{"id":1544554,"date":"2026-01-29T11:00:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T08:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1544554"},"modified":"2026-01-29T11:00:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T08:00:15","slug":"will-trump-ruin-the-art-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1544554","title":{"rendered":"Will Trump Ruin the Art Market?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><main class=\"gh-main\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"gh-article post tag-daily-newsletter tag-newsletter no-image\">\n<header class=\"gh-article-header gh-canvas\">\n<p>                Daily Newsletter<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"gh-article-title is-title\">Will Trump Ruin the Art Market?<\/h1>\n<p class=\"gh-article-excerpt is-body\">The Smithsonian repatriates Indian bronzes, another NFT platform bites the dust, and was Michelangelo and Titian&#8217;s rivalry real?<\/p>\n<div class=\"gh-article-meta\">\n<div class=\"gh-article-author-image instapaper_ignore\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-profile-image\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/hyperallergic-favicon-d-blank-r-g-s-500-8.png\" alt=\"Hyperallergic\" title=\"hyperallergic-favicon-d-blank-r-g-s-500-8\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"gh-article-meta-wrapper\">\n<h4 class=\"gh-article-author-name\">Hyperallergic<\/h4>\n<div class=\"gh-article-meta-content\"><time class=\"gh-article-meta-date\" datetime=\"2026-01-29\">January 29, 2026<\/time><span class=\"gh-article-meta-length\"><span class=\"bull\">\u2014<\/span> 4 min read<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<section class=\"gh-content gh-canvas is-body\">\n<p>The Venn Diagram of Trump donors and art collectors has a bit more overlap than much of the art world cares to admit. The constituents of that overlap, who have likely remained untouched by the terror of MAGA policies, might find themselves in a bit of a pickle now.<\/p>\n<p>International travelers from Visa Waiver nations \u2014 including France, Japan, the UK, and others \u2014 might soon be forced to surrender emails, social media history, private information, and more in order to visit the US. An extension of state surveillance and repression that has long terrorized immigrants, this proposal will also have dire consequences for the art market, argues art advisor Rob Fields.<\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s an American art fair without the collectors who buy from it, or an exhibition without international loans? As I read his piece, I also wondered, more chillingly: What would an American art ecosystem <em>beyond<\/em> the market look like without the international artists, curators, and historians who people it?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014<em>Lakshmi Rivera Amin, associate editor<\/em><\/p>\n<hr>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/armory-1-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" title=\"armory-1-1\"><figcaption><span>The 2024 Armory Show at the Javits Center (photo Hakim Bishara\/<\/span><i><em class=\"italic\">Hyperallergic<\/em><\/i><span>)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"how-trump-is-jeopardizing-the-us-art-market\">How Trump Is Jeopardizing the US Art Market<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;If entering the United States suddenly requires surrendering your digital life and your family\u2019s private information, how long before people simply choose not to come?&#8221; asks Fields in his piece about the implications of Trump&#8217;s anti-immigration policies for American dominance in the global art market.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-cta-card kg-cta-bg-white kg-cta-immersive  kg-cta-has-img  \" data-layout=\"immersive\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label\"><span>SPONSORED<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-image-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/prattmanhattangallery_ruglifelevchenya-1.jpg\" alt=\"CTA Image\" data-image-dimensions=\"1200x690\" title=\"prattmanhattangallery_ruglifelevchenya-1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content-inner\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-text\">\n<p><b><strong>Pratt Manhattan Gallery Presents \u201cRugLife\u201d<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>Sculptural carpets, woven works, and reimagined textiles by 14 contemporary artists examine housing, technology, social justice, and the environment.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                            Learn more<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"news\">News<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/somaskanda-1.jpeg\" class=\"kg-image\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1125\" title=\"somaskanda-1\"><figcaption><span>\u201cSomaskanda\u201d (Chola period, 12th century) Tamil Nadu state, India (image courtesy the National Museum of Asian Art)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>The National Museum of Asian Art will repatriate three bronze sculptures to the Indian government, half a century after they were stolen from a Hindu temple in Tamil Nadu.<\/li>\n<li>Remember NFTs? Apparently, neither do its own platforms. Nifty Gateway, which was plagued with reports of user issues, is the latest marketplace to call it quits.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-cta-card kg-cta-bg-white kg-cta-immersive  kg-cta-has-img  \" data-layout=\"immersive\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label\"><span>SPONSORED<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-image-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ndart25-1.jpg\" alt=\"CTA Image\" data-image-dimensions=\"1200x675\" title=\"ndart25-1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content-inner\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-text\">\n<p><b><strong>University of Notre Dame Offers Fully-Funded MFA With Generous Stipend<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>Notre Dame is accepting graduate applications for fall 2026 in Studio Art (Painting\/Drawing, Photography, Ceramics, Sculpture) and Design (Industrial Design, Visual Communication Design).<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                            Learn more<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"from-our-critics\">From Our Critics<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ingrid-h-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" title=\"ingrid-h-1\"><figcaption><span>Ingrid Hern\u00e1ndez captures a home made with molded styrofoam used in package in an image from the <\/span><i><em class=\"italic\">Sedimentations<\/em><\/i><span> series (2022\u201325). (photo by and courtesy Ingrid Hern\u00e1ndez)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"ingrid-hern%C3%A1ndez-reveals-tijuana%E2%80%99s-hidden-beauty\">Ingrid Hern\u00e1ndez Reveals Tijuana\u2019s Hidden Beauty<\/h3>\n<p>Often seen as too American to be Mexican, too Mexican to be American, the city is presented by the artist as it is, not as anyone assumes it might be. | Carolina A. Miranda<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"michelangelo-and-titian%E2%80%99s-rivalry-that-may-never-have-been\">Michelangelo and Titian\u2019s Rivalry That May Never Have Been<\/h3>\n<p>William E. Wallace openly uses what he calls \u201cinformed imagination\u201d to explore the relationship between the two masters in his new study. | Olivia McEwan<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"member-comment\">Member Comment<\/h2>\n<p>Sarah Gordon on Theo Downes-Le Guin&#8217;s &#8220;<u>Curating a Show on My Ineffable Mother, Ursula K. Le Guin<\/u>&#8220;:<\/p>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-callout-card kg-callout-card-yellow\">\n<div class=\"kg-callout-text\">I wish I could visit this exhibit. She&#8217;s one of my writer heroes.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Commenting privileges are reserved\u00a0for paid members.\u00a0Join us today!<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"in-memoriam\">In Memoriam<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/grand-central-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1125\" title=\"grand-central-1\"><figcaption><span>John H. Beyer, who founded the firm that restored Grand Central Terminal, died on January 10. (photo courtesy MTA Archive via <\/span><span>Wikimedia Commons<\/span><span>, <\/span><span>CC BY 2.0<\/span><span>)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"remembering-john-h-beyer-marian-goodman-and-chung-sang-hwa\">Remembering John H. Beyer, Marian Goodman, and Chung Sang-hwa<\/h3>\n<p>An architect who mended our urban social fabric, a giant of the gallery world, and a groundbreaking Modernist are among the artists we honor this week.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"from-the-archive\">From the Archive<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/jay-r-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" title=\"jay-r-1\"><figcaption><span>Jay Renteria, &#8220;Santa Elena Canyon, US-M\u00e9xico border\u201d (2022), long-exposure digital photograph (image courtesy BorderPlex)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"art-and-resistance-across-the-us-mexico-borderlands\">Art and Resistance Across the US-Mexico Borderlands<\/h3>\n<p>The Albuquerque exhibition and e-zine BorderPlex explores the deceptive simplicity of man-made boundaries \u2014 physical and social alike. | Samantha Anne Carrillo<\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-tags\">\n<li>\n                        Daily Newsletter\n                      <\/li>\n<li>\n                        Newsletter\n                      <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/main><\/p>\n<article class=\"gh-article post tag-daily-newsletter tag-newsletter no-image\">\n<header class=\"gh-article-header gh-canvas\">\n<p>                Daily Newsletter<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"gh-article-title is-title\">Will Trump Ruin the Art Market?<\/h1>\n<p class=\"gh-article-excerpt is-body\">The Smithsonian repatriates Indian bronzes, another NFT platform bites the dust, and was Michelangelo and Titian&#8217;s rivalry real?<\/p>\n<div class=\"gh-article-meta\">\n<div class=\"gh-article-author-image instapaper_ignore\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-profile-image\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/hyperallergic-favicon-d-blank-r-g-s-500-8.png\" alt=\"Hyperallergic\" title=\"hyperallergic-favicon-d-blank-r-g-s-500-8\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"gh-article-meta-wrapper\">\n<h4 class=\"gh-article-author-name\">Hyperallergic<\/h4>\n<div class=\"gh-article-meta-content\"><time class=\"gh-article-meta-date\" datetime=\"2026-01-29\">January 29, 2026<\/time><span class=\"gh-article-meta-length\"><span class=\"bull\">\u2014<\/span> 4 min read<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<section class=\"gh-content gh-canvas is-body\">\n<p>The Venn Diagram of Trump donors and art collectors has a bit more overlap than much of the art world cares to admit. The constituents of that overlap, who have likely remained untouched by the terror of MAGA policies, might find themselves in a bit of a pickle now.<\/p>\n<p>International travelers from Visa Waiver nations \u2014 including France, Japan, the UK, and others \u2014 might soon be forced to surrender emails, social media history, private information, and more in order to visit the US. An extension of state surveillance and repression that has long terrorized immigrants, this proposal will also have dire consequences for the art market, argues art advisor Rob Fields.<\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s an American art fair without the collectors who buy from it, or an exhibition without international loans? As I read his piece, I also wondered, more chillingly: What would an American art ecosystem <em>beyond<\/em> the market look like without the international artists, curators, and historians who people it?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014<em>Lakshmi Rivera Amin, associate editor<\/em><\/p>\n<hr>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/armory-1-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" title=\"armory-1-1\"><figcaption><span>The 2024 Armory Show at the Javits Center (photo Hakim Bishara\/<\/span><i><em class=\"italic\">Hyperallergic<\/em><\/i><span>)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"how-trump-is-jeopardizing-the-us-art-market\">How Trump Is Jeopardizing the US Art Market<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;If entering the United States suddenly requires surrendering your digital life and your family\u2019s private information, how long before people simply choose not to come?&#8221; asks Fields in his piece about the implications of Trump&#8217;s anti-immigration policies for American dominance in the global art market.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-cta-card kg-cta-bg-white kg-cta-immersive  kg-cta-has-img  \" data-layout=\"immersive\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label\"><span>SPONSORED<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-image-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/prattmanhattangallery_ruglifelevchenya-1.jpg\" alt=\"CTA Image\" data-image-dimensions=\"1200x690\" title=\"prattmanhattangallery_ruglifelevchenya-1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content-inner\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-text\">\n<p><b><strong>Pratt Manhattan Gallery Presents \u201cRugLife\u201d<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>Sculptural carpets, woven works, and reimagined textiles by 14 contemporary artists examine housing, technology, social justice, and the environment.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                            Learn more<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"news\">News<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/somaskanda-1.jpeg\" class=\"kg-image\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1125\" title=\"somaskanda-1\"><figcaption><span>\u201cSomaskanda\u201d (Chola period, 12th century) Tamil Nadu state, India (image courtesy the National Museum of Asian Art)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>The National Museum of Asian Art will repatriate three bronze sculptures to the Indian government, half a century after they were stolen from a Hindu temple in Tamil Nadu.<\/li>\n<li>Remember NFTs? Apparently, neither do its own platforms. Nifty Gateway, which was plagued with reports of user issues, is the latest marketplace to call it quits.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-cta-card kg-cta-bg-white kg-cta-immersive  kg-cta-has-img  \" data-layout=\"immersive\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label\"><span>SPONSORED<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-image-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ndart25-1.jpg\" alt=\"CTA Image\" data-image-dimensions=\"1200x675\" title=\"ndart25-1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content-inner\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-text\">\n<p><b><strong>University of Notre Dame Offers Fully-Funded MFA With Generous Stipend<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>Notre Dame is accepting graduate applications for fall 2026 in Studio Art (Painting\/Drawing, Photography, Ceramics, Sculpture) and Design (Industrial Design, Visual Communication Design).<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                            Learn more<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"from-our-critics\">From Our Critics<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ingrid-h-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" title=\"ingrid-h-1\"><figcaption><span>Ingrid Hern\u00e1ndez captures a home made with molded styrofoam used in package in an image from the <\/span><i><em class=\"italic\">Sedimentations<\/em><\/i><span> series (2022\u201325). (photo by and courtesy Ingrid Hern\u00e1ndez)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"ingrid-hern%C3%A1ndez-reveals-tijuana%E2%80%99s-hidden-beauty\">Ingrid Hern\u00e1ndez Reveals Tijuana\u2019s Hidden Beauty<\/h3>\n<p>Often seen as too American to be Mexican, too Mexican to be American, the city is presented by the artist as it is, not as anyone assumes it might be. | Carolina A. Miranda<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"michelangelo-and-titian%E2%80%99s-rivalry-that-may-never-have-been\">Michelangelo and Titian\u2019s Rivalry That May Never Have Been<\/h3>\n<p>William E. Wallace openly uses what he calls \u201cinformed imagination\u201d to explore the relationship between the two masters in his new study. | Olivia McEwan<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"member-comment\">Member Comment<\/h2>\n<p>Sarah Gordon on Theo Downes-Le Guin&#8217;s &#8220;<u>Curating a Show on My Ineffable Mother, Ursula K. Le Guin<\/u>&#8220;:<\/p>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-callout-card kg-callout-card-yellow\">\n<div class=\"kg-callout-text\">I wish I could visit this exhibit. She&#8217;s one of my writer heroes.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Commenting privileges are reserved\u00a0for paid members.\u00a0Join us today!<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"in-memoriam\">In Memoriam<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/grand-central-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1125\" title=\"grand-central-1\"><figcaption><span>John H. Beyer, who founded the firm that restored Grand Central Terminal, died on January 10. (photo courtesy MTA Archive via <\/span><span>Wikimedia Commons<\/span><span>, <\/span><span>CC BY 2.0<\/span><span>)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"remembering-john-h-beyer-marian-goodman-and-chung-sang-hwa\">Remembering John H. Beyer, Marian Goodman, and Chung Sang-hwa<\/h3>\n<p>An architect who mended our urban social fabric, a giant of the gallery world, and a groundbreaking Modernist are among the artists we honor this week.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"from-the-archive\">From the Archive<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/jay-r-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" title=\"jay-r-1\"><figcaption><span>Jay Renteria, &#8220;Santa Elena Canyon, US-M\u00e9xico border\u201d (2022), long-exposure digital photograph (image courtesy BorderPlex)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"art-and-resistance-across-the-us-mexico-borderlands\">Art and Resistance Across the US-Mexico Borderlands<\/h3>\n<p>The Albuquerque exhibition and e-zine BorderPlex explores the deceptive simplicity of man-made boundaries \u2014 physical and social alike. | Samantha Anne Carrillo<\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-tags\">\n<li>\n                        Daily Newsletter\n                      <\/li>\n<li>\n                        Newsletter\n                      <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n<section class=\"gh-content gh-canvas is-body\">\n<p>The Venn Diagram of Trump donors and art collectors has a bit more overlap than much of the art world cares to admit. The constituents of that overlap, who have likely remained untouched by the terror of MAGA policies, might find themselves in a bit of a pickle now.<\/p>\n<p>International travelers from Visa Waiver nations \u2014 including France, Japan, the UK, and others \u2014 might soon be forced to surrender emails, social media history, private information, and more in order to visit the US. An extension of state surveillance and repression that has long terrorized immigrants, this proposal will also have dire consequences for the art market, argues art advisor Rob Fields.<\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s an American art fair without the collectors who buy from it, or an exhibition without international loans? As I read his piece, I also wondered, more chillingly: What would an American art ecosystem <em>beyond<\/em> the market look like without the international artists, curators, and historians who people it?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014<em>Lakshmi Rivera Amin, associate editor<\/em><\/p>\n<hr>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/armory-1-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" title=\"armory-1-1\"><figcaption><span>The 2024 Armory Show at the Javits Center (photo Hakim Bishara\/<\/span><i><em class=\"italic\">Hyperallergic<\/em><\/i><span>)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"how-trump-is-jeopardizing-the-us-art-market\">How Trump Is Jeopardizing the US Art Market<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;If entering the United States suddenly requires surrendering your digital life and your family\u2019s private information, how long before people simply choose not to come?&#8221; asks Fields in his piece about the implications of Trump&#8217;s anti-immigration policies for American dominance in the global art market.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-cta-card kg-cta-bg-white kg-cta-immersive  kg-cta-has-img  \" data-layout=\"immersive\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label\"><span>SPONSORED<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-image-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/prattmanhattangallery_ruglifelevchenya-1.jpg\" alt=\"CTA Image\" data-image-dimensions=\"1200x690\" title=\"prattmanhattangallery_ruglifelevchenya-1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content-inner\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-text\">\n<p><b><strong>Pratt Manhattan Gallery Presents \u201cRugLife\u201d<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>Sculptural carpets, woven works, and reimagined textiles by 14 contemporary artists examine housing, technology, social justice, and the environment.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                            Learn more<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"news\">News<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/somaskanda-1.jpeg\" class=\"kg-image\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1125\" title=\"somaskanda-1\"><figcaption><span>\u201cSomaskanda\u201d (Chola period, 12th century) Tamil Nadu state, India (image courtesy the National Museum of Asian Art)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>The National Museum of Asian Art will repatriate three bronze sculptures to the Indian government, half a century after they were stolen from a Hindu temple in Tamil Nadu.<\/li>\n<li>Remember NFTs? Apparently, neither do its own platforms. Nifty Gateway, which was plagued with reports of user issues, is the latest marketplace to call it quits.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-cta-card kg-cta-bg-white kg-cta-immersive  kg-cta-has-img  \" data-layout=\"immersive\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label\"><span>SPONSORED<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-image-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ndart25-1.jpg\" alt=\"CTA Image\" data-image-dimensions=\"1200x675\" title=\"ndart25-1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content-inner\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-text\">\n<p><b><strong>University of Notre Dame Offers Fully-Funded MFA With Generous Stipend<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>Notre Dame is accepting graduate applications for fall 2026 in Studio Art (Painting\/Drawing, Photography, Ceramics, Sculpture) and Design (Industrial Design, Visual Communication Design).<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                            Learn more<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"from-our-critics\">From Our Critics<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ingrid-h-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" title=\"ingrid-h-1\"><figcaption><span>Ingrid Hern\u00e1ndez captures a home made with molded styrofoam used in package in an image from the <\/span><i><em class=\"italic\">Sedimentations<\/em><\/i><span> series (2022\u201325). (photo by and courtesy Ingrid Hern\u00e1ndez)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"ingrid-hern%C3%A1ndez-reveals-tijuana%E2%80%99s-hidden-beauty\">Ingrid Hern\u00e1ndez Reveals Tijuana\u2019s Hidden Beauty<\/h3>\n<p>Often seen as too American to be Mexican, too Mexican to be American, the city is presented by the artist as it is, not as anyone assumes it might be. | Carolina A. Miranda<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"michelangelo-and-titian%E2%80%99s-rivalry-that-may-never-have-been\">Michelangelo and Titian\u2019s Rivalry That May Never Have Been<\/h3>\n<p>William E. Wallace openly uses what he calls \u201cinformed imagination\u201d to explore the relationship between the two masters in his new study. | Olivia McEwan<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"member-comment\">Member Comment<\/h2>\n<p>Sarah Gordon on Theo Downes-Le Guin&#8217;s &#8220;<u>Curating a Show on My Ineffable Mother, Ursula K. Le Guin<\/u>&#8220;:<\/p>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-callout-card kg-callout-card-yellow\">\n<div class=\"kg-callout-text\">I wish I could visit this exhibit. She&#8217;s one of my writer heroes.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Commenting privileges are reserved\u00a0for paid members.\u00a0Join us today!<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"in-memoriam\">In Memoriam<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/grand-central-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1125\" title=\"grand-central-1\"><figcaption><span>John H. Beyer, who founded the firm that restored Grand Central Terminal, died on January 10. (photo courtesy MTA Archive via <\/span><span>Wikimedia Commons<\/span><span>, <\/span><span>CC BY 2.0<\/span><span>)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"remembering-john-h-beyer-marian-goodman-and-chung-sang-hwa\">Remembering John H. Beyer, Marian Goodman, and Chung Sang-hwa<\/h3>\n<p>An architect who mended our urban social fabric, a giant of the gallery world, and a groundbreaking Modernist are among the artists we honor this week.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"from-the-archive\">From the Archive<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/jay-r-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" title=\"jay-r-1\"><figcaption><span>Jay Renteria, &#8220;Santa Elena Canyon, US-M\u00e9xico border\u201d (2022), long-exposure digital photograph (image courtesy BorderPlex)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"art-and-resistance-across-the-us-mexico-borderlands\">Art and Resistance Across the US-Mexico Borderlands<\/h3>\n<p>The Albuquerque exhibition and e-zine BorderPlex explores the deceptive simplicity of man-made boundaries \u2014 physical and social alike. | Samantha Anne Carrillo<\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-tags\">\n<li>\n                        Daily Newsletter\n                      <\/li>\n<li>\n                        Newsletter\n                      <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<article class=\"gh-card post\">\n<figure class=\"gh-card-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/prattmanhattangallery_ruglifelevchenya-2.jpg\" alt=\"Pratt Manhattan Gallery Presents \u201cRugLife\u201d\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"prattmanhattangallery_ruglifelevchenya-2\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"gh-card-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"gh-card-title is-title\">Pratt Manhattan Gallery Presents \u201cRugLife\u201d<\/h3>\n<p class=\"gh-card-excerpt is-body\">Sculptural carpets, woven works, and reimagined textiles by 14 contemporary artists examine housing, technology, social justice, and the environment.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"gh-card-meta\"><span class=\"gh-card-author\">Pratt Manhattan Gallery<\/span><\/footer>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"gh-card post\">\n<figure class=\"gh-card-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/nycedc-habg-rfp2025-hyperallergicannouncementad-1-9.jpg\" alt=\"Request for Proposals: Operator for the Harlem African Burial Ground Cultural Education Center\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"nycedc-habg-rfp2025-hyperallergicannouncementad-1-9\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"gh-card-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"gh-card-title is-title\">Request for Proposals: Operator for the Harlem African Burial Ground Cultural Education Center<\/h3>\n<p class=\"gh-card-excerpt is-body\">Learn about this opportunity to develop a cultural education center at the historic East Harlem site during informational sessions in January and February.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"gh-card-meta\"><span class=\"gh-card-author\">New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC)<\/span><\/footer>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"gh-card post\">\n<figure class=\"gh-card-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/madsen_maud_playthegame-1-8.jpeg\" alt=\"New York Academy of Art Presents \u201cChubb Fellows &amp; Friends\u201d\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"madsen_maud_playthegame-1-8\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"gh-card-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"gh-card-title is-title\">New York Academy of Art Presents \u201cChubb Fellows &amp; Friends\u201d<\/h3>\n<p class=\"gh-card-excerpt is-body\">Featuring past fellows alongside a broader circle of artists linked to the Academy, the show brings together work by Danica Lundy, Dana Schutz, Tschabalala Self, Amy Sherald, and more.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"gh-card-meta\"><span class=\"gh-card-author\">New York Academy of Art<\/span><\/footer>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"gh-card post\">\n<figure class=\"gh-card-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/for_which_it_stands-8.png\" alt=\"For Which It Stands\u2026\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"for_which_it_stands-8\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"gh-card-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"gh-card-title is-title\">For Which It Stands\u2026<\/h3>\n<p class=\"gh-card-excerpt is-body\">Commemorating the 250th anniversary of the United States, this major loan exhibition at the Fairfield University Art Museum explores more than a century of artists taking on the American flag.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"gh-card-meta\"><span class=\"gh-card-author\">Fairfield University Art Museum<\/span><\/footer>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p> Source URL: https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/will-trump-ruin-the-art-market\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Daily Newsletter Will Trump Ruin the Art Market? 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