Opinion The Gray Market: Why Art Dealers Need to Focus on New Audiences or Risk Irrelevance (and Other Insights) Our columnist weighs in on his main lesson from Talking Galleries 2020, the two-day think tank for art dealers. By Tim Schneider, Jan 26, 2020
Politics Documenta Curator Adam Szymczyk Distances the Organization From Patron Sindika Dokolo, the Target of an International Fraud Investigation Sindika Dokolo's foundation pumped €340,000 into Documenta's coffers for its 2017 edition. By Kate Brown, Jan 24, 2020
Opinion How the National Archives’ Notorious Alteration of a Women’s March Photo Is Part of a Long American Tradition Two professors explain how the image fits into the history of a country that has long sought to avoid discomfort. By Jennifer Tucker & Peter Rutland, Jan 24, 2020
Politics The US–China Trade Agreement Has Been Hailed as a Boon for Business—But Buyers Will Still Have to Pay Steep Tariffs on Chinese Art Despite a cut in the tariff rate, import taxes on art remain high. By Taylor Dafoe, Jan 23, 2020
Politics Activist Artists Hack the New Museum’s Hans Haacke Survey in an Effort to Expose the Museum’s Hidden Capitalist Agenda Grayson Earle and "M" targeted the artist's 'New Museum Survey.' By Caroline Goldstein, Jan 22, 2020
Opinion The Gray Market: Why Carlos Ghosn’s ‘Grow or Go’ Business Strategy at Nissan Is a Cautionary Tale for the Art World (and Other Insights) Our columnist pounces on a connection between the troubled automaker's aggressive growth plan and galleries considering a similar strategy. By Tim Schneider, Jan 19, 2020
Politics Brazil’s Culture Secretary Has Been Fired After Quoting Joseph Goebbels in a Chilling Speech That Sparked Immediate Outrage Roberto Alvim had pledged to create a "cultural war machine" against progressive ideas. By Zachary Small, Jan 17, 2020
Politics Vladimir Putin Has Asked Two Russian Museum Directors to Help Him Rewrite the Country’s Constitution So He Can Stay in Power The directors of the Hermitage Museum and Tretyakov Gallery have been given a big task by the Russian president. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 16, 2020
Politics Three Dozen Artists Showing at MoMA PS1 Sign a Letter Urging the Museum to Sever Its Ties With Controversial Trustees About half of the artists in the show "Theater of Operations: The Gulf Wars 1991–2011" signed the letter. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 14, 2020
Politics The British Government Is Looking for an Expert to Guide Its Restitution Efforts as Global Pressure Mounts on Museums to Audit Their Collections Applications for the four-month gig are open now. By Taylor Dafoe, Jan 14, 2020
Politics Artist Michael Rakowitz Paused His Video at MoMA PS1 as an Act of Protest. After He Left, the Museum Turned It Back On This is the latest salvo in an ongoing battle between the artist and institution that has played out since last November. By Taylor Dafoe, Jan 13, 2020
Opinion The Gray Market: What the Craze for Holograms of Dead Pop Stars Could Mean for the Market for Performance Art (and Other Insights) Our columnist examines how the growing business of touring hologram "performances" could open the door to eternity in contemporary art. By Tim Schneider, Jan 12, 2020
Opinion Why Do Mega-Collectors Play Monopoly With Masterpieces? Kenny Schachter Sees Trouble Brewing in the Year Ahead After a holiday in the art-market battleground of St. Moritz, our columnist reflects on where he sees things trending in 2020. By Kenny Schachter, Jan 10, 2020
Politics Angry Slovenian Villagers Set Fire to a Creepy Wooden Statue of Donald Trump. (The Artist Insists It’s Really a ‘Statue of Liberty’) The political work of art had recently been given asylum by the mayor of the Slovenian village who has vowed not to be defeated by the vandals. By Naomi Rea, Jan 10, 2020
Politics After a Spate of Antisemitic Incidents in New York, Governor Andrew Cuomo Has Pledged to Expand Manhattan’s Museum of Jewish Heritage The museum serves as a place of memory for Holocaust survivors. By Zachary Small, Jan 9, 2020
