Letter From Madrid: The Director of the Reina Sofia on What It Will Take for Museums to Rise Again

Opinion

Letter From Madrid: The Director of the Reina Sofia on What It Will Take for Museums to Rise Again—and What They Can Do in the Meantime

The director of Madrid's Reina Sofia Museum calls for a Marshall Plan-style effort to rebuild culture in the wake of the crisis.

By Manuel Borja-Villel, Apr 6, 2020

Opinion

The Gray Market: Why the European Art World Will Recover Faster Than the American One (and Other Insights)

Our columnist digs into the US and Europe's economic rescue plans to show why one stabilizes the arts much better than the other.

By Tim Schneider, Apr 5, 2020

Opinion

Why the Centers for Disease Control’s Creepy Illustration of the Coronavirus Is Such an Effective Work of Biomedical Art

That image you are seeing everywhere is actually the work of Alissa Eckert and Dan Higgins.

By Ben Davis, Apr 1, 2020

Opinion

The Gray Market: A Guide to How the $2 Trillion Rescue Bill Can Help America’s Art Sector—and Where It Falls Short (and Other Insights)

Our columnist unpacks what the largest stimulus measure in American history means for artists, the art industry, and the American Dream.

By Tim Schneider, Mar 29, 2020

Opinion

How We Should Reimagine Art’s Mission in the Time of ‘Social Distancing’

Passive cultural consumption is going to make us feel disempowered and alienated just when we need to maintain social connection.

By Ben Davis, Mar 23, 2020

Opinion

The Gray Market: Why History’s Biggest Work-From-Home Experiment Could Eventually Benefit the Art Market (and Other Insights)

Our columnist speculates about how mass telecommuting could be here to stay, and how it could someday be a boon to artists and dealers.

By Tim Schneider, Mar 22, 2020

Opinion

We Don’t Know What a Post-Coronavirus Art World Will Look Like. Here Are 6 Ways We Can Come Together to Build the One We Want

The founder of Independent looks back on earlier crises and proposes ways to build a stronger art market on the other side of this one.

By Elizabeth Dee, Mar 22, 2020

Opinion

Letter From Florence: One Museum Director’s Account of How He’s Bringing Art to Italy’s Isolated Public During the Lockdown

Arturo Galansino, the director of the Palazzo Strozzi in Florence, tells us about what is keeping him motivated.

By Arturo Galansino, Mar 18, 2020

Opinion

The Gray Market: Why a Slew of Postponed Art-Market Events Will Trigger a Reckoning in an Overcrowded Field (and Other Insights)

Our columnist asks whether there's really enough room to cram most of the spring art season into the autumn—and who's most vulnerable if not.

By Tim Schneider, Mar 15, 2020

Opinion

Debating the Stakes of Criticism for Indigenous Artists + Two Other Thought-Provoking Things to Read (or Watch) From Around the Art Web

A weekly digest of what's interesting in art media.

By Ben Davis, Mar 14, 2020

Opinion

As Coronavirus Upends the Art World, Kenny Schachter Hits the Fairs (and Shares a Convo With His Frenemy Inigo Philbrick)

Our columnist suits up to prepare for what is likely to be a bumpy ride.

By Kenny Schachter, Mar 12, 2020

Opinion

The Gray Market: Why the Coronavirus Proves the Art and Fashion Economies Are Different Animals (and Other Insights)

Our columnist tries to reconcile how two markets that are often compared have performed quite differently so far this year.

By Tim Schneider, Mar 8, 2020

Opinion

How to Understand the ‘Millennial Aesthetic’ + Two Other Thought-Provoking Things to Read (or Watch) From Around the Art Web

A weekly digest of what's interesting in art media.

By Ben Davis, Mar 6, 2020

Opinion

The Gray Market: Why the Coronavirus May Finally Force the Art Market to Evolve Beyond Its Old-School Ways (and Other Insights)

Our columnist weathers the growing public-health panic in search of a path forward for an increasingly anxious art market.

By Tim Schneider, Mar 1, 2020

Opinion

Museums’ Rejection of Fossil Fuel Sponsorship Is More Than Just Symbolic. Here’s Why It Can Have Real-World Impact

The co-director of Culture Unstained argues that museums' rejection of funding from oil and gas companies can spur lasting change.

By Chris Garrard, Feb 28, 2020