Reena Devi (b. 1986) writes about art, power, money, and technology, culminating in her viral essay, “Will The Art World’s ‘Age of Average’ Cost Us?“
Since 2018, she reports for top drawer media in Hong Kong, London, New York, and Singapore, including The Art Newspaper, Artsy, ARTnews, South China Morning Post, Ocula, and more.
During this time, Reena expanded her reporting and network across Southeast Asia, East Asia, the Middle East UK, US, and Europe.
In 2023, she founded Art Industry Insights With Reena Devi, exploring geopolitics, technology, finance, fashion, archeology, and more, all within the context of arts and culture.
Reena’s first foray into the art world began in 2010 at The University of Edinburgh, UK. She graduated with a Master of Science Degree, specialising in cultural history across Europe and the Ottoman Empire.
Subsequently, she started her full-time career at the Singapore Art Museum and National Heritage Board, learning the ropes from pioneering museum leaders and curators, from 2012 to 2016.
This was followed by full-time reporting stints at Today Newspaper and Yahoo Singapore, where she built a strong foundation in journalism.
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