On View The Missing Salvator Mundi Isn’t in the Louvre’s Leonardo da Vinci Blockbuster. But a Second Version You’ve Probably Never Heard of Is Curators remain hopeful the missing painting will turn up. By Naomi Rea, Oct 24, 2019
Exhibitions The ‘Mona Lisa’ Experience: How the Louvre’s First-Ever VR Project, a 7-Minute Immersive da Vinci Odyssey, Works Experience the 'Mona Lisa' without the crowds. By Naomi Rea, Oct 22, 2019
Politics An Istanbul Art Fair’s Chairman Has Apologized for a Mass Email Defending Turkey’s Invasion of Syria—But a Staff Exodus Has Begun Ali Güreli says his remarks were driven by "emotions." By Naomi Rea, Oct 21, 2019
Exhibitions The Louvre’s Historic Leonardo da Vinci Show Is Finally Here. We Asked the Curators What Surprises Visitors Should Expect Curators Vincent Delieuvin and Louis Frank share what they've learned over the 10 years spent planning the show. By Naomi Rea, Oct 21, 2019
Art World What Do the French Truly Think About Jeff Koons’s Divisive Gift? We Camped Out by the Sculpture for Three Days to Find Out One intrepid reporter braved the elements to find out the truth. By Naomi Rea, Oct 18, 2019
Art Fairs 7 Emerging Artists to Watch at FIAC and Its Edgier Sister Fair, the Paris Internationale We scoured the city to find the best still-unknown names to look out for. By Naomi Rea & Nate Freeman, Oct 17, 2019
Politics The Founder of a Turkish State-Backed Art Fair Is Asking the Art World Not to Believe ‘Black Propaganda’ About Turkey’s Invasion of Syria Ali Güreli says the operation has been miscast by the media. By Naomi Rea, Oct 15, 2019
Art World Experts Anticipate Paris’s Art Market to Benefit From a Brexit Bump, but the City Is Also in the Midst of a Cultural Renaissance All on Its Own FIAC's director says it is "not constructive" to think of one city benefiting at the expense of another. By Naomi Rea, Oct 15, 2019
People Under a New Anti-Fascist Culture Minister, Eike Schmidt’s Contract at the Uffizi Is Renewed for Another Four Years The French art historian Sylvain Bellenger will also stay on at the Museo di Capodimonte in Naples. By Naomi Rea, Oct 14, 2019
Exhibitions ‘Only the ‘Important’ People Get to See It, and That’s a Problem’: Turner Prize Nominee Tai Shani on the Inaccessibility of Performance Art Shani says the costs of producing performances can be prohibitive. By Naomi Rea, Oct 14, 2019
Art World François Pinault’s New $170 Million Art Museum Finally Has an Opening Date. Here’s a Sneak Peek Inside the Breathtaking Space Paris's new private museum will open in June and a joint show with the Centre Pompidou is in the pipeline. By Naomi Rea, Oct 11, 2019
People The Art Establishment Thinks Alec Monopoly Is a Joke—But He’s Laughing All the Way to the Bank Street artist Alec Monopoly has managed to build a successful art career without the typical art-world trajectory. By Naomi Rea, Oct 9, 2019
Art Fairs As the Unrest in Hong Kong Intensifies, Dealers Grapple With the Pros and Cons of Attending Art Basel’s Fair in the City Two galleries have withdrawn, while others remain cautiously committed. By Julia Halperin & Naomi Rea & Kate Brown, Oct 7, 2019
Exhibitions After Her Trip to Another Gallery Sowed Chaos, Mona Lisa Is Back in Her Home at the Louvre—Only It’s Gotten a Complete Makeover Leonardo's famous masterwork will now be backdropped by midnight blue walls. By Sarah Cascone & Naomi Rea, Oct 7, 2019
Auctions A Monumental Canvas by Yoshitomo Nara Sells for $25 Million in Hong Kong, Shattering the Artist’s Previous Auction Record It is the latest in a slew of artist records to be set at auction in Hong Kong. By Naomi Rea, Oct 7, 2019
