Writing
Cem A. diagnostica el clima institucional actual de suave alineamiento moral, en el que el arte apunta hacia la política sin la dificultad de ser político, proponiendo la empatía estratégica como una posible salida.
Published on Arteinformado, February 2026
Consensus Aesthetics isn’t a style so much as a climate: an atmosphere of aestheticised values, soft moral alignment, and benign radicalism that is expressed mainly through institutional programming across the art world’s global mainstream. It’s art that looks right, sounds right, aligns with institutional values, and circulates easily, gesturing toward politics without the difficulty of being political.[1] It flourishes under certain material conditions – global funding bodies, institutional precarity, liberal internationalism – and flatters progressive ideals while remaining structurally conservative.
Published on Ibraaz, January 2026
There’s no clear path to a successful career in the art world—no matter how you define success. Here are slower, stranger ways to navigate it.
Published on Artnet News, July 2025