The White House launches a review of the Smithsonian InstitutionArtReviewartreview.com13 August 2025A letter sent to the Smithsonian indicates that museums ‘should begin implementing content corrections’
Gaypalani Waṉambi wins 2025 Telstra NATSIAAArtReviewartreview.com12 August 2025She will receive a AU$100,000 cash prize
Daniel Muzyczuk appointed director of Muzeum SztukiArtReviewartreview.com11 August 2025Muzyczuk aims to reaffirm the museum’s role as a place to generate knowledge and foster inclusive public discourse
David Chichkan, Ukrainian artist whose anarchist beliefs informed his work, 1986–2025ArtReviewartreview.com11 August 2025Chichkan was killed defending against a Russian infantry assault in the Zaporizhia area
Bangkok Art & Culture Centre censors works following visit from Chinese officialsArtReview08 August 2025Update: A curator of the show, fearing arrest, has fled to the UK
Kwak Duck-Jun, leading figure of Korean and Japanese conceptual art, 1937–2025ArtReviewartreview.com08 August 2025He is best known for his Weight-scale series, installations of variously sized rocks on broken scales
Ekow Eshun to curate British Art Show 10ArtReviewartreview.com06 August 2025The exhibition will open in Coventry in September 2026 before touring to Swansea, Bristol, Sheffield and Newcastle Gateshead