Artist Philippa Pham Hughes’s Latest Work Is a Massive Dinner Party Bringing Conservatives and Liberals Together Ahead of the Midterm Elections

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Artist Philippa Pham Hughes’s Latest Work Is a Massive Dinner Party Bringing Conservatives and Liberals Together Ahead of the Midterm Elections

The artist Philippa Pham Hughes wants people from both sides of the political aisle to sit down and hash things out.

By Helen Stoilas, Nov 3, 2022

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Germany Will Set Aside Nearly $1 Billion for Cultural Institutions as Part of Its New Economic Package to Combat the Energy Crisis

The country’s culture minister is working to “establish administrative procedures” for how the money will be meted out.

By Taylor Dafoe, Nov 3, 2022

Op-Ed

There Is a Long History of Vandalizing Art for a Cause. But Is It Effective?

The author of "Takedown: Art and Power in the Digital Age" explores what the past can teach us about the current eco-protest wave.

By Farah Nayeri, Nov 2, 2022

Crime

Disgraced Antiques Dealer Subhash Kapoor Was Handed a 10-Year Jail Sentence by an Indian Court for Dealing in Stolen Objects

U.S. authorities are also investigating Kapoor and have returned hundreds of objects worth millions to India.

By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 2, 2022

Politics

Billboard Companies Have Censored Artists’ ‘Inflammatory’ Designs for a Pro-Voting Campaign in Georgia

The images by Deborah Kass and Cleon Peterson criticize the U.S. Supreme Court and “MAGA Republicans.”

By Taylor Dafoe, Nov 1, 2022

Op-Ed

What We Hold in Common: Making Meaning by Collecting Objects and Narratives of the Present, the Earth, and the Deep Past

This is the latest in a series of essays commissioned from artists by PROTODISPATCH.

By Ishmael Randall-Weeks & Ximena Garrido-Lecca, Nov 1, 2022

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Yale Replaces Racist Stained-Glass Window, Smashed by University Worker in 2016, With New Commissions by Faith Ringgold and Barbara Earl Thomas

The panels are installed in a residential college newly renamed after Grace Hopper—a pioneering computer scientist, mathematician, teacher, and rear admiral in the U.S. Navy.

By Sarah Cascone, Nov 1, 2022

Art Criticism

Matthew Wong’s First Museum Retrospective Cements the Tragic Artist’s Reputation as a Master of Melancholy Style

“The Realm of Appearances” is on view at the Dallas Museum of Art, through February 19, 2023.

By Barry Schwabsky, Oct 31, 2022

Politics

Artists Are Hit Hard by Europe’s Twinned Energy and Inflation Crises, With Material Costs Exploding and Studios Too Expensive to Heat

One silver lining in an otherwise bleak situation is that many had already cut back on production costs during the pandemic.

By Devorah Lauter, Oct 31, 2022

The U.K. Is on Its Third Prime Minister in Seven Weeks. Here’s What the Art Market Believes Rishi Sunak Needs to Prioritize

While the art industry is unlikely to be an immediate priority, sympathetic policies could help encourage growth in the wider economy.

By Ivan Macquisten, Oct 27, 2022

Op-Ed

I Make Art With A.I. Here’s Why All Artists Need to Stop Worrying and Embrace the Technology

Creators could have a hand in how the technology develops, directing its use in new mediums.

By Agnieszka Pilat, Oct 26, 2022

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