Recognition and Reckoning: Montreal’s Alternative Art Spaces at the Crossroads
On a sunny weekend in June, a multigenerational crowd of artists and art enthusiasts flocked to a series of vacant storefronts and office spaces…
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In Praise of Good Art Writing
I took this task a bit too seriously. I read every back issue of every magazine snow-drifting throughout my house, fingering all the books…
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Christina Sharpe’s Perpetual Present
Free from an autobiographical or narrative format that would encourage an epic spun out from a punctum, Christina Sharpe’s newest book, Ordinary Notes, casts…
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Critical Writing Fellowship
CRITICAL WRITING FELLOWSHIP The Momus Critical Writing Fellowship provides sustained mentorship, editorial support, and network-building to early-career art writers, critics, and publishers. The third…
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The Venice Biennale – Ep. 01
Welcome to the pilot episode of Momus: The Podcast. For our first broadcast, we focus on the historic Venice Biennale as the 57th edition opens to the public….
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The Venice Biennale
[mixcloud https://www.mixcloud.com/NTSRadio/momus-venice-biennale-1st-june-2017/ width=100% height=120 hide_cover=1]Welcome to the pilot episode of Momus: The Podcast. For our first broadcast, we focus on the historic Venice Biennale as the 57th edition…
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The Pantomimed Fellowship of Nicole Eisenman’s “Al-ugh-ories”
Nicole Eisenman – beloved New York painter, now MacArthur-certified “Genius” – has just opened a show at the New Museum with the jokey title, “Al-ugh-ories.” The single-floor showing…
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Momus (est. 2014) is an online platform for art writing and criticism. Our activities encompass publishing, Momus: The Podcast, and mentorship programs including Residencies…
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Failure in Infinitives: A Remembrance of Bernadette Mayer
A raccoon was screaming in agony with a gash in their side in Mollie’s backyard when I called to check in. “Animal control refused…
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A Love Letter in Louisville: Breonna Taylor at the Speed Museum
“It’s like fucking vaporware.” I was on the phone with Kristina, Burnaway’s editor at large in New Orleans. We had been searching for days…
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