Market 7 Hard-Won Lessons From Art Dealers Who Survived Past Recessions on How to Navigate a Financial Downturn We canvassed insiders for advice about what to do in the months ahead. By Kate Brown & Eileen Kinsella, Apr 1, 2020
Galleries 32 Years After Opening a Gallery to Show Female Artists, the Veteran Art Dealer Barbara Gross Reflects on How the Market Has—and Hasn’t—Changed The modest and erudite dealer looks back as she prepares to close her gallery for good. By Kate Brown, Mar 31, 2020
Politics ‘There Will Be Enough for Everyone’: Berlin Distributes €500 Million to Artists and Freelancers Within Four Days of Launching Its Grant Program The Berlin government built an effective grant program for freelancers and small businesses in just a few days, but it wasn't without its issues. By Kate Brown & Naomi Rea, Mar 31, 2020
Politics Germany Has Rolled Out a Staggering €50 Billion Aid Package For Small Businesses That Boosts Artists and Galleries—and Puts Other Countries to Shame "Artists are not only indispensable, but also vital, especially now," says the country's culture minister. By Kate Brown, Mar 25, 2020
Art World A Groundbreaking Discovery of Early Stone Age Tools Shows How the Human Race Once Survived a Prehistoric Volcanic Super-Eruption The finding proves that more humans survived catastrophic climate change than was previously thought. By Kate Brown, Mar 24, 2020
Politics Berlin’s Senate Is Rolling Out Up to $320 Million in Emergency Grants for Freelance Cultural Workers and Artists The government is trying to make the process as quick and simple as possible. By Kate Brown, Mar 20, 2020
Art World ‘Please Believe These Days Will Pass’: David Hockney, Tomás Saraceno, and Other Famous Artists Share Messages of Hope Hockney finds optimism in spring flowers and the artist-led Underground Museum is helping feed their neighborhood. By Kate Brown, Mar 19, 2020
Galleries ‘What Does a Gallery Become?’: Small Galleries Seek Solutions as They Face a Perilous Spring Without Fairs or Exhibitions Small and mid-range galleries are the most vulnerable to economic shifts, but they are also more spry. By Kate Brown & Eileen Kinsella, Mar 18, 2020
People Genesis P-Orridge, Known for the Band Throbbing Gristle and Art That Transcended Gender, Has Died The famed artist made her life and body a work of art. By Kate Brown, Mar 16, 2020
Art World The German Art Dealers Association Is Calling on the Government to Drop Sales Tax on Art to Mitigate the Market Impact of Coronavirus The group is demanding changes in light of the postponement of Art Cologne, Germany's largest art market event. By Kate Brown, Mar 13, 2020
Politics ‘I Will Not Let Them Down’: Germany’s Culture Minister Pledges Financial Support to Cultural Institutions and Artists Amid the Outbreak as Berlin Shutters its Museums Beginning tomorrow, the German capital will close all cultural institutions. By Kate Brown, Mar 12, 2020
Art World Vienna’s Highly Anticipated Albertina Modern’s Opening Has Been Indefinitely Postponed as Austria Orders Museums to Close Austria's ministry of culture acts swiftly after Italy and Poland implement similarly drastic measures. By Kate Brown, Mar 11, 2020
People ‘Record-Keeping Is Never Neutral’: Wolfgang Tillmans on How Photography Can Be Used as a Potent Political Tool for Change Tillmans has been actively campaigning in defense of the European Union and the inclusiveness it represents. By Kate Brown, Mar 10, 2020
Art World France’s Culture Minister Has Entered Quarantine After Testing Positive for Coronavirus The politician was due to hold meetings to review the country's measures to restrict the spread of the infection at large gatherings. By Kate Brown, Mar 10, 2020
Art World Rural German Monks Hope Their Abbey’s New Gerhard Richter-Designed Stained Glass Windows Will Help Convert Art Lovers to the Church The monks are bracing for an influx of tourism. By Kate Brown, Mar 9, 2020