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In Defense of “The Embrace”
How sexualizing Boston’s new Martin Luther King Jr. monument discounts the legacy it represents.
Selfies in the Museum
Rather than mocking people for taking selfies in art museums, we should celebrate this individualistic interaction with the artwork.
The Honest Artist
Robin Collingwood saw the dilemma expressionist art caused on defining the artist. His solution: the artist is someone who values honest expression, something we can all learn from.
A Note on the Met's New Admissions Policy
A new perspective on the controversial change to the Met’s 50 year old pay-as-you-wish admissions system.
Parting Gifts: A Collector’s Journey Through Postcards
An exploration of the personal value of museum postcards and their ability to unify art from around the world.
Why Bother with Art?
This essay explores some of the questions one encounters in a world 'ruled' by the sciences, namely: why do art?
Art in the Wild
You don't have to go to a museum to wax poetic about art. You can do it in your own neighborhood!
Artforum Promises Change After Publisher Resigns Under Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
Through a conflictingly cynical and optimistic perspective, this opinion piece discusses the months of allegations of sexual misconduct made against powerful male figures in Hollywood, politics, and the art world.
Threshold Dweller: David Lynch and Resurgent Surrealism in 2017
A look at the surrealist movement in 2017 through the work and influences of David Lynch.
The Whitney Biennial 2017: From the Perspective of a Radically Unqualified, Overly Opinionated Non-Critic
The controversies surrounding the 2017 Whitney Biennial go far beyond Dana Schutz’s now infamous work. Can the good outweigh the bad of this year’s most talked about exhibition?