Ben Davis
@benadavis.bsky.social
Writer. Author of '9.5 Theses on Art and Class' and 'Art in the After-Culture.' My newsletter at https://substack.com/@benstoppable
This is happening on Wednesday... talking with @thegraymarket.bsky.social about the trends we think are emerging in 2026. Come by, hang out, and talk about art
January 20, 2026 at 4:08 PM
This is happening on Wednesday... talking with @thegraymarket.bsky.social about the trends we think are emerging in 2026. Come by, hang out, and talk about art
My picks for some art words of the year
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9 Terms That Helped Navigate a Confusing Year in Art | Artnet News
Ben Davis on the art words of the year, from "antimemetics" and "elite capture" to "red-chip" and "slurry."
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December 17, 2025 at 7:33 PM
My picks for some art words of the year
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Thoughts on a year of looking at which artists are showing in the most museums news.artnet.com/art-world/mu...
Thoughts on a Year of Tracking the Top 'Museum Artists' | Artnet News
Following the ups and downs of 2025 in museum programming, and looking for what's stayed the same, and what might be changing.
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December 16, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Thoughts on a year of looking at which artists are showing in the most museums news.artnet.com/art-world/mu...
My Museum Artist list for December 2025
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These 15 Artists Are Having the Biggest Moment at U.S. Museums Right Now | Artnet News
The quarterly Museum Artist list looks at which artists are showing at multiple shows in the United States.
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December 15, 2025 at 6:28 PM
My Museum Artist list for December 2025
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A random flurry of Jeffrey Epstein's art just popped up at auction, so I guess we know where that sculpture of a bride on a rope comes from now
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Jeffrey Epstein's Janky Art Pops Up at Auction, and Here's What We Learned
A New Jersey auction has just revealed more details about the ghoulish and junky art collection of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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December 13, 2025 at 2:22 AM
A random flurry of Jeffrey Epstein's art just popped up at auction, so I guess we know where that sculpture of a bride on a rope comes from now
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End-of-the-year Art Angle round-up cast. Promo here, and link below... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
December 12, 2025 at 5:04 PM
End-of-the-year Art Angle round-up cast. Promo here, and link below... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Talked to Julia Cameron about 'The Artist's Way,' Morning Pages, creative clusters, believing mirrors, and art-making vs. therapy
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The Magic of 'The Artist's Way'
Podcast Episode · The Art Angle · 12/04/2025 · 29m
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December 5, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Talked to Julia Cameron about 'The Artist's Way,' Morning Pages, creative clusters, believing mirrors, and art-making vs. therapy
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Newsletter digest of what I wrote in November 2025, plus some other miscellany substack.com/home/post/p-...
Essays of November 2025
The mystery org behind Trump's Venice pick, Guatemala's biennial reviewed, the Jeffrey Epstein/Leonardo da Vinci art auction connection, video reviews, more.
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December 1, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Newsletter digest of what I wrote in November 2025, plus some other miscellany substack.com/home/post/p-...
The Biennale de Arte Paiz is making a big push in Guatemala... my take on this year's edition:
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Highs and Lows of Guatemala's Scaled-Up Biennale de Arte Paiz
Curator Eugenio Viola's vision for the 24th Biennale de Arte Paiz, “El Arból del Mundo,” balances regional advocacy with universal myths.
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December 1, 2025 at 3:22 PM
The Biennale de Arte Paiz is making a big push in Guatemala... my take on this year's edition:
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Small but funny thing to me: American Arts Conservancy has fixed the amateur-hour typo from its founding press release I mentioned yesterday, but even doing this, they STILL fail to put in the open quotation mark
November 26, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Small but funny thing to me: American Arts Conservancy has fixed the amateur-hour typo from its founding press release I mentioned yesterday, but even doing this, they STILL fail to put in the open quotation mark
"What Is the Mysterious New Group Behind Trump’s Venice Biennale Pick?" Some observations about the American Arts Conservancy news.artnet.com/art-world/am...
What Is the Mysterious New Group Behind Trump's Venice Biennale Pick? | Artnet News
What is the American Arts Conservancy? Who are its advisors? Why is a pet foods entrepreneur in charge of the U.S. Venice Biennale pavilion?
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November 25, 2025 at 5:36 PM
"What Is the Mysterious New Group Behind Trump’s Venice Biennale Pick?" Some observations about the American Arts Conservancy news.artnet.com/art-world/am...
I spent a bunch of time trying to figure out that Epstein email about the sale of Leonardo da Vinci's 'Salvator Mundi.' Here's what I think it means (and doesn't mean)
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What Those Jeffrey Epstein Emails About Leonardo's 'Salvator Mundi' Really Mean | Artnet News
Emails reveal that Epstein was speculating about the $450-million sale of Salvator Mundi—and whether it was connected to Trump.
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November 20, 2025 at 5:45 PM
I spent a bunch of time trying to figure out that Epstein email about the sale of Leonardo da Vinci's 'Salvator Mundi.' Here's what I think it means (and doesn't mean)
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With "Nigerian Modernism" getting rave reviews at the Tate, I talked to Chika Okeke-Agulu about Nigeria's midcentury art avant garde. Here's the promo and the link podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
November 7, 2025 at 3:16 PM
With "Nigerian Modernism" getting rave reviews at the Tate, I talked to Chika Okeke-Agulu about Nigeria's midcentury art avant garde. Here's the promo and the link podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
This month's Art Angle end-of-month news round-up: Louvre heist, Euro fairs, Sora video art podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
The Round-Up: Louvre Heist!, Europe's Art Market Reboot, and the Queasy Art of Sora
Podcast Episode · The Art Angle · 10/30/2025 · 34m
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October 31, 2025 at 7:37 PM
This month's Art Angle end-of-month news round-up: Louvre heist, Euro fairs, Sora video art podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Australian art groups have risen up in opposition to moving towards an A.I. policy closer to the U.S. one
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After Fierce Outcry From Arts Groups, Australia Changes Course on A.I. | Artnet News
A proposed law change in Australia would have moved Australia towards a U.S.-style system when it comes to A.I. Artists objected.
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October 28, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Australian art groups have risen up in opposition to moving towards an A.I. policy closer to the U.S. one
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Jeanette Andrews is basically a genre all of her own. Interviewing her here about the touchpoints between magic and art. Here's the link and the promo:
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October 24, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Jeanette Andrews is basically a genre all of her own. Interviewing her here about the touchpoints between magic and art. Here's the link and the promo:
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This week's Art Angle is me interviewing the curator of the De Young Museum's big "Art of Manga" show. Promo below, link to the episode here podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...
October 17, 2025 at 6:11 PM
This week's Art Angle is me interviewing the curator of the De Young Museum's big "Art of Manga" show. Promo below, link to the episode here podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...
A take on take on creativity and the Sora 2 A.I. video app news.artnet.com/art-world/so...
October 15, 2025 at 4:10 PM
A take on take on creativity and the Sora 2 A.I. video app news.artnet.com/art-world/so...
Since it seems to be coming up a lot, I went back to dig up some details from the 1937 "Degenerate Art Show" to see what the lessons are
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The Disturbing Lessons of the 1937 ‘Degenerate Art’ Show | Artnet News
7 points to keep in mind when the specter of the 1937 "Entartete Kunst," or "Degenerate Art" show, is invoked today.
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October 8, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Since it seems to be coming up a lot, I went back to dig up some details from the 1937 "Degenerate Art Show" to see what the lessons are
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My take on 'Sixties Surreal' at the Whitney: camels, sex, and social revolution
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‘Sixties Surreal’ at the Whitney Explores a Forgotten Side of the 1960s
'Sixties Surreal' at the Whitney surfaces a lot of art from an important time. It's more vibes than anything else—but what vibes!
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September 26, 2025 at 3:26 PM
My take on 'Sixties Surreal' at the Whitney: camels, sex, and social revolution
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What was the “Mouvement Flou”? Some thoughts on a very fun Man Ray show at the Met news.artnet.com/art-world/ma...
Man Ray at the Met: A One-Man Art Movement | Artnet News
Discover the Man Ray Met Museum exhibition “When Objects Dream,” showcasing iconic Rayographs, surreal objects, and innovative experiments.
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September 22, 2025 at 12:30 PM
What was the “Mouvement Flou”? Some thoughts on a very fun Man Ray show at the Met news.artnet.com/art-world/ma...
I picked through several thousand art shows at several thousand museums, and here are the artist names that turn up the most this month at U.S. museums
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These 15 Artists Are the Biggest at U.S. Museums Right Now | Artnet News
From hundreds of museum exhibitions, these artists are having the best September 2025, from Jeffrey Gibson to Teresa Baker.
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September 17, 2025 at 1:35 PM
I picked through several thousand art shows at several thousand museums, and here are the artist names that turn up the most this month at U.S. museums
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Art Critic @benadavis.bsky.social watched about 3.5 hours of AI generated video of founding fathers, part of White House & Prager U right wing propaganda collab. news.artnet.com/art-world/wh...
The White House Proposes Weird A.I. Paintings as the Future of Patriotic Education | Artnet News
The Founders Museum is a project of PragerU, now installed in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building. Here's what it looks like.
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September 2, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Art Critic @benadavis.bsky.social watched about 3.5 hours of AI generated video of founding fathers, part of White House & Prager U right wing propaganda collab. news.artnet.com/art-world/wh...