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ONESTAR PRESS
60 Wrd/Min Art Critic
By Lori Waxman. Afterword by Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev.
Are you an artist? Do you need a review? Operating from a small, single-room structure installed at Documenta 13, Chicago-based art historian and "60 wrd/min art critic" Lori Waxman offered free reviews to any artist who wanted one. A sign in the window announced: "Reviews are free of charge, and are written here on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays between the hours of 1 and 6 p.m. Lori Waxman will spend 25 minutes looking at submitted work and writing a 200-word review. Thoughtful responses are guaranteed. Completed reviews will be published in the Hessische/-Niedersächsische-Allgemeine (HNA) weekly, and will remain on view here throughout Documenta 13." This book collects together all 241 reviews written during the performance, and includes an afterword by the exhibition's artistic director, Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev, who praises the project as "insanely democratic."
Featured image is Lori Waxman (and son Jude) with Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev at the book launch for 60 Wrd/Min Art Critic at Threewalls in Chicago.
FORMAT: Pbk, 5.5 x 9 in. / 150 pgs / 253 b&w. LIST PRICE: U.S. $29.95 LIST PRICE: CANADA $35 ISBN: 9782915359442 PUBLISHER: Onestar Press AVAILABLE: 5/31/2014 DISTRIBUTION: D.A.P. RETAILER DISC: TRADE PUBLISHING STATUS: Out of print AVAILABILITY: Not available TERRITORY: NA ME
Published by Onestar Press. By Lori Waxman. Afterword by Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev.
Are you an artist? Do you need a review? Operating from a small, single-room structure installed at Documenta 13, Chicago-based art historian and "60 wrd/min art critic" Lori Waxman offered free reviews to any artist who wanted one. A sign in the window announced: "Reviews are free of charge, and are written here on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays between the hours of 1 and 6 p.m. Lori Waxman will spend 25 minutes looking at submitted work and writing a 200-word review. Thoughtful responses are guaranteed. Completed reviews will be published in the Hessische/-Niedersächsische-Allgemeine (HNA) weekly, and will remain on view here throughout Documenta 13." This book collects together all 241 reviews written during the performance, and includes an afterword by the exhibition's artistic director, Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev, who praises the project as "insanely democratic."
