Euro Crisis Hits Museums

by Nina Siegal

European cultural subsidies have long been the envy of American artists and arts organizations. But over the last two years, as austerity-minded conservative governments took office against the backdrop of a deepening fiscal crisis, countries across Europe have targeted the arts for severe cuts.

Demand's Mirror

by Colin Westerbeck

Photographing full-size paper replicas of newsworthy sites, Thomas Demand counters the distractions of media glut to create a pared-down, subtly conceptual imagery.