Pitches wanted (arts, film, books, culture) | ~32 to 40 cents per word

COMPANY/PUBLICATION: ARTREVIEW

Louise Benson, Director of Digital at ArtReview, is looking for pitches:

Call for pitches! For ArtReview, I'm looking for smart, original, funny, incisive criticism on the visual arts, film, books, TV, the internet, and culture in general. We pay £250 for 800-1000 words. Get in touch: louisebenson(at)artreview com

Some recent examples of our commissioning...

Ruby Tandoh on the oft-peddled myth that food will ‘bring us together’: https://artreview.com/the-cursed-menu-of-lina-ghotmehs-relentlessly-inoffensive-serpentine-pavilion/

Rosanna McLaughlin on porn and the stifling influence of contemporary morality: https://artreview.com/we-need-to-talk-about-porn-polly-barton/

Naomi Morris on the unspeakable nature of chronic pain and a history of hysteria: https://artreview.com/the-impossible-dilemma-of-the-art-and-literature-of-pain-emily-wells/

Amelia Abraham on the influence of queer culture on language and obscenity: https://artreview.com/what-power-does-the-word-cunt-still-hold/

Helen Charman on the politics of Alice Neel and how these have been erased: https://artreview.com/communist-manifesto-alice-neel-paintings-barbican/

Caitlin Quinlan on Quentin Tarantino's 'weaponised fandom' and sycophantic film criticism: https://artreview.com/film-history-according-to-tarantino/

Danielle Thom on the welcome return of the artificiality and fluff of Rococo within our present moment: https://artreview.com/the-return-of-rococo-in-contemporary-culture/

Eliza Goodpasture on the problem with 'tactically necessary' corrective exhibitions: https://artreview.com/the-problem-with-all-women-exhibition-action-gesture-paint-abstraction-whitechapel-gallery/

Rosalind Jana on the fashion industry's foggy provocations: https://artreview.com/can-surreal-fashion-still-shock-us-schiaparelli-animal-heads/

Mat Dryhurst on the dawn of the AI-driven internet and the revenge of free media: https://artreview.com/ai-art-and-the-problem-of-consent/

Simran Hans on the bleed of the film industry into lifestyle branding: https://artreview.com/the-cult-of-a24/

CONTACT INFORMATION (please do not share the email address publicly):

• Questions/submissions: louisebenson@artreview.com
• Website: https://artreview.com/

TO HELP YOU CRAFT YOUR PITCH:

• Learn more about the publication: ArtReview is an international contemporary art magazine, dedicated to expanding contemporary art’s audience and reach, and tracing the ways it interacts with culture in general. Aimed at both a specialist and a general audience, the magazine featured a mixture of criticism, reviews, commentary and analysis alongside commissioned artist projects, guides and special supplements. More information here.
• Read through its selection of recent articles/stories, categorized into: News, Opinion, Features, Reviews
• Check out our collection of pitch excerpts on this page and find more sample pitches at The Open Notebook and at SuccessfulPitches.com.
• Do not forget to end your pitch with (1) a short introduction about yourself; (2) a few lines highlighting your writing experience, relevant credentials and publication credits; and (3) links to your strongest work or portfolio, and online profile.

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