Art World ‘Is It Weird? I Want to Eat It’: Will Ferrell Gets a Hilarious Lesson in Cutting-Edge Art at the Hammer Museum The actor is joined by Joel McHale for a mock tour of the museum. By Naomi Rea, Mar 23, 2018
Art World Turner Prize-Winning Artist Jeremy Deller Has Launched a Campaign to Help People Quit Facebook The artist is not happy that the social network compromised millions of users' personal data. By Naomi Rea, Mar 22, 2018
Art World A Famous Architect Has Designed a Museum in France That’s Tailor-Made for Private Collectors The Musée des Collectionneurs in Angers could be the first in an international network of collectors' museums. By Naomi Rea, Mar 22, 2018
Art World Maurizio Cattelan Honors Martin Parr With a Special Edition of Toiletpaper Magazine The Magnum photographer has chosen classic documentary images to complement the Italian artist's colorful close-up images. By Naomi Rea, Mar 20, 2018
Art World A French Court Rules That Facebook Was Wrong to Censor Gustave Courbet’s Provocative ‘Origin of the World’ The social media giant will not, however, have to pay the suggested $25,000 in damages. By Naomi Rea, Mar 15, 2018
Art World After a Social Media Outcry, Adel Abdessemed’s Video of Flaming Chickens Is Withdrawn From a French Exhibition MAC Lyon stresses that no birds were harmed when the artist made the work, which in fact denounces the mistreatment of animals. By Naomi Rea, Mar 15, 2018
On View Joan Jonas Is Taking Over Tate Modern With a Headline Performance The veteran US artist will restage historic works as her retrospective spills out of the galleries and reaches the banks of the River Thames. By Naomi Rea, Mar 14, 2018
Art World Hans-Ulrich Obrist, Christian Boltanski, and Others Condemn the Firing of a ‘Too Demanding’ Museum Director More than 50 luminaries signed a letter in a support of the Musée d'Art Contemporain de Bordeaux's María Inés Rodríguez By Naomi Rea, Mar 12, 2018
Art World Ghent Museum Director Suspended After Experts Challenged the Credibility of a Russian Avant–Garde Loan Show Catherine de Zegher was shocked to learn of the decision that museum bosses had "lost trust" in her leadership of the troubled Belgian museum. By Naomi Rea, Mar 9, 2018
Politics France’s President Has Promised to Return Africa’s Heritage—Now Macron’s Pledge Is Being Put to the Test European museums face renewed calls to hand back artifacts looted in Africa during the colonial-era. By Naomi Rea, Mar 8, 2018
Shows & Exhibitions From Mary Cassatt to Howardena Pindell, Here Are 8 Inspiring Shows Around the World to See This International Women’s Day Don't miss these global exhibitions from women artists throughout history. By Kate Brown & Naomi Rea, Mar 8, 2018
Art World 5 Things to Know About the Inspiring Outsider Art Documentary That Just Won an Oscar “Heaven Is a Traffic Jam on the 405,” about the LA artist Mindy Alper, was honored with the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject. By Naomi Rea, Mar 5, 2018
Art World A New Rem Koolhaas-Designed Art Center in Paris Aims to Supercharge the City With Maximum Creativity Lafayette Anticipations will feature new works made by artists, performers, and fashion designers working in high-tech spaces. By Naomi Rea, Mar 5, 2018
Law Picasso’s Electrician Was Convicted of Stealing His Art—But Now a Court Says There’s Insufficient Proof Pierre Le Guennec's lawyer says a retrial will offer the chance to "finally establish the truth.” By Naomi Rea, Mar 2, 2018
Shows & Exhibitions That Stolen Degas Painting Found on a Paris Bus? Now It’s Going to Hang in the Musee d’Orsay. The exhibition “Degas at the Opera” is due to travel to the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. By Naomi Rea, Feb 27, 2018
