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• Museo Reina Sofía urged to incorporate New Media Art into permanent collection opinion-review

  A critical analysis on El Hype argues that the Museo Reina Sofía's rehang of its permanent collection, titled Colección Arte Contemporáneo 1975 – Presente, completely omits New…

• Artists' apocalyptic visions from Dürer to Kiefer opinion-review

  A Financial Times article surveys how artists from Albrecht Dürer to Keith Haring and Anselm Kiefer have depicted the end of the world, each reinventing cataclysmic imagery to…

• French cinema figures defend Nadav Lapid amid boycott, exposing cultural cowardice opinion-review

  In a column for Le Monde, editorialist Michel Guerrin argues that the support shown by numerous French cinema personalities for Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid reveals the inability…

• Visconti's 'Ossessione' and the Gas Station as Neorealist Icon opinion-review

  Marco Belpoliti and Anita Romanello reflect on the symbolic role of a gas station in Luchino Visconti's 1943 film 'Ossessione', arguing that the neorealist movement began with a…

• Trump, Moral Clarity, and the Virtue of Indignation opinion-review

  Alessandro Carrera and Anita Romanello, writing for doppiozero, argue that indignation has lost its virtue in contemporary political discourse. They cite a piece of American prose…

• Sarah Schulman on Lesbian Fiction, ACT UP, and Mentorship opinion-review

  In an interview for Hyperallergic's 2026 Pride Month series, novelist, playwright, and filmmaker Sarah Schulman discusses her four-decade career, her activism with ACT UP, and the…

• Sagrada Familia: Christianity's Last Grand Gesture? opinion-review

  Art historian Luca Nannipieri, curator of the newly published book "Antoni Gaudí. Scritti e Pensieri" (Abscondita, 2026), offers ten critical reflections on the Sagrada Familia in…

• SAIC Places Art Therapy Director on Leave Over Palestine-Related Assignment opinion-review

  Savneet Talwar, who leads the graduate art therapy program at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), has been put on leave after directing students to develop a…

• Critics Declare 21st Century a Cultural Wasteland opinion-review

  A growing chorus of critics has declared the 21st century a creative blank space. In 2011, Simon Reynolds's book Retromania diagnosed the 2000s as an era of recycled past. Mark…

• Media concentration risks 'media capture' of public opinion, warns scholar opinion-review

  In an opinion piece published in Le Monde, communications professor Louis Wiart argues that French laws are insufficient to counter the influence of large media conglomerates,…

• JiaJia Fei on Career Autonomy and Digital Innovation in the Art World opinion-review

  JiaJia Fei, founder of the first digital agency for the art world, discusses her career trajectory from self-taught social media pioneer at the Jewish Museum and Guggenheim to…

• Spielberg's 'Disclosure Day' Uses Alien Encounter to Explore Truth and Image opinion-review

  Steven Spielberg's film 'Disclosure Day' reimagines the alien encounter narrative as a meditation on truth, images, and humanity. The film portrays a long transitional moment in…

• French Contemporary Art Under Political and Ideological Pressure opinion-review

  Stéphane Corréard's opinion piece in Le Journal des Arts warns that contemporary art in France is increasingly under attack from political figures and reactionary billionaires.…

• Nostalgia for 2006 World Cup as Germany Faces Crisis opinion-review

  A commentary in Der Freitag reflects on the nostalgia for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, known as the 'Sommermärchen', when Germany received international praise for its public…

• AI film 'Dreams of Violets' criticized for trivializing Iran protests opinion-review

  The AI-generated film 'Dreams of Violets,' which portrays victims of state brutality during the Iran protests, has been criticized for failing to capture their humanity. It is the…

• Mario Voigt verteidigt KI-Nutzung für Reden opinion-review

  Thüringens Ministerpräsident Mario Voigt (CDU) sieht keinen Widerspruch darin, Reden mit generativer Künstlicher Intelligenz zu verfassen. In einer Debatte über politische…

• Angela Schanelec's 'Meine Frau weint' Reviewed opinion-review

  A review of Angela Schanelec's new film 'Meine Frau weint' describes it as rigorous, strict, and completely different from conventional cinema, yet absolutely serious. The plot…

• Baselitz's Final Venice Show Warns of History Repeating opinion-review

  Georg Baselitz passed away just one week prior to his last exhibition, 'Eroi d’Oro (Golden Heroes)', which is taking place on San Giorgio Maggiore in Venice until 27 September.…

• Pasolini and ChatGPT: The Crutches of Contemporary Art Writing opinion-review

  A satirical essay from Collezione da Tiffany critiques the overuse of Pier Paolo Pasolini and ChatGPT in contemporary art discourse. The author argues that ChatGPT has liberated…

• La Haine's Enduring Relevance: A Timeless Portrait of Masculinity and Violence opinion-review

  Mathieu Kassovitz's 1995 film La Haine, starring Vincent Cassel, Hubert Koundé, and Saïd Taghmaoui, recently screened in Australia as part of Vivid Sydney with a live soundtrack…

• Capitalism's distorted perception fuels right-wing populism, argues new book opinion-review

  In a recent article for Der Freitag, Sabine Nuss argues that the rise of right-wing parties cannot be fully explained by material losses or social decline alone. She points to a…

• Banksy Mural Removal in Venice Sparks Debate on Preservation vs. Change in Chinese Cities opinion-review

  The removal of a Banksy mural in Venice has ignited a broader discussion about preservation, public space, and cultural attitudes toward urban change, particularly contrasting…

• World Cup Anthems: From Fat Les to Belle & Sebastian opinion-review

  The 2026 FIFA World Cup, featuring 48 teams across three host nations and 16 stadiums for 104 matches over 39 days, is criticized for its scale. The article explores the tradition…

• Novelist Finds Literary Inspiration in Knicks Star Jalen Brunson opinion-review

  In a personal essay for Vogue, novelist Garth Risk Hallberg draws parallels between writing and basketball, citing New York Knicks point guard Jalen Brunson as his unlikely…

• China-UK AI cooperation for people-first era opinion-review

  An opinion piece argues that China and the UK should collaborate to ensure the AI era prioritizes safety, inclusion, and prosperity. The UK's historical contributions to science…

• Leonora in the Morning Light: Surrealist biopic blurs fact and fiction opinion-review

  The film 'Leonora in the Morning Light' explores the life of British Mexican Surrealist artist Leonora Carrington (1917-2011), intertwining reality with fiction. It draws…

• Demand Drives Ongoing Trade in Looted Antiquities, Despite Crackdowns opinion-review

  In 1997, a group of looters excavated a chamber at Koh Ker, a 10th-century Cambodian temple, and removed three statues. One male statue, believed to represent Shiva, was purchased…

• Readers defend gallery display practices against 'art overload' criticism opinion-review

  In reaction to a Guardian piece that condemned art galleries for exhibiting excessive amounts of work, readers Dr. Penelope Jackson, Sue Lewis, and Fiona Willan contend that these…

• Why the Left Is Ceding Social Media to the Far Right opinion-review

  The article argues that the political left is failing to use social media effectively, allowing figures like Elon Musk, the AfD, and Donald Trump to dominate platforms such as…

• AI Democratizes Prototyping, Designers Must Shift to Judgment opinion-review

  A veteran designer with nearly thirty years of experience argues that the ability of non-designers to create AI-generated prototypes is a positive development, as it forces the…

• Doug McLennan Blames Collapse of 'Civic Middleware' for Classical Music Crisis opinion-review

  In a Bachtrack interview, Douglas McLennan argues that America's classical music crisis stems from the disappearance of the 'civic middleware'—critics, radio hosts, and…

• Kreml nutzt Russophobie-Vorwurf als Propagandawaffe opinion-review

  Der Kreml reagiert auf Kritik mit dem Vorwurf der Russophobie, einer propagandistischen Strategie, die Kritiker als irrational und krankhaft darstellt. Diese Taktik funktioniert…

• Artists Who Succeed Never Stand Still opinion-review

  Carolyn Edlund advises artists to maintain momentum during slow sales periods by continuing to create new work, market consistently, and build relationships. She notes that…

• Crisis in the Art World: Galleries Close, but the System Pretends Nothing Is Wrong opinion-review

  The art world faces systemic crisis as Air de Paris closes and Pace Gallery drastically cuts staff, with CEO Marc Glimcher calling the system "broken" and "impossible to repair."…

• Architecture's Hidden Impact: Soil as Political and Ecological Archive opinion-review

  An article on ArchDaily examines how architecture's subterranean consequences—foundations, contamination, and colonial land divisions—persist long after buildings are demolished.…

• Backrooms: Horror and Philosophy of Liminal Space opinion-review

  The article explores the cultural and philosophical significance of the 'backrooms' phenomenon, linking it to the release of Kane Parsons' film 'Backrooms' produced by A24, and…

• Putin's Russia: When Denial of War Becomes State Policy opinion-review

  In a recent opinion piece for the Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Russian journalist Andrei Kolesnikov argues that the Kremlin's systematic denial of the war in Ukraine is rooted in a…

• Carlos Enrique: Resemantizar la imagen y la pintura como acto de rebeldía opinion-review

  El crítico Andrés Isaac Santana analiza la obra del pintor cubano Carlos Enrique, radicado en Brasil, en un artículo publicado en Plataforma de Arte Contemporáneo el 10 de junio…

• Weekly film reviews from Le Monde: Spielberg and Dupieux opinion-review

  Every Wednesday, Le Monde's cinema critics publish their reviews of films currently in theaters. This week's highlights include a new science-fiction film by Steven Spielberg and…

• Klaus Dörre warns cooperation with AfD is dangerous opinion-review

  Sociologist Klaus Dörre argues that the far-right AfD cannot be tamed and that any cooperation with the party leads to a dead end. He warns against growing calls from figures like…