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Today’s Editor’s Pick is 'Race in the Museum' by @artcrimeprof.bsky.social for The Brooklyn Rail. Examining the ways in which our museums were built upon, and continue to reflect, the construct of race.
Race in the Museum | The Brooklyn Rail
In the fall of 2023, I went to the American Museum of Natural History to sit shiva for a man who died nearly 1,500 years ago. The dry conditions and fluctuating temperatures of the high desert in what...
brooklynrail.org
November 14, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Today’s Editor’s Pick is 'Race in the Museum' by @artcrimeprof.bsky.social for The Brooklyn Rail. Examining the ways in which our museums were built upon, and continue to reflect, the construct of race.
Today’s Editor’s Pick is 'One-Third of US Museums Feel the Pain of Trump’s Grant Cuts' by @isafarfan.bsky.social for @hyperallergic.com. A new survey by the American Alliance of Museums shows the direct consequences from the loss of government funding.
One-Third of US Museums Feel the Pain of Trump’s Grant Cuts
Two-thirds of affected institutions have not been able to find alternative sources of funding, says a survey by the American Alliance of Museums.
hyperallergic.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Today’s Editor’s Pick is 'One-Third of US Museums Feel the Pain of Trump’s Grant Cuts' by @isafarfan.bsky.social for @hyperallergic.com. A new survey by the American Alliance of Museums shows the direct consequences from the loss of government funding.
Today’s Editor’s Pick is 'Observer’s 2025 Art Power Index: The Art Market’s Most Influential People' by the editors of Observer. The art world’s most powerful people, including dealers, fair directors, journalists, and artists.
Observer’s 2025 Art Power Index: The Art Market’s Most Influential People
Their acquisitions, affinities and approbations move the needle on valuation and redefine how art is made, shown and sold.
observer.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Today’s Editor’s Pick is 'Observer’s 2025 Art Power Index: The Art Market’s Most Influential People' by the editors of Observer. The art world’s most powerful people, including dealers, fair directors, journalists, and artists.
Today’s Editor’s Pick is 'Hard Truths: How Can a Curator at a Big Museum Evade Invisibility?' by @andybattaglia.bsky.social for Art in America. Art world consultants answer tough career questions posed by readers.
Hard Truths: How Can a Curator at a Big Museum Evade Invisibility?
A curator wriggles under constraints, and a designer rues obsolescence.
www.artnews.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Today’s Editor’s Pick is 'Hard Truths: How Can a Curator at a Big Museum Evade Invisibility?' by @andybattaglia.bsky.social for Art in America. Art world consultants answer tough career questions posed by readers.
Today’s Editor’s Pick is 'Why Zohran Mamdani’s Victory Is Good for the Art World (But Some Are Still Panicking)' by The Art Daddy for Observer. A sharp opinion piece on why wealthy art world patrons are panicking about Zohran Mamdani.
Why Zohran Mamdani’s Victory Is Good for the Art World (But Some Are Still Panicking)
If his vision threatens the art world, then the art world in question was never about the art. It was an investment strategy with wall labels.
observer.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Today’s Editor’s Pick is 'Why Zohran Mamdani’s Victory Is Good for the Art World (But Some Are Still Panicking)' by The Art Daddy for Observer. A sharp opinion piece on why wealthy art world patrons are panicking about Zohran Mamdani.
Today’s Editor’s Pick is 'Did the U.S. Finally Select an Artist for the Venice Biennale?' by Jo Lawson-Tancred for @artnet.bsky.social. The latest updates on the status of U.S. participation in the Venice Biennale.
Did the U.S. Finally Select an Artist for the Venice Biennale?
Alma Allen has reportedly been chosen to represent the U.S., just as reports emerged that another artist was dropped from consideration.
news.artnet.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Today’s Editor’s Pick is 'Did the U.S. Finally Select an Artist for the Venice Biennale?' by Jo Lawson-Tancred for @artnet.bsky.social. The latest updates on the status of U.S. participation in the Venice Biennale.
Today’s Editor’s Pick is 'The Art World Reacts to Zohran Mamdani’s Win as Mayor of New York City: ‘A Remarkable Moment’' by Alex Greenberger for @artnews.com.web.brid.gy. Artists, curators, and critics weigh in on the victory.
The Art World Reacts to Zohran Mamdani’s Win as Mayor of New York City: ‘A Remarkable Moment’
The art world reacted to Zohran Mamdani's win as Mayor of New York City, with many artists expressing hope and joy.
www.artnews.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Today’s Editor’s Pick is 'The Art World Reacts to Zohran Mamdani’s Win as Mayor of New York City: ‘A Remarkable Moment’' by Alex Greenberger for @artnews.com.web.brid.gy. Artists, curators, and critics weigh in on the victory.
Today’s Editor’s Pick is 'When Algorithms Curate Culture, What Do We Lose?' by Michele Y. Smith for Observer. Why A.I. can’t replace human curators, and what a partnership between the two could achieve.
When Algorithms Curate Culture, What Do We Lose?
Michele Y. Smith, CEO of Seattle’s Museum of Pop Culture (MOPOP), examines how A.I.-driven curation is reshaping what we watch, listen to and value, and what’s being lost in the process. Smith argu…
observer.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Today’s Editor’s Pick is 'When Algorithms Curate Culture, What Do We Lose?' by Michele Y. Smith for Observer. Why A.I. can’t replace human curators, and what a partnership between the two could achieve.
Today’s Editor’s Pick is 'Is It Ever Okay to Work for Free?' by Joanna Walsh for @artreview.bsky.social. Highlighting the barriers to accessibility for artists and calling for the establishment of living wage standards.
Is It Ever Okay to Work for Free?
Getting work paid is only one part of the problem: getting innovative work paid is another
artreview.com
November 4, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Today’s Editor’s Pick is 'Is It Ever Okay to Work for Free?' by Joanna Walsh for @artreview.bsky.social. Highlighting the barriers to accessibility for artists and calling for the establishment of living wage standards.
Today’s Editor’s Pick is 'Trump May Be the Most Consequential Arts President. It’s Time for a Unified Response' by Brett Egan for @artnet.bsky.social. Making the case for a nonpartisan national arts policy as a unified response to President Trump’s sweeping interventions into the arts.
Trump May Be the Most Consequential Arts President. How to Respond?
Donald Trump has put into effect a broad and sweeping arts policy. How can the sector mount a unified response?
news.artnet.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Today’s Editor’s Pick is 'Trump May Be the Most Consequential Arts President. It’s Time for a Unified Response' by Brett Egan for @artnet.bsky.social. Making the case for a nonpartisan national arts policy as a unified response to President Trump’s sweeping interventions into the arts.
Today’s Editor’s Pick is 'Frieze Editors Discuss the Best Works of the 21st Century' by @sfburns.bsky.social, @andrew-durbin.bsky.social, @seepackard.bsky.social and Terence Trouillot for Frieze Magazine. Four editors take on the challenge of selecting the 25 greatest artworks created since 2000.
Frieze Editors Discuss the Best Works of the 21st Century
The how, why and woes of distilling a quarter century of groundbreaking art into a single list
www.frieze.com
October 31, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Today’s Editor’s Pick is 'Frieze Editors Discuss the Best Works of the 21st Century' by @sfburns.bsky.social, @andrew-durbin.bsky.social, @seepackard.bsky.social and Terence Trouillot for Frieze Magazine. Four editors take on the challenge of selecting the 25 greatest artworks created since 2000.
Today’s Editor’s Pick is 'Qatar to Launch New Quadrennial in 2026' by @sarahldouglas.bsky.social and Alex Greenberger for @artnews.com.web.brid.gy. Qatar works to establish itself as a leading art center with the launch of Rubaiya Qatar, a new quadrennial debuting in November 2026.
Qatar to Launch New Quadrennial in 2026
Qatar with launch a major new quadriennial in 2026 with a show curated by Tom Eccles, Ruba Katrib, and more.
www.artnews.com
October 30, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Today’s Editor’s Pick is 'Qatar to Launch New Quadrennial in 2026' by @sarahldouglas.bsky.social and Alex Greenberger for @artnews.com.web.brid.gy. Qatar works to establish itself as a leading art center with the launch of Rubaiya Qatar, a new quadrennial debuting in November 2026.
Today’s Editor’s Pick is 'Is It Getting Better to Work in Museums?' by @zacharyhsmall.bsky.social for @nytimes.com. A study found that while museum workers report higher job satisfaction, there is still room for improvement.
Is It Getting Better to Work in Museums?
www.nytimes.com
October 29, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Today’s Editor’s Pick is 'Is It Getting Better to Work in Museums?' by @zacharyhsmall.bsky.social for @nytimes.com. A study found that while museum workers report higher job satisfaction, there is still room for improvement.
Today’s Editor’s Pick is 'Picture of health: going to art galleries can improve wellbeing, study reveals' by @andrewgregory.com for @theguardian.com. A study found that viewing original works by artists like Manet, Van Gogh, and Gauguin in a gallery elicited positive physiological responses.
Picture of health: going to art galleries can improve wellbeing, study reveals
Viewing original works of art can relieve stress, cut heart disease risk and boost immune system, first study of its kind finds
www.theguardian.com
October 28, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Today’s Editor’s Pick is 'Picture of health: going to art galleries can improve wellbeing, study reveals' by @andrewgregory.com for @theguardian.com. A study found that viewing original works by artists like Manet, Van Gogh, and Gauguin in a gallery elicited positive physiological responses.
Today’s Editor’s Pick is 'A.I. Is Coming for Museums. The Opportunities Are Vast—So Are the Pitfalls' by András Szántó and Thomas P. Campbell for @artnet.bsky.social. A museum director and cultural strategist share insights on AI from the biannual Museums of Tomorrow Roundtable.
A.I. Is Coming for Museums. What Are the Potentials—and Pitfalls?
Thomas P. Campbell and András Szántó reflect on what A.I. will mean for museums, after the Museums of Tomorrow roundtable.
news.artnet.com
October 27, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Today’s Editor’s Pick is 'A.I. Is Coming for Museums. The Opportunities Are Vast—So Are the Pitfalls' by András Szántó and Thomas P. Campbell for @artnet.bsky.social. A museum director and cultural strategist share insights on AI from the biannual Museums of Tomorrow Roundtable.
Today’s Editor’s Pick is 'The Myth of the Digital Threat: How Technology Expands Art’s Reach' by Arline Mann for Observer. Digital art presents new artistic opportunities, complementing rather than replacing physical art.
The Myth of the Digital Threat: How Technology Expands Art’s Reach
Arline Mann, artist and former Goldman Sachs managing director, examines the anxiety surrounding digital art’s rise and what it reveals about how audiences engage with creativity today. Mann explor…
observer.com
October 24, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Today’s Editor’s Pick is 'The Myth of the Digital Threat: How Technology Expands Art’s Reach' by Arline Mann for Observer. Digital art presents new artistic opportunities, complementing rather than replacing physical art.
Today’s Editor’s Pick is 'What Is the Future of Collecting?: An Introduction to the 2025 Edition of the ARTnews Top 200 Collectors List' by Max Durón for @artnews.com.web.brid.gy. Leading figures from ARTnews’ annual Top 200 Collectors list share their perspectives on the future of collecting.
What Is the Future of Collecting?: An Introduction to the 2025 Edition of the ARTnews Top 200 Collectors List
For the 2025 edition of the ARTnews Top 200 Collectors list, our collectors take stock of the future of art collecting and more.
www.artnews.com
October 23, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Today’s Editor’s Pick is 'What Is the Future of Collecting?: An Introduction to the 2025 Edition of the ARTnews Top 200 Collectors List' by Max Durón for @artnews.com.web.brid.gy. Leading figures from ARTnews’ annual Top 200 Collectors list share their perspectives on the future of collecting.
Today’s Editor’s Pick is 'At Art Basel Paris, Experimentalists and Their Big Ideas Are Celebrated' by Dale Berning Sawa for @nytimes.com. A critic offers an early look at presentations ahead of Art Basel Paris.
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At Art Basel Paris, Experimentalists and Their Big Ideas Are Celebrated
www.nytimes.com
October 22, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Today’s Editor’s Pick is 'At Art Basel Paris, Experimentalists and Their Big Ideas Are Celebrated' by Dale Berning Sawa for @nytimes.com. A critic offers an early look at presentations ahead of Art Basel Paris.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/a...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/a...
Today’s Editor’s Pick is 'Is Art Always Already Too Late?' by Louis Bury for Art in America. Exploring whether art is still an indicator of future cultural trends.
Is Art Always Already Too Late?
In our age of constant updates and countless microtrends, will art always be behind the times? Featuring work by Michael Wang, Maya Lin, and K-hole.
www.artnews.com
October 21, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Today’s Editor’s Pick is 'Is Art Always Already Too Late?' by Louis Bury for Art in America. Exploring whether art is still an indicator of future cultural trends.
Today’s Editor’s Pick is 'Artists should receive retrospective payments for works used to train AI, say arts organisations' by @wareisjoe.bsky.social for @theartnewspaper.bsky.social.
Artists should receive retrospective payments for works used to train AI, arts organisations say
The organisations, which together represent more than 100,000 visual artists, have issued a fresh call for an end to the unauthorised scraping of copyrighted visual works
www.theartnewspaper.com
October 20, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Today’s Editor’s Pick is 'Artists should receive retrospective payments for works used to train AI, say arts organisations' by @wareisjoe.bsky.social for @theartnewspaper.bsky.social.
Today’s Editor’s Pick is 'Cultural resistance to Trump begins to form, with artists leading the charge' by Helen Stoilas for @theartnewspaper.bsky.social. Art worker and artist-led campaigns and protests are taking place across the nation.
Cultural resistance to Trump begins to form, with artists leading the charge
As president attempts to reshape US society, nationwide campaigns and protest projects are taking root
www.theartnewspaper.com
October 17, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Today’s Editor’s Pick is 'Cultural resistance to Trump begins to form, with artists leading the charge' by Helen Stoilas for @theartnewspaper.bsky.social. Art worker and artist-led campaigns and protests are taking place across the nation.
Today’s Editor’s Pick is 'Deep Frieze' by Marion Maneker for @puck.news. Art world columnist and market insider Marion Maneker offers on-the-ground insights from Frieze London.
Deep Frieze
Now in its third decade, London’s Frieze art fair occupies a different world than it once did, as New York and Paris have taken on greater importance for auctions. Now the major houses are rethinking ...
puck.news
October 16, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Today’s Editor’s Pick is 'Deep Frieze' by Marion Maneker for @puck.news. Art world columnist and market insider Marion Maneker offers on-the-ground insights from Frieze London.
Today’s Editor’s Pick is 'Frieze galleries have committed to climate donations—now it’s time for the art world to pack in its private jets' by Louisa Buck for @theartnewspaper.bsky.social.
Comment | Frieze galleries have committed to climate donations—now it's time for the art world to pack in its private jets
A new initiative will see some galleries donate a percentage of their sales to the Gallery Climate Coalition, but when it comes to environmental action there is still much to be done, writes Louisa Bu...
www.theartnewspaper.com
October 15, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Today’s Editor’s Pick is 'Frieze galleries have committed to climate donations—now it’s time for the art world to pack in its private jets' by Louisa Buck for @theartnewspaper.bsky.social.
Today’s Editor’s Pick is 'The Best Shows to See in London During Frieze' by @sfburns.bsky.social for Frieze Magazine. A critic’s must-see London shows for this Frieze week.
The Best Shows to See in London During Frieze
From Tolia Astakhishvili’s transformation of Shoreditch’s oldest building at Emalin to Karimah Ashadu’s study of bodybuilders in Lagos at Camden Art Centre
www.frieze.com
October 14, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Today’s Editor’s Pick is 'The Best Shows to See in London During Frieze' by @sfburns.bsky.social for Frieze Magazine. A critic’s must-see London shows for this Frieze week.
Today’s Editor’s Pick is 'This Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Let’s Support Native Art' by Sháńdíín Brown for @hyperallergic.com. Celebrating Native artists and taking action to support them through Native-led, non-profit art organizations.
This Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Let’s Support Native Art
Acknowledging Indigenous survivance is a start, but there's a critical need to turn recognition into tangible action.
hyperallergic.com
October 13, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Today’s Editor’s Pick is 'This Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Let’s Support Native Art' by Sháńdíín Brown for @hyperallergic.com. Celebrating Native artists and taking action to support them through Native-led, non-profit art organizations.