Dadaism or Dada is an art movement of the early twentieth century characterized by irreverence, subversion, and nonsense. Dada art, performance, and poetry emerged in Zurich as a reaction to the horror and misfortune of World War I.
February 2026 Art News
The Savannah College of Art and Design presents the 17th edition of SCAD deFINE ART, the university’s annual series of exhibitions, talks, and special presentations celebrating influential leaders in contemporary art. This year’s programming, presented Feb. 23–26, includes conversations with today’s most prominent artists, including SCAD deFINE ART 2026 honoree Laurie Anderson, about their practices and works on view.
In late January, the Smithsonian announced that it would return a Shiva Nataraja statue and two other Chola Dynasty bronzes to India from the National Museum of Asian Art under a “shared stewardship” policy introduced in 2022.
I was working in music and playing poker, and the combination of those things led me to the art world. I’m from a highly educated yet not affluent background, and I had never thought much about the art world, never met a working artist or a gallery owner. Then I met Slater Bradley, who was at the time the youngest artist to have a solo show at the Whitney Museum. He invited me to an all-artists poker game at Dirk Skreber’s studio in Brooklyn.
The word salon has a rich history of its own and was even used to indicate several different things within France in this period including an elite social gathering often led by a woman, a large reception hall, or an academic art exhibition.
Los Angeles has long lived in the shadow of New York’s art world dominance, but with the opening of three major institutions this year, the city is strategically repositioning itself to become an even more serious cultural force.
I grew up in New York with parents who were early collectors of modern and contemporary art. In the 1970s, I would accompany them to SoHo to visit galleries like Pace, Mary Boone, and Castelli. We walked cobblestone streets, stepped into raw loft-like spaces, and talked about art not as decoration but as a way of seeing and an intellectual pursuit.
Selkirk Auctioneers & Appraisers is thrilled to present our Winter Gallery Auction, taking place on Saturday, February 14, 2026, 10:00am CST. Our highly anticipated and curated Gallery sales aim to present exceptional examples of art and antiques defined by a profound appreciation for history, artistry, and craftsmanship.
The idea that 18th and 19th century landscape painting could be the setting for one of art history’s fiercest rivalries may seem unlikely, but Turner & Constable: Rivals and Originals, the current exhibition at Tate Britain, explores the competitive relationship between two giants of British landscape painting, J.M.W.
