Rebecca Zorach: Donald Trump’s proposed Garden of Heroes misunderstands the role of art
Draining artistic and cultural resources, Donald Trump's "Garden of American Heroes" promises to be a boondoggle for sycophancy.
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Commentary: Monuments ask us to forget, not remember
In recent speeches, Friday at Mount Rushmore and on the Fourth of July at the White House, President Donald Trump performed a passionate defense of public monuments, reserving for bronze...
Chicago may profit by selling ‘Knowledge and Wonder,’ but children will lose
The city of Chicago announced plans recently to auction off Kerry James Marshall’s glorious painting “Knowledge and Wonder” through Christie’s, ripping it out of the West Side branch library where...