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Reviews

Berlin Art Week Offers Artistic Tributes to the Fall of the Berlin Wall on the Historic Event’s 30th Anniversary

Many of the exhibitions reflect a sense of pride in the rise of alternative cultures—but also anxieties about the speed of gentrification.

By Kate Brown, Sep 12, 2019

People

‘We Need to Reinvent the ‘Us”: Kader Attia on How Art Might Help Turn the Tide Against the Far Right

Attia's "Mirrors of Emotion" has just opened at Lehmann Maupin.

By Kate Brown, Sep 11, 2019

Art Guides

Here Are 11 Must-See Shows and Events During Berlin Art Week, From Ryan Trecartin’s Dystopia to a Mobile Art Planetarium

Here are our recommendations for the shows to see during this year's action-packed edition of the citywide art event.

By Luise Wank & Kate Brown, Sep 10, 2019

Market

Would You Buy a Performance? A New Brussels Fair Tries to Make Art’s Most Elusive Medium Appealing to Collectors

A Performance Affair is on view in Brussels this weekend.

By Kate Brown, Sep 6, 2019

Politics

‘Western Museums Expanding Into China Is a Joke’: Ai Weiwei Decries Cultural Institutions for Their Silence on Hong Kong’s Fight for Democracy

The Chinese activist-artist has been outspoken in supporting the anti-government demonstrations, which his assistants are documenting.

By Kate Brown, Sep 4, 2019

On View

Rare Impressionist Paintings Owned by the Butler of Artist Gustave Caillebotte Have Re-Emerged in a Paris Show

The heir of Gustave Caillebotte's loyal servant donated the family heirlooms to the Musée d'Orsay.

By Kate Brown, Sep 3, 2019

Art World

Banksy’s Famous Brexit Mural Has Mysteriously Disappeared From the Side of a Building in a British Seaside Town

The abandoned building is owned by a property-owning family that previously butted heads with the world-famous street artist in court.

By Kate Brown, Aug 27, 2019

Politics

A New Study Finds That People Who Attend Cultural Events Are Happier With Their Lives Than People Who Don’t

Research commissioned by Arts Council England makes the case for why smaller towns should amp up and promote their arts offerings.

By Kate Brown, Aug 26, 2019

On View

Takashi Murakami Has Covered Practically Every Square Inch of a New Hong Kong Art Center With His Colorful Work. See the Show Here

The exhibition includes very weird mannequins of the artist.

By Kate Brown, Aug 22, 2019

People

The Inexhaustible Gerhard Richter Will Design New Stained Glass Windows for Germany’s Oldest Monastery

The artist will be collaborating with his friend, the composer Arvo Pärt, on the surprise commission for the Benedictine abbey.

By Kate Brown, Aug 21, 2019

People

After 12 Years in Charge of Berlin’s Top Art Museums, Power Director Udo Kittelmann Is Stepping Down

The director has raised the international profile of the city's most prestigious museums while continuing to organize big exhibitions.

By Kate Brown, Aug 21, 2019

Art World

Are Art Institutions Becoming Too ‘Ideological’? A Debate Breaks Out at the International Council of Museums Over Politics in the Galleries

The new definition, which says a museum's mission is to promote equality, justice, and the planet's wellbeing, is too woke for some professionals.

By Kate Brown, Aug 20, 2019

Kate Brown

Europe Editor

Reviews

Berlin Art Week Offers Artistic Tributes to the Fall of the Berlin Wall on the Historic Event’s 30th Anniversary

People

‘We Need to Reinvent the ‘Us”: Kader Attia on How Art Might Help Turn the Tide Against the Far Right

Art Guides

Here Are 11 Must-See Shows and Events During Berlin Art Week, From Ryan Trecartin’s Dystopia to a Mobile Art Planetarium

Market

Would You Buy a Performance? A New Brussels Fair Tries to Make Art’s Most Elusive Medium Appealing to Collectors

Politics

‘Western Museums Expanding Into China Is a Joke’: Ai Weiwei Decries Cultural Institutions for Their Silence on Hong Kong’s Fight for Democracy

On View

Rare Impressionist Paintings Owned by the Butler of Artist Gustave Caillebotte Have Re-Emerged in a Paris Show

Art World

Banksy’s Famous Brexit Mural Has Mysteriously Disappeared From the Side of a Building in a British Seaside Town

Politics

A New Study Finds That People Who Attend Cultural Events Are Happier With Their Lives Than People Who Don’t

On View

Takashi Murakami Has Covered Practically Every Square Inch of a New Hong Kong Art Center With His Colorful Work. See the Show Here

People

The Inexhaustible Gerhard Richter Will Design New Stained Glass Windows for Germany’s Oldest Monastery

People

After 12 Years in Charge of Berlin’s Top Art Museums, Power Director Udo Kittelmann Is Stepping Down

Art World

Are Art Institutions Becoming Too ‘Ideological’? A Debate Breaks Out at the International Council of Museums Over Politics in the Galleries

Art World

As Germany Plans Shows on Nazi-Sanctioned Art, Some Begin to Wonder Why So Much of It Is Housed in the US

Art Guides

Berlin’s Top Collectors Are Opening Their Art-Filled Private Spaces to the Public for One Special Night

On View

Liam Gillick and an Austrian Art Collective Transformed Vienna’s Kunsthalle Into a Nightmarish Film Set—See It Here

Kate Brown

Europe Editor

Berlin Art Week Offers Artistic Tributes to the Fall of the Berlin Wall on the Historic Event’s 30th Anniversary

‘We Need to Reinvent the ‘Us”: Kader Attia on How Art Might Help Turn the Tide Against the Far Right

Here Are 11 Must-See Shows and Events During Berlin Art Week, From Ryan Trecartin’s Dystopia to a Mobile Art Planetarium

Would You Buy a Performance? A New Brussels Fair Tries to Make Art’s Most Elusive Medium Appealing to Collectors

‘Western Museums Expanding Into China Is a Joke’: Ai Weiwei Decries Cultural Institutions for Their Silence on Hong Kong’s Fight for Democracy

Rare Impressionist Paintings Owned by the Butler of Artist Gustave Caillebotte Have Re-Emerged in a Paris Show

Banksy’s Famous Brexit Mural Has Mysteriously Disappeared From the Side of a Building in a British Seaside Town

A New Study Finds That People Who Attend Cultural Events Are Happier With Their Lives Than People Who Don’t

Takashi Murakami Has Covered Practically Every Square Inch of a New Hong Kong Art Center With His Colorful Work. See the Show Here

The Inexhaustible Gerhard Richter Will Design New Stained Glass Windows for Germany’s Oldest Monastery

After 12 Years in Charge of Berlin’s Top Art Museums, Power Director Udo Kittelmann Is Stepping Down

Are Art Institutions Becoming Too ‘Ideological’? A Debate Breaks Out at the International Council of Museums Over Politics in the Galleries

As Germany Plans Shows on Nazi-Sanctioned Art, Some Begin to Wonder Why So Much of It Is Housed in the US

Berlin’s Top Collectors Are Opening Their Art-Filled Private Spaces to the Public for One Special Night

Liam Gillick and an Austrian Art Collective Transformed Vienna’s Kunsthalle Into a Nightmarish Film Set—See It Here

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