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Bawdy Beryl, slick Seurat, titanic Tracey and the glory of Gaudí: the best art shows and architecture in 2026

Must-sees include Beryl Cook’s postwar brilliance, Tracey Emin’s new highs, Frida Kahlo’s confessions, plus Google’s HQ and Gaudí’s finally finished fever dream

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Emily Ryalls’ Divine Archives explores women’s collective and individual experiences with pain

Pain is not experienced equally. Nor is it believed equally.

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Frida Kahlo’s record-breaking painting El Sueño positions death as a roommate

Frida Kahlo’s 1940 self-portrait, El Sueño (La Cama), or The Dream (The Bed), has sold for US$54.7 million (£41.4m) at Sotheby’s New York. It is now the most expensive Latin American artwork in history, and has set the auction record for a female artist.

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98 Women That Got Overlooked In History Along With Their Important Achievements

Human history is much deeper, more complex, and more nuanced than you probably remember from school. Many history books, especially the ones you read in class, focus on major events like battles and treaties. Unfortunately, one consequence of this is that women often get sidelined, as the spotlight rests mainly…

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Constance is a metroidvania that wants its monsters to mean something

I want them to mean something, too.

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Cupid’s dazzling arrival, Bridget Riley’s rollercoaster and a duel of two masters – the week in art

Caravaggio’s masterpiece hits the UK, Margate goes dotty for Riley, and it’s paintbrushes at dawn for Turner and Constable

The Guardian - UK

Frida Kahlo self-portrait sells for nearly €50 million, breaking auction record for female artists

In its catalogue note, Sotheby’s said the painting “offers a spectral meditation on the porous boundary between sleep and death.”

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Rare Frida Kahlo self-portrait breaks record for female artists after selling for £41.8m

‘El sueño (La cama)’ was unseen for three nearly decades

The Independent UK

Frida Kahlo self-portrait sells for $54.7m to set new auction record for a female artist

The 1940 painting of Kahlo asleep in bed has surpassed the record set by the $44.4m sale of Georgia O’Keeffe’s Jimson Weed/White Flower No. 1 in 2014

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The Frida Kahlo scandal: Fridamania could reach new heights today – but where are her ‘missing’ masterpieces?

An auction in New York today is almost certain to make the celebrated artist a record-breaker. But, overshadowing what could be a $60m sale are questions about works that have allegedly disappeared

The Guardian - UK

Frida Kahlo self-portrait poised to shatter auction records

A 1940 self-portrait by Frida Kahlo, titled “El sueño (La cama),” could make auction history Thursday at Sotheby’s in New York

The Independent UK

Mexican art historians weigh in on upcoming Kahlo's auction that could fetch up to $60 million

Frida Kahlo’s painting “El sueño (La cama)” is expected to fetch between $40 million and $60 million at auction, potentially making it the most expensive work by a female or Latin American artist

The Independent UK

Will this Frida Kahlo work fetch a record-breaking $60m at auction? Experts weigh in

Kahlo’s El sueño (La cama) is being auctioned off by Sotheby’s

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The 10 Best Biopics of All Time

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The Kahlo family opens the doors of their house, inviting visitors to Frida's beloved basement

The secrets of the Kahlo family are being revealed with the opening of the Casa Kahlo Museum this weekend in Mexico City

The Independent UK

Frida Kahlo portrait could sell for $60 million and shatter records at Sotheby's

A self-portrait by Frida Kahlo’ could set records when it is sold at auction in November

The Guardian - UK

Are you an otrovert? Why this personality type could be your greatest gift

Feel like you don’t belong? Crave emotional independence? Constantly come up with original ideas? Like Frida Kahlo, Franz Kafka and Albert Einstein, you could have a distinct case of otroversion ...

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17 Unusual Things That Famous People Did

Stars shine brightly and beautifully from afar. But once you get closer..

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“History In Color”: 30 Beautifully Colorized Historical Photographs

While faded monochrome photos do have their charm, this online group is sharing high-quality colorizations of historical black and white images that really bring past events back to life.

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If You Can Score 25/25 On This People Specialty Quiz, You’re A Master Of Human Achievement

You probably recognize most of these names - Beethoven, Marie Curie, Frida Kahlo, maybe even Malala. Well, knowing someone’s name is one thing, but knowing what they actually did is another. This quiz is all about matching these 25 well-known people to their real specialty or field of expertise.

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Maren Morris: I suffer from mom-brain every day

Country music star Maren Morris has admitted to suffering from so-called mom brain.

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Maren Morris has easy co-parenting relationship with ex Ryan Hurd

Maren Morris finds co-parenting five-year-old son Hayes with Ryan Hurd easy because they live very close to one another.

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José María Velasco review – proudly dull Mexican was wasted in wonderland

The 19th-century artist worked at a time when the Americas were a wonderland of discovery – but his unromantic, objective view of ancient rocky formations is sadly quite boring

The Guardian - UK

Borderline genius: how José María Velasco’s landscapes redefined perceptions of Mexico

An exhibition of works by the 19th-century artist shows his role in creating a sense of Mexican identity – revealing that he was more polymath than painter

The Guardian - UK

Shot through the heart: when it comes to expressing love, only art can do it justice

Whether it’s heartbreak or joy, an endless embrace or a tragic break up, artists have long been grappling with our deepest emotion

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