Art World A Remarkable Hostage-Like Photograph Showing ‘Proof of Life’ of a Stolen Van Gogh Painting Is Circulating in the Criminal Underworld Art detective Arthur Brand shared the photo on his social media. By Naomi Rea, Jun 18, 2020
Art World Oxford University Votes to Remove Its Controversial Statue of Victorian Imperialist Cecil Rhodes in the Wake of Mass Protests Oxford's Oriel College voted today to remove the statue. By Naomi Rea, Jun 18, 2020
Art World The UK’s Creative Industry Faces a ‘Cultural Catastrophe’ as It Braces for a £74 Billion Loss Due to the Shutdown, a New Report Says The report suggests that one in five creative jobs will be lost. By Naomi Rea, Jun 16, 2020
Politics Boris Johnson Says He Will Defend Winston Churchill’s Statue ‘With Every Breath in My Body’ as the Battle Over the UK’s Memorials Intensifies The British Prime Minister also called for more monuments celebrating Black Britons. By Naomi Rea, Jun 15, 2020
Exhibitions Forensic Architecture Will Use an ICA Exhibition to Present New Evidence About the Police Killing That Triggered the 2011 London Riots The interdisciplinary research agency is challenging the official account of the event. By Naomi Rea, Jun 12, 2020
Politics London Boards Up Its Monuments as Tensions Run High Over the Fight to Topple Controversial Historical Statues Groups opposing Black Lives Matter have threatened to defend monuments from protesters, and a bust of a Black poet was attacked in Bristol. By Naomi Rea, Jun 12, 2020
Politics With Monuments Falling All Over Europe, We Asked Historians and Artists to Weigh in on How They Should Be Replaced Experts say there are no easy answers. By Naomi Rea, Jun 11, 2020
Art World Protests Targeting Colonial Statues in the UK and Belgium Have Ignited a Long-Brewing Reckoning Over Racist Monuments in Europe One historian suggests a Museum of Colonization to reckon with the past and provide the true context for the reviled monuments. By Naomi Rea, Jun 10, 2020
Exhibitions With a ‘Car Crash’ of Biennials Now Planned for 2021, Curators Are Being Forced to Rethink Mass Art Shows for the Social-Distancing Era Faced with an uncertain future, biennials are having an existential crisis. By Naomi Rea, Jun 9, 2020
Art World Some London Galleries Prepare to Reopen by Appointment Next Week as the City Lifts Its Ban on Non-Essential Retail Businesses David Zwirner, Thaddaeus Ropac, and Pace are among the galleries reopening. By Naomi Rea, Jun 8, 2020
Art World Protesters Topple Colonialist Monuments in England and Belgium as Black Lives Matter Demonstrations Spread Across Europe A statue of Edward Colston was tossed into Bristol harbor and monuments to King Leopold II were defaced in Belgium. By Naomi Rea, Jun 8, 2020
On View We Asked ‘Hope’ Artist Shepard Fairey to Break Down 6 Public-Health Posters to Explain What Works—and What Doesn’t We spoke to the artist about campaigns from around the world. By Naomi Rea, Jun 5, 2020
Art World As Art Basel Goes Online-Only, European Dealers Are Testing Out Hybrid Virtual/Physical Displays—and Johann König Is Even Launching a Fair of His Own Galleries in Berlin and London are bringing their digital booths to life. By Naomi Rea, Jun 4, 2020
Politics Arts Officials Urge the European Commission to Rethink the ‘Deeply Disappointing’ Provisions for Culture in Its New €750 Billion Recovery Plan Culture representatives argue that the ambitious bailout does not adequately provide for their struggling sector. By Naomi Rea, May 28, 2020
Art World ‘It’s An Artist’s Job to Bear Witness’: Why Marc Quinn Is Turning Screenshots of Coronavirus News Coverage Into Gigantic Works of Art The YBA artist has been keeping a visual diary by painting over critical news stories during lockdown. By Naomi Rea, May 27, 2020
