Opinion The Gray Market: Why the Israel Museum Might Show Us Which Types of Change Art Audiences Are Ready For (and Other Insights) Our columnist on why Israel Museum director Ido Bruno's outsider ideas might meet more resistance than more news-making changes. By Tim Schneider, Sep 2, 2018
Opinion The Gray Market: Why the Debate Over Deaccessioning Might Really Be a Debate About America (and Other Insights) Our columnist digs back through American history to ask whether public opinion about deaccessioning is just a stand-in for something bigger. By Tim Schneider, Aug 26, 2018
Opinion Why Is the Case of Jailed Photographer Shahidul Alam So Important? Martin Parr, Dayanita Singh, and Others Explain His Significance The Bangladeshi photographer is being punished for criticizing the government. Here's why you should pay attention. By Ben Davis, Aug 19, 2018
Opinion The Gray Market: Why Canceling NADA New York Feels Like Ending More Than ‘Just Another Fair’ (and Other Insights) Our columnist on the cancelation of NADA New York, a social-media gut check, and art as a symbol of gentrification. By Tim Schneider, Aug 12, 2018
Opinion Is the QAnon Conspiracy the Work of Artist-Activist Pranksters? The Evidence for (And Against) a Dangerous Hypothesis The history of "Luther Blissett," the Italian media jamming movement, is suddenly relevant to the US political discussion. By Ben Davis, Aug 8, 2018
Opinion The Gray Market: The Biggest Tension Behind Klaus Biesenbach’s New Gig at MOCA (and Other Insights) Our columnist on Klaus Biesenbach's main challenge at MOCA, France's Culture Pass, and a game-changing donor for social practice artwork. By Tim Schneider, Aug 5, 2018
Opinion The Toxic Legacy of Zombie Formalism, Part 2: How the Art System’s Entropy Is Raising the Political Stakes for Culture Debt Aesthetics make new political themes increasingly attractive. By Chris Wiley, Jul 29, 2018
Opinion The Toxic Legacy of Zombie Formalism, Part 1: How an Unhinged Economy Spawned a New World of ‘Debt Aesthetics’ Zombie Formalism may have been the most important movement of the last decade. What did it mean? By Chris Wiley, Jul 25, 2018
Opinion Putting Art in the Back Seat, Kenny Schachter Goes to Venerate the Old Masters of the Racetrack at the Festival of Speed With a lull in the art calendar, our columnist went off to pursue his second all-consuming passion—classic cars—at a tony British hillclimb. By Kenny Schachter, Jul 19, 2018
Opinion Is Hannah Gadsby, the Comedian Behind Netflix’s Viral Standup Special, Today’s Most Vital Art Critic? At a time when the art world still hasn't quite figured out how to address icons who have done abominable things, Gadsby's special "Nanette" should be required viewing. By Julia Halperin, Jul 15, 2018
Opinion The Gray Market: Why Record-Breaking Attendance Figures Don’t Answer Key Questions About the Met’s Admissions Policy (and Other Insights) Our columnist on the fog over the Metropolitan Museum of Art's visitor figures and a controversial peer-reviewed study about artists. By Tim Schneider, Jul 8, 2018
Opinion Summer Shocker: Kenny Schachter Hits the Art-Gossip Goldmine… and Keeps It to Himself Our columnist shows unusual discretion after seeing something he really shouldn't have during the London auctions. By Kenny Schachter, Jul 2, 2018
Opinion The Gray Market: Why Mega-Gallery Podcasts and Magazines Mean More Than You Think (and Other Insights) Our columnist weighs David Zwirner's new podcast and the Gagosian Quarterly alongside Cheim & Read's pivot into "private practice." By Tim Schneider, Jul 1, 2018
Opinion Why the Passing of Interview Magazine and the Rise of Gagosian Quarterly Represents a New Era for the Art World Some of the most inventive writing and ambitious art coverage is happening in the pages of art-marketing magazines. By Richard Polsky, Jun 26, 2018
Opinion The Gray Market: How One Warhol Auction Embodies the Blind Spots of Many Blockchain Art Startups (and Other Insights) Our columnist uses the "first-ever blockchain-based auction of fine art" to throw cold water on an overheated art-tech space. By Tim Schneider, Jun 24, 2018
