Welcome to Art Spell, a daily, comprehensive roundup of art news and reviews for the visual arts community. Today’s Editor’s Pick is The received wisdom is that tech titans don’t care for art. Is it true? by Melanie Gerlis for Financial Times. Tech wealth is increasingly entering the art world, with collectors showing diverse interests ranging from contemporary art to historical works, philanthropy, and cultural projects.
Art in America
Maximilíano Durón, Painter William T. Williams Has Stayed Curious on the Canvas for Six Decades
The Art Newspaper
Sophia Kishkovsky, Russia’s revered ‘Trinity’ icon reportedly warped after climate control system breaks down
Gareth Harris, Ukrainian Orthodox ‘treasures’ from Kyiv monastery go on view at the V&A in London
Elena Goukassian, Metropolitan Museum breaks ground on long-awaited new wing for Modern and contemporary art
Sarvy Geranpayeh, London gallery brings together 200 works by Iranian artists as part of ‘very special’ joint initiative
Mark Asch, A biting satire of the art world’s transactional wokeness
Carlie Porterfield, Ellie Rines opens new Tribeca gallery after a decade in Chinatown
Artforum
From the Editors, Pem Lham Wins $30k Rubin Museum Himalayan Art Prize
From the Editors, In About-Face, British Museum Bans Photography of Bayeux Tapestry
From the Editors, Ching-Ling Wang Named Nancy Chang Lee Curator of Chinese Art at Smithsonian
From the Editors, New Museum Appoints Ten New Trustees
Artnet
Min Chen, How Gemini G.E.L. Spent 60 Years Reinventing the Art of Printmaking
Jo Lawson-Tancred, Giotto and Cimabue Masterpieces in Assisi Get a Digital Revival
Min Chen, Frank Lloyd Wright Gem Hits the Market for $2.1M
Amah-Rose Abrams, Johnny Marr on Selling His Prized Guitars: ‘This Is Hugely Personal’
Richard Whiddington, Rijksmuseum and Mauritshuis Go Dutch on $13M Painting
ARTnews
Tessa Solomon, Brooklyn Museum, American Folk Art Museum, and Whitney Museum Unions Vote in Favor of Strikes
Daniel Cassady, Three Works of Sacred Art Stolen From Spanish Churches as Authorities Warn of Rise in Art Theft
Daniel Cassady, Artadia Names Allison Derusha as New Executive Director
Andy Battaglia, Joan Mitchell Foundation Publishes Extensive Report on Artist Legacy Stewardship
Tessa Solomon, Federal Judge Again Rules Trump Cannot Add Name to Kennedy Center
Alex Greenberger, Painter Lucy Bull Joins Hauser & Wirth as Her Market Continues Its Ascent
Brian Boucher, Chelsea Building Housing Two Art Galleries Will Go to Auction, But the Dealers Plan to Stay Put
Sarah Douglas, Artist Documentary Maker Art21 Launches Searchable Archive of Unseen Footage
Francesca Aton, Rare Marble Bust by America’s First-Known Female Sculptor Discovered in English Garden
Daniel Cassady, Sotheby’s Is Opening a Parisian Restaurant Filled With $150 M. of Art During Art Basel Paris
Alex Greenberger, Jordan Wolfson’s Mysterious Gagosian Show Apparently Includes AI Imagery, 9/11 References
Francesca Aton, Amid $22 M. Deficit, New York’s School of Visual Arts Shutters Photography MFA Program
Maximilíano Durón, Rijksmuseum and Mauritshuis Jointly Acquire Hendrick Avercamp Winter Landscape
Hikmat Mohammed, Gagosian Director Antwaun Sargent Curated the Walter De Maria Sculptures at Calvin Klein’s Spring 2027 Show
Maximilíano Durón, The Black Schoolhouse in New Orleans Looks to Offer a New Model of Arts Education and Community Building
Sarah Douglas, The ARTnews Accord: Collectors J. Tomilson Hill and Lonti Ebers On What It Means to Support Art Today
ArtReview
Henry Roberts, The Pessimistic Venice Film Festival 2026
From the Editors, Liang Shaoji, who made his art with silkworms, 1945–2026
From the Editors, Aracy Amaral, trailblazing Brazilian art historian, 1930–2026
The Atlantic
Sebastian Smee, The Artist Who Ripped Up the Rules of Drawing
Financial Times
Jackie Wullschläger, Timeless Tintoretto review — the Italian artist who brought Heaven down to Earth
EDITOR’S PICK - Melanie Gerlis, The received wisdom is that tech titans don’t care for art. Is it true?: Gallerists and auction houses are hoping for an influx of cash as digital entrepreneurs begin to make their presence felt in the collecting community.
The Guardian
Charlotte Jansen, ‘We weren’t shy. We were queers in leather!’ Sunil Gupta on his momentous photographs of gay life
Alice Fisher, ‘She went to her studio every day and no one was allowed near it’: the glorious nature paintings of Yasmin David
Andrew Pulver, James McNeill Whistler review – painter’s work shines through attention-grabbing life story
Hyperallergic
From the Editors, Elizabeth Holmes, But Make It Art
Rhea Nayyar, Staff at Three Major Museums Vote to Strike
Valentina Di Liscia, Met Museum Breaks Ground on New Modern and Contemporary Wing
Emma Cieslik, 10 Art Shows to See in DC This Fall
Rhea Nayyar, Staff at Whitney Museum, Brooklyn Museum, and American Folk Art Museum Authorize Strike
Max Blue, Mildred Howard Enters History Through the Everyday
Valentina Di Liscia, Why Would the Art World Deceive You?
From the Editors, Barbara Hammer Gets Her Due
Aruna D’Souza, The Many Islands of “America”
The Los Angeles Times
Kevin Rector, Prompted by new California and U.S. laws, two new lawsuits demand return of Nazi-looted art
The New York Times
Robin Pogrebin, Trump Administration Outlines Plan for Signs Outside Smithsonian Museum
Gia Kourlas, An Elusive Choreographer Is Turning MoMA Into a Dance Palace
Observer
Christa Terry, This Gloucester Exhibition Looks at David Hockney Through the Eyes of a Friend
Elisa Carollo, Collector Dick Hedreen Has Sold Artworks Before, But This Time the Proceeds Will Build a Museum
Jordan Riefe, The de Young’s New Egypt Show Draws From Two of the Past Century’s Biggest Discoveries
Sarah Moroz, In Arles, Photography and Art Ease the Transition from Summer into Fall
Urgent Matter
Adam Schrader, Make the SAM Great Again: Seattle Art Museum makes Trump jab over construction
Adam Schrader, Artist to project Hudson Canyon onto Brooklyn Bridge to push for sanctuary status
The Wall Street Journal
Judith H. Dobrzynski, A Detective’s Perspective on the Rapid Rise in Art Theft
Kelly Crow, What Brice Marden’s Family Makes of His Legacy
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