On View Takashi Murakami’s Latest Show Is an Homage to a Revered Luxembourgish Painter Whose Work He Found on Instagram For his newest show in Berlin, Murakami has tackled the legacy of Michel Majerus, who died in 2002 at the age of 35. By Kate Brown, Sep 16, 2020
Market How an Unlikely Alliance Among the Government, the Art Industry, and a Nightclub Pulled Off a Socially Distanced Berlin Art Week A year marked by flux and precarity has been met with innovation and collaboration. By Kate Brown, Sep 11, 2020
Market An Acclaimed French Artist Has Accused Dealer Johann König of ‘Betrayal’ for Reselling His Work at an Art Fair Against His Wishes Saâdane Afif says his longtime dealer Mehdi Chouakri bought back one of the works to remove it from this "unhealthy" context. By Kate Brown, Sep 11, 2020
Art World Germany Is Giving Out $1.3 Million to Support Nearly 100 Artists Struggling at Home With Young Children During Lockdown Awarded artists will each receive a €2,000 salary for six months. By Kate Brown, Sep 10, 2020
Galleries Esther Schipper Will Temporarily Take Over Blain Southern’s Former Space to Show Ugo Rondinone During Gallery Weekend Berlin The veteran Berlin dealer will show Rondinone's new bronze works. By Kate Brown, Sep 2, 2020
Art World A Madagascan Telecoms Magnate Is Opening an Innovative Paris Gallery to Support African Artists The nonprofit gallery will focus on contemporary art from Madagascar and other African countries. By Kate Brown, Sep 2, 2020
Politics Bansky Accuses European Officials of ‘Deliberately Ignoring Distress Calls’ After a Migrant Boat He Financed Was Stranded in the Mediterranean The ship ended up in distress after taking on more passengers than it could handle. By Kate Brown, Aug 31, 2020
Art & Exhibitions ‘The Crisis Was Already Here’: Manifesta 13 Co-Curator Stefan Kalmár on How the Pandemic Has—and Hasn’t—Changed the Show Kalmár, who is also the director of the ICA in London, outlines this year's edition, which takes place in Marseille. By Kate Brown, Aug 31, 2020
Art World The Venice Biennale Is Awarding Posthumous Golden Lions to Germano Celant, Okwui Enwezor, and Two Other Eminent Figures The recently deceased artistic directors will be honored in a symbolic ceremony this September. By Kate Brown, Aug 26, 2020
People ‘I’m Proposing Many Ways of Seeing’: Artist Kapwani Kiwanga on Unearthing Buried Histories to Imagine the World Anew The artist is a nominee for the prestigious Prix Marcel Duchamp. By Kate Brown, Aug 20, 2020
Art & Exhibitions The Belgian Pop Artist Evelyne Axell’s Career Was Cut Tragically Short. Now, Her Work Is Getting New Life in a Show at a Swiss Monastery Museum Susch is spotlighting the feminist artist's daring career. By Kate Brown, Aug 20, 2020
People What I Buy & Why: Düsseldorf Collector Gil Bronner on the Wolfgang Tillmans That Got Away, and What He’s Coveting Now The Düsseldorf collector takes us through the highlights of his eclectic art collection. By Kate Brown, Aug 17, 2020
Art & Exhibitions With Nightlife Shuttered, the Legendary Berghain Nightclub Is Turning Its Dance Floor Into a Showcase of 80 Berlin-Based Artists The notorious nightclub is partnering with the Boros Foundation, one of the city's most renowned art collections. By Kate Brown, Aug 12, 2020
People ‘How Can a Painting Appear in the World Other Than as a Canvas?’: Painter Katharina Grosse on Bringing the Ancient Form Into 3-D For Art Icons, a new conversation series with famous living artists, the German painter spoke to Artnet News about her new exhibitions in Berlin and Baltimore. By Kate Brown, Aug 12, 2020
Art Fairs Basel’s Liste Art Fair Has Canceled Its 2020 Edition This Fall as the Health Situation Worsens in Switzerland It remains unclear whether participating dealers will see refunds on their booth fees. By Kate Brown, Aug 11, 2020