Art & Exhibitions Museums Have Been Cautiously Reopening Across Europe. Here Are 8 Must-See Shows You Can Actually Visit in Person Right Now Check out a Phyllida Barlow survey, a group show about nature, a Sophie Taeuber-Arp retrospective, and more. By Kate Brown & Naomi Rea, Mar 17, 2021
Art World Gerhard Richter Is Permanently Loaning His Holocaust Paintings to Berlin’s National Gallery in Order to Keep Them Off the Market The series is part of a group of 100 works that Richter's foundation is putting on permanent loan. By Kate Brown, Mar 16, 2021
Law & Politics The Heirs to a Jewish Collector Are Appealing a Decision Allowing the Stedelijk to Keep a Kandinsky Painting It Acquired During World War II Some Dutch officials have decried the decision to favor the museum. By Kate Brown, Mar 12, 2021
Art Fairs ‘We Need Something Neutral’: The Biennale de Paris Is Dissolving Its Scandal-Ridden Art Fair to Start From Scratch With a New Event The old and prestigious fair had seen its reputation marred in recent years. By Kate Brown, Mar 12, 2021
People How Do You Bring a Historic Museum Into the Future? The Uffizi’s Director Is Trying Everything From Bicycle Paths to TikTok "We're changing our business model, and we have to do it quickly," Eike Schmidt says. By Kate Brown, Mar 11, 2021
People Rudolf Zwirner Helped Invent Today’s Art Market. Now He Thinks the Pandemic Could Bring the Business to a New Golden Age The father of David Zwirner is a pivotal figure in the history of the market. By Kate Brown, Mar 8, 2021
Sustainability Hauser and Wirth Is Hiring a Full-Time Head of Environmental Sustainability to Halve the Gallery’s Carbon Emissions by 2030 Every fair and show will now be allocated a carbon budget. By Kate Brown, Mar 5, 2021
Art World An Art Historian Says He Spotted the Faint Signature of Titian on an Obscure Painting Hanging in a Small UK Church Richard Moore says portraits of Titian and his family members are also part of the scene. By Kate Brown, Mar 4, 2021
Art World Artist Kader Attia, Known for His Poignant Investigations That Break Down Western Hegemony, Will Curate the Next Berlin Biennial The biennial is set to take place in 2022. By Kate Brown, Mar 4, 2021
Sustainability In a First for the Auction Industry, Christie’s Has Pledged to Reach Net-Zero Carbon Emissions by 2030 The auction house has also joined the Gallery Climate Coalition. By Kate Brown, Mar 4, 2021
Market After a Year of Being Forced to Sell Art Online, Gallerists Have Learned 5 Surprising Lessons—and It’s Clear There’s No Going Back We spoke with more than a dozen gallerists to learn their biggest takeaways, both positive and negative, from online viewing rooms. By Eileen Kinsella & Kate Brown, Mar 2, 2021
Art World TikTok Is Donating €5 Million to German Cultural Institutions That Pledge to Create Diverse and Inclusive Content on the Platform The social-media platform is offering 50 grants. By Kate Brown, Feb 24, 2021
Art & Exhibitions Why the Artistic Directors of the Gwangju Biennial Are Quarantining for Weeks (and Working Overtime) to Mount a Show Very Few People Will See Is this the biennial model of the future? By Kate Brown, Feb 23, 2021
Art World Conceptual Artist Maria Eichhorn, Whose Work Challenges Institutional Power Structures, Will Represent Germany at the 2022 Venice Biennale The artist is known for her erudite yet gently humorous approach. By Kate Brown, Feb 17, 2021
Art World Calls Mount for the Indianapolis Museum of Art’s Head to Step Down After a Job Posting Prioritized Maintaining Its ‘Core, White Audience’ The posting sought to improve diversity while maintaining the museum's "core, white art audience." By Kate Brown, Feb 15, 2021