The Louvre Heist: Vulnerability Revealed in Broad Daylight
Analyzing the daylight robbery at the Louvre's Galerie d'Apollon on October 19, 2025: stolen Crown Jewels, museum security protocols, and institutional fragility.
Gerhard Richter at Fondation Louis Vuitton: From Blurred Photograph to Portrait
Appraising the Gerhard Richter retrospective at Fondation Louis Vuitton (October 2025–March 2026): photo-paintings, the blur technique (Verwischung), and optical skepticism.
18th Istanbul Biennial, "The Three-Legged Cat": The Body of Self-Preservation
Analyzing the 18th Istanbul Biennial (September–November 2025) curated by Christine Tohmé: 'The Three-Legged Cat', institutional endurance, and corporeal vulnerability.
Kerry James Marshall, "The Histories": Rewriting Grand History Painting
Reviewing 'Kerry James Marshall: The Histories' at the Royal Academy (September 2025–January 2026): monumental Black figuration and the deconstruction of Western history painting.
The Smithsonian Inquiry: Who Writes Historical Narrative in the Museum?
Investigating the White House's August 2025 ideological content review of the Smithsonian Institution: museum governance, political oversight, and contested history.
Amy Sherald Withdraws from the Smithsonian: A Portrait's Right to Remain on the Wall
Analyzing Amy Sherald's July 2025 withdrawal of 'American Sublime' from the National Portrait Gallery over 'Trans Forming Liberty': institutional censorship and the politics of portraiture.
Peter Doig Awarded the Praemium Imperiale: Painting Where the Figure Stands Like a Dream
Appraising Peter Doig on receiving the 2025 Praemium Imperiale in Painting: figure dissolved in landscape, optical memory, and figurative persistence.
IDAF'25 and PersonA: Five Days of Entangled Faces at AKM
Reflecting on the 5th Istanbul Digital Art Festival (IDAF'25) at AKM: Muzaffer Malkoç's interactive biometric installation PersonA, facial recognition subversion, and collective portraiture.
Sebastião Salgado (1944–2025): The Black-and-White Witness of the Human Figure
Appraising Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado (1944–2025): monumental black-and-white humanism, Serra Pelada, and the critique of aestheticizing tragedy.
Koyo Kouoh (1967–2025): A Biennale Left Without Its Curator
Appraising Cameroonian-Swiss curator Koyo Kouoh (1967–2025): her institutional legacy at RAW Material Company, Zeitz MOCAA, and the posthumous 2026 Venice Biennale.