Opinion The Gray Market: Why the Coronavirus Canceled Art Basel Hong Kong When the Protests Couldn’t (and Other Insights) Our columnist digs through the aftermath of Art Basel Hong Kong to explain why the devil was in the (insurance) details. By Tim Schneider, Feb 9, 2020
Opinion What Shaker Furniture Can Teach Us About the ‘New Minimalist’ Trend + Two Other Illuminating Pieces of Criticism From Around the Web Plus, considerations on John Cage's revolt against Musak, and the rise of "Rural Futurism." By Ben Davis, Feb 7, 2020
Opinion In One Month, For Freedoms Will Stage the Largest Congress of Creatives in America’s History. Will You Join Us? Hundreds of artists, curators, arts administrators, and academics will head to Los Angeles in advance of the 2020 Presidential election. By Eric Gottesman & Hank Willis Thomas & Michelle Woo, Feb 4, 2020
Opinion The Gray Market: Why the Super Bowl Helps Explain the Flaws in the Latest ‘Salvator Mundi’ Scandal (and Other Insights) Our columnist tackles the questions raised by allegations that the 'Last Leonardo' was on sale while on view in a 2011 National Gallery show. By Tim Schneider, Feb 3, 2020
Opinion The Gray Market: Why Art Dealers Need to Focus on New Audiences or Risk Irrelevance (and Other Insights) Our columnist weighs in on his main lesson from Talking Galleries 2020, the two-day think tank for art dealers. By Tim Schneider, Jan 26, 2020
Opinion How the National Archives’ Notorious Alteration of a Women’s March Photo Is Part of a Long American Tradition Two professors explain how the image fits into the history of a country that has long sought to avoid discomfort. By Jennifer Tucker & Peter Rutland, Jan 24, 2020
Opinion The Gray Market: Why Carlos Ghosn’s ‘Grow or Go’ Business Strategy at Nissan Is a Cautionary Tale for the Art World (and Other Insights) Our columnist pounces on a connection between the troubled automaker's aggressive growth plan and galleries considering a similar strategy. By Tim Schneider, Jan 19, 2020
Opinion The Gray Market: What the Craze for Holograms of Dead Pop Stars Could Mean for the Market for Performance Art (and Other Insights) Our columnist examines how the growing business of touring hologram "performances" could open the door to eternity in contemporary art. By Tim Schneider, Jan 12, 2020
Opinion Why Do Mega-Collectors Play Monopoly With Masterpieces? Kenny Schachter Sees Trouble Brewing in the Year Ahead After a holiday in the art-market battleground of St. Moritz, our columnist reflects on where he sees things trending in 2020. By Kenny Schachter, Jan 10, 2020
Opinion The Gray Market: What the Debut of a $5 Billion ‘Post-Shopping Mall’ Does—and Doesn’t—Mean for Art (and Other Insights) Our columnist ponders American Dream, a three-million-square-foot mall with more space for "experiences" than retail. By Tim Schneider, Jan 5, 2020
Opinion 7 Dramatic and Highly Specific Predictions for the Art Industry in 2020 Our columnist dons his fortune-teller’s robes and peers into the near future of the ever-changing industry. By Tim Schneider, Jan 1, 2020
Opinion The 100 Works of Art That Defined the Decade, Ranked: Part 4 In the final installment of this four-part series, our critic reveals his picks—number 25 through number 1—of the key artworks of the 2010s. By Ben Davis, Dec 31, 2019
Opinion The 100 Works of Art That Defined the Decade, Ranked: Part 3 In the third installment of a four-part series, our critic reveals his picks—number 50 through number 26—of the key artworks of the 2010s. By Ben Davis, Dec 30, 2019
Opinion The 100 Works of Art That Defined the Decade, Ranked: Part 2 In the second installment of a four-part series, our critic reveals his picks—number 75 through number 51—of the key art of the 2010s. By Ben Davis, Dec 29, 2019
Opinion The 100 Works of Art That Defined the Decade, Ranked: Part 1 In the first installment of a four-part series, our critic reveals his picks—number 100 through number 76—of the key artworks of the 2010s. By Ben Davis, Dec 27, 2019
