Auctions Christie’s Will Offer 5 Works From the de Menil Family, Including a Masterpiece Rothko Held Onto Until His Death The 1962 painting has a $35 million to $45 million estimate. By Kate Brown, Oct 16, 2018
Art Fairs Who Shops at Frieze London? We Buttonholed Rose McGowan, Bob Rennie, and Other Power Players at the Fair Rose McGowan was among the discerning VIPs at the preview day. By Naomi Rea & Kate Brown, Oct 4, 2018
Art Fairs ‘This Is Absolutely the Right Moment’: At Frieze’s ‘Social Work’ Section, Overlooked Women Artists Get Their Due Time will tell if visibility will finally translate into market viability for many of these artists—but things looked promising by the end of preview day. By Kate Brown, Oct 3, 2018
On View East Germany’s Secret Underground Murals Are Now on View for the First Time in 30 Years—See Them Here Students at the Berlin Art Academy painted the works in the cellar, away from the prying eyes of government censors. By Kate Brown, Oct 2, 2018
Art Fairs How Much Is the Public Paying to See a Fair? We’ve Ranked 22 of the World’s Top Art Events, From Most to Least Pricey Ahead of Frieze Week in London, we take a look at what the public pays to enter some of the world's top fairs. By Kate Brown & Naomi Rea, Oct 1, 2018
On View From a Chilling Kanye Rant to a Real-Life Children’s Commune, Artists Spin Work From Unexpected Sources at the Refreshed Art Berlin 5 works that caught our eye at the Berlin fair. By Kate Brown, Sep 28, 2018
On View 8 Things Not to Miss During Berlin Art Week, From a Tasteful Night at Berlin’s Notorious Berghain Club to a ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ Reading Here are the highlights this year's Berlin Art Week, which opens tomorrow at various institutions, project spaces, private collections, and galleries across the German capital. By Kate Brown & Naomi Rea, Sep 25, 2018
Market ‘Every Crisis Is an Opportunity’: The Turkish Art Market Holds Its Head High, Despite Political Upheaval and a Currency in Free Fall The 13th edition of Contemporary Istanbul ran last week in Turkey's cultural capital, standing steady amid a deepening economic crisis. By Kate Brown, Sep 24, 2018
Art World ‘We Don’t Want to See a Wall Anymore’: Berlin Shuts Down an Artist’s Bold Plan to Rebuild the Barrier The planned reconstruction sparked a powerful backlash even though it was due to be torn down on the anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. By Kate Brown, Sep 21, 2018
Art World For His Latest Spectacle, JR Will Unveil a Massive Installation at Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate JR took on the US-Mexico border wall, and now he is celebrating the fall of the Berlin Wall. By Kate Brown, Sep 20, 2018
On View Munich Says Its Art Scene Doesn’t Get Enough Attention. Can a New Gallery Share Program Change That? The first edition of Various Others shows promise. By Kate Brown, Sep 18, 2018
Art & Exhibitions How Europe’s Oldest Arts Festival Is Confronting the Rise of Nationalism Set in the Austrian city of Graz, the arts festival Steirischer Herbst will try to delve into populism's grey zones. By Kate Brown, Sep 17, 2018
Politics ‘This Is Reprehensible’: Nan Goldin Responds to News That Richard Sackler Has Patented an OxyContin-Addiction Drug The photographer's activist group PAIN demands that the drug's manufacturer release its new patent so that the life-saving drug can be produced generically. By Kate Brown, Sep 11, 2018
Art World ‘The Statues Really Needed Painting’: An Amateur Artist Defends Her Neon ‘Restoration’ of a 15th-Century Religious Shrine Mary's makeover includes lipstick, eyeliner, and green hair. By Kate Brown, Sep 10, 2018
Art World Archeologists Just Hit the Jackpot, Discovering a Jar Full of Roman Gold Coins Hidden in an Ancient Basement Local media have speculated that the find could be worth millions. By Kate Brown, Sep 10, 2018