Review

Boris Groys in a black suit stands alone on a city sidewalk in a spotlight of sunlight, holding a black bag, with a building and street in the background.

Interview with Boris Groys

The critic, theorist, and philosopher discusses nationalism, popularity, documentation, and the instability of Orientalist categories.

A small-town street at dusk with glowing houses, a church, an American flag, vintage cars, and a figure walking a dog beneath a luminous sky.

Post-Ironic Manifesto for Aspiring Artists

Post-irony is the surefire route to avoiding moral and aesthetic responsibility for any of our expressions.

Gallery installation of salvaged office chairs, metal frames, tarps, and stained fabric spread across the floor and back wall.

The End of Art History?

Today, these narratives no longer apply to the art of the present, and it’s an open question whether they are still a worthwhile way to talk about the past. In the absence of teleology, we have bacchanalia. It’s a free-for-all, and no one is winning.