Chris Dercon

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

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

The divisive director out after less than six months by mutual consent

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

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 

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

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

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