Momus
Momus is an international online art publication and podcast committed to reading our cultural text more deeply.
Programs - Momus
Momus is committed to a model of art writing and criticism that is plural, inclusive, and rigorous. Our residencies and fellowships are designed to support emerging writers through mentorship, peer networks and professional development.
About - Momus
Momus (est. 2014) is an online platform for art writing and criticism. Our activities encompass publishing, Momus: The Podcast, and mentorship programs including Residencies and Fellowships. In both the long and short term, we aim to serve underrepresented art writers and under-addressed readerships.
Residencies - Momus
Drawing on the complexity and diversity of Indigenous art criticism that is documented in gatherings, aesthetic and performative practices, as well as in publications, this Momus Emerging Critics Residency was authored and led by Dr. Léuli Eshrāghi (Sāmoan: Apia, Salelologa, Siʻumu, Leulumoega) and dedicated to global Indigenous art criticism, history, theory, …
Arenas of Freedom - Momus
Dec 20, 2024 · MC 9 and A Prune Twin bookend a smaller space housing Personalities (2024), a sculptural suite of video portraits arranged in a spiral and suffused in Atlas’s signature orange, “the sophisticated sister of red.”In Personalities, everyone is a star, including you, if you stand in an orange spotlight in the center of a circle of monitors atop orange plinths, the …
Podcasts Archive - Momus
Dec 17, 2024 · Momus: The Podcast is a monthly arts and culture program hosted by Sky Goodden and Lauren Wetmore.Bringing Momus's unique insistence on criticality into a more conversational register, the podcast is dedicated to transparent conversations with an international cast of artists, curators, critics, and art writers. Momus: The Podcast is in its 7th season and was named one of the top ten art ...
Critical Writing Fellowship - Momus
Momus and Eyebeam are thrilled to announce the call for applications for the second iteration of their Critical Writing Fellowship. This paid opportunity provides sustained mentorship, editorial support, and network-building to an early-career art writer or critic. Over an 8-month period of research, dialogue, and drafting, the Fellow will produce a feature-length text to …
Momus Talks - Momus
Momus Talks is an ongoing series of public events hosted by Momus, often with our colleagues and collaborators internationally.Ranging in format from artist talks and critics in conversation events, to book launches and live podcasts recordings, Momus Talks aims to galvanize communities around a model of art writing and criticism that is plural and rigorous.
How to Pitch Momus
Momus is an online platform for art writing and criticism. Our editors seek out writing that looks critically at contemporary art and bridges its relationship to larger contexts. Through editing that is committed to sensitivity and rigor, we prioritize accessible approaches to writing. Momus publishes reviews and features, and welcomes pitches in both categories.
Support - Momus
As a small, independent platform, we rely on our community of supporters to grow sustainably. Momus keeps a low overhead in order to privilege paying its editors and writers above-industry-average rates. Momus is funded through a combination of foundation and partnership support, advertising, project grants, and individual donations. There are multiple ways to support Momus: