tim Schneider, Comment | There is cautious optimism surrounding the contemporary art market—but will it last?: ArtTactic’s latest report on attitudes to the market suggests rising confidence—but previous moments of optimism were short-lived
Sophia Kishkovsky, Russia’s security service detains teen over alleged terror plot targeting Moscow museum
Mercedes Ezquiaga, Objects reinstalled at Museo Nacional de Colombia following removal by right-wing government
Maev Kennedy, New research reveals original colours of Ancient Egyptian shrine at Oxford museum
Constanza Ontiveros Valdés, Collectors Cristina Chacón and Diego Uribe to open contemporary art space in Miami
Artforum
From the Editors, Rudi Fuchs, Transformative Leader of Stedelijk Museum, Dead at 84
From the Editors, Dealers At Art Basel Paris Seek Compensation For Early Fair Closure
From the Editors, Vilcek Foundation Names 2026 Grantees
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Theo Belci, From the Archive: Letters from London
From the Editors, Nolan Jimbo Joins Whitney Museum as Arnhold Associate Curator
Artnet
Ben Davis, Trump’s Final Midterms Pitch Focuses on His Pet Art Projects
Vittoria Benzine, Christie’s First Art Auction in Abu Dhabi Notches $8.9M and 10 Artist Records
Min Chen, Josh Safdie Started Listing His Top New York Movies for a New Artwork. Things Got Out of Hand
ARTnews
Hikmat Mohammed, Pace CEO Marc Glimcher Responds to Reports of Financial Losses, Says Gallery Will Open New Location in Europe
Tessa Solomon, Cosmic Leonora Carrington Painting Reemerges at Auction After 70 Years
Andy Battaglia, New Eames Museum in California Funded in Part by Trump Appointee
Maximilíano Durón, Remembering Dolores Huerta: Artists Barbara Carrasco, Judith F. Baca, Yreina D. Cervántez, and Vincent Valdez Reflect on the Iconic Activist’s Legacy
Leigh Anne Miller, Tattoo Enthusiasts Have One More Week to Get a Rembrandt Inked for $400 or Less
Anne Doran, Czech Archaeologists Re-Excavate Long-Lost Tombs of Ancient Egyptian High Officials
Brian Boucher, In Fiery Court Filing, Democratic Lawmaker Says Kennedy Center’s Closure Is Meant to Hide Its Failure Under Trump
Harrison Jacobs, EU Looking to Downgrade Money Laundering Risk in Art and Antiquities Trade
Alex Greenberger, Egypt Requests Return of Mummified Remains Removed from View by Glasgow Museum
Alex Greenberger, London National Gallery Head Says Just Stop Oil Protests Targeting Artworks Were a ‘Sad Thing’: ‘The Pictures Are Not Guilty’
Hikmat Mohammed, Christie’s First Fine Art Auction in Abu Dhabi Totals $8.94 M.
ArtReview
From the Editors, Further artists announced for Skulptur Projekte Münster 2027
Qingyuan Deng, Converge 45 2026 Review: A Generative Encounter
Mitch Speed, Has Time Been Unkind to Charles Ray’s Sculptures?
The Atlantic
Sebastian Smee, Can You See What Holds This Painting Together?
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Financial Times
Jackie Wullschläger, Remember Me — an ebullient photography extravaganza at Paris’s Bourse de Commerce
Louis Wise, Bottega Veneta, Peggy Guggenheim and me – Louise Trotter has found her muse
The Guardian
Amie Corry, ‘The output of a lunatic asylum’: what the Bloomsbury group can tell us about mental health
Hyperallergic
Hyperallergic, Your Midterm Guide to Voting for the Arts
Valentina Di Liscia, A Midterm Election Guide for Artists and Arts Workers
From the Editors, 10 Art Books to Curl Up With This November
Taliesin Thomas, 10 Art Shows to See in Upstate New York This November
Eileen G’Sell, “The Man I Love” Wants Us to Do More Than Mourn
Anna Lee, French Galleries Accuse Art Basel Paris of “Disrespect, Even Contempt”
Shahrzad Rasekh, How Former Theater Kid James Talarico Stands Up for the Arts in Texas
Anna Souter, Ana Mendieta’s Lasting Imprint on Art
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The New York Times
Julia Halperin and Amina Gingold, A Conceptual Artist Entwines Her Work With the State
Morgan Malget and Abby McCarter, A Guide to U.S. Museum and Gallery Openings This Fall
Observer
Angela Chatzidimitriou, The Real Barrier to Collecting Art Isn’t the Cost But the Commitment
Elisa Carollo, 10 Must-See Exhibitions in Tokyo
Elisa Carollo, Pauline Karpidas’s Surrealist Sensibility Returns to Sotheby’s in a Dedicated Jewelry Sale
Adam Robb, London Artist Maya Golyshkina Is a Model of Self-Promotion
Alistair MacQueen, The Best Art Galleries in Engadin Valley, Switzerland
Urgent Matter
Adam Schrader, The Price of Prehistory: Billionaire collectors put science, museums and public access at risk
Adam Schrader, Police release video in theft of bronze turtle from English gallery
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