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
Art World As Germany Plans Shows on Nazi-Sanctioned Art, Some Begin to Wonder Why So Much of It Is Housed in the US A Berlin museum will host parallel shows on the history and enduring influence of National Socialist art. By Kate Brown, Aug 19, 2019
Art Guides Berlin’s Top Collectors Are Opening Their Art-Filled Private Spaces to the Public for One Special Night A dozen of Berlin's leading collectors are joining forces in what could become an annual event. By Kate Brown, Aug 15, 2019
On View Liam Gillick and an Austrian Art Collective Transformed Vienna’s Kunsthalle Into a Nightmarish Film Set—See It Here A feature-length film will be released later this year. By Kate Brown, Aug 15, 2019
Art World Experts in Pompeii Have Discovered a Female Sorcerer’s Mysterious Arsenal of Charms—See Them Here The tiny amulets were used to bring fortune and fertility, and protect against bad luck. By Kate Brown, Aug 13, 2019
Market Experts Thought the Holy Grail of Print Portfolios Was Lost to History. But One Family Kept it Intact—and Now It’s Heading to Auction The rediscovered album of artworks includes Edvard Munch's first color print. By Kate Brown, Aug 12, 2019
Analysis Berlin’s Gallery Scene Is Eroding. Its Tech Scene Is Exploding. Will These Young Startup Elites Ever Start Buying Art? We take a deep dive at the German capital's burgeoning industry. By Kate Brown, Aug 12, 2019
Art World After Damaging Collisions (and Too Many Near Misses), Venice Decides to Ban Giant Cruise Ships Once and For All The Italian government has decided to begin diverting the giant ships away from Venice's central waterway. By Kate Brown, Aug 8, 2019
Art World Belgium’s Africa Museum Comes Under Fire for a ‘Clichéd’ Africa-Themed Music Festival The museum has apologized for the event at which one person showed up in blackface and others wore grass skirts. By Kate Brown, Aug 8, 2019
