One would think answering a question as simple as “what does contemporary mean” could be answered in a few words. It is now, it is of the moment, it is the zeitgeist. Right? Well, sort of. Some, like Claire Bishop,Read more…
The Contemporary as “The Present in Drag”
On the sidewalk outside of the KW museum in Berlin, my friend Justin and I walked past two girls that looked familiar. “I think those were the girls we saw on the train,” he said. One day earlier, during aRead more…
How it Feels
We walk by faith, and not by sight, but how do we critique? In Hilton Als’ critique of the seminal film adaptation “Moonlight” by Barry Jenkins and in Peter Schjeldahl’s critique of Kerry James Marshall’s retrospective “Mastry,” readers are offeredRead more…
Tseng Kwong Chi and the Attempted Politicization of a Landscape
“This land is your land, this land is my land.” America is at its core a paradox, an impossible promise. The land is supposedly open to all, a nation of freedom, and yet also a former colony and imperialist superpowerRead more…