November 2020 - Critical Read

Graphite Insomnia

• Appreciation, First Person, Visual Art

“A deep black square can be an object or an opening. Sometimes you can get a surface so deep, rich, and black that it begins to contain an immense amount of space and light. Your perception begins to equivocate, reading it as both object and void.”

When the Shows Stopped

• Blogging Fellows, Ghost Lights, Theater

In 2020 actor Kait Russell got her big break – her first audition for a Broadway musical. But while preparing for it she received a phone call that changed everything. “Broadway is shutting down,” her agent told her. “We can’t keep your audition.”

What Is Aesthetics? An Introduction to ‘The Art of Thinking’

• Blogging Fellows, Commentary, In-Depth, The Art of Thinking

“If you’ve ever asked yourself why a particular painting is considered beautiful, or whether a curious item displayed in a gallery even counts as art, then you’ve engaged with the same species of question that aesthetics aims to address.”

Announcing the 2020-21 Critical Read Blogging Fellows

• Blogging Fellows, Editor's Note

Each of these writers has a unique point of view and range of interests. They will be contributing to Critical Read between November 2020 and June 2021.