Empathy As Form

Kate Brock challenges contemporary notions of empathy & racism as a virus

Desire Was A Single Black Square

Sumeja Tulic considers an aesthetic lineage of the black square in light of Blackout Tuesday on June 2nd

“No New Theories” by Kameelah Janan Rasheed

Lauren Palmer reviews Rasheed’s monochromatic artist book

We Need Embodied Criticism

Lune Ames discusses the antiracist work of the critic as somatic

Respiratory Failure

Jessica Holmes addresses America’s systemic racism as a form of suffocation amidst the unfolding Covid-19 pandemic

In Memoriam: Zarina (July 16, 1937-April 25, 2020)

Sumeja Tulic pays tribute to the life and work of the artist Zarina

“Legsicon” by Laure Prouvost

Lauren Palmer reviews “LEGSICON” by Laure Prouvost

Truth to Biases: Shahidul Alam at the Rubin Museum

Sumeja Tulic reviews “Shahidul Alam: Truth to Power” at the Rubin Museum

On Being “Wrong”: An Ode to John Baldessari

Angella d’Avignon writes an ode to John Baldessari and his impact on her art world

Irena Haiduk: REMASTER at the Swiss Institute

Lauren Palmer experiences the visual equivalent of a literary masterwork in Irena Haiduk’s “REMASTER”

Fallback Friday: Meleko Mokgosi: Democratic Intuition

Degree Critical looks back at Hakim Bishara’s review of “Meleko Mokgosi: Democratic Intuition” at Jack Shainman

Fallback Friday: Shake It Off: Approaches to Placemaking in the 21st Century

Degree Critical revisits Lauren Palmer’s review of “Life to come” at Metro Pictures