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Today’s Editor’s Pick is Why a New Generation of Collectors Is Chasing 20th-Century Modernism by Jussi Pylkkänen for Artnet. A new generation of collectors is driving renewed demand 20th-century Modernist works, positioning this fall’s major auctions for strong competition and high prices.
Art in America
Catherine G. Wagley, This New Eva Hesse–Inspired Novel Is an Experiment in Form (and Foam)
The Art Newspaper
Martin Bailey, Ten surprising facts about the Bayeux Tapestry
Gareth Harris, ‘Putin didn’t win; art won’: Venice Biennale president defends decision to allow Russia’s participation
Martin Bailey, Long-hidden Van Gogh self-portrait to star in major Paris exhibition
Shana Wu and Lisa Movius, Amid volatile Korean economy, galleries at Frieze Seoul and Kiaf opt for cautious pricing and fresh faces
Hadani Ditmars, Police and firefighters break into gallery after sculpture is mistaken for a person in distress
Louisa Buck, From DIY endeavour to London art world mainstay: Bold Tendencies celebrates 20 years
Caroline Roux, From Dante’s Hell to Zelda: rare fantasy map collection to go on view in Zurich
Artforum
From the Editors, Fall Previews
From the Editors, Institute of Contemporary Art San Diego Facing Financial Strain and Staffer Pushback
From the Editors, Atlanta’s High Museum of Art Will Celebrate Centennial With Over 200 New Acquisitions
From the Editors, Kerstin Brätsch Wins 2027 Zurich Art Prize
From the Editors, Longtime Director Stephan Jost to Depart Art Gallery of Ontario
Artnet
Min Chen, Forget a Galaxy Far, Far Away. The New George Lucas Museum Is Finally Here
Margaret Carrigan, The Fairs, Shows, and Sales That Actually Matter This Fall
Sojeong Kim, The Market’s Up! The Market’s Down! At Frieze Seoul, Galleries Notch Sales in Uncertain Times
Katya Kazakina, The Paradox of Yayoi Kusama’s Final Years—and Other Art World Matters
Sonia Manalili, The Etruscans Made Astonishing Art. Why Aren’t They Better Known?
Vittoria Benzine, How Gloria Steinem Left Her Mark on Art
EDITOR’S PICK - Jussi Pylkkänen, Why a New Generation of Collectors Is Chasing 20th-Century Modernism: Expect this fall’s auction season to reward quality over quantity.
Vittoria Benzine, A New James Turrell Work Just Landed at Miami’s Superblue
Vittoria Benzine, Newly Restituted Kandinsky Poised for $30M Sale
ARTnews
Howard Halle, What Was Pop Art, the 1960s Art Movement that Changed Art History?
Maximilíano Durón, The Lucas Museum Doesn’t Have a Narrative
Tessa Solomon, Chinese Artists Officially Withdraw from Gwangju Biennale in Protest of ‘Taiwan Pavilion’
Brian Boucher, Christie’s and Bonhams Quietly Hike Buyers’ Fees
Brian Boucher, White House Accuses Smithsonian of Discrimination, Threatens To Cut Federal Grants
Hikmat Mohammed, Gloria Steinem’s Life in Art
Alex Greenberger, Lucas Museum CEO Responds to Staff Departures: George Lucas ‘Has Always Been Chief Curator’
Francesca Aton, Denmark’s Largest Known Viking Age Silver Treasure Discovered in Local Garden
Hikmat Mohammed, King Charles, Emmanuel Macron, Andy Burnham Visit the Bayeux Tapestry for a VIP Preview
Maximilíano Durón, Nan Goldin Photographs 30th Anniversary Campaign for Acne Studios
ArtReview
Jenny Wu, Notes from New York: How to Manage an Artist’s Estate
From the Editors, Cuauhtémoc Medina to curate 2027 Bienal de Arte Paiz
From the Editors, Chinese Pavilion to boycott Gwangju Biennale
The Boston Globe
Murray Whyte, In this early Rothko, we glimpse an artist embraced by friendships that helped him learn his own ethereal language
The Brooklyn Rail
Mary Lisette Morris, Revision
Douglas Gautier, Saturation without Sequitur
Greg Pasquarelli, Seeing History in a Post-Context World
Matvey Levenstein, History and Presentness
Cammy Brothers, Graveyard or Goldmine?
Financial Times
Inès Cross, François Halard talks taste
Frieze
From the Editors, Watch Now: Ryan Gander’s ‘The Find’ Captures the Imagination in Seoul
From the Editors, In Pictures: Frieze Seoul 2026
The Guardian
Matthew Cantor, ‘I’m used to doing the impossible’: George Lucas unveils new LA museum – what’s its story?
Jonathan Jones, The must-see Bayeux masterpiece, Colombia’s chronicler and a Manchester odyssey – the week in art
Oliver Giles, Margaret Preston: Australia’s most beloved and contested artist?
Jonathan Jones, The Bayeux tapestry: a stupefying, thrilling, horrifying masterpiece that shakes the earth
Hyperallergic
Valentina Di Liscia, Mildred Howard Wins Artists’ Legacy Foundation Award
Rhea Nayyar, ICE Seizes 22,000 Antiquities in Florida
Anna Lee, China Withdraws from Gwangju Biennale in Protest of Taiwan’s Inclusion
Lavinia Lang, In “Whistler,” Ann Patchett Tackles Loss and Art
Taliesin Thomas, 10 Art Shows to See in Upstate New York This September
Valentina Di Liscia, Trump Somehow Mad at Stick Figure
The New York Times
Jason Farago, Through the Hands of Strangers, Missing Iranian Artists Put on a Show in L.A.
Will Heinrich, Krasner & Pollock, Lichtenstein and RM Make Art’s New Season Pop This Fall
Observer
Elisa Carollo, Frieze Seoul, Kiaf and a Market Moving Past FOMO into Maturity
The Washington Post
Mark Jenkins, 10 eclectic art shows that will take you back in time
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