Pop Culture How ‘Inside,’ a Tense Tale of Survival Set in a Luxury Penthouse, Transforms Blue-Chip Art Into Willem Dafoe’s Unlikely Arch-Nemesis The anxiety-ridden film, which had its world premiere at the Berlinale film festival, even had its own curator. By Kate Brown, Mar 6, 2023
Market ‘It’s a Threat to the French Artistic Scene’: JR, Ugo Rondinone, and More Than 100 Other Artists Decry an E.U. Sales Tax Hike on Art Without a cultural exception for art, the VAT on work sold in France will increase four-fold. By Sarah Cascone, Mar 2, 2023
Auctions Christie’s Pulled In $202 Million at Its 20th/21st-Century Sales in London—But Not Many Buyers Went Big Two back-to-back evening sales set the tone for the market year ahead—resilient if not spectacular. By Naomi Rea, Feb 28, 2023
Art Fairs ARCO Madrid, Spain’s Biggest Art Fair, Saw Steady Sales Thanks to Lower Prices and an Influx of Latin American Collectors Collectors welcomed the fair as a platform for discovery of new artists and galleries, though sales did not move as quickly as other fairs. By Vivienne Chow, Feb 24, 2023
Reviews The Big-Budget Sharjah Biennial Tackles Postcolonial Fallout With Beauty, Sentimentality, and Nuance The exhibition is a homage to the late curator Okwui Enwezor who began planning it before his untimely death. By Janelle Zara, Feb 23, 2023
Art Fairs Art Basel Has Unveiled the Exhibitors for Its 2023 Flagship Swiss Fair—Find Out Who Made the Cut (and Who Didn’t) The fair will host 285 galleries in June. By Kate Brown, Feb 23, 2023
Museums Legendary Ghanaian Sculptor El Anatsui Will Be the Next Artist to Take Over Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall The Ghana-born, Nigeria-based sculptor will become the 21st artist selected for the prestigious commission. By Taylor Dafoe, Feb 22, 2023
The Art Detective Gerhard Richter’s Market Is Abuzz Following His Breakup With Dealer Marian Goodman. Here’s the Story Behind the Art World’s Most Shocking Defection It's a tale of two nonagenarian postwar art titans, the art market, and an unquenchable ambition for greatness. By Katya Kazakina, Feb 17, 2023
The Back Room The Back Room: Who Benefits, Exactly? This week: the strange calculus of charity auctions, Adam Lindemann tries to make history (again), a Ugandan star on the rise, and much more. By Artnet News, Feb 17, 2023
Shows & Exhibitions Revisit the Dawn of the Digital Age Through These 9 Key Works From LACMA’s Exhibition on Early Computer Art "Coded: Art Enters the Computer Age" traces the how technological progress has shaped artistic practice. By Min Chen, Feb 17, 2023
Art Fairs The Spring/Break Art Fair Once Again Brings Quirky Surprises to Los Angeles, From Musical Chandeliers to Live Mystery Tattooing The popular fair returns for its fourth West Coast outing. By Sarah Cascone, Feb 16, 2023
Art World Art Industry News: Tate Britain’s Collection Rehang Will Put More Women Artists Than Ever on Display + Other Stories Plus, local council returns freezer to Banksy mural and the National Museum of Women in the Arts gets a reopening date. By Artnet News, Feb 16, 2023
Artnet News Pro The Next Big Thing? Here Are 6 Breakout Artists to Watch From the 1-54 Art Fair in Marrakech The boutique fair is on view through February 13. By Naomi Rea, Feb 10, 2023
Museums The Director of a Prominent Russian Museum Has Been Unceremoniously Ousted for Not Advancing Vladimir Putin’s ‘Traditional Values’ Zelfira Tregulova has been replaced at Moscow’s State Tretyakov Gallery by the daughter of a top military official with little art experience. By Taylor Dafoe, Feb 10, 2023
Art World Aboriginal Artist Archie Moore, Whose Works Speak to the First Nations Experience, Will Represent Australia at the 60th Venice Biennale He will be the second First Nations artist to represent the country at the international event. By Taylor Dafoe, Feb 8, 2023
