Art & Exhibitions Artist and Curator Kader Attia’s Relentlessly Grim Berlin Biennale Forces Audiences to Confront the Ills of Capitalism The 12th Berlin Biennale opens to the public June 11. By Kate Brown, Jun 10, 2022
Market ‘Money Has Never Interested Me’: How Biennial Stars (and Their Dealers) Fund Ambitious Work, Even When Buyers Couldn’t Care Less One dealer pulls money from a construction business she runs on the side. Artists become grant-application experts. These are the economic realities of the biennial circuit. By Kate Brown, Jun 9, 2022
Art Collectors What I Buy and Why: Peter Janssen on How a Flea-Market Find Inspired Him to Build a Leading Private Collection of Samurai Objects The German entrepreneur recently opened a museum for his collection in Berlin. By Kate Brown, May 23, 2022
People In the 1980s, Thomas Bayrle Rented a Xerox Machine by the Hour to Make Blasphemous Artworks. He’s Still Pushing Buttons Today The celebrated German artist has two solo exhibitions on view in Berlin. By Kate Brown, May 16, 2022
Museums & Institutions Stephanie Rosenthal, Director of Berlin’s Gropius Bau, Will Leave to Head the Long-Delayed Guggenheim Abu Dhabi The museum, which has been mired in delays and controversy, is expected to open in 2026. By Kate Brown, May 13, 2022
Politics Documenta Planned to Address Accusations of Anti-Semitism Through a Series of Talks—But Then Abruptly Cancelled the Program Ruangrupa, the exhibition's organisers said that they will first let the show speak for itself. By Kate Brown, May 4, 2022
Galleries Gallery Weekend Berlin Returns From Its Hiatus With 52 Participating Galleries—Including New Spaces by Blue-Chip Collectors and Dealers The annual Gallery Weekend Berlin is opening this week at some 50 galleries. By Kate Brown, Apr 29, 2022
Studio Visit Artist and Painting Professor Alexandria Smith on How Doodling and Daydreaming Are Integral to the Creative Process Smith's debut show opens this week at Gagosian in New York. By Kate Brown, Apr 27, 2022
Reviews Venice Biennale Artists Want to Blow Up the Art System. But for Power-Brokers Around Town, That System Was in Full Flower The Venice Biennale's official programming and collateral exhibitions painted two very different pictures of where we are. By Kate Brown, Apr 25, 2022
Art & Exhibitions Two Venice Biennale Pavilions Focus on Roma Experiences, Including the First One Ever Dedicated to a Romani Artist The Polish pavilion is filled with works by Małgorzta Mirga-Tas reflecting on the lives and experiences of Roma people. By Kate Brown, Apr 21, 2022
Art & Exhibitions What Went Wrong in 2011? At the Canada Pavilion, Stan Douglas Surveys the Arab Spring, Occupy Wall Street, and the Revolution That Wasn’t The two-part exhibition looks at four distinct events that spilled out into the streets. By Kate Brown, Apr 20, 2022
Art & Exhibitions A Last-Minute Addition to the Biennale Is Delivering Artworks Straight From Artists Trapped in Ukraine to Venice Artworks will be rotated monthly to reflect ongoing artistic production in wartime. By Kate Brown, Apr 19, 2022
Art & 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 & Politics 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