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
People Artists and Curators Remember the ‘Brave’ Sculptor Phyllida Barlow, Whose Assemblages Challenged Space, Perspective, and Gravity The British sculptor has died at age 78. By Kate Brown, Mar 14, 2023
People Hito Steyerl on Why NFTs and A.I. Image Generators Are Really Just ‘Onboarding Tools’ for Tech Conglomerates "This is the Future" has just opened at the Portland Art Museum. By Kate Brown, Mar 10, 2023
Pop Culture How ‘Inside,’ a Tense Tale of Survival Set in a Luxury Penthouse, Transforms Blue-Chip Art Into Willem Dafoe’s Unlikely Arch-Nemesis The anxiety-ridden film, which had its world premiere at the Berlinale film festival, even had its own curator. By Kate Brown, Mar 6, 2023
Art Fairs Art Basel Has Unveiled the Exhibitors for Its 2023 Flagship Swiss Fair—Find Out Who Made the Cut (and Who Didn’t) The fair will host 285 galleries in June. By Kate Brown, Feb 23, 2023
Opinion Art Collectives Were the Talk of the Art World in the Last Few Years. Has Their Moment Passed? As soon as collective action became a “trend,” it was always at risk of going out of fashion. By Kate Brown, Feb 9, 2023
Museums Runners-Up for the Fourth Plinth Commission Rarely Realize Their Proposed Works. One Collector Is Changing That for a 2021 Finalist Patrizia Sandretto Re Rebaudengo is making artist Goshka Macuga's sculpture a reality. By Kate Brown, Feb 6, 2023
Books The Palace Forbade Prince Harry From Defending Himself After an Eton Art Teacher Accused Him of Cheating, His Memoir Reveals The prince details the painful experience in his new memoir, 'Spare.' By Kate Brown, Jan 19, 2023
Auctions A $22 Million Max Beckmann Painting Sets a Staggering Record at a German Auction House in a Lively Night of Drama and Intrigue A work by Kandinsky, which the Polish government alleges was stolen, was also included in the sale. By Kate Brown, Dec 2, 2022
People Three Decades Ago, Klaus Biesenbach Revolutionized Berlin’s Art Scene. Now He’s Back to Steer Its Most Prestigious Museums—and He Has Big Plans The director of the Neue Nationalgalerie and the Museum of the 20th Century reveals his plans for 2023 and beyond. By Kate Brown, Nov 29, 2022
Shows & Exhibitions Artist Monica Bonvicini’s Feminist House of Mirrors Upends the Masculine Architecture of Berlin’s Neue Nationalgalerie "I Do You" is on view through April 30, 2023. By Kate Brown, Nov 24, 2022
Art World Artists Katharina Grosse, Corinne Wasmuht, and Elmgreen & Dragset Have Parted Ways With Galerie König The artists have not connected their departure to allegations of sexual misconduct against gallery owner Johann König, which he denies. By Naomi Rea & Kate Brown, Nov 23, 2022
Law #MeToo Allegations Against the Prominent German Art Dealer Johann König Have Sparked a Battle in German Courts The dealer denies the allegations against him, but the scandal has sparked a public split between the gallery and one of its artists. By Kate Brown & Naomi Rea, Nov 16, 2022
