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Art World

Belgian Art Prize Nominees Withdraw After a Critical Open Letter From the Art Community

The five shortlisted artists say the public was too quick to dismiss them as “straight, middle-aged, white, cosmopolitan males.”

By Naomi Rea, May 22, 2018

Art World

Multidisciplinary Art Sensation Laure Prouvost Will Represent France at the 2019 Venice Biennale

Her international career is "a reflection of the dynamism of the French art scene," the ministry of culture said.

By Naomi Rea, May 21, 2018

Art World

An Art Dealer Claims He’s Discovered a Previously Unknown Rembrandt. Where’d He Find It? At Christie’s

Bought for $172,000, the portrait could be worth millions of dollars.

By Naomi Rea, May 16, 2018

People

11 Art World Players Who Made the 2018 Sunday Times ‘Rich List’

Once again, Damien Hirst and Anish Kapoor are the only artists to break onto the list of Britain's richest 1000 people.

By Naomi Rea, May 15, 2018

Art World

Italian Police Seize $1 Million Worth of Antiquities From Roman Businessmen

Some of the objects dating back to the 4th century BC were recovered after being advertised for sale on Facebook.

By Naomi Rea, May 14, 2018

Art World

In an Open Letter, Members of Belgium’s Art Community Denounce the BelgianArtPrize’s ‘Flagrant Exclusivity’

We speak to signatories about why they signed the letter criticizing the all-male shortlist.

By Naomi Rea, May 11, 2018

Art and Law

A Teenage Girl Is on Trial for Plotting a Terror Attack at the British Museum

The court at the Old Bailey hears that Safaa Boular, her older sister and mother plotted further Islamist attacks in central London.

By Naomi Rea, May 11, 2018

People

Per Kirkeby, Polymathic Danish Artist Who Mixed Neo-Expressionism and Nature, Has Died

The painter, poet, filmmaker and sculptor was 79 years old.

By Naomi Rea, May 10, 2018

Art World

Brussels Gets to Test Drive $150 Million New Art Center in a Former Citroën Showroom

Crowds flock to see inside the Kanal–Centre Pompidou for the opening weekend of Brussels's long-awaited answer to London's Tate Modern.

By Naomi Rea, May 8, 2018

People

Alain Servais Is on a Mission to Make Other Art Collectors Less Boring. It’s Not Going So Well.

A day on the trail of Belgium’s most outspoken—and painting-phobic—art connoisseur.

By Naomi Rea, May 2, 2018

Art World

Melania Trump and Brigitte Macron Enjoy Quality Time With Cézanne at the National Gallery of Art

The two browsed the exhibition ahead of a state dinner with an art-world-heavy guest list.

By Naomi Rea, Apr 25, 2018

Art World

Prada Pulls Out the Stops to Open Its Tower of Art in Time for Milan Design Week

See inside the Torre and its epic inaugural show, which features Jeff Koons's tulips, Carsten Höller's mushrooms, and pieces from Manhattan's famed Four Seasons Restaurant.

By Naomi Rea, Apr 20, 2018

On View

Is This the Most Important Exhibition of 2018? Take a Look Inside the Louvre’s Massive Delacroix Retrospective

The show includes some of the painter's most famous—and scandalous—works.

By Naomi Rea, Apr 18, 2018

Art Fairs

How to Get the Best Out of Art Brussels and Art Cologne in One Busy Weekend

The fairs are on at the same time, but the cities are just an hour and a half apart by car. Why not do both?

By Kate Brown & Naomi Rea, Apr 17, 2018

Art Fairs

Here Are 7 Standout Artists to Discover at miart 2018

Highlights include one artist's "Self-Portrait as Michael Pitt" and drawings made using an ink pen fashioned from roll-on deodorant.

By Naomi Rea, Apr 13, 2018

Naomi Rea

Associate Editor, London

Belgian Art Prize Nominees Withdraw After a Critical Open Letter From the Art Community

Multidisciplinary Art Sensation Laure Prouvost Will Represent France at the 2019 Venice Biennale

An Art Dealer Claims He’s Discovered a Previously Unknown Rembrandt. Where’d He Find It? At Christie’s

11 Art World Players Who Made the 2018 Sunday Times ‘Rich List’

Italian Police Seize $1 Million Worth of Antiquities From Roman Businessmen

In an Open Letter, Members of Belgium’s Art Community Denounce the BelgianArtPrize’s ‘Flagrant Exclusivity’

A Teenage Girl Is on Trial for Plotting a Terror Attack at the British Museum

Per Kirkeby, Polymathic Danish Artist Who Mixed Neo-Expressionism and Nature, Has Died

Brussels Gets to Test Drive $150 Million New Art Center in a Former Citroën Showroom

Alain Servais Is on a Mission to Make Other Art Collectors Less Boring. It’s Not Going So Well.

Melania Trump and Brigitte Macron Enjoy Quality Time With Cézanne at the National Gallery of Art

Prada Pulls Out the Stops to Open Its Tower of Art in Time for Milan Design Week

Is This the Most Important Exhibition of 2018? Take a Look Inside the Louvre’s Massive Delacroix Retrospective

How to Get the Best Out of Art Brussels and Art Cologne in One Busy Weekend

Here Are 7 Standout Artists to Discover at miart 2018

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