Art World Activist Museum Staffers Steal the Spotlight at Tate Modern’s Grand Reopening With a Protest of 200 Planned Job Cuts The gallery is facing friction over its decision to cut jobs from its commercial arm as well as its ties to a controversial donor. By Naomi Rea, Jul 27, 2020
Art World Despite Protests, Catholic Officials in Vietnam Are Demolishing the 135-Year-Old Bui Chu Cathedral to Make Way for a Larger Replica Architects are shocked by the decision to tear down the historic cathedral. By Naomi Rea, Jul 23, 2020
On View Hauser & Wirth Is Hosting a Series of Shows for Fine-Art Graduates Whose Thesis Exhibitions Were Cancelled—See Their Works Here The mega-gallery is supporting emerging artists with shows in Somerset and Los Angeles. By Naomi Rea, Jul 22, 2020
People At 86, British Artist Rose Wylie Doesn’t Really Know Why She’s Suddenly an Art Star. She’s Just Trying to Enjoy It Wylie’s US solo debut has just opened at the Aspen Art Museum. By Naomi Rea, Jul 21, 2020
Art World After a Monument to a UK Slaver Was Toppled, Artist Marc Quinn Replaced It With a Striking—and Unauthorized—Statue of a Black Lives Matter Activist The sculpture was installed without permission—and not everyone is happy about it. By Naomi Rea, Jul 15, 2020
Market Will the African Art Market’s Recent Rise Withstand the Shutdown? Dealers Say There’s Reason for Hope Dealers say that the market is buoyed by accessible price points. By Naomi Rea, Jul 14, 2020
Art World What’s It Like to Wander the Louvre in the Age of Social Distancing? We Spoke With the Reopened Museum’s First Visitors The Louvre—which is accustomed to getting 30,000 visitors a day—sold only 7,000 tickets for its reopening on Monday. By Naomi Rea, Jul 10, 2020
People Meet Illustrator Mona Chalabi, the Data Sleuth Making Poignant Visualizations About the Full Impact of Racism The illustrator and data journalist opens up about her process. By Naomi Rea, Jul 9, 2020
Art World A Public Art Project Near London’s Grenfell Tower Presents the Spiritual Work of Artist Khadija Saye, Who Died in the Tragic Fire See work by the late Gambian-British artist now on view in Notting Hill. By Naomi Rea, Jul 7, 2020
Art World The UK Issues a $1.9 Billion Bailout for Its Floundering Culture Sector After Arts Leaders Accused the Government of ‘Foot Dragging’ Leading museum directors have praised the government's rescue plan for the arts. By Naomi Rea, Jul 6, 2020
People For Rising-Star Met Contemporary Art Curator Brinda Kumar, a Day in the Life Now Brings Heartbreak, Virtual Hubbub, and the ‘Huge Privilege’ of Alone Time With Art We spent a day (remotely) with the Met curator to get a sense of her life under lockdown. By Naomi Rea, Jun 29, 2020
Art and Law A New App Aims to Help UK Art Dealers Struggling to Comply With the Country’s Confusing New Anti-Money-Laundering Rules ArtAML guides dealers through due diligence checks on clients. By Naomi Rea, Jun 29, 2020
Art World Boris Johnson Told UK Museums They Can Reopen on July 4—But Museum Directors Say They Need Longer to Prepare Leading museum directors have welcomed the decision, but have not given firm dates for reopening. By Naomi Rea, Jun 23, 2020
Politics In a Morning Raid, Russian Police Arrested Pussy Riot Member Peter Verzilov for His Alleged Role in Last Summer’s Anti-Corruption Riots Russian authorities are cracking down on the protest group yet again. By Naomi Rea, Jun 22, 2020
Auctions Danish Collector Jens Faurschou Is Selling Works From His Esteemed Foundation in a Christie’s Online Auction The upper end of the pre-sale estimate for the sale is $9 million. By Naomi Rea, Jun 19, 2020
