From the Editor-In-Chief: Where We Go, Nobody Knows
Editor-in-Chief Shana Beth Mason releases a statement on behalf of the team at FRONTRUNNER following the U.S. presidential election.
Shana Beth Mason
September 1, 2025
EDITORIAL
Michael C. Pitt: Meeting the Challenge
The Dreamers, Boardwalk Empire, I Origins, Seven Psychopaths, The Village… it’s quite the lineup of movie titles. Michael C. Pitt knows how to pick
Csilla Tornallyay
January 3, 2025
What Do Galleries Owe Us?
FRONTRUNNER Editor-In-Chief Shana Beth Mason shares her thoughts on the history, status, and future of the contemporary art gallery’s people.
Shana Beth Mason
May 3, 2024
Music of The Video Game: Soundtrack To A Generation
Game ON. MUSICRUNNER Editor David Pinkerton charts the history of music within the gaming and video game genres.
David Pinkerton
April 13, 2024
Jann Wenner Is Wrong. Here’s Why.
Rolling Stone’s co-founder has grossly, and incorrectly, exaggerated the dominion of white men in the history of Rock n’ Roll.
David Pinkerton
February 2, 2024
How Live Venues Exploit Emerging Artists
MUSICRUNNER Editor David Pinkerton illuminates how live music venues take revenue from musicians, how this trend began, and what to do next.
David Pinkerton
December 13, 2023
Something Afoul at Artforum
Editor-In-Chief Shana Beth Mason assesses, and comments on, the recent dismissal of Artforum’s Editor-In-Chief, David Velasco.
Shana Beth Mason
November 8, 2023
On The Body Horror Genre: What Is It and What’s Next
FRONTRUNNER Film Editor Csilla Tornallyay explores the body horror genre, its most notable filmmakers, and why the genre itself is under pressure to adapt to a rapidly-changing global audience.
Csilla Tornallyay
October 23, 2023
Reaction Videos: A Renaissance for Vintage Music
There is an emergent phenomenon, though, starting to appear online: that is, introducing younger people to older music and discovering it on their own terms. I’m talking about YouTube ‘reaction videos.’
David Pinkerton
October 18, 2023
The perfect art museum doesn’t exi- or, does it?
I had few expectations for my first visit to a museum outside the borders of a major, international city like New York or London. But, behold: I think I have found, what comes mighty close to, an ideal environment for absorbing visual art.
Shana Beth Mason
October 15, 2023
The Art World Fraud: Seductive or Sickening?
FRONTRUNNER’s Editor-In-Chief, Shana Beth Mason, bemoans the art world fraudster, along with a surprising confession.
Shana Beth Mason
September 12, 2023
AI and Music: Doom and Gloom?
FRONTRUNNER Music Editor David Pinkerton offers his thoughts on the state, and future, of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the music industry.
David Pinkerton
September 12, 2023
FRONTRUNNER Art Correspondent Mateo Ravelin: An Introduction
FRONTRUNNER introduces Mateo Ravelin: Art Editor, with a new monthly column to inform and engage readers on the goings-on about the contemporary art world.
Mateo Ravelin
September 12, 2023
FRONTRUNNER Music Editor David Pinkerton: An Introduction
FRONTRUNNER introduces David Pinkerton: Music Editor, who shares his background in music, and his thoughts on the ever-shifting music industry.
David Pinkerton
July 4, 2023
Graveyard Gawking and Art as Immortal Bodies
When we enter a museum, we – the audience – become graveyard gawkers.
Shana Beth Mason
June 24, 2023
FRONTRUNNER Film Editor Csilla Tornallyay: An Introduction
FRONTRUNNER Film Editor Csilla Tornallyay shares her thoughts, experiences and practical advice in navigating the film industry.
Csilla Tornallyay
June 14, 2023
Seven Days In The Art World: One Fruitless Exercise
I couldn’t get past the introduction without my mouth pointing downwards and a lump swelling in my throat.
Shana Beth Mason
June 13, 2023
A Brush With L.A.
Like everything you’ve likely heard about L.A., everything and everyone seems surreal. As if they existed, but in some parallel dimension witnessed from afar.
Shana Beth Mason
May 4, 2023
This One Time, at Art Basel Miami Beach…
Ah, Miami. A swirling, decadent, poser’s paradise: a hurricane of alcohol, VIP passes to who-knows-what, waiting outside a celebrity-sponsored dinner/party praying for an impossible invite.
Shana Beth Mason
August 18, 2022
Finding My Mentor
My first mentor in the art world began simply as a name. A name uttered by one, repeated by many, heard while I was pursuing my Master’s degree in London in the autumn of 2007.
Shana Beth Mason
August 10, 2022
FRONTRUNNER Editor-In-Chief Shana Beth Mason: An Introduction
FRONTRUNNER’S Editor-In-Chief Shana Beth Mason shares her thoughts in her weekly column for our readers and spectators.
Shana Beth Mason
July 27, 2022