People What I Buy and Why: South African Collector Pulane Kingston on the One Work She’s Still Trying to Convince an Artist to Sell Her Top collectors share their strategies (and obsessions). By Naomi Rea, 11 hours ago
Art World The New Mayor of Montpellier Wants to Crunch the Budget for the City’s Premier Contemporary Art Institution The mayor says the center, run by art critic Nicolas Bourriaud, costs too much money and should focus on different programming. By Naomi Rea, Nov 20, 2020
People ‘They’re Very Similar Attitudes’: Artist Issy Wood on Her Double Life as a Painting Sensation and Ascendant Pop Star We caught up with the artist about how the music and the art industries compare. By Naomi Rea, Nov 20, 2020
Art and Law A French Court Acquits Four Anti-Colonial Activists Who Removed a Spear From a Museum, Saying the Gesture Counts as Free Speech The Congolese activist Mwazulu Diyabanza says the verdict sets an encouraging precedent. By Naomi Rea, Nov 19, 2020
Art World Amateur Art Sleuths Are Invited to Share Their Theories on the Whereabouts of Lost Art for a New Show About Missing Masterpieces The virtual show hopes to ensure lost masterpieces are not forgotten by art history. By Naomi Rea, Nov 17, 2020
Politics Poland Has Frozen Its Culture Bailout Program After Widespread Criticism Over Millions Being Allocated to Celebrities Critics say the government handouts smack of corruption. By Naomi Rea, Nov 17, 2020
Art World Starchitect David Adjaye’s Museum of West African Art in Nigeria Will Be Dramatically Built Into the Ruins of the Former Benin Palace The British Museum is working with Nigerian officials on an ambitious $4 million excavation that will lay the groundwork for the new museum. By Naomi Rea, Nov 16, 2020
Art World As Museums in England Go Dark Again, Culture Workers Brace for the Financial Crush of Another Lockdown The country never fully recovered from the impact of the first lockdown earlier this year. By Naomi Rea, Nov 12, 2020
Art World A 24-Year-Old German Art Student Was Among the Four Victims Killed in Vienna’s Recent Terror Attack The art student was at a restaurant in the Austrian capital on November 2. By Naomi Rea, Nov 9, 2020
Politics France Has Approved the Return of 27 Artworks to Benin and Senegal, Signaling What May Be a New Era for Restitution The landmark move comes three years after French President Emmanuel Macron vowed to repatriate African heritage. By Naomi Rea, Nov 5, 2020
Art Fairs How the Director of Italy’s Top Art Fair Is Reimagining the Event—Yet Again—as the Country Goes Into Another Lockdown A scaled-back version of the fair was slated to open across three Turin museums this week. By Naomi Rea, Nov 4, 2020
Art and Law Still Recovering From the First Lockdown, Museums and Galleries in England Will Close Again for at Least Four Weeks Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the new lockdown on Saturday. By Naomi Rea, Nov 2, 2020
People What I Buy and Why: TV Producer Mfundi Vundla on His Fateful First Purchase, and Missing His Chance to Collect Jack Whitten Vundla is best known for his work on the long-running South African soap opera "Generations." By Naomi Rea, Nov 2, 2020
People Studio Visit: Alicja Kwade on Planting Flowers, Staying Inspired, and Conducting Chemistry Experiments During Lockdown We checked in with the artist about how she's kept busy during lockdown and what artists inspire her most. By Naomi Rea, Oct 28, 2020
Art Fairs Art Brussels Is Opening a New Antwerp Art Fair in December, Despite Mounting Coronavirus Cases in Belgium The fair is slated to take place in December. By Naomi Rea, Oct 27, 2020
