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
Art & 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
Art & 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
Auctions A German Fashion Retailer Is Selling More Than 4,000 Artworks to Finance a ‘Digital Transformation’ It's the largest contemporary art auction to take place in Germany. By Kate Brown, Mar 14, 2019
Politics In a Landmark Resolution, German Culture Ministers Pledge to Lay the Groundwork to Return Colonial-Era Art The move comes amid mounting pressure on the country to take responsibility for its colonial past. By Kate Brown, Mar 14, 2019
On View Two Years After Studio Drift’s Floating Monolith Dazzled the Armory Show, It’s Back and It’s Bigger Than Ever The design duo's work is on view in Finland alongside the country's first-ever show dedicated to Magritte. By Kate Brown, Mar 8, 2019
People Helena Bonham Carter Is the Voice of a New Documentary Charting the Rebellious Life of Venetian Painter Tintoretto The release of the film coincides with the Venetian painter's 500th birthday. By Kate Brown, Mar 5, 2019
Politics Italy Has a Change of Heart, Is Now ‘Happy’ Lend Its Leonardo da Vinci Works to France for Anniversary Exhibition The resolution coincides with a broader thaw of diplomatic tensions between the two nations. By Kate Brown, Mar 4, 2019