Tag:
Art criticism
SAIC
SAIC ends its only journalism department
Is closure of New Arts Journalism a red flag of a larger problem?
Literature
5 Books by Black Poets You May Have Missed in 2020
2020 was an eventful year, so make sure you don't miss these poetry collections.
Arts & Culture
When Jerry Saltz Kicked the Twitter Hive
What one controversial tweet reveals about the changing face of criticism.
Arts & Culture
Notes on Elks, a Bean, My Shirt
Fleeting looks at visual culture, from Arts Editor Leah Gallant.
Arts & Culture
I Went to the BP Biennial
Does a biennial about decolonization and climate crisis cancel itself out if it's funded by BP?
Arts & Culture
EXPO Bingo
We didn't go to Chicago's largest art fair to look for transcendence. We just wanted to play Bingo.
Arts & Culture
The Optometrist
In her recent novel, Argentinian art critic María Gainza illustrates an obsessive kind of looking that likens observation to creation.
Arts & Culture
Two MFA Shows, Reviewed by Chance
Selections from the spring MFA Show and the summer Low-Res MFA Show.
Arts & Culture
Thirty Art Critics, One Book
The interviews in "What It Means to Write About Art" range through more than half a century of criticism.
Arts & Culture
Letter to John Berger’s Grave
The first in a series of epistolary interviews with art critics both living and dead.
Arts & Culture
“Intimate Excavations”
In the home gallery's latest exhibition, performance serves as a springboard to proliferate personal experiences.
Arts & Culture
To Be Seen and Heard: Chicago’s Homage to Wisconsin Artists
At Intuit, the porous barrier dividing Chicago and Milwaukee outsider artists is considered.
F+
8 Tips for Art Panelists
Being on an art panel isn't all it's cracked up to be, but here's how to make the most of it.
Arts & Culture
Art Criticism Isn’t Dead (But No One Said It Was)
The fact that people are still asking that question today is proof that criticism is not going away.
