Art

February 17, 2026

Saudi Desert Offers a Dramatic Stage for Innovative Installations at Desert X

Nearly 700 miles from the Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh lies AlUla, a lush oasis valley enshrined by towering sandstone mountains. The desert region has long drawn visitors to its ancient cultural sites, ranging from a labyrinth of 12th-century mudbrick homes to Dadan, one of the Arabian Peninsula’s most developed first-millennium BCE cities. This month, though, AlUla offers yet another attraction: Desert X.

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February 15, 2026

How to Reimagine Middle Age Creation Myths for the Contemporary World [Interview]

Across millennia, there have been several common threads that unite humanity, whether it be art, music, or literature. Now, the Getty presents yet another commonality: creation myths. Such narratives are at the heart of the museum’s newest exhibition, Beginnings: The Story of Creation in the Middle Ages, which explores how medieval Christians understood and visualized the world’s origins. At first glance, Beginnings may seem familiar.

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February 12, 2026

Centennial of Gaudí’s Death Honored With Stunning Projection Mapping on Casa Batlló

The legendary architect Antoni Gaudi died in 1926, having forever changed the face of Barcelona with his unique style of architecture. To commemorate the centennial of his passing, Casa Batlló, one of his most recognizable buildings, called upon United Visual Artists for a thrilling mapping display on its facade. Titled Hidden Order, the projection mapping was created by Matt Clark, founder of United Visual Artists.

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February 8, 2026

Artist Has Eroded Her Own Privacy in Favor of Art, and Now It’s on Display in a Sprawling Show

Perhaps no one better embodies conceptual art than Sophie Calle. Throughout her decades-long career, the French artist has merged everything from photography and film to text and performance, exploring how love, trust, power, death, and storytelling all inform one another. Now, a groundbreaking exhibition charting the full range of Calle’s practice has landed at UC Irvine Langson Orange County Museum of Art.

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