Politics As Museums Ditch Controversial Donors, Climate Activists Are Eyeing a BP-Sponsored Blockbuster Coming to the British Museum The "BP Exhibition" about the Trojan Wars will open in November. By Javier Pes, Jun 19, 2019
People ‘Sculpture Is Dying, If Not Dead’: Artist Thomas Houseago on the Struggle to Make Big, Edgy, Public Art With shows in Paris and London, the Los Angeles-based artist talks Trump, Brad Pitt, and the "brutal economics" of the art market. By Javier Pes, Jun 18, 2019
People After Decades of ‘Appalling’ Institutional Neglect, Museums Are Now Clamoring for Artist Frank Bowling’s Work The veteran artist's virtuoso paintings are currently on view at Tate Britain. By Javier Pes, Jun 11, 2019
Art World Nearly 70 Percent of Artists Represented by London’s Top Galleries Are Men, According to a New Study The report found only some evidence of progress for women in the British art world. By Javier Pes, Jun 6, 2019
Art & Exhibitions This Bauhaus-Trained Artist and Soviet Spy Documented the Rise of Fascism in Europe. See Her Work Here Edith Tudor-Hart was also instrumental in recruiting double agents for Russia in Britain. By Javier Pes, May 31, 2019
Art & Exhibitions Lee Krasner Had to Fight Her Way Into the History Books. Here are 5 of the Biggest Battles She Faced On the occasion of a Krasner show at the Barbican Art Gallery, we look back on how she fought her way to attention. By Javier Pes, May 28, 2019
Art World For Just $33, You Can Take a Tour of the Louvre When the Museum Is Normally Closed to the Public In a bid to attract more locals, the Louvre and Airbnb have launched exclusive tours and intimate evening concerts at the museum. By Javier Pes, May 23, 2019
Politics ‘Absolutely Vile’ or ‘Powerful’? Christoph Buchel’s Migrant Boat Is the Most Divisive Work at the Venice Biennale The provocative artist is showing, as a work of art, a ship in which hundreds of migrants drowned in 2015. By Javier Pes & Naomi Rea, May 16, 2019
Art & Exhibitions Anish Kapoor Will Get a Major Debut in China, Becoming the Second Foreign Artist to Show in Beijing’s Forbidden City The British artist will install his work at a historic temple outside of Beijing's Forbidden City. By Javier Pes, May 14, 2019
Art & Exhibitions How Much Does It Cost to Put on a Jeff Koons Show? Oxford’s Ashmolean Museum Just Spent $1 Million "We were warned," said the museum's director of the expense. By Javier Pes, May 10, 2019
Art Fairs ‘It’s a Glimpse of Things to Come’: A Show of Virtual Reality Art Offers Collectors a Look Into the Future at Frieze New York The art fair's first VR exhibition includes a work inspired by Duchamp and a homage to Hilma af Klint. By Javier Pes, Apr 30, 2019
Law & Politics The Man Who Scavenged Gerhard Richter’s Cast-Off Sketches From the Trash Is Found Guilty of Theft The director of the Gerhard Richter Archive became suspicious because while the works looked genuine, the backstory did not ring true. By Javier Pes, Apr 25, 2019
Art World To Pay Homage to Notre Dame, the Art World Turns to Images of the Famed Cathedral by Picasso, Matisse, and Others—See Them Here The art world is paying a visual tribute to the ravaged cathedral by posting their favorite depictions of Notre Dame throughout art history. By Javier Pes, Apr 16, 2019
Art & Exhibitions Angela Merkel Purges Artworks by Emil Nolde From Her Office as a New Exhibition Explores His Nazi Past The exhibition confronts the artist's long hidden anti-Semitism. By Javier Pes, Apr 11, 2019
Politics ‘Stupid and Senseless Politicians’: Artist Vik Muniz Blasts Brazilian Leaders After a Deadly Flood Sweeps Through Rio de Janeiro The artist had sharp words for the city's mayor and the country's right-wing president. By Javier Pes, Apr 10, 2019