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ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST. Sid Motion Gallery<\/strong>, the South London dealership founded in 2016 to support emerging and mid-career artists, will shutter this fall after 85 exhibitions,\u00a0<\/span>The Art Newspaper<\/em>\u00a0reported. Founder Sid Motion described the decision as a positive, conscious choice to wind down while the program and finances remain strong, rather than compromise her support for artists. The closure reflects wider pressures facing London\u2019s commercial art sector, including a slower market, rising costs, and changing collecting habits that have hit smaller galleries particularly hard. Motion says London\u2019s art scene remains vibrant, but the traditional gallery model is increasingly difficult to sustain. The gallery\u2019s final exhibition, \u201cThat Which Appears,\u201d opens September 18.<\/span><\/p>\n GENOME GALLERY<\/strong>. Scientists have recovered ancient human\u00a0DNA<\/strong>\u00a0directly from cave walls in Spain and Portugal, opening a new way to study the people behind prehistoric rock art.\u00a0The Conversation<\/em>\u00a0reported that researchers found DNA on painted and unpainted surfaces at 11 sites, including traces linked to ancient Western hunter-gatherers. Although the technique is unlikely to identify individual artists\u2014DNA can be transferred easily\u2014it could reveal which human species and populations used particular caves and help resolve debates over whether\u00a0Neanderthals<\/strong>\u00a0created some of Europe\u2019s earliest art.<\/p>\n \n\tThe\u00a0Cultural Center of the Philippines<\/strong>\u00a0in\u00a0Manila<\/strong>\u00a0has appointed\u00a0Carlos Quijon Jr.<\/strong>\u00a0as chief curator of its contemporary art museum. The center, which has been undergoing renovations since 2021, is due to reopen next year. [ArtReview]<\/p>\n V&A<\/strong>\u00a0staff in\u00a0London<\/strong>\u00a0have won two paid breaks after threatening strike action, though wider disputes over pay and working conditions remain unresolved.\u00a0[Museums Association]<\/p>\n \n\tThe\u00a0Prado Museum<\/strong>\u00a0in\u00a0Madrid<\/strong>\u00a0has unveiled an AI-powered audiovisual experience that uses digital art to reimagine how an eclipse transforms some of the museum\u2019s most iconic paintings. [Euronews]<\/p>\n \n\tArchaeologists have uncovered the remains of a colonial-era hospital and church, including walls, floors, human burials, and 18th-century tiles, in\u00a0Lima<\/strong>\u2019s historic center. [The Art Newspaper]<\/p>\n BRIT SOFT POWER<\/strong>. As\u00a0Michael Vatikiotis<\/strong>, a senior adviser at the\u00a0Center for Humanitarian Dialogue<\/strong>, argued in the\u00a0FT<\/em>, the\u00a0Bayeux Tapestry<\/strong>\u00a0loan to the\u00a0British Museum<\/strong>\u00a0shows how cultural diplomacy can strengthen relations and generate museum revenue. A similar UK-Greece agreement over the\u00a0Parthenon Marbles<\/strong>, he wrote, could advance British soft power, improve ties with Europe, and create a pathway toward permanent repatriation. A temporary loan, enabled by a parliamentary carve-out from the\u00a0British Museum Act<\/strong>, would give both sides time to build trust without establishing a wider precedent for deaccession. The partnership could extend to reciprocal loans, museum renovations, digital technology, and exhibitions, creating a \u201cCosmopolitan Commonwealth\u201d of shared Greek heritage.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n [analyse_source url=”https:\/\/www.artnews.com\/art-news\/news\/sid-motion-gallery-close-morning-links-august-11-2026-1234794661\/”]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https:\/\/www.artnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2270571646.jpg?w=1024″] Good Morning! Sid Motion Gallery, the South London dealership founded in 2016, will shutter this fall. Scientists have recovered ancient human DNA from cave walls, offering new clues about the people behind prehistoric art. 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