My article “The Norton Museum Is Adjacent to the Third-Richest Zip Code in America. Can a Major Expansion Make It More Than a Playground for the Rich?” appears in artnet.
Can a Major Expansion Make the Norton More Than a Playground for the Rich?
Posted by Menachem Wecker on February 14, 2019
http://www.menachemwecker.com/2019/02/14/can-a-major-expansion-make-the-norton-museum-more-than-a-playground-for-the-rich/
‘The Prophet,’ ‘10 Commandments’ and other religious works enter public domain
My article “‘The Prophet,’ ’10 Commandments’ and other religious works enter public domain” appears in Religion News Service (RNS).
Posted by Menachem Wecker on January 28, 2019
http://www.menachemwecker.com/2019/01/28/the-prophet-10-commandments-and-other-religious-works-enter-public-domain/
Jews of African descent ‘unnerved’ by comparisons to viral video group
My article “Jews of African descent ‘unnerved’ by comparisons to viral video group” appears in Religion News Service.
Posted by Menachem Wecker on January 24, 2019
http://www.menachemwecker.com/2019/01/24/jews-of-african-descent-unnerved-by-comparisons-to-viral-video-group/
‘We’re All in Freefall’: Museum Workers Scramble for Cash Amid the Longest U.S. Government Shutdown in History
My article “‘‘We’re All in Freefall’: Museum Workers Scramble for Cash Amid the Longest US Government Shutdown in History” appears in artnet.
Posted by Menachem Wecker on January 19, 2019
http://www.menachemwecker.com/2019/01/19/were-all-in-freefall-museum-workers-scramble-for-cash-amid-the-longest-u-s-government-shutdown-in-history/
Pakistani-American painter Ambreen Butt imbues traditional miniatures with timely social criticism
My article “Pakistani-American painter Ambreen Butt imbues traditional miniatures with timely social criticism” appears in The Art Newspaper. (Ambreen’s website is here.)
Posted by Menachem Wecker on January 16, 2019
http://www.menachemwecker.com/2019/01/16/pakistani-american-painter-ambreen-butt-imbues-traditional-miniatures-with-timely-social-criticism/
Why Andy Warhol’s Brillo pads — and a million other things — are kosher
My article “Why Andy Warhol’s Brillo pads — and a million other things — are kosher,” which riffs on the major Warhol retrospective at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, appears in Religion News Service.
Posted by Menachem Wecker on January 7, 2019
http://www.menachemwecker.com/2019/01/07/why-andy-warhols-brillo-pads-and-a-million-other-things-are-kosher/
In 25 years, Museum of Contemporary Religious Art hasn’t shied from risks
My article “In 25 years, Museum of Contemporary Religious Art hasn’t shied from risks” appears in National Catholic Reporter.
Posted by Menachem Wecker on January 2, 2019
http://www.menachemwecker.com/2019/01/02/in-25-years-museum-of-contemporary-religious-art-hasnt-shied-from-risks/
What’s in a name? Why the Hague’s Gemeentemuseum will soon become the Kunstmuseum
My article “What’s in a name? Why the Hague’s Gemeentemuseum will soon become the Kunstmuseum” appears in The Art Newspaper. Here’s my broader email interview with Gemeentemuseum director Benno Tempel: MW: I’m so fascinated by this decision to change a museum’s name. Are you aware of others who have done this from whom you’re drawing inspiration? Benno […]
Posted by Menachem Wecker on December 22, 2018
http://www.menachemwecker.com/2018/12/22/whats-in-a-name-why-the-hagues-gemeentemuseum-will-soon-become-the-kunstmuseum/
Chess Life article about Chess Sets & Conflict
My article “Chess Sets & Conflict,” which reflects on the ways that chess sets, for centuries, have done double-duty as political and religious symbols, appears in the Dec. 2018 issue of Chess Life magazine. It may be accessed in PDF format via this link. To read the entire issue Chess Life, and to subscribe to […]
Posted by Menachem Wecker on December 6, 2018
http://www.menachemwecker.com/2018/12/06/chess-life-article-about-chess-sets-conflict/
Selected articles
"Searching for Fischer’s Legacy." Chess Life magazine. March 2018. (PDF file).
"Confederate Monuments and the Power of Absence." Religion & Politics. Oct. 2017.
"A Memorial That Knows Its Biblical History." Wall St. Journal. Sept. 22, 2017.
"Infiltrating the CIA’s Secret Art Collection." Playboy. Jan./Feb. 2017.