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The Fetishistic Fiction of Museums' “Tibetan” Shrines
Institutions peddle a Western aesthetic of “traditional” Tibetan shrines without scholarly backing, negating their limitless lived variety.
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We Are All Picasso’s Fishermen
The artist painted a balmy summer scene in August 1939. Could anyone imagine the impending horrors?
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First They Came for Black History
The erasure of African Americans from museum galleries is also a warning sign that any community's stories can be next.
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It’s Time to Rethink the 50/50 Split With Art Galleries
Should artists accept this standard without questioning the gallery's actual contribution?
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We Can’t Afford to Lose the Institute of American Indian Arts
The threat of defunding this precious, influential university is heartbreaking to those of us who know the worth of the IAIA experience.
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A Hiroshima Survivor’s Message for Jerry Saltz
“I don't think there's any kind of justification for the dropping of the bomb,” said Howard Kakita in response to the art critic’s statement in defense of the American atomic bombing of Japan in 1945.
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Haunted by the Gray
What do we lose when we can’t see the Black American people in Amy Sherald’s paintings with their real skin color?
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I Lost My Job at the Whitney, but the Art Community Lost Much More
The museum suspended its Independent Study Program, a space of collective thought and political solidarity, during a time when it is most needed.
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Homeland Security’s Genocidal Aesthetics
By posting paintings like “American Progress,” the DHS signals its white supremacist beliefs.
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How My Museum’s Celebration of America’s 250th Birthday Got Complicated
At the New York Historical, our virtual wish wall for the nation’s anniversary faced unexpected political challenges.
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Why Does Elon Musk Have Such a Straight View of Antiquity?
Musk and other conservatives often omit the role of queer soldiers in ancient military successes when extolling the virtues of Greek warriors.
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My Dialogues With a Political Prisoner
“It feels like the world has forgotten about us,” said artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, who recently served four years of his sentence in a maximum-security Cuban prison.