The Reina Sofía's decision to deny Guggenheim Bilbao's request to loan Picasso's Guernica for the 90th anniversary of the Basque government's founding and the city's bombing reignites a long-standing debate over the artwork's rightful home and its fragile political significance.
Artist April Gornik articulates the intuitive genesis of her "Liminal States" exhibition at Miles McEnery Gallery, where cosmic turning points and the visceral experience of light are central to her compelling cloud and sky compositions.
Art world luminary Michelangelo Pistoletto, in collaboration with CIRCA and the UN, expands his philosophical oeuvre into a global public art campaign, 'Three Mirrors,' daily transforming urban screens into reflective surfaces that activate his 'Third Paradise' concept for preventive peace and civic responsibility.
Zheng Xie, Ink Bamboo and Rock, $76,600 to $153,100 estimate is due to be sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong Fine Classical Chinese Paintings Auction in Hong Kong on April 9, 2026. Ink on paper, 122.0 x 66.3cm.
Robert Mapplethorpe, Self Portrait (1980), $79,300 to $105,700 estimate, is due to be sold at Phillips Modern & Contemporary Art Auction in London on April 16, 2026. Gelatin silver print, mounted, 35.5 x 35.5cm. The work has been traded 4 times in the past.
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