Europe – Page 555 – Prologue Journal

At Antwerp Art Weekend, Collectors Buy With Their Gut

New York Times The Belgian city doesn’t have a huge dealer base, nor is it home to as many artists as other major centers. But it has a tradition of art buying that goes back to Rubens and Breughel. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/22/arts/design/antwerp-art-weekend.html

Martin Amis: An appreciation

New York Times Our critic assesses the achievement of Martin Amis, Britain’s most famous literary son. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/22/books/review/martin-amis.html

Fighting Reported in Belgorod, Near Russian Border With Ukraine

New York Times The local Russian governor blamed a Ukrainian sabotage group, while Kyiv’s military intelligence agency said the perpetrators were “opposition-minded citizens of Russia.” https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/22/world/europe/belgorod-russia-ukraine-fighting.html

Radical Rethinking at the Venice Architecture Biennale

New York Times Don’t be fooled by its generic title. Lesley Lokko’s “Laboratory of the Future” is the most ambitious and pointedly political Venice Architecture Biennale in years. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/22/arts/design/venice-architecture-biennale-review.html

E.U. Asks Greece to Investigate Video of Migrants Left at Sea

New York Times Citing a report by The Times, a top E.U. official said the Greek authorities had been urged to investigate after footage showed the Greek Coast Guard leaving asylum seekers at sea. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/22/world/europe/greece-migrants-video-eu-investigation.html

Why Bakhmut? It’s a Question Older Than the Ukraine War.

New York Times The twists and turns of a war are rarely easy to predict. In Ukraine, they landed on a city in the east that few had ever heard of. And then the whole world watched for months. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/22/world/europe/bakhmut-ukraine-war.html

What Bakhmut Looks Like Now

New York Times Drone footage taken by The New York Times captured the scorched buildings, destroyed schools and cratered parks that now define the city in eastern Ukraine. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/22/world/europe/bakhmut-ukraine.html

Belarus Said to Pardon Roman Protasevich, Activist Who Was Hauled Off a Ryanair Flight

New York Times Roman Protasevich had been sentenced to eight years in prison. The details of his 2021 arrest drew international attention. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/22/world/europe/belarus-protasevich-activist-pardon.html

Andrew Tate Finds Romania Less Lawless Than He Hoped

New York Times The online influencer, popular with young men, is facing charges of human trafficking and rape, after seeking out a place where “corruption is accessible to everybody.” https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/22/world/europe/andrew-tate-arrest-romania.html

Zelensky wraps up another fruitful trip and Russia claims a big win in Ukraine.

New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/22/world/europe/zelensky-wraps-up-another-fruitful-trip-and-russia-claims-a-big-win-in-ukraine.html