Opinion Can We Just Admit That Banksy’s Art-Shredding Stunt Is Actually Really Good? It is OK to let yourself like this confounding bit of auction theater. By Ben Davis, Oct 10, 2018
Opinion The Gray Market: Why Chicago’s Kerry James Marshall Sale Strengthens a Sad Misconception About Cultural Funding (and Other Insights) Our columnist on the trap inside the upcoming sale of Kerry James Marshall's library mural and the mass appeal of rediscovering masterpieces. By Tim Schneider, Oct 7, 2018
Opinion The Gray Market: Why Formal Education Is Overrated When It Comes to Dealing Art (and Other Insights) Our columnist on the value of ethical hustling, a key wrinkle to art as an asset class, and the growth prospects of art-secured lending. By Tim Schneider, Sep 30, 2018
Opinion The Gray Market: Why Yusaku Maezawa’s Plan to Send Artists to the Moon Is Cosmically Misguided Patronage (and Other Insights) Our columnist on Yusaku Maezawa's "Dear Moon," new statistics on viewer behavior, and museum representation of African American artists. By Tim Schneider, Sep 23, 2018
Opinion ‘A Very Provocative Collection’: How Art Addiction at Lehman Brothers Helped Spark the 2008 Financial Crisis Hey, remember how art helped bring down the world financial system in 2008? By Ben Davis, Sep 20, 2018
Opinion The Romance Between the Art Market and Cryptocurrencies Is Getting Weirder Every Day. It Won’t End Well. A look at some of the more outlandish news from the rapidly mutating world of art-and-cryptocurrency. By Ben Davis, Sep 18, 2018
Opinion The Gray Market: Why Tate’s Wikipedia-Supplied Artist Biographies Are More Than Just Embarrassing (and Other Insights) Our columnist on dangers in Tate outsourcing online content to Wikipedia, funding the arts with hotel taxes, and Art Basel Cities. By Tim Schneider, Sep 16, 2018
Opinion While Mark Grotjahn Angles for a Megadeal, Kenny Schachter Is Dying to Make His Own Retrospective a Success By Kenny Schachter, Sep 14, 2018
Opinion How to Raise the Money You Need to Run a Thriving Museum—While Preserving Your Independence The director of SculptureCenter proposes a few best practices at a time when it's never been more expensive to operate a cultural institution. By Mary Ceruti, Sep 10, 2018
Opinion The Gray Market: What Mary Boone’s Tax Evasion Plea Reveals About All Galleries (and Other Insights) Our columnist on important values buried in Mary Boone’s tax evasion case, a Van Gogh mall tour, and American museums’ natural disaster plans. By Tim Schneider, Sep 9, 2018
Opinion The Gray Market: Why the Israel Museum Might Show Us Which Types of Change Art Audiences Are Ready For (and Other Insights) Our columnist on why Israel Museum director Ido Bruno's outsider ideas might meet more resistance than more news-making changes. By Tim Schneider, Sep 2, 2018
Opinion The Gray Market: Why the Debate Over Deaccessioning Might Really Be a Debate About America (and Other Insights) Our columnist digs back through American history to ask whether public opinion about deaccessioning is just a stand-in for something bigger. By Tim Schneider, Aug 26, 2018
Opinion Why Is the Case of Jailed Photographer Shahidul Alam So Important? Martin Parr, Dayanita Singh, and Others Explain His Significance The Bangladeshi photographer is being punished for criticizing the government. Here's why you should pay attention. By Ben Davis, Aug 19, 2018
Opinion The Gray Market: Why Canceling NADA New York Feels Like Ending More Than ‘Just Another Fair’ (and Other Insights) Our columnist on the cancelation of NADA New York, a social-media gut check, and art as a symbol of gentrification. By Tim Schneider, Aug 12, 2018
Opinion Is the QAnon Conspiracy the Work of Artist-Activist Pranksters? The Evidence for (And Against) a Dangerous Hypothesis The history of "Luther Blissett," the Italian media jamming movement, is suddenly relevant to the US political discussion. By Ben Davis, Aug 8, 2018
