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Brazil's Greatest Painter Gets His First Big Show in Asia
1+ hour, 53+ min ago (816+ words) The show. "O Brasil de Portinari" opened on June 9 at the National Museum of China in Beijing. The artist. C'ndido Portinari is widely regarded as Brazil's greatest modern painter. A first. It is the first major exhibition of a Brazilian…...
S'o Paulo Now Outranks Florence as a World Culture Capital
2+ hour, 21+ min ago (826+ words) The ranking. S'o Paulo placed seventh on Time Out's 2026 list of the world's best cities for art and culture. The company it beat. The city finished ahead of Florence, Marrakech and Copenhagen. The verdict. Sixty-nine percent of locals rated the…...
National Arts Festival Asks What Ubuntu Means in an Age of Algorithms
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (979+ words) SOUTH AFRICA " CULTURE "When and where: The National Arts Festival runs in Makhanda, South Africa, from 25 June to 5 July 2026, its 52nd edition. "Big scale: The programme features more than 270 productions and around 2, 000 artists across theatre, dance, music and visual art. "The…...
A Buenos Aires Fair Bets Small Art Can Make New Collectors
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (729+ words) A returning fair. Arte Peque'o Formato, a Buenos Aires art fair, held its fifth edition from June 10 to 14. The hook. Every work is small, capped at 50 by 50 centimetres, and priced to be affordable. The venue. It took place at the…...
A Great Brazilian Painter Gets a Landmark Show in the Heart of Beijing
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (801+ words) The show. "O Brasil de Portinari" has opened at the National Museum of China in Beijing. The artist. Candido Portinari is one of Brazil's greatest modern painters. The first. It is the first solo show by a Brazilian artist at…...
A Great Amazonian Artist Carries Peru to the Venice Biennale
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (804+ words) The honor. Sara Flores, an Indigenous artist from the Peruvian Amazon, represents Peru at the 2026 Venice Biennale. The event. The Biennale is the art world's most prestigious gathering, running through November 2026. The work. Her pavilion centers on the largest painting…...
Beatriz Gonzalez, The Great Colombian Artist of Grief Gets a Major European Show
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (359+ words) " Who. Beatriz Gonzalez, widely seen as one of Latin America's most important artists, died in Bogota on January 9 at 93. " Why now. A major retrospective opens in Oslo on June 12, following a landmark show in London this spring. " The subject. Much…...
Brazil Capital Turns Into a Design Showcase for a Week
1+ week, 2+ day ago (594+ words) The event: the fourth Bras'lia Design Week, running June 8 to 14 across Brazil's capital. The theme: "Design That Connects Territories," linking physical, cultural and symbolic spaces. The hub: the main exhibition runs at the Memorial dos Povos Ind'genas through July 12. The…...
A $106 Flea-Market Find Became a Surrealist Legal Battle
1+ week, 2+ day ago (792+ words) The find: a Mexican buyer paid 2, 000 pesos ($106) for a gouache attributed to Leonora Carrington, bought online during the pandemic. The work: "Chapeau chaud pour le ski" (1952), one of the few large-format gouaches attributed to the artist. The twist: a leading…...
Julio Le Parc, Argentine Master of Kinetic Art, Dies at 97
1+ week, 6+ day ago (746+ words) The death: Argentine artist Julio Le Parc, a leading figure of kinetic and optical art, died on Saturday, May 30, 2026, in Paris, at the age of 97. The confirmation: His family and Argentine officials confirmed the death after a progressive decline in…...