Shows & Exhibitions When Taiwan Abruptly Canceled Plans for Its Venice Biennale Presentation, Its Organizers Turned to History for a Solution A last-minute cancellation provided the show's organizers the opportunity to reflect on Taiwan's long history in Venice. By Vivienne Chow, Apr 26, 2022
Museums The M+ Museum Has Removed Three Political Paintings by Chinese Artists as Beijing Continues Its Clampdown on Hong Kong The museum says the removal was part of a routine rehang. By Vivienne Chow, Apr 21, 2022
Shows & Exhibitions ‘My Anchor Point Is Here’: How Icelandic Artist Sigurður Guðjónsson’s Venice Pavilion Is—and Isn’t—Inspired by Homeland Guðjónsson's Venice presentation has everything and nothing to do with his native Iceland. By Vivienne Chow, Apr 20, 2022
Museums Mega-Collector Dimitris Daskalopoulos Gifts Over 350 Artworks to Four Museums in Three Countries "The collection has to have a future beyond my lifetime, and the artworks have to have a life beyond that," he said. By Vivienne Chow, Apr 13, 2022
Auctions Sotheby’s Hong Kong Hopes to Nab Up to $20 Million This Month With a Rare, Wall-Mounted Louise Bourgeois Spider Sculpture Sotheby's hopes the rare sculpture appeals to Asian collectors' growing appetite for work by Western artists. By Vivienne Chow, Apr 12, 2022
Shows & Exhibitions The Turner Prize Jury Has Shortlisted a Group of Women And Non-Binary Artists for the Prestigious Art Award The four shortlisted artists will show their work at Tate Liverpool from October 20. By Vivienne Chow, Apr 12, 2022
Politics The European Union Will Allow Loaned Artworks to Return to Russian Museums, But Two Paintings From a Paris Show Will Remain in France A third painting may also need to stay in France, pending the authorities' assessment. By Vivienne Chow, Apr 11, 2022
People ‘All Things Are Impermanent’: Tatsuo Miyajima Lets Go of the Illusion of Control With Latest Bodies of Work After a series of disasters have reordered the world, is time for humans to reflect, says the artist. By Vivienne Chow, Apr 8, 2022
Art World Wow, Nobody Wants to Buy This $410 Million Roman Villa With the Only Ceiling Mural Caravaggio Ever Painted The villa has now been put up for sale—and failed to find a buyer—twice. By Vivienne Chow, Apr 7, 2022
On View In Milan, Maurizio Cattelan Ruminates on Death With an Installation in a Crematorium and a Shocking New Self-Portrait The Italian artist is presenting two visceral works in unlikely spaces: a crematorium and a gallery bathroom. By Vivienne Chow, Apr 6, 2022
Politics Authorities Have Seized Russian Mega-Collector and Former Tate Donor Viktor Vekselberg’s $90 Million Superyacht in Spain The 255-foot ship, named the Tango, was commandeered by Spanish authorities at the request of the U.S. government. By Vivienne Chow, Apr 5, 2022
Artnet News Pro Miart Makes a Big Return as Lockdown Lifts in Italy. Insiders Say It Now Needs Young Collectors There's a lot at stake for Milan as its flagship fair charts a course. By Vivienne Chow, Apr 5, 2022
Art World Burning Man Artist David Best Will Build—and Then Burn—a Massive Covid Memorial Temple in England Hundreds are coming together in Bedworth to help realize 'Sanctuary.' By Vivienne Chow, Mar 28, 2022
Studio Visit To Prepare for Her Pavilion in Venice, Hong Kong Artist Angela Su Is Re-Watching a Documentary About the Ukrainian Revolution Each week leading up to the 59th Venice Biennale in April, Artnet News brings you into the studio of an artist as they prepare for acclaimed exhibitions in and around the Giardini. By Vivienne Chow, Mar 23, 2022
Politics A New Report Says Victor Orbán’s Government in Hungary Is ‘Systematically’ Curtailing Freedom of Expression The report says that recent changes in Hungarian laws have allowed the government to "exert control over public opinion." By Vivienne Chow, Mar 22, 2022