Politics Wangechi Mutu, Patti Smith, and 62 Other Artists Created Images for a Get-Out-the-Vote Campaign Ahead of the US Elections—See Them Here Free downloadable images are available to encourage voter turnout in November. By Caroline Goldstein, Sep 10, 2020
Opinion Can My Ex Walk Away With the Copyright to My Art in Our Divorce? + Other Thorny Artists’-Rights Questions, Answered Why do musicians sue politicians for playing their songs? What can I do if my cartoon is used in a conspiracy-mongering Facebook post? We're here to help. By Katarina Feder, Sep 8, 2020
Politics President Trump Liked Artworks at His French Embassy So Much He Took Them Home. Too Bad He Has a Habit of Falling for Fakes Trump went on the art-borrowing spree instead of visiting a military cemetery during a French state visit. By Sarah Cascone, Sep 8, 2020
Op-Ed Life in the Tiny Texas Town of Marfa Before the Pandemic Was Hard Enough. Here’s What It’s Like Now Bars and restaurants have closed, and people are scrambling to figure out ways to get by. By Max Tolleson, Sep 4, 2020
Op-Ed How Simulation Games Can Help Financially Struggling Museums and Galleries Find Alternatives to Mass Redundancies Management consultant Ken Charman considers some alternative cost-cutting measures museums can take. By Ken Charman, Sep 2, 2020
Op-Ed Museums Are Being Tasked With Radically Transforming the Way They Work. Here Are 6 Practical Steps They Can Take to Do That Institutions across the US are facing unprecedented pressure to reform. But many remain tied to models that need to be reimagined. By Aaron Ambroso, Sep 1, 2020
Politics Bansky Accuses European Officials of ‘Deliberately Ignoring Distress Calls’ After a Migrant Boat He Financed Was Stranded in the Mediterranean The ship ended up in distress after taking on more passengers than it could handle. By Kate Brown, Aug 31, 2020
Opinion The Gray Market: How a Swiftly Canceled Whitney Exhibition Relates to the NBA’s Wildcat Strike (and Other Insights) Our columnist finds common cause between the headline-grabbing collective actions taken by contemporary artists and professional athletes. By Tim Schneider, Aug 30, 2020
Politics Theaster Gates, Laci Jordan, and Other Artists Have Teamed Up With Snapchat to Make Selfie Filters for the 2020 March on Washington Users can wear artist-designed, augmented-reality face masks, or purchase actual versions to wear in the real world. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 28, 2020
Crime Thieves Purloin a Frans Hals Painting Valued at $17 Million From a Dutch Museum—for the Third Time The Dutch Golden Age painting of two boys laughing over beers was stolen from the Hofje van Aerden museum in 1988—and again in 2011. By Artnet News, Aug 27, 2020
Crime Who Says Museum Heists Don’t Pay? Here Are 5 Ways Crafty Criminals Actually Profit From High-Profile Art Thefts Stolen art can be a hard sell. We spoke to the experts about what thieves tend do with it. By Naomi Rea, Aug 24, 2020
Opinion The Gray Market: Why New York’s Museum Pay Gap Tells a Story of American Decline (and Other Insights) Our columnist unearths a jarring symbol of how far some of the US's top museums have wandered into cutthroat corporate territory. By Tim Schneider, Aug 23, 2020
Politics Artist Marilyn Minter Has Teamed Up With the ACLU to Create a $400 Original Print to Benefit Its Racial Justice Program "Everyone thinks they can’t do anything because they’re all alone," Minter said. "This is the lie—everyone can do something." By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 20, 2020
Politics ‘We Are Having Trouble Living Without Fear’: Beirut’s Cultural Sector Starts to Pick Up the Pieces After the City’s Deadly Explosion To truly appreciate the challenges Beirut faces, one must first understand the context in which the explosion erupted. By Rebecca Anne Proctor, Aug 17, 2020
Op-Ed Museums Are Experts at Thinking Long-Term. That’s Why They Must Lead the Fight for a Greener Future—Before It’s Too Late The chief executive of the Horniman Museum argues that museums need to use their influence to turn visitors into environmental activists. By Nick Merriman, Aug 11, 2020
