NFTs ‘We Reappropriated What Belongs to Us’: Congolese Artists Minted NFTs of a Colonial-Era Sculpture—and the Museum That Owns It Is Not Happy The collective has also built a museum where it hopes to one day exhibit the important piece of Congolese history. By Kate Brown, Feb 22, 2022
People The Visionary Artist Dan Graham, Who Was Known For His Glass Pavilions and Astrological Prowess, Has Died at 79 Graham famously disowned the term "conceptual art." By Kate Brown, Feb 21, 2022
Politics A Chorus of Prominent Artists and Museum Directors Blast the Funding of a New Berlin Art Center as ‘Scandalous’ Some 650 prominent figures, including Hito Steyerl and Kader Attia, are protesting the new Kunsthalle Berlin and the "Smerling System." By Kate Brown, Feb 18, 2022
Artnet News Pro These Mid-Size Art Galleries Are Punching Way Above Their Weight. How? By Sharing Profits and Production Costs Prohibitively expensive projects become much more feasible with shared resources. By Kate Brown, Feb 15, 2022
Studio Visit To Make His Pocket-Sized Artworks, Curtis Talwst Santiago Needs Silence. But Things Get Loud When He Goes Into Painting Mode The Trinidadian-Canadian artist creates micro-dioramas in old jewelry boxes and vividly colored paintings that conjure intimate histories. By Kate Brown, Feb 15, 2022
Shows & Exhibitions Is It Time to Rethink the Art Exhibition? An Upstart Nonprofit Is Doing Just That With Radical Pop-Up Shows Across Berlin LAS has been roving across some of Berlin's most iconic venues with ambitious artistic projects. By Kate Brown, Feb 11, 2022
Shows & Exhibitions Germany Is Celebrating Gerhard Richter’s 90th Birthday With a Bonanza of Exhibitions. Here’s What to See Richter, who turned 90 on February 9, is the subject of shows across three cities in his home country. By Kate Brown, Feb 9, 2022
Crime Cybercriminals Hacked One of Italy’s Hottest Galleries—And Duped a German Collector Into Sending $33,000 to a Fake Account More than a dozen collectors and advisors were contacted by someone pretending to be the directors of T293 gallery. By Kate Brown, Feb 2, 2022
People ‘I’m a Defender of Beauty and Simplicity’: Petra Cortright on Why She Has No Interest in Jumping on the Political Art Bandwagon The celebrated net artist talks about the changing internet landscape, and why she doesn't mix painting and politics. By Kate Brown, Feb 2, 2022
Art World Ai Weiwei ‘Shocked’ to Find Out the Real Estate Firm Selling His Berlin Apartment Used It for Unauthorized Commercial Film Shoots The artist said he had no knowledge of the marketing events held in his former home in the German capital. By Kate Brown, Jan 28, 2022
Art Fairs Palace Coup: Art Basel Has Ousted FIAC From Its Historic Home at the Grand Palais in an Audacious Bet on a New Paris Fair MCH group will take over the fair's October slot in France while RX France will keep Paris Photo in November. By Kate Brown, Jan 26, 2022
Art World How a Network of Fake Art Collectors Used Instagram to Boost a Fictional Artist’s Career—and Make Money in the Process Whether an art project, prank, or cash grab, the rapidly unraveled scheme is a startling reminder that online, we're all just playing ourselves. By Kate Brown, Jan 24, 2022
Galleries An Enterprising Cohort of Young International Galleries Is Teaming Up to Open a Shared Exhibition Space in Collector-Rich Cologne The time-shared space, called Echo, will open in the German city on January 21. By Kate Brown, Jan 20, 2022
Galleries Art Dealer Eva Presenhuber Will Open Her Second Gallery Since the Beginning of the Pandemic, This Time in Vienna The gallery will open in March with a show of Austrian native Tobias Pils. By Kate Brown, Jan 20, 2022
Studio Visit Oscar-Winning Artist Pierre Bismuth on Why He Developed His Own Chocolate Bars to Poke Fun at the Art Industry We spoke to the artist about his foray into being a chocolatier and why the most precious thing to have in a studio is another human being. By Kate Brown, Jan 18, 2022
