Four Native Artists Commissioned for Counterpublic Triennial
Plus, the High Line’s fall lineup, new curators at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, a laid-off Artnet News reporter speaks out, and more in Art Movements.
The 2026 Counterpublic triennial in St. Louis, opening in September, has commissioned four new artworks by Native American artists. The installations will be displayed along the Mississippi Riverfront, near the Gateway Arch, a monument symbolizing the history of westward expansion that led to the displacement of Native Americans.
Curator Wanda Nanibush invited Anishinaabe artists Yatika Starr Fields (Cherokee, Mvskoke, Osage), Rebecca Belmore (Lac Seul First Nation), and Tlingit/Unangax̂ artist Nicholas Galanin to create the works. Additionally, Oglála Lakȟóta artist Kite will create an installation in collaboration with community members during workshops.
The High Line in Manhattan announced its fall program featuring works by Marianna Simnett, Amol K. Patil, Alvaro Barrington, and Christopher Williams. Simnett's "Interlude" will debut in September, followed by Williams' "MODEL" and works by Patil and Barrington in October and November, respectively. Other notable acquisitions include Isamu Noguchi's "Mississippi Fountain" (1961-62) by the New Orleans Museum of Art and two early works by Joan Jonas by The Gund at Kenyon College and the Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.
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