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A new year is symbolic of a new beginning. We resolve to do better going forward. This article discusses 6 potential goals for artists in 2026.
1. Set One, Big, Long-term goal
Artist’s resolutions tend to be focused on long-term goals. Maybe it’s making that one large painting, selling some of your work, or entering your paintings in a competition, but this long-term big goal will require attention and lots of work.
These bigger resolutions may not even be accomplished within a year and may look more like a 3-5 year plan. But start to consider and plan some things you want to accomplish as an artist. Be detailed in this long term goal and love it! Your journey may change, but if you have a bigger goal that you are consistently working towards, you’ll find that in the upcoming year you have a bit more focus and a view of the bigger picture.
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Replica: Joseph Cornell’s Basement Studio Recreated in a Gallery Window in Paris
American assemblage artist Joseph Cornell never went to Paris. But now, thanks to filmmaker Wes Anderson, a recreation of Cornell’s meticulous studio is on display in that city.
“In his lifetime, Joseph Cornell’s studio was a top destination for many in the art world. But not all were invited to the basement of his modest Dutch Colonial home on Utopia Parkway in Flushing, Queens. The painfully shy recluse extended the offer to very few—mainly women, who might furnish their male counterparts with a book and a seat at the kitchen table to wile away the time. But now, anyone can visit. Not the actual studio, of course, but a painstaking replica titled ‘The House on Utopia Parkway: Joseph Cornell’s Studio Re-Created by Wes Anderson,’ which is the brainchild of curator Jasper Sharp and the filmmaker and will occupy the storefront windows at Gagosian in Paris through March 14.
“’He said let’s recreate the workshop and all of his tools and his table and his furniture,’ Sharp recalls Anderson suggesting. ‘So, that’s what we’ve done. We loved the idea of doing it on street level, a storefront, and creating an exhibition that we never open the door to. It’s entirely consumed on the street.’
“A famous hoarder, Cornell spent his days scouring secondhand stores, flea markets and other venues, choosing objects that caught his eye and storing them away for future use. The basement was more like a workshop than your average artist studio, packed to the rafters with items that might look like junk to anyone else, but to Cornell were sweet morsels which, when paired properly in one of his glass-fronted shadowboxes, conjured magic. Much like the artist’s own assemblages, the Gagosian installation paints a portrait of one of modern art’s most enigmatic figures.”
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RIP to Brigitte (September 28, 1934 – December 28, 2025) and Pablo (October 25, 1881 – April 8, 1973). Both reached 91 years old.
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In addition to inspiring physicists, black holes make for a powerful symbol for artists.
“Black holes have long captured the imagination of both scientists and the general public. These exotic objects—once thought to be merely hypothetical—have also conceptually inspired countless artists all over the world. A generous sampling of such work is featured in Conjuring the Void: The Art of Black Holes.
“Author Lynn Gamwell spent ten years as director of the New York Academy of Science’s Gallery of Art and Science. She has an extensive background writing about the intersection of math, art, and science. So she was a natural choice to speak at the annual conference of Harvard’s interdisciplinary Black Hole Initiative a few years ago. Gamwell focused her talk on the art of black holes, and thus the seeds for what would become Conjuring the Void were sown.”
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Preparatory works behind French artist Claire Tabouret’s new stained-glass windows for Notre-Dame de Paris
A contemporary addition to a timeless space. What is it replacing? The article is not clear.
“At the Grand Palais in Paris, a rare exhibition invites visitors to step inside the making of history. D’un seul souffle (In a Single Breath) presents the monumental preparatory works behind French artist Claire Tabouret’s new stained-glass windows for Notre-Dame de Paris, offering an unprecedented look at a contemporary project that is still very much in motion.
“Unfolding inside Galerie 10.2, the exhibition showcases monumental, 7-meter-tall (almost 30-foot-tall) paper maquettes that will eventually be translated into stained glass for the six chapels along the south aisle of Notre-Dame’s nave. Tabouret was selected in late 2024, in collaboration with the renowned Atelier Simon-Marq, to desgin the new windows as part of the cathedral’s post-fire restoration. Rather than unveiling finished objects, D’un seul souffle focuses on process. Here the public will witness the scale, labor, and experimentation behind the work before it is permanently installed in stone and glass.
“The exhibition’s title references breath as both a physical and symbolic force. It echoes the biblical theme of Pentecost, the descent of the Holy Spirit, chosen for the windows, as well as the act of breath itself: the wind, the voice, and the human presence that animates both painting and glass. This idea quietly shapes the experience of the show, where movement, repetition, and rhythm replace traditional religious iconography.”
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Bruce Onobrakpeya “Station V: The Cyrenean carries the cross” linoleum block print on rice paper (1969)
Pray for the persecuted Christians of Nigeria. This 2024 article discusses how one artist has incorporated traditional Nigerian motifs into biblical stories.
“From medieval frescoes to contemporary masterpieces, artists have long found inspiration interpreting Christian imagery. In his Renaissance mural, Leonardo da Vinci famously captured the Last Supper on the refectory wall of Milan’s Santa Maria delle Grazie convent. More than 400 years later, surrealist Salvador Dalí depicted the Crucifixion on a hypercube cross, a blend of science and spirituality, his wife the model for Mary Magdalene. In the hands of artists like El Greco, Andy Warhol and Francis Bacon, scenes from the Gospels and portraits of Jesus rendered in myriad styles have defined Western art and religious narrative.
“But one Nigerian artist, Bruce Onobrakpeya, a trailblazer of African Modernism, pushed well beyond the familiar portrayal of Christ’s story, creating a radical body of work about the Bible that now receives its due in Washington, D.C. A celebrated painter, sculptor and printmaker, Onobrakpeya reimagined the life of Jesus through Indigenous folklore to resonate with African Christians in early post-colonial Nigeria, while upending centuries of iconography.
“This summer, the soon-to-be 92-year-old artist’s first major solo exhibition in the United States, ‘The Mask and the Cross,’ is on view at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art through January of next year. The show brings together Onobrakpeya’s work made after Nigeria became independent in 1960, including a 1969 series of linocut prints titled ‘Fourteen Stations of the Cross,’ commissioned by the Catholic Church. The pioneering show comes to the Smithsonian following its premiere at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta last year.”
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Peter Paul Rubens “The Adoration of the Magi” (1624)
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Another iconic scene from the great Norman Rockwell, celebrating the joy of Christmas. The article identifies many of the models Rockwell used, including a self portrait and the painter Grandma Moses.
“At first glance, the artwork may not immediately scream ‘Christmas.’ There are no Christmas trees, ornaments, or overt holiday decorations. Instead, Rockwell uses the smiles and expressions of his characters, coupled with a few splashes of bright red paint, to create a festive atmosphere.
“The focal point of the painting is a joyous family reunion. Son Jarvis, fresh from school, has just arrived home and is enveloped in the loving embrace of his mother, Mary. The warmth of her hug speaks volumes, conveying the deep bond of family and the excitement of the season.”
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Hyman Bloom “Christmas Tree” oil on canvas 60.25″ x 46 ” (1983)
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