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    Here’s Why I Believe Lockdown Has Pushed the Art World Out of Its Comfort Zone—and on a Path to a More Equitable Future

    Artist Chila Kumari Singh Burman on how this moment could transform the arts for the better.

    By Chila Kumari Singh Burman, Feb 4, 2021

  • Op-Ed

    Opinion: With Light at the End of the Tunnel, Art Fairs Are a Risk Not Worth Taking Before Vaccinations Are Widespread

    We have already figured out how to survive without fairs for nearly a year. Why squander our health now?

    By Jonathan Schwartz, Jan 25, 2021

  • Op-Ed

    The Capitol Rioter Dressed Up as a Native American Is Part of a Long Cultural History of ‘Playing Indian.’ We Ignore It at Our Peril

    To understand the many dangers posed by the Capitol riots, we must explore the symbolism behind the way they present themselves.

    By Joseph Pierce, Jan 18, 2021

  • Op-Ed

    I’m a Ten-Percent Activist. Here’s How You Can Join Me to Push the Art Industry Toward Shared Sustainability Goals

    Gallerist Thomas Dane petitions the commercial art world to come together to fight climate change.

    By Thomas Dane, Jan 14, 2021

  • Op-Ed

    The Commercial Art World Rarely Offers Paid Internships. That’s Not Just Poor Ethics—It’s Also Bad Business

    An investment in people is an investment in long-term profitability.

    By Joe Dunning, Jan 5, 2021

  • Op-Ed

    How Did the Benin Bronzes Come to Europe? Here’s How Colonial Powers Raced to Loot Them Amid a Program of Imperial Destruction

    Author Dan Hicks takes a detailed look at what really happened before and after the UK's punitive raid on the Benin Palace in 1897.

    By Dan Hicks, Dec 16, 2020

  • Op-Ed

    What International Audiences Must Understand About the Conflict Between Armenia and Azerbaijan—and the Cultural Heritage That’s at Stake

    Younger Armenian and Azerbaijani scholars can do a great deal if they dare to break from nationalist taboos.

    By Thomas de Waal, Dec 10, 2020

  • Op-Ed

    Arts Funding Is Facing an Existential Crisis. To Survive, Cultural Organizations Must Change How They Frame Themselves to the Public

    The director of the Arts Funders Forum offers advice for an industry facing a new generation of donors increasingly disinterested in culture.

    By Melissa Cowley Wolf, Dec 8, 2020

  • Op-Ed

    ‘Self-Taught’ Black Artists Are Often the Last to Benefit When Their Prices Go Up. But We Can Change That—Here’s How

    The president of the Souls Grown Deep Foundation and Community Partnership makes a case for resale royalties regardless of government action.

    By Maxwell Anderson, Nov 25, 2020

  • Op-Ed

    Looking to Buy a Masterpiece? You Might Want to Be Extra Careful With These 20 Forger-Friendly Bodies of Work by Famous Artists

    From overstuffed Cornell boxes to unusually colorful Joan Mitchells, here are the danger zones in your favorite artists' oeuvres.

    By Richard Polsky, Nov 24, 2020

  • Op-Ed

    Public Schools Are in Crisis. Museums Can Help Fill the Gap—But Only If They Survive

    The president of the American Alliance of Museums makes the case for boosting museum funding as homeschooling drags on.

    By Laura Lott, Oct 21, 2020

  • Op-Ed

    We Transformed Our Museum Into a Polling Place. Here’s Why We Did It—and How It Will Shape What We Do in the Future

    The director of the San José Institute of Contemporary Art explains how she and her team overhauled their program in just a few months.

    By Alison Gass, Oct 16, 2020

  • Op-Ed

    Life in the Tiny Texas Town of Marfa Before the Pandemic Was Hard Enough. Here’s What It’s Like Now

    Bars and restaurants have closed, and people are scrambling to figure out ways to get by.

    By Max Tolleson, Sep 4, 2020

  • Op-Ed

    How Simulation Games Can Help Financially Struggling Museums and Galleries Find Alternatives to Mass Redundancies

    Management consultant Ken Charman considers some alternative cost-cutting measures museums can take.

    By Ken Charman, Sep 2, 2020

  • Op-Ed

    Museums Are Being Tasked With Radically Transforming the Way They Work. Here Are 6 Practical Steps They Can Take to Do That

    Institutions across the US are facing unprecedented pressure to reform. But many remain tied to models that need to be reimagined.

    By Aaron Ambroso, Sep 1, 2020

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