Politics ‘Absolutely Vile’ or ‘Powerful’? Christoph Buchel’s Migrant Boat Is the Most Divisive Work at the Venice Biennale The provocative artist is showing, as a work of art, a ship in which hundreds of migrants drowned in 2015. By Javier Pes & Naomi Rea, May 16, 2019
Art World A Scholar Has Cracked the Mystery of the Voynich Manuscript, the Encrypted Medieval Artwork That Defeated Codebreakers for Years The hundred-year-old code, which some people thought was the work of aliens, describes women struggling to bathe unruly children at bath time. By Naomi Rea, May 16, 2019
People Artist Kehinde Wiley’s Latest Paintings Are a Progressive Riposte to Paul Gauguin’s Primitivist Portraits of Tahitians We spoke to the artist about his travels to Tahiti and the residency program he will be opening next month in Senegal. By Naomi Rea, May 15, 2019
Art World When Algeria Abruptly Cancelled its Venice Biennale Debut, Five Young Artists Decided Their Show Must Go On Amid political turmoil, the artists and curator raised the money for the guerrilla Algeria pavilion titled "Time to Shine Bright." By Naomi Rea, May 10, 2019
Art World Artist Hito Steyerl Slams a Weapons Manufacturer for Appropriating Leonardo da Vinci’s Name in Her Work for the Venice Biennale The Renaissance polymath kept his designs for a deadly submarine secret for fear it'd be misused. By Naomi Rea, May 10, 2019
Art World Venice’s Happening New Art Quarter Opens Far From the Tourist Crowds. Here’s What Makes Giudecca Special Work by Yoko Ono, and the Icelandic and Estonian pavilions are just some of the shows and performances to be found on the former industrial island. By Naomi Rea, May 10, 2019
Art World Rainy Weather Curtails the Venice Biennale’s Inaugural Performance Program Artists Victoria Sin and Paul Maheke's outdoor work is postponed at the last minute due to safety concerns but the show is due to go on tomorrow. By Naomi Rea, May 8, 2019
Art World Laure Prouvost Is Digging a Tunnel Between the French and British Pavilions at the Venice Biennale Everyone is talking about the French artist who blurs fact and fiction in a standout exhibition that invites you to dig below the surface. By Naomi Rea, May 8, 2019
Art World Venice Is Introducing an Entry Tax to Help Pay for the Damage Tourists Wreak, Beginning During This Year’s Biennale The new fee is targeted at day-trippers who circumvent the taxes normally collected by hotels. By Naomi Rea, May 6, 2019
Art World Artist Trevor Paglen’s $1.5 Million ‘Orbital Reflector’ Is Officially Lost in Space Thanks to President Trump’s Government Shutdown Engineers lost touch with the satellite when the FCC went silent during the government shutdown. By Naomi Rea, May 2, 2019
Art World Oscar Murillo and Lawrence Abu Hamdan Are Among Those Shortlisted for the 2019 Turner Prize, but a Sponsor Draws Scrutiny Find out this year’s contenders for the prestigious and often controversial contemporary art award. By Naomi Rea, May 1, 2019
Art Fairs Inexhaustible Collector Frédéric de Goldschmidt Takes Us on a Tour of Brussels’s Ultra-Cool Emerging Art Scene We shadow the Belgian collector around Art Brussels. By Naomi Rea, Apr 29, 2019
People Meet Augustas Serapinas, the Youngest Artist in the Venice Biennale, Who Likes to Lure Curators Into an Empty Sewer The 28-year-old artist is taking Venice—and the art world—by storm with his interactive, deeply humane installations. By Naomi Rea, Apr 26, 2019
Analysis Can ‘Assassin’s Creed’ Help Rebuild Notre Dame? How Restoring the Cathedral Will Rely on Both New Tech and Ancient Knowhow Conservation experts warn against a speedy reconstruction. By Naomi Rea, Apr 18, 2019
Art World See 7 of the Most Precious Relics That Survived the Blaze at Notre Dame The crown of thorns thought to have been worn by Jesus was among the surviving treasures. By Naomi Rea, Apr 17, 2019
