Author of 9.5 Theses on Art and Class and Art in the After-Culture (bit.ly/3sGSYV7). National Art Critic for artnet News. benadavis.com
Joined June 2009
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Mar 6
The 2026 Whitney Biennial Just Wants You to Feel Something. The era of the vibe-ennial. By @benadavis news.artnet.com/art-world/wh…
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Whitney Biennial 2026 Review: The Revolution Will Be Cute. By Jenny Wu via @ArtReview_ artreview.com/everything-is-…
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Listening to the ep. with @benadavis on acid, is a wiiild ride!
Also, congrats @liz_franczak 🥳🍼
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Ben Davis retweeted
Jan 17
2 smart guys on a shitty but vibe subject-Can Brainrot Be Art? Beeple Thinks So. By @benadavis
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Ben Davis retweeted
17 Apr 2025
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. open.spotify.com/episode/1dG…
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Ben Davis retweeted
9 Apr 2025
"Where is the #Resistance?" Our man @benadavis has thoughts in his latest for @artnet. news.artnet.com/art-world/ha…
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20 Feb 2025
Culture Has No Name for This Cursed Vibe. It’s Everywhere by @benadavis news.artnet.com/art-world-ar…
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Ben Davis retweeted
13 Jan 2025
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.
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Ben Davis retweeted
12 Jan 2025
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.
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Ben Davis retweeted
10 Sep 2024
“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”: nyra.nyc/articles/smarm-to-t…
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Ben Davis retweeted
20 Aug 2024
“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.”
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From The Art Angle: The One Word That Explains Art Now, Aug 15, 2024
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Ben Davis retweeted
9 Aug 2024
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 🔊
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Ben Davis retweeted
14 Mar 2024
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
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Ben Davis retweeted
6 Mar 2024
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:
news.artnet.com/art-world/lu… @SpaceBlueclub @bitbaselart @artnet
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Ben Davis retweeted
4 Mar 2024
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." news.artnet.com/art-world/10…
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Ben Davis retweeted
23 Jan 2024
A Case for Enjoying ‘The Curse,’ Showtime’s Absurdist Take on Art and Media. I'm still thinking about that ending. By @benadavis news.artnet.com/art-world/th…
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Ben Davis retweeted
4 Jan 2024
@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:
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Ben Davis retweeted
3 Jan 2024
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
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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
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21 Dec 2023
The most popular museums in the world according to Google’s #yearinsearch, included teamLab and Ark Experience in Kentucky bit.ly/3NBF29t
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