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Explain Me With Art Critic Ben Davis: The Year That Wasn't, Part Two

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In this episode of Explain Me, we continue our conversation with Artnet's National Critic Ben Davis as we take stock of 2020. 

In this episode: 

  • We discuss the biases of algorithm sorting
  • Ben Davis coins the term cultural inflation, a term that refers to franchise media properties.
  • We examine the relevance of ART CLUB 2000 the recent subject of Ben Davis' review, Why the New ART CLUB2000 Retrospective Offers Lessons for Today’s Artists That Transcend Pure ’90s Nostalgia
  • We name check Davis' The State of Culture, Part One.
    • ...more
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    Explain MeBy Paddy Johnson and William Powhida