Art Review #169 Vol76 No8
Critique
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The November issue of ArtReview puts the ‘review’ under scrutiny: How do we decide what to review? Can anything be reviewed? Is it possible to exhaust the review format? And why are we so obsessed with reading reviews? Four writers from around the world explore these questions via reviews that... Read More
The November issue of ArtReview puts the ‘review’ under scrutiny: How do we decide what to review? Can anything be reviewed? Is it possible to exhaust the review format? And why are we so obsessed with reading reviews? Four writers from around the world explore these questions via reviews that variously include rodeos, funeral homes, repeat visits to the same exhibition and everything reviewed within a one-kilometer radius. German artist Hans Haacke, champion of institutional critique and featured on this issue’s cover (with an intervention by the Wendy comics artist Walter Scott), is interviewed by Liam Gillick; Nate Budzinski asks why exhibitions about art and witchcraft are so popular; JJ Charlesworth questions whether populist art is really for the people or just for the artworld; and Dorrell Merrit considers the enduring format of the photographic tableau. Plus exhibition and book reviews from around the world.
Art Review Founded in 1949, ArtReview is one of the world’s leading international contemporary art magazines, dedicated to expanding contemporary art’s audience and reach.