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Fallback Friday: Emmanuel Iduma with Abraham Oghobase

Degree Critical revisits Emmanuel Iduma’s 2017 interview with photographer Abraham Oghobase

Abraham Oghobase, Art Criticism, art writing, CCA Lagos, contemporary art, contemporary photography, Emmanuel Iduma, featured, International Studio & Curatorial Program, MFA Art Criticism, MFA Art Writing, SVA, SVA MFA

On Being “Wrong”: An Ode to John Baldessari

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

Angella d'Avignon, art writing, Degree Critical, featured, John Baldessari, SVA, SVA MFA

Irena Haiduk: REMASTER at the Swiss Institute

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

art writing, featured, Irena Haiduk, Lauren Palmer, Mikhail Bulgakov, SVA, SVA MFA, Swiss Institute

Fallback Friday: Meleko Mokgosi: Democratic Intuition

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

Art Criticism, art writing, Fallback Friday, featured, Hakim Bishara, Jack Shainman, lerato, Meleko Mokgosi, SVA, SVA MFA

After Manet: The Wife, the Fish, and the Philosopher

Cigdem Asatekin explores the life of Edouard Manet’s most important model, his wife

art writing, Cigdem Asatekin, Degree Critical, Edouard Manet, featured, French Modernism, Madame Manet, Norton Simon Museum, SVA, SVA MFA, The Frick

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

Art Criticism, art writing, Asad Raza, Camille Henrot, featured, Lauren Palmer, Metro Pictures, Philippe Parreno, Placemaking, Rirkrit Tiravanija, SVA, SVA MFA

“Manifesto” at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

Sahar Khraibani considers the role of manifestos in art history in her review of “Manifesto” at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

art writing, Cate Blanchett, Degree Critical, featured, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Julian Rosefeldt, Manifesto, review, sahar khraibani, SVA, SVA MFA

A Face Nature “Blessing” for a Transverse Meal

Lune Ames writes about an immersive performance, “Face Nature” lead by Madeline Schwartzman

art writing, Climate Change, Face Nature, featured, Lunes Ames, Madeline Schwartzman, Montclair Design Week, New Jersey, Performance, SVA, SVA MFA, The Annex

The Hour of Exposure

Yinka Elujoba explores the role of elasticity and consonance in three double exposure photographs

art writing, Degree Critical, double exposure, Fan Ho, featured, Spirit Photography, SVA, SVA MFA, Teju Cole, Umberto Verdoliva, William Mumler, Yinka Elujoba

Vija Celmins: To Fix the Image in Memory at The Met Breuer

Cigdem Asatekin reviews “Vija Celmins: To Fix the Image in Memory” at The Met Breuer

art writing, Cigdem Asatekin, Degree Critical, featured, SVA, SVA MFA, The Met Breuer, Vija Celmins

The Souvenir, The Wound

Cynthia Cruz considers class privilege and social distance in her explication of the film “The Souvenir”

art writing, Cynthia Cruz, Degree Critical, featured, Film Writing, Joanna Hogg, SVA, SVA MFA, The Souvenir

The Aerial Muse & Maine’s Fallow Fields of History

Lune Ames explores indigenous history in Yvonne Jacquette’s “Little River Farm”

Degree Critical, featured, Little River Farm, Lune Ames, Metropolitan Museum of Art, SVA, SVA MFA, Wabanaki Country, Yvonne Jacquette

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The MFA program in Art Writing at SVA was established in 2007 for writers with a focus on visual arts and criticism as a place to hone this special craft. Degree Critical, initiated soon after as the department’s online publication, has grown to encompass writing by students, faculty, and alumni, making it an unparalleled space on the Internet for perceptive and relevant critical writing.


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