Politics Nan Goldin and Anti-Sackler Opioid Activists Swarm the Louvre, Marking Their First Action in Europe The guerrilla activists unfurled large banners in front of the Louvre pyramid and staged a die-in. By Kate Brown, Jul 1, 2019
Art World Ever Wondered What ‘Venus de Milo’ Smells Like? The Louvre Is Working With Top Perfumers to Make Scents Inspired by Its Masterpieces The Paris museum has given carte blanche to eight French perfumers to capture the essence of some of its greatest works of art. By Kate Brown, Jun 25, 2019
Art World After Its Restoration Fail Inspired Comparisons to ‘Beast Jesus,’ This Statue of Saint George Has Been Triumphantly Un-Restored The damage seems to have been undone, though the internet never forgets. By Kate Brown, Jun 24, 2019
On View Artist Duo Elmgreen and Dragset on Why They Installed a 24-Hour ATM Into a Section of the Berlin Wall The fake cash machine is now on permanent display outside the Hamburger Bahnhof. By Kate Brown, Jun 21, 2019
People Galleria Borghese Director Anna Coliva Was Wrongly Punished for Hitting the Gym. Here’s How She Coped—and Planned Her Comeback As she opens a landmark Lucio Fontana show and plans for Raphael 2020, the director is determined to put "the calumny" behind her. By Kate Brown, Jun 21, 2019
People Dealer Dominique Lévy on How to Build a Business, Why Big Galleries Shouldn’t Subsidize Small Ones, and Why Art Fairs Need a Strong Identity The dealer opened up to artnet News in a wide-ranging interview. By Kate Brown, Jun 21, 2019
Art World Italy Pledges to Lend 2,000 Ancient Artifacts to Brazil’s Devastated National Museum Italian experts will travel to Rio de Janeiro to assist in the restoration of artifacts salvaged from the museum's ruins. By Kate Brown, Jun 20, 2019
People Robert Therrien, the LA Artist Who Gained Fame for His Giant-Sized Sculptures of Chairs and Other Everyday Objects, Has Died at 71 The Los Angeles artist's monumental works inspired a sense of childhood wonder and whimsy. By Kate Brown, Jun 18, 2019
Art Fairs ‘Everyone at a Place Like Art Basel Is Complicit’: Artists May Be Making Art About Climate Change, But Nobody at the Fair Wants to Talk About It The theme is in the air, but the art fair is only beginning to tackle how business must change. By Kate Brown, Jun 14, 2019
Art Fairs Hate Art Fairs? There’s an Art Fair for That! Meet June, an Experimental New Satellite in Basel The founders of the selling exhibition have created a booth-free alternative to Basel's overcrowded art fairs inside a Herzog & de Meuron building. By Kate Brown, Jun 12, 2019
Art Fairs A Saudi Artist Is Debuting a Daring New Work About Murdered Dissident Journalist Jamal Khashoggi at Art Basel Abdulnasser Gharem, a former lieutenant colonel in the Saudi Arabian army, is showing a provocative work at the fair. By Kate Brown, Jun 11, 2019
Art Fairs The 6 Best—and Riskiest—Artworks at Art Basel Unlimited, Where the Fair’s Supersized Artwork Shines Among the show-stopping works is a Buddhist take on casino capitalism. By Tim Schneider & Kate Brown, Jun 11, 2019
On View 13 Must-See Museum and Gallery Exhibitions in Basel to Catch When You’re Done With the Fairs Here's our go-to guide. By Caroline Goldstein & Kate Brown, Jun 7, 2019
Art World How a $41 Million Luxury Hotel Is Sustaining an Ambitious Arts and Ecology Initiative on a Remote Canadian Island The project's founders hope to wed a capitalist drive with a socially conscious sensibility. By Kate Brown, Jun 7, 2019
Art Fairs ‘It’s About Supporting the New’: LISTE Director Joanna Kamm on How She’s Updating the Fair and Reviewing Its Controversial Age Policy The former gallerist shares her goals for the Swiss fair. By Kate Brown, Jun 4, 2019