Opinion How Gen Z’s Meme Artists Are Reshaping the Political Battlefield + Two Other Illuminating Ideas From Around the Web Plus, an epistolary exchange highlights the plight of Chilean artists and Art Spiegelman surveys the work of Rube Goldberg. By Ben Davis, Feb 26, 2020
Opinion Kenny Schachter Gets Emotional Support at LA’s Art Fairs—and Picks Up Some Intel on Larry Gagosian’s Bedroom Dealings Our columnist headed to Tinseltown for the second year of Frieze Los Angeles Week, and was surprised how much he liked it. By Kenny Schachter, Feb 24, 2020
Opinion As Trump Guts the NEA, We Need More People to Engage in Activist Philanthropy. Here’s What That Means With the NEA under threat, the founder of Anonymous Was a Woman issues a call for philanthropists to fund artists directly. By Susan Unterberg, Feb 24, 2020
Opinion The Gray Market: Why History Equipped the Mega-Dealers to Win the $450 Million Marron Estate (and Other Insights) Our columnist charts the precedents that positioned Pace, Gagosian, and Acquavella to beat the auction houses for Donald Marron's collection. By Tim Schneider, Feb 23, 2020
Opinion Why a New Yorker Cartoonist Is Up in Arms About Appropriation Art + Another Illuminating Idea From Around the Web Plus, America's most popular picture is of a dog on a toilet. By Ben Davis, Feb 12, 2020
Opinion The Gray Market: Why the Coronavirus Canceled Art Basel Hong Kong When the Protests Couldn’t (and Other Insights) Our columnist digs through the aftermath of Art Basel Hong Kong to explain why the devil was in the (insurance) details. By Tim Schneider, Feb 9, 2020
Opinion What Shaker Furniture Can Teach Us About the ‘New Minimalist’ Trend + Two Other Illuminating Pieces of Criticism From Around the Web Plus, considerations on John Cage's revolt against Musak, and the rise of "Rural Futurism." By Ben Davis, Feb 7, 2020
Opinion In One Month, For Freedoms Will Stage the Largest Congress of Creatives in America’s History. Will You Join Us? Hundreds of artists, curators, arts administrators, and academics will head to Los Angeles in advance of the 2020 Presidential election. By Eric Gottesman & Hank Willis Thomas & Michelle Woo, Feb 4, 2020
Opinion The Gray Market: Why the Super Bowl Helps Explain the Flaws in the Latest ‘Salvator Mundi’ Scandal (and Other Insights) Our columnist tackles the questions raised by allegations that the 'Last Leonardo' was on sale while on view in a 2011 National Gallery show. By Tim Schneider, Feb 3, 2020
Opinion The Gray Market: Why Art Dealers Need to Focus on New Audiences or Risk Irrelevance (and Other Insights) Our columnist weighs in on his main lesson from Talking Galleries 2020, the two-day think tank for art dealers. By Tim Schneider, Jan 26, 2020
Opinion How the National Archives’ Notorious Alteration of a Women’s March Photo Is Part of a Long American Tradition Two professors explain how the image fits into the history of a country that has long sought to avoid discomfort. By Jennifer Tucker & Peter Rutland, Jan 24, 2020
Opinion The Gray Market: Why Carlos Ghosn’s ‘Grow or Go’ Business Strategy at Nissan Is a Cautionary Tale for the Art World (and Other Insights) Our columnist pounces on a connection between the troubled automaker's aggressive growth plan and galleries considering a similar strategy. By Tim Schneider, Jan 19, 2020
Opinion The Gray Market: What the Craze for Holograms of Dead Pop Stars Could Mean for the Market for Performance Art (and Other Insights) Our columnist examines how the growing business of touring hologram "performances" could open the door to eternity in contemporary art. By Tim Schneider, Jan 12, 2020
Opinion Why Do Mega-Collectors Play Monopoly With Masterpieces? Kenny Schachter Sees Trouble Brewing in the Year Ahead After a holiday in the art-market battleground of St. Moritz, our columnist reflects on where he sees things trending in 2020. By Kenny Schachter, Jan 10, 2020
Opinion The Gray Market: What the Debut of a $5 Billion ‘Post-Shopping Mall’ Does—and Doesn’t—Mean for Art (and Other Insights) Our columnist ponders American Dream, a three-million-square-foot mall with more space for "experiences" than retail. By Tim Schneider, Jan 5, 2020
