People Sculptor Sandra Mujinga Has Won the Preis der Nationalgalerie, Germany’s Top Prize for Young Artists The artist will receive a solo exhibition at Hamburger Bahnhof in 2022. By Kate Brown, Oct 8, 2021
Art & Exhibitions Documenta 15 Unveils Its Artist List for 2022, Including Jimmie Durham, Dan Perjovschi, and Lots of Collectives Ruangrupa released this list using a newspaper whose proceeds benefit the homeless. By Kate Brown, Oct 1, 2021
Galleries ‘I Needed a Wider Spectrum With Total Freedom’: Ex-Fashion Designer Martin Margiela Has Just Gained Worldwide Gallery Representation Zeno X gallery will debut his artworks at FIAC art fair next month. By Kate Brown, Sep 30, 2021
Museums & Institutions Spain Approves $42 Million for the Prado Museum’s Long-Awaited Expansion, Set to Debut in 2024 The project is getting the green light after six years of delays. By Kate Brown, Sep 29, 2021
Art Fairs The 5 Most Arresting Works at Art Basel, From an Epic $750,000 Painting by Meleko Mokgosi to a Low-Fi Video That Went Viral on TikTok Here are some standout pieces from this year’s fair that capture the mood of the moment. By Kate Brown, Sep 24, 2021
Artnet News Pro Here’s What It Feels Like on the Streets of Basel, Where the Art World Elite Has Agreed to Pretend It’s Still 2019 The art industry found itself again—but at what cost? By Kate Brown, Sep 23, 2021
Art Fairs NFTs Make Their Debut at Art Basel, Where Collectors Are Curious—And a Bit Confused—About the New Art Medium Galerie Nagel Draxler reported strong sales of its NFT offerings, finding workarounds for collectors without crypto wallets. By Kate Brown, Sep 21, 2021
Art Fairs Art Basel Unlimited, the Fair’s Section for Oversize Works, Debuts With a $3 Million Bread House and a Whole Lot of Big Paintings The fan-favorite section, back after a one-year hiatus, presented 62 standalone projects. By Kate Brown, Sep 20, 2021
Art & Exhibitions Hoping to Snag Art Basel-Bound Buyers, Berlin Dealers Showcased Their Emerging Talent for the Fall Edition of the City’s Gallery Weekend Dealers convinced the event to close one day early to give time for galleries to rush to Basel. By Kate Brown, Sep 20, 2021
Politics German Cultural Institutions Damaged by the Summer’s Historic Flooding Will Get a Cut of a $35 Million Aid Package The western region of Germany experienced devastating rain and flooding this summer. By Kate Brown, Sep 13, 2021
Museums & Institutions Klaus Biesenbach Is Heading Back to Berlin to Lead the Newly Reopened Neue Nationalgalerie Museum Meanwhile, Sam Bardaouil and Till Fellrat, a curatorial duo, will co-lead the Hamburger Bahnhof museum. By Kate Brown, Sep 10, 2021
Artnet News Pro As Summer Sales Wane, Italian Dealers Are Chasing Collectors All the Way to the Beach With a Pop-Up in Procida "Panorama" will map works from Old Masters to the present day onto the island's unique landscape. By Kate Brown, Aug 30, 2021
Market Simon Denny Is Selling an Intentionally Lackluster NFT to Benefit Institutions Crypto Collectors Typically Don’t Care About Denny says his "perverse" gesture is about reinserting wealth into systems outside of which it was made. By Kate Brown, Aug 30, 2021
Art & Exhibitions See the Modernist Masterpieces That Have Returned to View at the Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin After a Six-Year Hiatus for Renovation A landmark exhibition dedicated to Alexander Calder is on view, as well as a major rehang of its permanent collection. By Kate Brown, Aug 20, 2021
Artnet News Pro Johann König Thinks You’re Selling Art Online All Wrong. That’s Why His Platform Prices Works Using an Algorithm König's new website, MISA, is an art gallery, NFT saleroom, and fractional shares startup. And that's just the beginning. By Kate Brown, Aug 18, 2021