Collectors Have an Ethical Responsibility to Keep the Art Market Fair. Here Are 8 Key Rules to Hold Them Accountable

Op-Ed

Collectors Have an Ethical Responsibility to Keep the Art Market Fair. Here Are 8 Key Rules to Hold Them Accountable

A group of like-minded collectors have drawn up a formal Code of Conduct for Contemporary Art Collectors.

By Piergiorgio Pepe, on behalf of Ethics of Collecting, Feb 24, 2022

Op-Ed

Art Programming for Former U.S. Prisoners Is Practically Nonexistent. Here’s Why That Should Change

The founders of Silver Art Projects argue that art is essential in helping reintegrate former prisoners into society.

By Joshua Pulman & Cory Silverstein, Feb 4, 2022

Op-Ed

Art Institutions Aren’t Doing Enough to Lead on Climate Change. Here’s How the Industry Should Rethink Its Responsibility

The Helen Frankenthaler Foundation is taking one key step with the launch of the new Climate Art Awards.

By András Szántó & Orville Schell, Jan 17, 2022

Op-Ed

The U.K. Has Held Onto the Parthenon Marbles for Centuries—But the Tide Is Turning. Here’s Why I Expect Them to Be Returned by 2030

Lockdowns have played a significant role in shifting the public's perception on restitution.

By Dan Hicks, Dec 15, 2021

Op-Ed

Mentorship Can Help Make the Art Industry Less Opaque and Exclusionary. Here’s How to Make the Relationship Work

Mentorship is vital in the art world, a sector that does not offer linear career paths or transparent information.

By Cat Manson, Dec 9, 2021

Op-Ed

Selling Art on Commission Is Unfair to Artists. Here’s Why a Direct-to-Consumer Approach Is the Future of the Art Market

Artist and nonprofit gallery founder Stacie McCormick makes the case for alternative sales models.

By Stacie McCormick, Nov 24, 2021

Op-Ed

The Recent Sale of Amy Sherald’s ‘Welfare Queen’ Symbolizes the Urgent Need for Resale Royalties and Economic Equity for Artists

There are creative ways that collectors, auction houses, and artists can collaborate to build a system of "resale equity."

By Cheryl Finley & Lauren van Haaften-Schick & Christian Reeder & Amy Whitaker, Nov 22, 2021

Op-Ed

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

Op-Ed

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

Op-Ed

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

Op-Ed

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

Op-Ed

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

Op-Ed