No other museum in living memory has permitted the mass arrest of members of the arts community engaged in a non-violent assembly.
Opinion
Did Auguste Rodin Steal From Camille Claudel?
What went so wrong that the brilliant sculptor’s work became so little known? Simply put, she entered Rodin’s studio.
In Defense of Jonathan Yeo’s King Charles Portrait
Just like Velázquez’s last portrait of King Philip IV of Spain, Yeo’s blood-red painting signifies the imminent downfall of a monarch.
How Can Grantmakers Support Artists of Color?
Those of us in arts philanthropy need to redouble our efforts to fund artists and organizations of color and sharpen our grantmaking practices to advance racial justice.
Tagging “Me Too” on a Courbet Is Not the Feminism We Need
Deborah De Robertis’s protest performance signifies precisely what is wrong with current feminist discourse.
The Palestine Congress That Never Was
Inside Berlin’s censorship of a Palestine solidarity conference that police shut down as soon as it began.
Celebrating Seder at Columbia’s Gaza Solidarity Encampment
The student protest was a most fitting setting for a peaceful, focused, and deeply moving Passover seder.
The Miscarriage Collages That Were Too Much for the Art World
In 1974, the San Francisco Art Institute isolated Joanne Leonard’s series Journal of a Miscarriage from the rest of the works in her solo show. Has anything changed since?
Why the Vessel Should Remain Closed for Good
It’s time to acknowledge the Hudson Yards staircase sculpture for what it has become: a memorial.
Faith Ringgold Paved the Way
The late artist fiercely reckoned with the status quo, leaving the art world better than she found it through a rich legacy of Black feminist activism and artmaking.
My Grandma’s Doilies Are Not a Joke
When will art institutions finally pay respect to our foremothers’ artistry?
You Can’t Corgi-Wash Queen Elizabeth’s Colonial Legacy
The peoples crushed under British imperialism might not find Hywel Pratley’s tribute to the late monarch and her dogs so endearing.