Art World ‘People Think About Me When They See a Banana’: Artist Maurizio Cattelan on His Now-Viral Fame in China Cattelan's latest exhibition (yes, the banana is included) has inspired locals to duct-tape objects to walls around town in his honor. By Vivienne Chow, Dec 15, 2021
Politics In 2016, Julian Assange Gave Ai Weiwei a Treadmill. Now the Artist Is Using it in a Campaign to Save the WikiLeaks Founder Ai Weiwei says that any threat to Julian Assange is an attack on press freedom globally. By Vivienne Chow, Dec 14, 2021
Art World French Heritage Experts Have Approved Controversial Notre-Dame Plans That Critics Say Will ‘Distort’ the Famed Cathedral Around 100 public intellectuals spoke out against the plan in a signed editorial. By Vivienne Chow, Dec 13, 2021
Politics The Kunstmuseum Bern Will Give Up Dozens of Works With Murky Provenance From the Collection of the Late Cornelius Gurlitt The works include two watercolors by Otto Dix that will go directly to the heirs of the rightful owners. By Vivienne Chow, Dec 13, 2021
Museums & Institutions The Netherlands Is Ready to Spend $198 Million to Bring a Rembrandt Self-Portrait Back Home for Good The painting has belonged to the French Rothschild family since 1844. By Vivienne Chow, Dec 9, 2021
Art World Banksy Pledges $13.3 Million to Help Turn the U.K. Prison Where Oscar Wilde Was Once Held Into an Art Center The maverick street artist plans to sell a stencil to raise funds to buy Reading Gaol. By Vivienne Chow, Dec 6, 2021
Museums & Institutions Andy Warhol’s Surging Popularity in China Gets Another Boost With a Touring Show in Shanghai and Beijing Co-organized by the Warhol Museum, “Becoming Andy Warhol" marks the first time some works were seen outside of Pittsburgh. By Vivienne Chow, Dec 2, 2021
Artnet News Pro Christie’s Four-Hour, $192.6 Million Hong Kong Auction Bonanza Saw New Records Set for Amoako Boafo and Avery Singer Bidders from London and New York drove up prices throughout the evening. By Vivienne Chow, Dec 1, 2021
Artnet News Pro Yuki Terase on Making Inroads With the ‘Fast and Nimble’ Asian Collectors Directing the Future of the Art Market The former Sotheby’s rainmaker wants to ensure the enthusiasm for buying in the region is sustainable. By Vivienne Chow, Dec 1, 2021
Artnet News Pro Phillips and Poly Auctions Rake in $86 Million in Their Latest Joint Sales in Hong Kong, Signaling a Big Boost From Last Year The sales introduced a group of new Western artists into the secondary auction market in Hong Kong. By Vivienne Chow, Nov 30, 2021
Art World Italy Is Piloting Its Own ‘Netflix for Culture’ for Art Shows and Performances, in Hopes of Helping Struggling Institutions Stay Afloat The streaming platform ITsART will bring audiences back into Italy's opera houses and museums in spite restrictions on travel. By Vivienne Chow, Nov 25, 2021
Sustainability How Can Arts Organizations Reduce Their Carbon Footprint? Here Are 6 Takeaways From a New Art-World Climate Conference A 50 percent cut in emissions by 2030 is not out of reach for the industry. By Vivienne Chow, Nov 25, 2021
Museums & Institutions Austria’s Return to Lockdown Will Cost the Country’s Museums Millions of Euros in Revenue, Kunsthistorisches Director Says The museum had to close in the middle of a major Titian blockbuster, which it hopes to extend for two weeks once it reopens. By Vivienne Chow, Nov 23, 2021
Museums & Institutions Museums in Austria Will Close on Monday as the Country Heads Back Into Lockdown Amid a New Surge of Covid Cases Financial aid for institutions and artists will be extended into 2022, the culture minister said. By Vivienne Chow, Nov 19, 2021
Artnet News Pro Chinese Millennial Collectors Were ‘Hungrier and Thirstier’ Than Ever for Contemporary Fare as They Took Shanghai Art Week By Storm Several galleries reported sold-out booths on the first day of the fairs. By Vivienne Chow, Nov 16, 2021