The ADAA’s New Fair Reframes Art Philanthropy

Created: December 10, 2025

The Art Dealers Association of America’s (ADAA) decision to shutter The Art Show and launch a new fair in November 2026 marks a quiet end to one of the art world’s longest-running philanthropic partnerships. ADAA Fair will assume the original show’s home in New York’s Park Avenue Armory and channel proceeds to both the organization’s

The Dark Arts: Gothic Modernism

Created: December 9, 2025

With its origins in late Medieval art and religious culture, the word “Gothic” conjures the dark, the mysterious, or the otherworldly. A international exhibition, Gothic Modern: From Darkness to Light, not only broadly explores such popular associations but also provides a ground-breaking examination of later 19th- and early 20th-century artistic fascinations with the era, all while complicating traditional narratives of the history of Modernism.

The Women Who Elevated American Art

Created: December 8, 2025

As the hype fades following the record-breaking $54.7 million sale at Sotheby’s in November 2025 of Frida Kahlo’s 1940 self-portrait, El sueño (La cama), becoming the most expensive artwork by a female artist ever sold at auction, let’s pause and consider the facts.

Abstract Expressionism: A Brief History & Exploration

Created: December 5, 2025
Born in the late nineteenth century, Modernism sought to challenge conventional institutions of its time. The late nineteenth century saw a shifting European political structure, with the birth of nation-states rising from the ashes of empires. This period was also significant in academic achievements and rapid industrialization.

Hispanic Textiles at Couse-Sharp Historic Site

Weaving the New World: Hispanic Textiles and Their Influence on the Northern Frontier opens December 6 as the winter exhibition at Couse-Sharp Historic Site. Installed in both the modern Dean Porter Gallery space and the 1830s Luna Chapel, Weaving the New World demonstrates the unique, rich, and colorful textile traditions that developed in New Mexico, Mexico, and elsewhere in what is now the American Southwest. 

In the Realm of "Superadditive" with Sculptor Leonardo Drew

Created: December 2, 2025

Leonardo Drew is the embodiment of form and content. His expansive personality explodes with associations and ebullience; so does his art. “Superadditive,” he calls it. There really don’t seem to be any limits to his art, which is free-form yet meticulously crafted.