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    Ben Davis is an art critic living and working in New York City. His writings have appeared in Adbusters, Artinfo.com, Art Papers, C Magazine, The Brooklyn Rail, Frieze, Slate.com, The Village Voice, and many others. He is the national art critic for artnet News. Davis published his first book, 9.5 Theses on Art and Class, in 2013.

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    “Proudly Broken and Refusing to ‘Fit’”: Legacy Russell on “Glitch Feminism”
    Artnet News, Features 2020-09-28

    “Proudly Broken and Refusing to ‘Fit’”: Legacy Russell on “Glitch Feminism”

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    With Sharper Tools: Defending the National Endowment for the Arts
    Artnet News, Features 2020-03-06

    With Sharper Tools: Defending the National Endowment for the Arts

    Ben Davis
    How Protest Works Now: Understanding “The Tear Gas Biennial” and its Historic Effect
    Artnet News, Features 2019-07-27

    How Protest Works Now: Understanding “The Tear Gas Biennial” and its Historic Effect

    Ben Davis
    Where Do We Go From Here? Dubious Wealth and Ethical Funding
    Artnet News, Features 2019-07-05

    Where Do We Go From Here? Dubious Wealth and Ethical Funding

    Ben Davis
    “Velvet Buzzsaw” Should Terrify the Artworld
    Artnet News, Reviews 2019-01-31

    “Velvet Buzzsaw” Should Terrify the Artworld

    Ben Davis
    An Always Fractured Order: Hal Foster’s Unromantic Avant-Garde
    Artnet News, Features 2018-03-26

    An Always Fractured Order: Hal Foster’s Unromantic Avant-Garde

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