Market France Has Made Lockdown Exceptions for Auction Houses and Chocolate Shops. Now, a Gallery Association Is Suing for Being Excluded Dealers say letting auction houses, but not galleries, remain open gives them an unfair competitive advantage. By Naomi Rea, 2 days ago
Art World Dozens of 150-Year-Old Oak Trees Have Been Felled to Rebuild the Destroyed Spire at the Cathedral of Notre Dame Around 1,000 oaks will be needed to restore the spire, which will be rebuilt to look as it did before the fire. By Naomi Rea, Apr 7, 2021
People ‘I Can Always Draw My Way Out of a Feeling’: Artist and Author Chanel Miller on Why Doodling Is Her Essential Emotional Outlet Miller says the process of art-making, not the result, is what matters. By Naomi Rea, Mar 31, 2021
People Studio Visit: Kwesi Botchway on the Importance of Painting Faces and Celebrating His Fellow Ghanaian Artists We caught up with the Ghanaian artist on the art supplies, snack food, and vibes that keep his studio running. By Naomi Rea, Mar 30, 2021
People What I Buy and Why: Wendy Goldsmith on Her Obsession With Francesca Woodman, and How She Turned a Fantasy of Collecting Into Reality The art advisor opens up about the young talents on her radar and the museum masterpiece she covets most. By Naomi Rea, Mar 29, 2021
Politics In a Huge Win for Restitution Activists, a Scottish University Will Become the First Western Institution to Fully Repatriate a Benin Bronze The object is expected to finally arrive in Nigeria within weeks. By Naomi Rea, Mar 24, 2021
Art World Famed Art Philosopher Nicolas Bourriaud Has Been Ousted From the Museum He Founded in Favor of a More Populist Replacement Following a dramatic board meeting, Numa Hambursin has been elected to replace Bourriaud at the helm of Montpellier Contemporain. By Naomi Rea, Mar 24, 2021
Auctions A Basquiat Painting of a Warrior Just Fetched $41.8 Million at Christie’s Hong Kong, Setting a Record for Western Art in Asia The sale reflects a growing appetite for Western art in Asia. By Naomi Rea, Mar 23, 2021
People Studio Visit: German Artist Markus Lüpertz Is Painting Pictures of Arcadia and Drinking the Best Wine He Can Find We caught up with the artist as he prepared for an upcoming show at Michael Werner Gallery. By Naomi Rea, Mar 23, 2021
People What I Buy and Why: Bangladeshi Collectors Nadia and Rajeeb Samdani on Why They’re Drawn to Art That’s Too Complex to Show at Home The collectors open up about their work supporting the local scene in Bangladesh. By Naomi Rea, Mar 22, 2021
Art World Artist JR Has Symbolically ‘Reopened’ a Shuttered Florence Museum With a Photocollage of Its Interior on the Facade The trompe-l'oeil installation on the outside of the Palazzo Strozzi comes as much of Italy re-enters lockdown. By Naomi Rea, Mar 19, 2021
On View With Indoor Gatherings Still Restricted in England, the Liverpool Biennial Has Opened Its Outdoor-Only Program First The indoor portion of the biennial should open later this spring. By Naomi Rea, Mar 19, 2021
Galleries London Dealers Are Debuting the City’s First-Ever Gallery Weekend This Summer to Revive the Local Art Scene After a Year of Lockdown The three-day event will focus on different geographical concentrations of galleries. By Naomi Rea, Mar 18, 2021
Art and Law The Cy Twombly Foundation Has Escalated Its Battle Against the Louvre, Filing a Lawsuit Against the Museum Over a Renovated Gallery The foundation says the redesigned space, which features a permanent installation by the artist, fundamentally alters his work. By Naomi Rea, Mar 17, 2021
Exhibitions Museums Have Been Cautiously Reopening Across Europe. Here Are 8 Must-See Shows You Can Actually Visit in Person Right Now Check out a Phyllida Barlow survey, a group show about nature, a Sophie Taeuber-Arp retrospective, and more. By Kate Brown & Naomi Rea, Mar 17, 2021
