Author: Megan Foster

The Fine Art Museums of San Francisco (FAMSF) and the city’s Asian Art Museum could see layoffs and reduced public hours as a result of a major cut in the city’s budget.The San Francisco Chronicle’s Aidin Vaziri and Tony Bravo reported last week that FAMSF—which oversees the de Young Museum and the Legion of Honor museum—has proposed eliminating 23 of its 99 city-funded positions and shuttering the two museums’ doors on Tuesdays. Meanwhile, the Asian Art Museum may need to lay off 13 security guards. These moves come in response to the San Francisco mayor’s office warning institutions to plan for a 15% cut in city funding as…

The UK Labour government’s recently unveiled AI opportunities action plan will position the UK as a global leader in artificial intelligence by investing in infrastructure, talent and innovation. “A battle for the jobs of tomorrow is happening today,” said the UK prime minister Keir Starmer in a 13 January speech announcing the plan. The government intends to “ramp up” AI adoption across the UK by expanding AI computing capacity twentyfold, creating AI growth zones to attract private sector investment, and developing the National Data Library to enhance access to data for AI research. While the plan is not specifically focused…

Anthony Caro is remembered as one of the most prominent British sculptors of his generation, who built up an impressive art collection of his own of leading works by his friends and contemporaries. Christie’s will sell a handful of pieces from Caro’s personal collection in May during the auction house’s Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale. The leading lot from the collection is by Caro’s close friend and leading American Colour Field painter Kenneth Noland. Purkinje Effect (1964) is a painting from Noland’s short-lived ‘chevron’ series, estimated to sell for between $1m and $1.5m. Another of Noland’s paintings, Exmoor (1970-71), carries an estimate of $200,000…

Art Market Veena McCoole Interior view of ARCOmadrid 2025. Courtesy of ARCOmadrid. Despite the drizzle and clouds overhead, collectors, fairgoers, and gallerists from across Europe and Latin America gathered in force for ARCOmadrid’s 44th edition in the Spanish capital, which concluded on Sunday, March 10th. Hosting 214 galleries from 36 countries—including nine international exhibitors making their ARCO debut—the fair is a highlight not only for Spain’s art world, but the art industry at large. About one-third of the booths this year were Spanish galleries, with strong contingents from Portugal, France, Germany, Brazil, and Argentina. Vienna-based gallerist and former ARCOmadrid advisory committee…

The Corita Art Center (CAC), dedicated to artist and educator Corita Kent, officially opened its doors on March 8th in downtown Los Angeles. This new cultural space will house the artist’s archive while also functioning as an education facility and community space. Often referred to as the “Pop art nun,” Kent—also known as Sister Mary Corita—taught herself to make prints during her time as a nun in the Immaculate Heart of Mary religious order in Los Angeles. These prints initially focused on religious subjects and took inspiration from medieval prints. By the 1960s, as Pop art gained popularity and began to influence Kent’s…

Maja Malou Lyse has been selected to represent Denmark at the 2026 Venice Biennale, making her the youngest Danish artist to participate in the event. Appointed by the Danish Arts Foundation’s Project Support Committee, the 31-year-old artist is known for her digital art, which champions women’s sexual and media rights. “I think it’s amazing and overwhelming to be able to represent Denmark at the Venice Biennale as the youngest artist ever selected for a national pavilion,” Lyse said in a statement provided by Galleri Nicolai Wallner, which represents her. “It is absolutely surreal to be given this unique opportunity, and I am…

Meow Wolf, the art and entertainment company known for its psychedelic immersive installations, will open its seventh permanent exhibition space at Pier 17 in New York’s historic Seaport. The venture was revealed at the South by Southwest conference in Austin, where Meow Wolf’s mascot, Plotzo the rat king, interrupted the “Dada for Dada: The Power of Absurdity” panel to deliver the news. “The energy of New York City is unlike anywhere else, and it’s the perfect place for Meow Wolf, ” said Jose Tolosa, CEO of Meow Wolf. “This city has given the world so much groundbreaking art and culture,…