Law & Politics 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
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