Art World Picasso’s Stepdaughter Is Opening a Museum That Will House the Largest-Ever Collection of the Artist’s Works The museum will be built in a former convent in the South of France and is expected to open in 2021. By Naomi Rea, Feb 7, 2018
Art World French Art Dealers Demand That Paris Relocate Jeff Koons’s Controversial Flower Sculpture The saga continues for Jeff Koons's disputed memorial to victims of the Paris attacks. By Naomi Rea, Feb 5, 2018
Law & Politics Art or Porn? A French Schoolteacher and Facebook Square Off in Court Over an X-Rated Courbet Painting The verdict in the "Origin of the World" trial will be handed down in March. By Naomi Rea, Feb 2, 2018
Art World Scientists Have Uncovered the Ruins of a Massive Maya Civilization on Par With Ancient China Using lasers, archaeologists have discovered the remnants of the settlement beneath the lush jungle in Guatemala. By Naomi Rea, Feb 2, 2018
Art World British Art Museum Banishes a Famed Pre-Raphaelite Fantasy Over Its Depiction of ‘Femme Fatale’ Nymphs The gesture, part of a project by artist Sonia Boyce, has inspired fierce debate. By Naomi Rea, Feb 1, 2018
Art World The YBAs Were ‘Idiots,’ and Other Delicious Nuggets From a Master Class With Jake Chapman London's Zabludowicz Collection is celebrating its art education program with master classes by Chapman, Richard Wentworth, Michael Dean, and Ericka Beckman. By Naomi Rea, Jan 31, 2018
On View Belgium Has a Racist Monuments Problem Too—Here’s How They’re Dealing With It Ibrahim Mahama's latest exhibition asks what Europe should do with its colonial monuments. By Naomi Rea, Jan 29, 2018
Art World Fearing the ‘Flood of the Century,’ the Louvre Implements Emergency Protocols and Closes Lower Level The River Seine is expected to peak at some three times its normal level. By Naomi Rea, Jan 24, 2018
On View Matt Saunders Merges Painting and Photo in New Ways, Yielding Images That Read Like Ghostly Transmissions—See Them Here Show of the Day: "Poems of Our Climate" at Marian Goodman, London. By Naomi Rea, Jan 23, 2018
Art World French Art Luminaries Reject Jeff Koons’s Flashy Gift to Paris as a ‘Cynical’ Act of ‘Product Placement’ The prominent cultural personalities have penned an open letter urging the City of Paris not to install the American art star's sculptural gift. By Naomi Rea, Jan 23, 2018
Art World Something Very Interesting Is Happening Over at Damien Hirst’s Instagram Hirst is looking for a more direct connection with his fans. By Naomi Rea, Jan 17, 2018
On View Allan D’Arcangelo’s Sweeping Urban Landscapes Are a Portrait of the Emptiness at the Heart of America—See Them Here Show of the Day: "Pi in the Sky" at Waddington Custot, London. By Naomi Rea, Jan 16, 2018
Art World Tiny French Town Demands the Restitution of a Religious Reliquary From the Met The artifact has been in the Met’s collection for over a century. By Naomi Rea, Jan 15, 2018
Art World The Financial Wizard Who Helped Make Damien Hirst Filthy Rich Donates YBA Works to UK Gallery Frank Dunphy's intended gift to the Pallant House Gallery of works by Hirst, Rachel Whiteread, Tracey Emin, and Gavin Turk will be unveiled in February. By Naomi Rea, Jan 15, 2018
Galleries London’s Wave of Gallery Closures Continues as Rokeby Gallery Shutters After 13 Years The gallery owner previously curated David Bowie’s art collection. By Naomi Rea, Jan 11, 2018