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?“
Currently, she writes commissioned essays, analyses, and features, as well as editing wide-ranging content, for major institutions and art collections across Europe and The Gulf.
This includes Carrier-Bag.Net, founded by German artist, writer, filmmaker Hito Steyerl and run by AdBK Munich, Paris-based DSLcollection, and the UAE’s Alserkal Avenue.
She also runs Art Industry Insights With Reena Devi, founded in 2023, exploring geopolitics, technology, finance, fashion, archeology, and more, all within the context of arts and culture.
The platform offers critical essays, industry analyses, interview profiles, and email dispatches with unfiltered, behind-the-scenes insights. It is supported solely by reader contributions and paid commissions.
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.
From 2018 to 2025, she reported for top drawer media in Hong Kong, London, and New York, including The Art Newspaper, Artsy, ARTnews, South China Morning Post, Ocula, and more.
During this time, Reena expanded her reporting, editing, and network, across Southeast Asia, East Asia, the Middle East UK, US, and Europe.
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Reena Devi. Journalist. Editor. Founder. 