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- Aug 27
Japanese contemporary artist Yayoi Kusama, known for polka dots and infinity rooms, dies at 97
The Japanese avant-garde pioneer died from multiple organ failure on 14 August 2026 after a seven-decade career spanning New York and Tokyo.
- Aug 25
Dolly Parton laid to rest in Nashville as estate announces 2027 DollyFest celebrations
Following a private burial at Woodlawn Memorial Park beside her late husband Carl Dean, Dolly Parton's estate confirmed the multi-city festival DollyFest will take place in Nashville and London in 2027.
- Jul 23
Charli xcx swaps club beats for distorted guitars on 'Music, Fashion, Film', a 30-minute dissection of fame
The 11-track LP, produced with A.G. Cook and Finn Keane, trades hyperpop for fuzzed-out rock and deadpan vocals, drawing mixed but intrigued reviews.
- Jun 18
IVAM launches permanent exhibition of 500 works with a hybrid chronological and thematic journey through 20th- and 21st-century art
The Institut Valencià d'Art Modern (IVAM) in Valencia has presented 'La Colección del IVAM hasta hoy', a new permanent display of over 500 pieces that charts the main currents of modern and contemporary art through a central chronological itinerary and four thematic paths.
- Jun 12
David Hockney, the painter of California light and record-breaking pools, dies at 88 as King Charles mourns 'a giant of the art world'
David Hockney, the British painter who turned sun-drenched Los Angeles pools into icons of 20th-century art and set auction records, died on 11 June 2026. King Charles III led tributes to the artist, remembering his genius and his yellow Crocs.
