Art & Tech The Curious Case of the 222 Other Artists Who Just Landed on the Moon Who Are Not Jeff Koons The saga of the Lunaprise Museum. By Ben Davis, Mar 1, 2024
Art Criticism 6 Powerful Highlights From the Met’s Blockbuster Harlem Renaissance Show "The Harlem Renaissance and Transatlantic Modernism" showcases a dazzling array of invention by figures familiar and obscure. By Ben Davis, Feb 27, 2024
Pop Culture ‘Women Laughing Alone With Salad’ and the Undead Era of Internet Culture 'The Hairpin' lives again thanks to A.I. Sort of. By Ben Davis, Feb 13, 2024
Reviews How Do You Tell Photography’s History? ICP’s Big Birthday Show Embodies the Struggle "ICP at 50" shows how radically photographic practice has expanded—and the challenges that expansion has caused. By Ben Davis, Feb 5, 2024
Pop Culture A Case for Enjoying ‘The Curse,’ Showtime’s Absurdist Take on Art and Media Why the artist in the show may be the key to everything, including That Ending. By Ben Davis, Jan 22, 2024
Art & Tech 10 Predictions About Unexpected Ways A.I. Will Reshape Art (Part 2 of 2) Machine sabotage, extreme appropriation, and heady nostalgia. By Ben Davis, Dec 27, 2023
Art & Tech 10 Predictions About Unexpected Ways A.I. Will Reshape Art (Part 1 of 2) Get ready for deep symbolic systems, weirdo videogames, and "emotional chaos." By Ben Davis, Dec 26, 2023
Art History Art We Love: A Scowling Zen Sage’s Unexpected Wisdom On Kano Masanobu's 'Bodhidharma in Red Robes' (late 15th century). By Ben Davis, Dec 24, 2023
Art World These Were the Most Popular Museums in the World, According to Google’s ‘Year in Search’ It was a big year for dinosaurs. By Ben Davis, Dec 20, 2023
Art World What I’m Looking at: Delcy Morelos Reinvents Earth Art, ‘Wild Style’ at 40, and Other Stuff at the Edge of Art Highlights from New York galleries from the past few weeks. By Ben Davis, Nov 21, 2023
Opinion The World’s Most Popular Painter Sent His Followers After Me Because He Didn’t Like a Review of His Work. Here’s What I Learned The reaction from Devon Rodriguez's followers shows why developing a critical analysis of "parasocial aesthetics" is important. By Ben Davis, Oct 19, 2023
Art Criticism TikTok Star Devon Rodriguez Is Now the Most Famous Artist in the World. But What About His Work? "Underground," Rodriguez's show at UTA Artist Space, is a chance to observe the rise of Influencer Art. By Ben Davis, Oct 6, 2023
Reviews What I’m Looking at: Michael Rakowitz Makes a Meta-Monument, the Debate Over ‘Art Without Men,’ and Other Things at the Edge of Art Highlights from New York galleries and the art magazines from the last few weeks. By Ben Davis, Sep 22, 2023
Reviews The 1930s Have Been Viewed as a Time of Simple-Minded Art. ‘Art for the Millions’ Shows Just How Dazzlingly Complex It Was The Metropolitan Museum of Art's exhibition shows that meaning of this time period for art was in debate, even as it happened. By Ben Davis, Sep 19, 2023
Opinion The ‘Quasi-Theological’ Turn in Art Criticism Is a Mirage Leading Us the Wrong Way "Negative Reviews? Part 2," from a 2-part essay on contemporary art writing. By Ben Davis, Aug 30, 2023