The Tautological Reeling of Young & Giroux
“When a point becomes movement and line, it takes up time. Similarly, when a line pulls itself out into a plane. And the same…
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The Eerie Optimization of “Self-Care” Decor
Amid the panicked anticipation of an “automation revolution” in the workforce, some of the safest labor sectors remain those dominated by women workers. Perhaps…
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The Orgasmic Capacity of Color: Judy Chicago’s Los Angeles
Throughout this period I was also discovering that I was multi-orgasmic … I was developing color systems which made forms turn, dissolve, open, close,…
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Context, Tokenism, and Trans Solidarity: An Interview with Dan Cardinal McCartney
In September 2018, word traveled of accusations of trans censorship by a Mohkinstsis (Calgarian) arts facility. The allegedly-censored video work in question, A Thousand…
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Episode 13: “What Makes Great Art?” with Francis McKee
For this month’s episode, still circling the question “what makes great art?”, Lauren Wetmore enters into a searching conversation with Irish curator and…
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Art and Labor: Writers Bloc
It was an ordinary Friday evening in September, perhaps already giving way to Saturday morning bleariness, when I turned to my partner half asleep and…
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A Crit of the Crit
Lately I’ve been thinking about how we do “crits” at art school, and how we might do them differently. The crit, or critique, is…
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Learning as Supporting: Alternatives for Futures in Art Education
Artist Eliza Swann moved to Los Angeles in 2013, after the spirit of a raven told her, head west. Swann had been in the…
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Notes on a Crisis in Beauty
1. “I do not mourn for what I have lost. For if there is one new art that we have had to learn, those…
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Episode 12: “What Makes Great Art?” with Katerina Gregos
Continuing with our pursuit of the question “What makes great art?”, Lauren Wetmore sits down with Greek art historian, curator, and writer Katerina…
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