My article “What does a libertarian art show look like? The Cato Institute is finding out” appears in Washington Post Magazine.
What does a libertarian art show look like? The Cato Institute is finding out.
Posted by Menachem Wecker on June 4, 2019
http://www.menachemwecker.com/2019/06/04/what-does-a-libertarian-art-show-look-like-the-cato-institute-is-finding-out/
Exhibit suggests ‘peaceful pluralism’ among ancient Jews, Christians and pagans
My article “Exhibit suggests ‘peaceful pluralism’ among ancient Jews, Christians and pagans,” about the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s exhibit “The World between Empires: Art and Identity in the Ancient Middle East,” appears in National Catholic Reporter.
Posted by Menachem Wecker on June 4, 2019
http://www.menachemwecker.com/2019/06/04/exhibit-suggests-peaceful-pluralism-among-ancient-jews-christians-and-pagans/
Why dragons keep getting bigger
My article comparing dragons portrayed in Game of Thrones and in depictions of St. George in medieval manuscripts appears in Catholic Herald.
Posted by Menachem Wecker on May 30, 2019
http://www.menachemwecker.com/2019/05/30/why-dragons-keep-getting-bigger/
Tikvah podcast
Jonathan Silver interviews me on the Tikvah podcast about my Mosaic magazine piece about the Jewish Museum. More about the original essay, and responses to it, here.
Posted by Menachem Wecker on May 29, 2019
http://www.menachemwecker.com/2019/05/29/tikvah-podcast/
Mister Rogers’ Jewish neighborhood
My article “Mister Rogers’ Jewish neighborhood,” about an exhibit of Jim Judkis’ photos of Fred Rogers, appears in Religion News Service.
Posted by Menachem Wecker on May 23, 2019
http://www.menachemwecker.com/2019/05/23/mister-rogers-jewish-neighborhood/
Book chapter: Religious Pilgrimage and Sacred Relics as Empathy Builders
My book chapter “Religious Pilgrimage and Sacred Relics as Empathy Builders,” co-written with Ari Gordon, appears in the book “Designing for Empathy: Perspectives on the Museum Experience” (Rowman & Littlefield/American Alliance Of Museums, 2019), edited by Elif M. Gokcigdem. To order the book, click here. To read the chapter, click on the link below to […]
Posted by Menachem Wecker on May 16, 2019
http://www.menachemwecker.com/2019/05/16/book-chapter/
Is religious kitsch offensive? The answer is in the eye of the beholder
My article “Is religious kitsch offensive? The answer is in the eye of the beholder” appears in Religion News Service. Update: The RNS article has also run in National Catholic Reporter.
Posted by Menachem Wecker on May 10, 2019
http://www.menachemwecker.com/2019/05/10/is-religious-kitsch-offensive-the-answer-is-in-the-eye-of-the-beholder/
The Wreck of the Jewish Museum
My article “The Wreck of the Jewish Museum” appears in Mosaic magazine. Here’s the response from Tom Freudenheim, former assistant secretary for museums at the Smithsonian Institutions, former director of the museum program at the National Endowment for the Arts, and former director of several museums. Here’s a second response from Edward Rothstein, critic-at-large for […]
Posted by Menachem Wecker on May 6, 2019
http://www.menachemwecker.com/2019/05/06/the-wreck-of-the-jewish-museum/
The Satanic Temple is a real religion, says IRS
The Almighty may not think the Satanic Temple is a church. But the taxman has given it the thumbs-up. The rest of the article, “The Satanic Temple is a real religion, says IRS,” appears in Religion News Service.
Posted by Menachem Wecker on April 25, 2019
http://www.menachemwecker.com/2019/04/25/the-satanic-temple-is-a-real-religion-says-irs/
Civil War references hide in plain sight in American pre-Raphaelite art
My article “Civil War references hide in plain sight in American pre-Raphaelite art,” about a National Gallery of Art exhibit, appears in The Art Newspaper.
Posted by Menachem Wecker on April 15, 2019
http://www.menachemwecker.com/2019/04/15/civil-war-references-hide-in-plain-sight-in-american-pre-raphaelite-art/
Selected articles
"The Imitation Game: Are museums being clear enough with the public about what’s real and what’s fake?" Washington Post Magazine. March 3, 2019.
"Searching for Fischer’s Legacy." Chess Life magazine. March 2018. (PDF file).
"A Memorial That Knows Its Biblical History." Wall St. Journal. Sept. 22, 2017.
"Infiltrating the CIA’s Secret Art Collection." Playboy. Jan./Feb. 2017.