Art World ‘This is an Era of Diaspora’: How Hong Kong’s Art Community Is Finding Home in the U.K. Three years after the U.K. launched a special migration scheme for Hong Kongers, artists are settling into their new home. By Vivienne Chow, Jan 31, 2024
Market Work of the Week: ‘Le domaine d’Arnheim’ by René Magritte The work is among the blue-chip pieces Dmitry Rybolovlev alleges he was overcharged for—and new details about by just how much emerged in court last week. By Vivienne Chow, Jan 23, 2024
Law & Politics Following Outcry, Berlin’s Culture Ministry Scraps a Controversial ‘Anti-Discrimination’ Requirement for Art Grants The move came after thousands of culture workers criticized the measure as restriction on freedom of speech. By Vivienne Chow, Jan 22, 2024
Art & Exhibitions Artists Yael Bartana and Ersan Mondtag Will Represent Germany at the Venice Biennale Called "Thresholds," the exhibition will have a satellite location on an island in the lagoon. By Vivienne Chow, Jan 17, 2024
Market Phillips CEO Stephen Brooks Has Resigned After Nearly Three Years at the Auction House Under Brooks, Phillips achieved record-breaking sales and expanded globally, before the market downturn. By Vivienne Chow, Jan 16, 2024
Politics Turns Out Hunter Biden Did Actually Know Who Bought His Art The statements from his dealer contradict a widely reported ethics plan set up after the artist's father became president. By Vivienne Chow, Jan 15, 2024
Law & Politics Artists Protest Berlin’s Arts Funding Rule Linked to ‘Controversial’ Antisemitism Clause More than 4,000 signatories to an open letter say the new measure will hamper freedom of expression. By Vivienne Chow, Jan 9, 2024
Art & Exhibitions Anish Kapoor Bends the Boundaries of Truth in an Expansive Show at Palazzo Strozzi The artist explores materiality, space, form and color in a Renaissance setting. By Vivienne Chow, Dec 30, 2023
Studio Visit Stephen Wong on His Technicolor Landscapes, Where David Hockney Meets Anime These vibrant works have been increasingly in-demand. By Vivienne Chow, Dec 29, 2023
Art History Art We Love: The Playful Profundity of These Transforming Paintings On Tatsuo Miyajima's 'Painting of Change' (2020). By Vivienne Chow, Dec 25, 2023
Art World 5 Shows Not to Miss in the Asia-Pacific in the First Half of 2024 From biennials to institutional shows, here are our picks from the region. By Vivienne Chow & Cathy Fan, Dec 24, 2023
Auctions German Auction House Ketterer Kunst’s Weekend Art Sales Achieved a Handsome Hammer Total of $43 Million But the lukewarm sell-through rates across all five sales indicated that the market is volatile. By Vivienne Chow, Dec 12, 2023
Market Phillips Beefs Up Its Asia Leadership as the House Continues to Expand in the Region The management reshuffle and new appointments reflect the auction house's renewed ambition in the increasingly competitive region. By Vivienne Chow, Dec 5, 2023
Market What is the State of the Post-Brexit British Art Market? Here Are 5 Takeaways From a New Report The U.K.'s market share is still one of the world's biggest, but the picture is hardly rosy. By Vivienne Chow, Dec 4, 2023
Market South Korea Is Building a Gigantic Art Storage Facility in Its Latest Bid to Be Asia’s Art Hub The one-million-square-foot space is just part of a much more ambitious plan. By Vivienne Chow, Nov 30, 2023