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A new study found that seeing authentic, original art can help drop cortisol levels and reduce inflammatory load, among other positive effects on the nervous system.
Seeing Art Is Good for Your Nervous System, Study Finds
The new research posits museums and galleries as “accessible, non-clinical spaces for preventive health promotion,” per the study’s authors.
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January 8, 2026 at 10:44 PM
A new study found that seeing authentic, original art can help drop cortisol levels and reduce inflammatory load, among other positive effects on the nervous system.
Ayoung Kim’s exhibition at MoMA PS1 synthesizes live-action footage, video game engines, and generative AI to create an interlocking series of speculative narratives.
Ayoung Kim Is Stargazing in a Digital World
Her exhibition at MoMA PS1 synthesizes live-action footage, video game engines, and generative AI to create an interlocking series of speculative narratives
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January 8, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Ayoung Kim’s exhibition at MoMA PS1 synthesizes live-action footage, video game engines, and generative AI to create an interlocking series of speculative narratives.
What’s fascinating about Manet vs. Degas is the degree to which the work of each artist seemed to possess whatever the other lacked.
The Dance Between Manet and Degas
What’s fascinating about Manet/Degas at The Met is the degree to which the work of each artist seemed to possess whatever the other lacked.
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January 8, 2026 at 8:28 PM
What’s fascinating about Manet vs. Degas is the degree to which the work of each artist seemed to possess whatever the other lacked.
Art dealer Bertrand Scholler, owner of 55 Bellechasse gallery in Paris, has been found guilty of cyberbullying France’s First Lady Brigitte Macron, partaking in a conspiracy theory that she was assigned male at birth.
French Gallerist Found Guilty of Cyberbullying Brigitte Macron
Bertrand Scholler was among 10 brought to court for promoting a conspiracy theory that the first lady was assigned male at birth.
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January 8, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Art dealer Bertrand Scholler, owner of 55 Bellechasse gallery in Paris, has been found guilty of cyberbullying France’s First Lady Brigitte Macron, partaking in a conspiracy theory that she was assigned male at birth.
The arts are a public good on the same level as education, healthcare, housing, transportation, and public safety. Housing reform, cultural funding equity, and fair wages for artists and cultural workers must all be tackled intersectionally to enable New York City's arts sector to thrive.
Dear Zohran, Don’t Let Art Workers Down
Those of us in the cultural sector need you to enact a bold vision for the role of city government in fostering the arts and helping our communities thrive.
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January 8, 2026 at 5:42 PM
The arts are a public good on the same level as education, healthcare, housing, transportation, and public safety. Housing reform, cultural funding equity, and fair wages for artists and cultural workers must all be tackled intersectionally to enable New York City's arts sector to thrive.
Joyce Kozloff at the Everson Museum of Art, Nina Katchadourian at the Hyde Collection, and recent political paintings by Linda Mussmann at Time & Space Limited are just some of the shows we’re seeing in Upstate New York this month.
10 Exhibitions to See in Upstate New York This January
Joyce Kozloff’s tenacious spirit, Nina Katchadourian’s eccentric universe, Linda Mussmann’s political stance against passivity, and more.
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January 8, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Joyce Kozloff at the Everson Museum of Art, Nina Katchadourian at the Hyde Collection, and recent political paintings by Linda Mussmann at Time & Space Limited are just some of the shows we’re seeing in Upstate New York this month.
Without didacticism, Sandra Vásquez de la Horra makes visible the connection between the exploitation of the natural world and the subordination of women.
Mapping a Feminist Cosmos
Without didacticism, Sandra Vásquez de la Horra makes visible the connection between the exploitation of the natural world and the subordination of women.
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January 8, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Without didacticism, Sandra Vásquez de la Horra makes visible the connection between the exploitation of the natural world and the subordination of women.
Artists and art workers in the Venezuelan diaspora shared a mix of emotions, from hope of a better future to anger over the unsanctioned intervention and fear of what’s to come.
Five Venezuelan Artists Respond to US Attacks
Artists and art workers in the diaspora shared a mix of emotions, from hope of a better future to anger over the unsanctioned intervention and fear of what’s to come.
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January 8, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Artists and art workers in the Venezuelan diaspora shared a mix of emotions, from hope of a better future to anger over the unsanctioned intervention and fear of what’s to come.
The painter Bill Rice is a singular chronicler of urban solitude between dusk and dawn. His depictions of New York’s Lower East Side are paradoxes of bleakness and sensuality, gloom and intrepid spirits.
When Isolation Is Your Only Companion
Bill Rice’s depictions of New York’s Lower East Side are paradoxes of bleakness and sensuality, gloom and intrepid spirits.
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January 7, 2026 at 10:44 PM
The painter Bill Rice is a singular chronicler of urban solitude between dusk and dawn. His depictions of New York’s Lower East Side are paradoxes of bleakness and sensuality, gloom and intrepid spirits.
Is there any real rivalry in Tate Britain’s “Turner & Constable: Rivals & Originals,” or is it a PR exercise to lure us through the door?
Turner and Constable Face Off in London
Is there any real rivalry in Tate Britain’s Turner & Constable: Rivals & Originals, or is it a PR exercise to lure us through the door?
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January 7, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Is there any real rivalry in Tate Britain’s “Turner & Constable: Rivals & Originals,” or is it a PR exercise to lure us through the door?
Olga de Amaral at Lisson Gallery, Marianne Vitale at Journal Gallery, and a group show celebrating seven Indigenous women artists at Angels Gate Cultural Center are just some of the exhibitions we’re seeing in LA this month.
10 Art Shows to See in Los Angeles This January
Olga de Amaral’s refined material spectrum, Marianne Vitale’s tainted minimalism, Marina Stern’s architectural precision, and much more.
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January 7, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Olga de Amaral at Lisson Gallery, Marianne Vitale at Journal Gallery, and a group show celebrating seven Indigenous women artists at Angels Gate Cultural Center are just some of the exhibitions we’re seeing in LA this month.
Though it offers little in the way of John Singer Sargent’s artistic engagement with the city he called home for a decade, “Dazzling Paris” at the Musée d’Orsay is a reminder of his uncommonly skillful brushwork.
John Singer Sargent’s Essence in a Brushstroke
Though it offers little in the way of Sargent’s artistic engagement with the city he called home for a decade, “Dazzling Paris” is a reminder of his uncommonly skillful brushwork.
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January 7, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Though it offers little in the way of John Singer Sargent’s artistic engagement with the city he called home for a decade, “Dazzling Paris” at the Musée d’Orsay is a reminder of his uncommonly skillful brushwork.
Kathleen Goncharov, a longtime curator who served as the US Commissioner for the 50th Venice Biennale, has died at the age of 73. “Kathy was an artist at heart, and this sensibility shaped everything she did,” wrote artist and friend Robert Ransick.
Beloved Curator Kathleen Goncharov Dies at 73
Her decorated 40-year career included serving as a US Commissioner for the 50th Venice Biennale.
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January 7, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Kathleen Goncharov, a longtime curator who served as the US Commissioner for the 50th Venice Biennale, has died at the age of 73. “Kathy was an artist at heart, and this sensibility shaped everything she did,” wrote artist and friend Robert Ransick.
Can influencers call themselves artists? Digital content creators are reportedly adapting their metrics to apply for the O-1B visa for “extraordinary” abilities in the arts.
Influencers and OnlyFans Models Turn to Artist Visas to Enter US
Digital content creators are reportedly adapting their metrics to apply for the O-1B visa for “extraordinary” abilities in the arts.
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January 7, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Can influencers call themselves artists? Digital content creators are reportedly adapting their metrics to apply for the O-1B visa for “extraordinary” abilities in the arts.
Looking to apply to grad school? We’ve organized a list of arts-related MFA, MA, and PhD programs to explore and apply to before their deadlines early next year!
MFA, MA, and PhD Programs to Apply for by Early 2026
A list of arts-related graduate programs to explore and apply to before deadlines close.
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January 7, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Looking to apply to grad school? We’ve organized a list of arts-related MFA, MA, and PhD programs to explore and apply to before their deadlines early next year!
Cecilia Giménez rose to fame in the 2010s for her delightful restoration of a Zaragoza church fresco. The face that launched a million memes, affectionately known as “Beast Jesus,” may not have inspired religious ecstasy, but it birthed a cultural icon.
Cecilia Giménez, Whose Botched Restoration Became an Icon, Dies at 94
The Spanish artist delighted the world with her intervention on a church fresco lovingly dubbed “Beast Jesus.”
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January 6, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Cecilia Giménez rose to fame in the 2010s for her delightful restoration of a Zaragoza church fresco. The face that launched a million memes, affectionately known as “Beast Jesus,” may not have inspired religious ecstasy, but it birthed a cultural icon.
New year, new heist. A man was taken into custody in Paris on Friday for allegedly stealing the sword from an equestrian sculpture of Joan of Arc in the city’s 8th arrondissement.
Man Steals Sword From Joan of Arc Statue in Paris
The suspect reportedly climbed the bronze sculpture and broke off the French heroine’s weapon with a snap.
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January 6, 2026 at 7:19 PM
New year, new heist. A man was taken into custody in Paris on Friday for allegedly stealing the sword from an equestrian sculpture of Joan of Arc in the city’s 8th arrondissement.
What the No Kings movement needs — a movement with the potential to be as consequential as #Occupy was — is a visual aesthetic as urgent, recognizable, and distinct as Shepard Fairey’s iconic “Hope” poster from 2008.
A Visual History of No Kings
From the destruction of King George III's statue to today's No Kings movement, resistance to tyranny has always demanded aesthetic subversion.
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January 6, 2026 at 4:42 PM
What the No Kings movement needs — a movement with the potential to be as consequential as #Occupy was — is a visual aesthetic as urgent, recognizable, and distinct as Shepard Fairey’s iconic “Hope” poster from 2008.
We asked artists and art workers in the Venezuelan diaspora for their honest, personal responses to the US military’s bombardment of Caracas and abduction of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores.
Five Venezuelan Artists Respond to US Attacks
Artists and art workers in the diaspora shared a mix of emotions, from hope of a better future to anger over the unsanctioned intervention and fear of what’s to come.
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January 6, 2026 at 2:32 PM
We asked artists and art workers in the Venezuelan diaspora for their honest, personal responses to the US military’s bombardment of Caracas and abduction of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores.
What if Tibetan Buddhist shrine rooms in American museums — which attract thousands of visitors each year — are just sites of appropriation, of both tangible and intangible cultural heritage?
The Fetishistic Fiction of Museums' “Tibetan” Shrines
Institutions peddle a Western aesthetic of “traditional” Tibetan shrines without scholarly backing, negating their limitless lived variety.
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January 5, 2026 at 10:44 PM
What if Tibetan Buddhist shrine rooms in American museums — which attract thousands of visitors each year — are just sites of appropriation, of both tangible and intangible cultural heritage?
Much ink has been spilled over David Wojnarowicz’s work as a visual and performance artist, writer, and, of course, queer activist during the AIDS epidemic. But a new catalog takes on particular resonance today, in an age of growing authoritarianism.
David Wojnarowicz’s Lessons in the Age of Surveillance
The artist’s photographs of a masked Arthur Rimbaud touring New York offer timely insights about visibility and resistance.
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January 5, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Much ink has been spilled over David Wojnarowicz’s work as a visual and performance artist, writer, and, of course, queer activist during the AIDS epidemic. But a new catalog takes on particular resonance today, in an age of growing authoritarianism.
Our monthly Opportunities list provides a resource to artists and creatives looking for funding and community support to further their work.
Opportunities in January 2026
Residencies, fellowships, grants, and open calls from Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, the John Michael Kohler Arts Center, and more in our monthly list of opportunities for artists, writers, and…
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January 5, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Our monthly Opportunities list provides a resource to artists and creatives looking for funding and community support to further their work.
In a haunting exhibition, Hew Locke deals with the legacies of empire. “Survival cuts in several ways: When we survive, so too do our ghosts and our wounds,” writes Seph Rodney.
What Hew Locke Carries
With his haunting exhibition, Passages, the Guyanese-British artist reminds us that when we survive, so do our ghosts and our wounds.
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January 5, 2026 at 7:19 PM
In a haunting exhibition, Hew Locke deals with the legacies of empire. “Survival cuts in several ways: When we survive, so too do our ghosts and our wounds,” writes Seph Rodney.
During a New Year’s Eve party at Mar-a-Lago, Trump auctioned off a portrait of Jesus that Christian worship painter Vanessa Horabuena painted in 10 minutes for $2.75 million.
Trump Sells Off Jesus Painting for $2.75M at NYE Party
The fair-skinned, light-eyed figure resembling an AI rendition of the Shroud of Turin was live-painted by a Christian artist in 10 minutes.
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January 5, 2026 at 5:42 PM
During a New Year’s Eve party at Mar-a-Lago, Trump auctioned off a portrait of Jesus that Christian worship painter Vanessa Horabuena painted in 10 minutes for $2.75 million.
Believe it or not, the future of the United States may rest on how our museums perform in 2026. It’s time to know the nation’s history, if for no other reason than that it is our only path to building a more perfect union.
In 2026, Democracy Needs Museums
As the United States marks its 250th, institutions must resist the pull to simply commemorate and instead communicate the relevance of history.
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January 5, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Believe it or not, the future of the United States may rest on how our museums perform in 2026. It’s time to know the nation’s history, if for no other reason than that it is our only path to building a more perfect union.