21c Museum Hotels Looks to Create a 24/7 Museum Where All Can See Themselves

The following is one of several extended looks into figures and institutions selected for “The Deciders,” a list of art-world figures pointing the way forward developed by ARTnews and special guest editor Kasseem “Swizz Beatz” Dean. See the full list in the Winter 2020 issue of the magazine and online here.
In the lobby of the 21c Museum Hotel in the heart of downtown Cincinnati, elevated behind the concierge desk, is an epic painting of a young man in a New Era ballcap,