BROOKLYN, NY.- Paper Monument’s publication Track changes: a handbook for art criticism, edited by Mira Dayal and Josephine Heston is now available for purchase through n+1. This timely collection of essays by 25 art writers and editors is a rigorous and multifaceted guide to the practice of art criticism today—a mentor in book form.

ABOUT TRACK CHANGES:

Written by art critics for art critics, the book will be equally valuable for those entering the field as it is for those with established careers. It differs from many publications on art writing by foregrounding principles and intentions, with insights from diverse critics on the choices they make in their writing and why.

Case studies, conversational excerpts, manifestos, and reflections offer a collective response to a set of ongoing questions: How do critics and editors of color find entry points, guidance, and support in an art world that has long prioritized straight, white, male writers, artists, and readers? How do we decide which artists to uphold or critique, and how do we understand our impact? What agendas do writers and editors operate under? What makes an art-writing practice or an editorial process feminist?

Contributions come from Kemi Adeyemi, Elisa Wouk Almino, Andy Campbell, Erica Cardwell, Re’al Christian, Aruna D’Souza, Leslie Dick, Amy Fung, Merray Gerges, Annie Godfrey Larmon, Ariel Goldberg, Yves Jeffcoat, Dana Kopel, Yaniya Lee, Dessane Lopez Cassell, Jessica Lynne, Tausif Noor, Ashley Stull Meyers, Lindsay Preston Zappas, Kristina Kay Robinson, Jillian Steinhauer, Ana Tuazon, Monica Uszerowicz, Wendy Vogel, and Emily Watlington.

ADVANCE PRAISE:

“There are a few books at the top of my reading list for next year. I’ve already preordered n+1’s Track chang- es: a handbook for art criticism, edited by Mira Dayal and Josephine Heston. This no doubt illuminating book will feature essays by some of frieze’s contributing writers, including Erica Cardwell, Aruna D’Souza, Jessica Lynne and Tausif Noor.” —Terence Trouillot, Senior Editor at frieze

ABOUT THE EDITORS:

Mira Dayal is an artist, writer, and editor based in New York. Dayal is co-publisher of the collaborative artist publication prompt: and founder of the Journal of Art Criticism. She was previously Ideas Editor at Art in America and an Associate Editor and regular contributor at Artforum, and has taught writing to artists in the MFA programs at Hunter College and the School of Visual Arts, where she is on faculty.

Josephine Heston (she/her) is a New York City-based queer cultural producer who supports the pro- duction of creative projects across art and design. She is a co-founder of rehearsal, a residency for socially-motivated emerging artists and art workers, and was formerly editor-in-chief of the Journal of Art Criticism. Previously, she has worked in programming at organizations such as CUE Art Foundation and A.I.R. Gallery.

ABOUT THE PUBLISHER:

Paper Monument is a non-profit art press intent on presenting smart, serious writing that is accessible to a wide audience. Recent titles include Social Medium: Artists Writing, 2000–2015, Draw It with Your Eyes Closed: The Art of the Art Assignment, and On Fire by Jonathan Griffin. Based in Brooklyn, NY, Paper Monument is published by the n+1 Foundation.

WITH SUPPORT FROM:

Track changes was published with significant support from Critical Minded, a grantmaking and learning initiative that supports cultural critics of color in the United States. Additional support was provided by the William Talbott Hillman Foundation, the Rubin Foundation, SOHO20, and A.I.R. Gallery.