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aqnb – “Sparkly Berman: Miracle Zone” Review, June 2021

Review of Sparkly Berman’s solo exhibition Miracle Zone at Le Maximum in Venice, California.

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Open Space Contemporary | Meme 500 Grant – “Clubhouse Capitalism: Memes in the age of immaterial reproduction”

Awarded the Open Space Contemporary x Freeze Magazine Meme 500 Writing Grant to develop a short essay discussing bringing a greater level of criticality to art memes on social media.

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aqnb – “Creating new realities through communicative contagion: Virality, disinformation & conspiracy in the age of the terminal self”, December 2020

Essay for aqnb discussing memes, conspiracy theories and the elasticity of truth in an informational sphere driven by algorithmic circulation.

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aqnb – “#lookoutfornumberone: On the atomization of human experience & the factory of privatized stress”, October 2020

Essay for aqnb regarding the cult of performative activism on social media, and the economic forces powering such behavior for monetary gain.

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Flash Art – “Mathis Altmann: Wir sind das Volz” Review, Summer 2017

Review of Mathis Altmann’s solo exhibition Wir sind das Volz at Freedman Fitzpatrick, Los Angeles in the Summer 2017 issue of Flash Art.

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aqnb – “An interview with Takeshi Murata”, September 2016

Interview with digital and video artist Takeshi Murata before his solo exhibition at Ratio 3 in San Francisco.

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Flash Art – “Mathieu Malouf: Toilet” Review, May 2016

Review of Mathieu Malouf’s solo exhibition Toilet at Jenny’s, Los Angeles in the May 2016 issue of Flash Art.

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Flash Art – “John Miller: Relations in Public” Review, May 2016

Review of John Miller’s exhibition Relations in Public held at Richard Telles, Los Angeles in the May 2016 issue of Flash Art.

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ArtReview – “Martine Syms: COM PORT MENT” Review, May 2016

Review of Martine Syms’ solo exhibition COM PORT MENT at Karma International, Los Angeles, in the Summer 2016 issue of ArtReview.

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aqnb – “Julien Ceccaldi: King and Slave” Review, February 2016

Review of Juilen Ceccaldi’s show King and Slave at Jenny’s in Los Angeles. February 2016.

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aqnb – “Jean Baudrillard: Ultimate Paradox” Review, January 2016

Review of Jean Baudrillard’s exhibition of photography Jean Baudrillard: Ultimate Paradox held at Château Shatto in late 2015 and early 2016. Published January 2016.

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Vice – “High Functioning Flesh: EBM Aggression Manufactured in Los Angeles”, November 2014

Interview and feature for Vice/Noisey regarding the EBM/Industrial band High Functioning Flesh, as well as other members of the dark music scene in Los Angeles. November 2014.

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