Opinion The 100 Works of Art That Defined the Decade, Ranked: Part 1 In the first installment of a four-part series, our critic reveals his picks—number 100 through number 76—of the key artworks of the 2010s. By Ben Davis, Dec 27, 2019
Politics It Was a Year of Turmoil. Here Are the 11 Biggest Controversies That Rocked the Art World in 2019 From the ouster of Whitney co-chair Warren Kanders to the decision to cover up murals of George Washington in San Francisco, there was a lot to debate. By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 26, 2019
Opinion The Gray Market: How My 9 Highly Specific Art-Industry Predictions for 2019 Worked Out (and Other Insights) Our columnist evaluates the clarity of his crystal ball 12 months after he last gazed into it for answers about art's future. By Tim Schneider, Dec 22, 2019
Politics French Artists and Culture Professionals Are Skipping Work to Join the Pension-Reform Protests That Have Paralyzed Paris The reforms could negatively impact workers in an array of industries. By Naomi Rea, Dec 18, 2019
Politics Is Controversy Inevitable in Public Art? After a Year Filled With Protest, New York’s Cultural Council City Reconsiders Its Approach At a hearing, legislators and arts professionals called for more transparency and staff to help the overextended system. By Zachary Small, Dec 17, 2019
Opinion I’ve Been Reporting From the Front Lines of the Hong Kong Protests. Here’s What It Taught Me About the Power of Art Art doesn't just exist inside the museum and gallery. By Vivienne Chow, Dec 17, 2019
Politics Why We Founded the Yes Women, an Art Group Demanding Justice for Divorcées in the Former East Germany The long, hard road to the birth of a new slogan: "Never Mind Us!" By Nika Dubrovsky & David Graeber, Dec 17, 2019
Politics After a Year of Inaction, France Commits to Returning 26 Looted Artifacts to Benin by 2021 President Emmanuel Macron had said he would send the objects back to Africa "without delay" in 2018. By Naomi Rea, Dec 17, 2019
Politics The US and China Have Reached a Trade Deal—But What Does That Mean for Chinese Art and Antiquities? Tariffs on art and antiquities will be cut in half, but not eliminated. By Sarah Cascone, Dec 16, 2019
Opinion The Gray Market: Why the End of Art Berlin Reveals a Weakness in All Art Fairs (and Other Insights) Our columnist unpacks the ways that real estate is just as important to trade fairs as to their exhibiting galleries. By Tim Schneider, Dec 15, 2019
Politics ‘This Feels Worse Than Trump’: Artists Voice Anguish After Boris Johnson’s Landslide Victory in the British General Election What many artists feared most this year has just come true. By Javier Pes & Naomi Rea, Dec 13, 2019
Politics ‘We’re Coming Late to the Matter Here’: Belgian Museums Continue to Struggle With a Flurry of Restitution Claims New Zealand and the Congo are just the latest nations to push for the return of their cultural artifacts. By Karen Chernick, Dec 13, 2019
Politics See the Creative Ways Artists Are Urging Britons to Vote Against Boris Johnson in the UK’s General Election There's dark humor, heartfelt pleas, and hilarity in how artists are urging people to vote in the UK's Brexit election. By Javier Pes, Dec 12, 2019
Politics France Released a Groundbreaking Report on the Restitution of African Art One Year Ago. Has Anything Actually Changed? The landmark report was about more than just an exchange of objects. By Naomi Rea, Dec 11, 2019
Politics A Right-Wing Politician in Poland Has Threatened a Curator With Jail Over an Artwork Commemorating the Holocaust, Calling It ‘Anti-Polish’ Art historian Tomasz Kitliński defied the politician's orders to remove the work. By Sarah Cascone, Dec 10, 2019
