Culture & Criticism

Do Critics Still Decide High Culture?

The first time I realized how much power a critic can hold , I was standing in the back of a small black box theater, headset on, watching an audience shift in their seats as if the air had changed. The production was daring, messy, and honestly a little electrifying. Then the reviews hit. In my...

The Digital Canvas

Not long ago, the most futuristic thing in a gallery was a pair of headphones and a wall label that begged you not to touch. Now, the “painting” might breathe back. The “room” might be a headset. The “artist” might be a person, a team, a model, or a conversation between all three. And the critic,...

About Julianne Mercer

Welcome, I’m Julianne Mercer, and I’m so glad you found your way here. If you have ever stood in front of a painting and thought, I feel something, but I don’t know what to call it , or sat through a play and left buzzing with questions you could not quite phrase, you are exactly the kind of art...