Books
Who Holds the Power in Art?
If art is power, as Farah Nayeri's Takedown consistently shows, then how can galleries and museums successfully negotiate relationships of power?
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News
Sale of Possibly Looted Yemeni Objects Raises Red Flags
A Yemeni researcher alleges that dozens of unlabeled artifacts originating from Yemen are slated for sale at a British auction house.
News
The Art Show at Park Avenue Armory Returns to a Sparse Audience
Virtually everyone remarked on how quiet the fair was, with some reveling in this fact and others casting it plainly as a failure.
News
Heidi Klum’s Worm Costume Was Good, But the Memes Are Better
Supermodel Heidi Klum’s brilliant worm costume has inspired even more brilliant memes.
Art
Seven Indie Art Spaces to Check Out in Los Angeles
Your list of inventive, of-the-moment, and very Los Angeles art venues, including the LA River, The Elysian, No Moon LA, and more.
News
Museum Org Demanded Loyalty; Scholars Resigned
Scholars stepped down collectively from the American Alliance of Museums's Museum Studies Professional Network, citing infringement of their academic freedom.
Art
Required Reading
This week, Heidi Klum’s Halloween worm costume, the online therapy bubble, Noam Chomsky, and more.
Opinion
Sorry, But This Is Not "Repatriation"
The Met's deal with the Greek government to "repatriate" billionaire Leonard Stern's Cycladic art collection is not what it seems.
Art
Scan These Artworks and They Will Come to Life
Visitors to two Chinatown parks in New York can scan colorful banners that turn into lively animations about Chinese heritage and immigrant narratives.
Books
N.V. Parekh and the Rise of Studio Photography in East Africa
Isolde Brielmaier’s book I Am Sparkling illustrates how Parekh’s studio became a place for sitters to assert their agency in a changing world.
Art
Two Sparse Brooklyn Exhibitions Probe the Elemental Forces of Life
Things have their own power and agency in the artist’s installation and humans are part of a complex world of life forms and materials.
Books
Amusing Stories About the Muses of Art
Ruth Millington tells the story of the women (and nine men) who have been portrayed in various paintings considered “masterpieces.”