August 21, 2025

Your morning brew of art world media

Welcome to Art Spell, a daily, comprehensive roundup of art news and reviews for the visual arts community. Today’s Editor’s Pick is ‘We’ve faced immense new pressures’: Shanghai museum director on the challenges—and benefits—of going free entry by Lisa Movius for The Art Newspaper. Director of Rockbund Art Museum claims shifting to free admission “transformed” their audience for the better.