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ArtReview is a London-based magazine that has covered and debated contemporary art since 1949.
What grabbed us about this issue...
This issue asks what artistic research actually means when separated from the scientific kind. Nicholas Mangan on the cover gives the question a useful anchor. His films and sculptures approach extraction and value systems through what he calls "material storytelling" rather than linear argument. The MSCHF interview is also worth finding. The New York collective have built a reputation for provocative cultural interventions and are an unexpected presence in these pages. There is also a column by Judith Butler on how to process political defeat. It offers a quieter moment in an issue that otherwise keeps the pressure on.
Who's ArtReview for?
ArtReview is one for when you want to be inside the art conversation rather than observe it from a distance. Since 1949, it has built a reputation for criticism that takes a position. Each issue mixes artist profiles and exhibition reviews with longer features that push back on received thinking. The writing is addressed to readers already invested in contemporary art. Not the easiest entry point if contemporary art is new to you. That said, the exhibition reviews are a useful companion for anyone spending time in galleries. Think of it as a critical guide to the contemporary art year. It's one to reach for when you want your reading to challenge what you already think.
Type: Long-form, text-led read
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