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• Nick Doyle’s AI Oracle at Perrotin is Part Influencer, Part Therapist, Part Snake Oil Salesman

  “There’s always this snake oil salesman aspect to technological advancement out West,” Doyle said. “As if some miracle is going to fix all our woes.” 

• Miami Politician Admits to Hiring ‘Jew Hater’ Billboard Trucks Targeting Pro-Palestinian Protesters at Art Basel Miami Beach

  “As a jew, I can spot a jew hater a mile away,” Suarez told the Intercept.

• Tess Jaray, Influential Painter of Understated Abstractions, Dies at 88

  Her work inspired such figures as W. G. Sebald and Rana Begum.

• Russian Strike on Kyiv Damages National Art Museum of Ukraine

  The collection and personnel remain safe.

• Long-Lost Lucas Valdés Paintings Resurface at Auction Amid Spain’s Restitution Battles

  The recovery lands at a moment when questions around ownership, restitution, and cultural patrimony have become increasingly politicized in Spain’s art world.

• Detroit’s MOCAD Reopens with a New Vision and a New Kind of Leadership

  “Artists will always exist; institutions maybe won’t always exist,” co-director Jova Lynne said.

• Venice Biennale’s Kazakh Pavilion Roiled by Controversy after Artwork Fails to Make It on View

  An installation examining Stalin's repression of Kazakhstan was removed under disputed circumstances.

• Romania’s Culture Minister Resigned Following Outcry Over Leaked Recording and More: Morning Links for May 26, 2026

  Plus, one of the oldest manuscripts to tell the tale of King Arthur is heading to auction.

• 46 Museum Shows and Biennials to See This Summer

  Keith Haring, Ana Mendieta, and Julio Le Parc are among the artists to receive surveys this season.

• Tickets to See the Bayeux Tapestry Will Cost As Much As $45 A Piece

  The museum is expecting plenty of interest for the exhibition.