Stringing the Net: An Interview with Small Arts Patron Annie Koyama
In 2007, anticipating a recession that would destabilize so much, the celebrated publisher Annie Koyama began giving out small grants to artists – “quietly,”…
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An Insipid Blame Game: Tony Cokes and the Monotony of Art About Trump
Over the past four decades, Tony Cokes has perfected the art of the social justice slideshow. His video essays pair appropriated text with corporate…
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The Untenability of the Unethical Museum
The last time I visited a museum was in early March, when I saw artist Tishan Hsu’s survey at Hammer Museum in Los Angeles….
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The Anxious “I”: Walter Scott’s Autofictional Universe
Walter Scott faces a dilemma that has confronted many multi-disciplinary artists, especially those who work in both contemporary art and more mass-cultural fields: being…
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Dora García Has Many Names: The Artist on Three Works Across a Pandemic
It’s become such a common sight, these past seasons, to visit someone over Skype and watch their form swim into view before a bookshelf….
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“Proudly Broken and Refusing to ‘Fit'”: Legacy Russell on “Glitch Feminism”
Legacy Russell doesn’t do things IRL. Throughout her writing, you’ll find instead the term “AFK” (Away From Keyboard). As the mobile internet became ubiquitous in…
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In the Studio with Didier William: “I Came Back to the Body”
I met Didier William in the fall of 2018, when he came to Pratt Institute to critique our undergraduate students. Didier and I talked…
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“As a Matter of Survival”: Dark Study on Making Art School a Radical Refuge
When I reached out to the directors of the “virtually-rooted” Dark Study, a recently-launched free experimental art school, I had envisioned writing a piece…
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Lifesaving and Abolitionism: Shifting the Frame on Prison Art
In March 2008, Ojore Lutalo received official denial of his request for release from solitary confinement at Trenton State Prison. In its appraisal of…
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Between the Gallery and the Street: An Interview with Vanessa Thill
I first met Vanessa through mutual friends on the streets of New York City’s Chinatown. I felt connected to the neighborhood given that, pre-pandemic,…
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