November 17, 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 ‘They Want to Kill Art’: The French Art World Is Up In Arms Over a Proposal to Impose New Taxes on Art by Brian Boucher for ARTnews. Two French parliamentarians aim to impose a wealth tax on the possession of artworks.