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 14, 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
Art & 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 1, 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 25, 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 25, 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 2, 2020