On View Mark Bradford’s Brooding New Show Looks at the Most Urgent Environmental and Political Catastrophes of Our Time The exhibition is the artist's attempt at contemporary myth-making. By Naomi Rea, Oct 2, 2019
Art Fairs The Most Expensive Work Ever to Come to Frieze Masters Is This Magnificent $30 Million Botticelli Portrait But the buyer of the work will have to jump through some hoops with the Spanish authorities to get it home. By Naomi Rea, Oct 2, 2019
Art Guides In London for Frieze Week? Don’t Miss These 15 Must-See Gallery Shows During the Fair Dealers are pulling out all the stops for Frieze. By Naomi Rea & Javier Pes, Sep 30, 2019
On View Do You Find Europe’s Grand Public Fountains Charming? Kara Walker’s Spectacular Turbine Hall Commission May Change That With characteristic dark humor, Walker's commission offers a re-reading of one of London's most prominent colonial-era monuments. By Naomi Rea, Sep 30, 2019
On View Who Are This Year’s Turner Prize Nominees? Meet the 4 Provocative Artists Shortlisted for the UK’s Most Prestigious Art Award Meet Helen Cammock, Tai Shani, Oscar Murillo, and Lawrence Abu Hamdan. By Naomi Rea, Sep 27, 2019
Art World At the Eleventh Hour, France and Italy Finalize a Deal Over the Contested Loan of Leonardo da Vinci Works to the Louvre’s Blockbuster Leonardo's famous drawing "Vitruvian Man" is among the works that will travel to Paris. Next year, the Paris museum will lend works by Raphael to Rome. By Naomi Rea, Sep 25, 2019
Exhibitions The Inaugural Rabat Biennial Only Includes Female Artists. Its (Male) Curator Explains Why the Move Was Necessary A third of the work has been specially commissioned by the ambitious new exhibition in the Moroccan capital. By Naomi Rea, Sep 24, 2019
People ‘I Was a No One’: How Kamel Mennour Went From an Algerian Art-World Outsider to a Star Paris Dealer Mennour's gallery is now celebrating its 20th anniversary. By Naomi Rea, Sep 24, 2019
Politics How ImageNet Roulette, an Art Project That Went Viral by Exposing Facial Recognition’s Biases, Is Changing People’s Minds About AI Trevor Paglen and Kate Crawford's project has led a leading a leading database to remove more than half a million images. By Naomi Rea, Sep 23, 2019
Art World Art Joburg, Overhauled With a New Owner and Business Model, Makes the Case for Johannesburg as the Capital of Africa’s Art Scene Mandla Sibeko is taking Africa’s oldest fair in a new direction. By Naomi Rea, Sep 18, 2019
Politics Despite Government Crackdowns on Freedom of Expression in Turkey, Billions of Dollars Are Being Invested in New Museums After a period of stagnation, investment is up across the country. By Naomi Rea, Sep 16, 2019
People How Teen Climate Activist Greta Thunberg Inspired the Art World to Address the Biggest Problem Facing Humanity The 16-year-old’s message is inspiring artists and curators to respond to the mounting climate emergency. By Naomi Rea, Sep 16, 2019
Art Fairs After a Wave of Deadly Xenophobic Violence in South Africa, Nigerian Galleries Have Opted Not to Attend a Johannesburg Art Fair But a work in their booth by Sheila Chukwulozie imparted a powerful message to fairgoers. By Naomi Rea, Sep 13, 2019
Art Fairs 5 Standout Artists Whose Work You Can Buy at the Contemporary Istanbul Art Fair for $10,000 or Less The fair, which is now in its 14th edition, presents works by more than 500 artists. By Naomi Rea, Sep 12, 2019
On View A Michael Jackson Exhibition Just Opened in Finland Despite New Child Abuse Allegations Against the Singer The museum's chief curator says the show is not a celebration of the singer. By Naomi Rea, Sep 3, 2019
