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- David A. Ross has stepped down as chair of the master’s degree program in art practice at the School of Visual Arts in New York following the revelation of his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. www.artforum.com/news/school-...
- The Centre for Contemporary Arts (CCA), a leading light of the Glasgow experimental and contemporary art scene and a mainstay in the larger Scottish art scene, is closing after thirty-three years in operation. All thirty-nine of it staff will lose their jobs. www.artforum.com/news/glasgow...
- The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will go dark for two years while it undergoes renovations. www.artforum.com/news/kennedy...
- In Artforum’s February 2026 issue, Rachel Wetzler reflects on the art of Banks Violette, who rose to prominence in the neo-goth movement of the 2000s. Today, “Violette’s work has returned with a vengeance.” www.artforum.com/issue/2026/f...
- Also in the issue: Pablo Larios surveys the landscape of institution building in the Gulf, Nicole L. Woods remembers iconic Fluxus artist Alison Knowles, Shannon Taggart communes with the paranormal archive of SORRAT, and much more. www.artforum.com/issue/2026/f...
- On Artforum’s February 2026 cover: Banks Violette, not yet titled (flag) (detail), 2007, aluminum, fluorescent tubes and bulbs, ballasts, wiring, road case, hardware, dimensions variable. Photo: Leslie Artamonow.
- Rodrigo Moura will step down as artistic director of Argentina’s Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires (MALBA) in February, after occupying the post for one year. www.artforum.com/news/rodrigo...