The devaluation of individuality, competition and markets is totalitarianism.
Op Ed
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Livestreaming can be inherently political in this day and age because our bodies are the most political subject of all.
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Op Ed
An Incomplete Guide to Critiquing Painting in Tumultuous Times
by Michael Biseby Michael BisePeople who don’t know anything about painting should sit down, shut up, and listen to the the artists and critics who have given their lives to understanding painting.
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Op Ed
Watch Out for Painting: Supports/Surfaces with Raphael Rubinstein
by Michael Biseby Michael BiseIf painting's “very definition is in crisis,” I wanted to get to the bottom of it.
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Don’t get bitter, get prepared.
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So how am I going to regain my faith in art and the art world in 2017?
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The artist-critic can become a reviled creature to himself and the artists he writes about.
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This is a fight for everything that makes life worth living.
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What I refer to when I use “twisted” is art that casually, bracingly depicts the depravity and cruelty of existence with wryness, elegance and awe.
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Glasstire staff and contributors share which Texas-based art made their personal best lists for 2016.
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With large-scale immersive experiences, the devil is in the details—you don’t want to be jarred out of your festival bliss by the myriad things that either don’t work or are victims of organizational neglect.
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We don’t value what is good—we value (and are more enthralled by) what seems ‘real.’
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Like all ghouls, the fascist figure doesn’t just appear; we summon him.
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The battle lines are being incorrectly understood in our personalized Facebook echo chambers: the fight is not between political “progressives” and political “conservatives.”
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This week there was an unfortunate post on the Glasstire Instagram account. An image meant to ridicule Donald Trump’s rhetoric of “bad hombres” and building a wall along the border…
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Klepto fantasies from the Glasstire staff.
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Negative reviews have resonance. They’re the ones people remember.
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As much as dealers give lip service to the idea that fairs are about advertising and networking (rather than selling art), at some point the rubber must hit the road.
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Pluecker writes that a new development in the Houston neighborhood is an “utter abandonment of every political and social goal to which the de Menils dedicated their lives.”
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Art-world press releases are their own special hell. Let's explore.