Politics Documenta, Battered by Scandals, Gets Hit With Yet Another Allegation of Antisemitic Imagery in the Show The images by Burhan Karkoutly are in a pamphlet shown by the Archives of Women’s Struggles in Algeria. By Kate Brown, Jul 28, 2022
Artnet News Pro New Models: How Guatemala City’s Proyectos Ultravioleta Proved You Can Scale Up a Young Gallery Without Selling Your Soul In our latest spotlight on gallery business models, we learn how Proyectos Ultravioleta evolved from an artist-run kunsthalle into a humming commercial gallery. By Kate Brown, Jul 24, 2022
Art & Exhibitions The Head of Documenta Has Resigned Amid an Ongoing Antisemitism Scandal as the Mega-Exhibition Seeks to Regain Lost ‘Trust’ Sabine Schormann, director general of Documenta, has resigned from her post on short notice. By Kate Brown, Jul 18, 2022
Market Documenta Presents an Invigorating Alternative to a Market-Driven Art World. Maybe That’s Why the Industry’s Establishment Has Largely Dismissed It Scandal aside, I was surprised by the intolerance shown by the art market establishment. By Kate Brown, Jun 30, 2022
Art World A Hotly Anticipated Documenta Panel Exposed the Barriers to Addressing Antisemitism in Art—and Offered a Few Learning Opportunities The panel was convened after a controversial painting was removed from the show. By Kate Brown, Jun 30, 2022
Art & Exhibitions Documenta 15 Opens With a Record 1,500 Artists, Promising to Be Unlike Any Edition That Came Before It The press conference included a karaoke session. By Kate Brown, Jun 15, 2022
Art & Exhibitions Artist and Curator Kader Attia’s Relentlessly Grim Berlin Biennale Forces Audiences to Confront the Ills of Capitalism The 12th Berlin Biennale opens to the public June 11. By Kate Brown, Jun 10, 2022
Market ‘Money Has Never Interested Me’: How Biennial Stars (and Their Dealers) Fund Ambitious Work, Even When Buyers Couldn’t Care Less One dealer pulls money from a construction business she runs on the side. Artists become grant-application experts. These are the economic realities of the biennial circuit. By Kate Brown, Jun 8, 2022
Art Collectors What I Buy and Why: Peter Janssen on How a Flea-Market Find Inspired Him to Build a Leading Private Collection of Samurai Objects The German entrepreneur recently opened a museum for his collection in Berlin. By Kate Brown, May 23, 2022
People In the 1980s, Thomas Bayrle Rented a Xerox Machine by the Hour to Make Blasphemous Artworks. He’s Still Pushing Buttons Today The celebrated German artist has two solo exhibitions on view in Berlin. By Kate Brown, May 15, 2022
Museums & Institutions Stephanie Rosenthal, Director of Berlin’s Gropius Bau, Will Leave to Head the Long-Delayed Guggenheim Abu Dhabi The museum, which has been mired in delays and controversy, is expected to open in 2026. By Kate Brown, May 13, 2022
Politics Documenta Planned to Address Accusations of Anti-Semitism Through a Series of Talks—But Then Abruptly Cancelled the Program Ruangrupa, the exhibition's organisers said that they will first let the show speak for itself. By Kate Brown, May 4, 2022
Galleries Gallery Weekend Berlin Returns From Its Hiatus With 52 Participating Galleries—Including New Spaces by Blue-Chip Collectors and Dealers The annual Gallery Weekend Berlin is opening this week at some 50 galleries. By Kate Brown, Apr 29, 2022
Studio Visit Artist and Painting Professor Alexandria Smith on How Doodling and Daydreaming Are Integral to the Creative Process Smith's debut show opens this week at Gagosian in New York. By Kate Brown, Apr 27, 2022
Reviews Venice Biennale Artists Want to Blow Up the Art System. But for Power-Brokers Around Town, That System Was in Full Flower The Venice Biennale's official programming and collateral exhibitions painted two very different pictures of where we are. By Kate Brown, Apr 25, 2022