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Stop Treating the Berkshire Museum as a Sacred Space for Masterpieces
Locals like me don't visit the Berkshire Museum to look at famous paintings. Why did 40 artworks become the center of a national controversy?
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What Black Panther Gets Right About the Politics of Museums
In one scene, the blockbuster superhero movie touches on issues of provenance, repatriation, diversity, representation, and other debates currently shaping institutional practices.
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By Flipping Its Symbol on International Women's Day, McDonald's Serves Up Fast Food Feminism
Like other examples of corporate feminism, the upside-down Golden Arches are a filling but nutrient-poor serving of feminist art.
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The Illegal Papyrus Trade and What Scholars Can Do to Stop It
In 2012, a remarkable artifact appeared on eBay — and my research into its origins raised troubling questions.
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The Symbolism and Bigotry of a Supposedly Satirical Cartoon About 'Dreamers'
A troubling cartoon in the Albuquerque Journal takes the perspective of the surveillance state, when it ought to examine the state itself.
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Who Is Threatened by Women Who Curate Political Art?
Challenging art is essential for sparking difficult conversations, but two museum directors — both women — have recently stepped down after championing politically engaged programming.
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Paris Deserves Better than Jeff Koons
In defending Koons's giant "Bouquet of Tulips" sculpture for Paris, two art dealers working on the project expose its many flaws.
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Do We Really Have to Ask if Trump Is a Conceptual Artist?
Trying to label the border wall prototypes as Land Art (and Trump and the American people as engaged in a collaborative artwork) artist Christoph Büchel raises some unpleasant questions.
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As Confederate Monuments Fall, Do They Epitomize America’s Illness?
The recent removal of statues of Jefferson Davis and Nathan Bedford Forrest illuminates the many problems with the memorial landscape in Memphis and throughout the United States.
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Artist Omer Fast's Take on Chinatown Angers Community Organizations
Fast's seemingly derelict interpretation of Chinatown businesses has drawn ire from local groups.
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Letters on Frieze London: Paul Chan and Zachary Small Respond
Paul Chan and Zachary Small grapple with criticism and what makes work political (but agree that art fairs are awful).
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The Augmented Banality of Jeff Koons Sculptures in Snapchat
The new "Jeff Koons Lens" allows Snapchat users to find augmented reality versions of Koons's shiny sculptures in parks around the world.