Shows & Exhibitions 3 Themes to Expect in Cecilia Alemani’s Venice Biennale Exhibition, From Ghostly Apparitions to Indigenous Perspectives We parsed the artist list for the main exhibition to tease out some themes visitors might expect. By Kate Brown & Naomi Rea, Apr 18, 2022
Law How Meme Culture and a Landmark Legal Case Against an Artist in Germany May Loosen Europe’s Tight Copyright Regulations The court ruling in Berlin is an unusual win for appropriation artists. By Kate Brown, Apr 11, 2022
People ‘We Are Told That This Is a Trend’: How Sandra Mujinga Navigates the Mixed Emotions of Being a Black Artist on the Rise The rising star will be among the younger generation of artists in the Venice Biennale this month. By Kate Brown, Apr 11, 2022
Shows & Exhibitions A Major Retrospective in Hamburg Shines New Light on Ernst Wilhelm Nay, Germany’s Premier Postwar Painter The first comprehensive survey in 30 years offers rare insight into the breadth of his career. By Kate Brown, Apr 4, 2022
Studio Visit Yuki Kihara Is Planting a Flag for Sāmoa’s Third Gender With a Film Premiering at New Zealand’s Venice Pavilion Each week leading up to the 59th Venice Biennale in April, Artnet News brings you into the studio of an artist as they prepare for acclaimed exhibitions in and around the Giardini. By Kate Brown, Mar 30, 2022
Art Fairs ‘Art Basel Paris Was Not Going to Work’: To Satisfy Its French Hosts, Art Basel’s New Fair Will Be Known as Paris+, by Art Basel Clément Delépine will head the fair, and Jennifer Flay, formerly head of FIAC, will head its advisory board in 2023. By Kate Brown, Mar 24, 2022
Politics Russia’s War on Ukraine Raises Alarm Bells in Other Former Soviet Nations—Here Is How Their Cultural Sectors Are Mobilizing The current invasion of Ukraine has reignited a “collective trauma” of Soviet occupation for those living in the shadow of Russia. By Kate Brown, Mar 22, 2022
Galleries Mendes Wood DM Gallery Is Banking on Pop-Up Shows in the World’s Most Beautiful Homes. So Far, It’s Working In the past two years, the gallery has held exhibitions in a 17th-century Dutch church and a famed architect's home in Connecticut. By Kate Brown, Mar 17, 2022
Sustainability ‘Everything We Have, We Lose’: Activist and Artist Jenny Kendler on Climate Grief, and What Artists Can Do for the Planet The Chicago-based artist is a founder of Artists Commit, an organization that helps galleries, artists, and institutions adopt sustainable practices. By Kate Brown, Mar 11, 2022
Museums Are Two Museum Directors Better Than One? One of Germany’s Biggest Contemporary Art Complexes Is About to Find Out Till Fellrath and Sam Bardaouil, the new co-directors of the Hamburger Bahnhof in Berlin, have been working together since 2008. By Kate Brown, Mar 9, 2022
Studio Visit How Hungarian Artist Zsófia Keresztes Manages the Deadline Pressures of Venice, and Why Videos of Seals Calm Her Nerves Each week leading up to the Venice Biennale, we bring you into the studio of an artist preparing to show in and around the Giardini. By Kate Brown, Mar 9, 2022
Artnet News Pro The War in Ukraine Didn’t Dampen Sales at Art Genève, and Some Dealers Are Giving Proceeds to Relief Efforts Pace Geneva donated all of its proceeds from the fair to aid Ukraine. By Kate Brown, Mar 7, 2022
Shows & Exhibitions The Artists and Curator Behind the Russia Pavilion Have Pulled Out of the Venice Biennale Amid the Ongoing War in Ukraine The pavilion of the Russian Federation will remain closed during this year's Venice Biennale. By Kate Brown, Feb 28, 2022
Studio Visit Flora Yukhnovich Has Rapidly Become One of the Hottest Artists in the World. We Toured Her Studio Ahead of Her New Solo Show We spoke to the British painter about why most of her works leave her feeling disappointed, her current mood board, and more. By Kate Brown, Feb 28, 2022
Politics ‘I Am Not Running From My Home’: Pavlo Makov, the Artist Representing Ukraine in the Venice Biennale, on Selling Art to Help Arm the Front Lines Makov spoke to Artnet News from his home in Ukraine's second-largest city, where he is sheltering with his family. By Kate Brown, Feb 24, 2022
