Art World A Top Dealer Noticed Dhewadi Hadjab’s Arresting Portraits in a Paris Church. Now the Algerian-Born Artist Is Getting His Big Break The artist's first solo show with art dealer Kamel Mennour earlier this fall sold out immediately. By Devorah Lauter, Nov 3, 2022
Politics Artists Are Hit Hard by Europe’s Twinned Energy and Inflation Crises, With Material Costs Exploding and Studios Too Expensive to Heat One silver lining in an otherwise bleak situation is that many had already cut back on production costs during the pandemic. By Devorah Lauter, Nov 1, 2022
Art Fairs Loosened Travel Restrictions Draw Collectors Back to the Asia Now Fair in Paris This Year The fair opened in a glamorous new location at La Monnaie de Paris, a Neoclassical building that once housed the Paris Mint. By Devorah Lauter, Oct 21, 2022
People ‘I Think I’m in an Abstract Relationship With Reality’: Farah Atassi Takes on Modernist Traditions at the Musée Picasso By Devorah Lauter, Oct 20, 2022
Art Fairs Museums and Private Foundations From Bangladesh to Miami Are Flexing Their Muscles—and Checkbooks—at Paris+ Curators, museum directors, and collection founders were out in force at the first edition of the new French fair. By Devorah Lauter, Oct 19, 2022
Art Fairs Paris Internationale Opens in a Historic Venue—Featuring Edgy, New Artistic Positions and Quite a Few Paris+ VIPs "We’re not just a young fair," said its director, adding that the fair team is “ambitious for the future." By Devorah Lauter, Oct 19, 2022
People The Marcel Duchamp Prize, France’s $35,000 Award for Young Artists, Goes to Mimosa Echard for Her Waterfall Wall Installation The prize includes funds to produce an exhibition at the Centre Pompidou. By Devorah Lauter, Oct 18, 2022
People ‘We Need to Overcome Boundaries’: Pinault Collection Head Emma Lavigne on How the Private Museum Sector Is Shaking Up the Art World Artnet News caught up the director general of the formidable French collection ahead of the opening of Paris+ by Art Basel. By Devorah Lauter, Oct 16, 2022
Art World Venice’s Storied Murano Glassmakers Are Shutting Down Their Studios Amid the Energy Crisis—Some Fear It May Be Forever Artists love to work with the historic glassmakers, but prices are becoming prohibitive. By Devorah Lauter, Oct 10, 2022
Galleries Another French Museum Loses a Senior Leader to the Private Sector—But Could That Actually Be Good for the Cultural Ecosystem? French media reeled at the "explosive announcement" that Sylvie Patry would depart Paris's Musée d'Orsay to become artistic director at Kamel Mennour gallery. By Devorah Lauter, Sep 30, 2022
Market Danielle Orchard Went From Figure Modeling to Painting Women Who Stare Back. Collectors Can’t Get Enough The artist has a sold-out show and a mile-long waitlist. But she is keeping eyes firmly on the canvas, where her subjects keep an eye on us. By Devorah Lauter, Sep 22, 2022
People Louise Bourgeois’s Assistant Knew Her Better Than Most. He Tells Us What Made the Great Sculptor Tick Jerry Gorovoy spoke to us as the first survey of Bourgeois’s late fabric creations, “The Woven Child”, is on view at the Gropius Bau in Berlin. By Devorah Lauter, Sep 22, 2022
Museums The Louvre’s Pyramid Goes Dark Early as Museums Across Europe Ramp Up Plans to Cut Energy Costs Cultural institutions are even considering closing their doors to the public, at least part of the time. By Devorah Lauter, Sep 22, 2022
Artnet News Pro ‘I Always Need to Unlearn Something’: Gallerist Olivier Meessen on the Challenges Facing the Middle Market The gallerist opens up about doing business in Brussels, and what’s holding the city back from greatness. By Devorah Lauter, Sep 19, 2022
Market Brussels Is the Domain of Some of the World’s Edgiest Collectors. So Why Did the Latest Gallery Weekend Feel So Safe? Collectors from neighboring countries and artists from around the world descended on Brussels for its latest Gallery Weekend. By Devorah Lauter, Sep 13, 2022
