Opinion We All Want a Healthy Art Industry. Don’t Forget the Role of Independent Art Media in Keeping It That Way The founder of the art PR firm Blue Medium assesses the challenges facing the art-media landscape—and how to weather them. By John Melick, Jun 18, 2020
Opinion I Design Museums for a Living. Here’s Why Their Boarded-Up Lobbies Are Sending All the Wrong Messages Right Now The founder of SO – IL and an architect of the New Museum explains why he opposes its decision, also taken by other museums, to board up. By Florian Idenburg, Jun 16, 2020
Opinion Kenny Schachter Has Some Choice Words to Say About Inigo Philbrick’s Arrest, and Now Turns His Attention to… Donald Trump Our columnist Kenny Schachter also has some intel on Larry Gagosian's latest big (tiny) deal, plus the next destination of "Salvator Mundi." By Kenny Schachter, Jun 16, 2020
Opinion Protesters Are Taking Down Monuments Across Europe. So Why Is Germany Redoubling Its Commitment to Conservative Symbolism? The installation of a cross atop Berlin's Humboldt Forum stands in stark contrast to other actions around the world. By Kate Brown, Jun 15, 2020
Opinion The Gray Market: Why Inigo Philbrick’s Arrest Doesn’t Mean the Art Market Is Done With Him Yet (and Other Insights) Our columnist ranks the newly arrested dealer alongside the biggest art-market scandals of the 2010s—and reminds us the case is far from over. By Tim Schneider, Jun 14, 2020
Opinion Why the Columbus Monument Should Be Seen as a Monument to the Construction of Whiteness in the United States From Benjamin Harrison through Richard Nixon and beyond, appeal to the symbolism of Columbus has had cynical motives. By Ben Davis, Jun 12, 2020
Opinion Our Museum Is Considered a Leader in Equity and Inclusion. Here’s What We’ve Done—and Why We Have a Long, Long Way to Go The director of the Oakland Museum of California lays out her museum's decades-long journey toward building a more equitable institution. By Lori Fogarty, Jun 11, 2020
Opinion As Its Workers Organize, the Philadelphia Museum of Art Management Turns to an Infamous Anti-Union Law Firm The law firm, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, is known for fighting against a $15 minimum wage. By Ben Davis, Jun 11, 2020
Opinion Why Some Protest Photographs Transcend the Moment They Capture and Make Social Movements Iconic Certain images stemming from the unrest in the US are sure to be remembered in years to come. By Kevin Moore, Jun 10, 2020
Opinion The Gray Market: Why the Art World Needs Actionable Plans, Not #BlackoutTuesday, to Fix Racial Injustice (and Other Insights) Our columnist on why hashtags and form emails won’t solve centuries of racism in the American art world. By Tim Schneider, Jun 7, 2020
Opinion Ruangrupa, the Collective in Charge of the Next Documenta, Reflect on What It Means to Curate in Times of Crisis The Indonesian artistic collective that is helming documenta in 2022 weighs in on self-organization in upheaval. By ruangrupa, Jun 4, 2020
Opinion In a Post-COVID World, What Museums Do Outside Their Walls Will Become as Important as What They Put on Them The director of the MCA Chicago explains how the museum sector is adapting to the lockdown era—and what long-term changes may result. By Madeleine Grynsztejn, Jun 3, 2020
Opinion Trump’s Freakish Church Photo Op and the Widespread Arrests of Journalists Point to the Same Deeper Rot The present media situation marks a shift in the state's balance between consent and force. By Ben Davis, Jun 3, 2020
Opinion It’s Not Too Late to Create the Art World We Want. Here Are Four Ways to Do It The gallerist Sean Kelly explains why in the art world of the future, less will be more. By Sean Kelly, Jun 1, 2020
Opinion The Gray Market: Why New National Security Laws May Be the End of the Hong Kong Art Market as We Know It (and Other Insights) Our columnist dissects how the Chinese state may have destroyed Hong Kong's status as a global hub of commerce with one legislative move. By Tim Schneider, May 31, 2020
