Shows & Exhibitions Is This the Future—or the End—of Art? A Selfie-Centric Art Space Opens in Paris With a Show of Klimt Projections The new Atelier des Lumières opens with light installations inspired by Klimt and Schiele. By Kate Brown, Apr 13, 2018
Art World Embattled Former Tate Modern Director Chris Dercon Resigns From Berlin’s Volksbühne Theater The former director of Tate Modern is leaving before the end of his first season after a tumultuous time at the helm of Germany's most prestigious theater. By Kate Brown, Apr 13, 2018
Politics German Culture Minister Meets With France to Find Common Ground on Colonial Heritage and European Policy Germany is keen on a joint approach to the problem of looted artefacts as the Humboldt Forum nears completion in Berlin. By Kate Brown, Apr 10, 2018
Art World After a Tumultuous Year, documenta Appoints a Former Sony Music Executive as Interim CEO Can Wolfgang Orthmayer restore public trust in the debt-ridden exhibition? By Henri Neuendorf & Kate Brown, Apr 9, 2018
Art World Cathy Wilkes Will Be the Third Female Artist in a Row to Represent the UK at the Venice Biennale The first Maria Lassnig Prize winner has just had a major solo show at MoMA PS1 in New York. By Kate Brown, Apr 9, 2018
Analysis Art Thieves Prefer Sculpture Over Paintings and 4 Other Revelations From Interpol’s Art Theft Database One part of the world seems to be generating the most demand for stolen artworks. By Kate Brown, Apr 6, 2018
Law UK to Introduce ‘One of the World’s Toughest Bans on Ivory,’ With Only a Few Exceptions for Cultural Objects Many in the antiques trade lobbied hard to avoid an unqualified ban as conservationists keep up the pressure on the European Union. By Kate Brown, Apr 5, 2018
Politics Artist Wolfgang Tillmans and Architect Rem Koolhaas Think the European Union Gets a Bad Rap. So They Want You to Rebrand It. The pair call for pro-Europe ideas and images to challenge the rising tide of nationalism and growing support of far-right parties. By Kate Brown, Mar 26, 2018
Art World Is This the Russian Vivian Maier? 30,000 Negatives by an Unsung Street Photographer Turn Up in a St. Petersburg Attic Years after Masha Ivashintsova's death, her daughter discovered a lifetime of Leningrad street photographs in the attic. By Kate Brown, Mar 26, 2018
Art World The Eiffel Tower Could Be Painted Red (Again) Paris's landmark structure is due to be repainted this fall but which color is still to be decided. By Kate Brown, Mar 21, 2018
On View Keith Haring’s Art Has a Secret Language—Here’s How to Decode His Most Powerful Symbols An exhibition at the Albertina in Vienna sheds new light on the meanings behind the late artist's graphic and highly personal visual language. By Kate Brown, Mar 20, 2018
Art Fairs Basel Is Getting a New Art Fair Dedicated to Works on Paper This Year The German fair Paper Positions will exclusively sell drawings, collages, and other works on paper. By Kate Brown, Mar 19, 2018
Art World Controversial Performance Artist Latifa Laâbissi Could Get a Top Job at France’s Musée de la Danse Latifa Laâbissi could succeed Boris Charmatz as the head of the prestigious Musée de la Danse. By Kate Brown, Mar 16, 2018
Art World An Italian Dealer Has Turned an Old Palazzo Into a Contemporary Art Museum in His Hometown of Florence Roberto Casamonti's privately-funded institution opens next week, featuring works from his personal collection. By Kate Brown, Mar 15, 2018
Art World How an Art Collective Is Mercilessly Pranking Germany’s Far-Right Politicians With Guerrilla Works The Center for Political Beauty has installed a replica Holocaust Memorial outside the windows of a right-wing politician's home. By Kate Brown, Mar 12, 2018
