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    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

  • Op-Ed

    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

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