Feature Archives - Critical Read

Art Is Essential vol. 6

Writers on the art that matters to them.

"My ambition, nonetheless, is that someday in the distant future, just one lonely reader will wander the shelves of a library and discover...

May 28, 2020• Feature

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September 9, 2019• Ebook, Feature, Visual Art

A collaborative image threatens the relationship between artist and muse.

August 30, 2018• Ebook, Feature, Theater

America’s pioneer political drama saw the nation falling short of its ideals. Almost one hundred years later, the play is more relevant...

A conceptual design for a war memorial prioritizes the individual over the community, upending a centuries-old architectural language. ...

An obscure art film raises the question of censorship at a major art institution.

May 17, 2016• Dance, Ebook, Feature

In 1987 an American choreographer working in Europe turned ballet on its head. Dance would never be the same. ...

With 'Midnight’s Children' author Salman Rushdie found his voice. It would become an international cause....