“Instant Art Critic” at INOVA in Milwaukee for three days in June –
05/17/2013 Leave a comment
INOVA PRESENTS 60 WRD/MIN ART CRITIC
Art critic Lori Waxman guarantees brief, serious reviews to all visual artists on a first-come, first-served basis in a performance about art criticism.
For three days at INOVA, 2155 North Prospect Avenue in Milwaukee, Chicago-based art critic Lori Waxman will receive artists in need of reviews as part of her project, the “60 wrd/min art critic.” Reviews, which are free of charge, will be scheduled and written in twenty-five minute increments only during these hours: Friday, May 31 to Sunday, June 2, 11-1:30 & 2:30-5:00 each day.
Reviews will be signed, published and ready for pick-up within the time frame of the performance. Artist, artwork, critic, and review will all exist in the same space simultaneously, thereby helping to demystify the art review process. The reviews will be posted at the performance site and will remain on view throughout the weekend. In addition, the reviews will be published by the Shepherd Express (select reviews in print and all reviews online) in the week following the performance.
Advance appointments can be made as of May 17, 2013 by emailing critic@60wrdmin.org. Walk-in hours will be held Sunday, June 2, from 2:30-5:00.
The 60 wrd/min art critic is many things: an exploration of short-form art writing, a work of performance art in and of itself, an experiment in role reversal between artist and critic, a democratic gesture and a circumvention of the art review process. At a time when newspaper and magazine art columns are disappearing, the “60 wrd/min art critic” aims to get a community talking about its own art.
Milwaukee is among 10 U.S. cities included as destinations for the “60 wrd/min art critic.” Waxman has focused her project on vibrant regional arts communities from Kansas City, Missouri to Austin, Texas to Durham, North Carolina whose artists may rarely have opportunities to receive nationally published art reviews. This past summer, a 100-day version of the project was included in dOCUMENTA (13), the major survey of international art held every five years in Kassel, Germany.
Lori Waxman is a Chicago-based critic and art historian. She publishes a biweekly column in the Chicago Tribune and has written for Artforum and Parachute, as well as for catalogues large and small. She is the co-author and co-editor of Girls! Girls! Girls! in contemporary art (Intellect Press, 2011) and teaches art history and new arts journalism at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
The 60 wrd/min art critic is a project of the Creative Capital | Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant Program. More information on this national project can be found at http://www.60wrdmin.org.
