ArtReview November 2023 Issue: Art and Class, Ramesh Mario Nithiyendran, Tadáskía

The November 2023 issue of ArtReview features a cover story on Ramesh Mario Nithiyendran ahead of his solo exhibition at Glasgow's Tramway. Mark Rappolt interviews the Sydney-based artist about his colorful ceramic and bronze sculptures, which draw from Hindu idolatry, identity politics, and pop culture. Nithiyendran's work, including large-scale kinetic installations, is described as a 'Frankensteinian mishmash' of Western and Eastern traditions, embracing change and ephemerality. A special focus on 'Art and Class' includes essays by Nathalie Olah and Mitch Speed. Olah critiques how class affects representation and means of production, citing artists Pilvi Takala and Sung Tieu as examples of confronting class issues. Speed argues that the artworld is increasingly limited to the wealthy, with discrimination based on race, ethnicity, sex, religion, disability, age, and sexual identity. Mariacarla Molé examines Vittoria Martini's diary documenting Thomas Hirschhorn's 2009 Bijlmer Spinoza-Festival in Amsterdam, leading to a methodology of 'precarious art history.' Additional features include interviews with Tadáskía and Grace Wales Bonner, columns on literature, minimalist eating, animation, and museum models. Reviews cover Sarah Lucas, Christian Marclay, Sable Elyse Smith, Benjamin Senior, Steirischer Herbst 2023, EVA International 2023, and books by JG Ballard, Charlie Porter, and Maria Fusco.