NYC Gallery Blitz, the Lucas Museum Arrives, a Messy Art Divorce

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Re-Air: Arthur Jafa's Radical Theory of Readymade Art

This is a re-air of my interview with the artist Arthur Jafa. It came out earlier in the year, but with his much-anticipated career retrospective, Arthur Jafa, I Am Tony, now about to open at the New Museum in New York. It's very much worth another listen. Jafa is probably the mo ...  Show more

Why Are Museum Wall Texts So Bad?

The humble wall label at an art exhibition has a funny status. It feels, on the one hand, like a side note or an afterthought. On the other, it is a first point of contact and literal guide for a visitor looking to know more. There is an entire undersung discipline, Visitor Studi ...  Show more

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