OUT NOW: This week, we share four new capsule reviews of our critics’ favorite summer art shows, featuring Margaret Sundell on Moyra Davey, Ania Szremski on Yto Barrada ICP, Johanna Fateman on Maja Ruznic, and Aruna D’Souza on Nicole Eisenman Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago 4columns.org/columns-4/our-…

I’ve done a lot of re-reading this year. I’ve really started to love Tan Lin’s Insomnia and the Aunt from Kenning Editions. He also has a really interesting memoir on Triple Canopy called The Patio and the Index. He writes like no one else. canopycanopycanopy.com/contents/the_p…

“Nicole Eisenman’s monumental group portraits filled with artist cameos and predilection for art-historical bricolage brings a host of other guests to the party.”—Aruna D’Souza on Nicole Eisenman’s “What Happened” show Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, from this week’s summer missive 4columns.org/columns-4/our-…

We love seeing #BooksForward author Pepper Stetler's new nonfiction book on the history of IQ MER - Mom Egg Review's August Bookshelf! See all the titles here: bit.ly/3T08BUN

"Ambiguity is a problem when the mind tries to reproduce it. No, ambiguity is a problem when the mind tries to solve it." Read an excerpt from Tan Lin's forthcoming novel, new poems, and a cluster of writings about the poet and writer's work Post45 Journal ow.ly/XNTS50T4XZp

Join theorist chica marx for a lecture on what comes after Cultural Studies. Co-presented by the The Power Institute and UNSW Art & Design, with support from Performance Space and Artspace. 🎟️Register for free now: ow.ly/rOMR50TanfO

"Things that might be lovely to look at might be hiding something hard to see. The artist as magician misdirecting us to something real." Ania Szremski selects "Yto Barrada: Part-Time Abstractionist" ICP for her @4columns Summer Art Pick ow.ly/J41E50T4VRA

🚨 This is not a drill, new Lynne Tillman incoming! 🚨 We're thrilled to share the cover for Lynne's forthcoming short story collection THRILLED TO DEATH, which will hit shelves officially on 3.25.25. Preorder here: softskull.com/books/thrilled… (Cover Design/Art Direction: @nlcaputo)

"I love the idea of troubled beauty. These are not just flower paintings; these are records of empire." Glenn Ligon speaks to Frieze about issues of wealth extraction and colonial expansion ow.ly/PMG650T8Jtb

<The phrase ‘correct history’ has many meanings, and one early, sardonic use can be found in Naeem Mohaiemen’s 2014 solo show and book Prisoners of Shothik Itihash (“Prisoners of Correct History”) (Kunsthalle Basel, curated by Adam Szymczyk, 2014).> veralistcenter.org/events/vlc-for…

"The ‘freedom’ Kouagou and myself are in search of might be contingent on how successfully we perform self-confidence." Edna Bonhomme (edna bonhomme, phd) profiles Ndayé Kouagou Frieze ow.ly/3AEW50T6ti3

I am over the moon to be a part of this phenomenal group of writers! And looking forward to spending time in Portland next month 🌹

Gaza just had its first polio victim in 25 years. This war cannot continue. My latest essay for The Guardian. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

"For each of these authors, and Ligon, the confessional, first-person essay tone can be both a tool for radical exposure and a sanctuary for critical ideating." Erica Cardwell on Glenn Ligon's "Distinguishing Piss from Rain" for @thebrooklynrail ow.ly/i6nl50T8JU2

I wrote about a few of my favorite things: the poetry of charles theonia, Emma Bovary, and…reading! Out now in the summer 2024 issue of my beloved Poetry Project Newsletter poetryproject.org/publications/n…

A micro oral history of our project in ⁦Frieze⁩ frieze.com/article/bidoun… 🧿🧿

Greg Allen is an inspired choice for the Rabkin Prize. Congratulations gregorg!

"The Palestinian people deserve to be free from military occupation and premature death. Like all people, Palestinians should also be able to live their lives with dignity and respect." Moustafa Bayoumi on the polio epidemic in Gaza for The Guardian ow.ly/Cezq50TfuVL