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My response…
Does art exhibition reviews class as art criticism? If so, yes I do enjoy and actively seek out relevant content for shows that I’m interested in.
I don’t pay much attention to the author when I read art reviews. I will pay more attention from now on to see if I will have a favourite.
I listen to art podcasts a lot. As for reading, the only art magazine that I read regularly is the RA Magazine because I am a Friend of the RA and they send me a physical magazine every quarter which I enjoy reading. I like reading a physical magazine more than an online magazine.
As for art exhibition reviews, in addition to the RA Magazine, I mostly read those in The Guardian and BBC News.
The latest ones I read from The Guardian are:
…a 5* review by Adrian Searle
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…a 3* review by Eddy Frankel
I want to decide which show to see on my forthcoming day trip to London. I only have time for one show. Before reading the reviews, I was going to see the one by Kerry James Marshall and I was pleased to see the review gave it 5 stars. Then I read the Do Ho Suh review which although only had 3 stars, I found the review description very enticing and by the end of reading, I really wanted to see it!
REFLECTIONS
It was interesting that reading the reviews changed my mind about which show to visit, showing the power of such writing. It was also interesting that the star ratings did not influence my final choice of show to see. So I should ignore such star ratings in the future!
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