It is an event that has shocked the world and prompted a national reckoning in France: the robbery of eight jewels from the Apollo Gallery of the Louvre last Sunday. Ben Luke talks to Anaël Pigeat, the editor-at-large of The Art Newspaper France and journalist at Paris Match, and Dale Berning Sawa, a regular contributor to The Art Newspaper, about the heist, the reaction, the political fallout and what it tells us about the place of culture in French society today.
Robin Rhode, Erwartung. A Performa Commission for Performa 15 Biennial
Photo © Paula Court. Courtesy of Performa
The Performa Biennial is celebrating its 20th anniversary edition from next week, and Ben talks to its founder RoseLee Goldberg about what we can expect, and about the publication of the updated version of her classic book, Performance Art: From Futurism to the Present.
Wayne McGregor, On the other Earth, Company Wayne McGregor, Jasiah Marshall, 2025
Photo: Ravi-Deepres and Luke Unsworth
And this episode’s Work of the Week is On the Other Earth, a new installation by the choreographer Wayne McGregor. It is unveiled next week at Stone Nest in London, as part of a major exhibition of McGregor’s work at Somerset House, called Infinite Bodies. Ben speaks to McGregor about the installation.
- The Performa Biennial 2025, various venues, New York city, 1–23 November
- Performance Art: From Futurism to the Present, RoseLee Goldberg, Thames and Hudson, $29.95/£24.99
- Wayne McGregor: Infinite Bodies, Somerset House, London, 30 October-22 February 2026
- On the Other Earth, Stone Nest, London, 30 October-22 February 2026. On the Other Earth is booked in one-hour slots, visit somersethouse.org.uk for more information