Art World An Environmental Group Is Suing Paris Authorities Over Toxic Fallout From the Notre Dame Fire Campaigners say officials did not do enough to reduce the health risks of lead pollution to workers, local children, and pregnant women. By Naomi Rea, Jul 30, 2019
Art World Activists Mock a Berlin Art Center for Staging a Show Linking Elon Musk and Afrofuturism—With No Black Artists An activist group has written an open letter to the Künstlerhaus Bethanien criticizing its embrace of "white muskulinity." By Naomi Rea, Jul 29, 2019
On View The V&A Has Acquired Signs, Fonts, and Symbols Developed by the Climate-Change Activist Group Extinction Rebellion Curators at the London museum connect the group’s distinctive visual identity to strategies employed by the Suffragettes. By Naomi Rea, Jul 29, 2019
Politics Here’s What Boris Johnson’s Election Means for the Arts, From Dwindling Cultural Funding to the Impact of a No-Deal Brexit With less than 100 days until the Brexit deadline, museums and the art trade are preparing for a messy divorce between the UK and Europe. By Naomi Rea & Javier Pes, Jul 26, 2019
Art World Notre Dame Is at Risk of Further Collapse as a Heatwave in Paris Lifts Temperatures to Record Levels The chief architect behind the cathedral’s restoration worries that the heatwave may cause the vaults to cave in. By Naomi Rea, Jul 25, 2019
Politics Boris Johnson’s Ascension to Prime Minister Leaves Artists Anxious—and Inspired Anish Kapoor to Make This Ribald Cartoon The sculptor Anish Kapoor created an explicit artwork in response to the news that Boris Johnson is to become the UK's next prime minister. By Javier Pes & Naomi Rea, Jul 23, 2019
Art World Hundreds of Artworks Have Been Stolen From France’s Presidential Palace Over the Decades. Did Former Officials Take Them as ‘Souvenirs’? French detectives are investigating the disappearance of thousands of items from state buildings. By Naomi Rea, Jul 23, 2019
People Marisa Merz, the Legendary Italian Artist Who Brought a Woman’s Perspective to Arte Povera, Has Died The artist was 90 when she got a major museum retrospective. By Naomi Rea, Jul 22, 2019
Market The Biennale Paris Will Go On Despite Strife Over the Decision to Admit Dealers Under Criminal Investigation One co-president of the vetting committee withdrew in protest, but the remaining members will carry on. By Naomi Rea, Jul 17, 2019
Politics The Louvre Museum Has Removed the Sackler Name From Its Walls and Website Following Protests by Nan Goldin’s Activist Army The museum claims the removal is simply the result of the expiration of an agreement with the family, but activists claim otherwise. By Naomi Rea, Jul 17, 2019
Art World The Louvre Museum Is Getting Into the Curated Luxury Cruise Business, Offering Trips Into History for $4,000 a Head One voyage includes visiting Venice, which could upset the locals, while another sails through the politically sensitive waters of the Persian Gulf. By Naomi Rea, Jul 17, 2019
On View A London Gallery Has Curated an Art Exhibition Just for Canines. We Took Pico the Dog to Sniff Out if It’s a Success Our roving reporter Pico checks out the best in show at an art exhibition selected by London's most cultured dogs. By Naomi Rea, Jul 17, 2019
Politics With Damning Words, a British Museum Trustee Has Resigned Over Its BP Sponsorship and Legacy of Colonialism The novelist Ahdaf Soueif says the museum is not fulfilling its moral duty to engage with the pressing concerns of young people across the planet. By Naomi Rea, Jul 16, 2019
Art World Beijing Police Evict Two Art Districts to Prepare for Demolition, Citing ‘Unstable Factors’ and Organized Crime Artists were told to leave two Beijing art districts ahead of their demolition because of a "security problems." By Naomi Rea, Jul 12, 2019
People ‘I Always Agree With Whatever People Say About My Work’: How Artist John Armleder’s Brushes With Death Made Him More Laid-Back The artist is the subject of major retrospectives in Geneva and Aspen, as well as other shows around the globe. By Naomi Rea, Jul 11, 2019