Art World The Met Museum’s Attendance Reached 7 Million Last Year, Hardly Dented by Its Controversial Admission Fee It appears that a $25 admission fee isn't keeping crowds from visiting the museum. By Caroline Goldstein, Jul 11, 2019
Politics The Director of the Victoria & Albert Museum Says He Is ‘Proud’ of the Museum’s Connection to the Sacklers This isn’t the first time that the museum's head, Tristram Hunt, has taken a controversial stance on a big issue. By Taylor Dafoe, Jul 10, 2019
Politics The Smithsonian Is Looking Into Acquiring Disturbing Drawings Made by Migrant Children at the US Border The images of people behind bars and in cages reflect a frightening experience. By Taylor Dafoe, Jul 8, 2019
Politics Nearly 400 Writers and Academics Are Protesting the Planned Destruction of a Controversial Mural Depicting the Life of George Washington The letter comes after a local school board voted to destroy the murals, which could cost at least $500,000. By Taylor Dafoe, Jul 8, 2019
Politics Anish Kapoor, Sarah Lucas, and Dozens of Other Artists Demand That London’s National Portrait Gallery Severs Ties With Oil Giant BP A newly published letter says "the loss of BP as a source of funding is a cost worth bearing." By Taylor Dafoe, Jul 5, 2019
Art World 7 People Have Been Arrested for Vandalizing Anish Kapoor’s Beloved ‘Cloud Gate’ Sculpture in Chicago The motive for the incident is unknown, and the graffiti has already been removed by the city. By Taylor Dafoe, Jul 2, 2019
Politics The Smithsonian’s New Director Politely Declines to Remove the Sackler Name From One of Its Museums Lonnie Bunch issued a letter to Senator Jeff Merkley explaining that the Smithsonian was legally obligated to keep the name. By Taylor Dafoe, Jul 2, 2019
Politics Playwright Eve Ensler Is Recruiting Creatives for an ‘Artistic Uprising’ Against Immigrant Detention at the El Paso Border The 24-hour vigil is one of multiple protests for the 4th of July weekend, but it specifically calls to artists to respond. By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 28, 2019
Politics A US Senator Is Demanding the Smithsonian Remove the Sackler Name From One of Its Major Museums Oregon senator Jeff Merkley is targeting a museum founded by Arthur Sackler, who died years before the company that produced OxyContin was formed. By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 20, 2019
People Donna De Salvo, the Curatorial Powerhouse Who Shaped the Whitney Museum as We Know It, Is Moving On After 15 Years What is she planning to do next? By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 19, 2019
Art World The Massachusetts Attorney General Is Investigating Acts of Discrimination Against a Group of Seventh Graders at MFA Boston The museum has also hired counsel to conduct a separate investigation. By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 14, 2019
Art World The Nuclear Bomb Tests of the 1940s Can Help Identify Forged Paintings, a New Study Says Using radiocarbon dating, researchers can now determine the age of a painting from a sample smaller than a pin point. By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 6, 2019
Art World After Criticism, Facebook Agrees to Meet With Artists and Curators to Discuss the Censorship of Art on Its Site The development follows a nude performance art demonstration held outside the company’s New York offices earlier this week. By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 5, 2019
Art World New York City Is Looking for Artists to Create a Public Monument to Transgender Activists Martha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera The two drag performers were instrumental in the Stonewall Uprising. By Taylor Dafoe, May 30, 2019
Art World In a Bid to Bolster Its Tainted Public Image, Facebook Is Hiring Staff to Commission Art Projects Around the World The company has commissioned 500 art installations to date, with 200 more planned this year. By Taylor Dafoe, May 30, 2019
