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Hedwig Fijen Steps Down as Manifesta’s Founding Director
Hedwig Fijen, founding director of Manifesta, will step down on 5 October, the nomadic biennial has announced

Artists Announced for 2026 Edition of Converge 45
The Portland-based triennial Converge 45 has announced its list of participating artists for the 2026 edition, scheduled to run from 27 – 30 August
Art with a Designer Label
Will the shifting culture of commercial patronage in the arts cause the 61st Venice Biennale to look materially different?

Sotheby’s to Sell the Most Valuable Collection in London
In June, the British billionaire Joe Lewis will sell a collection encompassing works by the likes of Gustav Klimt, Henri Matisse and Lucian Freud

Smithsonian American Art Museum Names New Director
The Smithsonian has announced that Lynda Roscoe Hartigan has been named the Margaret and Terry Stent Director of the Smithsonian American Art Museum

Curator Announced for 2027 Athens Biennale
Thiago de Paula Souza will curate the 2027 Athens Biennale, which now has a new management structure

Taiwan Revokes Sakuliu Pavavaljung’s National Award for Arts Following Rape Conviction
Taiwan’s National Culture and Arts Foundation has revoked the artist’s 2018 National Award for Arts, following a decision finding him guilty of rape

Julia Stoschek Foundation to Close Berlin Space
The Julia Stoschek Foundation released a statement announcing that it will close its Berlin location at the end of October

Theme and Artists Announced for 2027 Sharjah Biennial
The Sharjah Art Foundation has announced that the 2027 Sharjah Biennial will be titled What remains, sits restive

Curators Announced for 2027 Istanbul Biennial
The Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts has announced that Liu Ding and Carol Yinghua Lu will curate the 2027 Istanbul Biennial

Raghu Rai, Legendary Indian Photographer, 1942–2026
Raghu Rai, the legendary photojournalist and first Indian photographer associated with Magnum Photos, has died aged 83

Venice Biennale 2026 International Jury Resigns, Competition Criteria changes
The international jury for the 61st Venice Biennale has resigned ahead of the exhibition’s opening on 9 May
