Politics The #MeToo and BLM Movements Transformed French Art Schools. But Some Say They Have a Lot Further to Go While there is certainly new awareness, more concrete actions must be taken. By Devorah Lauter, Mar 31, 2022
Artnet News Pro Tiny, Land-Locked Luxembourg Is Europe’s Richest Country. It Has Big Plans to Grow an Art Infrastructure to Match The local scene has expanded drastically in the last 10 years, but can the country become an arts hub? By Devorah Lauter, Nov 16, 2021
People ‘Desperation Befell Me’: The Elusive Painter Marlene Dumas on the Struggle to Paint Throughout a Year Marred by Tragedy The South African artist has a poignant show on view at the Musée d’Orsay in Paris By Devorah Lauter, Nov 2, 2021
Art Fairs The 5 Best Works at FIAC, From a Show-Stopping Installation by Thomas Bayrle to Fashion Legend Martin Margiela’s Art World Debut Here are some standout pieces from this year’s fair in Paris. By Devorah Lauter, Oct 22, 2021
People ‘It’s Dangerous and Difficult’: Artist William Kentridge on the Challenges for Young Artists Facing Quick Fame and Market Speculation The South African artist discusses the upsides to a slow-burning career and making art at the periphery. By Devorah Lauter, Oct 20, 2021
People Who Is the Louvre’s New Director? Colleagues Describe Laurence des Cars as a Keen Art Historian With the Savoir-Faire of a Diplomat Former colleagues and friends of Des Cars describe her as an academic with an open mind, a knack for people, and nerves of steel. By Devorah Lauter, Jun 4, 2021
Politics In an Ironic Twist, Culture Workers Who Occupied Theaters in France to Protest the Lockdown Are Now Blocking Their Reopening Arts workers who have been occupying theaters in protest of lockdown say their needs have not been met—and many won’t leave. By Devorah Lauter, May 27, 2021
Museums We Asked Louvre Super-Fans Why They Were First in Line to Visit the Freshly Reopened Museum. Their Answers Will Charm You The museum reopened yesterday for the first time after more than six months of lockdown. By Devorah Lauter, May 20, 2021
Politics A Culture War Over ‘Political Correctness’ Is Roiling France. The Art World’s Response: What’s the Big Deal? France is in a state of upheaval as some find it has been overrun with American-style politics. By Devorah Lauter, Apr 15, 2021
On View ‘The Fastest Way to Make a Populist Into a Humanist Is to Listen’: Artist Olafur Eliasson on How His Latest Work Encourages Empathy The artist says his new show at Tanya Bonakdar Gallery in New York is meant to encourage audiences to take a breath. By Devorah Lauter, Mar 5, 2021
Science & Tech In an Astounding New Book, a Neuroscientist Reveals the Profound Real-World Benefits Art Has on Our Brains Neuroscientist Pierre Lemarquis explains how we need "medicine that’s a little artistic." By Devorah Lauter, Mar 2, 2021
Art Fairs ‘We’ve Changed Everything This Year’: Dealers in Paris Get Creative to Present Lively New Art During FIAC Week (Without FIAC) From a socially distanced Paris Internationale to an impromptu gallery share initiative, these experiments kept Paris's art week lively. By Devorah Lauter, Oct 26, 2020
People ‘I Use the Capitalist System to the Very End’: Christo on What It’s Like to Achieve His Lifelong Dream of Wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Fabric The 84-year-old legend discusses the highs and lows of his extremely ambitious—and sometimes dangerous—art practice. By Devorah Lauter, Mar 26, 2020
People Designer Agnès b. Is the Latest Fashion Tycoon to Open a Private Museum in Paris. But She Still Wants to Keep Her Distance From the Art World The museum's unlikely location inside a social housing complex is testament to designer's desire to reject elitism. By Devorah Lauter, Feb 3, 2020
