Politics Germany Bumps Up Culture Spending by 7 Percent to $2.4 Billion, Citing Link Between Arts and Democracy The budget represents a 7 percent rise over last year's. By Amah-Rose Abrams, May 20, 2022
Art World Artists Disappear From This Year’s List of the U.K.’s Richest People While Collectors With Russian Ties Fall Down the Ranks Here's who's on and who's off. By Amah-Rose Abrams, May 20, 2022
Science & Tech A Scale Model of the Solar System Covering Six Miles of Terrain Shows Just How Puny and Fragile the Earth Really Is Artist Oliver Jeffers wants us to acknowledge that we are alone in space. By Amah-Rose Abrams, May 19, 2022
Art World Womp Womp: Turns Out This Mural Londoners Thought Was a Banksy Is Actually Just a Tribute by a Local Fan Artist A Banksy work in the same spot disappeared nine years ago. By Amah-Rose Abrams, May 19, 2022
Art World A Statue of Margaret Thatcher Went Up in Her Hometown Over the Weekend. Two Hours Later, It Had Been Egged The statue has split public opinion since it was announced two years ago. By Amah-Rose Abrams, May 18, 2022
Politics Arts Council England’s Future Hangs in the Balance as the U.K. Government Looks to Cut Down on Spending The cost-cutting exercise, which affects hundreds of pubic bodies, will be overseen by Jacob Rees-Mogg. By Amah-Rose Abrams, May 18, 2022
Art World J.K. Rowling’s Original Drawings for ‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone’ Will Be Published in a New 25th Anniversary Edition The drawing bear a striking resemblance to the look of the films of the book. By Amah-Rose Abrams, May 17, 2022
Museums Gilane Tawadros, a Champion of Artists’ Rights and Diversity, Will Head London’s Whitechapel Gallery She will replace Iwona Blazwick, who is stepping down after 20 years steering the U.K. institution. By Amah-Rose Abrams, May 16, 2022
Shows & Exhibitions Feeling Overwhelmed By the 150-Strong Roster of London Gallery Weekend? Here Are 3 Tips to Help You Navigate the Mammoth Event We broke down how to make your way around this sprawling metropolis while seeing as much as art as possible. By Amah-Rose Abrams, May 13, 2022
Art World Kim Kardashian’s Met Gala Dress Angered Conservators So Much That the International Council of Museums Had to Make a Statement Kardashian sparked outrage after wearing an iconic Marilyn Monroe dress earlier this month. By Amah-Rose Abrams, May 12, 2022
People So Much For Brotherly Love: Jake Chapman Splits From Brother Dinos to Forge a Solo Career With New London Show Noel and Liam Gallagher have nothing on the YBA artists. By Amah-Rose Abrams, May 12, 2022
Archaeology Police Find Rare Assyrian Carvings of Gods in Underground Turkish Tunnels Long Used by Looters Archaeologists will study them once the tunnels are reinforced. By Amah-Rose Abrams, May 12, 2022
Shows & Exhibitions See How Two Sisters—and a Team of 5,000—Crocheted Extraordinary Sculptures of the World’s Coral Reefs Part of the idea behind the work is to encourage a community spirit. By Amah-Rose Abrams, May 11, 2022
Auctions Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Belongings, Including a Picasso and a Tea Set, Fetch $800,000 at Auction—More Than 10 Times the Estimate Art, antiques, theatre programs and clothing went under the hammer for charity. By Amah-Rose Abrams, May 10, 2022
People Two Visual Artists, Winfred Rembert and Raven Chacon, Have Been Awarded Pulitzer Prizes for Biography and Music Rembert survived seven years on a chain gang and used his experiences in his art, and Navajo artist Chacon gives voice to the voiceless. By Amah-Rose Abrams, May 10, 2022
