21 outstanding ways to spend it in October

In Memoriam: Remembering Art Collectors Lost, From Agnes Gund to Dorothy Vogel

Van Gogh Museum Reaches Agreement with Dutch Government on Contentious Renovation Budget

At the Fall’s First Major Auctions, Buyers Spent Carefully but Competed for the Right Works

A New AI Tool Wants to Fix the Gender Imbalance of Gallery Rosters

Cooper Union Strikes New Land-Lease Deal for New York’s Chrysler Building, With Plans to Restore Full-Tuition Scholarships

Tang Contemporary Art Shutters a Hong Kong Location as Creditors File Complaints and Artists Claim Overdue Payments

Former Bard President Resigns College Affiliations Amid Inquiry Into Jeffrey Epstein Ties

Gochman Family Collection’s Hudson Valley Space to Be Called Branchline, Opening in November

Sotheby’s To Offer $100 M. Collection of Ted and Ruth Baum, Led by $15 M. Paintings by Rothko and Ruscha

Art Basel/UBS Report’s Surprising Findings, Artists Say Tang Contemporary Owes Them Money and Artwork, and More: Morning Links for October 8, 2026

Hammer Museum Board Gets New Chair, Denzil Forrester Joins Thaddaeus Ropac, and More: Industry Moves for October 8, 2026

The Wealthiest Collectors Are Increasingly Relying on AI, Says Art Basel/UBS Report