Exhibitions Under a Visionary Curator, Munich’s Public Art Festival Offers Soccer, Ceremony, and Black Sites Twenty new commissions include a reenactment of the 1974 World Cup clash between East and West Germany, and an artist who will reveal the German intelligence service's secret "Black Sites." By Hili Perlson, May 4, 2018
Art World There’s Something About Berlin Gallery Weekend—Even If Some Dealers Feel Left Out in the Cold As power collectors and museum leaders gather in the German capital its galleries roll out the red carpet for the 14th edition of its hardcore weekend. By Hili Perlson, Apr 26, 2018
Art World Germany Picks Hungarian Curator Franciska Zólyom to Oversee Its Venice Biennale Pavilion The director of Leipzig's Museum for Contemporary Art is chosen for her "pro-European understanding of art" that goes beyond national borders. By Hili Perlson, Jan 24, 2018
Art World Art Thieves Target Markus Lüpertz—Again—in a Brazen Robbery The veteran German artist is shocked to discover his colorful bronze sculpture was stolen from a foundry in Düsseldorf. By Hili Perlson, Jan 15, 2018
Art World Did Paris Overpay $103 Million for the Building That Will House François Pinault’s Art? The Pinault Collection reveals the cost of the French billionaire's planned private museum as the Mayor of Paris comes under fire. By Hili Perlson, Jan 3, 2018
Politics Austria’s Far Right Adopts the Motto of Vienna’s Artistic Avant-Garde—and They’re Not at All Pleased The government's new cultural policy cites the motto of the storied artists' association Vienna Secession, founded by Gustav Klimt. By Hili Perlson, Dec 22, 2017
Art World China and the Vatican Aim to Heal a Six-Decade-Long Diplomatic Rift With Two ‘Harmonious’ Art Exhibitions Soft diplomacy between the two countries starts off with an exchange of art. By Hili Perlson, Nov 22, 2017
Art World Adam Szymczyk Pushes Back Against documenta’s Financial Audit, Accusing the Board of ‘Fabricating’ a ‘Controlled Scandal’ The embattled director of the over-budget exhibition says he was excluded—and gagged—during independent audit. By Hili Perlson, Nov 21, 2017
Exhibitions Malick Sidibé’s Paris Survey Is an Electrifying Portrait of Mali in the Swinging Sixties Malick Sidibé documented Mali's youth culture and Bamako's nightlife in the years immediately after the African nation's independence. By Hili Perlson, Nov 20, 2017
Art World Some Russian Avant-Garde Masterworks In European Museums Are Found to Be Forgeries German and Austrian museums discover a spate of forgeries. By Hili Perlson & Henri Neuendorf, Nov 14, 2017
Art World The Work of Cornelia Gurlitt, Forgotten in Her Brother’s Tainted Trove, Finally Goes on View The German Expressionist's rare depictions of Jewish life in Vilnius 100 years ago were buried in her brother's clandestine collection for decades. By Hili Perlson, Nov 13, 2017
Art Fairs Sigmar Polke’s Photographic Works Make a Rare Appearance at Paris Photo Polke's insatiable drive to experiment extended to his stunning photography. By Hili Perlson, Nov 10, 2017
On View Hildebrand Gurlitt Built a Brilliant Trove of Art Under the Nazis. Two New Exhibitions Show His Taste, and His Duplicity. Works from the Gurlitt Trove finally go on view in two concurrent shows in Bern and in Bonn, but questions about provenance still remain open. By Hili Perlson, Nov 3, 2017
Art World Artist Chiharu Shiota Explains Why She Turned the Bible Into a Spidery Maelstrom in Berlin’s Oldest Church It's a work of biblical proportions. By Hili Perlson, Oct 30, 2017
Art World ‘He Could See the 21st Century Coming:’ Why Georges Perec Is the Art World’s New Favorite Author (Again) Forty years later, curators are taking note of the late author's prophetic writing about globalization, destabilization, and identity. By Hili Perlson, Oct 24, 2017
