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
Opinion Why Most Quarantine Art Is Just ‘Empty Heroics’ + Two Other Illuminating Reads From Around the Web A weekly round-up of interesting readings from around the art web. By Ben Davis, May 29, 2020
Opinion At Glenstone, We Were Dramatically Limiting Our Visitors Well Before the Pandemic. Here’s Why More Space Improves Our Relationship to Art The director of Glenstone explains what the museum has learned from enforcing its own kind of social distancing for years. By Emily Rales, May 25, 2020
Opinion The Gray Market: Why Selling the Mona Lisa Would Be a Ridiculous Way to Try to Dig France Out of Massive Debt (and Other Insights) Our columnist responds to a French entrepreneur's proposal that selling the Mona Lisa could net France a whopping €50 billion. By Tim Schneider, May 24, 2020
Opinion What the Dutch Painter of Domestic Life Pieter de Hooch Can Teach Us About How to Embrace the Simple Joys of Staying Home The Dutch artist who inspired Vermeer has a lot to teach Americans living in lockdown today. By Allen Hirsch, May 21, 2020
Opinion How Art History Can Help Explain the Stunning Rise of Conspiracy Theories That Is Defining Our Time This is the second half of a two-part series on art theory and conspiracy theory. By Ben Davis, May 20, 2020
