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Posted on 10th November 2008
Algorhythmic Avant-Garde
There’s this new, controversial anthology of nearly 4,000 poems, entitled Issue 1. It is large enough to defy the limits of traditional bookbinding, with its 3,785 pages. It defies another assumption about books, too.
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Posted on 9th November 2008
Advice for Writing Art Criticism
Lately, I’ve been Learning to Write Art Criticism. Along the way, I’ve discovered some useful advice from a variety of critics at The Guardian, an English newspaper. Here’s a useful passage.
‘Don’t trust your prejudices but believe in your instincts’
Adrian Searle on art
The only rule: look, look again, and keep on looking. If you don’t like [...] -
Posted on 9th November 2008
A “Wake” for Link Magazine
Tonight was a mournful night for the arts community of Baltimore, even though the mourning was mostly in jest. A “wake” was held for Baltimore’s defunct arts magazine, Link: A Critical Arts Journal in Baltimore and the World (1996-2006). For ten years or so, Link was a preeminent authority on the subject of – you guessed it – arts in Baltimore and the World.
