Museums & Institutions The French President Has Named Museum Director Laurence des Cars as the First-Ever Woman to Lead the Louvre The current president of the Musée d'Orsay will replace Jean-Luc Martinez at the helm of the world-famous institution. By Kate Brown, May 26, 2021
Politics France Is Giving Young People €300 to Spend on the Arts After a Trial Run Found the Culture Pass Program a Success The newly launched smartphone app gives young people a bundle of credits to spend on cultural discoveries. By Kate Brown, May 21, 2021
Art & Exhibitions The Rijksmuseum’s Timely Exhibition on the History of Slavery Focuses on the Individual Stories of Those Who Lived Through It Descendants of enslaved people are among those whose voices echo throughout the show. By Kate Brown, May 20, 2021
Art & Exhibitions A Revelatory Exhibition Traces the Poet Dante’s Path Through Exile in Italy, and the Artworks He Likely Encountered—See Images Here The show marks the 700th anniversary of the famed writer's death. By Kate Brown, May 18, 2021
Studio Visit Mr. Clean: Why Rising Artist Matthew Lutz-Kinoy Wears a Special Outfit While Painting—and Keeps His Studio Pared Down to the Bone The Paris-based artist currently has a show at Frieder Burda's Salon in Berlin. By Kate Brown, May 18, 2021
Politics Top Dutch Museum Directors Condemn a Proposed Law That Would Mandate Coronavirus Testing for Museum Visitors Museum leaders fear the added burden and expense would further hinder attendance. By Kate Brown, May 11, 2021
Art World For the First Time Ever, the Turner Prize Shortlist Is Comprised Entirely of Socially Engaged Art Collectives One of the five shortlisted collectives will be announced as the winner in December. By Kate Brown, May 7, 2021
People Could We Love Machines? Korean Artist Geumhyung Jeong’s Performative Robots Test Our Empathy The artist builds her own machines from scratch and performs with them via remote control. By Kate Brown, May 4, 2021
Studio Visit Artist Tarik Kiswanson on His Secret to Avoiding Creative Burnout, and the Inspiration for His Gallery Weekend Show in Berlin The Swedish-Palestinian artist's solo exhibition is on view at Carlier Gebauer for Berlin Gallery Weekend. By Kate Brown, May 4, 2021
Politics In a ‘Historic Milestone,’ Germany Will Begin to Return Benin Bronzes From Its Public Collections to Nigeria in 2022 The move is without precedent. By Kate Brown, Apr 29, 2021
Art World Berlin Is Unveiling a $168 Million Top-to-Bottom Renovation of Mies van der Rohe’s Neue Nationalgalerie—See Images Here The museum will reopen this summer with a rehanging of its permanent collection and an Alexander Calder show. By Kate Brown, Apr 29, 2021
Art & Exhibitions Uli Sigg’s Idiosyncratic Collection of North and South Korean Art Is Going on View in a Rare Show in Switzerland The two countries have been divided by a hard border since 1953, but their work hangs side by side in Switzerland. By Kate Brown, Apr 28, 2021
Law & Politics The Heirs of Late Samsung Chairman Lee Kun-Hee Will Give 23,000 Works of Art to Korean Museums to Polish Their Tarnished Image The family's art collection is worth a reported $2.7 billion. By Kate Brown, Apr 28, 2021
Art Fairs One-Third of the Galleries on Frieze New York’s Initial Exhibitor List Dropped Out and Were Replaced by Dealers Closer to Home Galleries' ability to physically attend depended on the health situation in their home countries. By Kate Brown, Apr 27, 2021
Art World The Bavarian State Painting Collections Has Returned a Medieval Work Unlawfully Sold by Nazis to Its Rightful Heirs A Jewish art dealer in Munich was forced to sell the work in 1935. By Kate Brown, Apr 26, 2021