Law & Politics After a Brief Trial, Eight Men Have Been Found Guilty of Stealing a Banksy Mural From the Bataclan in Paris They have been ordered to wear electronic monitoring bracelets. By Anna Sansom, Jun 23, 2022
Museums & Institutions Looking to Put Itself on the Cultural Map, the Swiss City of Lausanne Just Opened a New Art Center the Size of Five Football Fields Plateforme 10 brings together three museums and cost over $200 million to build. By Anna Sansom, Jun 18, 2022
Artnet News Pro Led by French-Market Stalwart Pierre Soulages, Sotheby’s Paris Contemporary Art Sales Generated a Middling $19.8 Million Sotheby's Paris contemporary sale series failed to exceed its 2021 total, but many remain bullish about the local market. By Anna Sansom, Jun 13, 2022
Art & Exhibitions ‘It Allowed Me to Work Quietly’: Christopher Wool on How Two Years in Relative Isolation Changed the Course of His Art The American artist is presenting sculpture, photography, and other works in a major new show at Xavier Hufkens. By Anna Sansom, Jun 6, 2022
Artnet News Pro Meet 5 Under-the-Radar Portuguese Art Collectors, From a Nuclear Physician to an Interior-Designer Couple Portuguese's art scene was hit hard by the pandemic, but these dedicated collectors are helping support its recovery. By Anna Sansom, May 31, 2022
Politics French Prime Minister Appoints Performing-Arts Specialist Rima Abdul-Malak as Culture Minister. She Has a Lot to Do Her selection was hailed by gallerists and artists. By Anna Sansom, May 25, 2022
Museums & Institutions The Mayor of Paris Orders an Investigation Into Accusations That Permanent Staff Are Harassing Temp Workers at the City’s Museums The workers' testimonies paint a picture of a power imbalance whereby some long-term civil servants believed they could act with impunity. By Anna Sansom, May 11, 2022
Museums & Institutions Centre Pompidou Halts $619,000 Donation From Russian Oligarch Vladimir Potanin—Who Already Gave the Museum $1.4 Million The gift funded the acquisition of more than 250 works of art for a 2016 exhibition. By Anna Sansom, May 10, 2022
Art World A Senior Citizen Stole a Jacket Artwork on Display at the Musée Picasso and Then Had a Tailor Alter It to Fit Her The culprit was caught when she went back to the museum. By Anna Sansom, May 2, 2022
Artnet News Pro 1-54 Is Known As a Platform for Discovery. Here Are 6 Standout Artists at the Fair Whose Work Can Be Bought for Less Than $10,000 The contemporary African art fair just wrapped its second edition in Paris. By Anna Sansom, Apr 12, 2022
Law & Politics An Archaeology Institute Is Fighting the British Museum, Demanding Access to Make Digital Scans of the Parthenon Marbles The aim is to create replicas that could substitute those inside the London institution in order for the originals to be returned to Greece. By Anna Sansom, Apr 8, 2022
Politics Artists Are Halting Collaborations With Russia—But Not Everyone Agrees That Cultural Boycotts Are the Right Approach As the military invasion of Ukraine continued over the weekend, artists requested the closure of their ongoing exhibitions in Russia. By Anna Sansom, Feb 28, 2022
Artnet News Pro As They Process Art Basel’s ‘Sad and Violent’ Displacement of FIAC, Parisian Gallerists Are Split Between Concern and Optimism While some worry the fair will lose its French identity, others welcome the growth potential of MCH’s involvement. By Anna Sansom, Jan 27, 2022
Artnet News Pro 5 Artists Who Work Extensively With Robotics Offer Tips on How to Do It (and Reveal How Much It Costs) The work can be expensive to make—but it doesn't have to be. By Anna Sansom, Jan 10, 2022
Artnet News Pro France’s Tribal Art Market Has Survived Macron’s Restitution Politics. Can It Survive the Changing Tastes of a New Generation? Dealers are focused on attracting younger collectors more interested in design and contemporary art. By Anna Sansom, Dec 10, 2021