Opinion Debating the Stakes of Criticism for Indigenous Artists + Two Other Thought-Provoking Things to Read (or Watch) From Around the Art Web A weekly digest of what's interesting in art media. By Ben Davis, Mar 14, 2020
Opinion As Coronavirus Upends the Art World, Kenny Schachter Hits the Fairs (and Shares a Convo With His Frenemy Inigo Philbrick) Our columnist suits up to prepare for what is likely to be a bumpy ride. By Kenny Schachter, Mar 12, 2020
Politics ‘I Will Not Let Them Down’: Germany’s Culture Minister Pledges Financial Support to Cultural Institutions and Artists Amid the Outbreak as Berlin Shutters its Museums Beginning tomorrow, the German capital will close all cultural institutions. By Kate Brown, Mar 12, 2020
Politics An Exhibition of the Royal Family of Liechtenstein’s Art Collection Has Become Radioactive After a Revival of Accusations About WWII Museums including the National Gallery of Art in Washington and the Seattle Art Museum have called off the show. By Taylor Dafoe, Mar 10, 2020
Opinion The Gray Market: Why the Coronavirus Proves the Art and Fashion Economies Are Different Animals (and Other Insights) Our columnist tries to reconcile how two markets that are often compared have performed quite differently so far this year. By Tim Schneider, Mar 8, 2020
Opinion How to Understand the ‘Millennial Aesthetic’ + Two Other Thought-Provoking Things to Read (or Watch) From Around the Art Web A weekly digest of what's interesting in art media. By Ben Davis, Mar 6, 2020
Politics 10 Practical Reasons Why We Need to Fund—and Defend—the National Endowment for the Arts The most common arguments against the NEA, and answers to them. By Ben Davis, Mar 4, 2020
Politics Who Is the Art World Backing in the Democratic Primaries? Here’s Who Artists, Dealers, and Collectors Donated Money to Support Which mega-dealers backed Mayor Pete? Which artists are hopping on the Bernie bandwagon? We break it down here. By Sarah Cascone & Caroline Goldstein, Mar 3, 2020
Politics Reclusive Artist Cady Noland and Photographer Catherine Opie Are Among the 2,200 Creatives Endorsing Elizabeth Warren for US President “Warren understands the essential role the arts play in the world,” reads an open letter signed by the artists. By Taylor Dafoe, Mar 3, 2020
Opinion The Gray Market: Why the Coronavirus May Finally Force the Art Market to Evolve Beyond Its Old-School Ways (and Other Insights) Our columnist weathers the growing public-health panic in search of a path forward for an increasingly anxious art market. By Tim Schneider, Mar 1, 2020
Politics Museum Unions Aren’t Just Demanding Higher Pay. They’re Also Fundamentally Questioning the Way Their Institutions Work "We are asking for a change on all fronts," one organizer at MOCA Los Angeles says. By Catherine Wagley, Mar 1, 2020
Politics Japan Joins a Wave of Countries Temporarily Shutting Down Museums in an Effort to Limit the Spread of the Coronavirus The shutdown includes the popular teamLab Borderless in Tokyo. By Sarah Cascone, Feb 28, 2020
Opinion Museums’ Rejection of Fossil Fuel Sponsorship Is More Than Just Symbolic. Here’s Why It Can Have Real-World Impact The co-director of Culture Unstained argues that museums' rejection of funding from oil and gas companies can spur lasting change. By Chris Garrard, Feb 28, 2020
Opinion How Gen Z’s Meme Artists Are Reshaping the Political Battlefield + Two Other Illuminating Ideas From Around the Web Plus, an epistolary exchange highlights the plight of Chilean artists and Art Spiegelman surveys the work of Rube Goldberg. By Ben Davis, Feb 26, 2020
Politics An Artist-Led Coalition in New York City Has Won a Big Legal Victory Against a Real Estate Developer’s Planned Skyscrapers A New York state judge has nullified the city’s approval for the project. By Zachary Small, Feb 26, 2020
