Art World Vandals Attack the Liverpool Biennial’s Project Recording the Names of Thousands of Dead Refugees—Again The artist Banu Cennetoğlu is leaving the work on show in its ruined state to highlight the violence suffered by vulnerable migrants and asylum seekers. By Naomi Rea, Aug 16, 2018
Events and Parties Do You Need to Be Naked to Truly Appreciate a Work of Art? We Joined a Nudist Museum Tour to Investigate artnet News joins a group of naturists on a “clothes-optional” visit to the Towner Gallery. By Naomi Rea, Aug 16, 2018
Art World Another Ancient Sphinx Is Discovered Near the Valley of the Kings, Adding Fuel for Egypt’s Tourism Rebound The new discovery is a smaller relative of the mythical creatures. By Naomi Rea, Aug 14, 2018
Art World After Dazzling Miami Beach and Amsterdam, Studio Drift’s Amazing Luminous Drone Swarm Will Take Flight Over Burning Man With 'Franchise Freedom,' the art and design duo is taking its statement about the limits of freedom to the Blackrock Desert. By Naomi Rea, Aug 13, 2018
Art World In the Market for Some Highbrow Lingerie? London’s Grand Museums Are Trying Sensual New Ways to Merchandise Their Collections Will art-inspired underwear become a lucrative new revenue stream for cash-strapped museums? By Naomi Rea, Aug 10, 2018
Art World Former documenta CEO Annette Kulenkampff Is Cleared of Criminal Wrongdoing for Last Year’s $6.3 Million Budget Shortfall The former managing director of the quinquennial exhibition will not be held responsible for overspending. By Naomi Rea, Aug 9, 2018
Art World The British Museum Has Kept an Easter Island Statue for 150 Years. Now, the Rapa Nui People Want It Back The seven-foot-tall statue is considered a sacred object by the local people. By Naomi Rea, Aug 8, 2018
Art World ‘Farewell’: Ai Weiwei’s Beijing Studio Is Demolished by Chinese Authorities Without Warning The rental contract on the studio expired last fall. By Naomi Rea, Aug 6, 2018
Galleries Trade War? Trade More, Say the Hip Western Art Dealers Popping Up at Condo Shanghai Dealers participating in Condo Shanghai find audiences eager to discover new work as the gallery exchange model gains more traction. By Naomi Rea & Eileen Kinsella, Aug 2, 2018
Art World France Is Rolling Out a Multimillion-Dollar App to Give Young People Free Access to Cultural Goods and Events But the benefits of the program could come at the cost of privacy and personal data. By Naomi Rea, Aug 1, 2018
People ‘Oksana Shachko Invented a Grammar of Activism’: How the Co-Founder of FEMEN Used Art as a Powerful Feminist Statement In recent years Shachko was working as a full-time artist painting transgressive religious icons. By Naomi Rea, Jul 26, 2018
Art World Emmanuel Macron Picks a Street Artist to Render Marianne, the French Symbol of Liberty, for a National Stamp The artist Yseult Digan, aka YZ, impresses the French President with an image of a politically engaged young woman who will appear on the nation's stamps. By Naomi Rea, Jul 23, 2018
Art World The British Museum Wants to Borrow That ‘Baby Trump’ Balloon—But It’s Got Competition The director of the Museum of London thinks it should be preserved for the nation but activists say their priority is to fly the blimp wherever the US President travels. By Naomi Rea, Jul 19, 2018
Art World In ‘Who Is America?’, Sacha Baron Cohen Tries to Dupe an Art Advisor. Can You Guess How She Fared? The art consultant who appears in the premiere has responded to the prank. By Naomi Rea, Jul 17, 2018
Politics An Upstart UK News Organization Is Running an Anti-Trump Art Contest. The Winning Work Goes to a DC Museum As the US president arrives in the UK, the Rapid Response Unit is looking for creative contributions to the debate. By Naomi Rea, Jul 12, 2018