Museums & Institutions Caving to Legal Pressure, the Louvre Has Agreed to Reverse Significant Changes It Made to a Room With a Cy Twombly Mural As part of the agreement, the Cy Twombly Foundation has dropped its lawsuit against the museum. By Naomi Rea, Dec 10, 2021
Politics A French City Turned Off a Famed Artist’s Light Installation After Abuse Accusations. Now Locals Say the Dark Square Makes Women Feel Unsafe Residents are divided on the message the sculpture sends. By Naomi Rea, Dec 9, 2021
The Back Room The Back Room: We Shall Buy on the Beaches, We Shall Buy in the Booths This week in the Back Room: Miami Art Week splashes out again, a surprise power-up for a septuagenarian artist, and much more. By Tim Schneider & Naomi Rea, Dec 3, 2021
Artnet News Pro Chanel Handbags, Generous Commission Splits, and Pledges of Trust: How Galleries Lure Top Artists to Join Their Rosters A few mega-galleries may have the deepest pockets, but dealers of all sizes have developed strategies to cultivate new artist relationships. By Naomi Rea, Dec 1, 2021
Art & Exhibitions To Combat a Rising Tide of Islamophobia in France, the Government Has Organized 18 Islamic Art Exhibitions Nationwide The Louvre is leading the way on the plan, sending 60 masterworks on loan to cities around the country. By Naomi Rea, Nov 24, 2021
People ‘She Gave Us Confidence’: Gallerists, Curators, and Friends Remember the Trailblazing Artist and Poet Etel Adnan, Who Has Died at 96 The Lebanese-American artist was also an acclaimed author. By Kate Brown & Naomi Rea, Nov 15, 2021
Art Collectors What I Buy and Why: Collector Adeola Arthur Ayoola on Why There’s No Better Way to Shop for Art Than a Studio Visit We caught up with the British-Nigerian collector to find out how he built his holdings of work by emerging African artists. By Naomi Rea, Nov 1, 2021
Art Fairs The FIAC Fair Plunges Back Into Paris, Finding a Market That Is Healthy, If Not So Thirsty for Trophy Works Some dealers were happier than others with their first-day take. By Naomi Rea, Oct 20, 2021
Art & Exhibitions 8 Gallery Shows Not to Miss During FIAC in Paris This Week, From William Kentridge’s Meditation on Fate to Louise Bonnet’s Eerie Nudes Our Europe editors narrowed down the best gallery shows to visit in the French capital during a busy FIAC week. By Kate Brown & Naomi Rea, Oct 19, 2021
Studio Visit What French Painter Jean Claracq Needs to Complete His Enchanting Miniatures: Instagram, Magnifying Glasses, and the Odd Cigarette Break We caught up with the artist as he prepared for his exhibition at the Musée Delacroix in Paris. By Naomi Rea, Oct 19, 2021
Auctions With Camera Crews and a Slick Studio, Christie’s $88 Million Evening Sale in London Felt Like a TV Show—Luckily, Buyers Tuned in Buyers were asked to project their voices and "bid with purpose." By Naomi Rea, Oct 15, 2021
Market Art-Market Dynamos Amy Cappellazzo, Yuki Terase, and Adam Chinn Are Betting on Asia With a New Advisory Venture The move is the latest vote of confidence in nimbler structures and the future of the Asian market. By Naomi Rea, Oct 14, 2021
Art Fairs ‘It’s Great to Be Back’: International VIPs Flock to Frieze London, Ready to See—and Spend—After a Year’s Hiatus The art fair opened to VIPs today and will be on view through October 17. By Naomi Rea, Oct 13, 2021
On View ‘You Have to Experience It in the Radical Present’: How Anicka Yi’s Ultra-Sensorial Tate Commission Resists the Age of Instagram Art The artist's Turbine Hall commission involves a lot of smells. By Naomi Rea, Oct 13, 2021
On View 9 Gallery Shows to See in London During Frieze Week, From a Ron Mueck Retrospective to a Motley Crew of Ominous Skeletons There's plenty going on in London outside the white tents. By Naomi Rea, Oct 12, 2021