Opinion Some Believe Marina Abramovic Is the Satanic Ringleader of a Global Political Conspiracy. That’s Ludicrous. But Here’s What They Get Right We go down the rabbit hole of YouTube videos to find that a recent controversy points to much bigger issues about American culture. By Ben Davis, Apr 20, 2020
Politics Bill de Blasio’s 2021 Budget Would See a Significant Decrease in Funding for New York’s Museums, Already Hit Hard by the Lockdown Still, the cuts may not be as deep as some feared. By Taylor Dafoe, Apr 20, 2020
Opinion A Collapsing Art Market Will Hurt Underrepresented Artists the Most. Here’s How to Ensure Their Voices Are Not Lost The owner of Goodman Gallery, Liza Essers, urges the art world to focus on preserving its hard-won diversity. By Liza Essers, Apr 19, 2020
Opinion The Gray Market: Why Galleries and Regional Fairs May Recover Fastest From the Global Shutdown (and Other Insights) Our columnist assesses global supply chains and data on cultural institutions to consider the revised look of a post-shutdown art market. By Tim Schneider, Apr 19, 2020
Opinion A New Report Says Germany Is a Hotspot for the Illegal Antiquities Market. Here’s Why That’s Wrong—and Dangerous The secretary general of the largest trade federation for art and antiques dealers hits back at what she regards as "zombie statistics." By Erika Bochereau, Apr 16, 2020
Opinion The Art World Has Agonized Over Its Reliance on Airplanes. But That’s the Wrong Way to Think About Reducing Carbon Emissions There are far better ways to focus our anti-carbon efforts. By Nicholas Russell, Apr 14, 2020
Opinion People Need Art in Times of Crisis. That’s Why Museums Should Be Among the First Institutions to Reopen for Business—Here’s How The cultural strategy expert Andras Szanto offers a step-by-step look at how museums could help the public regain a sense of normalcy. By Andras Szanto, Apr 14, 2020
Opinion The Gray Market: Why the Art World Should Be Encouraged by the Odd Resilience of Cruise Bookings (and Other Insights) Our columnist uses an unexpected high-seas comparison to explain the reason art could emerge from isolation faster than other industries. By Tim Schneider, Apr 12, 2020
Opinion The Art World Needs to Rally Behind the #CancelRent Movement to Save Itself—and Everyone Else, Too Extraordinary measures aren't just just right now. They are necessary. By Ben Davis, Apr 8, 2020
Opinion The Cultural World Is Ailing. That’s Why 23 Arts Groups Have United to Give $5,000 to 100 Artists Every Week Until September The presidents of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and Arison Arts Foundation explain why they helped create a new $10 million relief effort for artists. By Elizabeth Alexander & Sarah Arison, Apr 8, 2020
Opinion What to Do When the Art World’s on Lockdown? Kenny Schachter Goes Searching for Cut-Price Deals From Quarantine Our columnist ventures into the lockdown-era art market and finds that it's not quite the ghost town some might expect. By Kenny Schachter, Apr 6, 2020
Opinion Letter From Madrid: The Director of the Reina Sofia on What It Will Take for Museums to Rise Again—and What They Can Do in the Meantime The director of Madrid's Reina Sofia Museum calls for a Marshall Plan-style effort to rebuild culture in the wake of the crisis. By Manuel Borja-Villel, Apr 6, 2020
Opinion The Gray Market: Why the European Art World Will Recover Faster Than the American One (and Other Insights) Our columnist digs into the US and Europe's economic rescue plans to show why one stabilizes the arts much better than the other. By Tim Schneider, Apr 5, 2020
Politics Are You an Artist? The UN and World Health Organization Want You to Submit Designs That Inform the Public About Coronavirus The open call runs now through April 9. By Tanner West, Apr 3, 2020
Politics In Isolation, Indonesia’s Artists Swing Between Gestures of Inspiration and Acts of Protest in the Absence of Government Aid Tisna Sanjaya and Isa Perkasa show different ways that artists are coping. By Aminudin Siregar, Apr 3, 2020
