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The Seeds of Nanette- Hannah Gadsby’s Failed Retirement
When stand-up comedians and their specials make international headlines, more oft than not lately it’s been due to regressive opinions and disturbing actions coming to light. This is one of […]
“Come out of the cupboard, you boys and girls” (The Clash)
London is still getting high on its tendency to be provocative. This rather British inclination has always been apparent but the cutting edge of such a position gets a bit […]
Through the window
A work of art is invariably a chunk of the world, whether real or “imagined”, carved out according to a form. And what better form could there be to frame […]
Painting Empathy: Jordan Casteel’s “Returning the Gaze” Exhibition
The Denver Art Museum welcomes home an acclaimed local artist striving for social justice causes, and diversity in portraiture. Returning the Gaze is Jordan Casteel’s first major museum exhibition; it […]
Major gift supports the BMA in their endeavour to represent artists of colour and female artists
In a press release on February 8th, the Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA) announced that Eddie C. and C. Sylvia Brown, philanthropist based in the city, had gifted the museum […]
As the US government reopens, so do major US museums
Just last week it seemed there was no end in sight for the government shutdown wreaking havoc on the US. On January 28th, the country’s government began operating in a […]
Who Gets Paid?
On January 24th, the employees of the New Museum in New York City voted to unionize, marking the end of a contentious public battle with the museum. When the employees […]
Museum Workers in New York City Fight Back
Art museum professionals are breaking free of the “passion-as-payment” mentality facing many workers in the United States. In the past six months, staff members of two different modern and contemporary […]
The good, bad, and the ugly: 2018 in review
As the year draws to an end, it feels like the best time to look back at the art world’s highs and lows. So, we’ve summed 2018 up for you […]
What makes a successful gallery?
The financialization of art has led to the emergence of large galleries (those with sales figures over 50 million dollars, who have a 30% profit margin, whose yields are significant). […]
