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• Museum Organizations Express Concern Over Flemish Government’s Decision to Nix Belgium’s Oldest Contemporary Art Museum

  “Museum Watch hopes that this exceptional and devastating decision will be undone,” one letter reads.

• Canterbury Cathedral Graffiti Art Installation Divides the Public: ‘Everything Beautiful Is Just Torn Down’

  One commentator compared the piece to painting over a Fra Angelico work.

• Labubu-Mania, Frieze Abu Dhabi, Koons’ Gagosian Show, and More: Morning Links for October 10, 2025

  On the origins of the creepy-cute must-have accessory of 2025.

• Frieze to Launch Abu Dhabi Fair in November 2026, Taking Over City’s Homegrown Fair

  Abu Dhabi Art will host its 2025 edition as planned, with the 2026 iteration becoming Frieze Abu Dhabi.

• Jeff Koons Returns to Gagosian with First New York Show in Seven Years

  The last time he showed work in the city was also at Gagosian in 2018.

• Ancient Egyptian Iconography Discovered in a Roman-Era Bathhouse in Turkey

  It marks the first-known instance of ancient Egyptian imagery used outside Egypt for ornamental purposes.

• Beloved London Gallery Harlesden High Street Goes to Mayfair For an Open-Ended Pop-up

  “It’s not about suddenly becoming a Mayfair gallery. It’s about keeping quality high without getting trapped in the commercial cycle."

• A New Contemporary Art Center in Kazakhstan Puts Decolonization into Practice 

  The Tselinny Center of Contemporary Culture is as an intentional counterpoint to the hierarchal Western arts institution.

• The Philadelphia Museum of Art Rebrands to … the Philadelphia Art Museum

  The museum said it "places Philadelphia front and center."

• UNESCO’s New Chief Faces Big Challenges Amid US Exit and Accusations of Anti-Israel Bias

  Khaled El-Enany Ezz will be the first Arab director-general of the organization.