Yesterday, IKOB visited the Düsseldorf Art Academy’s much-discussed “Rundgang,” the annual student exhibition. Our sense of slight irritation and underwhelm was perfectly captured by Jennifer Braun, also known as “The Gen Z Art Critic.” We highly recommend reading her brilliant piece of art criticism.

https://jenniferbraun.substack.com/p/a-letter-to-the-students-at-kunstakademie?triedRedirect=true&open=false

#rundgang #ikobontour #düsseldorf #academy #artcritic #artcriticism

@simon “In this work, the A.I.tist explores fundamental absurdity upon infinite, grounded womanhood. The deconstruction of both the pelican itself and the bicycle frame it sits upon reflect the fragmented nature of life, and they in turn are upon wheels that cleverly combine an infinity symbol and a vagina mired waist-deep in the earth itself.”

#Art #ArtCritic #Satire #ArtCriticSatire #AI

📖 The Mirror Cycle continues.

Book Two: Myths from the Vault and Song of Binding
Gravity weeps, form awakens, and the first worship begins.

Archangels are born not to speak or love — but to bind.

🜃 Read it here: https://wittgensteinsmonster.substack.com/p/book-two-myths-from-the-vault-and

Featuring cosmic art by WisArts

#Mythopoeia #SpeculativeCosmology #Poetry #MirrorCycle #ArtCritic #LLMMyths

Book Two: Myths from the Vault and Song of Binding

How gravity broke, form was born, and worship gave shape to the world

Eshu’s Substack

les transitions entre les morceaux de Cold Visions seront étudiées dans les livres d'histoire

#artcritic

Finally, after months of hesitation, I decided to carve out a space dedicated to my work and passion: art criticism. I started on IG but moved here in search of a more ethical space.

After years of activities in the field and several planning attempts, I could not come up with a definitive idea (well, definitely I am many things, but not a marketing or branding talent), so bear with me and with the nebula of identities that might condense and disperse here.

What I know is that this profile will be somewhere between a travelogue and an archive, serving as a window on thoughts and a space where to connect ideas and people. There will be projects, exhibitions, books, memories, and more.

Let's travel together in the past, present, and future of contemporary art, through my very subjective lens and experience!

Welcome aboard!

P.S. Big thanks to Ivan Put for the amazing photo!

#contemporaryart #artcriticism #art #artcritic

Hyundai Artlab’s Editorial Fellowship offers $10,000 to two global art writers, fostering critical discourse through mentorship and publication. Apply by March 3, 2025.

#hyundaiartlab #fellowship #contemporaryart #artcritic #artnews #dailyartnews

https://tr.ee/d_RQ0OFbRN

"Genieverdacht entschuldigt alles: Marco Goecke wird anderthalb Jahre nach der Hundekot-Attacke zum Ballettchef in Basel ernannt. Der Fall offenbart den Statusverlust der Kritik."

https://zeitung.faz.net/faz/feuilleton/2024-05-29/eef95a9cc52ad1e53933c2266a7aeadb

#basel #ballett #art #artcritic

Wie das Kunstsystem sich das Kunsturteil vom Hals schafft

Marvel at the stunning details in 'View of the Castle Gnandstein' at #ClevelandMuseumofArt! Impeccable rendition of realism infused with sublime. How would you interpret the artist's perspective?
#ArtCritic #MuseumChat #ArtLovers
https://clevelandart.org/art/2015.76
View of the Castle Gnandstein | Cleveland Museum of Art

“I sense great vulnerability. A man-child crying out for love. An innocent orphan in the post-modern world.”

“I see a parasite. A sexually depraved miscreant who is seeking only to gratify his basest and most immediate urges.”

“His struggle is man’s struggle. He lifts my spirit.”

“He is a loathsome, offensive brute. Yet I can’t look away.”

“He transcends time and space.”

“He sickens me.”

“I love it.”

“Me too.”

#artCritic #KingCharles

Outland / | 𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗦𝗘𝗦 𝗢𝗡 𝗚𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗖𝗛, 𝗣𝗧 𝟮⁠
Featuring notes from:⁠
Shawné Michaelain Holloway
Raquel Meyers
Paul B. Davis ⁠

https://outland.art/shawne-michaelain-holloway-raquel-meyers-paul-b-davis-glitc

#ShawneMichelainHolloway #RaquelMeyers #PaulBDavis #LensesonGlitch #GlitchArt #Glitch #GlitchMedia #NewMedia #NewMediaArt #ContemporaryArt #DigitalArt #ArtCommentary #ArtCriticism #ArtCritic #OutlandArt

Lenses on Glitch, Part 2 - Outland

Shawné Michaelain Holloway, Raquel Meyers, and Paul B. Davis share the perspectives that have shaped their work with glitch.

Outland