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ARTnewsDali-Designed Bronze Book of Revelations Cover Stolen from French Museum, Sotheby’s to Auction Nanotyrannus Fossil, and More: Morning Links for October 6, 2026

Here's what we're reading this morning.

ARTnewsWhat the World’s Top Collectors Bought in 2026, From a 15th-Century Pietà Painting to an Oar from Lubaina Himid’s British Pavilion

The Top 200 are as active as ever.

ARTnewsThe Year of the Trophy: An Introduction to the 2026 Edition of the ARTnews Top 200 Collectors List

The Top 200 Collectors weigh in on what lies beyond the headlines of a top-heavy art market.

ARTnewsWhat’s One Museum Work the Top 200 Collectors Would Own If They Could?

The world’s most voracious art buyers covet artworks they’ll never own.

ARTnewsARTnews’s “Top 200 Collectors” Issue Features 37th Annual List, Conservation Tips for Caring for Your Collection, and More

Plus, a look at how Daniel Weiss's leadership of the Philadelphia Museum of Art and remembrances for collectors passed.

ARTnewsThe British Museum Will Extend Its Hours Amid ‘Extraordinary’ Demand for Bayeux Tapestry

The museum also plans to provide an audio guide as part of the exhibition’s app, something it had initially avoided in favor of self-guided tours.

ARTnewsIn Vatican Address, Pope Leo Denounces AI-Generated Art: ‘The Church Needs Artists’

The pontiff described art as a different kind of “search engine.”

ARTnewsSotheby’s Will Host “The Art of Divorce” Panel Discussion in Geneva

Princess Diana’s Christina Stambolian dress, otherwise dubbed “the revenge dress” is coming to auction at Sotheby’s London on December 9

ARTnewsBluhm Family Gives $5 M. to MCA Chicago for Gender Equity Fund, Named After Outgoing Director

“Madeleine, I think, has been all of our teacher and mentor, and the greatest leader,” trustee Leslie Bluhm said.

ARTnewsPhilip Tinari Appointed Director of Tai Kwun Arts in Hong Kong

His appointment is among two others, with Chin Chin Teoh as Managing Director of Tai Kwun and Timothy Calnin as Director of Tai Kwun Arts Special Projects.

The Art NewspaperLondon's Victoria & Albert Museum planning to launch voluntary exit scheme

The scheme comes after trade unions representing museum staff held strikes in September, with negotiations still ongoing

The Art NewspaperBook examines the connection between auteur Federico Fellini and the last castrato

“Castrato Phantoms” explores the artistic legacy of a cruel historic practice that saw young boys mutilated in order to create distinctive singing voices in later life

The Art NewspaperBilbao Fine Arts Museum gains new €45m Norman Foster-designed wing

Renovation expands exhibition spaces and provides new facilities as well as creating better links with its neighbour, the Guggenheim Bilbao

The Art NewspaperJean-ius portraiture: Nan Goldin collaborates with fashion house Acne Studios

The US artist and activist is helping the Stockholm brand celebrate its 30th anniversary in style

The Art NewspaperHistoric building in old Danish artist colony transformed into luxury hotel

CORI Hornbaek Hotel, just outside Copehagen, brings together brings together contemporary art, Mediterranean élan and the local speciality—hygge

The Art NewspaperFrom an indoor forest to a toilet made with seaweed: Design Museum Gent reopens after €20m eco-focused expansion

Museum renovation showcases creative and sustainable design ideas to help transform contemporary life

The Art NewspaperA year into the Gaza ceasefire, art is a means of survival

Palestinian artists inside and outside the Gaza Strip share their experiences of loss, displacement and survival, and how art continues to help them navigate life amid an uncertain ceasefire

The Art NewspaperMuseum of the City of New York opens new centre for social activism

The Puffin Foundation Center for Social Activism’s inaugural exhibitions focus on activism in the Big Apple and the living cultures of the Lenape

The Art NewspaperPhoenix Art Museum receives $5m gift for new Sri Lankan and South Asian art galleries

The local philanthropist Sukumar Nagendran hopes his gift will deepen cultural understanding of the region and elevate its art

The Art NewspaperHow an EU-funded research programme has been future-proofing art conservation

GoGreen has brought together experts from 13 institutions to explore sustainable methods—testing some out on a 1906 Tiffany dish

The Art NewspaperBritish Museum to extend Bayeux Tapestry opening hours

Some ticket holders have reportedly queued for up to two hours to enter the blockbuster exhibition, while others have been turned away

The Art NewspaperBehind Turkey’s race to save Gallipoli’s vanishing shipwrecks

A recently launched project called Deep Heritage aims to slow the disintegration of dozens of warships sunk off Turkey's coast during the devastating First World War campaign

ColossalAmok Island’s Geometric Murals Teem with Vibrant Local Flora and Fauna

The Fremantle-based artist shines a light on the continued importance of conservation. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The

ColossalPre-Columbian Archaeology Meets Science Fiction in Max Lehman’s Quirky Sculptures

"The sculptures ask us to consider what happens when artificial beings become old enough to have ancestors..." Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as lit

ColossalThrough Fictional Self-Portraits, Tang Shuo Visualizes an Ancestral Archive

Long interested in his ancestry and familial connection to the land, Tang Shuo once again journeys to his home territory. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing

ColossalMonumental Sculptures by Sharif Bey Meditate on Identity and Objecthood in ‘Homecoming’

Calm yet imposing figures evoke the Benin Bronzes, ceremonial masking traditions, and the Moai stones of Easter Island. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing f

ColossalGaia Alari’s Lilting Animations are Drawn Frame by Frame

Meandering botanical forms, gestural dancing, and sweeping birds converge into fluid loops. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month

ColossalTomás Saraceno Returns to the Past to Envision a More Just Future

In Munich, Saraceno's ecological and collaborative projects take center stage for a sweeping presentation titled 'Ancestral Futures.' Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent art

ColossalWild Hijinx and Hilarious Happenstance Reign in the 2026 Comedy Wildlife Awards

The competition welcomed its largest ever number of entries this year from photographers in 112 countries. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little

ColossalWorld of WearableArt’s ‘GLO!’ Is a Celebration of Culture, Nature, and Whimsy

The annual fashion-meets-performance competition is an international visual feast. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The art

ColossalIn Chicago, teamLab Expands Our Perceptions Through Boundary-Breaking Installations

teamLab consists of hundreds of collaborators who tap into the provocative intersection of art, science, and technology. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing

ColossalEddy Firmin Interrogates History and Colonizing Forces in Provocative Sculptures

The Montréal-based multi-disciplinary artist is deeply interested in the history and politics of colonization. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as lit

HyperallergicDiscover Carl Sprinchorn at Two Maine Museums This Fall

The Ogunquit Museum of American Art and Bates College Museum of Art chronicle the life and work of under-recognized modern artist Carl Sprinchorn.

HyperallergicBold New Books in Art and Visual Culture from the MIT Press

From activist art and trans aesthetics to lowriders, global skateboarding culture, and Vilém Flusser’s prescient vision of the screen age.

HyperallergicLee Krasner Gets the Last Word

Lucy Ives reviews The Met’s Krasner-Pollock show, Editor-in-Chief Hakim Bishara interviews outgoing Yaddo President Elaina Richardson, and Aruna D’Souza profiles artist Rana Begum.

HyperallergicThe Met’s Krasner and Pollock Show Is a Breathtaking Upending

If you’re looking for bias or reparations, these volatile contents are all on the surface, quietly and neatly presented.

HyperallergicPope Leo Calls to Save Art From AI

"Algorithms lack the spark of the human, whereas ‘authentic culture and art preserve this spark,’" hesaid in a recent speech.

HyperallergicTurning Turner’s Legacy

“Turner and the Slave Trade” recasts Romanticism’s relationship to nature and landscape painting as a vehicle for colonial propaganda.

HyperallergicElaina Richardson Looks Back at 26 Years as President of Yaddo

After stabilizing, modernizing, and diversifying the century-old artist retreat, Richardson says she's ready for a new chapter.

HyperallergicA View From the Easel

“There’s a lot of construction going on en route. Sometimes I capture the sounds.”

HyperallergicRana Begum Sees What You Don’t

“Art became a tool to communicate, at first,” she told Hyperallergic. "Then it became an obsession.”

HyperallergicWhitney Museum Union Ratifies Contract on Eve of Strike

Workers were prepared to begin their strike during the preview week of a major Roy Lichtenstein retrospective.

HyperallergicWashU Seeks Artists in Diverse Media for Fall 2027 Entry to MFA Program

Experiment in the Sam Fox School’s expansive, state-of-the-art facilities, leveraging fellowship, residency, and research opportunities.

HyperallergicTom of Finland Foundation Turmoil

Hrag Vartanian on Mala Iqbal's vignettes of the metropolis, museum union updates, and Mamdani doubles art grants.