Hannah Baer and Monica Huerta on the Year in Hell; best of 2021: a renowned group of critics, artists, and curators from around the world—Lynne Cooke, Cecilia Alemani, David Joselit, Erin Christovale, Miguel A. López, Malik Gaines, Johanna Fateman,
Amy Sillman, Jack Bankowsky, Darby English, Sky Hopinka, Caroline Busta and Lil Internet, Susanne Pfeffer,
John Kelsey—take stock of the year in art; "Illiberal Arts" by David Joselit;
Anne Imhof by Caroline Busta; five celebrated cineastes—John Waters, Amy Taubin, J. Hoberman, James Quandt, and Cassie da Costa—select the top films of the year; five musicians and critics—
Alan Licht, JJJJJerome Ellis, Sasha Geffen, and Harmony Holiday—name their highlights of the year; nine writers, artists, scholars, and curators—Bruce Hainley, Joan Kee, Negar Azimi,
Dennis Cooper, Molly Warnock, Dodie Bellamy, Colby Chamberlain, Thomas (T.) Jean Lax, Jackie Ess—choose the year's outstanding titles.
And: The Artists' Artists: Darren Bader, Kevin Beasley, Chris Bogia, Diedrick Brackens, Katherine Bradford, Ian Faden, Hadi Fallahpisheh, Genieve Figgis, Miles Greenberg, Heidi Lau, Cannupa Hanska Luger, Lia Clay Miller, Tyler Mitchell, Erin Jane Nelson,
Frida Orupabo, Jimmy Robert, Tracey Rose, Mira Schor, Fin Simonetti, Paul Soileau/Christeene, Gili Tal, Anna Uddenberg, and Claude Wampler.
Plus: More than 35 exhibition reviews from around the globe.
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