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Artists Can Help Us Imagine a New Relationship with the Earth. That’s Why We Need Their Voices at COP26

Art and science are partners in this urgent conversation.

By Christopher Smith, Nov 9, 2021

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If You Want to Support the Arts in America, Invest in the South. Here’s Why

A person living in the South sees $1 of arts philanthropy for every $4 someone in the Northeast gets. That's a problem.

By Susie Surkamer & Joy Young, Nov 3, 2021

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Hans Ulrich Obrist on a Radically Utopian Museum Model That Has Yet to Be Realized—and Why It’s Worth Pursuing

Obrist reflects on the legacy of the philosopher Édouard Glissant, whose unrealized ideas offer a path for the future.

By Hans Ulrich Obrist, Oct 11, 2021

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Cuba Is Plowing Ahead With the Havana Biennial—But Don’t Expect the Government to Allow Artists Who Participated in the Recent Protests

Artists may want to think twice before participating in this winter's event.

By Coco Fusco, Sep 21, 2021

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Damien Hirst’s NFT Project Is a Lot Like Mine. But the Differences Speak Volumes About Our Divergent Visions for Crypto-Art

Bitchcoin, the first 'artist-backed currency,' is an experiment in vulnerability and democratic patronage.

By Sarah Meyohas, Sep 15, 2021

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As They Hasten to Cozy Up to China, M+ Museum and Credit Suisse Have Let Freedom of Speech Fall By the Wayside

Artist Ai Weiwei responds to museum censorship and Swiss outrage over his dissident ideas.

By Ai Weiwei, Sep 6, 2021

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The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Must End Its Head-in-the-Sand Approach to Justice When It Comes to Restitution

The head of the Monuments Men Foundation on the pain-staking research into the real history behind a Bellotto painting at the MFAH.

By Robert Edsel, Aug 31, 2021

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The World Cannot Stand by While Lalibela Becomes the Next Cultural Heritage Site Consumed by Conflict

The UNESCO World Heritage site in Ethiopia has been described as having been "built by angels." Conflict is putting it at risk.

By Dawit Yehualashet, Aug 19, 2021

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The U.K. Government’s Decision to Slash Arts Funding in Higher Education Is Short-Sighted. We Must Remind Our Politicians Why Art Is Essential

The director of the Contemporary Visual Arts Network, England, comments on the recent decision to slash subsidies for arts education.

By Paula Orrell, Aug 11, 2021

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Why Do Forgeries Sometimes Deceive Even the Most Venerable Experts? Because We All Want to Believe

As the author of the catalogues raisonnés for Grandma Moses and Egon Schiele, Jane Kallir has encountered a lot of fakes in her career.

By Jane Kallir, Aug 9, 2021

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What My Mentor, Paula Rego, Taught Me About Feminism, Drawing, and the Potential of a Well-Told Story

Critics of Rego's work have failed to engage with it on a meaningful level.

By Natalie Frank, Jul 23, 2021

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As a Belgian Politician, I Feel a Responsibility to Restitute Stolen Artifacts to the Congo. Here’s Why My Fellow Citizens Should, Too

We have to abolish the historical and structural inequality of knowledge.

By Thomas Dermine, Jul 23, 2021

Arts Philanthropists Need to Change the Way They Think About Disability. Let’s Start by Collaborating With Disabled Artists

Sheppard, an artist, and Harwell, an arts funder, say that when it comes to disability, the art world is asking the wrong questions.

By Alice Sheppard & Lane Harwell, Jul 16, 2021

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As the Art Industry Has Ballooned, So Has the Number of People Claiming to Be Expert Advisors. Here’s How to Tell If They Actually Are

A collector's relationship with an art advisor can be extremely rewarding—or discouraging.

By Megan Fox Kelly, Jun 29, 2021

Artists Can Help Us Imagine a New Relationship with the Earth. That’s Why We Need Their Voices at COP26

If You Want to Support the Arts in America, Invest in the South. Here’s Why

Hans Ulrich Obrist on a Radically Utopian Museum Model That Has Yet to Be Realized—and Why It’s Worth Pursuing

Cuba Is Plowing Ahead With the Havana Biennial—But Don’t Expect the Government to Allow Artists Who Participated in the Recent Protests

Damien Hirst’s NFT Project Is a Lot Like Mine. But the Differences Speak Volumes About Our Divergent Visions for Crypto-Art

As They Hasten to Cozy Up to China, M+ Museum and Credit Suisse Have Let Freedom of Speech Fall By the Wayside

The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Must End Its Head-in-the-Sand Approach to Justice When It Comes to Restitution

The World Cannot Stand by While Lalibela Becomes the Next Cultural Heritage Site Consumed by Conflict

The U.K. Government’s Decision to Slash Arts Funding in Higher Education Is Short-Sighted. We Must Remind Our Politicians Why Art Is Essential

Why Do Forgeries Sometimes Deceive Even the Most Venerable Experts? Because We All Want to Believe

What My Mentor, Paula Rego, Taught Me About Feminism, Drawing, and the Potential of a Well-Told Story

As a Belgian Politician, I Feel a Responsibility to Restitute Stolen Artifacts to the Congo. Here’s Why My Fellow Citizens Should, Too

The Art World Is Reckoning With Calls for Social Justice. Could Biennials Show Us How to Change With the Times?

Arts Philanthropists Need to Change the Way They Think About Disability. Let’s Start by Collaborating With Disabled Artists

As the Art Industry Has Ballooned, So Has the Number of People Claiming to Be Expert Advisors. Here’s How to Tell If They Actually Are

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