Noah Dillon's Deferred Reading List Reveals Cultural Interests and Critical Approach
Noah Dillon, a painter from New York and Associate Editor at artcritical, highlights overlooked articles in the publication's BOOKMARKED section. He graduated from the MFA Art Criticism and Writing program at the School of Visual Arts. Among his selections is a 2012 piece by Cara Buckley in the New York Times discussing noise in social environments, a 2007 dialogue in 3AM Magazine featuring Andrew Stevens and Brandon Stosuy about the revival of 1980s culture, and essays by Bob Nickas for Vice Magazine. Dillon also cites websites such as sweettomb.com and seanjosephpatrickcarney.com, skeptoid.com, Wikipedia entries on Egyptian hieroglyphs and Kitzmiller v. Dover, a 2006 Slate article by David Plotz, and a talk by Leslie Dewan from February 10, 2014. He wraps up with a July 21, 2014, essay by Jenny Lawson on Bloggess.
Key facts
- Noah Dillon is a New York-based painter, art critic, and Associate Editor at artcritical.
- He graduated from the School of Visual Arts' MFA Art Criticism and Writing program.
- The list includes 13 unread items from various sources like The New York Times, Vice Magazine, and Wikipedia.
- Dillon mentions artists such as Jeff Koons, Jack Goldstein, Louise Lawler, and Richard Prince in relation to 1980s cultural rediscovery.
- He praises Bob Nickas's writing and recommends specific essays like "Why I Want to Fuck Ronald Reagan, Part II."
- Dillon references his thesis advisor Trinie Dalton and her zines like MYTHTYM.
- The list covers topics from nuclear waste technology to the Kitzmiller v. Dover case on evolution teaching.
- Dillon uses Wikipedia frequently and hopes it will rival the Library of Alexandria.
Entities
Artists
- Noah Dillon
- Cara Buckley
- Andrew Stevens
- Brandon Stosuy
- Jeff Koons
- Jack Goldstein
- Louise Lawler
- Richard Prince
- Bob Nickas
- Trinie Dalton
- Sean Joseph Patrick Carney
- David Plotz
- Leslie Dewan
- James Lord
- Alberto Giacometti
- Jenny Lawson
Institutions
- artcritical
- School of Visual Arts
- The New York Times
- 3AM Magazine
- Vice Magazine
- Slate Magazine
- Common Spark Collective
- SolveForX
- NCSE
- Library of Alexandria
Locations
- New York
- United States
- Yucca Mountain
- Fukushima
- Japan