The inaugural iteration of Santa Fe Invitational will take place April 8–11, 2027 at the Santa Fe Convention Center. The organization bills itself as a new model of international art fair, one that offers a marketplace and also creates a cultural “ecosystem” involving the broader Santa Fe community.

Art historian Hall W. Rockefeller has designed an AI tool that shows the gender balance of any gallery’s roster of artists. Rockefeller designed the tool to advance the mission of “Less Than Half,” an artist network she founded to advocate for the recognition of women artists.

Belinda Tate is leaving the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields after three years as executive director. Today is her last day in the role. Tate was hired in 2023 by Colette Pierce Burnette, then CEO and president of Newfields, following a years-long reckoning with institutional racism.

Protesters gathered outside MoMa on October 6 to call for the removal of Leon Black from the museum’s board of directors in light of his long-term relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. Black is currently embroiled in a civil lawsuit accusing him of raping a teenage girl inside Epstein’s New York home.

The Asian Art Biennial has announced its list of participating artists for its tenth year. The biennial will take place at the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, from November 7th to February 28th. The exhibition is curated by Lu Pei-Yi, and is called “Mrahul Tminun · 共織 · Co-Weaving.”

Tang Contemporary has shuttered its branch in Hong Kong’s Wong Chuk Hang neighborhood as it faces accusations from multiple parties of nonpayment, the Art Newspaper reports. Among those seeking remuneration are the gallery’s landlord, its logistics provider, and several artists.

The latest “Survey of Global Collecting” from Art Basel and UBS has found that Gen Z collectors are the art market’s biggest spenders. The survey also found that this cohort of young high-net-worth collectors is more likely to purchase directly from artists rather than dealers and auction houses.

The Museum Of Contemporary Art Chicago (MCA) revealed a new endowment to support the collection of works by women artists at an event on October 5. The endowment was made possible by a $5 million gift from museum board member and entrepreneur Leslie Bluhm on behalf of Chicago’s Bluhm Family.

An eight-and-a-half-foot tall sculpture depicting a nude President Donald Trump, coated in 23-karat gold leaf and astride the shoulders of a frail male figure, was unveiled in the official seat of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, on October 6. The statue is by artist Jens Galschiøt.

The art space Para Site is set to depart its location in Hong-Kong’s Quarry Bay district, which it has occupied for the last decade. In honor of the organization’s 30th anniversary, the nonprofit says it will embark on a “nomadic” program throughout the city next year.

The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi has announced Souraya Noujaim as the next director of the Louvre Abu Dhabi. Noujaim was most recently director of the department of Islamic art and heritage at the Louvre in Paris and chief of the French Grand Department of Islamic Art Heritage.

A bronze book jacket designed by Salvador Dalí and weighing 330 pounds was swiped from a small private museum in Issoire, France, in an overnight theft this past weekend. Encrusted with precious stones, seashells, and cutlery, the cover is believed to have been taken between Oct 4 and Oct 5.

Zurich-based dealer Eva Presenhuber has told ArtNews that she is closing her Vienna space when its lease ends in December, citing a sluggish local art market and rising expenses. Presenhuber opened her Viennese outpost in April 2022 and described it as a “sentimental” venture in her native Austria.

The British design studio Foster + Partners and Bilbao architect Luis María Uriarte have expanded the Bilbao Fine Arts Museum in Spain, with an 180-foot-long elevated gallery. The €45 million ($50 million) project will double the current exhibition space and remodel existing galleries.