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The Future of Art Censorship Is Being Decided Without Artists

Avatar photo by Emma Shapiro October 20, 2022October 21, 2022

And it’s mostly our own fault.

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The Van Gogh Is Fine; You Won’t Be

Avatar photo by Rebecca Zorach October 19, 2022October 20, 2022

The real target of Just Stop Oil’s tomato soup action wasn’t Van Gogh’s painting. It was our complacency.

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Why Does the Art World Hate Fat People?

Avatar photo by Anna Mirzayan October 18, 2022November 9, 2022

Typical reactions to fat bodies in the art world range from pity to fascination.

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Your Land Acknowledgment Is Not Enough

Avatar photo by Joseph M. Pierce October 12, 2022November 9, 2022

Land acknowledgment without action is an empty gesture, exculpatory and self-serving.

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I’m a Philadelphia Museum of Art Worker and This Is Why We’re Striking

by Emily Rice October 7, 2022November 9, 2022

We are fighting for ourselves and the working standards we deserve, but we are also fighting for the heart and future of the institution.

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King Charles Wants to Make Britain “Beautiful” Again

Avatar photo by Billie Anania October 5, 2022October 5, 2022

The British monarch and Donald Trump have both tried to impose neoclassical architecture on their countries — and one of them actually succeeded.

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Stop Fetishizing Marilyn Monroe’s Trauma

Avatar photo by Zeba Blay October 3, 2022October 3, 2022

The problem with Andrew Dominik’s biopic Blonde is its assumption that Monroe’s victimization was the most fascinating thing about her.

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It’s Time for US Museums to Divest From Immoral Industries

Avatar photo by Tom Finkelpearl and Pablo Helguera October 2, 2022October 3, 2022

What would it look like if museums turned their billions toward positive good instead of questionable investments simply for profit?

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Michael Heizer’s Empty Empire

by Chris Fernald September 26, 2022September 26, 2022

Despite his reportedly encyclopedic knowledge of the region’s geologic and mineral makeup, Heizer has displayed a baffling incuriousness about the larger story of the land he digs, cuts, and plows.

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Museum Rentals Are a Recipe for Disaster

Avatar photo by Dereck Stafford Mangus September 22, 2022September 22, 2022

This is what happens when boozed-up patrons party next to priceless mosaics, statues, and vases.

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Should We Be Uncomfortable With Furniture in Art Galleries?

Avatar photo by Phin Jennings September 20, 2022September 21, 2022

At first, seeing exhibitions incorporating home furnishings worried me, thinking they turn galleries into shops for luxury goods. But this concern is misguided.

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David Frum, “Axis of Evil” Speechwriter, Should Shut Up About Benin Bronzes 

Avatar photo by Billie Anania September 15, 2022September 15, 2022

Liberal establishment darling David Frum mocks repatriation efforts as a “ritual of self-purification through purgation.”

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