Joshua Decter

Joshua Decter is a New York-based writer, curator, theorist, art historian. His forthcoming book, Art Is a Problem: Selected Criticism, Essays, Interviews and Curatorial Projects, examines contemporary art in relation to a variety of ideological, public, and social contexts. He also contributes to Artforum, Afterall, Texte zur Kunst, Flash Art, and The Exhibitionist. Decter’s curatorial approach involves experimenting with new technological interfaces to rethink traditional design and display systems, and proposing unusual interactions between visual art, architecture, and the materials of everyday, popular, and media cultures. Decter directed the Master of Public Art Studies Program at the University of Southern California from 2007–2011; he has also taught at the Center for Curatorial Studies at Bard College, the School of Visual Arts in New York, New York University, UCLA, and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Why we love Joshua Decter:

• His curatorial approach continues to challenge and surprise us by proposing unusual interactions between visual art, architecture, and the materials of everyday, popular, and media cultures

• Joshua is a prolific writer who does not shy away from institutional critique or issues like art and politics and the privatization of the public sphere. Look for his newest collection of writing, Art is a Problem: Selected Criticism, Essays, Interviews and Curatorial Projects