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.
How to Pitch Momus
Momus is an online platform for art writing and criticism. Our editors seek out writing that looks critically at contemporary art and bridges its relationship to larger contexts. Through editing that is committed to sensitivity and rigor, we prioritize accessible approaches to writing. Momus publishes reviews and features, and welcomes pitches in both categories.
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
Nov 20, 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 ...
Loosening the Stays - Momus
May 15, 2024 · The woman moved restlessly between emerging artistic movements (she likened herself to the butterfly, a frequent motif in her work). She was celebrated as the modern woman and was also a devoted Christian Scientist. She had a thriving lampshade business in Paris for a time and her idiosyncratic inventions include a window washer, a blotter bracelet, and something she called an Auto-Facial ...
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 …
Momus Talks - Momus
Momus Talks is an ongoing series of public events hosted by Momus, often with our colleagues and collaborators internationally.Ranging in format from artist talks and critics in conversation events, to book launches and live podcasts recordings, Momus Talks aims to galvanize communities around a model of art writing and criticism that is plural and rigorous.
Residencies - Momus
Drawing on the complexity and diversity of Indigenous art criticism that is documented in gatherings, aesthetic and performative practices, as well as in publications, this Momus Emerging Critics Residency was authored and led by Dr. Léuli Eshrāghi (Sāmoan: Apia, Salelologa, Siʻumu, Leulumoega) and dedicated to global Indigenous art criticism, history, theory, …
Elvia Wilk - Momus
Jun 18, 2024 · Launching Season 7, Elvia Wilk, an essayist, critic, and novelist, talks to Sky Goodden about the decision to quit writing—if only to be able...