issue 033: 2025 art world roundups

Your roundup of 2025 art world roundups, plus 14 reads featuring work from Diebenkorn, Sargent, Rousseau, Gentileschi, and more!

Hi artsies,

Last week, the biggest art world news was the announcement of Whitney’s biennial artists, and the lineup is actually really quite exciting! Other than that, we are in 2025 roundup season! Here were some of my faves from last week:

• The best exhibitions of 2025, as chosen by curators and museum directors

• The Most Expensive Works Sold at Auction in 2025

• The 12 Biggest Museum Moments of 2025

• 10 Restoration Wins That Gave Artworks New Life in 2025

• 10 Galleries That Had a Breakout Year in 2025

• 10 Under-Recognized Artists Who Got Their Due in 2025

• 8 Controversies That Rocked the Art World in 2025

• 5 Art World Wunderkinds Who Defined 2025

• 4 Art Trends We Spotted This Year

And of course, my weekly roundup of art reads…

No commentary this issue (the holiday chaos is real right now), but I did make the preview images a little larger so you can get a better sense of what you’re in for!

Enjoy!

14 Standout Art Reads

‘til next week,

tld-art