Our new column The Bullhorn is intended to encourage frank discussion about the challenges and foibles of creative communities in the South. It is a place to air grievances and issue calls to action. We will allow anonymous contributions, but only if they are sincere and serve to elevate our art communities. Personal attacks will … Continued
What does it mean to make an image of a contemporary urban city, and how does one go about doing so? What patterns and typologies would repeat themselves across the global metropolitan network, and what qualities would remain and unrepeatable? Is there something inherently singular about Los Angeles or Dubai, or is our globalized world rendering … Continued
Institutional critique looms large over contemporary art. In a moment when power is being held to account and representation matters, recent interventions into the formal, conceptual, and systemic workings of the art institution by artists and activist communities remind us of the urgent necessity of this practice. However, among the protests and hashtags for change … Continued
Here’s what our contributors are looking forward to in 2018.
Our contributors were moved by cultural experiences large and small, near and far, proving that you don’t have to travel far or spend a lot to find inspiration.
From online reads to rediscovered classics, here’s what our contributors were inspired by in 2017. Check out the rest of our Best of 2017 series: Best Exhibitions, Cultural Experiences, News Stories, and Movers and Shakers. Chris Vitiello, art critic, DurhamI was rattled by Against Value in the Arts and Education (Rowman & Littlefield, 2016), a book of essays that basically … Continued
Who or what impacted local art scenes in 2017?
Our contributors share their favorite exhibitions in their own cities and in others they visited.
Best known for his work in TV, video and film, the Chattanooga native professes a nostalgia for his Southern roots. But our reviewer takes issue with his work in this mini-retrospective because it “preserves a narrative of the Civil War as a battle for heritage and state’s rights and not the continuous enslavement of African-Americans for economic gain.”
