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Flemish Government’s Plan to Dissolve M HKA Sparks Outrage

Artforum @artforum.com · 9h

The Flemish government’s decision to “reform the landscape of its own museums and the visual arts sector” and strip Antwerp’s Museum of Modern Art, Belgium’s oldest contemporary art museum, of its assets has generated criticism both locally and abroad. www.artforum.com/news/flemish...

The Government of Flanders' announcement that it planned to strip Antwerp’s Museum of Modern Art of its assets has generated criticism both locally and abroad.

Smithsonian Closes Museums as Shutdown Stretches On

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The Smithsonian on October 12 closed all twenty-one of the museums operating under its auspices as the US government shutdown begun on October 1 continued to draw on. The organization also shuttered its fourteen education and research centers and the National Zoo, which it runs.

The Smithsonian on October 12 closed all twenty-one of its museums as the US government shutdown begun on October 1 continued to draw on.

Cecilia Vicuña Awarded 2025 Roswitha Haftmann Prize

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Chilean activist, artist, and poet Cecilia Vicuña, known for her quipus—strands of knotted fibers that reference the ancient Andean communication system—has been named the winner of the 2025 Roswitha Haftmann Prize. www.artforum.com/news/cecilia...

Chilean activist, artist, and poet Cecilia Vicuña has been named the winner of the 2025 Roswitha Haftmann Prize, Europe's largest art award.

Frieze to Inaugurate Abu Dhabi Fair in 2026

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Artforum @artforum.com · 5d

London-based art fair operator Frieze has announced the launch of Frieze Abu Dhabi, staged through a partnership with the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi, which organizes Abu Dhabi Art, the region’s best-known homegrown art fair. www.artforum.com/news/frieze-...

Art fair operator Frieze on October 10 announced the launch of Frieze Abu Dhabi, in partnership with the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi.

Ken Jacobs reduces cinema to its essential ingredients, creating "film-performances" that are at once seductive and radically disorienting. A veteran Modernist who studied painting with Hans Hofmann b...

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“Jacobs reduces cinema to its essential ingredients, creating ‘film-performances’ that are at once seductive and radically disorienting,” wrote Kristin M. Jones in a 1997 issue of Artforum. www.artforum.com/events/ken-j...

Ken Jacobs

Filmmaker Ken Jacobs, a towering figure in the world of experimental cinema, died of kidney failure on October 5 in New York. He was ninety-two.

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Filmmaker Ken Jacobs, a towering figure in the world of experimental cinema, died of kidney failure on October 5 in New York. He was ninety-two. www.artforum.com/news/ken-jac...

Ken Jacobs (1933–2025)

Four Artists Win 2025 MacArthur Fellowships

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Artist and filmmaker Garrett Bradley, interdisciplinary artist Gala Porras-Kim, multidisciplinary artist Tuan Andrew Nguyen, and basket artist Jeremy Frey have been named among the 2025 class of MacArthur Fellows. www.artforum.com/news/four-ar...

Artists Garrett Bradley, Gala Porras-Kim, Tuan Andrew Nguyen, and Jeremy Frey have been named as among the 2025 class of MacArthur Fellows.

Artnews Reveals Nominees for 2025 Artnews Awards

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Artnews has announced the nominees of its second annual Artnews Awards. Winners will be announced and lauded on November 11 at an event to take place in New York. www.artforum.com/news/artnews...

Artnews has announced the nominees of its second annual Artnews Awards—established last year to honor “excellence in achievements at US arts institutions."

National Gallery of Art Closes amid Government Shutdown

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The National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, closed its doors to the public on October 5, six days after the federal government ceased operations following the failure of Republicans and Democrats to agree on a spending bill. www.artforum.com/news/nationa...

The National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, closed its doors to the public on October 5, six days after the federal government ceased operations.

Aimee Ng, curator at the Frick Collection, answers questions about her career, her curatorial approach, and her inspirations and influences.

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In an interview with Artforum earlier this year, Ng offered insight into how she approaches her work. “Live and let curate,” she said. “For me, curating is simply taking care of art in the fullest sense, including connecting people with its stories.” www.artforum.com/columns/aime...

Aimee Ng

Aimee Ng Named Chief Curator of the Frick Collection

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The Frick Collection in New York has announced Aimee Ng as its next chief curator, effective this November. Ng, who is currently the museum’s John Updike Curator, has been a member of its curatorial department since 2015. www.artforum.com/news/aimee-n...

The Frick Collection in New York has announced Aimee Ng as its next chief curator, effective this November.

In anyyywayyy whatever at New York's Amant, performers speak Cohen's words and execute graceful movements under lighting inspired by queer nightlife.

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“My practice aims to build solidarity with viewers,” Cohen explains. “‘anyyywayyy whatever’ embeds points of access within the piece for audiences who may not have a background in the art world but who—I hope—might see themselves in it.” www.artforum.com/columns/barn...

Barnett Cohen

In anyyywayyy whatever at New York's Amant, performers speak Cohen's words and execute graceful movements under lighting inspired by queer nightlife.

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In a new interview for Artforum, Shuli Branson speaks with performance artist and political activist Barnett Cohen about their latest work, “anyyywayyy whatever,” and the politics of opacity. www.artforum.com/columns/barn...

Barnett Cohen

Petrit Halilaj Wins $100,000 Nasher Prize for Sculpture

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Kosovar artist Petrit Halilaj has won the 2027 iteration of the Nasher Prize, considered to be the world’s most prestigious sculpture honor. www.artforum.com/news/petrit-...

Kosovar artist Petrit Halilaj has won the 2027 Nasher Prize. The award is considered to be the world’s most prestigious sculpture honor.

UC Irvine Acquires Orange County Museum of Art

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The University of California, Irvine, has acquired the Orange County Museum of Art and merged it with the UC Irvine Langson Institute and Museum of California Art to form the UC Irvine Langson Orange County Museum of Art. www.artforum.com/news/uc-irvi...

The University of California, Irvine, has acquired the Orange County Museum of Art, which it will merge with its Langson Institute and Museum of California Art

Turkey Announces Artist, Curator for 2026 Venice Biennale

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The Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts has named multidisciplinary artist Nilbar Güreş, known for her humorous, poetic, yet critical works commenting on social topics, as Turkey’s representative to the Sixty-First Venice Biennale. www.artforum.com/news/turkey-...

The Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts has named multidisciplinary artist Nilbar Güreş as Turkey’s representative to the Sixty-First Venice Biennale.

The October 2025 issue of Artforum, featuring Ibrahim Mahama, Okwui Enwezor, Ecoformalism, and Culture Wars

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On Artforum’s October 2025 cover: Ibrahim Mahama, Beasts of no nation (detail), 2013–22, wood panel wrapped in wax-print cloth and jute thread, 74 × 48".

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Plus: Joanna Warsza on the art of the Ukrainian collective Open Group, Harmon Siegel defines a new artistic mode he calls “ecoformalism,” Anne Reeve provides a close reading of Lucy Raven’s 2025 video “Murderer’s Bar,” and Meredith Monk shares her Top Ten.

October 2025

The October 2025 issue of Artforum, featuring Ibrahim Mahama, Okwui Enwezor, Ecoformalism, and Culture Wars

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In Artforum’s October 2025 issue: Edna Bonhomme on the art of Ibrahim Mahama; Ron Athey, Karen Finley, Andres Serrano, and Helen Molesworth on the culture wars of the late 1980s and ’90s; Simon Njami on “Okwui Enwezor: Selected Writings”; and more.

October 2025

Musée National Picasso-Paris Announces Major Expansion Including Free Sculpture Park

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The Musée National Picasso-Paris has unveiled plans for a €50 million renovation that will see it merge its own interior garden with the nearby Square Léonor-Fini to create a 25,000-foot open-air sculpture garden that will be free to the public. www.artforum.com/news/musee-n...

The Musée National Picasso-Paris has announced a $59 million renovation and 25,000-foot sculpture garden that will be free to the public.

Brian Jungen Wins 2025 Audain Prize

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Canadian sculptor Brian Jungen, known for transforming contemporary mass-produced objects into traditional artifacts, has been named the winner of this year’s C$100,000 ($71,700) Audain Prize for the Visual Arts. www.artforum.com/news/brian-j...

Canadian sculptor Brian Jungen, known for transforming mass-produced objects into traditional artifacts, has won this year’s Audain Prize for the Visual Arts.

Longtime New Museum Director Lisa Phillips to Depart

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Lisa Phillips, who has served as director of New York’s New Museum since 1999, is retiring after twenty-six years in the role. www.artforum.com/news/longtim...

Lisa Phillips, who has served as director of New York’s New Museum since 1999, is retiring after twenty-six years in the role.

In this episode of Artforum’s Under the Influence video series, the artist shares pivotal moments in her career.

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In the September episode of Under the Influence, Catherine Opie reflects on pivotal moments in her career, from discovering photography via a social studies book in elementary school to having her works on display at the Museu de Arte de São Paulo.

Catherine Opie

Lola Kramer on the first round of fall openings in New York

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“‘Where does reality stop . . . and the game begin?’ goes the tagline for David Cronenberg’s ExistenZ (1999). I think of this film on Friday, after a blur of fairs and openings,” writes Lola Kramer, reporting on the start of the fall exhibition season in New York.

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