Critical Review

Critical Review

Picks, Trends, and Observations from Fairs, Galleries, and the Rubell Museum (Including a Theory as to why Everything is Suddenly Periwinkle)

Is this a good year for galleries? That depends on who you ask. At the main fair, booths with challenging or innovative artworks are about as common as faces with intact buccal fat—they're few and far between and take some effort to spot.

An Interview with the Artist Ahead of her Screening and Exhibition Reception at Stevenson University

To say the work is political would be an understatement. To paraphrase her aunt at the opening: "Hey Heidi why don’t you tell us where you stand politically?" But it is more than that, it is about being an artist, being a mother, being a partner, and being a feminist in these ever so uncertain times

Elizabeth Myers Mitchell Museum Showcases Works From 1965-1980

The works in The Speed of Time show artists co-opting, even deconstructing film and video, media that, in their commercial form, were on their way to dominating the American consciousness.

National Gallery of Art to Screen Rarely Seen 1970s Films of Baltimore-Born Independent Black Filmmaker

The National Gallery of Art’s retrospective Skip Norman: Here and Now on December 9-10, 2023, is a long overdue homecoming for a talented Black filmmaker with strong connections to the region, whose small but compelling filmography and unique life story merit a fresh look.

Motor House's Exhibition Celebrating Baltimore's Puerto Rican Diaspora Closes 12/5

"Pa’ Mi Gente" is a love letter to the Puerto Rican diaspora in Baltimore and beyond.

Baltimore-Based Groups Participate in a Global Theater Festival to Inspire Action

Coinciding with the U.N. Climate Change Conference, Baltimore-based Plays and Readings

The Power and Prestige of European Women Creators from the 1400's-1800's

Collectively these pieces speak to our very human impulse towards making, documenting, and memorializing that extends beyond the early Modern era.

What is collaboration? And how do we know if it’s working?

Subscribers, Expect Your Copy of Issue 16: Collaboration this week!!

A Year Into Her Role as Successor to its Founding Director, AVAM Releases Jenenne Whitfield from her Contract

If an institution cannot successfully function without the direct engagement of its founding director, clearly it is not yet sustainable or ready to successfully onboard a successor.

The Historic Story of Afong Moy Speaks to a Present Audience, Through November 19th

The two-person cast, Tuyết Thị Phạm (Afong Moy) and Đavid Lee Huỳnh (Atung), under Nana Dakin’s skillful direction, show the effect of cultural exploitation on the individual. They also, along with the talented design team, raise the question of whether we are complicit in that exploitation.

Baltimore news updates from independent & regional media

This week's news includes: New Hamiltonian Fellows, Kerr Houston wins Lois Moran Award for Craft Writing, The Roller Wave, the Valerie Maynard internship at the BMA, the Mac MacLure Spirit of Leadership Award, and more!

Owner Damian Mosley Scales Down to Keep Quality High

If you ask around town for the best restaurant, Blacksauce Kitchen is almost always among the top ten, but the brick-and-mortar shop is only open two days a week—Thursdays and Saturdays.

Baltimore news updates from independent & regional media

Katherine Tzu-Lan Mann and Jackie Milad at VisArts, playwright Tatiana Nya Ford, Terri Lee Freeman, Dr. Edwin T. Johnson, and Lady Brion interviewed on WYPR Midday, CharmTV moving to Black Arts District, Bertha's closes for good, and more.

On Stage Through November 19th

The Vagabond Players have opened their 108th season with a handsome production of Tim Rice’s Cold War rock opera Chess. Under Stephen M. Deininger’s excellent direction, this neglected work has come back to Baltimore’s Broadway with a bang. 

Reflecting on a Dérive through Artscape and its Memories

Finding Ourselves at the Corner of North and Charles: Photos, New Memories, and Creative Achievements of Artscape 2023

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