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Yayoi Kusama, 1929–2026: The Art of Refusing to Disappear
Yayoi Kusama turned repetition, vulnerability and rebellion into one of the most recognisable visual languages of our time. A life shaped by exclusion, activism and radical self-invention became a legacy that transformed both art history and the global market.
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The Last Collection of Herbert Lust: Friendship, Scholarship and a $60 Million Estate
Christie’s and Sotheby’s are reportedly competing for roughly 300 works left in Herbert Lust’s estate. The $60 million figure is the news hook; the deeper story is a collector who built through friendship, scholarship and decades of changing his mind.
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Ryoji Ikeda Wins the 2026 Nam June Paik Prize
Japanese artist and composer Ryoji Ikeda has received the 2026 Nam June Paik Prize for his pioneering integration of sound, light, data, mathematics and computation. A solo exhibition at the Nam June Paik Art Center will follow in 2027.
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Ryoji Ikeda installation at Park Avenue Armory

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Ryoji Ikeda Wins the 2026 Nam June Paik Prize

The Japanese composer and media artist has received one of the field's significant international distinctions, recognising a practice that has transformed data, mathematics, light and sound into immersive artistic experiences.

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Copenhagen Art Week 2026: Inside CHART, Enter and the Exhibitions You Can’t Miss

As CHART and Enter Art Fair open across Copenhagen, the strongest reason to visit is the art beyond the headline events: Camille Henrot at Copenhagen Contemporary, Ayako Rokkaku across fair and public space, Emma Kohlmann at V1, Anna Munk at Nicolai Wallner, Janaina Tschäpe at Galleri Bo Bjerggaard and more.

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Yayoi Kusama, 1929–2026: The Art of Refusing to Disappear

Yayoi Kusama turned repetition, vulnerability and rebellion into one of the most recognisable visual languages of our time. A life shaped by exclusion, activism and radical self-invention became a legacy that transformed both art history and the global market.

Articles
Articles
Living With Difficult Art: Inside Patrick Collins’s Collector’s Home

A nearly ten-foot John McCracken column in the living room, Scott Burton chairs in the kitchen and Sturtevant beside the bed: Patrick Collins’s homes show what happens when a collector lets difficult art remain difficult.

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Articles
Beyond the Booth: What The Armory Show’s 2026 Programme Is Trying to Change

The Armory Show’s 2026 programme places Caribbean art, museum acquisitions, performance and emerging galleries at the centre of the fair. The result is a revealing attempt to make the art fair function as more than a marketplace.

Articles
Articles
The Last Collection of Herbert Lust: Friendship, Scholarship and a $60 Million Estate

Christie’s and Sotheby’s are reportedly competing for roughly 300 works left in Herbert Lust’s estate. The $60 million figure is the news hook; the deeper story is a collector who built through friendship, scholarship and decades of changing his mind.

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