Shows & Exhibitions On Top of a Leonardo Headache, the Prado Turned Down the Louvre’s Request to Borrow Three El Grecos The Paris museum opens a major survey of the Old Master, which is due to travel to Chicago in the spring. By Kate Brown, Oct 10, 2019
Art World Virtuous Online Commenters Have Discovered an Authentic Work by Anthony van Dyck, Britain’s First Art Star, Hiding in Plain Sight The charity-run internet forum is proud to evidence just how productive online chatting can be. By Kate Brown, Oct 9, 2019
Art World Paris’s Musée Rodin Signs a Major Partnership Deal With China to Open an Outpost in Its Technology Capital The French museum is selling 50 bronze editions of Rodin's work and loaning another 50 as part of the partnership. By Kate Brown, Oct 8, 2019
People ‘The Colonial Effect on Us Is Huge’: Why Congolese Collector Sindika Dokolo Sees Restitution as a Way to Remake African Identity The Congolese mega-collector is on a quest to help return illegally looted art to Africa. By Kate Brown, Oct 8, 2019
Art Fairs As the Unrest in Hong Kong Intensifies, Dealers Grapple With the Pros and Cons of Attending Art Basel’s Fair in the City Two galleries have withdrawn, while others remain cautiously committed. By Julia Halperin & Naomi Rea & Kate Brown, Oct 7, 2019
Art Fairs At London’s 1–54 Fair, Curator Azu Nwagbogu Lays Out the Pitfalls of the New Wave of Interest in African Contemporary Art The former Zeitz Mocaa curator and founder of LagosPhoto offers his advice on unlearning old ways of seeing. By Kate Brown, Oct 4, 2019
Galleries Studiously Avoiding Hong Kong, the Berlin-Based König Galerie Is Opening a Tokyo Location The gallery plans to present shows by artists born or based in Germany. By Kate Brown, Oct 3, 2019
Art Fairs Tate Acquires Work by an Overlooked Textile Artist, a Video Inspired by Cancer Treatment, and Other Works From Frieze 2019 The UK institution expanded its remit to include Frieze Masters for the first time. By Kate Brown, Oct 2, 2019
People ‘It Will Not Be a Passing, Fashionable Moment’: Goodman Gallery’s Liza Essers on Why the Art World’s Axis Is Tipping Toward Africa As the South African gallery prepares to open in London this week, its owner explains how the new space plays into her global vision. By Kate Brown, Oct 1, 2019
On View From Paul Thek’s Accidental Etchings to Gabriel Kuri’s Cigarette Butts, Here Are 5 Must-See Shows in Brussels The city of adventurous gallery formats and discreet collectors doesn't do hype, but it does do quality. By Kate Brown, Sep 30, 2019
Law More Than 200 Artworks by an Eminent Kazakhstani Art Collective Are Being Held Hostage by Unpaid Contractors After a Splashy International Exhibition The project "Focus Kazakhstan" was meant to elevate the country's art, but mismanagement has resulted in allegedly damaged work and lack of payment. By Kate Brown, Sep 24, 2019
Art World The Price to Build Herzog & de Meuron’s New Modern Art ‘Barn’ Museum in Berlin Has More Than Doubled From Its Initial Estimate of €200 Million The museum will present works from Germany's state collections that have long been languishing in storage. By Kate Brown, Sep 17, 2019
Politics ‘Go Away and Take Your Sh*tty Forest’: Right-Wing Politicians Have Waged a Campaign Against an Eco-Art Installation in Austria Klaus Littmann's project fills a local sports stadium with trees to make a statement. By Kate Brown, Sep 16, 2019
Art World Ai Weiwei Staged an Impromptu Protest at Munich’s Haus der Kunst to Show Solidarity With Workers Facing Layoffs The Chinese activist-artist has criticized Haus der Kunst's plan to lay off 48 staff members. By Kate Brown, Sep 16, 2019
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
