The Gray Market: Why ‘Global Weirding’ Makes Art Museums Needier Than Ever for Unglamorous Donations (and Other Insights)

Opinion

The Gray Market: Why ‘Global Weirding’ Makes Art Museums Needier Than Ever for Unglamorous Donations (and Other Insights)

Our columnist connects a devastating winter storm in Texas, climate change, and a longstanding drought within cultural philanthropy.

By Tim Schneider, Feb 21, 2021

Op-Ed

How Can I Tell If My Keith Haring Is Fake? Here Are Five Tell-Tale Clues, According to an Expert

Haring expert Richard Polsky breaks down what you need to know about warning signs in the artist's many bodies of work.

By Richard Polsky, Feb 8, 2021

Opinion

The Gray Market: How Public-Health Data Can Help Us Predict the Future of Art-Market Recovery (and Other Insights)

Our columnist looks at how major differences in US and international inoculation campaigns are threatening to keep the art world off its axis.

By Tim Schneider, Feb 7, 2021

Op-Ed

Here’s Why I Believe Lockdown Has Pushed the Art World Out of Its Comfort Zone—and on a Path to a More Equitable Future

Artist Chila Kumari Singh Burman on how this moment could transform the arts for the better.

By Chila Kumari Singh Burman, Feb 4, 2021

Opinion

The Gray Market: Why Big Money Is Urging the Art Industry to Get Loud About Going Green (and Other Insights)

A slew of major finance and business moves convince our columnist the arts should get seriously transparent about climate action now.

By Tim Schneider, Jan 31, 2021

Opinion

The Gray Market: Why Young People Are Skipping the Art Market to Buy Stock in GameStop (and Other Insights)

Our columnist uses GameStop's historic surge to break down why Wall Street has outperformed the art trade in attracting young investors.

By Tim Schneider, Jan 24, 2021

Op-Ed

Opinion: With Light at the End of the Tunnel, Art Fairs Are a Risk Not Worth Taking Before Vaccinations Are Widespread

We have already figured out how to survive without fairs for nearly a year. Why squander our health now?

By Jonathan Schwartz, Jan 24, 2021

Opinion

3 Observations About Culture, Politics, and Social Media Radicalization in the Post-Trump Era

On digital populism and the influencer economy as a base of reaction.

By Ben Davis, Jan 22, 2021

Opinion

Can the Capitol Rioters Sue Me for Making Art That Includes Footage of Them Storming DC? + Other Artists’-Rights Questions, Answered

Plus, what's the deal with the Great Gatsby now that it's public domain? And can publications really embed my Instagrams without my consent?

By Katarina Feder, Jan 19, 2021

Opinion

The Gray Market: Why Silicon Valley Is Not Going to Be Able to Save In-Person Art Fairs in 2021 (and Other Insights)

Our columnist dissects what the newly announced Vaccination Credential Initiative would—and wouldn’t—mean for IRL art fairs.

By Tim Schneider, Jan 17, 2021

Op-Ed

The Capitol Rioter Dressed Up as a Native American Is Part of a Long Cultural History of ‘Playing Indian.’ We Ignore It at Our Peril

To understand the many dangers posed by the Capitol riots, we must explore the symbolism behind the way they present themselves.

By Joseph Pierce, Jan 17, 2021

Op-Ed

I’m a Ten-Percent Activist. Here’s How You Can Join Me to Push the Art Industry Toward Shared Sustainability Goals

Gallerist Thomas Dane petitions the commercial art world to come together to fight climate change.

By Thomas Dane, Jan 13, 2021

Opinion

I Spent Two Hours Inside the Met’s New Augmented-Reality Experience. Here’s a Minute-by-Minute Chronicle of My Edutainment Odyssey

"The Met Unframed" not only lets you visit the museum virtually, but lets the museum visit you.

By Ben Davis, Jan 13, 2021

Opinion

The Gray Market: Why a New Raid on Activists Means Hong Kong’s Days as an International Art Market Are Numbered (and Other Insights)

Our columnist sees trouble approaching Western art businesses after a recent spate of political arrests in Hong Kong.

By Tim Schneider, Jan 10, 2021

Opinion

Happy New Year? Kenny Schachter on His Money-Losing Auction, Battles on the Homefront, and the Art of Swiss Excess

To kick off 2021, our columnist Kenny Schachter spills the beans on his Sotheby's sale from his art collection, and some boardroom hi-jinx.

By Kenny Schachter, Jan 7, 2021