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The European Union (EU) has withdrawn an EUR two million (USD 2.3 million) grant to the Venice Biennale after the exhibition allowed Russia to open its pavilion for the 2026 edition. The decision, formalized on July 21, follows months of tension over Russia’s participation in the show, which runs through November 22.
The European Commission had warned in March tha...
Tate has appointed British curator Jessica Morgan as its next director. Morgan is currently serving as director of the Dia Art Foundation in New York and will assume her new role on January 1, 2027, succeeding Maria Balshaw, who stepped down at the end of 2025 after nine years.
Born in 1968 in London, Morgan is a seasoned art professional whose career began in the...
Yuko Kikuchi, former head of academic programs at London’s Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A), resigned in late January after raising concerns about what she described as “racist” and “culturally insensitive” treatment toward her and her students, according to a
Jin Shan
All Begins with The Body…
Jiayuanhai Art Museum
Shanghai
May 1–Jul 26, 2026
On the outskirts of Shanghai, nestled among the vineyards and rice fields of Dayu Village, the Jiayuanhai Art Museum rises against the horizon in Tadao Ando’s signature smooth concrete forms. My father was kind enough to drive me, though he spent mo...
This is (Not) Conceptual Art
MMCA, Seoul
Jun 19–Oct 11, 2026
Museums do not simply inherit art history; they produce the terms through which it is told. By arranging works into a lineage and giving scattered practices a shared frame, an institution can transform loose affinities into a historical category. “This is (Not) Conceptual Art” a...