Momus
Momus is an international online art publication and podcast committed to reading our cultural text more deeply.
About - Momus
Momus (est. 2014) is an online platform for art writing and criticism. Our activities encompass publishing, Momus: The Podcast, and mentorship programs including Residencies and Fellowships. In both the long and short term, we aim to serve underrepresented art writers and under-addressed readerships.
Programs - Momus
Momus is committed to a model of art writing and criticism that is plural, inclusive, and rigorous. Our residencies and fellowships are designed to support emerging writers through mentorship, peer networks and professional development.
Podcasts Archive - Momus
Dec 17, 2024 · Momus: The Podcast is a monthly arts and culture program hosted by Sky Goodden and Lauren Wetmore.Bringing Momus's unique insistence on criticality into a more conversational register, the podcast is dedicated to transparent conversations with an international cast of artists, curators, critics, and art writers. Momus: The Podcast is in its 7th season and was named one of the top ten art ...
Joshua Schwebel - Momus
Oct 22, 2024 · Joshua Schwebel speaks to long-time collaborator Lauren Wetmore about their shared interest in closing the gap between how art is discursively framed and what it actually does. Schwebel’s artistic practice stems from a deep need to understand the world, coupled with an allergy to authority. “Art is rhetorically positioned as radical,” notes Schwebel, “but …
Tiana Reid - Momus
5 days ago · Momus: The Podcast’s Season 07 finale features Tiana Reid, a Toronto-based critic and assistant professor of English at York University. Reid is a former editor at The New Inquiry and her writing has been featured in Frieze, The Nation, The New York Review of Books, and The Paris Review, among others.She reads from an early influence on her practice, Sylvia Wynter, whose text “Jonkonnu in ...
“I Wish We Could Reach for New Language”: An Interview with
Apr 4, 2022 · Sky Goodden is the founding publisher and editor of Momus, an online art publication based in Canada.Since its founding in 2014 Momus has consistently supported nuanced and insightful writing on contemporary art, in the form of essays, reviews, and interviews.She also runs the Momus Emerging Critics Residencies and co-produces and co-hosts Momus: The Podcast.
Between Language and Cure: Athena Papadopoulos at MOCA …
Jun 1, 2023 · The show, curated by Rui Mateus Amaral, contained two separate bodies of sculpture: Trees with no sound and Bones for Time (both 2023). While all the individual works are compelling, what is especially absorbing is the artist’s deeper turn from the pop-cultural to the conceptual with Bones for Time, which is my focus in this review.One half-sentient, wormlike sculpture in the series contains ...
Critical Writing Fellowship - Momus
Momus and Eyebeam are thrilled to announce the call for applications for the second iteration of their Critical Writing Fellowship. This paid opportunity provides sustained mentorship, editorial support, and network-building to an early-career art writer or critic. Over an 8-month period of research, dialogue, and drafting, the Fellow will produce a feature-length text to …
Jenny Wu, Author at Momus
Jenny Wu. Jenny Wu reviews art and books, writes fiction, and occasionally curates. Her work can be found in Artforum, BOMB, the Brooklyn Rail, and the New York Times Magazine.