The “Loophole of Retreat” symposium at the Venice Biennale demonstrated that the personal is not only political; it’s also where most of humanity lives.
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Bernice Bing’s Search for a Unified Self
Bing’s search was not about style, being fashionable, or fitting in. It was about trying to acknowledge the multiple worlds one inhabits.
Posted inOpinion
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.
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Bernd and Hilla Becher’s Misunderstood Oeuvre
Critics who have deemed the photographer couple’s work outmoded and detached are simply wrong.
Posted inOpinion
AI Art Is Soft Propaganda for the Global North
Unsurprisingly, the artistic and ethical shortcomings of AI image generators are tied to their dependence on capital and capitalism.
Posted inOpinion
Why Does the Art World Hate Fat People?
Typical reactions to fat bodies in the art world range from pity to fascination.
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Your Land Acknowledgment Is Not Enough
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
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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America’s Overlooked Landscape Painters
Masterworks of American Landscape Painting at the Center for Figurative Painting makes clear that the term “landscape” has been widely interpreted.
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John Oliver Roasts Museums in Episode on Looted Art
The episode focused on Western museums’ hesitant repatriation efforts and auction houses’ questionable consignment practices.
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The Joyous Kitsch and Lingering Simmer of Nick Cave’s Art
With explosions of color and materiality, Cave has his own enigmatic ways to funnel the funk through histories of adversity.
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What Do Native Artists Think of Michael Heizer’s New Land Art Work?
Characterizations of the artist’s newest work, and that of other White land artists of his generation, sometimes ignore questions of place and locality that are central to Indigenous thinking.