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Art World

‘I Will Not Run or Hide’: Billionaire Art Collector Yusaku Maezawa, Famous for Buying Basquiats, Responds to Tax-Evasion Accusations

The Japanese former fashion entrepreneur has taken to Twitter to respond to the allegations.

By Kate Brown, May 28, 2020

Politics

As Lockdowns Ease in Europe, Greece’s Culture Minister Again Puts the Squeeze on London to Return the Parthenon Marbles

Greek officials are coordinating with proponents for restitution to put pressure on the British Museum.

By Kate Brown, May 26, 2020

Art World

A Former London Gallerist Is Helping Artists Make Some Extra Money by Selling Tickets to Personalized Digital Studio Visits

One studio visit might include a canoe ride or a fire on the beach.

By Kate Brown, May 25, 2020

People

Berlin’s Most Notorious Bouncer on His Day Job as a Photographer, and What It’s Like to Be a Symbol of a Vanishing Club Scene

Sven Marquardt talks about creative life under lockdown and the city's ever-fluctuating club culture.

By Kate Brown, May 22, 2020

Art World

Italy’s Museums Reopen, Offering Vibrating Social-Distancing Necklaces and a New Chance to See Rome’s Once-in-a-Lifetime Raphael Show

Financial recovery from the lockdown is complicated by the need for social distancing, which necessitates limited visitors.

By Kate Brown, May 19, 2020

Art World

Damien Hirst Is Still the UK’s Richest Artist—With a Net Worth of $384 Million, According to the Sunday Times’s ‘Rich List’

Anish Kapoor is on the list too, along with a number of art collectors.

By Kate Brown, May 18, 2020

Exhibitions

‘Plexiglass Has Become a Symbol of Care’: How a Berlin Museum Reimagined a Participatory Art Show in the Era of Social Distancing

Lee Mingwei's show at Gropius Bau is being studied by curators around the world who are wondering how to pull off ambitious shows after lockdown.

By Kate Brown, May 18, 2020

Art World

Berlin’s $700 Million Humboldt Forum Art Center Has Been Delayed—Again—as Foreign Construction Workers Are Unable to Return to Work

The museum has faced repeated setbacks in recent years.

By Kate Brown, May 12, 2020

Art World

Art Collector Julia Stoschek May Be Closing Her Private Berlin Museum After Facing Off With the City’s Hardball Real Estate Industry

Stoschek is considering moving out from her outpost in the German capital in 2022.

By Kate Brown, May 11, 2020

Galleries

What’s It Like to See Art in the Era of Social Distancing? We Crawled Berlin’s Newly Reopened Gallery Scene to Find Out

There's a cautiously optimistic buzz in the air in the German capitlal.

By Kate Brown, May 7, 2020

Auctions

The Nazis Wanted to Put This Painting in a Museum Dedicated to Hitler. Now It’s the Star Lot of One of the First Live Auctions Since Lockdown

Carl Spitzweg's 19th-century painting hung in several German presidents' offices before its restitution.

By Kate Brown, May 5, 2020

Art World

The US Cultural Landscape Is Reeling From COVID-19. Further North, Canada’s Art Scene Has Few Complaints. Here’s Why

The effort has its critics—but many observers view it as a model response.

By Kate Brown, May 4, 2020

People

The Art World Works From Home: German Art Collector Julia Stoschek Is Digitizing Her Collection and Baking Chocolate Cake

The art world may be working remotely, but it certainly does not stop. We're checking in with art-world professionals to see how they work from home.

By Kate Brown, May 1, 2020

Kate Brown

Europe Editor

Art World

‘I Will Not Run or Hide’: Billionaire Art Collector Yusaku Maezawa, Famous for Buying Basquiats, Responds to Tax-Evasion Accusations

Politics

As Lockdowns Ease in Europe, Greece’s Culture Minister Again Puts the Squeeze on London to Return the Parthenon Marbles

Art World

A Former London Gallerist Is Helping Artists Make Some Extra Money by Selling Tickets to Personalized Digital Studio Visits

People

Berlin’s Most Notorious Bouncer on His Day Job as a Photographer, and What It’s Like to Be a Symbol of a Vanishing Club Scene

Art World

Italy’s Museums Reopen, Offering Vibrating Social-Distancing Necklaces and a New Chance to See Rome’s Once-in-a-Lifetime Raphael Show

Art World

Damien Hirst Is Still the UK’s Richest Artist—With a Net Worth of $384 Million, According to the Sunday Times’s ‘Rich List’

Exhibitions

‘Plexiglass Has Become a Symbol of Care’: How a Berlin Museum Reimagined a Participatory Art Show in the Era of Social Distancing

Art World

Berlin’s $700 Million Humboldt Forum Art Center Has Been Delayed—Again—as Foreign Construction Workers Are Unable to Return to Work

Art World

Art Collector Julia Stoschek May Be Closing Her Private Berlin Museum After Facing Off With the City’s Hardball Real Estate Industry

Galleries

What’s It Like to See Art in the Era of Social Distancing? We Crawled Berlin’s Newly Reopened Gallery Scene to Find Out

Auctions

The Nazis Wanted to Put This Painting in a Museum Dedicated to Hitler. Now It’s the Star Lot of One of the First Live Auctions Since Lockdown

Art World

The US Cultural Landscape Is Reeling From COVID-19. Further North, Canada’s Art Scene Has Few Complaints. Here’s Why

People

The Art World Works From Home: German Art Collector Julia Stoschek Is Digitizing Her Collection and Baking Chocolate Cake

Art World

The Prado Museum Is Expecting to Lose 70 Percent of Its Income as It Prepares to Reopen With Limited Capacity

Market

A Hilma af Klint Watercolor of a Burning Heart Could Fetch $500,000 in a Rare Sale of the Artist’s Work in Sweden

Kate Brown

Europe Editor

‘I Will Not Run or Hide’: Billionaire Art Collector Yusaku Maezawa, Famous for Buying Basquiats, Responds to Tax-Evasion Accusations

As Lockdowns Ease in Europe, Greece’s Culture Minister Again Puts the Squeeze on London to Return the Parthenon Marbles

A Former London Gallerist Is Helping Artists Make Some Extra Money by Selling Tickets to Personalized Digital Studio Visits

Berlin’s Most Notorious Bouncer on His Day Job as a Photographer, and What It’s Like to Be a Symbol of a Vanishing Club Scene

Italy’s Museums Reopen, Offering Vibrating Social-Distancing Necklaces and a New Chance to See Rome’s Once-in-a-Lifetime Raphael Show

Damien Hirst Is Still the UK’s Richest Artist—With a Net Worth of $384 Million, According to the Sunday Times’s ‘Rich List’

‘Plexiglass Has Become a Symbol of Care’: How a Berlin Museum Reimagined a Participatory Art Show in the Era of Social Distancing

Berlin’s $700 Million Humboldt Forum Art Center Has Been Delayed—Again—as Foreign Construction Workers Are Unable to Return to Work

Art Collector Julia Stoschek May Be Closing Her Private Berlin Museum After Facing Off With the City’s Hardball Real Estate Industry

What’s It Like to See Art in the Era of Social Distancing? We Crawled Berlin’s Newly Reopened Gallery Scene to Find Out

The Nazis Wanted to Put This Painting in a Museum Dedicated to Hitler. Now It’s the Star Lot of One of the First Live Auctions Since Lockdown

The US Cultural Landscape Is Reeling From COVID-19. Further North, Canada’s Art Scene Has Few Complaints. Here’s Why

The Art World Works From Home: German Art Collector Julia Stoschek Is Digitizing Her Collection and Baking Chocolate Cake

The Prado Museum Is Expecting to Lose 70 Percent of Its Income as It Prepares to Reopen With Limited Capacity

A Hilma af Klint Watercolor of a Burning Heart Could Fetch $500,000 in a Rare Sale of the Artist’s Work in Sweden

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