Shows & Exhibitions For the Serpentine Pavilion’s 20th Anniversary, Architect Sumayya Vally Built an Ideal Meeting Place for Perfect Strangers—See It Here To mark the anniversary, the gallery has seeded a £100,000 fellowship to support artists. By Naomi Rea, Jun 8, 2021
Studio Visit BMW Art Journey Winner Leelee Chan on Traveling the Globe to Study Art Materials—and Bringing Them Home to Her Hong Kong Studio We caught up with the 2020 BMW Art Journey winner at her studio. By Naomi Rea, Jun 8, 2021
People What I Buy and Why: Millennial Art Advisor Lawrence Van Hagen on How He Collects the Artists of His Generation We caught up with the collector at his new home in London. By Naomi Rea, Jun 7, 2021
People ‘I Have Always Liked to Discover Artists’: Bianca Jagger Takes Us on a Whirlwind Tour Through the London Gallery Scene We caught up with the humanitarian philanthropist and former actor for the inaugural London Gallery Weekend. By Naomi Rea, Jun 4, 2021
Politics A Year After It Was Toppled, a Statue of Slave Trader Edward Colston Is Being Temporarily Displayed in a English Museum The statue is being displayed on its side, in part because damage done to its base prevents it from standing upright. By Naomi Rea, Jun 4, 2021
Art World A Swiss Curator Is Calling the Centerpiece Exhibition of London’s Design Biennial an ‘Imitation’ of His Earlier Work Es Devlin said her project was "completely independent" from a similar work by Klaus Littmann in 2019. By Naomi Rea, Jun 3, 2021
Museums Want to Smell Like Van Gogh’s Sunflowers? The Van Gogh Museum Is Teaming Up With a Fragrance Brand to Produce Custom Perfumes The move comes at a time of growing global interest in selling the artist's work as an experience. By Naomi Rea, Jun 3, 2021
People What I Buy and Why: Amsterdam Gallerist Ron Mandos on What Converted Him to a Life in Art After Years in the Flower Business We caught up with the former flower shop owner about what's in his collection. By Naomi Rea, May 31, 2021
Art World Elon Musk Is Asking Artists to Submit Some ‘Awesome Graffiti’ Designs to Decorate Tesla’s New Berlin Factory Meme-makers are delighted with the open call. By Naomi Rea, May 27, 2021
People ‘Creativity Can Help You Channel Anxiety’: Actor and Turner Prize Juror Russell Tovey on His Mission to Make Art Mainstream Tovey and gallerist Robert Diament have just released a book based on their popular 'Talk Art' podcast. By Naomi Rea, May 25, 2021
People ‘I Needed to Find My Community’: Solange Knowles on Why She’s Beginning a New Chapter as a Cultural Mogul Solange has big plans to expand her creative company Saint Heron. By Naomi Rea, May 24, 2021
Museums National Gallery Chairman Resigns After Inquiry Reveals ‘Deceitful’ Tactics Used to Land the Infamous Princess Diana Interview When He Led BBC News London’s Metropolitan Police will now investigate the allegations in the report. By Naomi Rea, May 24, 2021
People Painter Georg Baselitz on Why He Thinks the Art World Is Living in a ‘Quota-ocracy,’ and What It Really Takes to Be a Great Artist We caught up with the 83-year-old painter as he debuted new works in Venice and New York. By Naomi Rea, May 21, 2021
Shows & Exhibitions 11 Major Art Exhibitions Not to Miss This Spring in the U.K., From David Hockney in London to Tony Cragg in Norfolk Museums are finally back after a long period of closure. By Naomi Rea, May 19, 2021
Art Fairs Ending Months of Eager Anticipation, Frieze Confirms Its New Seoul Art Fair, Scheduled for September 2022 The primary focus of the first edition will be contemporary art, but the event will also include a Frieze Masters section. By Naomi Rea, May 18, 2021
