People ‘I Felt the Lightning Right Next to Me’: Artist Lu Yang on How a Harrowing Flight Experience Led to a Breakthrough Digital Artwork \We also spoke with the digital artist about what avatars can and cannot do. By Hili Perlson, Jun 9, 2022
Museums A Former Gas Station in Berlin Has Been Revamped Into a Museum Dedicated to the Celebrated Weimar Artist George Grosz The German artist captured the harsh realities of life in Berlin in vivid color. By Hili Perlson, May 11, 2022
People ‘I Was Angry and I Sewed’: Sterling Ruby on How Growing Up in Small-Town America Drove Him to Make Art—and Break the Rules The artist has two major presentations on view in Europe. By Hili Perlson, Apr 29, 2022
Art World ‘We Are More Desired at Certain Moments in History’: Indigenous Artists Will Gather to Confront a World in Crisis at the Venice Biennale A landmark international gathering focused on Indigenous topics will take place in April in honor of the first-ever Sámi Pavilion. By Hili Perlson, Apr 4, 2022
Art World ‘I Don’t Think I Ever ‘Left’ China’: Why a Diverse Cohort of Chinese-Speaking Artists Is Finding Refuge in Berlin A diverse generation of Chinese-speaking artists are adding new perspectives to the city’s cultural landscape. By Hili Perlson, Dec 20, 2021
On View It’s on Us to Queer the Metaverse: A Digitally Savvy Athens Biennale Tackles the Promises and Pitfalls of Web 3.0 The multi-venue exhibition also looks at our fragile physical existence and the class and racial inequalities affecting it. By Hili Perlson, Sep 28, 2021
Artnet News Pro Vienna Contemporary Has Relaunched Itself as a Boutique-Sized Art Fair in a Former Post Office The fair is moulding itself against a changing landscape in Austria's art world. By Hili Perlson, Sep 6, 2021
People How the Great Recession Prompted Curator Mari Spirito to Found a Nonprofit to Showcase the Less ‘Shiny’ Side of the Art World For 10 years, a sharp eye for context has been the hallmark of the nonprofit’s protean program. By Hili Perlson, Aug 27, 2021
Reviews Abandoned for Decades, a Small and Ecologically Marvelous Island in Finland Is Home to the First-Ever Helsinki Biennial The show's curators and artists began from the premise that the show's carbon footprint should be minimized. By Hili Perlson, Aug 13, 2021
Reviews A Glossy Art Show at Berghain Nightclub Counters Cynical Expectations and Offers a Moving Love Song to Berlin The legendary venue has reopened with a 117-artist show. By Hili Perlson, Sep 9, 2020
Reviews Dominated by Female Voices and Queer Perspectives, the Berlin Biennial Amplifies the Plights and Triumphs of Marginalized Communities The 11th edition of the Berlin Biennale, "The Crack Begins Within" is open across various locations in the German capital. By Hili Perlson, Sep 8, 2020
Shows & Exhibitions Two Years Ago, Curators Conceived of a Riga Biennial as a Reply to Apocalyptic Narratives. They Had No Idea Just How Relevant It Would Be The second edition of the Riga Biennial of Art is one of the lone events to draw the art world out of hiding this summer. By Hili Perlson, Aug 24, 2020
Politics Yet Another High-Profile Museum Director in Poland Has Been Fired From Her Post by the Local Right-Wing Government Alicja Knast has been removed from her post as director of the Silesian Museum. By Hili Perlson, Feb 5, 2020
Politics Poland’s Museums Are Taking a Radically Conservative Turn—and the Fight Over Who Gets to Control Them Is Only Beginning The appointment of conservative firebrand Piotr Bernatowicz is at the center of a growing battle over the future of Poland's museums. By Hili Perlson, Feb 4, 2020
Art Fairs Discover 6 Artists Who Impressed Curators and Collectors at the 2019 Edition of Paris Photo Beyond the classic works on view at the mega galleries stands, there were many younger artists to discover in the Grand Palais. By Hili Perlson, Nov 11, 2019
