Shows & Exhibitions A Burmese Artist Is Using His Work to Demand the World Pay Attention to Myanmar’s Political Prisoners. One of Them Is His Father The artist is risking his life to campaign for his father, a former politician in Myanmar who has been jailed since the 2021 military coup. By Vivienne Chow, Mar 18, 2022
Auctions Bonhams, Sotheby’s, and Christie’s Have All Cancelled Their Upcoming Russian Art Auctions The houses are also imposing stricter scrutiny of buyers. By Vivienne Chow, Mar 16, 2022
People ‘I Have No Right to Give Up’: 5 Ukrainian Artists on How the War Has Changed the Way They Approach Their Art Several of the artists we spoke with are sheltering with family as the conflict rages on. By Vivienne Chow, Mar 15, 2022
Museums Museums in Shanghai and Shenzhen Are Closing Their Doors Once Again as Covid-19 Cases Spike It remains unclear when they will reopen. By Vivienne Chow, Mar 15, 2022
Artnet News Pro Theft and Fraud Are Rampant in the ‘Wild West’ of NFTs. Here’s How Artists and Buyers Can Protect Themselves Platforms are cracking down on the issue but creators believe the NFT community itself is the best tool in their arsenal. By Vivienne Chow, Mar 15, 2022
Politics Tate Severs Ties With Two Oligarch Donors as a New Round of Sanctions Hit Russian Elites Viktor Vekselberg and Petr Aven are no longer affiliated with the museum group. By Vivienne Chow, Mar 14, 2022
Art Fairs Two Russian Galleries Have Withdrawn From the Liste Art Fair to Give Their Spots to Ukrainian Galleries Russian galleries won't be found at many of Europe's other art fairs either. By Vivienne Chow, Mar 10, 2022
Politics Dissident Artists Applaud France’s Decision to Cancel a Matisse Loan to China in Protest of Its Silence on Russia "It's the least the international art world can do," said one exiled Hong Kong artist. By Vivienne Chow, Mar 4, 2022
Art World The Late Painter Zao Wou-Ki’s Resplendent Countryside Home and Studio in France Will Become a Residency and Gallery for His Work The 15th-century mansion comprises several buildings. By Vivienne Chow, Mar 4, 2022
Politics Russian Billionaire Petr Aven Resigns as a Royal Academy Trustee as Arts Institutions Face Mounting Pressure to Cut Ties with Russia The museum says it returned the donation Aven made to support its current Francis Bacon exhibition. By Vivienne Chow, Mar 2, 2022
Auctions Powered by a Restituted Franz Marc, Christie’s Inaugural Shanghai to London Sale Brings in a Sterling $334 Million The five-hour production spanned three sales, two continents, and many, many time zones. By Vivienne Chow, Mar 1, 2022
Museums Russian Forces Burned Down a Museum Home to Dozens of Works by Ukrainian Folk Artist Maria Prymachenko Ukraine's culture minister is calling UNESCO to revoke Russia's membership. By Vivienne Chow, Feb 28, 2022
Art World ‘The Art World Is Waiting for a New Format’: Why French Curator Nicolas Bourriaud Is Launching a Roving Platform to Show and Sell Art Radicants will collaborate with foundations, stage shows, sell art, and publish books. By Vivienne Chow, Feb 24, 2022
Law Inching Toward Restitution, Belgium Has Handed Over an Inventory of 84,000 Artifacts to the Democratic Republic of Congo The two countries will form a joint research committee to examine objects that may have been looted during the colonial era. By Vivienne Chow, Feb 22, 2022
Art World The Venice Biennale Is Getting Its First NFT Art Exhibition Courtesy of Cameroon’s First-Ever Pavilion The presentation of international and Cameroonian artists is organized in part by a new crypto art-focused DAO. By Vivienne Chow, Feb 18, 2022
