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Joanna Pousette-Dart featured in artcritical review panel discussion at Brooklyn Public Library opinion-review
A review panel discussion took place at Brooklyn Public Library on Wednesday, March 4, 2020, featuring art critics Laurie Fendrich, Barbara Macadam, and Terence Trouillot, with…
Review Panel Discussion at Brooklyn Public Library with Gelah Penn and Critics opinion-review
A review panel discussion took place at the Brooklyn Public Library on Wednesday, March 4, 2020, featuring artist Gelah Penn. The event was moderated by David Cohen, with…
Fashion Week Sustainability: A Handful of Designers vs. Industry Greenwashing opinion-review
The Fall/Winter 2020 fashion weeks reveal a stark contrast between innovative designers and consumerism. In New York, sustainability was prioritized by Patricia Hearst, Mara…
Crisis as Opportunity: Rethinking Art Consumption Models opinion-review
Christian Caliandro argues that the COVID-19 crisis forces a reevaluation of the art world's consumption model, which prioritizes speed, spectacle, and quantitative metrics. He…
Italian Mayors Push to Reopen Museums Amid COVID-19, Critics Call It Reckless opinion-review
Italian mayors Dario Nardella (Florence) and Beppe Sala (Milan) have advocated for reopening museums this week, arguing that cultural institutions are vital for tourism-dependent…
Robert C. Morgan Reviews Tsibi Geva's Work on Artcritical opinion-review
On March 3, 2020, art critic Robert C. Morgan published a review of artist Tsibi Geva's work on the Artcritical platform. The article examines Geva's artistic practice, though…
Review of Tsibi Geva's Exhibition at Albertz Benda in 2020 opinion-review
Robert C. Morgan reviewed an exhibition by Tsibi Geva at Albertz Benda in 2020, with an installation shot titled SUBSTRATA_INSTALL_030 featured on artcritical. The review was…
Designer's Experience with Notion Productivity Platform Over Six Months opinion-review
A designer has utilized the Notion productivity tool for six months, finding it effective for both personal and professional workflows. The platform serves as an all-in-one…
L'arte rotta: noia e prevedibilità nell'arte contemporanea opinion-review
Christian Caliandro esplora il rapporto tra la piacevolezza e l'arte contemporanea, affermando che la ricerca di approvazione ha portato a produzioni artistiche monotone e prive…
Post-Internet Aesthetics: From Underground to Mainstream at Venice Biennale opinion-review
Valerio Veneruso's article on Artribune examines how Post-Internet art has transitioned from subculture to mainstream, using the 2019 Venice Biennale as a case study. The…
Laurie Fendrich's Review of Curtis Talwst Santiago, Willa Nasatir, Gelah Penn, Joanna Pousette-Dart opinion-review
Laurie Fendrich, an artist and the spouse of the artist under review, wrote a review of Curtis Talwst Santiago, Willa Nasatir, Gelah Penn, and Joanna Pousette-Dart for…
Artcritical Review Panel to Discuss Four New York Exhibitions on March 11 opinion-review
On March 11, artcritical will host a review panel featuring Laurie Fendrich, Barbara MacAdam, and Terence Trouillot. The panel will analyze four distinct exhibitions currently on…
Review Panel Discussion Scheduled for March 11 with Laurie Fendrich, Barbara MacAdam, and Terence Trouillot opinion-review
A review panel discussion is scheduled for March 11, 2020, featuring participants Laurie Fendrich, Barbara MacAdam, and Terence Trouillot. The event was announced on February 27,…
Joanna Pousette-Dart review panel scheduled for March 11, 2020 opinion-review
A review panel featuring Laurie Fendrich, Barbara Macadam, and Terence Trouillot will discuss the work of Joanna Pousette-Dart on March 11, 2020. The panel was announced on…
Sgarbi defends Ferrara Arte leadership, attacks former councillors opinion-review
Vittorio Sgarbi, the head of Ferrara Arte, has reacted to an open letter from former culture councillors Francesco Ruvinetti, Massimo Maisto, and another unnamed person, who…
From Leonardo to Raphael: Art World's Obsession with Old Masters Continues opinion-review
The article reflects on the aftermath of the 'Leonardo Year' and the controversies surrounding the Salvator Mundi, which was acquired by the UAE in 2017 but failed to appear at…
Philip Guston's 1970 Marlborough show: freedom over likeability opinion-review
Christian Caliandro reflects on the role of the unexpected in contemporary art, tracing shifts in how artworks are conceived and received over the past century. He argues that the…
Italian Small Museums Fund: Potential and Strategic Vision opinion-review
In late 2019, the Italian Senate Budget Committee approved an amendment establishing a €2 million annual fund starting in 2020 to support small museums. The fund is intended to…
Luigi Prestinenza Puglisi critica Ernesto Nathan Rogers e la Tendenza opinion-review
In un recente articolo su Artribune, il critico Luigi Prestinenza Puglisi manifesta il suo disappunto nei confronti di Ernesto Nathan Rogers, un architetto italiano del ventesimo…
Likeability and Fiction in the Internet Age: A Critical Analysis opinion-review
Christian Caliandro critiques the concept of 'likeability' in contemporary art and culture, arguing that it fosters fiction and artificiality by eliminating contradictions and…
Fair Use and Copyright in Art: When Is It Legal to Use Protected Material? opinion-review
A common artistic practice involves using preexisting works or elements to create new art. Examples range from sharing principles of an artistic movement to reproducing and…
The Morning Show: Power, Abuse and #MeToo on Apple TV+ opinion-review
The Apple TV+ series The Morning Show, created by Kerry Ehrin and executive produced by Mimi Leder, dramatizes the scandal and firing of co-anchor Mitch Kessler (Steve Carell) for…
Feminist Art Roundup: Retrospectives, Group Shows, and Historical Revisions opinion-review
Artcritical's feminism tag aggregates multiple reviews and previews of feminist-themed exhibitions in New York. A retrospective of an unnamed artist at Mitchell-Innes & Nash…
David Carbone writes about Hyman Bloom on artcritical opinion-review
On February 14, 2020, artcritical published a piece by David Carbone focusing on artist Hyman Bloom. The article was posted at 3:23 am and remains accessible through the RSS 2.0…
David Carbone's Artcritical Essay on Hyman Bloom's 1953 Painting The Anatomist opinion-review
David Carbone authored an essay for artcritical on February 14, 2020, analyzing Hyman Bloom's 1953 painting The Anatomist. The artwork is held in the collection of the Whitney…
John Mendelsohn Reviews Suzanne Jackson's Work on Artcritical opinion-review
John Mendelsohn published a review of Suzanne Jackson's work on February 14, 2020, through the artcritical platform. The article was posted at 2:49 am and remains accessible via…
Piri Halasz reviews Friedel Dzubas exhibition in artcritical opinion-review
Piri Halasz wrote a review of Friedel Dzubas's work for artcritical on February 14, 2020. The article was published online through the artcritical website, which operates on…
Artcritical podcast review panel discusses February 2020 classical music recordings opinion-review
Artcritical published a podcast review panel discussion on February 14, 2020. The panel examined classical music recordings, including a performance of Schubert's work by a…
Podcast Review Panel at Brooklyn Public Library in February 2020 opinion-review
A podcast review panel was held at the Brooklyn Public Library in February 2020, featuring panelists Alexi Worth, Martha Schwendener, David Cohen, and Nickolas Pappas. The event…
Duchamp's Fountain authorship debate and Italian provocations opinion-review
A recent theory claims Marcel Duchamp did not author the 1917 urinal Fountain but stole the idea from Baroness Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven. This hypothesis, fueled by #MeToo era…
Brazilian Artists Challenge Traditional Self-Portraiture from 1970s to Present opinion-review
Since the 1970s, artists from Brazil have transformed the concept of self-portraiture by tackling political and social issues. Anna Bella Geiger examined the position of white,…
Italian Libraries in Crisis: A Call for Redefinition opinion-review
Italian libraries have been in a prolonged identity crisis, with numerous initiatives aimed at redefining their role—from 'piazza of knowledge' to 'service center'—but these…
Christian Caliandro on Likeability and the Brokenness of Art opinion-review
In the fifth chapter of 'L’arte rotta' (Broken Art), Christian Caliandro explores how the modern fixation on likeability, fueled by social media and a positivity-driven culture,…
David Cohen Hosts Artcritical Discussion with Ariella Budick, Noah Dillon, and Laila Pedro opinion-review
David Cohen hosted a discussion on artcritical.com featuring guests Ariella Budick, Noah Dillon, and Laila Pedro. The conversation was associated with Cynthia Broan Gallery…
Artcritical Features Multiple Guest Critics Including Laila Pedro, Roberta Smith, and Barry Schwabsky opinion-review
The art criticism platform Artcritical has featured multiple episodes or articles with guest critics. In one instance, David Cohen hosted Ariella Budick, Noah Dillon, and Laila…
Artcritical Podcast Reviews Exhibitions by Diana Al-Hadid, Gerhard Richter, Andrea Zittel, and Others opinion-review
David Cohen hosted a podcast episode for Artcritical featuring guests Ariella Budick, Noah Dillon, and Laila Pedro. The discussion centered on reviewing multiple contemporary art…
Anna Shukeylo reviews Etty Yaniv's work on artcritical opinion-review
Anna Shukeylo published a review of Etty Yaniv's work on February 8, 2020, through the artcritical platform. The article was posted at 8:10 am on that Saturday. artcritical…
Yale's Curriculum Changes Spark Political Instrumentalization of Art History opinion-review
Gabriella De Marco, professor of contemporary art history at the University of Palermo, critiques the political backlash against Yale University's Department of Art History for…
Robert Morris's 2011 statement 'Unavailable' rejects art world's performative demands opinion-review
In a 2011 statement titled 'Unavailable,' Robert Morris, the American artist who died in November 2018, explicitly refused to participate in the social rituals of the contemporary…
Antonio Brizioli: 7 survival tips for bookstores in Italy opinion-review
In a lengthy opinion piece on Artribune, Antonio Brizioli, founder of Emergenze and Edicola 518 in Perugia, critiques the superficial media coverage of bookstore and newsstand…

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