Artnet News Pro Italy Is Emerging as an Unexpected Hub for Crypto Art. But Regulatory Challenges Are Stunting the Growth of Its NFT Market Here’s what needs to happen for the Italian cultural Renaissance to trickle down to the market. By Rebecca Anne Proctor, Apr 17, 2022
Art & Exhibitions ‘The Namibian Art Scene Deserves Better:’ The Underwriters of Namibia’s Venice Biennale Pavilion Have Pulled Out One Week Before the Event Namibia's ministry of culture has also protested the misrepresentation of the country’s art scene. By Rebecca Anne Proctor, Apr 13, 2022
Art World After Decades of War and Political Instability, Is Baghdad’s Art Scene Seeing Glimmers of a Revival? An influx of private and public funding could signal cultural renewal in war-torn Iraq. By Rebecca Anne Proctor, Mar 21, 2022
Artnet News Pro The UAE Wants to Become the Cryptocurrency Capital of the World. Here’s How Art Dubai Is Trying to Help The fair's 15th edition includes several NFT projects and digital presentations. By Rebecca Anne Proctor, Mar 11, 2022
On View In Saudi Arabia, a Calm, Meditative Biennial Defies the Uproar as Desert X AlUla Organizers Say the ‘Dust Is Settling’ on the Controversial Show Can Desert X AlUla ever separate politics from art? By Rebecca Anne Proctor, Feb 14, 2022
Archaeology & History A Rogue Taliban Governor Has Been Digging Beneath the Ruins of the Bamiyan Buddhas, Chasing a Rumor of Buried Treasure Afghan scholars are horrified by reports of further devastation of the historic cultural site. By Rebecca Anne Proctor, Feb 7, 2022
Artnet News Pro With Local Investment and Rising Auction Prices, Is the Democratic Republic of Congo Poised to Become Africa’s Next Art Hub? The central African country could be following the trajectory of the exploding scenes in West Africa. By Rebecca Anne Proctor, Jan 30, 2022
Artnet News Pro From a Cosmetics Entrepreneur to a Seasoned Cultural Advisor, Meet Five Under-the-Radar Saudi Art Collectors These collectors have been tirelessly working to capture the modern and contemporary history of Saudi Arabia now on the brink of change. By Rebecca Anne Proctor, Jan 16, 2022
Artnet News Pro Meet 5 Middle Eastern Collectors Shaping the Emirati Art Scene, From a Presidential Advisor to a Retired Pharmaceutical Magnate These collectors have been quietly driving the burgeoning art scene in the Gulf. By Rebecca Anne Proctor, Nov 24, 2021
Art Fairs ‘We Sell for the Same Prices Here That We Sell at Basel’: Nigerian Collectors Hunt for West Africa’s Next Art Stars at Art X Lagos The art fair closed its physical iteration on November 7. By Rebecca Anne Proctor, Nov 8, 2021
Art Collectors Nish McCree Is Building an Astute Collection of Contemporary African Art—and Working to Embolden the Continent’s Artists in the Process The Alabama-born collector and international-development professional focuses on art of the African diaspora. By Rebecca Anne Proctor, Oct 25, 2021
Art World Without State Funding, Ghana’s Rising Stars Are Building an Art Infrastructure of Their Own to Cultivate the Next Generation of Creatives Artists are plowing proceeds into supporting their peers at home. By Rebecca Anne Proctor, Oct 25, 2021
Law & Politics Prominent Artist eL Seed Says the Tunisian Pavilion at Dubai’s Expo 2020 Used His Work Without Permission The case illustrates a growing tension around the ownership of calligraphic script in the digital era. By Rebecca Anne Proctor, Oct 18, 2021
Artnet News Pro Beyond Amoako Boafo: The Next Emerging Names You Need to Know in Accra, Ghana’s Rapidly Accelerating Art Hub The vibrant art scene that birthed breakout stars Amoako Boafo and Ibrahim Mahama has plenty more in store. By Rebecca Anne Proctor, Sep 19, 2021
Politics Afghans Are Painting Over Images of Women While Culture Workers Are Putting Art in Storage as Afghanistan Braces for Taliban Control On-the-ground sources say no looting has taken place yet—but they don’t necessarily trust the Taliban’s assurances. By Rebecca Anne Proctor, Aug 19, 2021