Market The UK Has Extended the Deadline to Register Under Its New Anti-Money Laundering Rules, Giving Art Dealers a Welcome 5 Months’ Reprieve Art market participants now have until June 10 to become fully compliant with the regulations. By Naomi Rea, Aug 25, 2020
Crime Who Says Museum Heists Don’t Pay? Here Are 5 Ways Crafty Criminals Actually Profit From High-Profile Art Thefts Stolen art can be a hard sell. We spoke to the experts about what thieves tend do with it. By Naomi Rea, Aug 24, 2020
Art World The Louvre, UNESCO, and Other Cultural Organizations Unite to Provide $5 Million in ‘Cultural First Aid’ to Beirut Restoring the city's National Museum is among the priorities of this initial rescue package. By Naomi Rea, Aug 24, 2020
Art World What’s Happening for Frieze Week in London Without the Frieze Fairs? Quite a Lot, as It Turns Out The art fair will deploy a new hybrid model of online and offline programming this fall. By Naomi Rea, Aug 20, 2020
Art World Out of Prison, Reformed Fraudster Art Dealer Helge Achenbach Is Opening a Sculpture Park for Exiled Artists in Germany The ex-con plans to open the sculpture park on a farm on the outskirts of Düsseldorf. By Naomi Rea, Aug 19, 2020
Art World Tate Workers Are Going on Strike and Picketing the Museum After It Cut More Than 300 Jobs From Its Commercial Arm Tate plans to cut 300 jobs from its commercial arm. By Naomi Rea, Aug 18, 2020
Art World Claudia Schiffer, a Top ’90s Supermodel, Is Curating a Show of ’90s Fashion Photography for a Dusseldorf Museum The model is curating a show about '90s fashion at the Kunstpalast Düsseldorf next spring. By Naomi Rea, Aug 17, 2020
People ‘Her Legacy Has Only Just Begun’: Luchita Hurtado, the Protean Artist Who Gained Renown in Her Final Decade, Has Died at 99 Hurtado's death, at age 99, was confirmed by her gallery, Hauser & Wirth. By Naomi Rea, Aug 14, 2020
Art World Activists Staged a Dramatic Protest in Front of London’s National Gallery to Protest the Loss of Indigenous Lives in Brazil The protesters dyed fountains in Trafalgar Square. By Naomi Rea, Aug 12, 2020
Law & Politics The Museum of the Bible Is in Discussions With Iraq to Reach a Settlement Over Thousands of Disputed Antiquities in Its Collection The museum says that it is seeking to support Iraq with "research, exhibitions, and technical assistance projects." By Naomi Rea, Aug 11, 2020
Art Fairs France Eases Restrictions on Large Gatherings, Bolstering Hope for Art Fairs Taking Place Across Europe This Fall Cultural events with more than 5,000 people can go ahead beginning in September. By Naomi Rea, Aug 11, 2020
Art World Walid Raad, the 2019 Turner Prize Winners, and Other Artists Are Mobilizing to Raise Emergency Funds for Beirut The joint Turner Prize winners are among those taking action to help the Lebanese capital. By Naomi Rea, Aug 10, 2020
People ‘We Will Need a New Partnership With Government’: V&A Director Tristram Hunt on Reopening the Museum in a Dramatically Changed Cultural Landscape We speak to the director of the London museum about the financial impact of lockdown and rethinking colonial legacies. By Naomi Rea, Aug 6, 2020
Art World Studio Visit: Artist Liam Gillick on Drinking Guinness as Creative Fuel and Why All He Needs for a Workspace Is a Desk and a Computer We spoke to the artist about what he is working on now and how he's staying productive in his summer studio in Naples. By Naomi Rea, Aug 5, 2020
Art World As the UK Seeks to Diversify Its Public Sculptures, London Unveils a New Monument to the Black ‘Everywoman’ Sculptor Thomas J Price says there are only two other sculptures depicting Black women in the city. By Naomi Rea, Aug 5, 2020