ArtReview November 2021 Issue Examines Artworld Economics and Identity

ArtReview's November 2021 issue, now available, delves into the social economies of the artworld. J.J. Charlesworth profiles Renzo Martens, whose controversial work addresses exploitation between Africa and Europe, linking art economics to real-world commodity consumption. Rosa Aiello's videos explore freelance labor's impact on self-perception, as analyzed by Chris Fite-Wassilak. Ren Scateni highlights filmmaker Haneda Sumiko's subtle critiques of gender and rural life in postwar Japan. Jo Applin discusses Lynda Benglis's transformative art, including her provocative 1974 Artforum spread, noting ongoing erotic tensions between abstraction and craft. Fi Churchman interviews Shirin Neshat about her series Land of Dreams, examining her identity as an American immigrant with Iranian roots. Additional features include Catherine Balson on art and psychiatry in a Rio de Janeiro asylum, Aaron Angell on design cosmology in London houses, Martin Herbert on young artists as tribute acts, and Justin Jaeckle on Gus Van Sant's musical Andy. Reviews cover Berlin Atonal, the 7th Athens Biennale, Mixing it Up at London's Hayward Gallery, and Crip Time at MMK Frankfurt.