Art World As Germany Extends Its Lockdown, Shuttered Museums Are Offering Up Their Galleries to Cramped and Poorly Ventilated Schools The country has just extended its lockdown on cultural venues until at least December 20. By Kate Brown, Nov 26, 2020
Politics France Will Begin Reopening Cultural Institutions, While Germany Considers Extending Its Lockdown The varying strategies suggest the unpredictability of the health situation in Europe. By Kate Brown, Nov 25, 2020
People Daniel Cordier, the Revered French Resistance Fighter Who Went on to a Successful Career as an Art Dealer, Dies at 100 In 1961, Cordier presented Robert Rauschenberg's first show in France. By Kate Brown, Nov 24, 2020
Art Fairs In Lieu of a Miami Edition, NADA Art Fair Organizers Will Stage Small-Scale Viewings Across 44 International Cities This December Shows will take place in New York, Los Angeles, Warsaw, Riga, and Tokyo. By Kate Brown, Nov 24, 2020
Galleries Pace Will Move Into Blain Southern’s Former Space in Mayfair, Nearly Doubling Its Gallery Footprint in London The new space will be unveiled in fall 2021. By Kate Brown, Nov 19, 2020
Art and Law Raids by Hundreds of German Police Have Led to the Arrest of Three Suspects in Connection to the Sensational Jewel Heist From Dresden’s Green Vault More than 1,600 police carried out raids leading to the arrests. By Kate Brown, Nov 17, 2020
People The New Director of Rome’s Famed Galleria Borghese Plans to Take the Museum in a ‘More Contemporary Direction.’ Here’s How Francesca Cappelletti says it's essential that the museum draws in younger audiences. By Kate Brown, Nov 17, 2020
Politics As War Between Armenia and Azerbaijan Is Averted, Artists There Look to the Future. But Much of Their Cultural Past Has Been Destroyed The path to renewal and peace will be long. Can art and culture play a role? By Kate Brown, Nov 16, 2020
Art World The European Union Has Boosted Its Culture Bailout to €2.8 Billion After Pushback From Industry Leaders Officials negotiated an additional €600 million for culture as part of a wider bailout that will support all 27 EU member states. By Kate Brown, Nov 12, 2020
Galleries Dealers Say They Want to Diversify Their Rosters. A Look at Their Newly Signed Artists Shows Progress—Up to a Point Dealers are working to correct for long-held biases in the gallery system, but progress is not as rapid as they might think. By Kate Brown, Nov 10, 2020
People What I Buy and Why: Manufacturing Tycoon Heiner Wemhöner on the Emotional Value of Collecting and Why He’s Unafraid of Impractical Art Wemhöner's 1,300-work collection has more recently pivoted to Chinese contemporary art. By Kate Brown, Nov 9, 2020
Politics Meet the Artist Behind the Lighting Bolt Design That Has Become the Symbol of Women’s Rights in an Increasingly Oppressive Poland The lightning bolt represents women's power and serves as a warning to the Polish government. By Kate Brown, Nov 5, 2020
Art World German Museum Directors Are Pushing Back Against the Country’s ‘Incomprehensible’ Second Shutdown Commercial galleries, however, are allowed to remain open. By Kate Brown, Nov 2, 2020
People Billionaire Congolese Art Collector Sindika Dokolo, Who Championed the Restitution of African Art, Has Died at Age 48 The collector's legacy has been overshadowed by serious corruption charges in Angola. By Kate Brown, Oct 30, 2020
Art World Struggling French and German Museums Are Plunged Into a Second Lockdown as Coronavirus Cases Surge Across Europe Protests have already erupted over the new lockdown measures. By Kate Brown, Oct 29, 2020
