Track Changes: A Handbook for Art Criticism - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1736507915 ISBN 13: 9781736507919

Publisher: Paper Monument, 2023

Synopsis

Critics who prioritize social, ideological, or political concerns are often admonished for “having an agenda.” But judgments are never neutral, and writers who articulate their commitments can productively heighten the stakes and impact of criticism.

In Track Changes: A Handbook for Art Criticism, twenty-five art writers and editors share strategies for critical writing and editing that encourage solidarity and reparative decision-making to actively challenge structural inequalities within the art world.

This collection begins with a practical overview of the editorial process, followed by case studies, conversations, manifestos, and reflections on technical and ethical choices. 

Track Changes is a rigorous and supportive guide to art criticism—a mentor in book form.

About this title

About the Authors

Mira Dayal is an artist, writer, and editor based in New York. Dayal is co-publisher of the collaborative artist publication prompt: and founder of the Journal of Art Criticism. She was previously Ideas Editor at Art in America and an Associate Editor and regular contributor at Artforum, and has taught writing to artists in the MFA programs at Hunter College and the School of Visual Arts, where she is on faculty.

Josephine Heston is a New York City-based queer cultural producer who supports the production of creative projects across art and design. She is a co-founder of rehearsal, a residency for socially-motivated emerging artists and art workers, and was formerly editor-in-chief of the Journal of Art Criticism. Previously, she has worked in programming at organizations such as CUE Art Foundation and A.I.R. Gallery.

Edition details

• Publisher: Paper Monument
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1736507915
• ISBN 13: 9781736507919
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256
• Editor: Dayal Mira, Heston Josephine