Daniel Grant

1 month ago | observer.com | Daniel Grant

New research is shedding light on art’s capacity to alleviate anxiety, ease psychological stress and support mental health. Ståle Grut via UnsplashHow does visiting an art museum make you feel? Energized? Exhausted? Inspired? Or maybe frustrated? (You call that art?) Researchers want to know. A growing number of studies being conducted in the United States and elsewhere have been focused on the degree to which art museums promote in their visitors a sense of well-being—a nebulous term that James O.

1 month ago | observer.com | Daniel Grant

MoMA’s announcement last month that it has entered into a partnership to share artwork and whole exhibitions with Hong Kong’s four-year-old M+ modern art museum represents another cultural win for one of China’s most prosperous cities. It would seem to be a win for MoMA, too, as that institution will now have greater access to notable East Asian artists and to deep-pocketed collectors in Hong Kong.

1 month ago | realismtoday.com | Daniel Grant

Tax Tips for Artists > What makes one artist a professional and another a hobbyist in the eyes of the IRS? The distinction determines what expenses you can and can’t claim on your federal tax returns.

1 month ago | theartnewspaper.com | Daniel Grant

‘A rippling impact across our sector’: Canada’s art trade is seeking to lessen its dependence on US buyers to soften the blow of 25% tariffs on imports

2 months ago | observer.com | Daniel Grant

Amy Scherald’s Untitled in Center City Philadelphia. © 2019 City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program / Amy Sherald, 1108 Sansom Street. Photo by Steve Weinik. It may simply be the fate of public art to become invisible over time. That big sculpture in the city park, so lauded when it was first installed years ago, eventually loses its grandeur and becomes just another obstacle to walk around.