Artblog contributor Andrea Kirsh shares some notable niche periodicals that she recently discovered in the entry area of MoMA PS1. The art institution is dedicated solely to contemporary art, and has annually hosted Printed Matter’s NY Art Book Fair for the last several years, so it seems fitting for them to carry their own large selection of art, design and visual culture periodicals. Andrea casts light on this typically overshadowed genre.
Read MoreKazuo Ishiguro just won the Nobel Prize for Literature. Our contributor, Nancy Chen, had a close encounter with the writer’s oeuvre one summer and writes about how the works affected her. Note, the piece contains some plot spoilers.
Read MoreArtblog’s Andrea Kirsch reviews an inspired exhibition at The Modern Gallery, Museum of Modern Art, which she discovered on her recent trip to Slovenia’s capital, Ljubljana. “The Heritage of 1989. Case Study: The Second Yugoslav Documents” is a recreation of a 1989 exhibit, which after nearly three decades allows audiences to witness a transitional moment in Yugoslavia’s history with a new lens.
Read MoreArtblog’s Nancy Chen reviews Jenny Zhang’s newly published book, “Sour Heart,” a collection of short stories about Chinese American life and family. Born in Shanghai, China and raised in New York, while Zhang’s book is sold as fiction the stories ring true to the experience of Chinese immigrants. Nancy tells us how Zhang confronts model minority stereotypes head on in her writing style and portrayal of Chinese American families.
Read MoreChip tells us about the fever dream that is the scene that artist Nick Lenker sets for his semi-physical, virtual experience “Recreation: First Person,” which is currently on display at Moore College of Art and Design.
Read MoreAndrea shepherds us to the French coastal town Dunkerque to review the exhibition at Lieu d’Art et Action Contemporaine (LAAC) organized by composer and musicologist Jean-Yves Bosseur. She writes, “While tracing familiar territory, it offered a broad view of the subject and a number of surprises with artists, both earlier and contemporary, who were new to me….This exhibition succeeded with a challenge that faces many museums today: how to present work and ideas that stimulate a knowledgeable audience while offering something for a more general public which may not be familiar with contemporary art.”
Read MoreMichael gives us a glowing review of the 12th annual HUMP! film festival, which was composed of twenty-two amateur and DIY pornographic films. Featuring a diverse group of body types, races, genders, sexualities, and ages (all over 18), the group of films challenge commercial pornography. Michael says, “Many of the films are filled with tenderness, sincerity, vulnerability, even humor.”
Read MoreThis year the curatorial statement for documenta 14 followed suit with the general state of the arts by concentrating on political unrest, economic disparities exploitation, and the displacement of people. Andrea shares some of her favorite moments of the quinquennial festival, and also gives us a critical review of some of the unfortunate selections made by a few curators.
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