Johanna Fateman
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co-chief art critic at CULTURED Magazine, musician at LE TIGRE
https://buttondown.com/johannafateman
From r/deleuze "this makes me wonder if gravity is desire."
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Also, go to the Vuillard show at Skarstedt as soon as you can, so that you'll have time to return.
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Last two days to see this show! Emmelines is open 2:30-6:30 today and tomorrow.
www.culturedmag.com/article/2026...
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Our Criticâs Favorite Show This Month Is Hidden in a Subway Station
Harrison Kinnane Smith puts two works by Louise Lawler front and center in a show aboutâamong other thingsâa corporate art collection, cursed real estate, and the status of institutional critique.
https://www.culturedmag.com/article/2026/03/11/art-harrison-kinnane-smith-emmelines/?access_token=eyJpZCI6ODAyNzQsInNpZyI6IjlmN2RlMzU2YWM0NWU2OThkNTFkOTM1OTM4OTZlYWI1ZGY5M2JiOGIxY2FiZmM5N2E1YWQ5Njg1MDhkNThjYjQifQ%3D%3D
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New Museum press preview. Aerobe flying over Extreme Maquette!
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Well, I wrote about The Bride! The exclamation point is part of the title, underscoring the forced breathlessness of this artistic catastrophe, Iâm sorry to say.
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The Bride!
https://4columns.org/fateman-johanna/the-bride
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A free link to my review of Harrison Kinnane Smith at Emmelines, in the 53rd St and Fifth Ave E/F station mezzanine level newsstand, featuring 2 Louise Lawlers...open until March 21.
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louise lawler liked my review
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Well, I wrote about The Bride! The exclamation point is part of the title, underscoring the forced breathlessness of this artistic catastrophe, Iâm sorry to say.
4columns.org/fateman-joha...
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The Bride!
https://4columns.org/fateman-johanna/the-bride
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A free link to my review of Harrison Kinnane Smith at Emmelines, in the 53rd St and Fifth Ave E/F station mezzanine level newsstand, featuring 2 Louise Lawlers...open until March 21.
add a skeleton here at some point
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Also I have a substack
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An Award Nomination, A New Review
Did you hear that Iâm an ASME finalist? For three pieces I wrote for Cultured? A piece on Cameron Rowlandâs DIA show, my Aspen diary, and my account of the September openings in New York. (Scroll down...
https://msjohannafateman.substack.com/p/an-award-nomination-a-new-review
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Some big openings in New York last week, but since I'm disgusted by and distraught about nearly everything, I wrote about conceptual art in an MTA newsstand "under MoMA."
www.culturedmag.com/article/2026...
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Our Criticâs Favorite Show This Month Is Hidden in a Subway Station
Harrison Kinnane Smith puts two works by Louise Lawler front and center in a show aboutâamong other thingsâa corporate art collection, cursed real estate, and the status of institutional critique.
https://www.culturedmag.com/article/2026/03/11/art-harrison-kinnane-smith-emmelines/
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One of my favorite art writers! Juliana Halpert on the LA scene (original HED called it the âanti-Friezeâ report!) This is a gift link BTW.
www.culturedmag.com/article/2026...
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During Frieze LA, Juliana Halpert Finds Some of the Best Art (and Gossip) in Unlikely Places
You'll find no white-cube galleries or art-fair booths in our critic's LA diary, which takes us to a Kâ12 school and a defunct movie theater.
https://www.culturedmag.com/article/2026/02/25/art-juliana-halpert-frieze-los-angeles-2026/?access_token=eyJpZCI6NzkyOTQsInNpZyI6Ijg2NDM4NzNjZTU4YWNhMWVkNTM3NTcyNmVhYmIzY2NmZDUyNjZhMWJjNWI5OTNhZTYyZTZkZTI2ZGFlZjBhZTMifQ%3D%3D
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A free link to our "as New York thaws" gallery guide:
www.culturedmag.com/article/2026...
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As New York Thaws, Our Critics Have Your Essential Gallery Guide
Uptown, downtown, and Brooklyn alikeâthe Critics' Table writers highlight notable exhibitions, from Louise Bourgeois to Torkwase Dyson.
https://www.culturedmag.com/article/2026/02/18/art-what-to-see-in-nyc-galleries-right-now-2/?access_token=eyJpZCI6NzgyMTQsInNpZyI6ImI4OTc3ZTBkMTY4MDE5ZmI4ZDdhYTIwZjdjOWFjZDA1YjVjN2U3ZDczMmZmODEwZGViODVkYjlkMDBjMmJlNjYifQ%3D%3D
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New Diary! 4 Days in Feminist Warsaw
For the Criticsâ Table, I wrote, at some length, about my November trip to attend the openings of âThe Woman Question 1550â2025,â curated by Alison M.
https://substack.com/home/post/p-184561806
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The Pleasure in Being Disgusting: I wrote about Peaches for CULTURED
Peachesâs new album is out next week, and I got emotional, nostalgic even, catching up with her about it.
https://substack.com/home/post/p-188048520
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I talked to Peaches about her new album, fascism, art, when we met 25 years ago (!) in Berlin on Le Tigre's first tour...
www.culturedmag.com/article/2026...
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A free link to Jarrett Earnest's review of Charli XCX's The Moment for the Critics' Table for your pre-Bad Bunny, super cold day reading.
www.culturedmag.com/article/2026...
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âAs Close to Art as Pop Getsâ: Jarrett Earnest on Charli XCX, âThe Moment,â and Our Culture of Hyper-Exposure
In Aidan Zamiri's debut feature film, the star of stage and screen makes everyoneâherself includedâlook bad, brilliantly.
https://www.culturedmag.com/article/2026/02/04/film-charli-xcx-brat-the-moment-review/?access_token=eyJpZCI6Nzc4NTMsInNpZyI6IjQxZDkzNjA3OGQzNWNlNTVlN2Y2ZDA1NTE4ZWNhOTZmMDc0ZDIxYTE1YmRkYjIyMjgzMTRiNjE0ZWNiM2IyNWUifQ%3D%3D
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A free link to Jarrett Earnest's review of Charli XCX's The Moment for the Critics' Table for your pre-Bad Bunny, super cold day reading.
www.culturedmag.com/article/2026...
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âAs Close to Art as Pop Getsâ: Jarrett Earnest on Charli XCX, âThe Moment,â and Our Culture of Hyper-Exposure
In Aidan Zamiri's debut feature film, the star of stage and screen makes everyoneâherself includedâlook bad, brilliantly.
https://www.culturedmag.com/article/2026/02/04/film-charli-xcx-brat-the-moment-review/?access_token=eyJpZCI6Nzc4NTMsInNpZyI6IjQxZDkzNjA3OGQzNWNlNTVlN2Y2ZDA1NTE4ZWNhOTZmMDc0ZDIxYTE1YmRkYjIyMjgzMTRiNjE0ZWNiM2IyNWUifQ%3D%3D
about 1 month ago
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take a break:
www.culturedmag.com/article/2026...
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âAs Close to Art as Pop Getsâ: Jarrett Earnest on Charli XCX, âThe Moment,â and Our Culture of Hyper-Exposure
In Aidan Zamiri's debut feature film, the star of stage and screen makes everyoneâherself includedâlook bad, brilliantly.
https://www.culturedmag.com/article/2026/02/04/film-charli-xcx-brat-the-moment-review/?access_token=eyJpZCI6Nzc4NTMsInNpZyI6IjQxZDkzNjA3OGQzNWNlNTVlN2Y2ZDA1NTE4ZWNhOTZmMDc0ZDIxYTE1YmRkYjIyMjgzMTRiNjE0ZWNiM2IyNWUifQ%3D%3D
about 2 months ago
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take a break:
www.culturedmag.com/article/2026...
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âAs Close to Art as Pop Getsâ: Jarrett Earnest on Charli XCX, âThe Moment,â and Our Culture of Hyper-Exposure
In Aidan Zamiri's debut feature film, the star of stage and screen makes everyoneâherself includedâlook bad, brilliantly.
https://www.culturedmag.com/article/2026/02/04/film-charli-xcx-brat-the-moment-review/?access_token=eyJpZCI6Nzc4NTMsInNpZyI6IjQxZDkzNjA3OGQzNWNlNTVlN2Y2ZDA1NTE4ZWNhOTZmMDc0ZDIxYTE1YmRkYjIyMjgzMTRiNjE0ZWNiM2IyNWUifQ%3D%3D
about 2 months ago
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For this week, I wrote about Joan Semmel. Sam McKinniss on Helen Schjerfbeck at the Met. Ajay Kurian on Marguerite Humeau.
www.culturedmag.com/article/2026...
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For this week, I wrote about Joan Semmel. Sam McKinniss on Helen Schjerfbeck at the Met. Ajay Kurian on Marguerite Humeau.
www.culturedmag.com/article/2026...
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A free link to "4 Days in Feminist Warsaw: Johanna Fateman on the Art of Abortion and the Return of the All-Women Show" (Alison M. Gingeras delivers an epic feminist survey at MSN Warsaw and Poland's first abortion center, AboTak, says "fuck for fun.")
www.culturedmag.com/article/2026...
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A free link to "4 Days in Feminist Warsaw: Johanna Fateman on the Art of Abortion and the Return of the All-Women Show" (Alison M. Gingeras delivers an epic feminist survey at MSN Warsaw and Poland's first abortion center, AboTak, says "fuck for fun.")
www.culturedmag.com/article/2026...
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In case you're worried about the "adult content" in my post, it's Artemisia Gentileschi's Susanna and the Elders, on view at the new Museum of Modern Art, Warsaw, in the feminist survey The Woman Question. And, don't worry, there's even more feminist adult content in the article itself!
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I wrote about my visit to Warsaw in November.
www.culturedmag.com/article/2026...
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4 Days in Feminist Warsaw: Johanna Fateman on the Art of Abortion and the Return of the All-Women Show
Follow along as our critic tours the Polish capital's art scene, visits its first abortion clinic, and meditates on the female figure.
https://www.culturedmag.com/article/2026/01/14/art-abortion-warsaw-artists-feminism/
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Might watch the shining tonight.
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My year-end list, leading with Zohran.
www.culturedmag.com/article/2025...
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The Year in Art: Johanna Fateman Breaks Down the Biggest Hits (and Misses) of 2025
Our critic offers a New York-centric mix of the best, the most discussed, the rather disappointing, and the totally gross.
https://www.culturedmag.com/article/2025/12/17/art-best-and-worst-art-of-2025-list/
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NYC, do the starch-based dissolving âstyrofoamâ peanuts go with the food waste?
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My year-end list, leading with Zohran.
www.culturedmag.com/article/2025...
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The Year in Art: Johanna Fateman Breaks Down the Biggest Hits (and Misses) of 2025
Our critic offers a New York-centric mix of the best, the most discussed, the rather disappointing, and the totally gross.
https://www.culturedmag.com/article/2025/12/17/art-best-and-worst-art-of-2025-list/
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gregorg
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the Drawing Center UFO show catalogue, the H&W Hammons book, Primary Info's Gober book, all the bangers are here
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www.culturedmag.com/article/2025...
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Our Critics Stack Up the Most Notable Art Books of 2025
Co-chief art critics Johanna Fateman and John Vincler and contributing critic Blakey Bessire pull up a chair to share their favorites.
https://www.culturedmag.com/article/2025/12/10/the-critics-table-best-art-books-of-the-year/
3 months ago
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Now there are tons of bots following me, right?
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and a link if you ran out of free articles...
www.culturedmag.com/article/2025...
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Critics's Table WHAT'S ON in NYC this month
www.culturedmag.com/article/2025...
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Put on Your Puffer Coat! Here's Our Critics' Guide to What's On in Chelsea, Tribeca, and Brooklyn
Not in Miami? Lucky you! Here are our picks for New York gallery showsâfrom Nicole Eisenman to Alex Katz to Louise Bourgeoisâas we careen into the holidays.
https://www.culturedmag.com/article/2025/12/05/art-what-to-see-in-nyc-galleries-right-now/
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David Rimanelli on Alex Katz and Matthew Barney for the Critics' Table
www.culturedmag.com/article/2025...
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David Rimanelli Ventures Down Alex Katzâs Orange Road to the Sublime
Our critic visits Gladstone Gallery in Chelsea for a gigantomachy of orange paintings by the 98-year-old artist.
https://www.culturedmag.com/article/2025/11/19/art-david-rimanelli-alex-katz-matthew-barney/
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A free link to my reviews of Louise Bourgeois, Milton Avery, Tishan Hsu, and Alex Da Corte:
www.culturedmag.com/article/2025...
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60 Minutes in Chelsea: Johanna Fatemanâs Walking Tour of the November Openings
Our criticâs short walking loop takes you to Louise Bourgeois, Milton Avery, Tishan Hsu, and Alex Da Corteâthen back to Louise again.
https://www.culturedmag.com/article/2025/11/12/art-new-york-chelsea-exhibtion-guide/?access_token=eyJpZCI6NzEyMjksInNpZyI6ImVlNDE0YWI0MDE4Y2QxZTAxMzllYzVmYjBjYjY4ZDIzOGE3YzljYTZhZDRlMTZiYjBkNTgzYTQ4M2FmM2NlYjUifQ%3D%3D
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A free link to my reviews of Louise Bourgeois, Milton Avery, Tishan Hsu, and Alex Da Corte:
www.culturedmag.com/article/2025...
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60 Minutes in Chelsea: Johanna Fatemanâs Walking Tour of the November Openings
Our criticâs short walking loop takes you to Louise Bourgeois, Milton Avery, Tishan Hsu, and Alex Da Corteâthen back to Louise again.
https://www.culturedmag.com/article/2025/11/12/art-new-york-chelsea-exhibtion-guide/?access_token=eyJpZCI6NzEyMjksInNpZyI6ImVlNDE0YWI0MDE4Y2QxZTAxMzllYzVmYjBjYjY4ZDIzOGE3YzljYTZhZDRlMTZiYjBkNTgzYTQ4M2FmM2NlYjUifQ%3D%3D
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The Public Domain Review
5 months ago
Illustrations from Japanese fireworks catalogues (ca. 1880s) â
https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/japanese-fireworks-catalogues
#newyearseve
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A free link to my profile of Diane Severin Nguyen/preview of her new performance "War Songs" at BRIC...
www.culturedmag.com/article/2025...
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Party in the U.S.A.? With 'War Songs,' Diane Severin Nguyen Asks What Protest Music Really Means
For the artist's headlining Performa commission, a fictional band deconstructs folk-rock hits of the '60sâand much more.
https://www.culturedmag.com/article/2025/10/22/art-diane-severin-nguyen-protest-music/?access_token=eyJpZCI6Njk2MDAsInNpZyI6ImQ2MGM3NmE1NmJjNjFiZDU3ZWYwOTczYjIyNTE1OTA5NTc0ZWMyNDM2MjgwZjZmNWMyNWMwYTY5ZmMxZmViYWQifQ%3D%3D
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My dog wonât eat her food without parmesan
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I think at the tattoo place they can tell you if itâs nazi or not
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best museum heist is still the carolee schneemann photos taken from momaps1 that were mailed back 4 days later from a shipping store in williamsburg by a young woman wearing a disguise
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I really like Diane Severin Nguyenâs work.
www.culturedmag.com/article/2025...
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Party in the U.S.A.? With 'War Songs,' Diane Severin Nguyen Asks What Protest Music Really Means
For the artist's headlining Performa commission, a fictional band deconstructs folk-rock hits of the '60sâand much more.
https://www.culturedmag.com/article/2025/10/22/art-diane-severin-nguyen-protest-music/
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A new diary! (The Criticsâ Table is now free for your first 5 articles.)
www.culturedmag.com/article/2025...
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Juliana Halpert Rates the Los Angeles Art Scene's Tricks and Treats So Far This Fall
The artist and critic takes us on a haunted hayride of her own with this gimlet-eyed guide to the season's openings and events.
https://www.culturedmag.com/article/2025/10/15/art-los-angeles-fall-openings-review/
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Last day for Jennie C. Jones on the roof!
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hey look
@white-columns.bsky.social
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