Hundreds Call for SAIC Professor’s Reinstatement
August 12, 2026
Community members in Chicago are demanding the reinstatement of art therapy professor Savneet Talwar after she was placed on leave. The piece also draws
Ancient Rome’s Sensuous Side Comes to St. Louis
August 12, 2026
Ancient Splendor: Roman Art in the Time of Trajan at the Saint Louis Art Museum reimagines the Roman Empire through sensuality, architecture, and the
Cooling Failure Forces Closure of Seven Smithsonian Sites
August 12, 2026
Seven Smithsonian locations in Washington, DC, were closed on August 6 after a mechanical issue disrupted the institutions’ cooling system. The Smithsonian has not
16 Protesters Arrested After Displaying ICE Victims’ Portraits in DC Senate Building
August 12, 2026
Police arrested 16 Women’s March protesters after they unfurled banners honoring people who died in ICE custody inside the Hart Senate Office Building on
Anna Boghiguian Reimagines Armenia in Carpet Form
August 12, 2026
Armenian-Egyptian artist Anna Boghiguian has brought Anna Boghiguian: Weaving Culture to the National Gallery of Armenia in Yerevan. The exhibition transforms Armenia’s landscapes, flora,
Kimsooja Returns to Toronto, Bringing Her Work Full Circle
August 12, 2026
Kimsooja has returned to Toronto with Kimsooja: Dimensions of a Needle at the Museum of Contemporary Art Toronto (MOCA), a focused survey of work
More Than 400 in SAIC Community Call for Savneet Talwar’s Reinstatement
August 12, 2026
More than 400 members of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago community have renewed calls for the reinstatement of tenured professor Savneet
Gray Wielebinski Gives Frieze London’s Bathrooms a Facelift
August 12, 2026
Frieze London has tapped Gray Wielebinski to rethink its public bathrooms for the fair’s September edition, commissioning a scent-driven intervention for the restrooms. Elsewhere,