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Installation view of Carmen Herrera's geometric abstract works displayed at Lisson Gallery, featuring bold colour field compositions and sculptural pieces in dialogue with architectural space

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Carmen Herrera’s Geometric Reverie Unfolds at Lisson

The Cuban artist's pioneering exploration of colour, line and spatial abstraction finds its fullest expression yet in a major retrospective, while her work commands attention at Art Basel Paris.

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Portrait photograph of Sean Scully, 2022, by Andrew Quinn

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Sean Scully honoured by French Ministry of Culture

The celebrated artist receives the distinction of Officier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, a recognition of his profound and enduring influence on contemporary art. His work now hangs alongside Cézanne's at the Grand Palais in Paris.

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Georges Rousse's studio during the creation of Lacis, with geometric forms and colour studies visible

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Georges Rousse’s Lacis arrives at Le Bon Marché in January

The Parisian department store welcomes the French artist's ambitious new exhibition, a fusion of painting, architecture and photography that transforms the gallery into a spatial meditation.

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Hand-coloured lithograph titled 'The Favorite Cat' by Nathaniel Currier, circa 1838-48, depicting a cat as the central subject of the composition

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When Cats Became the Subject, Not the Footnote

The Met's collection reveals how nineteenth century lithography transformed felines from minor domestic details into celebrated subjects worthy of parlor walls and nursery frames.

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Installation view of Moonwater exhibition at Perrotin New York showing watercolour paintings on white walls

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Nancy Graves’ Fluid Abstractions Drift Across the Page

Perrotin New York presents a luminous body of watercolours by the late American artist, where scientific observation dissolves into gesture and intuition. Created between 1977 and 1982, these works capture the bridge between Graves' analytical practice and her increasingly liberated artistic language.

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Large-scale painting by Chris Ofili titled Saint Laure, 2026, depicting a figure rendered in the artist's characteristic luminous palette

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Chris Ofili restores visibility to Manet’s forgotten muse

A luminous new body of work by Chris Ofili confronts the erasure of Black models in nineteenth century French painting, honouring the identity of a woman rendered anonymous by history.

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Interior view of Dowling's gallery with original artworks displayed on walls, morning light streaming through

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Where Manhattan’s Morning Begins Among Master Works

Dowling's gallery opens before the city wakes, a private sanctuary of over two hundred original artworks where the day's first light falls on paintings that have shaped American culture. It is where connoisseurship and caffeine converge.

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Emirates Literature Foundation First Chapter fellowship milestone celebration event

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From manuscript to world stage: the writers reshaping global letters

Five years of nurturing emerging voices from the UAE and region has yielded a remarkable harvest. As the Emirates Literature Foundation's First Chapter fellowship marks this milestone with the publication of Saba Brelvi's debut novel, a new generation of authors is claiming their place on the international literary stage.

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Van Gogh’s Auvers Masterpiece Returns After Half a Century

Watch the film on Instagram The chestnut trees that captivated Vincent van Gogh in the spring of 1890 still stand in Auvers-sur-Oise, that quiet village beyond…

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Lavinia Fontana's 'Christ Driving the Traders from the Temple' oil painting from 1580, depicting the biblical scene with dynamic figures and monumental temple architecture

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A Renaissance Master Enters the American Canon

A commanding oil by Lavinia Fontana, the sixteenth century's most formidable female painter, has found its way into a major American collection, affirming her rightful place among the era's greatest artists.

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