Judgment Under Review: Critics, Gatekeepers, and a Met Museum Cancellation
From a critic’s call for an “extra-human” review in San Francisco Classical Voice to AP’s report that The Met Museum canceled its Galliano show, recent stories map the shifting forces—human and algorithmic—that shape taste and authority.
Inside Isaiah Lees Dollhouse Worlds, Shadows Stretch and Memories Shift
Chicago artist Isaiah Lee builds dollhouse-scale paintings where toys turn uncanny, shadow widens the unknown, and faith and memory collide. His solo exhibition A Thief in the Night opens October 16 at crosswalk in Chicago, with additional works on view through November 1 at Hyde Park Art Center.
Marka27s Ni de Aquded, Ni de Alle1 Brings Neo Indigenous Portraits and Paletas to Santa Cruz This October
Victor Qui f1onez (Marka27) fuses pop culture, graffiti, Indigenous imagery, and Mexican mural traditions into neo Indigenous portraits and sculptures. His traveling exhibition Ni de Aqu d ed, Ni de All e1debuted at Boston University in 2025, was briefly shown then shut down at the University of North Texas in Denton, and opens at Institute of the Arts and Sciences in Santa Cruz this October, featuring the I.C.E. Scream series confronting the Trump administrations immigration crackdown.