Opinion State of the Culture, II: From Post-Internet Art to Influencer Art to… Mystery Art Looking back on the evolving artistic landscape of 2017, Ben Davis reflects on the mutations the role of the artist has undergone lately. By Ben Davis, Dec 27, 2017
Opinion State of the Culture, Part I: Museums, ‘Experiences,’ and the Year of Big Fun Art In a look back on the epochal shifts we experienced in art and culture in 2017, Ben Davis explains how we got to the odd place we are today. By Ben Davis, Dec 26, 2017
Opinion From Mona Lisa’s Secret Number to Duchamp’s Hidden Face: 5 Conspiracy Theories That Will Blow Up Your Art World Did Duchamp lie about finding his readymades? Did Anthony Quinn's painting predict 9/11? The truth is art there. By Ben Davis, Dec 18, 2017
Opinion Secret Documents Reveal How the Berkshire Museum Manipulated Its Board Into Liquidating Its Collection The documents show how the museum's leadership convinced the board to sell off 40 works—and made them think they had no choice in the matter. By Felix Salmon, Dec 13, 2017
Opinion Miami After Dark: Kenny Schachter on Disaster, Death Threats, and Killer Deals at Art Basel Miami Beach Our columnist donned his shades and hit the Southern sin city once again in pursuit of the ultimate rush: art-market gossip. By Kenny Schachter, Dec 12, 2017
Opinion Kenny Schachter Solves the Mystery of the $450 Million da Vinci Buyer—or Does He? Our intrepid columnist/market detective takes on the biggest case of the season. By Kenny Schachter, Nov 22, 2017
Opinion Kenny Schachter Found the Future at a Shanghai Art Fair (Even If His Kids Got Censored) Doing the city's Art021 expo last week was an eye-opening family affair. By Kenny Schachter, Nov 15, 2017
Opinion The Gray Market: What Art-Fair Schedules Tell Us About the Market (and Other Insights) This week, our columnist asks why Frieze really decided to add an extra VIP day to its New York fair—and he questions the speed with which the Armory director was shown the art fair’s door. By Tim Schneider, Nov 13, 2017
Opinion What Is Leonardo’s ‘Salvator Mundi’ Really Selling? Cracking the $450 Million da Vinci Code Jesus saves, but the buyer of Leonardo's 'Salvator Mundi' will spend—a lot. By Ben Davis, Nov 12, 2017
Opinion What Is the Greatest Michelangelo? The 10 Most Iconic Works by the Renaissance Titan, Ranked Our critic asks: Which legendary work most defines Michelangelo? By Margaret Carrigan, Nov 10, 2017
Opinion The Gray Market: Why Art Galleries Have Become a Ripe Target for Hackers (and Other Insights) This week, our columnist argues that galleries—and their clients—can no longer be cavalier about cybersecurity. By Tim Schneider, Nov 5, 2017
Opinion The Gray Market: What the Knight Landesman Scandal Tells Us About the Art World (and Other Insights) This week, our columnist assesses the possible impact of the sexual harassment scandal at 'Artforum' on the art world at large. By Tim Schneider, Oct 30, 2017
Opinion Kenny Schachter on Bad Behavior at FIAC and the Swindle Behind da Vinci’s ‘Salvator Mundi’ By Kenny Schachter, Oct 25, 2017
Opinion The Gray Market: Why Art Collecting Is Not Like an Oxycontin Addiction (and Other Insights) This week, our columnist explores Beatrix Ruf's fall from grace, the Sacklers' OxyContin-based fortune, and Omer Fast in Chinatown. By Tim Schneider, Oct 23, 2017
Opinion What Is the Greatest Vermeer Painting? The 10 Most Iconic Works by the Dutch Master, Ranked Vermeer is much more than 'Girl With a Pearl Earring.' By Margaret Carrigan, Oct 16, 2017
