Artnet News Pro Brexit and Rock-Bottom Interest Rates Are Pushing Central Europe’s Winter Auction Season to Record Highs Totals soared, in spite of ongoing uncertainty and a return of restrictions. By Kate Brown, Dec 14, 2021
Studio Visit Photographer Edward Burtynsky on Creating Immersive Experiences and How to Find Your Aesthetic Voice in a World Flooded with Images The acclaimed Canadian artist discusses art and the environment. By Kate Brown, Dec 9, 2021
Museums A Major New Art Center Has Opened in a Former Moscow Power Plant, But Rising Political Unrest in the Region Is Cooling Excitement The opening of the international museum comes as tension rises between Russia and the West. By Kate Brown, Dec 7, 2021
Art Fairs ‘We Are Angry, We Are Tired’: South African Dealers Have Their Miami Art Week Plans Thrown Into Disarray Amid New Omicron Restrictions Some are condemning the sudden bans as rash and illogical. By Kate Brown, Nov 29, 2021
People Artist Paul McCarthy Has Spent His Entire Career Shocking Audiences. His Latest Provocation: Dressing Up as Hitler The artist is presenting his newest work in a solo show at KODE Museum in Bergen, Norway. By Kate Brown, Nov 25, 2021
Art Fairs Despite the Threat of a Lockdown, Art Cologne Prevails With Steady Sales, Leaning on Its Strong Regional Loyalty The fair opened this week with a congenial—if quieter—atmosphere. By Kate Brown, Nov 19, 2021
People ‘Artists Imagine That Museums Are Brave—They’re Not’: Glenn Ligon on His New Show, Philip Guston, and How Institutions Can Do Better The artist's "It's Always a Little Bit Not Yet" is on view through December 23 at Hauser and Wirth in New York. By Kate Brown, Nov 18, 2021
Art Fairs Art Basel Devised a $1.6 Million ‘Solidarity Fund’ to Quell Exhibitors’ Anxieties. Here’s How Many of Them Took Advantage of It The one-off fund was set up just two weeks before the fair to help mitigate the financial risk for galleries. By Kate Brown, Nov 17, 2021
People ‘She Gave Us Confidence’: Gallerists, Curators, and Friends Remember the Trailblazing Artist and Poet Etel Adnan, Who Has Died at 96 The Lebanese-American artist was also an acclaimed author. By Kate Brown & Naomi Rea, Nov 15, 2021
Museums A German Museum Acquired 15,000 Objects Tracing the History of Antisemitism in Europe as the Country Sees a Rise in Attacks on Jews The museum collected the objects both to preserve them and to stop them from being traded on the open market. By Kate Brown, Nov 9, 2021
Museums ‘Gerhard Richter’s Works Belong in This City’: In a Major Long-Term Loan Agreement, the Artist Will Send 100 Works to Berlin The collection will eventually be housed in the new Museum of the 20th Century, set to open in 2026. By Kate Brown, Nov 8, 2021
Art Collectors What I Buy and Why: Danish Collector Claus Risvig on Buying Emerging Art, and the Pitfalls of Living With Sculptures and Young Children Scouting for the new never gets old for him. By Kate Brown, Nov 8, 2021
People Meet Artist Sung Tieu, Whose Stirring Installations About Kafkaesque Bureaucracy Have Captivated the Art World The rising German art star was nominated for a national art prize and has a string of institutional shows. By Kate Brown, Nov 1, 2021
Artnet News Pro Want to Clean Up Your Gallery’s Carbon Footprint? Start With Your Packing Materials. Here Are Some Tried and Tested Tips From the Pros Many of these eco-friendly strategies will also save you money. By Kate Brown, Oct 29, 2021
Museums 26 Royal Objects Looted From Benin by French Soldiers Are Going On View in Paris—Briefly—Before Being Returned The pieces will be presented at the Musée du Quai Branly in Paris this week. By Kate Brown, Oct 25, 2021
