Strictly Critical
Christian Viveros-Fauné, Blake Gopnik, Tom WinchesterBlake Gopnik and Christian Viveros-Fauné
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New Humans: Memories of the Future Director's Cut
Ballet Mécanique
Now that it’s just us, let’s get down to the nitty gritty. As CVF says, the ‘new human’ and ‘cybrog’ themes this exhibition centers around aren’t exactly, as the eponymous museum may claim, new. It’s…
New Humans: Memories of the Future
The New Museum just got new-er. They’ve expanded, and the inaugural exhibition, New Humans: Memories of the Future, curated by Massimiliano Gioni, is a huge ‘kitchen sink’ or ‘supermarket’ kind of experience. The Strict Crits, still in the...
The Venice Biennale 2026 Director's Cut
Walk-and-Chat with the Fellas
Enjoy twice as much commentary with the Director’s Cut. Hear the Strict Crits discuss how the Biennale compares to those previous, cultural representation in the Central pavilion, and the politics of…
Venice Biennale 2026 Postmortem
A Nightmare of Air-Kissing
The Strict Crits dodge the rain in Venice to chat inside about the 2026 Biennale. We hear their first-blushes and how this iteration of the Biennale compares to those of the past. Were they overloade…
The Venice Biennale 2026
Our Strict Crits stroll through the pavilions at the Venice Biennale. They visit the Austrian, American, and Spanish pavilions, as well as the Central pavilion where In Minor Keys is exhibited. Critiques of artworks include those by Linda G...
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I'm the "Critical" in "Strictly Critical."
I’ve been the art critic of the Washington Post and Newsweek, and now I contribute to the New York Times. I’ve written biographies of Warhol and Albert Barnes. I've made a living writing about art and artists. What could be better than that?
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