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Ben Davis is an art critic living and working in New York City. His writings have appeared in Adbusters, Artinfo.com, Art Papers, C Magazine, The Brooklyn Rail, Frieze, Slate.com, The Village Voice, and many others. He is the national art critic for artnet News. Davis published his first book, 9.5 Theses on Art and Class, in 2013.

Contributions

Guest: Podcast S5 E7, "Making Art in Terrible Times"
Author: Contributing to Momus since December 2014

Writing (31)

“Proudly Broken and Refusing to ‘Fit’”: Legacy Russell on “Glitch Feminism”

Features September 28, 2020 Ben Davis

“Proudly Broken and Refusing to ‘Fit’”: Legacy Russell on “Glitch Feminism”

With Sharper Tools: Defending the National Endowment for the Arts

Features March 6, 2020 Ben Davis

With Sharper Tools: Defending the National Endowment for the Arts

How Protest Works Now: Understanding “The Tear Gas Biennial” and its Historic Effect

Features July 27, 2019 Ben Davis

How Protest Works Now: Understanding “The Tear Gas Biennial” and its Historic Effect

Where Do We Go From Here? Dubious Wealth and Ethical Funding

Features July 5, 2019 Ben Davis

Where Do We Go From Here? Dubious Wealth and Ethical Funding

“Velvet Buzzsaw” Should Terrify the Artworld

Reviews January 31, 2019 Ben Davis

“Velvet Buzzsaw” Should Terrify the Artworld

An Always Fractured Order: Hal Foster’s Unromantic Avant-Garde

Features March 26, 2018 Ben Davis

An Always Fractured Order: Hal Foster’s Unromantic Avant-Garde

Hélio Oiticica’s Journey From Art Visionary to Coke Dealer and Back Again

Features July 14, 2017 Ben Davis

Hélio Oiticica’s Journey From Art Visionary to Coke Dealer and Back Again

“The Only Things That are Unchangeable are Tombstones”: Vito Acconci (1940-2017)

Features April 28, 2017 Ben Davis

“The Only Things That are Unchangeable are Tombstones”: Vito Acconci (1940-2017)

Podcast

"Making Art in Terrible Times"

Season 5 Episode 7

"Making Art in Terrible Times"
Ben Davis

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