Art World Crystal Bridges Made Arkansas a Hub for American Art. Can a New Offshoot Make It a Destination for Contemporary Work, Too? Nimble and ambitious, the Momentary aims to bring fresh creative energy to a repurposed Kraft plant. By Melissa Smith, Feb 13, 2020
People ‘We Had to Do It For Ourselves’: Legendary Gallerist and Artist Suzanne Jackson on Why the Art World Has Never Gotten Her Story Right Ahead of the artist's first New York solo show, at Ortuzar Projects, she speaks to Artnet News about her newfound acclaim. By Melissa Smith, Nov 20, 2019
People Here’s How the Artist Dread Scott Pulled Off an Epic Reenactment of the Largest Slave Rebellion in American History The artist Dread Scott recruited hundreds of performers to stage a two-day reenactment of this forgotten event in America's history. By Melissa Smith, Nov 12, 2019
On View ‘We Have to Rethink the Categories’: Curators, Scholars, and Artists Discuss MoMA’s Attempt to Open Up the Art Historical Canon "Museums are like huge ocean liners," says the artist Fred Wilson. "They turn slowly." By Melissa Smith, Oct 18, 2019
Analysis The Studio Museum Residency Has Shaped the World’s Understanding of Black Contemporary Art. That’s a Lot of Responsibility The influential residency program's latest cohort suggests a shift in focus for the institution. That could have big implications. By Melissa Smith, Sep 3, 2019
Art World ‘You Start the Game Tired’: What It’s Like to Be One of the Few Black Students at an Elite Art School At a time when work by some black artists is more in demand than ever, life at the academy remains riddled with obstacles. By Melissa Smith, Jun 27, 2019
Analysis Young Black Artists Are More in Demand Than Ever—But the Art World Is Burning Them Out Artists describe the often invisible labor they take on to make it in an art world not built to accommodate them. By Melissa Smith, Apr 29, 2019
