Art Fairs Milan’s Miart Art Fair Has Been Postponed Until the Fall as the Coronavirus Crisis Deepens in Italy Art Paris fair, artmonte-carlo, and PAD Paris are rescheduled but Art Cologne and Art Brussels plan to go ahead in April. By Kate Brown, Mar 6, 2020
Art World The Mona Lisa Is on the Front Lines as the Louvre Reopens With Some New Safety Measures Against Disease Staff agreed to reopen the world's most visited museum after a two-day closure. By Kate Brown, Mar 5, 2020
Galleries The Abrupt Closure of the High-Profile Blain Southern Gallery Leaves Artworks in Limbo—and Artists Out of Pocket Artworks on consignment from artists are being held in storage in London, Berlin, and New York. By Kate Brown, Mar 3, 2020
People Ulay, the Performance Art Pioneer and Fabled Former Partner of Marina Abramović, Has Died at Age 76 "He was an exceptional artist and human being," Abramovic recalls of her former partner. By Kate Brown, Mar 2, 2020
Shows & Exhibitions Dresden’s Old Masters Picture Gallery Reopens After a $50 Million Renovation, Looking to Shake Up How We Experience Classical Art The institution's new look puts its painting masterpieces in direct conversation with a stunning sculpture collection. By Kate Brown, Feb 27, 2020
Shows & Exhibitions The Uffizi’s Entire Scientific Committee Has Resigned in Protest of the Museum’s Decision to Loan a Raphael Masterpiece The group of scholars and other experts warned that the painting, a portrait of Pope Leo X, wasn't safe to travel. By Kate Brown, Feb 26, 2020
Galleries The Gallery-Share Model Is Finding New Life in Tokyo With an Initiative That’s Bringing a Slew of International Dealers to Japan Onsen Confidential wants to help form new partnerships and relationships—while offering participants the chance to steam in ancient hot springs. By Kate Brown, Feb 25, 2020
Shows & Exhibitions Artists From the Arab World Face Countless Hurdles. That’s Why This Organization Is Helping Them Bring New Work to the West Here are the 6 artists who, thanks to the nonprofit Mophradat, will stage shows at major institutions around the world. By Kate Brown, Feb 24, 2020
On View For One Week Only Raphael’s Great Tapestries Have Returned to the Sistine Chapel—See Them Here The extraordinary exhibition is enough to make a museum director want to "whoop and sing," despite the chapel's rule of silence. By Kate Brown, Feb 21, 2020
Art World Rumors Swirl That Greece’s Demand for the Parthenon Marbles Could Gain Traction in the Brexit Trade Battle Alarm bells ring in London as the restitution of looted cultural property is added to the agenda ahead of trade talks. By Kate Brown, Feb 19, 2020
Shows & Exhibitions Surrealism Was a Decidedly Feminine Movement. So Why Have So Many of Its Great Women Artists Been Forgotten? A show in Frankfurt features 260 works by 34 female artists who were as subversive as any male Surrealist. By Kate Brown, Feb 18, 2020
People The Disturbing Paintings of Werner Büttner, Forgotten Bad Boy of German Art, Are Starting to Look Alarmingly Good. The Market Has Noticed The German painter recently opened a career-spanning solo exhibition in Berlin. By Kate Brown, Feb 18, 2020
Galleries Posh Contemporary Art Gallery Blain Southern Is Closing Its Doors Amid Financial Troubles The news comes as multiple artists say they are working to reclaim art or money from the gallery. By Kate Brown, Feb 12, 2020
Art World Ai Weiwei Is Selling New Sculptures at a German Home-Goods Store—But You Have to Assemble Them Yourself The Chinese artist's low-cost, readymade work comes in a range of sizes and two different configurations. By Kate Brown, Feb 11, 2020
Shows & Exhibitions German Institutions Are Spending More Than $3 Million on Programming That Addresses Berlin’s Sordid (and Long Glossed-Over) Colonial Past The five-year program examines how the city benefited from Germany's expansions abroad. By Kate Brown, Feb 5, 2020
