Chris Dercon

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René Pollesch to head the experimental theatre in 2021, following Chris Dercon’s controversial appointment and departure

BY Frieze News Desk |

In further news: Italian government cracks down on art crime; and screening live arts performances fails to diversify audiences 

In further news: Kenneth Frampton receives Golden Lion at Venice Architecture Biennale; and MoMA sues a cafe for copyright infringement

In further news: Gillian Ayres (1930-2018); Met appoints Max Hollein as director; Cannes announces official selection

Jordan Cronk visits Berlin’s Volksbühne and Liberté, Catalan filmmaker Albert Serra’s first large-scale work for the stage

BY Jordan Cronk |

Police end Volksbühne occupation in Berlin; Thomas Dane to open a space in Naples

The winner of this year's Palme d'Or is a fictionalized portrait of contemporary culture's new villain: the curator 

BY Jörg Heiser |

Jan Verwoert on friction between the creative worker and the local boardroom

BY Jan Verwoert |

An homage to Chantal Akerman (1950 – 2015)

As Chris Dercon is appointed artistic director at Volksbühne, Berlin, Germany is experiencing its biggest theatre controversy in more than 20 years

BY Tobi Müller |

Jennifer Higgie and Sam Thorne talk to the new director of Tate Modern about the museum’s plans for the future

BY Jennifer Higgie AND Sam Thorne |