Art World The Welsh Steelworker Who Owns Banksy’s Newest Mural Needs Help to Protect the Valuable Attraction From Its Fans Port Talbot's Hollywood star Michael Sheen has paid for security and the local council has offered to relocate the garage but its owner is keeping his options open. By Naomi Rea, Jan 8, 2019
People In a Bizarre Statement to Press, the Stedelijk Museum and Former Director Beatrix Ruf Vow to Let Bygones Be Bygones The embattled former director says her time at the museum can now become “a happy memory.” By Naomi Rea, Jan 7, 2019
Art World Why One Fed-Up Politician Keeps Tampering With a Historic Sculpture to Troll the British Parliament An alarm has been installed to protect a bronze bust at the center of a running battle over how to remember Britain's most controversial ruler. By Naomi Rea, Jan 7, 2019
Politics Meet the Performance Artist Who Organized the Iconic Semi-Nude ‘Marianne’ Protest During France’s Yellow Vest Riots Deborah De Robertis opens up about her happening during the yellow vest protests. By Naomi Rea, Dec 26, 2018
Art World As the UK Bans the Sale of Elephant Ivory, What Will it Mean for Museums and the Antiques Trade? Many dealers lobbied hard against the strict new ivory law that will mean up to five years in jail for convicted offenders. By Naomi Rea, Dec 20, 2018
Art World As the Restitution Debate Rages on in Europe, Could the Solution Lie in the Art of the High-Tech Copy? Technologies like VR and 3D modeling could have a role to play in the conversation about the restitution of colonial-era objects. By Kate Brown & Naomi Rea, Dec 19, 2018
Art World Chinese Authorities Confirm the Photojournalist Lu Guang, Who Vanished in Xinjiang Amid a Crackdown on Minorities, Is Under Arrest The award-winning photographer was visiting a remote region where the Chinese government has detained thousands in a crackdown on Muslim minorities. By Naomi Rea, Dec 17, 2018
On View The Kochi-Muziris Biennale Brings Together Work by the Guerrilla Girls, Zanele Muholi, and Shilpa Gupta—See Highlights Here Take a look around the fourth edition of India's largest visual art exhibition. By Naomi Rea, Dec 13, 2018
Art World The Prado Museum Unveils a Special Old-Master Emoji to Celebrate Its 200th Birthday The museum in Madrid has retrofitted the thumbs-up symbol with a lacy cuff inspired by El Greco's famous portrait of a Spanish nobleman. By Naomi Rea, Dec 13, 2018
Exhibitions Damien Hirst Has Been Transformed Into a Little Baby Through the Magic of Hollywood Special Effects Whimsical hyperrealistic paintings and sculptures are going on view in “Beyond Reality” at Opera Gallery. By Naomi Rea, Dec 12, 2018
On View Olafur Eliasson Hauls 30 Icebergs to London, Inviting the Public to Contemplate the Devastating Effects of Climate Change Visitors can climb on, listen to, and even taste the installation as it slowly melts away. By Naomi Rea, Dec 11, 2018
Art World Russia Must Pay Pussy Riot Members $55,000 in Compensation for Violating Their Human Rights The European Court of Human Rights ruled their arrest and detention for their punk protest in Moscow was "exceptionally severe." By Naomi Rea, Dec 5, 2018
Art World French ‘Yellow Vest’ Rioters Target the Arc de Triomphe and Force Paris Museums to Shut Cultural sites have fallen victim to the fuel tax protesters. By Naomi Rea, Dec 3, 2018
Art World Banksy Is Raffling Off a Refugee Sculpture for Only $2.50, If You Can Correctly Guess Its Weight The street artist's model boat overloaded with asylum seekers was last seen in his Dismaland theme park. By Naomi Rea, Dec 3, 2018
Art World A French Museum Director Pushes Back Against a Radical Report Calling on Macron to Return Looted African Art The head of the Musée du Quai Branly, Stéphane Martin, criticizes the report's authors for tainting every collection with the "impurity of colonial crime." By Naomi Rea, Nov 28, 2018
