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• Tabish Khan Reviews Every Venice Biennale National Pavilion in One Sentence opinion-review

  Tabish Khan, a critic for FAD Magazine, published a one-sentence review of nearly every national pavilion at the 2024 Venice Biennale. He visited the Giardini, Arsenale, and…

• Two New York Plays Explore Marital Suspicion and Grief opinion-review

  Two current New York theatre productions, "Well, I'll Let You Go" at Studio Seaview and Bedlam's "Othello" at West End Theatre, both delve into themes of marital suspicion and…

• Elon Musk Calls Rousseau a 'Diabolical Asshole' opinion-review

  Elon Musk has publicly denounced 18th-century philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau, calling him a 'diabolical asshole' and blaming him for the origins of woke ideology. Musk's…

• Kristoffer Borgli's 'The Drama' Explores Identity Through the Gaze of Others opinion-review

  Mariantonietta Losanno and Anita Romanello examine Kristoffer Borgli's film 'The Drama: lo sguardo altrove', which questions identity and existence when no one is watching. The…

• Mexican Cinema's Tenement Architecture as Narrative Core opinion-review

  The article examines how the 1939 film "La casa del ogro" by Fernando de Fuentes used a Mexico City vecindad (tenement) as its narrative leitmotif, marking an early cinematic…

• Bloomshed's satirical 'Pride and Prejudice' delights at Malthouse Theatre opinion-review

  Bloomshed's satirical adaptation of Jane Austen's 'Pride and Prejudice' is now playing at Malthouse Theatre in Southbank until 23 May 2026. Originally staged at Darebin Arts…

• The tyranny of time management: a historical critique opinion-review

  The essay argues that the modern obsession with productivity and time management is a centuries-old cultural construct, not an inevitable condition. It traces the history of…

• How 'Zombie Formalism' Derailed a Generation of Abstract Painters opinion-review

  In 2014, critic and painter Walter Robinson coined the term 'zombie formalism' in an Artspace essay, stigmatizing a wave of young abstract artists. The label emerged from earlier…

• Manuel Segade on Museums: Preserving Complexity in a Precarious World opinion-review

  In an interview for International Museum Day, Manuel Segade, director of the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, argues that museums must preserve the world's complexity…

• Curry Barker's 'Obsession' Explores the One-Wish Willow Horror opinion-review

  Curry Barker's viral horror film 'Obsession' centers on a store-bought item called the One-Wish Willow, which grants a wish that backfires catastrophically. The film follows Bear…

• Seth Rogen Calls AI-Generated Content 'Stupid Dog Sh*t' in Hollywood Critique opinion-review

  Seth Rogen has voiced strong opposition to artificial intelligence in creative industries, labeling AI-generated content as "stupid dog sh*t." In a recent conversation with Brut…

• Nocebo Effect and German Hypochondria: A Cultural Analysis opinion-review

  The article explores the Nocebo effect, the negative counterpart of the placebo effect, where expecting adverse outcomes leads to actual symptoms. It critiques the rise of…

• Ticketmaster Signals Aggressive Contest of Antitrust Lawsuit opinion-review

  Ticketmaster has indicated it will aggressively contest the outcome of the antitrust case brought by the Department of Justice, signaling a protracted legal battle. The company's…

• Helen Charman Criticizes Olga Tokarczuk's AI Endorsement opinion-review

  In an opinion piece for ArtReview, Helen Charman criticizes Nobel laureate Olga Tokarczuk for endorsing AI in literary work. Tokarczuk, speaking at Poznań Impact, called AI an…

• Rechtspopulistischer Kulturkampf gegen politische Kunst und die Ohnmacht des progressiven Betriebs opinion-review

  Der Artikel diskutiert die zunehmende Nachfrage nach apolitischer Kunst in rechtskonservativen Kreisen, während ein intensiver Kulturkampf stattfindet. Die diesjährige Met-Gala…

• Paul Morley's Yoko Ono Biography Fails to Escape Beatles Shadow opinion-review

  In a review of Paul Morley's new biography 'Love Magic Power Danger Bliss: Yoko Ono and the Avant-Garde Diaspora', critic Chris Fite-Wassilak argues that the book, despite…

• US and China urged to engage on AI dangers in nuclear age opinion-review

  The coexistence of nuclear and AI technologies creates unprecedented existential danger, requiring US-China engagement rather than decoupling. The contest is not merely…

• Patti Smith's free-form Vienna Festwochen concert reviewed opinion-review

  The Wiener Festwochen gave Patti Smith complete creative freedom for a concert evening. The musician, photographer, and 'Godmother of Punk' performed in Vienna, with the resulting…

• Kissin's Encores: An Intimate Glimpse Beyond the Stage opinion-review

  Pianist Evgeny Kissin's encores offer a rare, unguarded glimpse into his artistry. After a formal concert, he often returns to play small, private pieces that reveal his…

• Canal+ CEO's threat against 600 film professionals backfires, says sociologist opinion-review

  Sociologist Aurélie Pinto argues in Le Monde that Canal+ CEO Maxime Saada's threat to exclude future collaboration with 600 film professionals who signed a tribune against Vincent…

• Inside Out 2 Review: Growing Up Means New Feelings opinion-review

  A review of Disney/Pixar's Inside Out 2, directed by Kelsey Mann, explores the arrival of four new emotions—Anxiety, Envy, Embarrassment, and Ennui—as 13-year-old Riley heads to…

• Kylie Minogue documentary series on Netflix reviewed opinion-review

  A review of Michael Harte's three-part Netflix documentary series 'Kylie' examines the pop star's career and the sexism she faced. The series features archival footage, including…

• La métapolitique, stratégie d'extrême droite pour conquérir la culture opinion-review

  La notion de métapolitique, théorisée dans les années 1970 par des intellectuels d'extrême droite, vise à diffuser leur idéologie dans tous les champs culturels pour imprégner les…

• Robin Campillo opposes French cinema blacklist ahead of presidential election opinion-review

  Robin Campillo, the filmmaker behind '120 BPM', has joined over 2,000 signatories of the 'Zapper Bolloré' petition, which protests against media concentration and censorship in…

• Rethinking Art Value Beyond Investment opinion-review

  An opinion piece questions the art market's reliance on investment logic, proposing that artworks hold intrinsic significance independent of auction prices or decorative appeal.…

• Harry Tafoya's Diary Dissects New York Art Week's Banality and Body Horror opinion-review

  In a new diary for Ocula Magazine, critic Harry Tafoya reflects on the May 2026 New York art fairs and auctions, describing the experience as 'like a malfunctioning theme park…

• Drake's Comeback Albums Try to Settle Scores opinion-review

  Drake has released three comeback albums: "Iceman," "Habibti," and "Maid of Honour." The rapper uses these works to address unfinished business. However, the review notes that…

• Domenick Ammirati's sardonic dispatch from Frieze New York and MoMA PS1's 50th gala opinion-review

  Domenick Ammirati returns to New York after a year-long residency at Amant in Siena and the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown to cover the spring art fairs for CULTURED. He…

• Why Corporate Art Collections Matter: From Beuys to Intesa Sanpaolo opinion-review

  In the late 1970s, Herbert Zapp, a Deutsche Bank executive board member, was influenced by artist Josef Beuys and his installation 'Das Kapital: 1970-1977' for the 1980 Venice…

• French MP warns Canal+ blacklist threatens creative independence opinion-review

  Socialist MP Arthur Delaporte published an op-ed in Le Monde responding to Canal+ CEO Maxime Saada's threat to establish a cinema 'blacklist'. Delaporte argues that silencing…

• Tracey Emin and Frida Kahlo inspire self-portraits after surgery opinion-review

  A writer recovering from a serious operation describes how Tracey Emin and Frida Kahlo influenced her to take self-portraits. Emin, diagnosed with squamous cell bladder cancer in…

• French Law on Cultural Restitution Passes Amid Parthenon Fragments Debate opinion-review

  France's law on the restitution of cultural property was definitively adopted on May 7, following a final Senate vote. In an opinion piece for Le Monde, CNRS researcher Catharine…

• Catherine Slessor's critique of parametricism as a technophile triumph opinion-review

  Catherine Slessor, architecture critic for The Guardian and former editor of The Architectural Review, published a scathing opinion piece on Dezeen as part of their series on…

• Fridays for Future Germany faces internal criticism over compromising activism opinion-review

  Judith Scheytt, a former activist with Fridays for Future (FFF), has publicly criticized the organization and its most prominent representative, Luisa Neubauer, for currying favor…

• Elizabeth Goodspeed on the rise of aesthetic labeling in visual culture opinion-review

  Elizabeth Goodspeed examines the contemporary trend of categorizing images into named aesthetics online, arguing that this practice compresses complex visual culture into…

• Vincent Dedienne's musical debut reviewed opinion-review

  French actor Vincent Dedienne has launched a singing show titled "Un lendemain soir de gala," marking his transition into music. The performance is described as more than a mere…

• SPD's Path to Regaining Volkspartei Status Through Industrial Revolution opinion-review

  The SPD, founded over 150 years ago as a workers' party, is closer than ever to its historical goals according to a Freitag opinion piece by Leander Scholz. The author argues that…

• Sol Henaro defends the museum as a space for deceleration and critical thought opinion-review

  In an interview with Artishock Revista for International Museum Day, Sol Henaro, director of the Museo Universitario del Chopo in Mexico City, stressed that museums should resist…

• Veronica Pardo calls for cultural leaders to confront systemic harm and redesign workplaces opinion-review

  Veronica Pardo, a cultural equity leader with over two decades of experience in Australia, argues that the arts sector's crises—broken funding, precarious employment, demographic…

• AI's Total Takeover of Stanford Campus Life opinion-review

  A Stanford student describes how artificial intelligence has permeated every aspect of college life, from dining hall conversations to history classes, dates, and even dorm…