Buchloh and Denegri Interview Books Compared in ARTMargins
A 2026 ARTMargins article by Branislav Jakovljević analyzes two 2024 interview books featuring prominent art critics Benjamin Buchloh and Ješa Denegri. Buchloh's Exit Interview, conducted by Hal Foster, offers a retrospective of his career from a central, capitalist perspective (New York). Denegri's The Yugoslav Art Space, in dialogue with Branislav Dimitrijević and Jelena Vesić, adopts a dialogical method from a peripheral, socialist viewpoint (Belgrade). Both books cover similar artists and movements but from radically different geo-political standpoints, ultimately presenting contrasting visions for the future of art criticism.
Key facts
- Article published in ARTMargins, Volume 15, Issue 1, pp. 81-94.
- DOI: 10.1162/ARTM.a.367.
- Books published in 2024.
- Buchloh is German-American; Denegri is Yugoslavian.
- Exit Interview features Buchloh interviewed by Hal Foster.
- The Yugoslav Art Space features Denegri interviewed by Branislav Dimitrijević and Jelena Vesić.
- Vesić describes the method as dialogical art-historical writing.
- Perspectives: central (New York, capitalist) vs. peripheral (Belgrade, socialist).
Entities
Artists
- Benjamin Buchloh
- Ješa Denegri
- Hal Foster
- Branislav Dimitrijević
- Jelena Vesić
- Branislav Jakovljević
Institutions
- ARTMargins
- MIT Press
Locations
- New York
- United States
- Belgrade
- Serbia