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Laws of Motion in a Cartoon Landscape
It’s hard not to laugh along, but the Laws are too thoroughly thought out to be considered mere satire.
Contemporary British Portrait Painters 2024 - Critics’ Picks
8 art critics, writers and podcasters are challenged to pick who they’d want to paint their portrait.
Judy Chicago - Revelations
The wide range of works was a jarring and uncomfortable discrepancy, and something that I struggled with.
Matthew Krishanu - The Bough Breaks
Emotionally charged scenes filled with faces that don’t match my expectations.
Farley Aguilar - The Age of Effluence
It seems like I’m looking at a photo album from a post-human world.
Kati Heck - Tip-Toe-Echo
I left none the wiser, but very much inspired, occasionally befuddled and amused.
Jason and the Adventure of 254
Everything we experience, from a debilitating medical condition to a sporting event we watch, shapes who we are and will become.
Marck - Marck’s Playground
Seeing these video works in person was absolutely better than watching a clip on social media but two things let me down.
Jess Allen - This Is Now
The ambiguous shadow compositions tell me more about myself than they do about the painting.