Beauty is Not a Luxury

How American Founding Father John Adams misunderstood the value of art.

Oct 28 • 

Megan Gafford

11

1

Artist Statement: Henchman

A closer look at the drawings.

Oct 14 • 

Megan Gafford

5

September 2025

Annual Print

Would you like to own some art?

Sep 30 • 

Megan Gafford

1

The Power of Art in the AI Age

On 21st-Century Painting and the Backlash Against the Thinking Machines

Published on The Metropolitan Review • Sep 16

The Purpose of 21st Century Painting

An invitation

Sep 2 • 

Megan Gafford

4

August 2025

Liberalism as the Shining City on a Hill

Why we all need to read Benny Morris

Aug 19 • 

Megan Gafford

9

5

Smuggling Art to the Moon

Looking back 56 years later

Aug 5 • 

Megan Gafford

4

July 2025

Learning How To See The Moon

On the value of observational drawing

Published on Drawing Never Dies • Jul 22

Henchman

Chapter I

Published on Castalia  • Jul 8

June 2025

State of the Art Criticism

Interintellect Salon with The Metropolitan Review founder Ross Barkan

Jun 24 • 

Megan Gafford

, 

Interintellect

, 

Anna Gát

, and 

Ross Barkan

6

2:00:04

Artist Statement: The Endless Scroll

A closer look at the drawings.

Jun 17 • 

Megan Gafford

4

Artist Statement: The Smallpox Lab Leak

A closer look at the drawings.

Jun 3 • 

Megan Gafford

2