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Commentary, analysis and first-person argument from Urgent Matter writers and contributors. This section gathers clear and reported takes on museums, cultural policy, labor and other news items shaping artists and the art world. Opinion pieces at Urgent Matter make a case, draw on evidence and state the author’s position plainly.
Commentary, analysis and first-person argument from Urgent Matter writers and contributors. This section gathers clear and reported takes on museums, cultural policy, labor and other news items shaping artists and the art world. Opinion pieces at Urgent Matter make a case, draw on evidence and state the author’s position plainly.
Archivists defended the National Gallery’s flawed archive rollout as “standard practice.” That defense reveals a deeper problem.
The NGA’s “public” archive promises access but omits decades of leadership records and requires emailed requests for digital files.
After the collapse of climate protests in museums, a new activist wave is aiming its disruptions at symbols of state power.
by Adam Schrader
After the collapse of climate protests in museums, a new activist wave is aiming its disruptions at symbols of state power.
by Adam SchraderArchivists defended the National Gallery’s flawed archive rollout as “standard practice.” That defense reveals a deeper problem.
by Adam SchraderThe NGA’s “public” archive promises access but omits decades of leadership records and requires emailed requests for digital files.
by Adam Schrader