Market The National Gallery Declared ‘Salvator Mundi’ to Be a ‘Signature’ da Vinci. The Experts It Consulted Weren’t So Sure, a New Book Reveals The author of a new book claims the art museum downplayed the doubts of three experts. By Kate Brown, Apr 15, 2019
Art Fairs The Mood Is Bright at Art Cologne, But Small Galleries Are Still Struggling to Find Sustainability Dealers at the fair debated the virtues of new business models and collaborative ventures. By Kate Brown, Apr 12, 2019
Galleries In the Shadow of Europe’s Rising Far-Right, Warsaw Gallerists Are Trying to Find a Way Forward—by Drawing on Their Socialist Past The second edition of Poland’s international gallery share Friend of a Friend comes at a crucial moment. By Kate Brown, Apr 12, 2019
Auctions Meet ‘Skinny,’ the 155 Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Greeting Visitors at Heathrow Airport The dinosaur skeleton has been installed at Heathrow airport's terminal 5 before it hits the auction block in June. By Kate Brown, Apr 5, 2019
Shows & Exhibitions Kosovo’s Venice Biennale Pavilion Will Recall the Last European War of the 20th Century The artist Alban Muja will draw on his personal experience as young refugee. By Kate Brown, Apr 3, 2019
Art World Airbnb’s Newest Host Is the ‘Mona Lisa,’ and the Louvre’s Letting Two Special Guests Spend a Night at Her Place The museum is hosting a lucky pair of guests for one unforgettable night among the masterpieces to celebrate the 30th birthday of the Louvre Pyramid. By Kate Brown, Apr 3, 2019
On View Visitors and Weather Conditions Damage JR’s Massive Installation at the Louvre Hours After Being Completed The street artist's trompe l'oeil installation was epic and, it turns out, very ephemeral. By Kate Brown, Apr 1, 2019
People The Maverick French New Wave Filmmaker Agnès Varda Has Died Known for her eternally youthful spirit, Varda was active as both an artist and a filmmaker into the last years of her life. By Kate Brown, Mar 29, 2019
People A Look Back Through Pictures at the Once-Forgotten Young Women of the Bauhaus While the school was highly progressive for its time, its female students were at a disadvantage. By Kate Brown, Mar 29, 2019
Shows & Exhibitions Under a Dark Cloud of Controversy and Confusion, Kazakhstan Cancels Its Inaugural Venice Biennale Pavilion on Facebook What could have been a major moment for Kazakh artists devolved into a flurry of dubious Facebook posts. By Kate Brown, Mar 28, 2019
Analysis Biennials Are Proliferating Worldwide. There’s Just One Problem: Nobody Wants to Pay For Them Artists are often left to shoulder much of the burden when a biennial requires ambitious new work. By Kate Brown & Javier Pes, Mar 21, 2019
Politics In a Landmark Decision, London’s National Portrait Gallery Drops a $1.3 Million Gift from the Sacklers The gallery is the first major art museum to put a donation from the Sackler family on hold, indefinitely. By Kate Brown & Javier Pes, Mar 19, 2019
Shows & Exhibitions What Can We Expect From Ralph Rugoff’s Venice Biennale? Here Are 7 Takeaways From His Curatorial Vision and Artist List We analyzed this year’s artist list to make some predictions about the exhibition's 58th edition. By Naomi Rea & Kate Brown, Mar 18, 2019
On View A Berlin Software CEO Will Turn a Cold-War Hotspot Into a Home for His Art Collection Markus Hannebauer is transforming the former headquarters of the US Army in Berlin into a center for time-based art. By Kate Brown, Mar 15, 2019
People Okwui Enwezor, Nigerian Art Historian and Venice Biennale Curator Who Was a Force for Non-Western Art, Has Died at 55 The revered Nigerian-born thinker has died after a long battle with cancer. By Kate Brown & Naomi Rea, Mar 15, 2019