Market David Zwirner Proposes an Art-Fair ‘Tax’ on Top Galleries—But Art Basel’s Marc Spiegler Has Other Ideas The debate spilled out from the New York Times Art Leaders Network conference in Berlin, generating discussion among dealers worldwide. By Kate Brown, Apr 27, 2018
Art World Here’s the Full List of Participating Artists for the 10th Berlin Biennale With 46 participating artists and collectives, the 2018 Berlin Biennale proposes “a plan for how to face collective madness.” By Kate Brown, Apr 25, 2018
Art World Germany Is Crazy for Condo: Munich Will Host the Country’s Second Gallery Share in Less Than a Year With the new gallery share initiative Various Others, a gang of Munich gallerists hopes the Condo format will foster a whole new era of cooperation. By Kate Brown, Apr 24, 2018
Art Fairs Who Shops at Art Cologne? Meet Some of the World-Weary Connoisseurs Who Collect at the Über-German Art Fair On the preview day of Art Cologne 2018, we stopped a few collectors and other visitors to gather their thoughts on the world's oldest fair. By Kate Brown, Apr 20, 2018
Art Fairs How Do You Keep the World’s Oldest Art Fair Fresh? Art Cologne Offers a Lesson in Reinvention Thanks to a prolific history and a 10-year revival project, Art Cologne has emerged as an enduring force. But it's not for everyone. By Kate Brown, Apr 19, 2018
Art Fairs How to Get the Best Out of Art Brussels and Art Cologne in One Busy Weekend The fairs are on at the same time, but the cities are just an hour and a half apart by car. Why not do both? By Kate Brown & Naomi Rea, Apr 17, 2018
Art World My Gallery Is Your Gallery: Condo-Style Sharing Spreads to Poland The first edition of the new gallery share initiative "Friend of a Friend" has launched in Warsaw. By Kate Brown, Apr 16, 2018
Art & 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 & Politics 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