Tiana Reid

s a writer, editor, and PhD candidate in English and Comparative Literature. She has written for Art in AmericaBookforumThe New Inquiry, The Paris ReviewT: The New York Times Style MagazineVice, and Vulture, among others publications.

Inside the Wild Universe of Artist Jacolby Satterwhite

Inside the Wild Universe of Artist Jacolby Satterwhite Inside the Wild Universe of Artist Jacolby Satterwhite

Combining video, performance, and music, his work tackles themes of sex, labor, public space, and the body.

Nov 22, 2019 / Tiana Reid

The Shed Sucks: A Dispatch From New York’s Latest Cultural Megaspace

The Shed Sucks: A Dispatch From New York’s Latest Cultural Megaspace The Shed Sucks: A Dispatch From New York’s Latest Cultural Megaspace

The Hudson Yards cultural center proves—yet again—that art is inseparable from commerce. 

May 23, 2019 / Tiana Reid

Hearing the Trauma You Can’t See

Hearing the Trauma You Can’t See Hearing the Trauma You Can’t See

Kevin Beasley’s new Whitney show, built around a massive, whirring cotton-gin motor, argues for a new way to listen to the horror and beauty of history.

Feb 13, 2019 / Tiana Reid

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