Market Will the African Art Market’s Recent Rise Withstand the Shutdown? Dealers Say There’s Reason for Hope Dealers say that the market is buoyed by accessible price points. By Naomi Rea, 19 hours ago
Art World What’s It Like to Wander the Louvre in the Age of Social Distancing? We Spoke With the Reopened Museum’s First Visitors The Louvre—which is accustomed to getting 30,000 visitors a day—sold only 7,000 tickets for its reopening on Monday. By Naomi Rea, Jul 10, 2020
People Meet Illustrator Mona Chalabi, the Data Sleuth Making Poignant Visualizations About the Full Impact of Racism The illustrator and data journalist opens up about her process. By Naomi Rea, Jul 9, 2020
Art World A Public Art Project Near London’s Grenfell Tower Presents the Spiritual Work of Artist Khadija Saye, Who Died in the Tragic Fire See work by the late Gambian-British artist now on view in Notting Hill. By Naomi Rea, Jul 7, 2020
Art World The UK Issues a $1.9 Billion Bailout for Its Floundering Culture Sector After Arts Leaders Accused the Government of ‘Foot Dragging’ Leading museum directors have praised the government's rescue plan for the arts. By Naomi Rea, Jul 6, 2020
People For Rising-Star Met Contemporary Art Curator Brinda Kumar, a Day in the Life Now Brings Heartbreak, Virtual Hubbub, and the ‘Huge Privilege’ of Alone Time With Art We spent a day (remotely) with the Met curator to get a sense of her life under lockdown. By Naomi Rea, Jun 29, 2020
Art and Law A New App Aims to Help UK Art Dealers Struggling to Comply With the Country’s Confusing New Anti-Money-Laundering Rules ArtAML guides dealers through due diligence checks on clients. By Naomi Rea, Jun 29, 2020
Art World Boris Johnson Told UK Museums They Can Reopen on July 4—But Museum Directors Say They Need Longer to Prepare Leading museum directors have welcomed the decision, but have not given firm dates for reopening. By Naomi Rea, Jun 23, 2020
Politics In a Morning Raid, Russian Police Arrested Pussy Riot Member Peter Verzilov for His Alleged Role in Last Summer’s Anti-Corruption Riots Russian authorities are cracking down on the protest group yet again. By Naomi Rea, Jun 22, 2020
Auctions Danish Collector Jens Faurschou Is Selling Works From His Esteemed Foundation in a Christie’s Online Auction The upper end of the pre-sale estimate for the sale is $9 million. By Naomi Rea, Jun 19, 2020
Art World A Remarkable Hostage-Like Photograph Showing ‘Proof of Life’ of a Stolen Van Gogh Painting Is Circulating in the Criminal Underworld Art detective Arthur Brand shared the photo on his social media. By Naomi Rea, Jun 18, 2020
Art World Oxford University Votes to Remove Its Controversial Statue of Victorian Imperialist Cecil Rhodes in the Wake of Mass Protests Oxford's Oriel College voted today to remove the statue. By Naomi Rea, Jun 18, 2020
Art World The UK’s Creative Industry Faces a ‘Cultural Catastrophe’ as It Braces for a £74 Billion Loss Due to the Shutdown, a New Report Says The report suggests that one in five creative jobs will be lost. By Naomi Rea, Jun 16, 2020
Politics Boris Johnson Says He Will Defend Winston Churchill’s Statue ‘With Every Breath in My Body’ as the Battle Over the UK’s Memorials Intensifies The British Prime Minister also called for more monuments celebrating Black Britons. By Naomi Rea, Jun 15, 2020
Exhibitions Forensic Architecture Will Use an ICA Exhibition to Present New Evidence About the Police Killing That Triggered the 2011 London Riots The interdisciplinary research agency is challenging the official account of the event. By Naomi Rea, Jun 12, 2020
