The Capitol Rioter Dressed Up as a Native American Is Part of a Long Cultural History of ‘Playing Indian.’ We Ignore It at Our Peril

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The Capitol Rioter Dressed Up as a Native American Is Part of a Long Cultural History of ‘Playing Indian.’ We Ignore It at Our Peril

To understand the many dangers posed by the Capitol riots, we must explore the symbolism behind the way they present themselves.

By Joseph Pierce, Jan 17, 2021

Op-Ed

I’m a Ten-Percent Activist. Here’s How You Can Join Me to Push the Art Industry Toward Shared Sustainability Goals

Gallerist Thomas Dane petitions the commercial art world to come together to fight climate change.

By Thomas Dane, Jan 13, 2021

Opinion

I Spent Two Hours Inside the Met’s New Augmented-Reality Experience. Here’s a Minute-by-Minute Chronicle of My Edutainment Odyssey

"The Met Unframed" not only lets you visit the museum virtually, but lets the museum visit you.

By Ben Davis, Jan 13, 2021

Opinion

The Gray Market: Why a New Raid on Activists Means Hong Kong’s Days as an International Art Market Are Numbered (and Other Insights)

Our columnist sees trouble approaching Western art businesses after a recent spate of political arrests in Hong Kong.

By Tim Schneider, Jan 10, 2021

Opinion

Happy New Year? Kenny Schachter on His Money-Losing Auction, Battles on the Homefront, and the Art of Swiss Excess

To kick off 2021, our columnist Kenny Schachter spills the beans on his Sotheby's sale from his art collection, and some boardroom hi-jinx.

By Kenny Schachter, Jan 7, 2021

Op-Ed

The Commercial Art World Rarely Offers Paid Internships. That’s Not Just Poor Ethics—It’s Also Bad Business

An investment in people is an investment in long-term profitability.

By Joe Dunning, Jan 4, 2021

Opinion

The Gray Market: 10 Daring and Highly Specific Predictions for the Art Industry in 2021 (and Other Insights)

Fresh off a chaotic 2020, our columnist boldly attempts to chart the ever-turning art world’s orbit in the new year.

By Tim Schneider, Jan 3, 2021

Opinion

A Look at the Subversive Art of Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun—and the One Gender-Bending Portrait That Has Kept Historians Guessing

In her new book, scholar Tal Sterngast explores the collection of Berlin’s Gemäldegalerie.

By Tal Sterngast, Dec 30, 2020

Opinion

Bob Ross May Have Been the Most Popular Artist of 2020. Here’s Why It’s Not Just a ‘Happy Little Accident’

Here are five reasons for his persistent—and growing—popularity.

By Ben Davis, Dec 29, 2020

Opinion

The Gray Market: How My 7 Highly Specific Art-Industry Predictions for 2020 Worked Out (and Other Insights)

Upholding an annual tradition, our columnist tests the sturdiness of his tea leaves at the end of a year like no other.

By Tim Schneider, Dec 27, 2020

Opinion

The Gray Market: Why a Colossal Hack of US Interests Should Wake Up the Art Industry to Cybersecurity Threats (and Other Insights)

Our columnist sees the breach of SolarWinds as a red alert about the heightened danger of cybercrime in the work-from-home era.

By Tim Schneider, Dec 20, 2020

Op-Ed

How Did the Benin Bronzes Come to Europe? Here’s How Colonial Powers Raced to Loot Them Amid a Program of Imperial Destruction

Author Dan Hicks takes a detailed look at what really happened before and after the UK's punitive raid on the Benin Palace in 1897.

By Dan Hicks, Dec 15, 2020

What International Audiences Must Understand About the Conflict Between Armenia and Azerbaijan—and the Cultural Heritage That’s at Stake

Younger Armenian and Azerbaijani scholars can do a great deal if they dare to break from nationalist taboos.

By Thomas de Waal, Dec 10, 2020

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