The Organizers of a Major U.K. Exhibition Used My Name to Promote Their Show. But They Were Too Afraid to Embrace My Ideas

Opinion

Op-Ed

The Organizers of a Major U.K. Exhibition Used My Name to Promote Their Show. But They Were Too Afraid to Embrace My Ideas

"The Great Big Art Exhibition" rejected an artwork I made that focused on political prisoners. What was the real reason?

By Ai Weiwei, Jun 1, 2021
Know Your Rights

Can I Resell Artists’ NFTs Like Traditional Art Dealers Resell Paintings? + Other Artists’-Rights Questions, Answered

Plus, can I sue someone for reprinting a letter I wrote like Meghan Markle sued her father? And what can I do about my painted-over murals?

By Katarina Feder, May 26, 2021
Op-Ed

Anti-Black Discrimination and Toxic Workplaces Are All Too Common in the Arts Administration Field

My experience as the first Black male arts program manager for the Office of Arts & Culture for the City of Seattle.

By Paul Rucker, May 25, 2021
Op-Ed

Rick Santorum Said America Came ‘From Nothing.’ He’s Part of a Long History of Indigenous Erasure That Plays Out in Art and Life

The former U.S. senator's statement sparked a firestorm. But those who know the visual and political legacy of the rhetoric aren't surprised.

By Joseph Pierce, Apr 29, 2021
Opinion

The Gray Market: Why the ‘YOLO Economy’ Actually Spells Trouble for the Fragile Art Ecosystem (and Other Insights)

Our columnist considers whether the forces driving young professionals to switch careers are driving the art industry into submission.

By Tim Schneider, Apr 27, 2021
Op-Ed

Why Andy Warhol’s ‘Prince Series,’ the Subject of a Long-Term Copyright Dispute, Should Be Considered Fair Use After All

Two legal experts explain why a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling in favor of Google should inform the way courts think about art.

By Christopher Sprigman & Kal Raustiala, Apr 26, 2021
Opinion

If Khloé Kardashian Can Sue People for Posting an Unflattering Photo of Her, Why Can’t I? + Other Artists’-Rights Questions, Answered

Plus, can artists cash in on their archive the way musicians monetize their catalogues? And do I need to worry about my Zoom performance art?

By Katarina Feder, Apr 21, 2021
Opinion

Kenny Schachter on the NFT Scheme He Cooked Up With Jerry Saltz to Make Some Big Money (for Charity), and Why It Made Jerry… Less Than Ecstatic

Our columnist is up to no good again—but this time it's for a good cause! Oh and Jerry's a part of this tale too.

By Kenny Schachter, Apr 21, 2021
Opinion

The Gray Market: How a Brazen Hack of That $69 Million Beeple Revealed the True Vulnerability of the NFT Market (and Other Insights)

Our columnist explores whether a project called NFTheft undermines a core value proposition of non-fungible tokens.

By Tim Schneider, Apr 20, 2021
Op-Ed

The Public Shouldn’t Have to Pay to Be Members of Museums. That’s Why We’re Abolishing the Fees at Our Institution

The director of the ICA at VCU explains why pay-for-play museum membership should become a thing of the past.

By Dominic Asmall Willsdon, Apr 20, 2021
Opinion

Alice Neel’s Communism Is Essential to Her Art. You Can See It in the ‘Battlefield’ of Her Paintings, and Her Ruthless Portrait of Her Son

The great painter's survey at the Met shows how she believed in art as way of intervening in history.

By Ben Davis, Apr 15, 2021
Op-Ed

How Museums Could Reimagine Themselves in the Aftermath of the Black Lives Matter and Rhodes Must Fall Movements

The time has come for a radical and qualitative change in imagination, language, and culture.

By Malgorzata Ludwisiak , Apr 15, 2021
Opinion

The Gray Market: Why the New York Art Market Could Be Reshaped by the State’s Progressive New Budget (and Other Insights)

Our columnist examines how higher taxes on New York’s top earners might affect their collecting, patronage, and residency decisions.

By Tim Schneider, Apr 13, 2021
Op-Ed

Artists Have Been Attempting to Secure Royalties on Their Work for More Than a Century. Blockchain Finally Offers Them a Breakthrough

There's a throughline from attempts to reform the art market in the '60s to artists like Simon de la Rouviere's work today.

By Charlotte Kent, Apr 6, 2021
Opinion

The Gray Market: Why Vaccine-Related Perks Are a Poor Fit for Much of the Art Market (and Other Insights)

Our columnist examines the reasons the art industry is unlikely to mimic retailers by offering freebies and discounts to the inoculated.

By Tim Schneider, Apr 4, 2021

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