In the courtroom, he released an uncanny, sociopathic remorselessness, and I was convinced firsthand of his deep and genuinely pathological confidence.
Opinion
Nancy Yao Will Not Be Missed
As president of the Museum of Chinese in America, she patronized Chinatown residents and supported their displacement. She is not fit to lead the American Women’s History Museum.
The Objectification of Yayoi Kusama
Louis Vuitton’s collaboration with the artist raises questions of autonomy, agency, and objecthood.
New York’s BIPOC-Led Arts Orgs Are Grossly Underfunded
Proposed cuts to arts funding across the state would hit entities of color the hardest.
I’m a Florida Drag Queen and I’m Scared
I’m truly at a loss for what to do for work and what kind of life I can expect to live.
Met Museum Kicked Me Out for Praying to My Ancestral Gods
My danced prayer to looted Cambodian antiquities was too much for the New York museum.
How Not to Artwash Saudi Arabia’s Gruesome Human Rights Record
Under which conditions should an art museum ethically and responsibly do business with a repressive authoritarian government?
Is the Destruction of Armenian Heritage Not Important Enough for the Getty?
When asked why Azerbaijan’s ongoing assault on Armenian heritage was excluded from a major Getty publication, a co-editor responded with appalling condescension.
TikTok’s “Corecore” Is Where Men Scream Their Anguish
The trend’s throwback to Dada offers a warning about the crisis of men’s mental health and the rise of the far right.
The Met Shouldn’t Have Reclassified Ivan Aivazovsky as “Ukrainian”
We should not replace the ignorance shown in the previous identification with a new type of ignorance.
What Is Happening in Tigray?
Scores of cultural heritage sites are in ruins amid a fragile truce and an ongoing war of narratives.
Why I Won’t Be Visiting the Warhol Show in Saudi Arabia
I couldn’t in good conscience accept an invitation to an exhibition hosted and sponsored by a brutal regime.