Art World Brussels Closes Museums as a Second Wave of Infections Sweeps Europe—and Other Cities Could Soon Follow Suit The financial impact of a second lockdown could be devastating for Europe's cultural sector. By Naomi Rea, Oct 27, 2020
Art World Art X Lagos Fair Has Been Postponed in Solidarity With Protesters Fighting Against Police Brutality in Nigeria The fair took the decision as the #EndSARS demonstrations continue to swell. By Naomi Rea, Oct 27, 2020
Galleries With London’s High-Priced Real-Estate Market in Flux, Galleries Are Embracing the Pop Up. Is the Trend Here to Stay? As galleries abandon permanent spaces for pop-up models, is London's white-hot rental market finally cooling down? By Naomi Rea, Oct 26, 2020
Market An Envoy of Eco-Conscious Art Dealers and Insiders Have Created a Simple Tool to Help the Industry Reduce Its Carbon Footprint The Gallery Climate Coalition has launched a carbon calculator tailored to the needs of the industry. By Naomi Rea, Oct 22, 2020
Auctions Works by Young Artists Boosted Phillips’s Solid $34 Million Sale to Kick Off the Fall Auction Season in London The sale failed to deliver on its most expensive lot, a painting by Georg Baselitz. By Naomi Rea, Oct 20, 2020
Art and Law Three Activists Who Tried to Remove a 19th-Century African Artwork From the Quai Branly Museum in Paris Have Been Convicted Prosecutors initially sought a €150,000 fine and a prison sentence. By Naomi Rea, Oct 14, 2020
Art World Another Major Art Museum Severs Ties With Patron Anthony d’Offay Amid Renewed Uproar Over Sexual Misconduct Allegations The National Galleries of Scotland has followed Tate in its decision to permanently dissociate from the collector and former art dealer. By Naomi Rea, Oct 13, 2020
Art Fairs Buoyed By Interest in Young African Artists, London’s Only IRL Art Fair 1-54 Shows the Value of In-Person Events 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair went ahead in London despite the cancellation of Frieze. By Naomi Rea, Oct 9, 2020
People ‘I Felt Like I Was Trapped in Amber’: Painter Christina Quarles on How the Hazy Confusions of Lockdown Inspired Her Latest Show The artist, known for her jumbled-up portraits of intimacy, reflects on the difficulties and opportunities of 2020. By Naomi Rea, Oct 8, 2020
People How Does a Top Collector Navigate a Very Unusual Frieze Week? We Tagged Along With Muriel Salem Around London to Find Out Artnet News goes gallery-hopping with a collector on a mission. By Naomi Rea, Oct 8, 2020
People ‘What Happens When You Don’t Know What’s Going to Happen?’: Tavares Strachan’s New Performance Illuminates Histories Once Left in the Dark The artist's latest exhibition, "In Plain Sight," is on view at Marian Goodman in London. By Naomi Rea, Oct 7, 2020
On View See the Playful Sculptures on View at Frieze London’s Sculpture Park, From an Enormous Braid to an Art Star’s Sandwich The Frieze fairs might be cancelled, but there's still one reason to visit Regent's Park. By Naomi Rea, Oct 5, 2020
Art World London’s Saatchi Gallery Is Giving French Street Artist JR His Largest Solo Exhibition Ever Organized with the Brooklyn Museum, the exhibition is the artist’s first major solo show in the UK. By Naomi Rea, Oct 1, 2020
Art World A British Philanthropist Just Donated $3.2 Million to Bring Back In-Person Education Programs at 66 UK Cultural Organizations Vivien Duffield is giving out grants to support organizations' learning and community outreach projects. By Naomi Rea, Sep 30, 2020
Art World The UK Government Has Warned Publicly Funded Museums to Stop Removing Controversial Statues From View In a letter sent to 26 institutions, the culture secretary instructs publicly funded institutions to "act impartially." By Naomi Rea, Sep 29, 2020
