Columns Hard Truths: Can an Art Professor Tell His Students They Suck Without Sucking Himself? A teacher asks for advice about how to treat his pupils, and a fledgling artist ponders grad school. By Chen & Lampert Jun 14, 2023 11:54 am
Columns Hard Truths: Can a Sommelier Help the Art World Evolve Beyond ‘Grape-Flavored Toilet Water’? A wine lover wonders why the art world drinks swill, and a preservationist ponders how to off a boffo boss. By Chen & Lampert Jun 5, 2023 11:55 am
Columns Hard Truths: Can a Doofus Director Be Made to Accept Their Fate? An ousted director doesn't seem to want to leave, and an assistant bemoans their bosses clumsiness with email. By Chen & Lampert May 10, 2023 11:02 am
Columns Hard Truths: Is Yoga a More Prudent Career Path Than Art Criticism? A writer considers putting down the pen, and an artist wonders whether to take care of an old professor's disgusting dog. By Chen & Lampert Feb 24, 2023 11:52 am
Columns Hard Truths: Can an Activist Smear Food on Art Without Consequences? A protestor wants to make an impact, and a teacher bemoans his old grad-school email list. By Chen & Lampert Jan 19, 2023 11:59 am
Columns Hard Truths: How Can a Collector Fire His Art Adviser Without Burning a Bridge? Dubious taste puts an adviser on watch, and an NFT devotee wonders what he's done. By Chen & Lampert Dec 8, 2022 10:27 am
Columns Hard Truths: How Can an Artist Learn to Slay at Karaoke? A hung-up singer wonders how to loosen up at the mic, and an aspiring artist asks how to be more than just friends. By Chen & Lampert Nov 2, 2022 3:00 pm
Columns Hard Truths: How Can a Frumpy Curator Adapt His Fashion to Become an Icon? With a world in crisis and an art market spinning out of control, ace art-world consultants Chen & Lampert deliver hard truths in response to questions sent by Art in… By Chen & Lampert Sep 16, 2022 2:37 pm
Columns Hard Choices: Will You Survive Your First Solo Gallery Show? Take a quiz to see if you will catch a big break—or be broken. By Chen & Lampert Aug 10, 2022 10:52 am
Columns Hard Truths: Should a ‘Serious Painter’ Stoop to Make NFTs? An artist selling at blue-chip prices wonders if messing with NFTs might sink his market. By Chen & Lampert Jul 7, 2022 4:24 pm