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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.artnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/2284967163.jpg?w=1024″] Belgium’s crushing 4–1 victory over the United States on Tuesday night did more than send the Red Devils into the World Cup quarterfinals. It also subtly brought one of Belgium’s greatest artists into the spotlight before a global audience. As Artsy first reported, Belgium’s away kit is an explicit homage to the Surrealist painter…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.artnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/salle-e1772740284882.jpg?w=1024″] Artist Kelly Reemtsen filed a copyright lawsuit last month against David Salle, alleging that his 2025 painting Hatchet—which first attracted plagiarism allegations in March—copied protected elements from two of her works. The complaint seeks damages, profits from the allegedly infringing work, and an injunction preventing Hatchet from being sold or exhibited, while…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.artnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/GettyImages-2887933.jpg?w=1024″] The American Museum of Natural History, home to a famous model whale and gem collection as well as a gleaming planetarium on the Upper West Side of New York, has made plans to repatriate hair samples taken from Native Americans in the 19th century as part of spurious scientific studies. As reported…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.artnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/image-3.png?w=1024″] Last week, Whitney Museum displays that advertised the current Whitney Biennial briefly bore unsanctioned messages in support of Palestine, courtesy the artist Jonathan Allen. According to the Forward, on July 3, Allen placed translucent vinyl stickers on certain displays at the New York museum. Part of his “Interruptions” series, these vinyls called…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.artnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Fernando-Botero-Archive-Shot-1.jpg?w=1024″] Sotheby’s will open an exhibition dedicated to the work of Fernando Botero later this month in partnership with the artist’s foundation. On view July 22 to September 7, “Botero in New York” will feature rarely seen works by the artist from period when he lived in New York, from 1960 to 1973,…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.artnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/8_Vox-Populi.jpg?w=1024″] The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts has announced the recipients of its Spring 2026 grant cycle, which will see the nonprofit dole out nearly $5.2 million to 78 arts and cultural organizations. The Spring 2026 cycle is divided into four types of grants: “Program Support Over 2 Years” (ranging from…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.artnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/small-Loro-Piana_Fall-Winter-2026-2027-ADV-Campaign-1.jpg?w=1024″] Loro Piana, the Italian luxury brand known for its high-end wool and cashmere garments, shot its fall/winter 2026 ad campaign at a trio of unexpected (for a fashion brand, at least) locations in Houston: the Menil Collection and private de Menil residence, both run by the Menil Foundation, and the nearby Rothko…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.artnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/GettyImages-517443422.jpg?w=1024″] The Fundación Kahlo, the New York–based nonprofit established by the family of the iconic painter Frida Kahlo, has announced the launch of a new prize to support emerging Mexican artists. Underwritten by the auction house Phillips, the Kahlo Art Prize will be awarded every other year and come with a $50,000 stipend,…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.artnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Free-Palestine-banner.jpeg?w=1024″] The cultural activist group that led a historic strike and rally at this year’s Venice Biennale over Israel’s inclusion in the international exhibition has called for a mass mobilization on July 17, when the US Ambassador to Italy, Tilman Fertitta, is scheduled to arrive in Venice. The group, Art Not Genocide Alliance…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.artnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/phillips-new-york-watch-auction-xiv.webp?w=1000″] On Tuesday, the auction house Phillips said its spring season generated $507 million in auction sales, a 60 percent increase from a year earlier, as a record-breaking watch business and stronger demand for high-value consignments helped propel one of the house’s best performances in recent years. The auction house said average lot…