Art Criticism vs. Journalism
<p>In the first episode of <em>Momus</em>’s new “Criticism in Conversation” podcast series, an art critic and an art journalist parse the differing responsibilities and approaches of their craft. Catherine G. Wagley (a <em>Momus</em> contributing editor, and a critic for <em>ARTNews</em> and<em> The Los Angeles Review of Books</em>, among others) and Julia Halperin (Executive Editor of artnet News, and former Museums Editor for <em>The Art Newspaper</em>) compare notes and find common ground as they consider, in particular, the example of a potent piece of journalism published by Halperin concerning the influence of five commercial galleries on worldwide institutional programming. Wagley wonders if this kind of reporting isn’t also the province of criticism, as these politics affect what we see – and how.</p>
Host: Lauren Wetmore, Sky Goodden
Producer: Lauren Wetmore, Sky Goodden
Contributors: Catherine G. Wagley, Julia Halperin
Editors: Angela Shackel
Music: Kyle McCrea
Associate Producer: Mitra Shreeram
Part of: Momus: The Podcast