Art Criticism ‘All the Beauty and the Bloodshed’ Is a Truly Great Artist Documentary. Here’s What Makes It Work So Well The film, which explores the life of Nan Goldin, is directed by Laura Poitras. By Ben Davis, Mar 15, 2023
Op-Ed We Have Colonized Potentiality: Artist Jordan Deal Reflects on Public Gathering as a Space of Sanctuary and Peril This is the latest in a series of essays commissioned from artists by PROTODISPATCH. By Jordan Deal, Mar 14, 2023
Opinion Kenny Schachter Pays a Mind-Bending Visit to Beeple’s New High-Tech Art Compound (Getting in Plenty of Trouble Along the Way) Our columnist found a lot more than he bargained for at the NFT artist's Charleston, South Carolina, headquarters. By Kenny Schachter, Mar 14, 2023
Opinion I Organized the Big Andy Warhol Show in Saudi Arabia. Here’s Why I Have No Regrets The director of The Andy Warhol Museum on beginning a dialogue in a country on the verge of social change. By Patrick Moore, Mar 2, 2023
Art Criticism What on Earth Are We Supposed to Do With the Outrageous Art of CumWizard69420? Let me take you on a little tour of "The Americans" at Cheim & Read. By Ben Davis, Feb 28, 2023
Opinion Kenny Schachter Hits Frieze L.A.—or Does He?—and Digs Up Scoops on Peter Doig’s New Mastermind, Mark Grotjahn’s Dine-and-Dash, and Bad Art-Market Behavior Galore Our columnist also takes issue with reports that the art market is ailing, bringing tidings of good news from the auction arena this May. By Kenny Schachter, Feb 22, 2023
Op-Ed Gallerist Anat Ebgi Reflects on Why Los Angeles Is a Place ‘Where People are Willing to be More Provocative’ Once a transplant herself, the now-established dealer welcomes the city's latest entrants to the fold. By Anat Ebgi, Feb 16, 2023
Opinion Art Collectives Were the Talk of the Art World in the Last Few Years. Has Their Moment Passed? As soon as collective action became a “trend,” it was always at risk of going out of fashion. By Kate Brown, Feb 9, 2023
Opinion What’s the Deal With That Essay About How the ‘Waffle House Brawl’ Is Like an Edward Hopper Painting? Here’s My Guess Viral culture is flattening everything into one incoherent mass. By Ben Davis, Feb 5, 2023
Op-Ed A Black Aquatic: An Artist Explores the Relationship Between Black People and Water This is the latest in a series of essays commissioned from artists by PROTODISPATCH. By Kenya (Robinson), Jan 13, 2023
Curiosities The Leaning Tower of Pisa Now Leans Less, Its Infamous Tilt Having Been Reduced by 1.6 Inches Over the Last Two Decades Stabilization efforts have corrected the monument's once-dangerous lean. By Vittoria Benzine, Dec 22, 2022
Opinion I Visited New York’s Immersive Klimt Spectacular With One of the World’s Preeminent Gustav Klimt Experts. Here’s What Happened Jane Kallir took "Gold in Motion," as the immersive experience is called, more seriously than I expected she might. By Ben Davis, Nov 28, 2022
Op-Ed COP27 Brought Forward Key Lessons for the Art World. Here’s How It Can Step Up and Get Involved There are some urgent takeaways from the climate conference that those in the art industry should know. By Isla Angus, Nov 28, 2022
Know Your Rights Why Can the Uffizi Sue Jean Paul Gaultier for Putting Botticelli’s ‘Venus’ on a T-Shirt? + More Artists-Rights’ Questions, Answered Plus, did James Cameron totally rip-off Harlan Ellison when he made “The Terminator”? And can I project some slides of 1980s computer art in a gallery show without asking the artist for permission? By Katarina Feder, Nov 22, 2022
Opinion There Has to Be a Better Way to Argue About the Climate-Activist Attacks on Art The strategy of "pushing cultural buttons" comes with a price. By Ben Davis, Nov 20, 2022
