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
Galleries Clearing Gallery Has a Knack for Elevating Unknown Artists Into Blue-Chip Stars. Now, It Just Needs to Figure Out How to Grow With Them Olivier Babin talks about transitioning from a failed artist to a successful art dealer—and why he feels like he is, essentially, "a butler." By Devorah Lauter, Sep 10, 2022
Museums A Network of German Museums Has Become Embroiled in the Alleged Antiquities Smuggling Ring That Is Rocking Europe’s Art World Curators say 80-year-old dealer Serop Simonian allegedly arranged several murky deals with three German museums. By Devorah Lauter, Sep 2, 2022
Law French Authorities Detain Two Archaeologists, Including a Louvre Curator, as Part of an Ongoing International Art-Trafficking Dragnet The pair are suspected of negligently advising the Louvre Abu Dhabi to purchase artworks with unclear provenance. By Devorah Lauter, Jul 25, 2022
People Joanna Piotrowska’s Photographs Make Our Quotidian World Appear Uncanny and Unsettling—and the Art World Can’t Get Enough The Polish artist's work is featured in this year's Venice Biennale. By Devorah Lauter, Jul 25, 2022
Museums As Europe’s Museums Grapple With Historic Heat Waves, Sweltering Employees Demand New ‘Extreme Weather’ Work Plans At U.K. museums in particular, staff are seeking air conditioning and summer dress codes, among other changes. By Devorah Lauter, Jul 21, 2022
People ‘It’s Society’s Problem, and That’s Why It’s Interesting’: Artist Miriam Cahn on Painting Controversial Subjects in an Age of Correctness With an eye on political and social conflicts, Cahn touches on hot issues, evoking their ambiguousness and complexity. By Devorah Lauter, Jul 18, 2022
Law Maurizio Cattelan Won His Legal Case Against His Disgruntled Fabricator. But, for Some, Key Questions Remain Unanswered A French court dismissed the case, saying that the fabricator misfired by suing the artist's gallery, rather than the artist. By Devorah Lauter, Jul 8, 2022
Artnet News Pro As Dealers Set Up Outposts in Paris, Mathieu Templon Explains Why His French Gallery Is Going Against the Flow and Heading to New York After 56 years, the Parisian stalwart is expanding to the U.S. By Devorah Lauter, Jul 4, 2022
Museums A Sick Orca Trapped in the Seine Engrossed the French Public For Weeks. Its Skeleton Is Now Headed to a Paris Museum The acquisition could meet with controversy, as wildlife organizations voice concerns that too little was done to save the sick sea mammal. By Devorah Lauter, Jun 16, 2022
Law A Top Swiss Collector Believes He’s Been Fooled by the Antiquities Smuggling Ring That Ensnared the Louvre’s Director: ‘It’s Frightening’ “I hope this affair will clean up the market, so we’ll be able to breathe again,” Jean-Claude Gandur said. By Devorah Lauter, Jun 14, 2022
Museums A French Museum Agency Ignored Red Flags When It Advised the Louvre Abu Dhabi to Purchase Antiquities, a New Report Finds French investigators said the agency showed “real professional negligence" regarding Egyptian antiquities with questionable provenance. By Devorah Lauter, Jun 10, 2022
Law France Suspends Duties of Embattled Former Louvre Director Jean-Luc Martinez From Ambassadorship and Creates an Art-Trafficking Task Force Martinez is facing charges related to art stolen from Egypt. By Devorah Lauter, Jun 7, 2022
Law Who Gets Credit for Conceptual Art? Inside the Paris Courtroom Where a Sculptor Is Fighting Maurizio Cattelan’s Gallery for Recognition Daniel Druet is suing Cattelan's gallery to claim authorship of nine of the artist's works. By Devorah Lauter, May 16, 2022
Artnet News Pro Brussels Is Home to Some of Europe’s Most Dedicated Art Collectors. Find Out Which One Bought What at the City’s Top Art Fair For its size, Brussels has an outsized number of serious art collectors. By Devorah Lauter, May 3, 2022
