Politics Adolf Hitler’s Birthplace Will Be Transformed Into a Police Station to ‘Neutralize’ Its Appeal as a Pilgrimage Site for Neo-Fascists The plans for the site were unveiled on June 2. By Kate Brown, Jun 3, 2020
People The Art World Works From Home: Sotheby’s Auctioneer Helena Newman Is Playing in a String Quartet and Planning a Picasso Sale The art world may be working remotely, but it certainly does not stop. We're checking in with art-world professionals to see how they work from home. By Kate Brown, May 28, 2020
Art World ‘I Will Not Run or Hide’: Billionaire Art Collector Yusaku Maezawa, Famous for Buying Basquiats, Responds to Tax-Evasion Accusations The Japanese former fashion entrepreneur has taken to Twitter to respond to the allegations. By Kate Brown, May 28, 2020
Politics As Lockdowns Ease in Europe, Greece’s Culture Minister Again Puts the Squeeze on London to Return the Parthenon Marbles Greek officials are coordinating with proponents for restitution to put pressure on the British Museum. By Kate Brown, May 26, 2020
Art World A Former London Gallerist Is Helping Artists Make Some Extra Money by Selling Tickets to Personalized Digital Studio Visits One studio visit might include a canoe ride or a fire on the beach. By Kate Brown, May 24, 2020
People Berlin’s Most Notorious Bouncer on His Day Job as a Photographer, and What It’s Like to Be a Symbol of a Vanishing Club Scene Sven Marquardt talks about creative life under lockdown and the city's ever-fluctuating club culture. By Kate Brown, May 22, 2020
Art World Italy’s Museums Reopen, Offering Vibrating Social-Distancing Necklaces and a New Chance to See Rome’s Once-in-a-Lifetime Raphael Show Financial recovery from the lockdown is complicated by the need for social distancing, which necessitates limited visitors. By Kate Brown, May 19, 2020
Art World Damien Hirst Is Still the UK’s Richest Artist—With a Net Worth of $384 Million, According to the Sunday Times’s ‘Rich List’ Anish Kapoor is on the list too, along with a number of art collectors. By Kate Brown, May 18, 2020
Art & Exhibitions ‘Plexiglass Has Become a Symbol of Care’: How a Berlin Museum Reimagined a Participatory Art Show in the Era of Social Distancing Lee Mingwei's show at Gropius Bau is being studied by curators around the world who are wondering how to pull off ambitious shows after lockdown. By Kate Brown, May 17, 2020
Art World Berlin’s $700 Million Humboldt Forum Art Center Has Been Delayed—Again—as Foreign Construction Workers Are Unable to Return to Work The museum has faced repeated setbacks in recent years. By Kate Brown, May 12, 2020
Art World Art Collector Julia Stoschek May Be Closing Her Private Berlin Museum After Facing Off With the City’s Hardball Real Estate Industry Stoschek is considering moving out from her outpost in the German capital in 2022. By Kate Brown, May 11, 2020
Galleries What’s It Like to See Art in the Era of Social Distancing? We Crawled Berlin’s Newly Reopened Gallery Scene to Find Out There's a cautiously optimistic buzz in the air in the German capitlal. By Kate Brown, May 7, 2020
Auctions The Nazis Wanted to Put This Painting in a Museum Dedicated to Hitler. Now It’s the Star Lot of One of the First Live Auctions Since Lockdown Carl Spitzweg's 19th-century painting hung in several German presidents' offices before its restitution. By Kate Brown, May 5, 2020
Art World The US Cultural Landscape Is Reeling From COVID-19. Further North, Canada’s Art Scene Has Few Complaints. Here’s Why The effort has its critics—but many observers view it as a model response. By Kate Brown, May 4, 2020
People The Art World Works From Home: German Art Collector Julia Stoschek Is Digitizing Her Collection and Baking Chocolate Cake The art world may be working remotely, but it certainly does not stop. We're checking in with art-world professionals to see how they work from home. By Kate Brown, May 1, 2020