In 1789, thousands of women marched on the palace at Versailles, changing the course of the French Revolution. Kathryn Barulich presents the events the October Days, the context they occured in, and muses on how stories continue to affect each other, outside of linear constructs of time.
Read MoreEphemeral, political interventions seem to toe the line between protest and art, while not functioning as either. Citing works of contemporary art, political theory, and media studies, Squier ponders the possibilities of these actions as digital media, exploring how they morph while circulating virally. When considering these actions in the context of visual culture, the visual image might have more power than one would think.
Read MoreAn ode to the all-male exhibition. R.I.P. The Undertaker is a critic, who only writes about exhibitions that are dead.
Read MoreChicago’s recent resurgence represents a triangulation of social justice at its most superficial and approachable level, the art world’s attempt to answer the calls of its constituents—namely the white, educated and middle-class liberals—for art that reflects their politics, but in a way that no longer ruffles any feathers and the pressures of the market.
Read MoreDISSOLVE Magazine SF is an online publication focusing on arts criticism and discourse with the aim to foster the work of emerging writers, cultural theorists, and artists that are passionate about attending to the unseen and the unknown.
Dissolve is pleased to share the release of our most recently printed book, The Demise of Alice by Evelyn Grace Vex. Vex is the pen name of Grace Hannah Perez, an author and artist from Southern California. The novel—a noir mystery set against the backdrop of New Orleans in the late 1920s—was edited by Christopher Squier and Jackie Valle and published by Dissolve in hardcover in February 2024.
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