Jesús Romeo Galdámez Escobar, mail artist who survived kidnapping during El Salvador civil war, 1956–2025ArtReviewartreview.com06 January 2026Fled to Mexico after being targetted by the Salvadorian military
Mori Yoshiko, co-founder of Mori Art Museum, 1940–2025ArtReviewartreview.com06 January 2026The ex-chairperson of the museum died from pneumonia on 23 December, aged 85
Lucia Di Luciano, pioneer of Arte Programmata movement, 1933–2026ArtReviewartreview.com05 January 2026A central figure in the Arte Programmata movement
Cecilia Giménez, amateur restorer whose ‘monkey Jesus’ brought infamy, 1931–2025ArtReviewartreview.com05 January 2026The Spanish pensioner was attempting to rescue the fresco
‘Three-Legged Cat’ cut short: curator Christine Tohmé leaves Istanbul Biennial earlyArtReviewartreview.com05 January 2026The Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (IKSV) cited ‘personal reasons’ for her departure
