Op-Ed What Do the Inigo Philbrick Scandal and the NFT Craze Have in Common? They Can Help Us Rebuild the Art Market Two professors of sociology and visual arts administration explore how to build a better art world by thinking about the artist as a citizen. By Amy Whitaker & Fiona Greenland, Jun 22, 2021
Op-Ed The Organizers of a Major U.K. Exhibition Used My Name to Promote Their Show. But They Were Too Afraid to Embrace My Ideas "The Great Big Art Exhibition" rejected an artwork I made that focused on political prisoners. What was the real reason? By Ai Weiwei, Jun 2, 2021
Op-Ed Anti-Black Discrimination and Toxic Workplaces Are All Too Common in the Arts Administration Field My experience as the first Black male arts program manager for the Office of Arts & Culture for the City of Seattle. By Paul Rucker, May 26, 2021
Op-Ed Rick Santorum Said America Came ‘From Nothing.’ He’s Part of a Long History of Indigenous Erasure That Plays Out in Art and Life The former U.S. senator's statement sparked a firestorm. But those who know the visual and political legacy of the rhetoric aren't surprised. By Joseph Pierce, Apr 29, 2021
Op-Ed Why Andy Warhol’s ‘Prince Series,’ the Subject of a Long-Term Copyright Dispute, Should Be Considered Fair Use After All Two legal experts explain why a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling in favor of Google should inform the way courts think about art. By Christopher Sprigman & Kal Raustiala, Apr 27, 2021
Op-Ed The Public Shouldn’t Have to Pay to Be Members of Museums. That’s Why We’re Abolishing the Fees at Our Institution The director of the ICA at VCU explains why pay-for-play museum membership should become a thing of the past. By Dominic Asmall Willsdon, Apr 21, 2021
Op-Ed How Museums Could Reimagine Themselves in the Aftermath of the Black Lives Matter and Rhodes Must Fall Movements The time has come for a radical and qualitative change in imagination, language, and culture. By Malgorzata Ludwisiak , Apr 15, 2021
Op-Ed Artists Have Been Attempting to Secure Royalties on Their Work for More Than a Century. Blockchain Finally Offers Them a Breakthrough There's a throughline from attempts to reform the art market in the '60s to artists like Simon de la Rouviere's work today. By Charlotte Kent, Apr 7, 2021
Op-Ed Artists Are Facing Unprecedented Hardship. To Help Them, Philanthropists Must Change the Way They Work—by Working Together Our collaborative fellowship offers a model for the future of arts philanthropy. By Deana Haggag & Shelley Trott, Mar 29, 2021
Op-Ed Thoughtful Deaccessioning Is Part of Any Art Museum’s Mission. But the Lax Rules We Have Now Will Haunt Us Later As large institutions move to sell works from their collections, they tacitly authorize smaller ones to do the same. By Erik H. Neil, Mar 26, 2021
Op-Ed In 2018, Christie’s Gave Away 300 Free NFTs. A Few People Who Didn’t Throw Them Out Are Now Selling Them for Over $10,000 Only 12 people out of around 300 claimed their free NFTs. By Elliot Safra, Mar 22, 2021
Op-Ed The Surging Demand for Digital Collectibles Could Offer a Lifeline for Cash-Strapped Museums—Here’s How Museums facing a financial shortfall may find a lifeline in selling limited-edition digital versions of the art in their collections. By Brendan Ciecko, Mar 10, 2021
Op-Ed We’re a Group of Museum Directors Who Pooled Resources During the Pandemic. Here’s Why Others Should Consider Doing the Same It's clear that there is no going back to "normal." By Harry Philbrick & Christina Vassallo, Mar 3, 2021
Op-Ed I Led the Indianapolis Museum of Art for Five Years. Here’s How Charles Venable, Its Recently Ousted President, Failed the Institution The museum excluded large parts of its core audience while failing to grow its endowment, despite its former president's business-oriented plans. By Maxwell Anderson, Feb 23, 2021
Op-Ed How Can I Tell If My Keith Haring Is Fake? Here Are Five Tell-Tale Clues, According to an Expert Haring expert Richard Polsky breaks down what you need to know about warning signs in the artist's many bodies of work. By Richard Polsky, Feb 9, 2021
