Politics Artist Titus Kaphar Painted a Black Mother With the Silhouette of a Child for the Cover of TIME Magazine’s Protest Issue The harrowing image is the second by Kaphar to be used as a cover for the magazine. By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 4, 2020
Opinion Ruangrupa, the Collective in Charge of the Next Documenta, Reflect on What It Means to Curate in Times of Crisis The Indonesian artistic collective that is helming documenta in 2022 weighs in on self-organization in upheaval. By ruangrupa, Jun 4, 2020
Opinion In a Post-COVID World, What Museums Do Outside Their Walls Will Become as Important as What They Put on Them The director of the MCA Chicago explains how the museum sector is adapting to the lockdown era—and what long-term changes may result. By Madeleine Grynsztejn, Jun 3, 2020
Opinion Trump’s Freakish Church Photo Op and the Widespread Arrests of Journalists Point to the Same Deeper Rot The present media situation marks a shift in the state's balance between consent and force. By Ben Davis, Jun 3, 2020
Politics Jonathan Lyndon Chase, Alex Da Corte, and Other Philadelphia Artists Are Selling $300 Prints to Support a Local Bail Fund The Art for Philadelphia Bail Fund features work made in response to the current uprisings. By Caroline Goldstein, Jun 3, 2020
Politics The Walker Art Center and the Minneapolis Institute of Art Have Cut Ties With the City’s Police Department Museumgoers may not be aware that museums often contract the services of off-duty police officers for security. By Sarah Cascone, Jun 3, 2020
Politics The Controversial Philadelphia Statue of Frank Rizzo, a Former Police Chief and Segregationist Mayor, Has Been Taken Down by the City "This is the beginning of the healing process in our city,” said the city's current mayor. By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 3, 2020
Politics Adolf Hitler’s Birthplace Will Be Transformed Into a Police Station to ‘Neutralize’ Its Appeal as a Pilgrimage Site for Neo-Fascists The plans for the site were unveiled on June 2. By Kate Brown, Jun 3, 2020
Politics The National Museum of African American History and Culture Has Released a New Portal to Help Americans Have Conversations About Race Talking About Race was rushed out in light of nationwide protests. By Artnet News, Jun 2, 2020
Politics George Floyd’s Last Words Were Flown on Banners Over Cities Across America as a Rapid-Response Public Art Project The project was the work of Dallas-based artist Jammie Holmes. By Sarah Cascone, Jun 2, 2020
Opinion It’s Not Too Late to Create the Art World We Want. Here Are Four Ways to Do It The gallerist Sean Kelly explains why in the art world of the future, less will be more. By Sean Kelly, Jun 1, 2020
Politics Monuments Across the United States Re-Emerged as Targets of Rage Over a Weekend of Widespread Protest From Denver to Philadelphia to San Antonio to Washington, DC, public art has been swept up in the protests in spectacular ways. By Ben Davis, Jun 1, 2020
Opinion The Gray Market: Why New National Security Laws May Be the End of the Hong Kong Art Market as We Know It (and Other Insights) Our columnist dissects how the Chinese state may have destroyed Hong Kong's status as a global hub of commerce with one legislative move. By Tim Schneider, May 31, 2020
Opinion Why Most Quarantine Art Is Just ‘Empty Heroics’ + Two Other Illuminating Reads From Around the Web A weekly round-up of interesting readings from around the art web. By Ben Davis, May 29, 2020
Politics The National Geographic Society Wanted to Destroy Its Celebrated Outdoor Sculpture to Create a Plaza. Now a Fierce Backlash May Save It The sculpture in question was installed in 1984 by artist Elyn Zimmerman. By Sarah Cascone, May 29, 2020
