Nicholas Norton (f.1989) er kunsthistoriker og skribent.
Reflections on Immediacy
Our obsession with instant emotional returns robs us of the ability to understand the culture in which we live.
Nicholas Norton
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Hearing The Unheard
Ayman Alazraq shows how Israel’s continued destruction of Palestinian archives is intended to deprive the Palestinians of their identity and history.
12 December
Critic and writer Nicholas Norton proclaims his three favourite exhibitions of the year.
Nicewashing
Curators’ efforts to blur formal hierarchies tend to veil the power they themselves wield.
The Real Crisis of Criticism
If Norwegian art critics have a marginal role in the public eye, they have only to blame their collective aversion to risk.
Diasporic Remix
Basel Abbas and Ruanne Abou-Rahme’s voracious use of cultural fragments contradicts the idea that identity is linked to a monolithic cultural heritage.
Difficult Souvenirs
Ahmed Umar combines a strong personal story with a critical look at European stereotypes of African culture.
The Right Kind of Demented
This year’s Transmediale festival finds a break from digital doom and gloom in club culture’s collective moments of bliss.
It Gets Worse
Gardar Eide Einarsson questions the impact of contemporary art’s political gestures.
Free the Synapses!
The Berlin Biennale overlooks the fact that art doesn’t need to be didactic.
Hiding in Cyberspace
The protagonist of Sandra Mujinga’s retro-futuristic installation at the Munch Museum tries to become invisible in a world where every action leaves an imprint.
Think Slow
Why do debates on art get mired in arguments about identity politics? This year’s Holberg Debate offers some clues.
