Museums A Brussels Museum Backs Off Its Plan to Split Its Director Job Into Two After Activists Protested the Move as Sexist The Kanal-Centre Pompidou's board now says Kasia Redzisz will be artistic director, while Bernard Blistène may adopt another role. By Naomi Rea, Jun 25, 2021
Museums London’s Royal Academy Has Apologized for Pulling the Work of an Artist Accused of Transphobia From Its Shop The institution said it is committed to freedom of expression. By Naomi Rea, Jun 23, 2021
Museums A Museum’s ‘Sexist’ Decision to Overrule the Appointment of a Female Director Has Sparked Outcry in the Brussels Art Scene The board named museum veteran Bernard Blistène to join Kasia Redzisz at the helm of Kanal-Centre Pompidou. By Naomi Rea, Jun 23, 2021
Museums Artists Are Cutting Ties With the Barbican After Employees Released a Dossier Exposing Its ‘Inherently Racist’ Work Culture The Barbican said it is conducting an independent review into the more than 100 claims made in the dossier. By Naomi Rea, Jun 22, 2021
Studio Visit Iranian Painter Shirazeh Houshiary Explains the Benefits of Painting on the Floor, and Why Nothing Is More Abstract Than Nature We caught up with the artist at her West London studio. By Naomi Rea, Jun 22, 2021
Art World A Man Stumbled Upon Two 17th-Century Paintings in the Garbage at a Highway Rest Stop. Now Police Are Trying to Figure Out How They Got There The paintings were discovered in a dumpster near Cologne last month. By Naomi Rea, Jun 21, 2021
Politics London’s Royal Academy Has Pulled an Artist’s Work From Its Gift Shop After Online Backlash Over Her ‘Transphobic’ Views The Royal Academy has pulled an embroidery work from its shop after online commentators raised alarm about her views on gender. By Naomi Rea, Jun 17, 2021
Politics Artists and Activists Are Decrying Hungary’s Sweeping New Anti-LGBTQ+ Laws as a Grave Threat to Freedom of Expression Hungary's queer art community and human rights organizations have denounced the news. By Naomi Rea, Jun 16, 2021
Museums Norway Is Preparing to Open Its $723 Million Megamuseum, Home to ‘The Scream,’ After Seven Years—Get a Sneak Peek Here The Oslo museum is the largest art museum in the Nordic region. By Naomi Rea, Jun 16, 2021
Art World Newly Commissioned Portraits of Black Historical Figures Now Hang in the U.K. Properties Where They Lived and Worked—See Images Here The charity English Heritage aims to bring life to lesser known histories of African people living in Britain. By Naomi Rea, Jun 15, 2021
Artnet News Pro London’s Debut Gallery Weekend Was a Smashing Success. But Can This Humble Format Replace the Art Fair? London is one of many art-market centers putting the gallery weekend format to the test. By Naomi Rea, Jun 14, 2021
Artnet News Pro 7 Common Misconceptions About How the U.K.’s Anti-Money-Laundering Rules Apply to the Art Market—Debunked Today is the last day for businesses to register with the government. By Naomi Rea, Jun 10, 2021
Politics The Metropolitan Museum of Art Will Return Two Benin Bronzes to Nigeria, Putting Pressure on Other Museums to Do the Same The museum also brokered the return of a third artwork after a collector offered to sell it to the institution. By Naomi Rea, Jun 10, 2021
People Artist Rachel Maclean’s First Permanent Installation, a Haunted Toy Store in the Scottish Forest, Captures the Horror of Being a Teen The artist talks Scottish independence, teenage angst, and her first permanent public installation at Jupiter Artland. By Naomi Rea, Jun 10, 2021
Museums Take a Peek Inside the Courtauld Gallery’s Splendorous Multimillion-Dollar Revamp Before It Opens to the Public The project is supported in part with £11 million in public funding and a £10 million gift from Leonard Blavatnik. By Naomi Rea, Jun 9, 2021
