A quarterly record of art controversy
This issue · Lead essay
State capture of cultural institutions as a leading indicator. Hungary's post-2010 playbook has appeared in country after country — and the docket knows what comes next.
Read →Pattern of the quarter
Median time-in-stage by controversy type, drawn from 392 cases. Court dockets move; institutional reckoning doesn't.
Read →The docket — 392 cases · Summer 2026
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