Reviews A Major Isa Genzken Retrospective in Berlin Brings a Rare Clarity to What Makes Her Ingenious, Risk-Taking Art So Vital "Isa Genzken: 75/75" is on view at the Neue Nationalgalerie, curated by Klaus Biesenbach and Lisa Botti. By Kate Brown, Aug 23, 2023
Pop Culture ‘Barbie’ and ‘Oppenheimer’ Are Facing Off at the Movies and in Memes—But It’s the Unexpected Similarities That Tell Us Something About Culture Now Underneath the warring aesthetics, the films have a lot in common. By Kate Brown, Jul 27, 2023
Art & Exhibitions Doug Aitken’s New Video Work Visits a Middle American Oil Town and Delivers a Searing Comment on Climate Change The video "Howl" premiered at Eva Presenhuber in Zurich last month. By Kate Brown, Jul 11, 2023
Art & Exhibitions On Its 200th Anniversary, Kunstverein Munich Is Asking How It and Other Non-Collecting Art Associations Can Confront Complex Histories The Kunstverein Munich is opening up its fascinating archive. By Kate Brown, Jul 7, 2023
Art World Grit, Glamour, and Lots of Great Art: Basel Social Club Was the Buzziest Place to Be During Art Basel Tens of thousands of visitors have been streaming through the second edition of the event, which took place in an old factory. By Kate Brown, Jun 16, 2023
Market At a Post-Crypto-Crash Art Basel, Tech-Based Art Is Trying Hard to Blend in and Look Like… Painting? Buyers are more cautious, even as buzz about A.I. and blockchain continue in the background. By Kate Brown, Jun 14, 2023
Art Fairs See Some of the Best Works in Art Basel’s Unlimited Sector This Year, From a Massive Metal Ship to an Ironic Mattress Sale Installation The fair's sector for large-scale works and installations feels like a victory lap for some of the most talked-about artist projects of the last year. By Kate Brown, Jun 12, 2023
Artnet News Pro Amid Recession Fears and a Leadership Shuffle, Art Basel Could be Different This Year. Art Pros Weigh In With Predictions As the art world gathers, we spoke with industry experts to see what's at the top of their minds going into next week. By Kate Brown, Jun 9, 2023
Opinion How a New Wave of ‘Hypersentimental’ Portraiture Is Serving Up Painting for the Age of Vibe Shifts and Nano-Influencers Or: Why is everyone painting their cool friends all of a sudden? By Kate Brown, Jun 8, 2023
Museums & Institutions ‘The Act of Opening a House Is So Beautiful’: Berlin’s Historic House of World Cultures Relaunches With an Ambitious Multisensory Weekend Newly helmed by the visionary director Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung, the building will be pulsing with new rhythms, views and tastes. By Kate Brown, May 31, 2023
Art & Exhibitions From Rising-Star Painters to the Return of Post-Internet Art—Here’s What’s Stealing the Spotlight at Gallery Weekend Berlin Berlin Gallery Weekend is open across the city through April 30. By Kate Brown, Apr 28, 2023
People ‘She Put Everything Into Art’: The Curator of a New Charlotte Salomon Exhibition on How the WWII-Era Artist Painted Through Her Pain The exhibition, 'Life? or Theater?' is on view at the Lenbachhaus in Munich through September 10. By Kate Brown, Apr 18, 2023
People Berlin’s Star-Studded Paris Bar Became World-Famous for Its Artist Patrons. Was It All an Artwork by Its Late Owner Michel Würthle? The restauranteur and artist, who died last month, upheld a raucous scene that included a glittering coterie of collectors, dealers, and artists. By Kate Brown, Apr 18, 2023
Art World Pioneering Collector and Chinese Art Patron Myriam Ullens Has Been Shot Dead Outside Her Home in Belgium The founder of the UCCA in Beijing was a prominent figure in the art world. By Kate Brown, Mar 30, 2023
People ‘This Is Her Reality’: The First-Ever Biography on Hilma af Klint Unearths How the Swedish Artist Lived, Worked, and Communed With Spirits Julia Voss, author of 'Hilma af Klint: A Biography,' spent a decade retracing the life of the enigmatic painter. By Kate Brown, Mar 27, 2023