Ben Davis

Author of 9.5 Theses on Art and Class and Art in the After-Culture ( National Art Critic for artnet News.

[alain servais @aservais1]

The 2026 Whitney Biennial Just Wants You to Feel Something. The era of the vibe-ennial. By @benadavis https://t.co/RVmWpsVcQm

[Greeksaw @greeksaw]

@TrueAnonPod
Listening to the ep. with @benadavis on acid, is a wiiild ride!
Also, congrats @liz_franczak 🥳🍼

[alain servais @aservais1]

2 smart guys on a shitty but vibe subject-Can Brainrot Be Art? Beeple Thinks So. By @benadavis
#Podcast https://t.co/ODSr5Qy43v

[Brian Boucher™️ @briankboucher]

My man @benadavis was kind enough to invite me on to @artnet's Art Angle podcast to talk over the crazy shit that has come to pass in culture since January 20, focusing on museums. Now live on @Spotify and @iTunes platforms. https://t.co/c0kngGF8Bo

[Brian Boucher™️ @briankboucher]

"Where is the #Resistance?" Our man @benadavis has thoughts in his latest for @artnet. https://t.co/9siA8mg594

[Naomi @naomikrea]

Culture Has No Name for This Cursed Vibe. It’s Everywhere by @benadavis https://t.co/0gPEyaS4dX

[Dean Kissick @deankissick]

@Ataoskers @benadavis It’s a strong response, the best I’ve read so far (and I think I’ve read nearly all of them). The alternative narrative of the last ten years is particularly good.
Personally, I don’t think our positions are very far apart.

[Aleksandar Saša Babić @paintedblahblah]

Article by @benadavis "Post-Woke"?
My opinion: I don't think so. people will always be aware of the things they disagree with and will try to ban it. Maybe the word will change into something else.
https://t.co/DhUCNa0fVs

[Ben Davis @benadavis]

@vze26m98 uh no... that was my mistake, though a funny one

[Ben Davis @benadavis]

My list of "Words of the Year" in art
https://t.co/6xz6cgiy1o

[New York Review of Architecture @nyreviewofarch]

“The luxury dining industry is presented as a potential solvent for toxic masculinity and a path to self-betterment for the downtrodden.”
Enjoy an amuse bouche from NYRA’s forthcoming issue: @benadavis on “The Bear”: https://t.co/CmEgjmIYG5

[Ariel Baron-Robbins @ArielBaronRobb1]

“Conventionally, art takes up a discernible medium and takes creative distance from ordinary communication or banal functionality, making an appeal to the senses that reroutes common sense……..

In the current climate, though, art renounces its own project of mediation. Directness and literalism are the techniques, immersiveness and surety are the effects.”

@benadavis
From The Art Angle: The One Word That Explains Art Now, Aug 15, 2024
https://t.co/qy9Nb3oJCu
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[Joshua Citarella @JoshuaCitarella]

On the @artnet podcast with @benadavis talking about our strange moment in the arts and culture. We tell the decade arc story of how we got here and explore what comes next. Episode is out today 🔊

[Standard Definition @briandroitcour]

tina rivers ryan is using a genocide as an opportunity to advance her career. it makes me sick to see people congratulate her for that

[Sprice Studio @sprice_studio]

Thank you @benadavis for your shout-out to my project in your profile on the first official art collection on the Moon: the Lunaprise 🌙

Check out his piece for a bird’s eye view of the project’s history:
https://t.co/s0OkHp32P1 @SpaceBlueclub @bitbaselart @artnet

[Fanny Lakoubay @flakoubay]

Monday reading recommendation: "How will AI reshape art" by the inimitable @benadavis from @artnet from earlier this year! "if you want to predict the future of “art” in the shadow of generative A.I., you specifically do not want to focus on what the technology makes it easy to do." https://t.co/XVrgx5ewFl

[alain servais @aservais1]

A Case for Enjoying ‘The Curse,’ Showtime’s Absurdist Take on Art and Media. I'm still thinking about that ending. By @benadavis https://t.co/xHdIztACZt

[Charles Turner @vze26m98]

@benadavis "Futurology is mainly people telling you what corporations are already doing." Nice pair of articles, but as you say, they're about "how A.I. might be rewiring the perception of art," not so much on making artistic use of the technology. Luciano Berio in 1985:

[Amanda Kelly  @ajoykelly]

Fascinating essay on the impact and interweaving of artificial intelligence and art critically explored by @benadavis - so much food for thought!
"10 predictions about the unexpected impact of AI" | @artnet
https://t.co/D8Dk4eqLOt

[Maxand98 @maxand98]

This is one aspect I think @benadavis missed in his otherwise excellent @artnews AI essay, and where @jamesbridle has been especially articulate: the digital/physical interface