Art-world people love lobbing this low-hanging critical fruit at the exhibition. This year especially, the moniker is ill-fitting and glib.
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Should I Trust My Art Dealer?
A look at the failed, racially charged takedown of dealer-activist Amar Singh.
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How the Andy Warhol Museum Lost Its Way
Thirty years after its founding, the Pittsburgh institution still hasn’t defined a role for itself.
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Who the Hell Came Up With an Artemisia Gentileschi “Rape Room”?
An exhibition at the Palazzo Ducale in Genova trades a celebration of the pioneering artist’s opus for a violent spectacle.
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Art Alone Cannot Save the Greek City of Elefsina
The city was once a hub for an ancient Greek ritual. Now, efforts to harness its fabled past risk merely aestheticizing its current environmental and economic hardship.
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Something Is Rotten in Germany’s Arts Sector
Thanks to selective governmental investment in the arts, a sad joke has emerged — state-funded “radicals.”
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Asian-American Art Is Plagued by Generational Amnesia
Many members of the current generation do not recognize or even know about past efforts to create visibility for Asian-American artists.
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Discovery of 8,600-Year-Old Bread Gives Rise to Half-Baked Claims
Turkey’s narrative surrounding “the world’s oldest bread” raises questions about how archaeological heritage is used for nationalistic ends.
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That Time Carl Andre Wrote Me a Letter
He copyrighted the letter and ended it with “for your eyes only,” as if to say, don’t even think of showing this to anybody.
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Return the Stolen Artifact, But Keep the Museum Label
Naming the wrongs of the past is hard, especially when the wrongs have not yet been entirely righted, but it’s crucial.
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New Anti-Money Laundering Law Can Send Self-Employed Artists to Jail
Luckily, it can be avoided by filling out a simple form.
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The Art World’s Orientalist Fantasies About the Byzantine Empire
In the West, the relationship with Byzantium has taken on the characteristics of other instances of colonial objectification.
